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Orest Lesyuk

Microsoft SQL Server High Availability: Always On Availability Groups VS Failover Cluster Instances. What to choose and when?

Microsoft SQL Server is the backbone of many businesses, but when it comes to high availability, which path should you take: Always On Availability Groups (AG) or Failover Cluster Instances (FCI)?

Alex Khorolets

Turn two VMware vSphere hosts into a full-blown cluster without breaking the bank, in 5 easy steps

Security, privacy, and performance have always been a priority for many businesses even over the limitless scalability offered by the cloud. Join us for a new video, on how to transform two on-prem VMware vSphere hosts into a bulletproof high-availability (HA) cluster for improved cost-effectiveness, high VM performance and enhanced security, in 5 easy steps.

PeerSpot

Ensuring Business Continuity and High Availability With StarWind Virtual SAN

Want to optimize your storage infrastructure? Learn how StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) helps organizations achieve high availability and resilience.

Vladyslav Savchenko

Setting up StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) as Hardened Repository for Veeam B&R

Worried about keeping your business data safe from ransomware and other threats? Discover how StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) can fortify your backup strategy as a hardened repository for Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R).

Kevin Soltow

ESXi is free… So why would you buy an ESXi anyway?

Most admins know that VMware offers Free and Evaluation versions of their hypervisor. However, there are still some nuances that explain why people would actually buy ESXi.

Diana Abo Harmouch

What is V2V (Virtual to Virtual)?

V2V in Focus: What’s virtual-to-virtual migration all about? Learn what V2V is, why it matters, and how it works. Check out reasons for migration, hot vs. cold migration, and tools like StarWind V2V Converter.

Hanna Parich

How to Convert Hyper-V to VMware VM

VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V are among the most popular type 1 enterprise hypervisors. However, their VM formats are incompatible, and it is not uncommon for users to look for an easy way to migrate a virtual machine from one hypervisor to another.

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Florent Appointaire

Remove a Kubernetes namespace blocked with Terminating status

Let’s talk about an issue of having your Kubernetes namespace blocked with terminating status. The problem may arise during an attempt to remove a namespace in Kubernetes. To terminate a namespace properly and avoid this scenario, a certain command in a more updated version of kubectl should be used.

Mikhail Rodionov

K2 Connect 5.2 – Long Awaited Update with Support of Clean K2 V5 Environments – New Features and Installation Walkthrough

The brand new version of the K2 Connect component for the K2 5.4 platform has arrived! The update introduces the long-awaited support of clean K2 V5 environments without the need for in-place upgrades from legacy versions. The installation dependency on K2 Designer for Visual Studio from the K2 blackpearl 4.7 client tools is no more.

Florent Appointaire

Make your AKS web app highly available

Now that we’ve discussed how to use Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and protect its related websites using Application Gateway and Let’s Encrypt, it’s time to perform! You obviously want to ensure that users are having the best experience with your AKS applications, which means that securing high availability whatever their geographic location is key.

Florent Appointaire

Integrate Let’s Encrypt to Application Gateway and AKS to protect your websites

Previously, we talked about Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and using Application Gateway as an Ingress controller and website application firewall (WAF). Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we should continue to strengthen the security of your AKS-related website by obtaining a digital certificate to enable HTTPS.

Romain Serre

Step-by-Step: Deploy an Azure Stack HCI stretched cluster from Windows Admin Center

Among other new features, Azure Stack HCI brings the ability to create a stretched cluster. As a result, you’ll be able to unify geographically disparate host servers more effectively to ensure better performance. The only thing is that until Microsoft enables the feature’s deployment via an extension in WAC (coming soon), you’ll have to take a bit more steps to do that.

Florent Appointaire

Use an Application Gateway as Ingress and protect your AKS websites with a WAF

The previous article talked about using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to orchestrate containers for your applications. But to use your fresh-out-the-oven apps effectively, you mustn’t forget about tight cybersecurity. Azure Application Gateway is one such service that can help you protect the websites you use for application operation.

Vladan Seget

VMware Horizon 8 New Major release – What’s New?

Since the end of the global lockdown is nowhere in sight, you have to be able to work effectively and securely from anywhere. To better accommodate that, VMware recently rolled out the new updates for its flagship VDI suite, Horizon 8. There’s a lot to talk about: HTML Access by Default, New Deployment Options, REST API, Digital Watermark, and more!

Mikhail Rodionov

Configuring DocuSign Integration in K2 5.4

Integrating DocuSign, an electronic signature service, into the automated K2 platform can be highly effective for your business. In previous K2 versions, the integration was painful: there was no complete Management UI and you had to be quite a pro to successfully do that. Today, everything is way simpler but no less rewarding.

Benoit Voirin

Email and Web Browser protection

If your browsers and email aren’t secured properly, then your network and users aren’t either. Properly securing your organization’s daily browsing activity can hinder the majority of cybersecurity compromisation cases. Issues like filtering, sender policy framework (SPF), browser types and browsing limitations are all detrimental.

Romain Serre

What’s next in Azure Stack HCI

Azure Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure is Microsoft’s attempt to build a hybrid HCI solution that’s aimed to be an everything-in-one. Among others, the new release will have simplified deployment via Windows Admin Center and Azure Portal, a specialized host operating OS, improved resync duration for S2D, and a one-click stack upgrade.