Evaluate

Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• What makes an SDS product successful?

  The software-defined storage approach involves a number of moving parts, including hyper-converged systems, networking for rapid data delivery and solid-state drives. Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge of the virsh command-line interface tool

  It's important to have a working knowledge of the virsh command-line interface tool to effectively manage your hypervisor and VMs. See if you need to brush up on your skills. Continue Reading

• What level of redundancy is right for your data center?

  When it comes to ensuring high availability in your virtual infrastructure, it's okay to get a little redundant. Learn more about redundancy levels in this Advisory Board. Continue Reading

• The advantages to using Microsoft Azure VNet

  Microsoft Azure offers two kinds of virtual networks, one of which allows users to create connected Azure services and VMs to improve production-workload testing. Continue Reading

• Managing containers challenges system administrator responsibilities

  While developers are in charge of container coding, providing the infrastructure and executing the code are included under system administrator responsibilities. Continue Reading

• Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Manager comes with a few improvements

  The Hyper-V Manager in Windows Server 2016 comes with support for alternate credentials, support for earlier versions of Hyper-V and updated management protocol support.Continue Reading

• Evolution of the virtual GPU as a mainstream platform

  Virtual GPUs are becoming crucial to hybrid cloud planning. With companies like AMD, NVIDIA and Intel throwing their hats in the ring, expect improvements to the technology.Continue Reading

• VMware cloud strategy involves a three-pronged approach

  The VMware cloud strategy, announced at VMworld 2016, includes Cross-Cloud Architecture, Cloud Foundation and a combination of Photon Platform and vSphere Integrated Containers.Continue Reading

• VMware customers share opinions and seek tips on using its products

  The conversation between VMware employees, customers and end users continues well beyond VMworld 2016. They continue to share tips, give opinions and ask questions via Twitter.Continue Reading

• The debate isn't containers vs. VMs; it's how to best integrate them

  By altering the hypervisor to allow VMs to serve as container hosts and addressing security concerns with containers themselves, companies can take advantage of both technologies.Continue Reading

• Configure backing storage for KVM VMs with Ceph object storage

  Thanks to its scalability and affordability, Ceph object storage has become an increasingly popular option for configuring storage on KVM virtual machines.Continue Reading

• Expert's insight on overcoming OpenStack challenges

  In this interview, Walker Rowe discusses cloud management, networking and OpenStack challenges with Edgar Magana, board member of the OpenStack Foundation.Continue Reading

• When is hyper-threading performance not worth the hassle?

  Hyper-threading can go a long way in terms of helping system administrators boost processor performance, but admins should be warned that it doesn't necessarily guarantee results.Continue Reading

• Why are so many companies turning to cloud-based DR products?

  Disaster recovery is expensive and complex, making many companies reluctant to formulate a cohesive strategy. Can cloud-based DR products change that?Continue Reading

• Check system requirements before using a hyper-threaded processor

  From watching CPU affinity settings to checking for processor availability, there are things you should consider before using a hyper-threaded processor within a hypervisor.Continue Reading