Best Practices for Running SQL Server Virtualized
It was about this time in 2013 that Michael Corey, Jeff Szastak and I started writing Virtualizing SQL…
How to Performance Test 101 in 5 Steps
@vcdxnz001 That sort of thing has happened to me too. BTW, one day you should do a how…
Disable Windows Disk Write Cache for Data Integrity and Better Performance
Some of you may be shocked to know that by default a lot of disk devices in Windows…
Nutanix Performance with Oracle SLOB on All Flash Nodes
Kevin Closson’s Silly Little Oracle Benchmark, aka SLOB, is a great free tool to test the IO capability…
Disable SIOC IO Metrics Collection For Auto Tiering Storage Systems
Most VMware admins know by now that auto tiering storage systems should have SIOC configured differently than if…
Your @Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform Supports XenServer
Customers love choice, and with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud platform, Customers’ can have choice and also simplicity. This is…
David vs Goliath or Daniel Hassling Oracle
Usually when you go up against Oracle it is a herculean effort, a David vs Goliath battle. By…
Virtualizing Business Critical Apps – Datanauts Podcast with Chris Wahl and Ethan Banks
I had the pleasure recently of teaming up with Chris Wahl of Wahlnetwork.com and Ethan Banks of Packetpushers.net…
VMware vRealize Management Packs for Nutanix
When you are running a VMware environment for your private cloud I’ve always recommended customer look seriously at the…
Licensing Databases In a Virtualized Environment – Eradicate the Terrorists Of Your Datacenter
Licensing databases in your datacenter is a complex task. Remaining compliant with the licensing agreement is also complex.…