I am a Cloud DevOps Engineer having worked with VMware, Microsoft and Linux systems in CSP/MSP environments since 2012.

I started automating repetitive tasks with PowerShell and Bash in 2012. Since 2017 I have been developing Cloud Automation and Self-Service utilising VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) and vRealize Automation (vRA).

Since 2019 I have been working with both AWS & Azure Public Cloud, optimising and automating solutions in multi-tenant environments.

I created this blog to document issues I have experienced and share Cloud automation solutions.

I am a vExpert. The vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program, recognising the people who have made some of the most important contributions to the VMware community. I am also recognised as a vExpert in the vExpert Cloud Management & vExpert Cloud Provider sub-programs.

Month: December 2019

Install vRealize Automation 8 (vRA8)

Published by luke on 14th December 2019

There are a couple of ways you can install vRA8 and this post will summarise them along with providing links to my other blog posts which go through the processes in detail. Easy Installer This is the easiest way to install vRA8 so the name is quite apt 🙂 There are however some limitations using this method. Firstly it will only install a single vIDM node, you will have to manual scale this out post…

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RasPiMon: Monitoring screen setup on Raspberry Pi

Published by luke on 5th December 2019

I had a requirement years ago to setup some monitoring screens for an Ops team. The screens needed to display data from various sources and the solution needed to be both easy and trouble free. I first tried to use Google ChromeCast running on a TV but the ChromeCast would always drop off and so wasn’t reliable. I opted to replace the ChromeCast with a Raspberry Pi. In order to make the solution as easy…

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