Server Build Automation: Gold Templates Are Precious
I remember only a few years back how proud system administrators were about building their precious servers – but today – templates, and server build automation and orchestration have …
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 …
Cisco UCS Platform Kool-Aid (Careful When Drinking)
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words! I don’t dislike the Cisco UCS Platform, I just don’t feel good about letting a network hardware vendor take over the server …
Blades vs Rack Servers For vSphere
Blades Are Sexy! Are you trying to decide whether to use blade and chassis instead of rack mounted servers for virtualization? Here are the Pros and Cons of Blades …
Microsoft Hyper-V Debuts: Activate Your License
The long-awaited Microsoft Virtual Server dubbed Hyper-V has now been released. At $28 a license, versus $7, 000 – $14,00 for VMware ESX, it should be well received with …
VMware P2V Checklist for Servers
In November I visited the VMware users group for the Phoenix area and one of the big topics was P2V Checklist. Not enough can be said about all the …