Tips

Tips

• Familiarize yourself with Microsoft SCVMM features and uses

  With Microsoft SCVMM, you can leverage templates and profiles, deploy a Hyper-V cluster and create a database backup plan, among many other virtual environment management tasks.  Continue Reading

• Build a strong OpenStack cloud computing platform with these tips

  When it comes to the open source cloud computing market, OpenStack is the clear leader -- but it still has a ways to go. Learn more about OpenStack with these five quick tips.  Continue Reading

• 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

• Latest version of Hyper-V offers greater support for Linux VMs

  From support for Secure Boot to the ability to hot add, Microsoft has made a number of improvements and added new features to Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V to boost Linux support.  Continue Reading

• Use a Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V shielded VM to improve host security

  There's been a great deal of buzz around the Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V feature, VM shielding. But how exactly does VM shielding work, and what benefits does it bring?  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

• Revolutionize the data center with microservices and containers

  Software-defined infrastructure, microservices and containers are changing the way data centers are built and operated, resulting in an efficient data center that is easier to use.  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

• Deploy Docker Swarm and other containers with OpenStack Magnum

  OpenStack Magnum is used to deploy and keep track of containers, such as Docker Swarm, Google Kubernetes and Apache Mesos, but the project has other useful tools as well.  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

• Use log analysis tools to help you find problems in your data center

  Log analysis tools do the heavy lifting when it comes to identifying the root cause of issues occurring in your data center, but they come with their own challenges.  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