Tag: infrastructure

A personal declaration of support for OpenStack and its mission to democratize cloud computing through open source technology, drawing parallels with Southwest Airlines' democratization of air travel.

An analysis of the Amazon EC2 outage affecting major services, explaining why the root cause lies in application architecture rather than cloud infrastructure.

A comprehensive guide to optimizing Hadoop clusters, covering infrastructure tuning, network optimization, and storage performance considerations for enterprise-scale deployments.

A comprehensive analysis of security considerations in virtualized environments, examining the balance between infrastructure consolidation and security zones, with practical insights into risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

An in-depth look at Cisco's integrated video surveillance solution for ISR routers, combining video management, storage, and encoding capabilities in network module form factors.

A practical look at how green datacenter initiatives translate into real cost savings through power efficiency, virtualization, and utility company incentives, debunking the marketing hype around sustainability.

An analysis of Intel's release of open source FCoE drivers and the potential impact on storage networking, comparing it with iSCSI's adoption path and discussing technical advantages of the protocol.

Comprehensive overview of new capabilities and enhancements in VMware ESX Server 3.1 and VirtualCenter 2.1

Overview of key enhancements and capabilities in Cisco IOS 12.4(15)T release

A humorous take on Sun's datacenter-in-a-container project