October 31, 2017
by Rodney Gedda
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When is it a mistake to have a reasonable assumption about a technology? When it comes to desktop virtualization it seems you can’t be vigilant enough to avoid absurd anti-features. So I need to upgrade my Acer notebook to a … Continue reading
May 30, 2016
by Rodney Gedda
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If you’re using a KDE-based Linux distro inside a VirtualBox VM keep an eye on the default energy saving settings as you can get caught out with an unusable system that needs to be shutdown, possibly losing data. The “on … Continue reading
April 30, 2015
by Rodney Gedda
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I can’t believe how few options there are for desktop virtualisation (or virtualization) on Windows. I’m using VirtualBox to host Linux on Windows but I have a BIG problem with a BIG snapshot file that seems to keep growing to … Continue reading
April 27, 2013
by Rodney Gedda
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A while back I mentioned a number of global VPS hosting providers were adopting KVM alongside Xen and OpenVZ, but I could only find one local provider. Since then I have found another. Ransom IT Offers managed and unmanaged KVM … Continue reading
July 31, 2012
by Rodney Gedda
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Just looking at Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud and I must say it’s a broad portfolio of open and Microsoft technologies. By offering: Linux servers PHP Python node.js Java Hadoop to name a few, Microsoft has bet big on open source … Continue reading
May 31, 2012
by Rodney Gedda
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I recently got VirtualBox working on my notebook on both the Linux and Windows partitions. The slight difference is the same VM image is being used by each native OS. Linux can mount Windows partitions so with a Linux (or … Continue reading
March 27, 2011
by Rodney Gedda
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I’ve noticed a few more KVM-based hosting/Cloud providers out there. Most mass-market hosting services seem to be built with OpenVZ or Xen, but KVM is slowly gaining popularity. It has the advantage of being integrated into the standard Linux kernel, … Continue reading
August 21, 2007
by Rodney Gedda
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Spent today at the Green CIO conference at the Sydney Convention Centre. I got the impression many CIOs truly are thought leaders on the green bandwagon. One talking point was how the CIO has a unique opportunity to spearhead profound … Continue reading
February 3, 2007
by Rodney Gedda
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I’m now back online after my Xen virtual machine was migrated to another physical host. I can’t fault the performance and stability of Xen. Who would have thought something that began life as a Microsoft-funded research project would end up … Continue reading