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Planning on testing out Azure Local rack aware clustering (public preview)? Check out my latest blog where I implement a nested lab using this cluster option!

#AzureLocal #Microsoft #MVPBuzz #PowerShell

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Standing up virtual Azure Local rack aware clustering
In this post I’m setting up a two-node Azure Local rack aware deployment, a deployment mode which is now in public preview in the 2510 release!
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November 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Read my new blog on standing up Azure Local using local identity with Azure Key Vault (public preview) instead of joining an Active Directory domain! 🔒

#AzureLocal #Microsoft #MVPBuzz #PowerShell

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Deploying Azure Local using local identity with Azure Key Vault
Azure Local in an AD-less form, called local identity with Azure Key Vault, is in public preview as of release 2510. This post demonstrates a simple lab with this configuration.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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He’s back. 👔

The man who started it all — @jsnover.com, Inventor of #PowerShell, will open #PSConfEU 2026 in #Wiesbaden with the keynote you don’t want to miss.

🎟️ Tickets now available → psconf.eu
#Automation #IT #Germany #Europe
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Microsoft Ignite 2025 Sessions and Expectations

#Microsoft #MSIgnite #MVPBuzz

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Microsoft Ignite 2025 Sessions and Expectations
I’m going to Microsoft Ignite 2025 November 17 – 21 in San Francisco! It’s Microsoft’s largest event of the year, and it’ll be my first time since Orlando in 2018 - this time as an MVP and session sup...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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#Omnissa ONE EMEA 2025 Amsterdam Recap

#OmnissaONE #OmnissaTechInsider @omnissacommunity.bsky.social

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Omnissa ONE EMEA 2025 Amsterdam Recap
I attended Omnissa ONE EMEA 2025 in Amsterdam in early October - a celebration of its first year as a standalone company! It was one of the three editions of the conference, this year held in Las Vega...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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#HashiConf 2025 San Francisco Travelogue - Je ne sais quoi

#HashiCorp #HashiCorpAmbassador

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HashiConf 2025 Travelogue - Je ne sais quoi
This is my travelogue from and look back at HashiConf 2025 San Francisco, HashiCorp’s global conference, that happened 24-26 September.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#VMwareExplore 2025 Las Vegas retrospective and travelogue

#vExpert #VMware #VMwareCloudFoundation

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VMware Explore 2025 Las Vegas Retrospective - A Private Cloud Renaissance
VMware Explore 2025 was held August 25 – 28 in Las Vegas, USA, at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas and was chock-full of private cloud goodness. This will be my retrospective on the conference, and medit...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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New blog post about scanning for Windows-related secret sprawl with #HashiCorp HCP Vault Radar, in this case BitLocker recovery passwords and Windows LAPS passwords.

#HashiCorpAmbassador #MVPBuzz

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Scanning for Windows-related secret sprawl with HashiCorp HCP Vault Radar
HashiCorp’s HCP Vault Radar went gold a couple months ago. In this post I’ll show one can add custom expressions to catch Windows-related secret sprawl in the form of BitLocker recovery keys and Windo...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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#PowerShell Conference Europe (#PSConfEU) 2025 was held a few months in Malmö, Sweden. Here's my belated recap of the event!

Already looking forward to PSConfEU 2026 in Wiesbaden, Germany!

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PSConfEU 2025 Recap
PowerShell Conference Europe (PSConfEU) 2025 was organized June 23-26 in Malmö this year, on the southern tip of Sweden! This is the second time I attend - last time being PSConfEU 2024 in Antwerp.
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August 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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New blog post about HashiDays 2025 in London!

#HashiCorp #HashiCorpAmbassador #HashiDays

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HashiDays 2025 in London Recap
HashiDays 2025 in London was special - lots of news as well as my first HashiCorp event after becoming an inaugural HashiCorp Ambassador this year! IBM’s acquisition is also completed, and as such Has...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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New #PowerShell module available for downloading #NVIDIA #vGPU software!

✨ GitHub: github.com/erikgraa/PSN...
▶️ Installation: Install-Module -Name PSNVIDIA.NLS

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Downloading NVIDIA vGPU software with PowerShell
Having the latest compatible software for one’s NVIDIA vGPU investment should be a priority. New features are added all the time, or there may be security enhancements. In this post I’ll demonstrate a...
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June 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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In my latest blog post there are some tips and tricks for deploying #VMwareCloudFoundation version 9 in a nested lab!

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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Nested Lab Deployment
VMware Cloud Foundation 9 can be installed on nested ESX nodes like in previous versions. In this post I’ll go over some tips and tricks for a minimal virtual greenfield lab installation. This will no...
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June 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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#VMwareExplore 2025 Las Vegas Session Recommendations from the Content Catalog

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VMware Explore 2025 Las Vegas Session Recommendations
VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas August 25 – 28 is approaching fast! The content catalog opened up June 17th and there are a little over 200 sessions to look at right now. By July 15th when the Schedu...
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June 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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See my new blog post on updating Azure Local to 2505 via 2503 with the use of PowerShell!

