Highlights from VMworld Europe 2015 Day 3 sessions covering VMware's VDI leadership, NSX, Virtual Volumes, SDDC transformation, and PowerCLI automation.
Explains new Intel CLWB and PCOMMIT instructions for managing non-volatile memory (NVRAM) and overcoming performance bottlenecks.
A warning about buying cheap, 'upgraded' SD cards on eBay, explaining how they are fake and will corrupt your data.
A technical guide to resizing a Windows Azure virtual disk without downloading/uploading, by manipulating the VHD file format directly in blob storage.
A detailed account of the challenges faced when attempting to upgrade a mid-2009 MacBook Pro with an SSD, including hardware compatibility issues.
A guide on configuring multiple HDDs, comparing RAID setups and partition strategies for optimal storage and OS performance.
A technical guide on creating and mounting Windows Azure Drives for PHP or Ruby applications using a custom .NET HTTP module.
A technical overview of running PHP applications on Windows Azure, covering scaling, storage, and SQL Azure with sample code.
Explains how to use Shared Access Signatures with the PHP SDK for Windows Azure to securely grant granular access to blob storage resources.
Discusses the challenges of binary-only Linux device drivers, using EMC PowerPath as an example, and the move towards open-source alternatives.
