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How I Built ASI's Marketing Engine Around AI Agents

Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

This is a long one, and I mean that as a recommendation rather than a warning. Most of what gets written about AI in marketing right now skips the part that actually matters — the specifics: what broke, what surprised you, what you'd do differently. This piece doesn't skip it. If you're building something similar, or wondering whether any of this is real, I think you'll find it useful.

I solved Natural Hazard DR with Python and Datrium

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:31:30 +0000

I solved Natural Hazard DR with Python and Datrium.

One of the critical issues with disaster recovery, in general, is that you only want to trigger DR when the disaster strikes.

How I Automated my Smart Home with Apple HomeKit and Raspberry Pi

Tue, 26 Dec 2017 20:14:34 +0000

Nowadays when it comes to home automation, the possibilities are practically endless, and virtually every device in a home can be connected and automated with a little bit of patience and some extra money to spend. There are proprietary and open-source platforms and accessories to choose from and deciding on how to go about automating your home can be a daunting task for newbies.

[New Release] Alfred Workflow for Nutanix v1.0.7

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:42:36 +0000

I am releasing a new version of my Alfred workflow for Nutanix. In case you have missed my initial blog post check it out here. In the blog post you will understand how to install and use the workflow to allow you to execute administrative tasks on your Nutanix cluster using MacOS Spotlight. Also checkout the official Alfred WF for Nutanix page /?page_id=8167.

Nutanix One-Click Hypervisor Upgrade Video Demo

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:11:53 +0000

The Nutanix One-Click Upgrade now takes care of Firmware and Hypervisor! In addition to the already non-disruptive NOS upgrade, the One-Click upgrade feature now ensures that the hypervisor (vSphere and HyperV) is also automatically upgraded in a distributed and rolling fashion. Nutanix is solving a huge problem, where either manual intervention or external automation tools are required. Read More at Nutanix One-Click Upgrade now takes care of Firmware and Hypervisor too! and All Nutanix 4.1 Features Overview in One Page (Beyond Marketing).

Not Voodoo, just genuine Datacenter Automation, delivered Today, by Nutanix GSO

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:47:51 +0000

I have been extensively discussing programmatic interfaces and their importance in automating the modern datacenter. Programmatic interfaces allow IT administrators to create workflows using scripting languages and workflow engines like vCenter Orchestrator, Puppet, VMware vCenter Automation Center and others.

The final goal for a true Software-Defined Datacenter is to empower applications and tools to make automated decisions about the use of infrastructure resources in a simple, efficient and easy manner.

Using Nutanix Java SDK to Create Protection Domains and Add/Remove VMs

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:20:06 +0000

In a previous article I demonstrated how to use the Nutanix Java SDK (here) and provided the URL for the Nutanix Code Repository (here). In SampleRestJavaClient I have been implementing and encapsulating methods that make my life easier when automating Nutanix with Java.

Using Nutanix Java SDK for Automation - Sample Code and Repo

Sun, 10 Aug 2014 17:30:38 +0000

DevOps is a response to the growing awareness that there is a disconnect between what is traditionally considered development activity and what is traditionally considered operations activity. For the business, DevOps contributes directly to enabling business agility and IT alignment.

The new Nutanix Script Repository

Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:10:54 +0000

The new Nutanix Script Repository is dedicated to the system administrator scripters of the world whom use automation to reduce time spent performing mundane tasks. Overtime you will find resources written in PowerShell, Java, Python and other script languages.

You can simply download the scripts or interact with them using Git. Git is an open-source version-control system designed to handle projects that are distributed over multiple repositories and developers. We use Git for local operations such as local branching, commits, diffs, and edits.

Implications of Nutanix SLA Management Plugin for DaaS Providers

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:29:19 +0000

Last week I unveiled the new Nutanix Plugin for XenDesktop (here). The plugin enables XenDesktop administrators to configure Service Level Agreements via the commonly used XenDesktop Studio graphical user interface. These user configurable SLAs are then translated into set a set of unique properties and values that are individually assigned to VMs and vDisks.

The 'Nutanix Plugin for XenDesktop' Sneak Peek - Video Demo

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:09:38 +0000

In a Nutanix cluster, PRISM is the management gateway for components and administrators to configure and monitor single or multiple clusters. This includes the NCLI (command-line), HTML5 UI (administrative interface) and a REST API supporting for the entire management framework with PowerShell and Java SDKs.

It turns out I was wrong. Nutanix already has a Java SDK!

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:23:46 +0000

It turns out I was wrong and the Nutanix engineering team has amazed me once again. Yesterday I wrote about my efforts in creating a Java SDK based on Nutanix REST API (Nutanix Java SDK for Open-Source Community).

After publishing post and making the source code available via GitHub a member of the engineering team reached out to me saying that Nutanix already had a Java SDK. I went - Where is it? Where is it? And he told me that its is already shipping with Nutanix.

Nutanix Java SDK for Open-Source Community

Sun, 06 Jul 2014 12:24:42 +0000

I am always tinkering with new projects to keep me busy and more recently I started working on an integration between my VDI Calculator and Nutanix PRISM API. The whole idea is to be able to collect information from Nutanix and pre-fill the calculator with important data to forecast growth and run a capacity management analytics for large VDI environment. This is still in the works, but for that end I created a small amount of code to allow my application to interact with the Nutanix PRISM API using Java.

Nutanix 4.0 PowerShell has Full Feature Coverage

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:55:50 +0000

One of the big new things for workflows and automation in Nutanix NOS 4.0 are the PowerShell cmdlets to interact with the Nutanix API's. The POSH library covers the entire extent and functionality of the Nutanix GUI. Basically, anything that can be done via GUI can also be done via REST and can also be done via POSH; including Alerts, Authentication, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Clusters, Containers, Disks, VM and Host, Remote Sites, Multi-Cluster, Storage Pools, SNMP etc.