vNEST: Home Lab Upgrade, enter the vSAN!

Dell C6105 Cloud Server

Ever since VMware introduced VSAN, I’ve been anxious to test it out, deploy it in my lab and see what it does and how it functions. Few months ago one of my Dell Poweredge 1950 GenIII server died so I was considering upgrading my home virtualization lab anyway… if you are like me, we just need… Continue reading vNEST: Home Lab Upgrade, enter the vSAN!

Lenovo Offers New ThinkServers for Cloud and Virtualization Deployments

Lenovo announced two new additions to the ThinkServer family—the ThinkServer RD530 and RD630 rack servers. Designed to easily integrate into existing IT infrastructures that handle complex workloads, the servers deliver the powerful processing power and memory capacity needed for compute-intensive deployments such as cloud and virtualized environments. Intelligent power consumption features help deliver a 160… Continue reading Lenovo Offers New ThinkServers for Cloud and Virtualization Deployments

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Now on Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service

SUSE today announced that SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server is the first Linux distribution for Dell’s new VMware software-based cloud offering, Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud® Datacenter Service. SUSE Linux Enterprise offers the broadest application portfolio, as well as optimization with the VMware cloud infrastructure suite. Now, Dell customers can efficiently run a wide range of… Continue reading SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Now on Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service