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  • The Infrastructure Squeeze: Navigating Hardware Constraints

    calendar Apr 14, 2026 · 14 min read · Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Business Continuity  ·
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    The Infrastructure Squeeze: Navigating Hardware Constraints

    There's a not-so-quiet crisis unfolding in organizations across the country. It's making headlines, driving water cooler conversations, and even finding its way to the dinner table. The cost of hardware is climbing. Lead times are stretching. And the quotes your team received last month? They may already be obsolete. …


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  • Unlearning VMs: One Infrastructure Guy's Kubernetes Journey

    calendar Jan 25, 2026 · 6 min read · Kubernetes Nutanix NKP NTC Learning  ·
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    Unlearning VMs: One Infrastructure Guy's Kubernetes Journey

    I passed the Nutanix Certified Professional - Cloud Native exam this past week. But that test wasn't a finish line. It's the starting point of what I'm treating as a yearlong journey. Getting here meant many hours deep in my lab, building and rebuilding clusters, deploying NKP over and over until the pieces finally …


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  • 2025 Home Lab: Nutanix, Cisco, TrueNAS, and Testing

    calendar Jun 12, 2025 · 5 min read · Home Lab Nutanix Cisco TrueNAS Infrastructure  ·
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    2025 Home Lab: Nutanix, Cisco, TrueNAS, and Testing

    Welcome to my 2025 Home Lab: Where Ideas Are Built, Broken, and Rebuilt Better. A constantly evolving playground where I simulate customer environments, test disaster recovery strategies, and push platforms until something breaks (and then fix it… usually). I've always enjoyed reading these posts, but have never put …


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  • Mastery in 2022: Growth and Platform Migration

    calendar Feb 24, 2022 · 2 min read · Career eGroup Platform Migration Leadership  ·
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    Well, it's been exactly a year since the last blog post to this site. Oh, and it's also taken me a full year to migrate the blog from a self-hosted Wordpress site hosted by Amazon Lightsail, over to Ghost. No, it didn't take a year to migrate, it just didn't go as smooth as I wanted - I blame myself. So let's catch up, …


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  • Finding Your Normal in Disruption

    calendar Mar 24, 2020 · 5 min read · Personal Community Remote Work Adaptation  ·
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    Uncertainty. I think we can all relate to this definition right now. We’ve all got our schedule; we wake up, go thru a routine. Maybe you’re a gym person in the morning, or get out and enjoy nature for a few miles. Maybe you really enjoy that first cup of coffee and the newspaper. Maybe it’s breakfast with friends once …


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  • Data Center Power 101: Infrastructure Fundamentals

    calendar Oct 27, 2015 · 1 min read · Power Data Center Infrastructure Deep Dive  ·
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    I’m always having to look up power connectors when quoting equipment or reviewing with a customer, to make sure that PDU’s have the appropriate receptacles. I always feel like the information provided by equipment providers doesn’t match up with what’s on the PDU or what the customer states they have. On the Packet …


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Mike Dent

Field CTO with a passion for making IT modernization actually manageable for organizations. Outside of work, I'm splitting time between driveway workouts with my wife, adventures with our dogs, and appreciating fine bourbon - because balance matters in both life and technology.
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The opinions expressed on this site are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer’s view in any way.

Recent Posts

  • Updating SSL Certificates for CML
  • PSA: Check Your Upgrade History Before AOS 7.5.1
  • Guest Customization for Windows in Prism Central 7.5
  • Why CML Earned a Permanent Spot in My Workflow
  • The Infrastructure Squeeze: Navigating Hardware Constraints
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  • Nutanix Instant Restore: A Big Win for MST
  • MST Deployment Models: Zero Compute vs. Pilot Light

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