DIY Cable Ladder Rack
In this blog post I build an affordable ladder rack to hold my power and data cables off of the floor between my server rack and wall. Check it out!
Windows 10 Tech Preview Datacenter only available as VHD
Interesting – not sure how I feel about this yet… but I think Microsoft understands why people use Windows Server Datacenter. Most people do not use the Datacenter version on physical hardware because the whole point of the Datacenter version is that there’s unlimited licensing for virtual guests. So… I guess they’re distributing it as a VHD (virtual hard drive) for this reason? Or, perhaps it’s...
HP ProLiant Gen9 Announced
Even though I prefer Dell servers, HP has announced the latest generation of their ProLiant series. It’s pretty comprehensive, too, in that it covers everything from the 1U DL160 to the DL380, and even the BL460c blades.The most interesting part to me is their BL460c blade running DDR4 RAM which is brand new, as well as the super-high core-count CPUs (E5-2600 v3) with up to 18 cores per CPU which is awesome. HP is also...
About Me
I am a Sr. Systems Engineer by profession and am interested in all aspects of technology. I am most interested in virtualization, storage, and enterprise hardware. I am also interested in leveraging public and private cloud technologies such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and vRealize Automation/vCloud Director. When not working with technology I enjoy building high performance cars and dabbling with photography. Thanks for checking out my blog! 
