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Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Feb 22, 2016 · Cloud Computing

Classification of Server Virtualization Architectures

Server virtualization, a key cloud computing technology, encompasses various architectures—including hosted, bare‑metal, operating‑system level, and hybrid virtualization—each with distinct mechanisms for resource abstraction, and the article compares these models while highlighting trends toward hardware‑assisted solutions such as KVM, Hyper‑V, and VMware.

bare-metalhybridoperating system
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Classification of Server Virtualization Architectures
21CTO
21CTO
Jan 19, 2016 · Backend Development

How Large-Scale Websites Evolve: From LAMP to Distributed Cloud Architecture

The article explains how large‑scale website architectures evolve from simple LAMP stacks to modern distributed, service‑oriented, virtualized systems, emphasizing the need for scalability, cost efficiency, middleware reuse, and continuous architectural transformation to meet growing user and development demands.

large-scale architecturemiddlewarescalability
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How Large-Scale Websites Evolve: From LAMP to Distributed Cloud Architecture
21CTO
21CTO
Dec 5, 2015 · Cloud Computing

How Momo Scales to Billions: High‑Availability Communication Architecture for Mobile Social Apps

Facing up to 1.6‑1.7 billion daily requests, Momo’s tech director explains how the company built a highly available, low‑latency communication protocol and distributed infrastructure—leveraging virtualization, OpenStack, and cloud servers—to overcome weak mobile networks and serve its massive social‑gaming user base.

Cloud InfrastructureCommunication ProtocolMobile Networking
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How Momo Scales to Billions: High‑Availability Communication Architecture for Mobile Social Apps
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 3, 2015 · Cloud Computing

How XenServer Handles Data Protection, Backup, and Disaster Recovery

This article explains XenServer's high‑performance virtualization features, OVF/OVA export capabilities, snapshot‑based backup methods, disaster‑recovery replication, XenCenter management console functions, integration with Microsoft System Center, and the open XenAPI that enables third‑party automation.

Cloud ComputingXenAPIXenServer
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How XenServer Handles Data Protection, Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Art of Distributed System Architecture Design
Oct 15, 2015 · Cloud Native

Understanding Container Technology: From Virtual Machines to Scalable Container Clusters

This article explains the fundamentals of container technology, compares containers with virtual machines, describes how containers are managed and deployed using tools like Docker and CoreOS, and shows how container clusters improve resource utilization and scalability in modern DevOps environments.

DevOpsDockercloud-native
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Understanding Container Technology: From Virtual Machines to Scalable Container Clusters
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Oct 11, 2015 · Operations

How to Seamlessly Migrate Business Workloads to a Virtualized Environment

This article outlines a step‑by‑step methodology for migrating existing services to a virtualized infrastructure, covering performance assessment, test‑environment validation, incremental rollout, full deployment, and constructing business pressure models, with special insights for game‑related workloads.

KVMdeploymentperformance testing
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How to Seamlessly Migrate Business Workloads to a Virtualized Environment
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Sep 29, 2015 · Operations

Mastering Business Migration to Virtualized Environments: Strategies and Tips

This article shares practical guidance on moving existing business workloads to a virtualized environment, covering project planning, KVM technology selection, monitoring, disaster recovery, and cloud migration, while highlighting cost savings, rapid deployment, and how to gain stakeholder support.

KVMbusiness migrationcloud
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Mastering Business Migration to Virtualized Environments: Strategies and Tips
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-ConvergedInfrastructureSoftware-Defined Storage
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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 ComputingStorageVMware
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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.

Business Modelhybrid cloudopen 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.

DevOpsOS virtualizationcloud-native
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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.

EPaaSPaaSdistributed scheduling
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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.

ContainerizationVagrantvirtualization
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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.

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