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Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 13, 2015 · Cloud Computing

Infrastructure Convergence: Hardware Fusion and Hyper‑Converged Systems Overview

The article explains the evolution of enterprise IT infrastructure toward both custom, small‑scale distributed designs driven by cloud computing and integrated fusion/hyper‑converged architectures, detailing their design principles, differences, major vendor solutions, and the role of software‑defined storage.

Hyper-ConvergedSoftware-Defined Storageinfrastructure
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Infrastructure Convergence: Hardware Fusion and Hyper‑Converged Systems Overview
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 3, 2015 · Cloud Computing

What Is VMware vSphere? A Deep Dive into Its Core Components and Storage Solutions

The article explains VMware vSphere as a cloud‑based data‑center virtualization suite, detailing its main components such as ESXi, vCenter, vSphere Client, and Web Access, and covering disaster recovery, backup technologies, storage APIs, and various storage provisioning methods like vSAN, VMFS, RDM, NFS/CIFS and vVol.

Cloud ComputingVMwarebackup
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What Is VMware vSphere? A Deep Dive into Its Core Components and Storage Solutions
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 24, 2015 · Operations

Can Cloud Servers Be More Reliable Than Physical Machines? Insights and Strategies

This article examines why cloud virtual machines can achieve lower failure rates than physical servers by leveraging large‑scale operations, kernel optimization, hot‑patching, live migration, and proactive hardware quality management, while highlighting the challenges smaller organizations face.

hardware maintenanceserver reliabilityvirtualization
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Can Cloud Servers Be More Reliable Than Physical Machines? Insights and Strategies
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Aug 17, 2015 · Cloud Computing

From Cloud 1.0 to 2.0: How Docker and Data Services Are Redefining the Cloud

This article traces the seven‑year evolution of cloud computing from the early public‑vs‑private debate and open‑source battles to the Docker‑driven 2.0 era, highlighting shifts in business models, data as a core asset, and emerging trends in data‑center design.

Hybrid Cloudbusiness modelopen source
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From Cloud 1.0 to 2.0: How Docker and Data Services Are Redefining the Cloud
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Aug 10, 2015 · Cloud Native

Why Docker Dominates OS-Level Virtualization: History, Stats, and Future Threats

The article reviews Docker’s role in OS‑level virtualization, tracing its history, current market dominance, community statistics, common use cases, future directions, acquisition strategy, and potential threats from competitors and acquisitions, while summarizing insights from recent interviews with Docker users and experts.

Cloud NativeContainersOS virtualization
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Why Docker Dominates OS-Level Virtualization: History, Stats, and Future Threats
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jun 18, 2015 · Cloud Computing

What Drives China Mobile’s Cloud Computing Strategy? Insights and Lessons

This article summarizes a China Mobile cloud computing talk covering the company’s vision for private and public clouds, core technologies such as lightweight virtualization, distributed scheduling and coordination, the evolution from “small cloud” to “big cloud”, practical reflections on implementation, and strategic recommendations for future development.

Distributed SchedulingEPaaSPaaS
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What Drives China Mobile’s Cloud Computing Strategy? Insights and Lessons
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Sep 24, 2014 · Operations

Docker vs Vagrant: When to Choose Containers Over Virtual Machines

This article compares Docker and Vagrant, outlining their distinct use cases, strengths, and limitations, and explains why Vagrant is better for managing virtual machines while Docker excels at rapid application development and deployment in containerized environments.

Vagrantcontainerizationvirtualization
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Docker vs Vagrant: When to Choose Containers Over Virtual Machines
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Jun 25, 2014 · Cloud Computing

Understanding VMware’s Full Product Portfolio: From vSphere to Horizon

An in‑depth overview of VMware’s extensive product lineup—including data‑center and cloud infrastructure tools, management suites, desktop virtualization, and free utilities—explains each solution’s purpose, key features, and typical use cases for enterprises and individual users alike.

Data CenterVMwarecloud infrastructure
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Understanding VMware’s Full Product Portfolio: From vSphere to Horizon