by wwarren | Aug 30, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Linux, Open Source
How To Install VMWare Tools v4 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server – Ghost Tx.
by wwarren | Aug 28, 2012 | Cloud Computing
What was interesting is the CEO who announced this horrid pricing was a former Microsoftie so I can’t say the announcement was surprising in that regard. To borrow from another blogger…vmware thought they had more leverage over their client base than they...
by wwarren | Aug 27, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Storage
I mentioned in an earlier post about how Quickbooks ties many accountants to Windows. Well I’ve found a partial yet money-saving workaround. We leverage virtualization even more but not in the typical way. Instead of setting up a NAS/DAS/SAN you run it off...
by wwarren | Aug 23, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source
I’m not a huge fan of the cloud. It is based on simply refarmed mainframe technology and based on a broken security model. However for those who really make the jump to a truly all cloud system there’s one major benefit. Your desktop software costs go to...
by wwarren | Aug 7, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Security, Security Alerts
This reporter who was taken over at least acknowledges his security lapses. Facebook with it’s “social networking” actually sets you up for this very type of thing. keep in mind most of the cloud is web based and guess what the number one attack...
by wwarren | Aug 7, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Security, Security Alerts
Once you put something in the cloud it really isn’t yours anymore. This includes gmail which i do use for my e-mail services. However for me i do NOT send anything critical via e-mail. If it critical or sensitive i talk to them voice. Loosing e-mail would...
