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Is your Data Center Protected from Drones?
A drone flying over your data center is probably something you don’t really think about or worry about. Drones are literally flying everywhere all the time these days, and they are definitely flying...
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Venting a Server Closet (The Right Way)
A lot of people these days are building homes or buying homes that have network or A/V closets in them. On many of the higher end homes, these builders will hire audio-visual companies to actually do...
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How VMotion Works! (VMotion Explained)
You have to admit that VMWare created some really cool technology back in 2003 when they released VMotion. So before we talk about how VMotion works, let’s quickly cover what it actually is! I still...
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What does 1U, 2U, 3U Mean? Rack Units Explained
If you’ve spent any time in data centers or around IT people, you’ve probably heard talk of something being a “2U server” or a “1U switch”. In my most recent video I built a really cool 1U server. I...
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Custom Observium Dashboards
If you’ve seen any of my videos, like the recent Tour of My Home Network then you’ve probably seen my custom Observium dashboard. I am asked multiple times per day how I was able to produce this custom...
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About my Synology RS2416+ and a review!
Since my home network tour a lot (and I do mean a lot) of you have asked for more details on certain parts of my home network. The most asked question is of course why I chose a Core i7 over a XEON....
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Installing a 19″ Network Rack (at home)
The story of installing a home network rack in our house is a great one, but first you need to know the backstory! When we built our new home a year ago (we started it in 2013) one of the things that...
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Ethernet Switch Between the ONT and the Router (FiOS)
When FiOS was first launched by Verizon it was a glorious time. The city I live in (Keller, TX) was the first city in the nation to get FiOS! It was fantastic. The fastest stuff on the block was DSL...
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pfSense Rules not Working?
pfSense has to be the greatest thing to ever happen to the open source firewall movement. It’s a one of those open source products that’s truly a game changer. It runs on just about any hardware,...
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