Re-Thinking Storage Architecture (Is VSAN A Better Plan For Failures?)
Bullet Proofing Storage! My body still cringes when I remember the moment I heard the news…”The storage crashed!” It was 4 years ago (2010) when I lived through a …
Best Server Hardware Alternatives for Virtualization (ESXi White Box)
Intel Inside White Box Servers, too! Before we dive into our list of 7 server hardware alternatives, let’s start with critical thought. Here’s what we all know: Google and …
How Bare Metal Virtualization Made Cloud Computing A Reality
An Overview of Bare Metal Virtualization Let’s start by explaining what the term bare metal refers to: It’s the physical state of server hardware (aka bare metal) filling server cabinets in …
Build A Custom Rack Server Cabinet for Your Home Lab
Do you want a server cabinet for your home lab? Here’s how to build a custom rack server cabinet on a small budget. This idea works perfectly for the …
Best In Class Hardware (Anything to Show for It?)
In all, I’ve probably been to 75 or more Cisco, HP, Dell, EMC, NetApp, and other Best in Class hardware vendor demos where they were pitching VMware solutions… …and …
How To Choose the Best Hardware from the VMware HCL
Weighing the Difference: Tips and Best Practices A best practice is to start by choosing servers and storage from the VMware HCL Guide, especially if it’s your first time building a …