cloud general knowledgebase articles.
Chef is a powerful automation platform that transforms complex infrastructure into code, bringing your servers and services to life. Whether you’re operating in the cloud, on-premises, or a hybrid, Chef automates how applications are configured, deployed, and managed across your network, no matter its size. the Chef server stores cookbooks, the policies that are applied […]
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Docker is a new container technology and an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. “Containers” are encapsulated, lightweight, and portable application modules. Docker enables apps to be quickly assembled from components and eliminates the friction between development, QA, and production environments. Basically Docker allows the isolation of processes […]
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XenServer has a tiny installation footprint 1.2 GB (roughly). That is the modern day equivalent of a 1.44″ disk, really. While the installation footprint is tiny, well, so is the “root/boot” partition that the XenServer installer creates 4GB in size. The point is that this amount of space does not facilitate much room for log retention, patch […]
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