Cloud Field Day 6 - Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies hosted Tech Field Day delegates for Cloud Field Day 6. I recorded a brief video with some thoughts on what was was presented.
Read MoreThe Intel Event and What it Means for the Future
Intel’s launch event held on April 2, 2019 served as a forum to announce new products designed to tackle three distinct areas in Enterprise IT. - compute, persistent storage, and networking. Combined, the products should lead to new servers optimized for better cloud computing platforms.
Read MoreAzure DB 101 - Connect to an Azure SQL DB Database
How to connect to an Azure SQL DB is a question that comes up for a lot of admins used to administering on-premises SQL Server. Connecting to the cloud managed version of SQL Server is very similar to the local datacenter version and uses the same tools. Both SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and SQL Server Data Studio can be used to connect to Azure SQL Database.
Read MoreTip : Meeting Federal Security Controls in the Cloud Using Azure
Meeting government security mandates can be challenging to say the least. It’s often a laborious and confusing process. A myriad of controls all need to be addressed and proven to assessors. Microsoft has assembled a collection of documents that assists Federal customers in understanding which security controls are inherited from Azure and which remain the responsibility of the customer.
Read MoreWeekend Update - List of Interesting Links from the Past Week
Here are a list of links to stories I found interesting that are related Cloud and Virtualization.
Read MoreAddressing Public Cloud Storage Hurdles w/ SoftNAS
In my past, I've worked with NetApp, Equallogic, EMC, and various other NAS/SAN devices. After working briefly with SoftNAS, I can say that anyone familiar with those types of systems will feel right at home. Think of the SoftNAS vm as a "controller" and the local cloud storage as "shelves." The layout and terminology should make sense to anyone with a storage background. That level of knowledge could be comforting to an organization making a transition to the public cloud.
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