RackSpace is a cloud provider that runs everything using OpenStack cloud software. Their software, OpenCenter, makes deployment easier. In this article I’ll run through the initial install. The download is free. To read more click here.
Niki Acosta Niki Acosta of RackSpace and I chat about OpenStack. Hear more about how RackSpace and NASA came together to create OpenStack. Check out the RackSpace blog and get startedwith private cloud in your own network or go to RackSpace.com to find out more. Follow Niki here on Twitter!
had the pleasure of attending Cisco Live in Orlando, FL for the first time this year. Cisco Live is Cisco’s large annual conference for customers and partners to attend technology sessions, network with other technologists, and listen to keynote speakers about the direction of the company. Here’s a brief summary of what I learned and participated in…
You might be considering whether to purchase Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) gear but want to test it out first. Or, perhaps you have UCS, but you’d like to test some things out with the UCS Manager (UCSM) that you don’t want to mess with in production. If so, the Cisco UCS emulator might be the thing for you.…
Jagpreet Saigal Jagpreet Saigal and I discuss the merits of server-side flash as well as the new startup she is working for, PernixData. PernixData’s software, FVP, works with server flash or SSD to help improve performance in virtual environments. Be sure to follow PernixData on Twitter!
In this post I continue with my series of using the Puppet Learning VM to help administrators with their automation tasks. (Read my two previous posts about the Puppet Learning VM: part one and part two.) In part two I went through setting up a second Puppet VM so you can take advantage of the Master/Agent workflow that PuppetLabs recommends. In…
Alicia Gaba and Diana Nolting In this episode Alicia, Diana, and I talk about BlueLock, a company that offers cloud IaaS services. As they put it: “Virtual Centers in the Cloud.” To find out more information check out theirblog. To follow them on twitter, click on their names above. And to check them out on LinkedIn,…
Puppet Enterprise is automation software for IT system admins and consultants. A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog using Part One of the Puppet Labs Learning VM tutorial. In the first part of the tutorial, we used only one Puppet VM. This was basically for learning purposes, as Puppet generally works in a master/agent configuration with…
Liselotte Foverskov Liselotte Foverskov and I talk about all things System Admin! We also talk about her role as a leader in the Denmark VMUG. Follow Liselotte onTwitter.
Puppet Enterprise is automation software for IT system admins and consultants. It allows you to automate repetitive tasks such as the installation of applications and services, patch management, and deployments. It seems the sky is the limit, and the available pre-configured modules make it even easier to create these automation programs (or manifests, as they call them) quickly.…