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Using Continuous Deployment to Provision VDI Desktops

November 6, 2020January 3, 2021 / Mark Brookfield / 3 Comments

Back in May, I wrote about using GitLab to automate my server builds using HashiCorp Packer. Whilst it is trivially easy to update it to accommodate desktop builds for our VDI users, I now needed a solution to automate the entire workflow – building the image and updating my VMware Horizon desktop pool. In this post, I will document how to do just that, Continue reading →

Using GitLab CI/CD Pipelines to Automate your HashiCorp Packer Builds

May 5, 2020November 5, 2020 / Mark Brookfield / 4 Comments

A long time ago I decided I was done with manual builds, and that my desktop images had to be automated. I had a lot of success with that solution and wrote about it here.

Recently I made the decision to automate my server builds too, also using HashiCorp Packer. Whilst I used VMware Code Stream to Continue reading →

VMworld 2016 Europe: INF8092 – The Power Hour: Deep Dive, DevOps, and New Features of PowerCLI

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 / Mark Brookfield / Leave a comment

20160914-1In my mind, the secret sauce to the SDDC is automation. In this session we learn about the new features of PowerCI 6.5, plus a primer on vSphere DSC.

The session is hosted by Alan Renouf and Luc Deakins, both well established in the PowerCLI arena.

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Scottish VMUG – Keynote by Scott Lowe

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 / Mark Brookfield / 1 Comment

20160206 - 1It’s fantastic to see yet another “big-hitter” like Scott Lowe at the Scottish VMUG. I’ve been following his work (and blog) for a while now, and it was a pleasure to meet him in person. He kicked off the VMUG with his keynote address on current trends. Continue reading →

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Mark Brookfield is a technical architect, specialising in cloud automation and end-user computing. Other tech interests include dabbling with NetBSD Unix on Cobalt Qube hardware.

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