Have you ever been puzzled by some problem only to find out that it was related to how your network is configured? “Yes. All the time.” Of course you have. And when you add the potential complexities of supporting a Private Cloud in your datacenter, let alone extreme virtualization, the problems may get harder and … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 19 of 30: All About the Networking
Today in part 18 of our cloud series, John Weston bemoans the mistakes one might make while suffering the effects of datacenter hypothermia. “What?” I guess Texans don’t work well under 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Read his post HERE. And if you have missed any of the series posts, check out my summary post for … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms part 18 of 30: Lessons learned from Private Cloud build out (Stupid cold!)
Today in Part 17, It’s Brian Lewis’s turn to admit some “Doh!” moments and, more importantly, share what he learned from them during our build-out of our test datacenter in San Jose. So if you don’t think sysprep is all that important, you should read his post HERE.And if you have missed any of the series … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 17 of 30: Lessons learned from our Private Cloud Build Out
Disclaimer: This is a re-post of my Oct 4, 2011 blog post. But it fits our series, and it’s my content. So I am giving myself permission. Okay.. I feel like sharing this because it’s pretty stupid, but in a geeky-sort-of-way the solution was interesting enough to share. Think Chicken & Egg. (or “Catch-22”).As the … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 16 of 30: Where should the DC go?
For those of you who missed any of these and want to catch up, here is a list that I will keep updated with links to the team’s (Me, Brian Lewis, John Weston, and Matt Hester) posts. And don’t forget to go to https://aka.ms/evals if you want to evaluate any of the foundational software to … Continue reading The Cloud on Your Terms: 30 Part Series
In today’s installment, Matt Hester provides some excellent resources for making sure your server installations are ready to support delivering IT-as-a-Service (aka a Private Cloud).Check out his post HEREAnd if you have missed any of the series posts, check out my summary post for links to all of the articles available so far at https://aka.ms/cloudseries.
Okay.. I feel like sharing this because it’s pretty stupid, but in a geeky-sort-of-way the solution was interesting enough to share. Think Chicken & Egg. (or “Catch-22”).As the title of this post suggests, the subject is Windows Failover Clustering. For those of you who are not familiar with it, Windows Failover Clustering is a built-in … Continue reading Doh! (What I learned about Windows Failover Clustering. The hard way.)
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