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Andrew Block

Andrew Block is a Distinguished Architect at Red Hat who works with organizations to adopt Open Source solutions with a focus on Cloud Native, security and emerging technologies. Andrew is the author of multiple technical publications and frequently shares his knowledge and experiences related to relevant industry topics. He is a recognized leader, maintainer and contributor within the Open Source community, and partners with organizations to help incorporate Open Source practices and their benefits.

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Managing Sensitive Assets Within Image Mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Aside from naming and versioning, managing sensitive assets, like credentials, is one of the more challenging aspects in technology. So, why is it so difficult? Well, to start off. What may be considered a sensitive asset to one individual or organization may not be the same as another. Also, given that there are so many different ways that sensitive assets can be managed, there is no universally accepted method available.
The challenges that encompass how sensitive assets are handled also apply to image mode, a new method that enables building and deploying Operating Systems using similar tools and approaches as any other traditional container. In this article, we will discuss the types of sensitive assets that apply to image mode for RHEL specifically and how to design appropriate workflows to incorporate secure practices within all phases, from build and deployment to runtime.

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Integrating a VMDK produced with image mode for RHEL into vSphere

Andrew Block

While the VMDK format is open source, they are traditionally used within the VMware family of solutions, such as VMware Workstation and VMware vSphere. In this post, we will describe how the previously created VMDK disk can be used as the basis for a virtual machine hosted in a VMware vSphere environment.

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Managing JBoss EAP/Wildfly using Jcliff

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We provide an overview of the Jcliff utility, including inherent benefits, installation options. and several examples showcasing the use.