A reminder about the VMworld 2017 early bird discount deadline and a preview of expected announcements like vSphere on AWS and vSAN updates.
A developer's recap of the 2017 OpenStack Summit in Boston, discussing event changes, community dispersion, and project impacts.
A guide on adding Linux VM images to Azure Stack, including retrieving Azure Cloud image metadata and using PowerShell for deployment.
Analysis of a major AWS S3 outage, its widespread impact, and key lessons for building resilient, fault-tolerant cloud architectures.
Explores the early design decisions of dotCloud, the PaaS company whose container engine evolved into Docker, and their lasting impact.
Argues that Shadow IT, often seen as a risk, can be a valuable incubator for digital transformation and agile practices within organizations.
A summary of the January 2017 London VMware User Group meeting, covering sessions on Rubrik, vSphere 6.5, AWS, and StorMagic.
Reflects on 2016's trend of increased collaboration between major tech vendors like VMware, AWS, and Microsoft, contrasting it with recent tensions.
A 2017 tech trends analysis focusing on AI/ML advancements in cloud platforms and the rise of hybrid cloud/hyperconverged infrastructure.
A developer's experience and technical takeaways from the OpenStack Summit Ocata, covering contributions, Python 3, and project updates.
Summary of the VMworld 2016 keynote, focusing on VMware's new cross-cloud architecture and strategy for multi-cloud management.
Explores the key benefits and potential risks of adopting cloud computing for businesses, including cost, scalability, and security concerns.
VMTurbo rebrands to turbonomic, expanding beyond VMs to manage workloads across cloud, containers, and hypervisors with real-time, economic resource allocation.
A curated list of free and official resources to help prepare for the VMware VCA6-DCV data center virtualization certification exam.
Discusses operational best practices and ownership in serverless architecture, emphasizing responsibility despite outsourcing.
An updated guide to Azure App Service plans, tiers, and pricing, covering features from Free to Premium v3 and recent 2024 changes.
A technical guide explaining how to set up and configure Google Cloud Platform's HTTP Load Balancer using the command-line interface (CLI).
Explains why AWS EBS volumes from snapshots have slower initial disk performance and how to pre-read the disk to trigger block resets for accurate testing.
Analyzes OpenStack's rapid growth from a few IaaS projects to a vast ecosystem of 54 teams, highlighting the tensions between its old integrated model and new 'big tent' approach.
AWS explains its infrastructure and disaster preparedness to ensure high availability and reliability for hosted applications during major weather events.
