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Containers
Why 2024 is the Real Year of Container vs VM
Wow, who could have foretold what was in store for 2024 with all the changes and shocking tectonic shifts that have happened over the course of the last few months. We have certainly had several good discussions and blog posts…
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Linux
Wubuntu: Ubuntu operating system that looks like Windows 11
It seems like if you like Windows or Linux, you have to choose one or the other. Most will say they like the “look” of Windows but they want the underlying features of Linux. There have been many Linux distros…
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Virtualization
Best KVM based Hypervisors in 2024
This may very well be the year of KVM-based hypervisors in 2024, aside from other options like Microsoft Hyper-V. Many are looking at different options this year for virtualization technologies to run their enterprise infrastructure on-premises as the fear, uncertainty,…
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XCP-ng
How to build Xen Orchestra from Source code
Xen Orchestra (XO) is the “vcenter like” frontend tool for managing XCP-ng hypervisor. It is freely available from Vates along with the free XCP-ng hypervisor as a xen orchestra turnkey appliance (XOA). One of the extremely cool things you can…
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VMware
VMware by Broadcom Lesson: Don’t base your career on a product
I have been involved or at least associated with VMware solutions and infrastructure since circa 2004, which is quite a long time. Like most I was blown away by the technology when I first saw what it could do and…
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DevOps
Best Open-Source DevOps Monitoring Tools in 2024
DevOps has become crucial in modern development practices as infrastructure-as-code, cloud services, and CI/CD is a huge part of modernized infrastructure. Along with provisioning resources, DevOps monitoring is an extremely important part of the overall picture of infrastructure. This blog…
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Containers
Kasm Workspaces Install: 5 Steps to Run your Linux Desktop inside a Docker container
If you are looking for one of the slickest and coolest solutions for streaming applications and desktops in your home lab or production, I want to introduce you to Kasm. It is a solution that will totally change how you…
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Windows 11
Windows 11 24H2 New Features and Download
Many users are anticipating the news and annual feature update cadence of Microsoft’s client operating system as the updates and rumors have been floating around blog article posts and YouTube among other locations. With the recent release of 23H2, this…
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Containers
ECS Anywhere: Run AWS Containers on your Home Server On-premises!
So many services are either “cloud only” or “only on-premises” technologies. However, what if you wanted a blend of both running in your home lab or in production when it comes to running your containers? If you haven’t heard about…