Mark Brookfield
@virtualhobbit.bsky.social
Cloud Automation • VCIX-CMA/DTM/DCV/NV • CKA • #Automation • #DevOps • #vRA • #vRO • #Ansible • #Terraform • #kubernetes • #OpenShift • #GitOps
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Replicating Harbor Projects to Docker Hub
I’ve been playing a lot with ArgoCD recently and decided it was time to migrate as much of my platform to being managed using GitOps as possible. Whilst it’s taken some time to get to g…
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Replicating Harbor Projects to Docker Hub
#gitops #devops #kubernetes #k8s #cicd #vExpert #vks #argocd
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#gitops #devops #kubernetes #k8s #cicd #vExpert #vks #argocd
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Let's get off on the right foot, shall we @anthropic.com? 😂
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Let's get off on the right foot, shall we @anthropic.com? 😂
Clearly, four months ago, the lab was pi**ing me off 😂
October 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Clearly, four months ago, the lab was pi**ing me off 😂
ChatGPT’s a proper flirt 😍
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
ChatGPT’s a proper flirt 😍
"I'll just catch-up on some VCF stuffs".
Opens YouTube link. Hears wife's voice 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvts...
Opens YouTube link. Hears wife's voice 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvts...
VCF - A Modern Private Cloud
YouTube video by VMware Cloud Foundation
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"I'll just catch-up on some VCF stuffs".
Opens YouTube link. Hears wife's voice 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvts...
Opens YouTube link. Hears wife's voice 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvts...
Why is a bottle of Macallan 12 in North Carolina the equivalent of £61, but in Scotland, WHERE THEY MAKE IT, is £84!!
Make it make sense :-O
Make it make sense :-O
September 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Why is a bottle of Macallan 12 in North Carolina the equivalent of £61, but in Scotland, WHERE THEY MAKE IT, is £84!!
Make it make sense :-O
Make it make sense :-O
100 bucks to reserve a seat on American Airlines.
And I thought British Airways were thieving tykes. Lordy.
And I thought British Airways were thieving tykes. Lordy.
September 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
100 bucks to reserve a seat on American Airlines.
And I thought British Airways were thieving tykes. Lordy.
And I thought British Airways were thieving tykes. Lordy.
$AVGO
a nasa logo can be seen behind a rocket taking off
ALT: a nasa logo can be seen behind a rocket taking off
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
$AVGO
So I gotta pay for Amazon Prime Video, and then have to pay for ads on top of that?
Are you on crack?
Are you on crack?
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So I gotta pay for Amazon Prime Video, and then have to pay for ads on top of that?
Are you on crack?
Are you on crack?
This morning's job is wrestling with partitions on Aria Suite Lifecycle :-(
September 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This morning's job is wrestling with partitions on Aria Suite Lifecycle :-(
Interesting article on El Reg with Yves Sandfort about #VMware, but I'll sum up the comments section for you:
"He drank the koolaid"
"I know lots of customers who are leaving"
"I've been tasked with getting off VMware"
"Licensing is up 1,000,000%"
😂😂😂
forums.theregister.com/forum/all/20...
"He drank the koolaid"
"I know lots of customers who are leaving"
"I've been tasked with getting off VMware"
"Licensing is up 1,000,000%"
😂😂😂
forums.theregister.com/forum/all/20...
VMware before Broadcom was 'a unicorn in fluffy cloudland' • The Register Forums
forums.theregister.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Interesting article on El Reg with Yves Sandfort about #VMware, but I'll sum up the comments section for you:
"He drank the koolaid"
"I know lots of customers who are leaving"
"I've been tasked with getting off VMware"
"Licensing is up 1,000,000%"
😂😂😂
forums.theregister.com/forum/all/20...
"He drank the koolaid"
"I know lots of customers who are leaving"
"I've been tasked with getting off VMware"
"Licensing is up 1,000,000%"
😂😂😂
forums.theregister.com/forum/all/20...
I'm seriously missing @VMware Explore this year. The announcements, the tech, the people.
It's clearly still number 1 in its field, and despite all the negative talk... it will continue to be so for quite some time.
It's clearly still number 1 in its field, and despite all the negative talk... it will continue to be so for quite some time.
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I'm seriously missing @VMware Explore this year. The announcements, the tech, the people.
It's clearly still number 1 in its field, and despite all the negative talk... it will continue to be so for quite some time.
It's clearly still number 1 in its field, and despite all the negative talk... it will continue to be so for quite some time.
