Microsoft Entra ID has a feature called Protected Actions. When you configure Protected Actions, you can use them with Conditional Access policies to add extra layers of security before the protected ...

This year I attended VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from August 31st to September 3rd at the Venetian Expo. If you aren’t familiar with VMware Explore, it is a conference hosted by Bro...

An Access Package is a feature of Entitlement Management within Microsoft Entra ID Governance. With an Access Package, users gain self-service access to groups, applications, or SharePoint sites. You ...

Microsoft Entra ID Governance has many cool features, one of them is Entitlement Management. Within Entitlement Management is the Access Packages feature. Access Packages allow you to configure user s...

An underrated feature of Entra ID Conditional Access is the What If tool. The Conditional Access What If tool can help you troubleshoot or design Conditional Access policies. Typically, when building ...

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) has an awesome feature called Conditional Access that can add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 tenant. The power of Conditional Access really shi...

Once you have deployed the VCF Installer, you need to configure a depot connection to access the binaries needed to deploy VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) or VVF (VMware vSphere Foundation). In this pos...

When you want to deploy VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) or VVF (VMware vSphere Foundation), you typically use the VCF installer. Even though the VCF installer has VCF in its name, it can be used to depl...

I’m super excited that I can attend VMware Explore in Las Vegas this year. The last time I attended VMware Explore was in 2024, and I learned so much. I’m eager to learn even more this year and build ...

I recently passed the VCP-VCF Architect exam, specifically the 2V0-13.25 version, and I want to share my experience with the VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Architect exam. In ...

If you have an Omnissa Horizon subscription, you should deploy the Horizon Edge gateway appliance to license your Omnissa Horizon setup. The Horizon Edge Gateway for vSphere is a VM that you deploy on...

In this post, I will show you step by step how to grant additional users or groups access to the Omnissa Horizon admin console. The Process In my example, I will search for the AD security group named...

In this post, I will show you step by step how to schedule a VMware exam. The Process The entire process is split into a few stages. Testing Portal Login If you want, you can skip those clicks and go ...

In this post, I will show you step by step how to deploy Claude Desktop on Non-Persistent VDI. The Process The entire setup is split into a few stages. Install Claude Desktop To deploy Claude Desktop ...

I recently attended BSides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which took place from May 25th to May 26th. This was the 10th year of the BSides conference in Calgary, and it was also my second time attending...

The Omnissa DEM (Dynamic Environment Manager) application profiler is a tool you can use to determine what you need to capture to make sure the user’s application settings and data are saved and roam ...

I recently attended VMUG Connect in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, from April 7th to 9th. This is the second round of VMUG Connect conferences. After the success of the first VMUG Connect in St. Louis, ...

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Microsoft recently announced that External Authentication Methods has been renamed to External MFA and is Generally Available. Microsoft also announced that Custom Controls is being deprecated, with i...

When a Palo Alto Networks firewall is configured with a unique master key, you need to change the master key before it expires, as when the master key expires, the firewall will reboot into maintenanc...

A virtual SFOS (Sophos Firewall Operating System) can run on many hypervisors, including VMware. In this post, I will show you step by step how to deploy a virtual SFOS on VMware vCenter. The Process ...

Before you can start using a Sophos firewall, you must complete the initial setup. In this post, I will show you step by step, how to complete the initial setup of a virtual SFOS (Sophos Firewall Oper...

When you deploy a Sophos firewall on VMware vSphere, you start with 3 network interfaces PortA for LAN, PortB for WAN, and PortC is unassigned. In VMware vCenter, PortA is Network adapter 1, PortB is ...

By default, Sophos firewalls have a wireless network interface called GuestAP. Normally, this isn’t much of an issue, but if you don’t plan to use Sophos Wireless, it doesn’t make sense to keep the Gu...

When you enter a private key or a password on a Palo Alto Networks firewall, it is encrypted with a master key. Out of the box, all Palo Alto firewalls use the same default master key, which used to b...

It’s important to back up your Palo Alto Networks firewall configuration, as it is useful in the event of a system failure, configuration error, or other unforeseen circumstances. In this post, I will...

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During the installation of VMware ESX, you’re never prompted to set a hostname or domain name. As a result, ESX defaults to the hostname localhost and the domain localdomain. Due to this when ESXi gen...

Hello Omnissa Community members, We are incredibly excited to share the official list of Tech Insiders for 2026! This year’s group was selected through an in-depth application and review process, and ...

Veeam Backup & Replication is a wonderful product that I’ve been using for years. I’ve used it many times to recovery from various situations, and it’s been a real lifesaver. VBR (Veeam Backup & Repli...

On October 14, 2025, Windows 10 reached end of life and no longer receives updates. To keep getting updates, you must upgrade to Windows 11 or enroll in the Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates) ...

slmgr.vbs is the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool, a Microsoft Visual Basic script that comes with Windows and is a core part of the Windows activation system. The full path is C:WindowsSyst...

CyberChef is a web application with an abundance of tools, including decoding and encoding to and from various formats such as Base64, ROT13, XOR, and Hex. It is often referred to as the Cyber Swiss A...

In this post, I will show you how to use my Duo Authentication for Windows Logon PowerShell scripts to check whether Duo Win Logon is installed, install Duo Win Logon, or upgrade Duo Win Logon. Previo...

At EUC World Amplify 2025, I gave a presentation titled “Transforming Chaos into Control: Mastering Windows App Deployments with Intune“. The presentation covered the ways I’ve been deploying applicat...

Duo Authentication Proxy is a very useful way to add MFA to LDAP and RADIUS. It is also a way to sync your users with Duo. You can install Duo Authentication Proxy on Windows or Linux. While older ver...

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VMware by Broadcom has now enabled home labs to generate tokens and license VCF 9. Before the change, when you passed a VCP VCF exam, you were eligible for vSphere 8 and VCF 5.2 license keys, but you ...