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The Enterprise Cloud
Selena Frye
TechRepublic Staff
Selena Frye
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AWS auto-scaling: Add notification and test to see what happens
Nick Hardiman finalizes his demonstration of setting up auto-scaling for an Amazon Web Service by showing you how to add a notification alert and then testing it all to see what happens.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | July 20, 2012, 12:17 PM PDT
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Create your own IaaS platform with open source CloudStack
Ian Hardenburgh offers an overview of the open source CloudStack solution that allows you to build and manage a highly available and scalable cloud computing platform, now licensed under ASL 2.0.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | July 17, 2012, 12:21 PM PDT
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Testing the limits of cloud scalability: Real-world results
Thoran Rodrigues describes a recent experience that involved spinning up 70 cloud servers for an intensive data-processing project. Here is what he learned from this real-world experiment.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | July 12, 2012, 12:41 PM PDT | Latest comment by konetkar500
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How to add Cloudwatch monitors to auto-scale your Amazon Web Service
Nick Hardiman details the steps involved in adding CloudWatch monitors to keep tabs on your AWS performance so that auto-scaling will work properly.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | July 11, 2012, 8:33 AM PDT
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Start using your first Azure IaaS VM in less than 15 minutes
John Joyner shows you the easy steps to starting up your first Azure IaaS virtual machine. In this example, he deploys a Windows 2008 R2 server image.
Posted by John Joyner | July 9, 2012, 11:14 AM PDT
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Add an auto-scaling group and policy for Amazon EC2 machines
Nick Hardiman walks you through the steps of creating an auto-scaling group, as well as creating policies to scale-out and scale-in your Amazon EC2 machines.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | July 9, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
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Installing and checking Amazon Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools
Nick Hardiman details the steps and commands involved in installing and checking Amazon's Auto Scaling and CloudWatch tools.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | July 6, 2012, 8:46 AM PDT
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How Microsoft's Azure IaaS offering stacks up against the major players
Thoran Rodrigues evaluates the new Microsoft Azure IaaS offering using the same criteria that he devised for the other major competitors like Amazon and Rackspace. Here's what he found.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | July 4, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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Getting started with Azure IaaS and the new Windows Azure Portal
John Joyner tells you how to sign up for a free trial of the Windows Azure Portal so you can start getting experience with the new Azure IaaS VMs right now.
Posted by John Joyner | June 27, 2012, 1:46 PM PDT | Latest comment by John Joyner
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Auto-scaling an EC2 service: Creating a new AMI
Nick Hardiman details the steps involved in creating a new Amazon Machine Instance (AMI) as part of using the auto-scaling features for his EC2 service.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | June 25, 2012, 1:34 PM PDT
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Migrating applications to the cloud requires a business service approach
Guest contributor Jeanne Morain outlines four steps of a business service approach to migrating applications to the cloud.
Posted by Guest Contributor | June 22, 2012, 11:03 AM PDT
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Cloud insurance for ramping up cloud adoption
Aditi Roy Ghatak reports on the new concept of "cloud insurance" that would compensate a company for any business lost due to a cloud failure. Gimmick or good idea?
Posted by Aditi Roy Ghatak | June 22, 2012, 7:29 AM PDT | Latest comment by mark1408
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Google Cloud Storage: Google Drive's big brother
Ian Hardenburgh describes Google Cloud Storage, which has been flying under the radar while Google Drive grabs headlines. Here is what the enterprise-class storage platform can do for you.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | June 15, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Ian Hardenburgh
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Getting to know Amazon's auto-scaling command line tools
Nick Hardiman is ready to take his Amazon Web Service to the next level by scaling out his EC2 machines. Here is an intro to Amazon's auto-scaling option.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | June 14, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
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The five big myths of cloud computing
Thoran Rodrigues deconstructs the five biggest myths about cloud computing, driven by the cloud "hype" wave.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | June 13, 2012, 8:48 AM PDT | Latest comment by tkentopp@...
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Microsoft Azure now offers IaaS to compete with Rackspace, Amazon in public cloud space
John Joyner covers the most significant aspects of Microsoft's announcement of Azure's infrastructure-class VMs, along with some nice surprises, such as pricing.
Posted by John Joyner | June 7, 2012, 2:31 PM PDT
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How to use the command line with Amazon's EC2 API tools
Nick Hardiman runs through the steps of installing Java, creating security credentials, and setting up some variables so that you can play with the EC2 API tools from the command line on your...
Posted by Nick Hardiman | June 6, 2012, 7:46 AM PDT
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Total Google immersion possible with enterprise-ready Chromebook and Chromebox
Ian Hardenburgh looks at the new Chromebook and Chromebox models that seem aimed to create a Google-dominated enterprise, right down to the hardware.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | June 5, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by edeezy22
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Easy-to-use encryption add-on secures your Google Docs
Nick Hardiman explains how the Cipherdocs TAiLS add-on works to encrypt your documents on Google Docs.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | May 31, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by leo.ochoa
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Cloud security: Technology, processes, responsibility
Thoran Rodrigues discusses cloud security concerns and breaks down the three primary elements that must all work together to provide a comprehensive security approach.
Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | May 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Google Apps v. Office 365: Head-to-head comparison of features
Ian Hardenburgh compares the core features of Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps to see which one comes out on top and includes a downloadable chart for at-a-glance comparison.
Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | April 2, 2013, 12:30 PM PDT | Latest comment by maikr
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Server 2008: Manage Open Files with Share and Storage Management
Open files have traditionally been a "pain point" for IT folks. We're often contacted by users receiving an error message regarding file access, or we're attempting to do maintenance on a server...
Posted by Scott Lowe | March 18, 2008, 8:55 PM PDT | Latest comment by Turntwo
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How do I... Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008?
Without DNS, computers would have a very tough time communicating with each other. However, most Windows administrators still rely on WINS for name resolution on local area networks and some have...
Posted by Steven Warren | April 15, 2008, 12:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Calculate IOPS in a storage array
What drives storage performance? Is it the iSCSI/Fiber Channel choice? The answer might surprise you. Scott Lowe provides insight into IOPS.
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 12, 2010, 2:36 PM PST | Latest comment by sentral
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Restart Windows Server 2003 from the command line
When the Windows Server 2003 computer you are working on will not shut down and you don't have any luck using the Start menu or the [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] methods -- and you need to restart the...
Posted by Derek Schauland | January 15, 2008, 12:00 AM PST | Latest comment by jarrod2@...
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See what process is using a TCP port in Windows Server 2008
Windows administrators sometimes have to track down network traffic or errant processes and then match that to network traffic. Here are scripts that will aid in the connectivity forensics at the...
Posted by Rick Vanover | October 21, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by arjamit
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Windows Server 2008: Manage Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
In Windows Server 2003, Microsoft introduced the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration feature. In many organizations, the first task that admins take is to disable this "feature" as...
Posted by Scott Lowe | December 14, 2007, 10:41 PM PST | Latest comment by tamarow82
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Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!!
Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth...
Posted by Tim Chapman | September 22, 2008, 1:26 PM PDT | Latest comment by mike_Chel
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Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008
Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option performs better depends on the situation.
Posted by Tim Chapman | November 11, 2009, 7:03 AM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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RAID 6 or RAID 1+0: Which should you choose?
RAID selection can be a tough choice, especially when budgets are tight. Learn why RAID 10 might be a better choice than RAID 6 even though it's more expensive.
Posted by Scott Lowe | June 1, 2010, 11:34 PM PDT | Latest comment by whitesites
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RAID 5 or RAID 6: Which should you select?
Many RAID controllers now support both RAID 5 and RAID 6. IT pro Rick Vanover explains what RAID 6 is and when to select it over RAID 5.
Posted by Rick Vanover | May 24, 2010, 6:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by juanfermin@...
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Passing table valued parameters in SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer...
Posted by Tim Chapman | August 27, 2007, 12:47 PM PDT | Latest comment by joshgeake
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RAID 50 offers a balance of performance, storage capacity, and data integrity
RAID 50 is an often overlooked RAID level that can bridge the gap when it comes to choosing between RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. Scott Lowe explains why RAID 50 is his favorite RAID level.
Posted by Scott Lowe | July 9, 2010, 9:48 AM PDT | Latest comment by tkim@...
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Back up Exchange 2010 with this Windows Server 2008 R2 feature
Windows Server Backup is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 and can be a great quick-and-dirty way to back up an Exchange server. Scott Lowe explains how to use this tool.
Posted by Scott Lowe | August 26, 2010, 9:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by abb2151989@...
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A closer look at Windows Server 2008's Active Directory Users and Computers
When administering Windows Server 2008, one of the tools you'll use most often is Active Directory Users And Computers. Here's a quick guided tour of the tool and some of the changes that have...
Posted by Scott Lowe | November 21, 2008, 7:46 AM PST
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Block level storage vs. file level storage: A comparison
Block level storage sales have gone through the roof as more businesses realize its flexibility. File level storage is still a better option when you just need a place to dump raw files. Learn...
Posted by Scott Lowe | February 18, 2011, 12:02 PM PST | Latest comment by s2ms2r2
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Disable UAC for Windows Servers through Group Policy
User Account Control is rarely needed for Windows Server systems. Learn how to use Group Policy to disable this feature.
Posted by Rick Vanover | February 2, 2011, 7:25 AM PST | Latest comment by pedroshimself
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Hyper-V Recovery Manager on Windows Azure: Game changer in DR architecture
HVRM is a hybrid service that leverages the Azure public cloud and allows you to manage the replication of your primary data center to your disaster recovery (DR) site.
Posted by John Joyner | May 7, 2013, 6:00 AM PDT
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Changing the name of your SQL Server
Have you ever had to change the name of a server that has SQL Server installed on it? If you anwered yes, did you know that you also have to change the name in SQL Server? Here are the steps to...
Posted by Steven Warren | September 22, 2007, 9:13 PM PDT | Latest comment by blangston1
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Backing up and restoring snapshots on Amazon EC2 machines
Nick Hardiman describes several methods of backups of your Amazon EC2 machines. He also details the steps for restoring snapshot backups.
Posted by Nick Hardiman | March 21, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
