My time with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI started in 2007. We deployed VMware’s Virtual Desktop Manager for a couple of test projects, including desktops for the help desk, and desktops with admin tools for certain groups within our IT organization. This was before linked clones existed, and we had a hard time justifying the …
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When you hear the three letters, KVM, the first think you may think of is Keyboard Video, and Mouse, that wondrous piece of technology that let you access the desktop of your servers when you were in the data center. I’m not talking about that KVM, I’m talking about the other KVM, Kernel-based Virtual Machine. …
One of the most challenging tasks one can face is deploying an infrastructure from nothing. When we’re faced with a net new environment, we often don’t have the tools we’re used to, like VMware vCenter, or VMware Auto Deploy. Both of these tools have other dependancies, which require a working infrastructure. Sometimes, the answer may …
High availability is an important aspect of any infrastructure deployment. We’re all familiar with technologies such as VMware’s HA and Microsoft Cluster Server. Pacemaker brings this same functionality to the Linux world. Pacemaker can scale from a two node active/passive cluster to a 16 node active/active cluster. Pacemaker also brings enables you to ensure application …
One of the great things about FlexPod is its versatility. I can run multiple operating systems and applications on the same set of physical hardware. Just because I deploy a certain validated design doesn’t mean that other solutions can’t co-exist in the same hardware. Perhaps I only need eight of my 16 blades for VMware …
What is big data anyway? Data is being constantly generated everywhere around us. Think of everything you do throughout the day, and how you interact with digital systems. Perhaps you stop at a coffee shop every morning around 8:05 AM and order an espresso. Or maybe you usually go to the supermarket on Thursday evening. …