by Tom Fenton | Apr 7, 2021 | Tips, VMware
I tend to forget how to download a file from GitHub using wget. I just can’t remember where to get the URL link to it. To to the file and select Raw and then use that URL with wget to download the file. Related Links: Tip – Script to add USB...
by Tom Fenton | Apr 5, 2021 | Tips, VMware
This morning I was running performance test on a SSD drive. SSD are interesting as the first time you write to them they will be significantly faster then subsequently writes will be. Below is a link to the fio file I wrote to first precondition the drive and then...
by Tom Fenton | Mar 23, 2021 | Dell, HCI, Review, Storage, StorageReview.com, VMware
In this article, I look at how NVMe are now cost comparable to SSD SATA drives on a per GB basis. I use the Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN640 for the comparison. Read the full article at StorageReview . Related Links: WDC DC SN640 official site WDC Better...
by Tom Fenton | Mar 19, 2021 | Dell, HCI, Review, Storage, StorageReview.com, VMware
In this article, I look at the Xilinx SN1000 SmartNIC and explain what a SmartNIC is, the value that they bring to the data center, and why you should start to investigate and invest in them.. Read the full article at StorageReview . Related Links: Xilinx...
by Tom Fenton | Mar 19, 2021 | ControlUp, Horizon, VMware
ControlUp 8.2 was released in February of 2021. In this article I look at SOLVE, a web-based monitoring tool for end user computer (EUC) environments. In the next article, I will look at using it with Horizon RDSH sesssions. Read the full article at ControlUp Blogs ....
by Tom Fenton | Mar 2, 2021 | ControlUp, Horizon, VMware
Published applications are a mainstay in the EUC community and the folks over at ControlUp have add the ability to monitor and manage Horizon published applications in their latest release of their real-time console. Here is my write up on it. Read the full article...