Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWindow Server 2019 showed fewer new features than first expected, but Hyper-V admins can benefit from improved support for shielded VMs and the new Admin Center feature. By Brien Posey Unlike some of the more recent Hyper-V releases, such as Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V 2019 includes relatively few new features. Even so, some of the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesInfrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. IaaS is one of the three main categories of cloud computing services, alongside software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Michelle Boisvert and Stephen J. Bigelow IaaS architecture and how it works In an IaaS model, a cloud provider hosts
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesC2C backup (cloud-to-cloud backup) is the practice of copying data stored on one cloud service to another cloud service. The backup stored on the second cloud service serves the same purpose as an off-site backup. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Paul Crocetti and Matthew Haughn Cloud-to-cloud backup is important for organizations that rely on software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications like Microsoft Office 365, Box and Zendesk.
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWhatever you do: Don’t pay the ransom. Learn how the right tools and procedures can enable IT ops admins to prevent, mitigate and recover from a ransomware attack. By Brian Kirsch When it comes to ransomware attacks, IT operations plays a big role alongside security experts. They identify, prevent and — if all else fails — mitigate the effects of
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAs data backup and recovery reaches new levels of capacity and complexity, learn how to gain the upper hand over common challenges in this important field. By John Edwards Data backup and recovery has always been a demanding task, requiring meticulous planning and tenacious scheduling. Although cloud technology and storage media improvements make it easier to protect essential data, the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFind out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers. By Kurt Marko The scramble to support ubiquitous work-from-home environments has hit every corner of IT, but the effects on infrastructure operations haven’t been uniform. Organizations operating primarily
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesLeading storage vendors have recently released midrange all-flash arrays that provide the scalability, high performance and high reliability of enterprise-class offerings. By Chris Evans The midrange storage appliance ecosystem is gradually transitioning toward all-flash and the adoption of NVMe technology. This market is growing fast, with the release of several new storage arrays in the past year. These include platforms
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesYou might be aware of basic HCI use cases, such as server consolidation and virtual desktop infrastructure, but there are other areas where HCI can come in handy. By Alastair Cooke We stand close to a decade after the introduction of hyper-converged infrastructure and have a more definitive answer about where it fits into the enterprise IT landscape. Like many
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhat’s next for hyper-converged infrastructure? We’ve asked industry analysts and consultants to shed some light on the technology’s medium-term prospects. By John Moore Hyper-converged infrastructure technology has taken big strides since emerging a decade ago, finding a home in data centers looking to ease procurement headaches and management chores. Vendors originally positioned the technology as a simple-to-deploy, all-in-one offering that
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Brien Posey; Matthew Haughn Hyper-converged systems are characterized by a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage, networking and virtualization resources and other technologies. At one time, these systems were based on the use of commodity hardware, but premium
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