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 …
Chef for Beginners (Instant Starter)
Instant Chef Starter by John Ewart Get Started Now! “Instant Chef Starter” is a hands-on guide to managing your infrastructure. You will learn the benefits of using Chef as …
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 …
Server Consolidation Plan: Risk of Biting Off Too Much!
In 2008 I took a virtualization engineer job with a large online company and immediately was tasked with helping the server consolidation project. Like most companies that had been …