Tag: Automation
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Learn the Linux Command Line That Runs Every DevOps Tool (DevOps for Beginners, Part 4)
The Linux command line is where every DevOps tool actually runs. Here are the everyday commands, file permissions, and troubleshooting basics to get comfortable in the terminal on day one.
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The DevOps Lifecycle and the Toolchain Behind It (DevOps for Beginners, Part 3)
A plain map of the eight-stage DevOps lifecycle and the tools that run each stage, with a real CI pipeline you can trace from git push to live.
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What Problem Does DevOps Actually Solve? (DevOps for Beginners, Part 2)
The dev versus ops split, the over-the-wall handoff, environment drift and big-batch releases, and how DevOps closes the gap with shared ownership and automation.
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What DevOps Actually Means, and the Myths Around It (DevOps for Beginners, Part 1)
What DevOps actually means, the myths around it, the dev versus ops wall, and how the DORA metrics measure it, with a runnable pipeline example.
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Automate a Task With a Python Script (Python for Beginners, Part 17)
Turn your code into an unattended script with the main guard, summarise saved data, and schedule it with cron or Task Scheduler without hitting the path trap.
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Set Up a Virtual Environment and Install Packages (Python for Beginners, Part 14)
Use pip to install Python packages and venv to give each project its own isolated environment, then lock your dependencies with a requirements file.
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Why Learn Python First (Python for Beginners, Part 1)
Why Python is the language to start with, how it turns your text into working output, where it fits in real work, and the indentation trap that catches almost every beginner in week one.
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NSX 9 Automation and API: The Policy API, the Hierarchical Tree and Terraform (NSX Series, Part 28)
NSX 9 removed the Manager API, so automation now means the declarative Policy API. Here is why intent beats imperative scripting, how the hierarchical API builds a whole topology in one call, and where Terraform, Ansible and PowerCLI fit on top.
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VCF 9 Automation and the API-First Stack: A Practical Runbook (VCF 9 Series, Part 32)
A practical runbook for automating VMware Cloud Foundation 9: set up OAuth 2.0 token authentication, pick between PowerCLI, the Unified SDK and Terraform, and wire it into CI/CD without leaking tokens.
Architect’s Toolkit
PJ’s Tools
VMware Cloud Foundation
- VCF Documentation
- VCF 9 Planning & Preparation Workbook
- VCF Bill of Materials (BoM)
- VMware Compatibility Guide
- VMware Interoperability Matrix
- VMware Configuration Maximums
- VMware Ports & Protocols
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- RVTools Download
Nutanix
AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
Architecture & Design
About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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