GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

(Amazon Photo) At a company famous for turning doors into desks, it only made sense for Amazon’s cloud division to find its first desktop productivity device in one of its consumer division’s existing streaming media products.

Hardware 119

Hardware Linux Web Services HP 119

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

Despite growing interest in “as a service” consumption models for everything from infrastructure to storage, most enterprises have continued to procure, maintain, and manage endpoint devices in-house. With HP, customers benefit from devices that are protected by full-stack security and layered resiliency from hardware to the cloud.

Security 98

Security HP Windows Malware 98

Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Servers/Hardware Menno Finlay-Smits shares information on reducing fan noise on Intel NUCs. And here’s another example of malware that is targeting Linux (along with Windows). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management Mina Abadir shares some experiences around migrating from PlanetScale to Amazon Aurora.

Linux 112

Linux Vmware Load Balancer Malware 112

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers. of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions. pricing starts at $0.035/hour and is inclusive of SQL Server software, hardware, and Amazon RDS management capabilities.

Development 115

Development Windows Disaster Recovery Licensing 115

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This morning, building on the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Announcement , we are announcing a new edition targeted at Small Business called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. What is this Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials?

Storage 73

Storage Windows Small Business Backup 73

Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The CompTIA Cloud+ certification validates the skills and expertise of IT practitioners in implementing and maintaining cloud technologies. This is exactly what it takes to become a good cloud technician. The cloud will therefore spin up a new instance with a container-ready version of the OS at the bottom.

Cloud 70

Cloud Web Services Hardware Software 70

The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

There are three different storage tiers: 64GB eMMC storage for $399, 256GB NVMe SSD storage for $529, and 512GB of high-speed NVME SSD storage for $649, according to Valve. You can also expand the available storage using the high-speed microSD card slot. The Steam Deck’s external hardware features.

Linux 119

Linux Storage Windows Hardware 119

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Apps and Desktops and Clouds - Oh My! I thought you were a Cloud guy?" and it’s due in part to todays announcements by Citrix about Project Avalon , the explosion of the Mobile Enterprise , and the Path to the Cloud. Fountainhead.

Cloud 189

Cloud Data Center Mobile Virtualization 189

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Introducing a new line of Network Storage Servers for SMB. Only yesterday, a third product that I worked on over the past little while called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials was announced, on hardware provided by Western Digital. The WD Sentinel DX4000 looks pretty awesome from a hardware perspective as well.

Storage 48

Storage Network SMB Windows 48

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

iPad hardware. Finally, the same hardware means that the iPad has the same support for the Apple Pencil — the first-generation $99 Apple Pencil, I should point out, with its weird Lightning charging connector and easy-to-lose cap. But the most important spec in the iPad is the storage on the base $329 model: an embarrassingly low 32GB.

Apple 127

Apple Storage Hardware Windows 127

Sean Daniel

MARCH 29, 2011

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials & Windows Home Server 2011 RTM! Another set of great products out the door from the Windows Server Solutions team. Both Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011 have released to manufacturing! Cloud Computing. (10).

Small Business 100

Small Business Windows Backup SMB 100

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Welcome to Technology Short Take #154! Enjoy the content! Networking. Virtualization.

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. I need to move it back to Windows from Linux. That’s cool. Good for the EFF. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Virtualized Greek

OCTOBER 1, 2012

This is debatable but the idea got me to thinking about using a Cloud based datacenter as a DR for traditional datacenter services and if the operations continuality concerns stretched to the datacenter. It’s actually my opinion that DR is a great place to start building your Cloud based datacenter strategy.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Strategy Cloud Disaster Recovery 60

Sean Daniel

JULY 5, 2012

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts. Furthermore, as we approach Windows 8 , and you end up getting that fancy touch screen, it’s going to be even more important to use keyboard short cuts. In fact, you can navigate Windows 8 much better with the keyboard than the mouse if you don’t have a touch screen.

Windows 56

Windows SMB Backup Small Business 56

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 and Interaction with Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. I know I have talked before about Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 , and how it can help your Small Business with thin clients, old clients, seasonal employees and even reducing the number of machines in the office by getting one nice one.

Windows 80

Windows Small Business Backup SMB 80

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. This other post by Cody on automated Windows 10 post-install may also be useful.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. This other post by Cody on automated Windows 10 post-install may also be useful.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Sean Daniel

APRIL 26, 2010

Windows Home Server Codename “Vail” Public Beta Available Today! As you know, one of the products I work on is Windows Home Server. Today we’re excited to announce that the next version of Windows Home Server (codename “Vail”) is available for you to try. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. What’s new?

