The environment combines systems engineering, virtualization, identity, networking, and automation into one practical learning platform. Every deployment is an opportunity to validate an idea, document a process, and build the experience needed to operate modern infrastructure with confidence.
Wisconsin Technology Lab
Breaking things.Building knowledge.
A hands-on enterprise technology lab built to explore resilient infrastructure, virtualization, identity, security, automation, and hybrid cloud.
Lab online and always evolving
About FVI
Real infrastructure. Practical experimentation.
Fox Valley Infrastructure is a Wisconsin-based homelab where enterprise platforms are designed, tested, secured, broken, recovered, and improved through hands-on work.
Core technologies
Built across the modern infrastructure stack.
The lab brings enterprise platforms together to test complete solutions instead of isolated products.
Nutanix & Virtualization
Hyperconverged infrastructure, AOS, AHV, Prism Central, Community Edition, cluster lifecycle testing, and recovery scenarios.
Microsoft Platform
Active Directory, Windows Server, Group Policy, AD Certificate Services, IIS, Microsoft Intune, and identity services.
Automation & Operations
Repeatable administration, scripting, infrastructure monitoring, backup validation, documentation, and operational efficiency.
Security & Trust
PKI, TLS certificates, DNS security, identity controls, firewall policy, system hardening, and secure remote access.
Inside the lab
A connected environment for learning by doing.
Each service has a role in a larger platform built for testing realistic infrastructure workflows from endpoint to datacenter.
01 / HCINutanix CE Cluster
02 / IDENTITYActive Directory
03 / TRUSTAD Certificate Services
04 / RECOVERYHYCU Backups
05 / DNSPi-hole Security
06 / AUTOMATIONHome Assistant
07 / ENDPOINTSMicrosoft Intune
08 / NETWORKUniFi Infrastructure
Connect
Build. Test. Learn. Repeat.
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