What’s the Deal with Docker?  Some Stats from Datadog on Docker Adoption

There’s a running joke where every tweet “needs more #docker”. It’s because of the nearly meteoric rise in popularity of the idea of containers as triggered by the Docker contains format. As some may know, Docker came from dotCloud and was a containerization technology to enable them to work on a PaaS infrastructure. Much like … Read more

Adding Yourself to Your Own Twitter Lists

This may seem like a rather simple task, but apparently it is one that the team at Twitter in charge of the web UI decided wasn’t needed. I was creating a Twitter list for the #vDM30in30 group and realized that I was unable to add myself to the list. Huh?! First, let’s start with why … Read more

How to Stop Windows Guests from Sleeping and Suspending in VMware Fusion and Workstation

As someone who spends a lot of time in virtual labs, VMware Fusion, VMware Workstation, and VirtualBox are absolute staples to my day-to-day activities. One if the challenges that we run into sometimes is that we have a few things going on at the same time and we let our lab machines relax for a … Read more

Brace Yourselves, #vDM30in30 is Coming

It’s that time of year again!  We are launching the fun, and challenging #vDM30in30 event to celebrate community and creativity in its finest form. As you may recall last year, we had our first effort of #vDM30in30 which created an incredible amount of content among all of the participating authors. Here are the basics of … Read more