Write Back vs. Write Through Disk Caching
Write back vs.Write through? Common wisdom is WB always faster? Not always so! WT is usually faster for heavy loads If you cannot configure an optimal disk configuration: select WT RAID-5may be...
View ArticleIntel Atom Specification Comparison Spreadsheet
I spent a lot of time making this spreadsheet which was used to determine the processor that would be used in a custom firewall appliance for one of my previous employers. I have decided to share this...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi vs. Citrix XenServer vs. Microsoft Hyper-V Performance Comparison
I performed these tests about 2 years ago now but I would imagine the results would still be similar. I have attached several documents which show my findings for the performance of the 3 different...
View ArticleWhat would you like to see more of? Comment in thread
Would you like to see more VMWare? iSCSI? Citrix? Server Clustering or other Server Roles? Comment below and I will add more of those types of articles Related posts: Virtualization Face Off, Bare...
View ArticleArduino – Temperature Sensors / Thermistor vs. Analog vs. Digital
The beauty of choice, but with it brings complexity and confusion. There are several choices of temperature sensors available to the average consumer but which is right for your project and whats the...
View ArticleComplete Remote System Administration – IIS Exchange AD DHCP DNS SQL
This guide shows how you can manage all of your major server roles remotely without ever logging into the servers themselves. To use these tools you will need Windows 7 Pro or higher, I prefer Windows...
View ArticlePC Power Supply Modification /Add SATA Connectors and Cable Wrap
I had this power supply laying around and am currently building a PC that doesn’t require anything special so I decided I would mod it and add the missing SATA connectors and remove some of the old...
View ArticleMicrosoft Exchange 2007-2010 Anti-Spam Addon
In Exchange 2007 and higher Microsoft added a set of new Anti-Spam features, however these features are not installed by default but lucky for us it’s not too hard to add them in. First locate your...
View ArticleHard Drive Bible Notes
Never install 7,200 RPM drives as OS or Database Drives Never create a 3 Drive RAID 5 (Even with 15k Drives) Never create a 4 Drive RAID 5 with a host spare (This is a 3 Drive RAID 5) Never create a 4...
View ArticleAdd GUI’s to Windows Server Core and Hyper-V Core
This guide covers adding easy to use GUI’s and functionality to Windows Server Core and Windows Server Hyper-V Core 2008-2012. First start by downloading the installation package, I have already...
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