In the ever-evolving field of virtualization, the quest for efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness never ends. A key aspect of achieving these goals is the ability to migrate virtual machines (VMs) seamlessly from one hypervisor to another. Today, we delve deep into a specially designed process to migrate from VMware's ESXi to Proxmox. This step-by-step guide will educate HOW to perform…
Welcome to our deep dive into the world of virtualization and how to achieve high availability using Proxmox. Virtualization is a powerful tool that allows users to maximize their physical resources, improve scalability, and increase efficiency. A standout in the world of virtualization is Proxmox, a robust yet user-friendly platform that's steadily gaining popularity. One of its standout features is…
In an era where digital environments are getting more complex by the day, the importance of automating Virtual Machine (VM) deployments cannot be overstated. Manual VM installations and configurations can be a daunting, time-consuming task. Thankfully, tools such as Terraform and Ansible come to the rescue, providing a streamlined way to automate these processes. Automation plays a key role in…
When designing storage infrastructure, having redundancy is absolutely critical as an insurance policy against inevitable failures. However, redundancy comes with a trade off in storage efficiency, which increases your costs. For large infrastructure, a few cents difference in cost per TB can result in significantly higher total storage costs. As a result, Erasure Coding within Ceph is highly appealing. We've…
Ransomware. It’s a word we’re being inundated with everywhere we turn. And rightfully so. Over the last few years, it has become more and more prevalent. And definitely a bigger concern for IT departments. Every week, it seems like we read another news story about the latest attack on an organization — sizes aren’t spared, either. Ransomware attacks are happening…
If you've ever asked yourself that question, you're not alone. So what solution is best for your business and storing its data? Is it an on-location storage server, or are you better off storing your data on the cloud? Well, the truth is no one solution is better than the other because no two data storage needs are the same.…
Did you know that when you store your data on the Cloud, you hand over control over it? Yes, from a technical and legal standpoint — it still belongs to you, but let me explain. Unlike storing your data on location, with the Cloud, you never know where your data might end up. Cloud providers have data centers all over…
The truth is, data storage issues can happen. One minute you can be heading to Thanksgiving supper, and the next, you're getting a call from your organization telling you that there's something wrong and no one can access data. Ever feel panicked? It feels awful, and when your storage solution goes down in the middle of the night, and you…
We strive to develop the hardware you need and offer the services you require to do what you do best — keep everything running smoothly within your company. If you’re a system administrator, we get it, a good day is when no one talks to you, and a bad day is when everyone talks to you. Well, our support team…
Change Management is Difficult for Many Organizations. Think of a time when you implemented a new piece of technology in your office or at home, whether it was software, hardware, or even something as simple as finally switching to the latest version of your operating system that you’ve put off updating until you had to. That leap from old to…