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Short and clear: which type of Nextcloud installation should I choose - LXC, VM or Docker?

Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ways to install Nextcloud, their pros and cons. To begin with, there are several ways to install Nextcloud: directly on the server, in a virtual machine, in Docker manually or in Docker via the automatic AIO stack. You can also install Nextcloud in an LXC container. Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ...
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Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3320 review - a hyperconverged solution for simplified enterprise-wide vSAN deployment

Hyperconverged systems are rapidly gaining popularity and are already becoming the standard for building virtualization platforms in the corporate environment. Lenovo has released a special series of servers for installing and running VMware vSAN with tools for simplified administration and deployment at the customer's facility. The ideology of hyperconvergent solutions using VMware technologies has its advantages: this is a relatively low cost at the start, and the ability to scale almost ...
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Storage and backup of virtual machines on QNAP NAS

... seconds, and is native to virtualization. Since it is completely ... changed data, drastically shortening the backup time frame (see our ... your organization. Connecting to VMWare vSphere QNAP itself recommends connecting ... , and QNAP Hyper Data Backup simply communicates with this platform ... the same, and if you back up ESXi and Microsoft virtual machines ... and Conclusions When choosing a backup solution, IT professionals usually ... QNAP developers have created various backup solutions over the years. Today ...
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QSAN XN8012R Storage Review: Virtualization + ZFS Onboard!

... DDR4-2400 Intel X520 Software: VMware ESXi 6.5 Windows Server ... , SSD caching support, built-in virtualization, backup to the cloud, and all ... , the presence of built-in virtualization makes it pointless to integrate ... ) or backup to the cloud. If you want to back up the contents ... backing up virtual machines for VMware ESX; as a cloud storage ... software functionality such as Tiering, virtualization and snapshots does not require ... top-end QSAN XN8012R with virtualization and deduplication is comparable to ...
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5 performance indicators of corporate backup

Finding out if your backup and restore systems are working well is much more difficult than just knowing how long the backup process takes. Meeting the baseline requirements is a prerequisite for properly evaluating your system to determine if it is performing well or needs to be redesigned. Finding out if your backup and recovery systems are working well is much more difficult than just knowing how long the backup process takes. Meeting the baseline requirements is a prerequisite for ...
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Big test Synology Active Backup for business - recovering from backup in 11 seconds!

... +, because if you use virtualization, then you can easily figure ... server, disk spaces and nested virtualization Copying Windows hosts will require ... backup to NAS, and if the guest systems are Linux, then back up ... Let's test this nested virtualization by backing up a physical ... virtualization to work under Synology VMM, although this recovery worked with VMware ... you can distribute access and virtualize the Synology DSM itself, ... is completely restored. But virtualization requires large amounts of RAM ...
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Synology VMM Pro - testing failover virtualization cluster

Synology is expanding the capabilities of its hypervisor and in the Pro version it is possible to create a failover cluster. We tested non-stop migration, crash recovery and also showed how BTRFS can save disk space when using a dozen virtual machines. Traditionally for Synology, every step here is intuitive and logical. Today any small company has its own IT resources, which grow along with the growth and development of the company. One or two services can still be kept on a dedicated ...
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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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Modern methods of data backup of servers and workstations

In the infrastructure of any modern enterprise, a special place should be given to data storage and backup systems. In case of failure, human error or for maintaining archives, but the data must be reliably protected from loss, prying eyes or natural disaster. In this article, we will explain what hardware is used to copy data in different cases. The active development of information technologies, which began at the very beginning of the 21st century and does not plan to stop in the coming ...
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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 ...