I have previously written about my journey through various tools that did and didn’t meet my workflow and requirements. Well – key to my current writing style and environment is VScode. Whilst writing in Markdown is quick, efficient, and fast…
I have traversed a few apps over the years to seek my “Markdown” paradise. I’ve been hooked on using the Markdown writing language as it provides flexibility, portability, and it’s damned easy to write with. As such as I have…
I have been a user of over-ear headphones for many years. This is due to having smaller ears and small ear canals. Whilst this has been fine and my Bose QC15’s have served me well after the travel that I…
Having spent a bit of time on VMware’s NSX platform I decided I would take the next step up the certification path. I sat the VMware advanced exam – VMware Certified Implementation Expert Network Virtualisation – VCIX-NV. I was quite…
The big bad wolf In this day and age it is hard to know what is happening with your online identity. It seems that each week there is a new report of a password leak, a database being stolen with…
The Exam VMware released the VCP-NSX which allows candidates to test and become certified against VMware NSX. This network virtualization platform is the first exam when it comes to the network virtualization track. This track has a VCP, VCIX, and…
SPARK : CCIE RS v5 certification guide ROUGH CUT I am currently working on my CCIEv5 RS. The new blueprint change has added some good new information and removed obsolete technologies from the test. The rough cut of the new…
Recently Chris Wahl, VCDX #104, along with Steve Pantol released Networking for VMware Administrators. This book covered off many aspects of networking in a VMware environment. The book starts out with fundamental network topics. This is a good sounding board…
CCIEv5 Configuration Practice Lab Having a Safari Books Online subscription does have its benefits. Whilst looking for a reference book during the week I noticed that the CCIEv5 Configuration Practice Labs appeared. I felt it was very soon for such…
Today I sat the JNCIS-SEC exam. I felt it was a fair exam and I am going break it down. It capped off a year of certifications for me as I have worked on transforming my knowledge and applying myself…
Last week I passed my VMware VCP5-DCV exam. This posts looks to review and give my impression on the sought after certification. Exam Quality Within the standard Pearson Vue test environment, VMware deliver an exam that is of high quality,…
When I saw this book on the coming soon list I was definitely excited. Richard Bejtlich, Chief Security Office of Mandiant, has delivered a book surrounding the venerable Security Onion distribution entitled “The Practice of Network Security Monitoring.. After the…
As some readers may note I have been using Juniper’s SRX-110 for my home firewall for some time. It is a very cool piece of kit and an extremely flexible, dynamic, and feature rich. In June, Brad Woodberg and Rob…