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Synology Virtual Machine Manager hypervisor - first step into converged architectures

Synology has released a package that turns storage into a host for virtual machines with easy cluster setup, virtual machine snapshot support, and setup in just a few clicks. You can even run the DSM operating system itself in a virtual environment to create multitenant services within your organization. Synology , already a well-known system manufacturer to our readers data storage class SmB/SOHO, has been making steps towards the Enterprise segment for quite some time. In 2017, high- ...
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Configuring HP StorageWorks MSA 2000sa disk systems

MSA2000sa disk arrays in a 2U case are designed to form a consolidated storage environment for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as for organizing disk storage of the second or third level in remote offices and branches of large companies. It is important for administrators to know a number of subtleties of configuring these disk arrays. How the storage systems are configured in some cases depend on their fault tolerance and performance. For administrators of the popular HP ...
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Storage systems classification

Usually, the user trusts his information to a single hard drive and backup. This approach is absolutely inappropriate for enterprises where data loss is equal to business loss. What data storage systems exist today and from what threats can they protect your data and, accordingly, your business? Considering any information system, one cannot but highlight such a process as information storage. It is the information that is the main value in any organization, and the entire infrastructure ...
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Freebies will not be! VMware waives the license for the socket

It happened! Now, for every 32 physical cores in the server, you will need a license for 1 processor socket. Bad news for AMD, but don't jump to conclusions - there's still time to buy EPYC. I hope you had time to enjoy how your new 1-socket server on AMD EPYC smartly replaces 2 or even 4 old servers on Xeon E5, and at the same time you deduct a mere penny for the hypervisor license? The freebie is over: now VMware changes the license policy, considering that there are no more than 32 cores ...