ansible Automating VMware VM Deployment with Ansible: Guide to Static IP Configuration - request Deploying multiple VMs with consistent configuration shouldn't require hours of manual clicking through vCenter. With Ansible's vmware_guest module, you can automate the entire process from VM creation to static IP assignment. Stephane Thirion 4 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Computer Vision Building an AI-Powered Vehicle Speed Monitor (Machine learning) A complete guide for deploying a real-time vehicle speed monitoring system using computer vision and machine learning on Ubuntu 24.04 Server. Stephane Thirion 3 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
AI Ready to unlock the full potential of AI? A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right System Choose the right AI system to unlock true potential. Paid tiers (like $20/month) offer advanced features for serious tasks. Open-source models provide control but require self-hosting and technical effort. Stephane Thirion 27 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
open-source AI How Open-Source AI Is Accelerating the Rise of Open-Source Software Open-source isn’t just a license. It is a strategy for resilience, sovereignty, and innovation. Stephane Thirion 22 Jun 2025 · 5 min read
AI Choosing Between Local AI and Cloud AI: What You Need to Know Explore the pros and cons of running AI locally versus in the cloud. Discover when to use edge AI, when to rely on cloud platforms, and how hybrid architectures combine the best of both. Stephane Thirion 18 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
AI NVIDIA GTC Paris 2025: Europe’s AI Launchpad GTC Paris 2025 highlighted NVIDIA's end-to-end AI stack: Blackwell GPU deployment, AI-Q Blueprint agents, and sovereign infrastructure scaling across Europe. As enterprise adoption grows, open-source frameworks like LangChain and AutoGen offer modular, hardware-agnostic alternatives. Stephane Thirion 11 Jun 2025 · 4 min read
AI From virtual desktops to virtual minds: My AI focus explained Over the last two years, I’ve made a conscious decision to shift a significant part of my focus toward Artificial Intelligence. This wasn’t a trend-chasing move. It was Stephane Thirion 10 Jun 2025 · 2 min read
ComfyUI Self-hosted ComfyUI install - Ubuntu 24.02 How to Install ComfyUI on Ubuntu 24.04 in /opt/ComfyUI with GPU Support and Auto-Start Stephane Thirion 6 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
Artificial Intelligence From Hype to Reality: The AI Stack That Actually Matters The AI race isn’t just about large models. It’s about how businesses stack models, workflows, and trust to make real work better. Here’s where we challenge the idea that models don’t matter anymore. Stephane Thirion 5 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
EUC Tech Denmark Event Recap – EUC Tech Denmark 2025 in Billund 🇩🇰 For EUC practitioners, architects, and leaders, the call to action is unmistakable: adapt now. Whether it’s embracing cloud-first models, reinforcing security, or designing for hybrid realities, the time to evolve is now — because the next era of EUC won’t wait. Stephane Thirion 26 May 2025 · 7 min read
Citrix Event : Citrix Connect Paris 2025 🇫🇷 After a bit of back-and-forth (including a rejected registration), I was finally able to attend Citrix Connect Paris 2025, thanks to a nudge from some folks inside Citrix.... Stephane Thirion 14 May 2025 · 3 min read
music Revisiting Slaughter of the Soul: At the Gates Melodic Death Metal Masterpiece A bit of music, because i want to Stephane Thirion 31 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
ESP32 Ionizing Radiation Geiger counter - Home Assistant Following my previous experiments using ESP32 Wroom, such as the water-level monitoring project for... Stephane Thirion 30 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
proxmox Proxmox Backup Headaches: The Case of the Phantom Disk I recently ran into a frustrating issue with my Proxmox backups. Stephane Thirion 28 Mar 2025 · 2 min read
HomeLab Homelab serie -- The software 3/3 SamanthAI my artificial intelligence learning lab, all about LLMs and personnal assistant Stephane Thirion 24 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
HomeLab Homelab serie -- The software 2/3 Docker Swarm & Containers Stephane Thirion 17 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
HomeLab Homelab serie -- The software 1/3 Dropping everything in a single blog post is difficult so I chose to split it in three parts Stephane Thirion 17 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
HomeLab Homelab serie -- The hardware For as long as I can remember, I've had a homelab. Honestly, it’s been so many years now that I can hardly recall exactly when or how it all began Stephane Thirion 15 Mar 2025 · 7 min read