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By Tom Fenton
To get a feel for the Oracle Cloud, Tom Fenton shows how easy it is to sign up for and create a web site on an x86 VM and a desktop on an Arm VM, here using the "Always Free" option.
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Brien Posey explains the process, which can help you to better manage data growth and the corresponding cost, along with providing other benefits.
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By Tom Fenton
VMware makes it possible to launch the Horizon client from the command line and specify the desired screen resolution.
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By Tom Fenton
Multimedia redirection can greatly increase the number of virtual desktops your VDI hosts can accommodate and lower the cost of your VDI environment.
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Primarily geared toward hosting web applications, Lightsail now can used as a container hosting platform.
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'Azure Lighthouse changed the game for managed service offers for Azure, and I think this new service will do the same for M365.'
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Expert advice for organizations that outgrow AWS Lightsail and need to move their web applications to the more scalable EC2 platform.
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Brien Posey shows how to use the EBS Lifecycle Manager in the AWS cloud to build automated lifecycle policies for your EBS snapshots and avoid money-wasting proliferation.
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By Tom Fenton
Using MMR, a Unified Communications program runs on the VDI device instead of the ESXI host, increasing the guest density of the host and thus reducing the cost of running each virtual desktop.
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By Tom Fenton
After earlier detailing what's new in two Horizon updates, Tom Fenton takes a look at some of the changes included in v2106.
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After explaining the four different types of directory services that you can natively create in AWS, Brien Posey shows you what's involved in setting up a cloud-native Microsoft Active Directory environment.
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Smaller organizations need the same IT security services as larger businesses but without the corresponding price tag, says Paul Schnackenburg, so he decided to "build a SIEM for SMBs" on a shoestring budget.
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Fortunately, says Brien Posey, there are a number of options for setting up a directory service in AWS.
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Paul Schnackenburg takes a look at how Microsoft 365 Defender integrates several different security technologies into a single console.
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After earlier explaining how to use AWS Config to create rules that could determine whether or not a given resource is in compliance with your organizational mandates, Brien Posey now shows how to check to see if a resource is in compliance.
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As organizations accumulate more and more AWS objects, Brien Posey explains, those objects can become increasingly difficult to manage at scale, so he provides help.
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Resource recommendations for EC2 instances, auto scaling groups, Lambda functions and EBS volumes might improve your overall performance and save money.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton looks at using ControlUp to monitor a dHCI cluster and how HPE implements vVols on Nimble Storage.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton concludes his series by creating a script to gather metrics from devices and then creating a custom report from the information gathered.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton discuss disaggregated hyperconverged infrastructure (dHCI), an interesting emerging technology in the datacenter that can address limitations of HCI while still embracing its attractive features.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton looks at Edge DX, a new product from ControlUp that was designed to monitor and manage Windows, macOS, Linux and IGEL OS endpoint devices. He explains the information it gathers, how it displays logon and processes to help troubleshoot and diagnose issues that end users might be having.
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Brien Posey completes his 3-part series, including an 18-hour server replication process.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton begins a 3-part series on this new offering, used for monitoring and managing physical devices.
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Brien Posey details how to set up a replication settings template, replication agent and more.
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Brien Posey outlines the five-step process involved in migrating an application.