Platform Topics

We cover server platform and infrastructure discussions in the topics below.  Our interests include Windows, VMware, Linux, Active Directory and more.

New!
Change Auditing – Who changed What, Where and When

Storage and Infrastructure
My Big Data Infrastructure Problem
Cisco UCS - The Next Step in Blade Architecture
3PAR Storage Provisioning
3PAR P10000 Storage System Review
In the Enterprise: Boot From SAN
SMB IT - Building Your Own Private Cloud
Convert PDF Files to eReader Formats for Your Kindle

Linux
Linux Mint 12 vs Ubuntu 11.10
Linksys Wireless Card on Ubuntu or Mint
A Look at Popular Linux Distributions
Installing VMware Tools on Fedora Linux
Active Directory Authentication for Fedora Linux
Active Directory Authentication for Ubuntu Linux
Creating Kerberos Keytab Files Compatible with Active Directory

VMWare/Cloud Design
Scale Up to High Density Virtualization
Installing VMware Tools on Fedora Linux
Setup NFS Data Store for sharing ISO images
Windows Cluster in a Box on VMWare
Virtualization - Cloud Design - Sizing
HP Blades and Converged Infrastructure Design for vSphere 5.0
Virtualization - Only Part of the Consolidation Strategy

Active Directory
List a User's Server Access via Active Directory
Avoiding Token Bloat in your Active Directory Group Design - Part 1
Avoiding Token Bloat in your Active Directory Group Design - Part 2

TCP/IP
Calculating TCP/IP Subnets with PowerShell
Understanding TCP/IP Subnets

Windows
Quick Windows Server Performance Analysis
Windows Server Performance Improvement
Windows 2008 Cluster Testing without Expensive SAN Storage
Windows Print Server Stability Problems