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Automation of the Recompose/Push Image Process for Clone Pools and update in code. (Consolidation of previous posts)
This is script that will help you the most in your VDI deployment. This script it the automation of your monthly update Recompose/ Image Push process. […] Read more
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vCenter 6.5 as a Sub CA and Configuring the VAMI cert.
Have you made your 6.5 vCenter a Sub CA and your VAMI port still have the default VMware cert. Here is the fix. Read more
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Building Service Now Functions for adding to existing automation scripts.
I have been working on some bigger automation projects here lately. And ran into the need to learn more about Service Now and how to create Incidents and Change Requests via PowerShell and also how to add them to the Scripts I was already working on. So in good fashion, there was not much out… Read more
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Service Now Change Request Creation and Updating with PowerShell
I finally am getting around to posing the addition to my previous blog post for Creating and updating Service Now Incidents. Same as before you need to know your Sys_ID’s of the objects you are going to use. Like your user account, The assignment group and anyone else you are going to need to add… Read more
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Using the ServiceNow Rest API Explorer
A month or so ago I was introduced into the world of the ServiceNow Rest API explorer. It was a rough into at best. A little backstory always helps. I am still working on a project to automate most of my daily tasks in the VDI world. The need to create Incidents and Change tickets… Read more
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Service Now Incident Creation and Updating with PowerShell
For those of you that are cursed or blessed by the use of ServiceNow, I have been working on a project to automate a ton of my day to day job. Part of this automation of the service Incidents. I spent a few painful hours messing around with the ServiceNow rest API’s. Keep in mind… Read more
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Why automate day to day tasks VDI or other?
How many of you have never thought about automating any of the VDI tasks? Or think your environment is too small to automate? Or the best one of them all….I don’t have time to automate! Slap….Wake up and smell the PowerCLI! At one point in time, I believed my environment was too small and I… Read more
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VMworld Announcement of AppDefense
I was completely immersed when they announced AppDefense. I had to dig and find out some more. This is an over view of what I have found thus far. AppDefense is designed to protect your virtual and cloud based applications. Traditional security is Network related. In the past VMware infrastructure, you had to run NSX… Read more
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The Dirty Taboo topic of IT Debt! The Micro Series…. Maybe if I don’t see a Squirrel!
Why is it no one wants to talk about IT debt? Are they scared of saying hey I need help? Do they not have a clue that they are in debt? Maybe they feel like its job security? Maybe they are the ones putting you into debt? Over the years I managed to put myself… Read more