Windows 72

Windows Backup SMB Small Business 72

The Verge

MAY 1, 2021

Microsoft shook up the PC gaming industry this week with the announcement that it was cutting the fee it takes from game sales on the Windows store. If either effort is successful, it would directly benefit Microsoft’s software business, as well as its ambitions for cloud gaming. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

Apple 72

Apple Microsoft Windows Software 72

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 17, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Guiliano Bertello introduces PowerVCF , a PowerCLI module aimed at interacting with the SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack. (If dll , a core Windows cryptographic component) that was rumored to be fixed the next day (January 14) on the first “Patch Tuesday” of 2020. Virtualization.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Windows Cloud 60

Sean Daniel

MAY 18, 2011

Windows Small Business Server Essentials 2011 on TechNet Edge. Video ] Key items talked about in the interview: SBS 2011 Essentials on an HP Proliant Microserver for under $1000, 25 CALs included Scale for greater users to an ML110 All the simplicity of Windows SBS 2011 Essentials on simple hardware. Cloud Computing. (10).

Small Business 53

Small Business Windows SMB Backup 53

Sean Daniel

MARCH 29, 2011

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Intel vPro Add-in. Labels: 2011 Add-in , Aurora , Green Business , SBS 2011 Essentials , Storage Server Essentials , Videos. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Cloud Computing. (10). Storage Server Essentials. (17).

Small Business 63

Small Business Windows SMB Backup 63

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is my irregularly-published collection of links and articles from around the Internet related to the major data center technologies: networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications/OSes, storage, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Ben Armstrong shows you how to use PowerShell to give your Windows server a proper fully-qualified domain name. Here’s a Windows-centric walkthrough to using Nginx to load balance across a Docker Swarm cluster. Intel NUC or SuperMicro E200-8D?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Sean Daniel

JULY 2, 2012

Enjoying the Cloud way of Life. A few years ago, I made a decision to move almost everything to the cloud. Part of moving to the Cloud was I wanted to have almost no data on my computers or tablets. In fact, all I use my Home Server for is media storage. Are you in the cloud yet? Am I in the cloud?

Cloud 57

Cloud Backup Windows SMB 57

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Is the abstraction layer better served by being integrated into a cloud management platform, like OpenStack? Naturally, the argument then would be, “Not everyone will use a cloud management platform,” which is a valid argument. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. x86 marches on!

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Social, Agile and Transformation

JANUARY 14, 2009

NAS Network Storage for the Home and Advice for Device Manufacturers. I expect that there will be a boom in storage device and services for the home market over the next couple of years. With larger storage needs, backing up onto CDs or DVDs becomes more cumbersome. In my case, I just needed more storage. about me. (33).

Storage 100

Storage Network Backup Agile 100

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Kevin Houston discusses workload acceleration options—specifically, storage acceleration via NVMe or PCIe SSDs—for blade servers. He also has a good article outlining some storage options for various blade server platforms that might be helpful as well. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

Sean Daniel

JULY 15, 2010

Windows Server Codename “Aurora” Video Walkthrough. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Cloud Computing. (10). Storage Server Essentials. (17). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23).

Windows 71

Windows Video SMB Small Business 71

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Windows Server Solutions Best Practice Analyzer (BPA). Labels: Aurora , Best Practices , Handy Apps , MultiPoint Server , SBS 2011 Essentials , SBS 2011 Standard , SBS7 , Small Business Server , Storage Server Essentials. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Cloud Computing. (10).

Windows 53

Windows Small Business SMB Backup 53

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 has RTM’d!!! I’ve mentioned Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 on this blog before, like how well it works with Windows Small Business Server 2011 , or how it fits into your small business , and how you can leverage it to simplify your client story. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me.

Windows 59

Windows Small Business SMB Backup 59

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. What happens to submarine cables when there are massive events, like a volcanic eruption?

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Bozhidar Batsov shares the story of how he left macOS for Linux and ended up on Windows 10 with WSL. Austin Hughley for sticking it out through all the challenges and documenting how to use a Windows gaming PC as a (Linux) Docker host. Plastic microchips ?

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Sean Daniel

APRIL 5, 2011

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials – Available Today! Last week, the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials was announced as reaching the RTM milestone. Then download a copy and start discovering the multiple ways Windows SBS 2011 Essentials can benefit you and your business. Cloud Computing. (10).

Small Business 53

Small Business Windows SMB Backup 53

Sean Daniel

MAY 20, 2011

Can Small Businesses use Windows MultiPoint Server? How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Cloud Computing. (10). Storage Server Essentials. (17). Windows 7. (47). Windows 8. (4). Windows Live Services. (16). Windows Mobile. (23). Windows Vista.

Small Business 48

Small Business Windows SMB Backup 48