Certificate Authority Issues
Yes, this is a big deal.
You know that lock symbol, in the address bar?
Well, the problem with this one is that using a 4 digit encryption key to sign a certificate makes it really easy to fake one.
Imagine if your PIN for the ATM was only 1 number…..
There is a lot of posts on this topic, and I just cherry picked a few…
The Hacker News post.
Cloudflare blog post.
Bleeping Computer post.
Ars Techica post.

…and so many other vulnerabilities discovered…
such a week of critical security alerts, patches, & updates.
Oracle Java, Firefox, PHP, Plex Media Server, GitHub token leak…
Too many to list and link through.
The takeaway?…keep your systems up to date!!!

VCF – Patching Strategies
A couple of friends of mine did a great post.
The importance, and frequency of patching.
The normal roadblocks we constantly here, and the questions to ask the app teams.
VMware Blog post is here.

How’s your HA/BC/DR/Backup&Recovery plan doing?
Have you tested all these capabilities that you expect from your infrastructure?
Yes, public cloud infrastructure too….
Came across a blog post and was reminded that NIST had updated their:
Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
Yes, it’s 16 years old (and got an update in 2023).
Still a great starting point (or validation your plan is up to date).
Blog post is here.
NIST link to the document is here.

Homebrew GUI now available
For macOS users, Brew has been an easy CLI tool to install packages (software).
Recently, they released their GUI tool.
Still requires you to manually install Brew via the CLI once….
Then install the GUI tool…
But then you can use the GUI for everything (searching, updating, repairing).
Blog post is here.

Hood Maps
A funny take on what neighborhoods are called or referenced.
While I found this for Boston, MA, it’s pretty easy to put in your town/city and see what happens.

Adobe AND Microsoft Office Suite – Alternatives
Open source software has seen quite a few new offerings recently.
ArtCraft recently released its 13-app offering….all open source.
Worth using?…time will tell.

SlowBooks Pro – a QuickBooks alternative
Something to rival QuickBooks, ….well, up to you if its worth it or not.
Just find it interesting that so many alternatives are popping up.
SlowBooks Pro website is here.

Nutanix – now with NetApp support
Another addition to the supported “external storage” solutions…
Nutanix Blog post is here.

Nutanix Move 6.3.3 – VDDK problem solved
That didn’t take too long…the re-written tool is out!
Yes, it requires a new deploy (no upgrade paths).
Shouldn’t be a big deal for most folks.
Nutanix Blog post is here.

Nutanix Content Repository
Want to share ISO and images across Prism Centrals?
Very similar to a vSphere “Published” Content Library…
Blog post is here.

Nutanix Cluster – Rebuild Capacity Reservation
I always get questions when reviewing this setting.
A friend of mine recently captured the answers on his post….
…and the answer is, “…it depends.”
Raj Patel’s post is here.

Nutanix – What it taught me about decisions
A story, with a timeline that is similar to mine.
I do love the section called, “What 13 Years Taught Me”
…the right answer for the business is key.
John A Hamilton’s blog post is here.

Free Learning – GitHub Repo
AWS Workshops
KodeKloud
Nutanix University
Nutanix Next 2027– March 30 – April 1, Las Vegas, NV
PluralSight
vBrownBag
VMware Hands On Labs
VMware Explore 2027 – May 3-6 (M-F), Resorts World, Las Vegas
VMware Explore 2026 Sessions (William Lam’s easier to search list version)