Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

First up, Jason goes off on a rant about network virtualization , briefly hitting topics like the relationship between overlays and hardware, the role of hardware in network virtualization, the changing roles of data center professionals, and whether overlays are the next logical step in the evolution of the network. Servers/Hardware.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through. Servers/Hardware. Chris Wahl provides a quick overview of the HP Moonshot servers , HP’s new ARM-based offerings. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Virtualization HP 109

Sean Daniel

APRIL 4, 2011

How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Well, I’m positive this is something that HP will not support, so don’t even think of calling them if you go down this road, but I figured it’d be fun if you wanted to continue to use the same hardware. Power on the server.

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Windows How To HP Backup 92

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

First up, Jason goes off on a rant about network virtualization , briefly hitting topics like the relationship between overlays and hardware, the role of hardware in network virtualization, the changing roles of data center professionals, and whether overlays are the next logical step in the evolution of the network. Servers/Hardware.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 61

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

CloudVelocity detects an existing environment, discovering the constituent hosts and blueprinting system components and configuration. It can then provision cloud resources, replicating and synchronizing the entire app stack (including operating system, kernel, app software stack, and app data) in the cloud site. Networking.

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Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

He starts out by discussing proactive vs. reactive flows , in which Brent explains that OpenFlow performance is less about OpenFlow and more about how flows are inserted into the hardware. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Schuberg Philis has a nice write-up of their CloudStack+NVP deployment here.

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 102

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The ultimate goal of RSA is completely modularized servers with pooled CPUs, pooled RAM, pooled I/O, and pooled storage. Storage technologies, like PCIe SSD and caching. Similarly, there is no service-based configurability for direct-attached storage. (My This is going to be a key point of Kumar’s presentation.

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Architecture Cloud Intel Storage 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

Cloud OS Accelerate is a new program for key partners Cisco, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, HP and Dell, where Microsoft will invest more than $100 million to help put thousands of new private and hybrid cloud solutions into the hands of customers. Microsoft: It’s the Era of the Cloud Operating System. Networking.

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Data Center Microsoft Cloud Data 178

Sean Daniel

OCTOBER 12, 2012

With Windows 7 I was running it in production far before it even reached Alpha stage (which makes Windows 7 the operating system I’ve run the longest, ever). It was the XP Bliss days all over again, but on a faster, more secure, more compatible, more more more system. That’s unheard of. I loved Windows 7 so much.

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