The Troposphere

January 2010

AWS experimenting with actually supporting DNS for users
Carl Brooks - TechTarget 25 Jan 2010

Sharp eyes to Shlomo Swidler, who posted an update to an old thread and an old complaint on AWS - getting lumped into spam blacklists. EC2 staffer "Steve@AWS" announced the availability of a ...

Benchmarks for Cloud -- more, please
Carl Brooks - TechTarget 15 Jan 2010

Rackspace has commissioned a set of benchmarks to highlight performance differences between Rackspace and Amazon EC2. "Benchmarks!" you explode, your exquisitely sensitive logical faculties ...

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Use vCenter maps to get better insight into your environment

Managing a VMware environment can be complex, but a single mapping tool can smooth the process significantly by showing the ...

What is the Citrix vSwitch Controller and what does it do?

The vSwitch Controller provides admins with extensive visibility into the network environment, making it easier to optimize that ...

Overcome VM migration complexity with proper preparation

Discover best practices to properly prepare your VMs for cloud migration to avoid errors and issues with business needs. The key ...

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5 vCenter features you should know about

VMware vCenter is the pre-eminent vSphere management tool. Get to know some of vCenter's lesser-known features to make this tool ...

3 ways to implement vSphere GPU virtualization

You can implement GPU hardware using VMDirectPath I/O, Nvidia Grid or Bitfusion FlexDirect on vSphere. Understand the pros and ...

How to resolve 5 common VMware SRM error messages

You can use VMware Site Recovery Manager to protect your VMs and the apps that run on them. When SRM errors occur, follow these ...

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Cloud hosting may be the future, but on-premises hosting is the present

Citrix has laid out a path to move to cloud-hosted desktops and applications, but many organizations have to focus on their needs...

Citrix Managed Desktops simplifies cloud desktop delivery

Citrix announces its new Managed Desktops service to unburden IT administrators by helping manage the back-end infrastructure ...

When on-premises VDI deployments trump cloud applications

Desktop as a service lessens IT management, but sacrifices granular control. Check out this handbook to learn more about cloud ...

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AWS Pricing Calculator promises better cost estimates, with limitations

Quickly generate cost estimates for your cloud with the AWS Pricing Calculator. Find out how it could help you budget, as well as...

Storage Gateway basics to set an AWS hybrid storage strategy

AWS Storage Gateway deploys a gateway that connects on-premises tasks and applications to the AWS cloud. This sets your IT ...

Access and modify data for mobile apps with AWS AppSync

Consider AWS AppSync to support mobile app development. Look into key features, such as real-time updates and in-app data ...

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How do I size a UPS unit?

Your data center UPS sizing needs are dependent on a variety of factors. Develop configurations and determine the estimated UPS ...

How to enhance FTP server security

If you still use FTP servers in your organization, use IP address whitelists, login restrictions and data encryption -- and just ...

3 ways to approach cloud bursting

With different cloud bursting techniques and tools from Amazon, Zerto, VMware and Oracle, admins can bolster cloud connections ...

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Explore Office 365 phishing protection updates

Administrators who move to Exchange Online or the entire Office 365 platform will have a veritable arsenal of antiphishing tools,...

Stay informed about Microsoft security patches in 2019

Administrators can get up-to-date information about Microsoft security updates and expert advice on patch prioritization to ...

How to add the App Compatibility Feature on Demand to Server Core

Microsoft closed the functionality gap between Server Core and full desktop deployments with the App Compatibility feature, but ...