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Configuring Networking for #StorageSpacesDirect with #SCVMM #PowerShell #MVPBuzz
Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, If you haven’t had a chance to yet you should grab yourself a copy...
Read MoreA Winning Combination – Veeam 9.5 and Windows Server 2016 – Part 1 #ReFS #Veeam #VeeamOn #MVPDays
In this post I’m going to touch on a few basic components that make Veeam 9.5 and Windows Server 2016 a winning combination. I will be presenting at a #VeeamOn breakout session on Thursday. We’ll be talking about using a Microsoft’s Storage Spaces Direct technology as a Veeam Backup and Restore File Repository. Which Operating and Filesystem do you think I’ll recommend?
I think we’ve all heard of Veeam by now, the most innovative and leading backup provider for virtual and physical environments. Regardless of hardware vendor, and regardless of hardware type, rackmount or hyper converged, it just works. But why is Veeam 9.5 and Windows Server 2016 a winning combination together? The two companies have worked hard together to simply and enhance existing technology not only to decrease backup and restore times, but to with storage technology to allow you to save space without deduplication and to guarantee the integrity of your data at rest. How? You’ll find out if you keep reading.
Read MoreActive Directory Authentication (LDAP) for Cisco Unified Computing System Manager (UCS) – Part 1 #ActiveDirectory #UCS #MVPHour
UCS Manager supports LDAP Authentication along with a specific setting for Microsoft’s LDAP implementation, Active Directory. After configuring this a few times for multi-domain support, I’ve found a few things that can become troublesome if you don’t watch out.
Read MoreDeploying Storage Spaces Direct – Part 14 #StorageSpacesDirect #mvphour
In this blog post in the series we will have a look at some of the different Vendor Designs that...
Read MoreWorkaround for Storage Spaces Direct – Unspecified Media Type
With the release of our Master Storage Spaces Direct book on Amazon we have been getting a lot of...
Read MoreNeed Leverage for your next Hardware Purchase?
Negotiate your Maintenance Contracts One of the games our industry has played for as long as I...
Read MoreS2D on Fanless Hardware
Over the past few months, I’ve been working with the Airtop-S Fanless Server from Compulab....
Read MoreDeploying Storage Spaces Direct – Part 2 #StorageSpacesDirect #mvphour
This second part of our series on Deploying Storage Spaces Direct will focus on the core Switch...
Read More#MVPDays – Storage Spaces Direct – Getting your feet wet
Today at the #MVPDays Vancouver we talked to people who had never heard of Microsoft Storage Spaces Direction (S2D). It’s hard to believe, but yes there are people out there that haven’t had the chance to get up to date on the latest Windows Server 2016 Operating System. This is usually due to meetings, ongoing projects and running older version of the Windows OS. So what were the big take aways from the session?
Read MoreFree E-Book Available for the next 72 Hours – Master Storage Spaces Direct
Just for you we have a promotion running on our latest book called Master Storage Spaces Direct...
Read MoreMassive Savings on Hyper Converged Infrastructure with Project @Data_Raft #S2D
Many customers and friends have been asking me why I am so passionate about the developments with...
Read MoreWhy Do Hyper Converged Installs fail?
About two years ago the term Hyper Converged infrastructure was not common in most discussions...
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