Mark Brookfield
@virtualhobbit.bsky.social
Cloud Automation • VCIX-CMA/DTM/DCV/NV • CKA • #Automation • #DevOps • #vRA • #vRO • #Ansible • #Terraform • #kubernetes • #OpenShift • #GitOps
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 😍
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.
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
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.
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.
May 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
“It’s about time we introduce you to what it is we do here….”
May 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
“It’s about time we introduce you to what it is we do here….”
"But the other ones are FREE!!" 😭😭😭
March 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"But the other ones are FREE!!" 😭😭😭
March 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
March 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The downside of moving every application to Kubernetes is that there's no easy way to migrate them when you're rebuilding your private cloud.
So I've Terraformed a new temporary Kubernetes cluster in Linode and about to break out Kasten.
#k8s #kubernetes #kasten #homelab
So I've Terraformed a new temporary Kubernetes cluster in Linode and about to break out Kasten.
#k8s #kubernetes #kasten #homelab
March 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The downside of moving every application to Kubernetes is that there's no easy way to migrate them when you're rebuilding your private cloud.
So I've Terraformed a new temporary Kubernetes cluster in Linode and about to break out Kasten.
#k8s #kubernetes #kasten #homelab
So I've Terraformed a new temporary Kubernetes cluster in Linode and about to break out Kasten.
#k8s #kubernetes #kasten #homelab
In October 2023 I hit a bug registering an Avi Load-Balancer with the NSX Manager, which I've now hit again and can't remember how I fixed it.
"That's okay, I blogged it!". Well, turns out I didn't. I started but didn't finish. Still sat in the drafts.
Blog it. Every time.
"That's okay, I blogged it!". Well, turns out I didn't. I started but didn't finish. Still sat in the drafts.
Blog it. Every time.
March 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In October 2023 I hit a bug registering an Avi Load-Balancer with the NSX Manager, which I've now hit again and can't remember how I fixed it.
"That's okay, I blogged it!". Well, turns out I didn't. I started but didn't finish. Still sat in the drafts.
Blog it. Every time.
"That's okay, I blogged it!". Well, turns out I didn't. I started but didn't finish. Still sat in the drafts.
Blog it. Every time.
These guys really are good value for money…
March 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
These guys really are good value for money…
Prepping for a trip to the @VeloxServ datacentre tomorrow with @mpoore.io.
New servers and new networking switches. I can't wait to get more horsepower into Workload Domain 1!
#hobbitcloud #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
New servers and new networking switches. I can't wait to get more horsepower into Workload Domain 1!
#hobbitcloud #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
March 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Prepping for a trip to the @VeloxServ datacentre tomorrow with @mpoore.io.
New servers and new networking switches. I can't wait to get more horsepower into Workload Domain 1!
#hobbitcloud #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
New servers and new networking switches. I can't wait to get more horsepower into Workload Domain 1!
#hobbitcloud #homelab #IsItReallyAHomelabThough
February 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
PostgreSQL in Kubernetes running like 🏃♂️
February 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
PostgreSQL in Kubernetes running like 🏃♂️
How the hell is this news? Is this the greatest challenge facing the UK/World right now that needs to be reported on?!
January 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How the hell is this news? Is this the greatest challenge facing the UK/World right now that needs to be reported on?!
Travelling really reminds you that the UK plug remains thoroughly undefeated 😆
December 17, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Travelling really reminds you that the UK plug remains thoroughly undefeated 😆
That’s what we get in two countries over here in Europe.
Time to crack out the VPN….
This has got a whiff of Cloudfare/AWS equivalent misconfig all over it….
Time to crack out the VPN….
This has got a whiff of Cloudfare/AWS equivalent misconfig all over it….
December 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM
That’s what we get in two countries over here in Europe.
Time to crack out the VPN….
This has got a whiff of Cloudfare/AWS equivalent misconfig all over it….
Time to crack out the VPN….
This has got a whiff of Cloudfare/AWS equivalent misconfig all over it….
Not even 11am and GitLab is back in business after being kneecapped and shot in the head.
The rest is easy. Kasten I love you! #k8s #kubernetes
The rest is easy. Kasten I love you! #k8s #kubernetes
December 16, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Not even 11am and GitLab is back in business after being kneecapped and shot in the head.
The rest is easy. Kasten I love you! #k8s #kubernetes
The rest is easy. Kasten I love you! #k8s #kubernetes