Larry Smith Jr.

Exploring and sharing practical insights on virtualization, cloud technologies, automation, and DevOps. My mission is to empower others to build, automate, and innovate with confidence.

Everything Should Be Virtual - Virtualization, Automation, Infrastructure

Listen to me on the latest VUPaaS Episode

May 13, 2014 less than 1 minute read

If you are a fan of virtualization podcasts and have not yet checked out the VUPaaS. I highly recommend it. This is a great podcast targeted at end users of ...

Solarwinds Scalable Deployment Design

May 6, 2014 less than 1 minute read

I am currently working on a scalable Enterprise Solarwinds deployment and wanted to share this design. The design is not completed yet so this drawing may be...

Ubuntu 14.04 Graylog2 Virtual Appliance

April 25, 2014 1 minute read

I have put together a Graylog2 prebuilt virtual appliance to share with the community. This appliance is built on a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64 Server and run...

Ubuntu Graylog2 Auto Install Script - Video

April 15, 2014 less than 1 minute read

I wanted to throw together a video real quick to demonstrate how easy Graylog2 can be installed using my Ubuntu auto-install script. This video will augment ...

NexentaStor 4.0.1 GA Released today

April 7, 2014 less than 1 minute read

NexentaStor 4.x has finally made it to GA as of today. I will be evaluating if it makes sense to make the move yet or not prior to upgrading my actual produc...