#AzureArcJumpstart #AzureLocal #PowerShell

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Updating to Azure Local version 2505 with PowerShell
Azure Local releases arrive monthly, and include security updates as well as new advents and improvements. In this post I’m updating Azure Local from version 2503 via 2504 to 2504 with PowerShell, in ...
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June 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Updated my Azure Arc Jumpstart Drop for Azure Local Releases!

It now includes which releases are for greenfield deployments, and which have solution update bundles, along with their details!

#AzureLocal #AzureArcJumpstart #PowerShell

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Azure Arc Jumpstart
Extensive. Automated. Open-Source. Community Driven.
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May 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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My Azure Arc Jumpstart Drop for Azure Local outbound firewall endpoints now includes details for OEM hardware vendors' requirements!

#AzureLocal #AzureArcJumpstart #PowerShell

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Azure Arc Jumpstart
Extensive. Automated. Open-Source. Community Driven.
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May 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Cisco is in the process of simplifying and transforming its certification portfolio - read my new blog on some of the forthcoming changes!

#Cisco #CiscoChampion @ciscochampion.bsky.social

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A transformation of the Cisco certification portfolio
My first-ever certification was the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) back in early 2012, while I was writing my bachelor’s thesis in my graduating year.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Cisco is in the process of simplifying and transforming its certification portfolio - read my new blog on some of the forthcoming changes!

#Cisco #CiscoChampion

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A transformation of the Cisco certification portfolio
My first-ever certification was the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) back in early 2012, while I was writing my bachelor’s thesis in my graduating year.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I've been experimenting with #NVIDIA #vGPU technology in my #Omnissa #Horizon #VDI lab using an NVIDIA A2 card and made a #PowerShell module to interact with the licensing API to generate the tokens that clients need!

📦PowerShell gallery: PSNVIDIA.DLS

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Generate NVIDIA DLS client configuration tokens using PowerShell
I’ve been testing out the NVIDIA A2 card I bought for vGPU and VDI purposes in my home lab with NVIDIA trial vGPU evaluation licenses. With the latest generation license system from NVIDIA there is a ...
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May 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Learn how to download the most recent Azure Local installation software with PowerShell in my new blog post! 📦📝

#Azure #AzureLocal #PowerShell

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Downloading the latest Azure Local installation software using PowerShell
Downloading the operating system software is one of the first steps for new deployments of Azure Local.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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New PowerShell SecretManagement vault extensions:

🔒HashiCorp HCP Vault Secrets
🔒Windows LAPS
🔒BitLocker

#HashiCorp #HashiCorpAmbassador #PowerShell #WindowsServer #WindowsServerSummit

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Storing Windows LAPS passwords in HashiCorp HCP Vault Secrets with PowerShell
Windows Server Summit 2025 had a plethora of interesting talks on new advents or improvements to Windows Server 2025 that inspired me to write three new SecretManagement PowerShell module extensions, ...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Ever had the need to ascertain or trace whether a physical endpoint is being used for a #Horizon VDI session?

It can be achieved with some lines of #PowerShell of course!

#Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider @omnissacommunity.bsky.social

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Tracing Omnissa Horizon sessions with PowerShell
A thread on the Omnissa Community forums inquired whether there was an easy way of knowing which physical endpoints had active VDI sessions going.
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May 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Updating Azure Local in environments with limited connectivity?

See my new blog post on how to download and use the new Combined Solution Update bundles available from version 2411.3!

#AzureLocal #Microsoft

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Updating Azure Local in environments with limited connectivity
Some Azure Local installations may have poor Internet connectivity, e.g. sporadically limited in bandwidth or with high latency.
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May 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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🚀 Introducing SecretManagement.VMware.CloudFoundation, an extension to the official SecretManagement #PowerShell module

▶️ Cross-platform and supports #VMwareCloudFoundation 4.x and 5.x

📝 Blog post: blog.graa.dev/PowerShell-S...

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VMware Cloud Foundation extension for the SecretManagement PowerShell module
VMware Cloud Foundation has its own credential store used by the SDDC Manager appliance. This post is dedicated to a new extension I’ve created for the SecretManagement PowerShell module to access thi...
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May 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Upgrading a #Horizon environment to the latest 2503 Extended Service Branch release?

See my new blog that covers the Connection Server part!

#Horizon #Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider @omnissacommunity.bsky.social #PowerShell

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Upgrading Omnissa Horizon Connection Server to version 2503
Omnissa Horizon 2503, an Extended Service Branch release, became available on April 15th. In this post I show an upgrade of the Connection Server from version 2406.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM