Tips

Tips

• Strategies to balance memory overcommitment and mitigate risk

  Memory management techniques that allow VMs to share resources are common, but you should follow these tips and strategies to reduce risk.  Continue Reading

• Production checkpoints enhance Hyper-V backup technology

  The latest release of Windows Server introduces a new, yet unique approach to Hyper-V check pointing, allowing administrators to run checkpoints in a production environment.  Continue Reading

• Watch CPU Ready metrics to regulate VM overcommit levels

  Administrators can get more out of their servers by overcommitting CPU resources and balancing VM distribution.  Continue Reading

• A smart organization's guide to VM sprawl management

  VM sprawl plagues the virtualized environments of many organizations. The key to overcoming it is incorporating automation and orchestration in your sprawl management plan.  Continue Reading

• An exploration of the different types of cloud computing

  From provisioning to monitoring resources, automation plays an essential role in the functions of all three types of cloud computing.  Continue Reading

• Linux container security is on the evolutionary fast track

  Although containers still have their drawbacks, the Linux container security benefits far outweigh the risks and their rapid evolution promises hope for the future of server virtualization.  Continue Reading

• Adding an additional virtual bridge to a KVM environment

  Virtualization expert Sander Van Vugt offers tips to simplify the process of adding a second software bridge to your KVM environment to run VMs in an isolated SDN.  Continue Reading

• Get right on target with the Microsoft iSCSI Target Server

  Microsoft eliminates the need for expensive storage devices such as SAN with new storage formats, including an offering for SCVMM.  Continue Reading

• NVDIMM and RDMA offer significant virtualization advantages

  Due to their effect on virtualized clusters, virtual SANs and overall database performance, new in-memory technologies like DRAM and RDMA networks are becoming more widely adopted.  Continue Reading

• VM sizing should be multiple choice, not open response

  One of the best tricks to ending VM overprovisioning problems is to give application owners a choice -- but only the choices you've preapproved.  Continue Reading

• Create a basic KVM cloud with a little help from Linux

  In-house KVM cloud delivers a safe environment for quickly provisioning virtual machines that is similar to cloud environments at a fraction of the cost.  Continue Reading

• Step-by-step guide to acing your OpenStack installation

  OpenStack's installation online instructions and step-by-step wizard, while helpful, leave much to be desired. Fill in the gaps with this guide to installing OpenStack on Ubuntu.  Continue Reading

• Building a foundation with software-defined architecture

  Like any good orchestra, all of the elements of your data center must work in harmony. Get your infrastructure back in tune by creating the ideal software-defined data center.  Continue Reading

• Comparing different hyper-converged platforms

  As hyper-converged infrastructure continues to gain momentum, vendors have raced to build their own platforms, sometimes at the cost of quality.  Continue Reading

• DHCP Guard and advanced Hyper-V network security features

  While not right for every situation, some advanced security features can add a layer of defense to prevent malicious intrusions and protect a virtualized environment.  Continue Reading