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Intel’s new ‘Ruler’ SSD pushes for petabyte capacity
Usually when we hear about increasing SSD capacity, it’s a matter of increasing flash density on a given chip. Intel is certainly no slouch in this department of innovation, or at least they are able...
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AMD Threadripper X399 Motherboards RANKED (by tackiness)
AMD is enjoying a degree of success in the desktop CPU market that it hasn’t tasted in over a decade. The processors based on their Zen architecture may not quite match Intel on a per-clock basis, but...
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Sprucing up the lab with ioFABRIC & NVMe
Getting the most out of your home lab is essential for keeping up on certifications, and to keep expanding your skill sets in general. Matt Crape set himself the ambitious goal of expanding his home...
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Dueling AMD and Intel Server CPUs, HyperGrid Brings On-Demand to the Data...
Where Do You Want to Go Today? Here’s your regular look at what’s happening in servers. If you’d like to sign up for our newsletter and never miss an update, sign up here! Featured Stories AMD Attempts...
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Quick Look at AMD’s Radeon RX VEGA 64 for Crypto Mining
AMD has now officially released their much anticipated Radeon RX VEGA 64 GPU, so of course the first thing to test is its capabilities in crypto mining. There were many rumors about the performance of...
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Asus B250 Mining Expert Motherboard with 19 PCI-E Slots
I’ve made no secret that I have opinions about motherboard design. Asus just released details on a new motherboard, designed for the cryptocurrency mining community, and it’s something to behold. At...
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Don’t Hate, Deprecate: RHEL 7.4 Breaks up with Btrfs and FedFS
Btrfs might not be dead, but Red Hat officially broke up with the Oracle-created file system. It now joins others on the Deprecated Functionality List. In the 7.4 RHEL release, this also include FedFS....
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Intel’s Confusing 8th Generation CPUs Launch
Since 2011, the launch of a new generation of Core CPUs has meant a new microarchitecture for Intel. Today, the company announced the launch of their 8th generation Core products. So what is the new...
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ServiceNow: Can IT Enable Business Change?
At Cloud Field Day, Ben Kepes got to see the latest from ServiceNow. I’m planning a full write up of what they are offering, but in the broadest terms, it’s kind of like IFTTT or Zapier for legacy...
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Making the most of VMworld: A first-timer’s companion
Whenever you’re attending a giant show like VMworld for the first time, it’s a good idea to get some insider tips from a more experienced attendee. With that in mind Matt Crape put together his tips...
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Dell EMC Doubles Down on VMware Portfolio
Coming out of VMworld this year, we’re seeing some interesting announcements from Dell EMC. The company has refreshed and expanded a number of solutions in the end-to-end VMware portfolio, touching on...
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Gestalt IT Giveaway: Win a 2017 Microsoft Surface Pro
Want the power of a laptop, the portability of a tablet, and the thrill of winning? Then sign up our Microsoft Surface Pro Giveaway! For a chance to win, just do the following: Like Gestalt IT on...
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Reconsidering DH2i with DxEnterprise 17
When you look at DH2i, they seem designed to avoid a lot of what causes hype in enterprise IT. They’re self-funded, so you don’t see flashy VC firms bandied about. They’re not based out of the Valley....
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Deep Thoughts: VMware on AWS
One of the major announcements from this year’s VMworld was the culmination of VMware’s partnership with Amazon to launch VMware on AWS. Essentially, you can now run a minimum four host cluster on...
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Packet Works on ARM
Packet just announced an interesting partnership with ARM to launch Works on ARM. Basically, the partnership is based around expanding support for Armv8 processors in the data center. If you’re not...
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Ravello on Oracle Cloud Moves to Production
Today, Oracle announced that Ravello on their Cloud Infrastructure is getting a number of significant updates. It’s a pretty big update, but let’s level set first. If you’re not familiar with Ravello,...
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Cisco Launches Intersight: Cloud Managed UCS and HyperFlex
What’s In A Name Sometimes a company’s code name for projects in development can give you some insight into how they view it. The one that always stick in my mind is “Revolution“, Nintendo’s code name...
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Maxta and Red Hat Team Up For Hypervisor Choice
Software Hyperconvergage Infrastructure provider Maxta announced support with Red Hat to offer a simple VM migration process. This would allow users to easily transition from VMware to Red Hat’s...
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Is Software Broken or Unrealized?
Like Bob Plankers, I’m also updating to the latest version of iOS 11 as I write this. His primary assertion that software is always broken is an interesting one. His logic is seemingly sound. Most...
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The History of Email
Email is a lot like Winston Churchill said about democracy: It’s the worst form of communication except for all the others that have been tried. Cloudflare posted an excellent history of email. It’s...
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