The Troposphere

June 2016

SearchCloudComputing Advisory Board profile: Alex Witherspoon
Kristin Knapp - Senior Site Editor 30 Jun 2016

SearchCloudComputing recently spoke with Advisory Board member Alex Witherspoon about top cloud management and security trends, as well the benefits of hybrid cloud.

Ten cloud conferences to pencil in for 2016
Kathleen Casey - Associate Site Editor 21 Jun 2016

Cloud conferences and events are the perfect place to gain more industry knowledge and sharpen your skills. For the remainder of 2016, there are numerous opportunities to grow your networking base ...

SearchServerVirtualization

Deploy Microsoft IIS server, .NET apps in Windows containers

Instead of investing money in migrating your existing .NET applications to .NET Core to modernize them, deploy them in Windows ...

VMware vSphere HA capabilities ease VM management

VMware vSphere HA provides admins with the ability to manipulate their virtual environments to avoid excessive VM restarts and ...

Micro VMs can present unique management challenges

The haphazard deployment of micro VMs can eventually lead to issues ranging from IP address depletion to serious performance ...

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The ins and outs of VMware security products and features

Application control, anomaly detection and VM encryption are some of the ways VMware incorporates security in products such as ...

Consider compute and storage before a vSphere 6.7 upgrade

Compatibility issues can arise during a VMware infrastructure upgrade. Consider HCI platforms and vSAN when looking to upgrade, ...

Use these 5 PowerCLI cmdlets to automate vCenter tasks

With just a handful of cmdlets -- Get-VM, Set-VM, Start-VM, Stop-VM and Stop-VMGuest -- you can use PowerCLI to automate vCenter ...

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Manage Windows Virtual Desktop with a PowerShell script

IT admins can use PowerShell scripting to manage Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop. In this step-by-step guide, IT can learn the ...

How to avoid VDI overprovisioning

IT must allocate VDI resources in a balanced way to prevent VDI overprovisioning. Explore some ways to properly allocate ...

Application virtualization breathes digital life into legacy apps

Manufacturing company Royal Technologies chose Cameyo to access its Windows-based legacy applications without the complexity of a...

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Secure Lambda functions and meet cloud compliance standards

While AWS Lambda itself is secure, users are responsible for the functions they run with the service. Set up CloudWatch, KMS and ...

AWS re:Inforce agenda underscores cloud security challenges

AWS re:Inforce this month in Boston is the first dedicated security conference by the industry's largest cloud provider. Here's ...

AWS partner program targets cloud migration of ISV workloads

A new AWS cloud migration program is geared to bring ISV application workloads to the platform, and offers a financial incentive ...

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China's supercomputing systems soar from 21 to 219 in a decade

The U.S. dominates in total supercomputing performance, but lags behind China in the overall number of supercomputers. U.S. x86 ...

Data center cooling systems advance, incorporate natural sources

Despite concerns around water-based cooling technology, organizations are developing new hardware setups that rely on fjords and ...

A 6-step guide for hardware disposal

Asset tracking, information logging and security measures should all be a part of hardware decommissioning. Don't miss a step ...

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How to keep an Office 365 outage from ruining your day

Stay on top of any potential problems with your Office 365 deployment through the monitoring dashboard and a break glass account ...

How to use the PowerShell pending reboot module

Learn how to check if your machines have pending reboots with a simple PowerShell module to ensure changes to files do not cause ...

Install Exchange Server 2019 on Server Core 2019 to boost security

If you don't know how to manage servers without GUI, there may be a bit of a learning curve to get the benefits of running ...