My PostgreSQL in Kubernetes is still running like an absolute Beast 🔥
And when I say "Kubernetes", I mean the leading Private Cloud distribution, VKS 😉
#kubernetes #k8s #vks #vmware #broadcom #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
And when I say "Kubernetes", I mean the leading Private Cloud distribution, VKS 😉
#kubernetes #k8s #vks #vmware #broadcom #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
August 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My PostgreSQL in Kubernetes is still running like an absolute Beast 🔥
And when I say "Kubernetes", I mean the leading Private Cloud distribution, VKS 😉
#kubernetes #k8s #vks #vmware #broadcom #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
And when I say "Kubernetes", I mean the leading Private Cloud distribution, VKS 😉
#kubernetes #k8s #vks #vmware #broadcom #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
25 years later and I've still got three Cobalt Qube 2s running NetBSD. A 200MHz processor and 256Mb of RAM. These things will survive the apocalypse with ease.
Can't wait to upgrade to 11!
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/n...
Can't wait to upgrade to 11!
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/n...
NetBSD 11 prepares for launch with 57 supported platforms
: New version season is near, and some of the big names are dropping x86-32 – but not this one
www.theregister.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
25 years later and I've still got three Cobalt Qube 2s running NetBSD. A 200MHz processor and 256Mb of RAM. These things will survive the apocalypse with ease.
Can't wait to upgrade to 11!
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/n...
Can't wait to upgrade to 11!
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/n...
RIP Dame Stella Rimmington. The real-life inspiration for "M" and a talented woman who rose above in a man's World.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service.
August 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
RIP Dame Stella Rimmington. The real-life inspiration for "M" and a talented woman who rose above in a man's World.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service.
I just saw the price of an NVIDIA H100 GPU.... and now I need to lie down 😳
August 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I just saw the price of an NVIDIA H100 GPU.... and now I need to lie down 😳
1am on Monday morning and I'm compiling fresh packages manually using pkgsrc for a new NetBSD 10.1 host.
I need to spend some time on this and bring VCF Automation and a pipeline tool into the mix to automate this. This ain't 2004.
I need to spend some time on this and bring VCF Automation and a pipeline tool into the mix to automate this. This ain't 2004.
August 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
1am on Monday morning and I'm compiling fresh packages manually using pkgsrc for a new NetBSD 10.1 host.
I need to spend some time on this and bring VCF Automation and a pipeline tool into the mix to automate this. This ain't 2004.
I need to spend some time on this and bring VCF Automation and a pipeline tool into the mix to automate this. This ain't 2004.
So everyone who trash-talked VMware/Broadcom... do you want your humble pie on a plate or in a bowl?
"It's too soon!!! I know 300 gazillion customers migrating away to whaaaaaa"
Cool story bro. www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/b...
"It's too soon!!! I know 300 gazillion customers migrating away to
Cool story bro. www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/b...
Broadcom sends VMware to record revenue, margins
: Chip biz surging too as CEO Hock Tan predicts optical GPU interconnects are a year or two away
www.theregister.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
So everyone who trash-talked VMware/Broadcom... do you want your humble pie on a plate or in a bowl?
"It's too soon!!! I know 300 gazillion customers migrating away to whaaaaaa"
Cool story bro. www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/b...
"It's too soon!!! I know 300 gazillion customers migrating away to
Cool story bro. www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/b...
Hurtling towards Warsaw and using the time to catch-up from an expert ;-)
#vcf #vmware #vks #lubernetes #k8s
#vcf #vmware #vks #lubernetes #k8s
June 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hurtling towards Warsaw and using the time to catch-up from an expert ;-)
#vcf #vmware #vks #lubernetes #k8s
#vcf #vmware #vks #lubernetes #k8s
I have a bit of time on my hands, so I’m off to Tallinn, Estonia.
From London. By train.
But first, a little afternoon tea at Raffles.
From London. By train.
But first, a little afternoon tea at Raffles.
June 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I have a bit of time on my hands, so I’m off to Tallinn, Estonia.
From London. By train.
But first, a little afternoon tea at Raffles.
From London. By train.
But first, a little afternoon tea at Raffles.
Deploying Argo CD as a vSphere Supervisor Service via @mpoore.io #vcf #vks #vmware #broadcom #vExpert #k8s #kubernetes #argocd
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Deploying Argo CD as a vSphere Supervisor Service
How to deploy Argo CD into a vSphere Supervisor namespace using the Argo CD operator Supervisor Service.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Deploying Argo CD as a vSphere Supervisor Service via @mpoore.io #vcf #vks #vmware #broadcom #vExpert #k8s #kubernetes #argocd
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Mission Impossible II was the best in the series.
Fight me bro!!
Fight me bro!!
May 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Mission Impossible II was the best in the series.
Fight me bro!!
Fight me bro!!
May 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM