Tips

Tips

• How to defend your VMs and virtualization hosts against cyberattacks

  In an increasingly virtualized world, there's always the risk of falling prey to a cyberattack. The best way to prevent an attack is to have a solid security plan in place.  Continue Reading

• Steps for a successful VMware to Hyper-V migration

  Before you begin a VMware to Hyper-V migration, you need to ask yourself how many VMs you need to migrate and how much downtime the migration will require.  Continue Reading

• Proxmox resource pools simplify virtual resource management

  Open source Proxmox organizes virtual resources into pools, making it easier to assign user roles, effectively manage VMs and eliminate resource waste.  Continue Reading

• Weigh the differences between Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V checkpoints

  Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V offers two new types of checkpoints: standard and production. How can you determine which one to use for your virtualized workloads?  Continue Reading

• Get to know the versatile Get-VM PowerShell cmdlet

  The Get-VM PowerShell cmdlet obtains configuration properties of VMs running on a single local or remote Hyper-V server.  Continue Reading

• NVDIMMs provide faster speed and improved performance

  Using nonvolatile dual in-line memory modules instead of PCIe-connected NVMe SSDs in your virtual server equates to better speed and overall performance.  Continue Reading

• 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