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Maarten Van Driessen

@brisk-it.net
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Freelance Infrastructure consultant ,Broadcom Knight vExpert 2017 - 2026, VMUG leader Belgium, vExpert PRO, tech enthousiast and cycling lover. Views are my own

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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 28/09/2026
New post! VCF 9 and 9.1 don't enable EVC as part of the installation process. This blog shows you how you can enable it on your cluster even if you have vCenter running on it! brisk-it.net/vcf9x-enable... #vExpert #VMUG #VCF #VCF9
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VCF 9.x - Enable EVC after deploy
One thing I like to do whenever I bring up a new cluster, is to enable EVC on it. The past years I’ve seen mixed generation clusters a lot and there’s no reason to leave it disabled on new clusters. D...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 24/09/2026
New Post! VCF Protection and Recovery appliances start without network. brisk-it.net/vcf91-protec... #VCF #VLR #VMware #Broadcom #vExpert
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VCF 9.1 - Protection and Recovery no network
This morning I was deploying the new Protection and Recovery appliance for a customer. I decided to follow the vCenter deployment flow, filled in all the details in the ovf deployment wizard and waite...
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VMUG Belgium @vmugbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
VMUG Belgium members: block 27 October. VCF 9.1 Experience Day with Broadcom, Van der Valk Hotel Mechelen. Full day hands-on: deployment, networking, Kubernetes + DSM, Operations & Automation, Private AI. Speaker: Gregory Oldyck Grab your seat: vmug.com/events/62089...
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Belgium VMUG - VCF Experience Day - VCF 9.1
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VMUG Belgium @vmugbe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#VCF protects your workloads, but not the hypervisor, where attacks converge. Vali Cyber CTO Austin Gadient on where the gaps are, and how ZeroLock closes them with runtime protection. July 16, then #vBeers 6 PM at Bar Gazon Ghent 🍺 Register: vmug.com/events/57739... #VMUG
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VMUG Belgium @vmugbe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
☀️🔥 #VMUGBE BBQ is back! @itqeu.bsky.social Leuven, June 25 @ 17:30. Bring your appetite & your tech talk 🍺🤝 vmug.com/events/5597498 5993 #VMUG
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 05/12/2025
I've been playing around with getting #VCF SSO set up in the lab. Some things weren't super clear so I decided to write up the steps required to get it setup. Read all about it! 👇 #vExpert #VCF #VCF9 #broadcomknight brisk-it.net/setting-up-v...
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Setting up VCF SSO
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time getting our company lab set up and configured with all the bells and whistles that VCF 9 brings to the table. The new SSO experience was something I was really...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 13/11/2025
Was trying to deploy #VCF Automation in the lab but kept running into a DNS precheck error. This article details how I resolved it! brisk-it.net/vcf-automati... #vExpert #vmug
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VCF Automation DNS precheck fails
When I first installed VCF in the lab, I decided to skip Automation for now so that I could read up on it a bit. Today, I was trying to install it through VCF Operations in the lifecycle tab, but the ...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 06/11/2025
Today at the VMUG global Virtual Event, the future of #VMUG events was announced. I've written this blog post about these change. Looking forward to what's coming next year! brisk-it.net/the-future-o... #vmug #vmugbe #vExpert
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The future of VMUG
As many of you know, VMUG is very important to me. So much so, that I immediately stepped up to become a leader when the previous Belgian leader stepped down. Ever since then, I’ve been very active in...
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VMUG Belgium @vmugbe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Packed room for the start of our #VCF Experience Day! Looking forward to an entire day of learning and helping end users with their journey to VCF9 #VMUG #VMUGBE #vExpert
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 04/09/2025
New post! I've been toying a lot with containers and publishing them over the past few weeks. This post outlines how you can too! brisk-it.net/publishing-c...
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Publishing Containers using Traefik and PocketID
I’ve been getting into self hosting a lot more services over the past few weeks and months as I’ve been on a quest to actively get rid of subscriptions and cloud services and hosting the services myse...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 20/07/2025
Been putting a lot of work in my self-hosted apps over the past few weeks. There are so many great opensource projects to help me move off cloud services
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 17/06/2025
New post! @VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is here! In this post I'll share my thoughts on what's new! brisk-it.net/vcf9-news-an... #vcf9 #vExpert #vCommunity #VCF
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VCF 9 - News and Thoughts
Today is the day a lot of people have been looking forward to for a long time. Ever since VMware by Broadcom announced VCF 9 at VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024, people have been wondering what this rele...
