Tips

Tips

• Develop and implement a strong virtual data center migration plan

  Moving a virtual data center from one physical location to another is a big undertaking, and without a well-thought-out data center migration plan, you are sure to run into issues.  Continue Reading

• Memory overcommitment causes hesitation over dynamic memory

  Some administrators advocate for the use of dynamic memory, while others vehemently oppose it, and there are compelling arguments both for and against. So, which side is right?  Continue Reading

• Get a leg up in the information technology industry with these tips

  The information technology industry is an innovative and exciting place, but also highly competitive. Learn what it takes to become a gainfully employed IT expert with these tips.  Continue Reading

• Learn the many benefits of SDN for clouds and clusters

  The benefits of SDN include flexibility, control, reduced costs and increased performance. As it's becoming more widely used, you should familiarize yourself with its processes.  Continue Reading

• Windows Server 2016 licensing will spur change from users, chip makers

  Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 licensing will move from a per-CPU model to a per-core model, a costly change for customers with more than eight cores per CPU.  Continue Reading

• Simplify your OpenStack installation with open source tools

  Struggling to install OpenStack? While there are no quick fixes, there are a number of open source tools on the market that can help reduce the complexity of installation.  Continue Reading

• Solve extreme storage and configuration problems within a storage infrastructure

  Configuration problems and extreme storage demands can take a serious toll on your storage infrastructure. Fortunately, with the right tools, these issues are easy to remedy.  Continue Reading

• Identify and overcome issues in your storage subsystem

  Issues in your storage subsystem can create bottlenecks that drastically effect storage performance. Identify these issues early on by running benchmarks and analyzing your results.  Continue Reading

• Reduce the cost of virtualization with open source Proxmox

  Thanks to its open source availability and full-featured graphical interface, Proxmox makes for an excellent alternative to more expensive virtualization platforms.  Continue Reading

• Understand how to allocate storage IOPS with QoS Management

  By tracking VM metrics and displaying the current storage IOPS data, you will be better equipped to use QoS Management to limit consumption or reserve storage as needed.  Continue Reading

• Implement a virtual DR plan to protect your infrastructure

  By understanding the evolution of and advantages involved with DR technologies, you will be better equipped to develop a strong, cost-effective virtual DR plan.  Continue Reading

• Respond to your first hypervisor host crash

  Though the benefits of virtualization outweigh the risks, a host server crash is extremely visible and causes concern with management. Be prepared to respond with efficiency.  Continue Reading

• Master clustered storage with Storage Spaces and Scale-Out File Server

  As part of its effort to develop a robust cloud OS, Microsoft has released a slew of new features in Windows Server 2012, including Storage Spaces and Scale-Out File Server.  Continue Reading

• Set VM failover priority levels with SCVMM

  Prioritizing VMs with the System Center Virtual Machine Manager is the best method for controlling a failover situation and determining how VMs are migrated between nodes.  Continue Reading

• Charting the rise of container-based virtualization

  A recent Docker survey indicates that containers are growing increasingly popular, in large part due to new security tools such as Docker Security Scanning.  Continue Reading