Introduction Suppose you are facing a performance bottleneck in an on-premises or cloud infrastructure, which after troubleshooting, gets down to being related to storage performance. Some storage subsystem(s) and/or disk appliances or virtual disks are misbehaving or under-performing. You need to monitor disk IOPS performance in detail and detect the root cause of storage performance. Storage infrastructure assessment First off, you need to audit/assess your environment, in order to determine your storage components and their architecture. Storage components commonly include, but are not limi ..read more

My technical blog is available at https://stefanos.cloud. This version is the Stefanos cloud blog RELOADED. It introduces a new development phase of this online project and aspires to offer more in-depth and more up-to-date KB articles and design or operations articles about cloud computing and edge computing, fog computing and hybrid cloud technologies. The new revamped blog shall include the following article categories. Public clouds and cloud computing, including topics on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft 365. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Le ..read more

Welcome to Cloud Computing Crossword 6. Instructions on solving a crossword online: Click a cell on the crossword grid, or click a clue Click twice on a cell to toggle between across and down The active cell is highlighted in blue Start typing in the word Hit enter when you are done typing in the word The word will turn green or red if you got it right or wrong You can use the tab and shift-tab keys to move around the crossword, and the arrow keys     You should subscribe to the blog RSS feed and send me a direct email to request the crossword solution ..read more

In this article, I am laying out the most noteworthy FTP server design considerations. Regardless of whether you are installing in an on-premise or in a cloud-based virtual machine or physical server or utilizing a cloud Paas-based service, there are certain factors which need to be taken into account. FTP server design considerations Ask yourself the right questions and take notes of the following information: Which FTP-related protocols do you require support for (SFTP, FTPS, FTP)? What is the approximate number of users which will be accessing the FTP server? What are the locations from wh ..read more

This article is a compilation of Azure free service tier services and other Microsoft sponsored offers and free benefits to developers, NGOs, government organizations and startups. Azure free service tier There is a handful of services in Azure which are provided free for either the first 12 months or forever. Free services may come with certain limitations. The following articles discuss the available Azure free service tier services in detail and answer any questions related to the usage terms and limitations of these services. https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Billing/FreeSer ..read more

Azure IoT services overview Azure Internet of Things (IoT) services allow you to make the most of your data at the edge, efficiently secure and manage your cloud assets, and proactively make decisions across your entire enterprise. Examples of IoT services include Azure IoT Central, IoT Hub, IoT Edge and Azure Sphere. Windows IoT edition can be used to further power your IoT devices. You can find an overview of all Azure service categories at: https://stefanos.cloud/azure-service-categories/. Azure IoT services Azure offers the following IoT services to connect applications running at edge zon ..read more

ITSM stands for IT Service Management. The term ITSM encompasses all processes and activities related to the design, creation, delivery and support of IT services. In some cases, ITSM focuses on IT technical support and helpdesk systems, such as Service Now and BMC Helix. An example architecture from BMC Helix ITSM platform is shown below. The post ITSM appeared first on Stefanos Cloud ..read more

Welcome to Cloud Computing Word Search puzzle 2. Instructions on solving a cloud computing word search puzzle online: Click the start letter of the identified hidden word and drag your mouse pointer until the end of the word. Hidden words are cloud computing terms Hidden words can have vertical, horizontal or diagonal orientation (both forward and reverse) You should subscribe to the blog newsletter and send me a direct email to request the word search puzzle solution. The post Cloud Computing Word Search Puzzle 2 appeared first on Stefanos Cloud ..read more

Introduction to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops design considerations Having implemented various on-premises Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops – VAD (former Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop) infrastructures, i decided to write a, rather long, technical article on Citrix architecture and design best practices. This long guide has it all, from Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Netscaler components to design considerations and best practices. The assumption for the below information is that implementation is to be purely on-premises, unless noted otherwise. There will be references, where needed ..read more

My technical blog is available at https://stefanos.cloud. This version is the Stefanos cloud blog RELOADED. It introduces a new development phase of this online project and aspires to offer more in-depth and more up-to-date KB articles and design or operations articles about cloud computing and edge computing, fog computing and hybrid cloud technologies. The new revamped blog shall include the following article categories. Cloud computing Artificial intelligence Backup and DR Citrix Cloud Business Directory Cloud Computing Crosswords Cloud Service Provider series articles Cloudstack Cost Man ..read more