Xen Switches to Linux Foundation, an agency that will ensure greater development for the project, now away from Citrix including Virtualization software. Xen is a hypervisor project, which is a software that allows to run multiple virtual machines on one physical computer. It originated in University of Cambridge and was under the U.S. company Citrix Systems. Xen switch to Linux … [Read more...]
Desktop Virtualization : Why it is an Apparent Flop
Desktop Virtualization as VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) could not have been successful on a broad front. This has technical and financial reasons. All one to two percent of the worldwide installed 15 million desktops are currently loaded with VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) completely from the server. Given that the the technology is advertised aggressively for years, there is not much … [Read more...]
Distributed Replicated Block Device or DRBD
Distributed Replicated Block Device or DRBD is a free network storage solution software. A kernel module together with a management application in user space with a script serves the function of a a block device on a productive (primary) server in real time to another (secondary) server to reflect it. This method is used to acheive high availability (HA) in the Linux environment and thus can … [Read more...]
Core Components of Cloud Computing
Core Components of Cloud Computing platform includes the identity and authorization management apart from virtualization software, hardwares and network used. This does not only guarantee facility and manageability of identities, but also the safety of the different systems and cloud-based applications. A modern identity and authorization management system consists of several components, which … [Read more...]
Cloud computing is Not Equal to the Future of Computing
Cloud computing is Not Equal to the Future of Computing. Cloud Computing is an marketing term which is closer to the technology of grid computing since decades. It is important to pay attention to the wordings, alerts of Richard M. Stallman - the Godfather of Free Software Movement. "Careless Computing" - this is what Richard M. Stallman considers Cloud Computing to be. You can read the reasonings … [Read more...]
Damn Small Linux Plus XAMPP to Create WordPress Virtual Appliance
Damn Small Linux Plus XAMPP to Create WordPress Virtual Appliance has advantages with a footprint of less than 100MB in size, you can upgrade to Debian later. If you are not aware of the fact that WordPress Virtual Appliance can deliver you all the features of localhost installation, you might find this linked article useful. Damn Small Linux or DSL is a ~50MB distro and perfect to create a handy … [Read more...]
Criterion of Cloud Computing Platform Which From You Can Move Easily
Criterion of Cloud Computing Platform Which From You Can Move Easily are based on the practical aspects taking the cost, security and ROI in to consideration. Most commit a big mistake. When they are starting to host a website or application or moving from a bad to a 'good'; they do not consider that moving easily out should be one of the most important criteria while selecting a web hosting … [Read more...]
Remodeling in the Data Center and Integrated Systems
Remodeling in the Data Center is the result from pressure from all sides and Integrated Systems are booming to seek low-cost, higher performance, easier model. Only five percent of the world's all data centers currently have a advanced virtualization and Cloud computing SLA compatible infrastructure. The pressure of big data is increasing. Storage market is becoming a big market too. Remodeling in … [Read more...]
How to Protect Data in the Cloud
How to Protect Data in the Cloud where you have no option to opt out for not using the Cloud ? This is quite common now as the social networks uses cloud. But definitely it is not agreeable that someone will steal your account details or even your banking details somehow, if you use Advertisers' account for example. Now think about iCloud like integrated service for high end users or simple … [Read more...]
Confusing Promises in Private Cloud Services
Confusing Promises in Private Cloud Services leads to misunderstandings to the new users. These promises are made to catch new clients but the impact to the user affects. Confusing Promises in Private Cloud Services ultimately can destroy a company's way of progress. Everything started with a misnomer - some large software companies some years ago promised to deliver an infrastructure with highly … [Read more...]
Linux : Basics About Unix-like OS
Linux referred to the usually free, unix-like Operating systems based on the Linux kernel and is GNU GPL based software. The large, commercial distribution was from 1992 through the licensing of the Linux kernel under the free GNU GPL. In 1983, Richard Stallman launched the GNU project with the goal to develop an Unix-like, POSIX -compatible operating system. Linus Torvalds is an important person … [Read more...]