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Michael Poore
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Automation Architect — https://mpoore.io

* Designing resilient infrastructure and automation solutions
* Exploring the intersection of DevOps and infrastructure
That would explain my blog going down I guess.
Another day, another cloud outage. Today it's Cloudflare's turn.

Back in my first job, this would be the point at which we retired to the Garrick's Head for a long lunch...
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Morning! On my way to Amsterdam today for a HUG. #HashiCorp
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Got quite a bit done on the train into London today. Lots of code fixing and research. My side project is almost finished. #vExpert
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Not first in our pub quiz tonight, but importantly not last either!
September 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
100% agree! And it’s so easy to put off that all-important documentation until tomorrow. I’m guilty of that all too often!
Figuring out how something works is just one small important step in the learning process ... being able to 📝document steps so its comprehensible & repeatable by others takes even more time, not to mention things like screenshots 📸

... and they say blogging is dead 🤣
September 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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The irony for him being that if you can afford five houses in Monopoly, you automatically upgrade to a hotel to stand outside and shout at.
September 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Veeam have released their Linux appliance for Veeam Data Platform. I’m going to have to get it running in my #homelab. Of course, any #vExpert can get an NFR key and try it for themselves. Thank you @veeam.com !
September 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Finally got around to adding a profile picture!
September 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Note to self: Do not break BGP… ever! #homelab
a man with glasses says " don t cross the streams "
ALT: a man with glasses says " don t cross the streams "
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August 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Post your lock screen. I change mine every month or so.
July 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It’s been a while since I posted here. Taking a much needed break and enjoying the sunset 😎
July 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s been a while since I posted here. Taking a much needed break and enjoying the sunset 😎
July 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I think there should be more debate in UK parliament, and on a broad range of topics. However:
1) The ADF is a US group and should have zero influence in UK politics.

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🔴Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...
Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK
The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world
bylinetimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Had a great day labbing with @virtualhobbit.bsky.social in Oxford today. Avi and Kubernetes a plenty!
#homelab #vexpert #k8s #vmware #broadcom
May 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Waiting for full fibre internet…
May 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My County Councillor was elected today after a name was drawn at random because there were an equal number of votes for two candidates. What a stupid system! But at least we didn’t end up with the reform candidate! 😁
@mrjamesob.bsky.social, time for a conversation about electoral change maybe?
No thank you! Jog on!
May 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
No thank you! Jog on!
March 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A colleague just asked me for some help with VMware VCF Automation Orchestrator. Me...
a man sitting in front of a computer with pmitf.com on the bottom right
ALT: a man sitting in front of a computer with pmitf.com on the bottom right
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March 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Having fun listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social tear this caller a new one! #lbc
March 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Oh, that's cool and useful to have as part of #Docker buildx 🚀. Thanks for sharing @adrianmouat.com !
Docker Bake is a great improvement over using scripts and Makefiles to manage Docker builds. It went GA last week, so I wrote up a brief tutorial to help you get started!

www.chainguard.dev/unchained/do...
Docker Bake and Chainguard Images
Docker Bake is a great resource to define build configuration using a declarative file that integrates well with Chainguard Images. See how.
www.chainguard.dev
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It’s been a while since I ran ‘brew upgrade’!
February 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever, or you’re dead inside. Change my mind…
December 13, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Join me for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025!
cvent.me
December 3, 2024 at 9:12 AM
I had the opportunity to spend some time in my happy place in the Homelab - VCF Automation / VMware Aria Automation / VMware vRealize Automation. I was making some cloud templates when I stumbled on a tiny issue. #Automation #VMware #vExpert #Homelab #IaC
Using 'substring' in VCF Automation cloud templates
Using the ‘substring’ expression in a VCF Automation template caused me a small issue recently. The fix is very simple!
buff.ly
November 7, 2024 at 9:39 AM
It’s SSL everywhere in my Homelab. But how do you handle trust in vSphere Supervisor? #vSphere #Supervisor #VMware #vExpert #Kubernetes #TLS #SSL #Homelab #Airgapped
Handling CA trust with vSphere Supervisor
In this article I cover off how you can enable SSL trust in the vSphere Supervisor.
buff.ly
November 6, 2024 at 9:39 AM