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ITQ @itqeu.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Can it run Doom? At @vmugbe.bsky.social 2025, @dejanzie.bsky.social and Michaël van der Gaer show how a Kubernetes platform only works if the application runs on top of it. Real world examples included. Doom included. Register now: itq.eu/event/vmugbe...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 22/05/2025
Looks like I'll be doing a session at our VMware User Group (VMUG) Usercon after all! #VMUG #VMUGBE
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Evert Amssoms @amcom.io · 13/05/2025
The date for @vmugbe.bsky.social's Usercon is fast approaching! Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/belgian-vm... so you can attend sessions from international celebrities like @vmatt.net and local heroes such as @itq-be.bsky.social 's @dejanzie.bsky.social Check out vmug.be#schedule for the schedule
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 08/05/2025
New post! VMware Explore is around the corner, in this post I've compiled my experiences from last year and some must attend activities! brisk-it.net/vmware-explo... #vExpert #VMUG #VMwareExplore2025
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VMware Explore Las Vegas 2025 - Tips for a succesful conference
VMware Explore Las Vegas 2025 is almost upon us! In a little over 100 days, the biggest virtualisation conference will kick off in Las Vegas. Just like last year, I’ll be going again with high expecta...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 02/05/2025
Can't wait for the 5th of June! #VMUG #VMUGBE
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 29/04/2025
I'm very happy we got to build such a kick ass schedule for this year's UserCon! Make sure you grab your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/belgian-vm... The event is only 36 days away!
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Belgian VMUG UserCon 2025
A one-day conference where learning and networking are key. Variety of sessions on virtual networking, modern apps, cloud and so much more.
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 26/04/2025
As I'm sitting at the airport, I took some time to look back at the past week. You can read about my experience at the #VMUG leader summit and #VMUGConnect25 in this post! #VMUG #VMUGBE #vExpert
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VMUG Connect 2025
WHAT. A. WEEK! I can’t put it any other way. This past week, I was in St. Louis to attend the VMUG Leader Summit and the inaugural VMUG Connect together with my co-VMUG leader, Kristof Asaert. VMUG Le...
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 25/04/2025
Kicking off day 2 of #VMUGConnect25 with my second session, managing NSX with #Terraform! Excited to share my knowledge with others from around the globe. Will be sifferent doing this talk without @amcom.io though. @vmugbe.bsky.social
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 22/04/2025
Kicking off #VMUG Leader Summit in St. Louis! Connecting with other leaders from around the world! @vmugbe.bsky.social
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 06/04/2025
#RVV never disappoints, what an epic race!
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 25/03/2025
Make sure to register your spot for the @vmugbe.bsky.social UserCon in Mechelen! We're working hard to build our agenda and give you guys a kick-ass event! #vmug #vmugbe #vExpert
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 12/03/2025
Our very own Kristof Asaert takes the stage at #VMUGNL2025!
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 12/03/2025
Belgium represented @vmugnl ! #VMUG2025
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 26/02/2025
I will never not be happy getting this email. Extremely happy and grateful to be part of the #vExpert program for the 9th time! Let's make it another awesome community year! #vCommunity
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 20/02/2025
NEW POST! Had to change the DNS servers on one of our NSX environments today. Decided to do a quick write-up in the hopes it helps someone. Enjoy! brisk-it.net/changin... #vExpert #vcommunity #NSX
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Changing DNS server in NSX | Brisk-IT
We recently spun up a new datacenter and used another site to bootstrap our DNS configuration. Now that we’ve got local DNS services, it’s time to change all our configuration! In this article I’ll show you how you can change the DNS configuration in your NSX environment. The process is the same for both the managers as the edge nodes. Keep in mind that you will have to perform these steps on ALL your managers and edge nodes.
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 07/02/2025
Just booked my flights for my upcoming trips to the US First I'll be attending #VMUGConnect in St Louis! Very much looking forward to the very first time this event will be held, I'll also be speaking twice! I'll also be going to #VMwareExplore in Las Vegas in August! #vExpert
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 03/02/2025
We look forward to all your submissions for this year! Let’s make it a kick ass event together!
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ITQ Belgium @itq-be.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
After hosting 2 great UserCons at Eventlounge VMUG BE will switch to another location this year. See you at the Van der Valck in Mechelen on the 5th of June @mvandriessen.bsky.social @amcom.io ! Hope to see you all there! #vmugbe
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Maarten Van Driessen @brisk-it.net · 02/01/2025
Very excited that I’m getting this opportunity! Very much looking forward to it
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ITQ Belgium @itq-be.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Save the date! VMUG Belgium 2025 event will take place on 5 June 2025. Always happy to see great traditions continue in these tumultuous times ;-) Check my.vmug.com as well to sign up for our Belgian Community! @mvandriessen.bsky.social @amcom.io
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