Ansible is an agentless automation tool written in Python. It connects to your clients via SSH and allows you to automate the boring, repetitive tasks you don't want to do. It allows you to take a task done by a human that may take an hour to perform, and convert it into a single command
In a previous article we looked at Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, an on-premises implementation of Microsoft Azure cloud service, and how a Microsoft certified hardware vendor (DataON) has been integrating it with their hardware to provide a turnkey solution for it. In this article we will take a deeper look into that hardware and the relationship
The demand to efficiently store high volumes of information from cameras is growing rapidly, from surveillance and factory automation to processing data for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Market research firm Statistics MRC believes the global industrial machine vision market will expand from $8.54 billion in 2017 to $16.89 billion by 2026, while Allied Market Research predicts that
Today iXsystems announced that it has expanded its FreeNAS Mini series of NAS devices with two new models. The models are the FreeNAS Mini XL+ that is aimed at larger organizations as well as the FreeNAS Mini E aimed at entry-level deployments. The new models have tighter integration with TrueNAS and cloud services and can
Recently, Western Digital Corp. (WDC) announced that it was expanding its Ultrastar DC HC300 line with the addition of a 10TB model, Ultrastar DC HC330. While WD did have a 10TB DC HDD, the previous version as air filled while the Ultrastar DC HC330 is Helium filled meaning fewer disks and heads, while hitting the
Today Synology announced that it had found several of its NAS users were under ransomware attack. These attacks saw admins’ credentials stolen brute-force login attacks, and users’ data was encrypted as a result. While Synology made the announcement, the attacks didn’t single them out. Several NAS vendors were targeted so all users should check their
Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH has announced the latest update to its open-source virtualization management platform, Proxmox VE 6.0. The latest version if the solution is based on Debian 10.0 Buster. The update adds bug fixes as well as support for Ceph Nautilus and Corosync 3.
Today Quest released new versions of their KACE SDA software and KACE SMA software. The KACE SDA (Systems Deployment Appliance) update is a full version upgrade to 7.0. However, the KACE SMA (Systems Management Appliance) update is only an incremental update to 9.1. Quest KACE is a collection of tools to help manage an astonishingly
In this edition of Before the Home Lab we'll look at installing Proxmox, the hypervisor for Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE). PVE is an open-source server virtualization environment. PVE is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a modified Ubuntu LTS kernel and allows deployment and management of virtual machines and containers.
This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. IGEL partners with CloudJumper to simplify Cloud Workspaces on Azure. Aperion ADS1000 launches an HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers. SwiftStack joins NVIDIA Partner Network. SAP expands its Open Source commitment. Rubrik enhances Its Velocity Partner Program.
Amazon