Bare Metal
Today Steve talks about bare metal servers and virtual machines. He wonders if any of you still run bare metal.
2023-07-10
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Virtualization, containers, and k8s
How Hard is Kubernetes?
Mercedes has taken advantage of containers and Kubernetes to build knowledge in their staff. This investment helps them adapt and change their technology to meet the needs of the business.
2022-08-19
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How to run Kubernetes clusters locally on Windows
Kubernetes production clusters are typically run on cloud platforms. However, running and deploying Kubernetes applications on cloud platforms such as Google Kubernetes Engine is costly. These high costs can restrict the Kubernetes learning process for beginners. However, running Kubernetes clusters locally helps you efficiently test applications without disrupting the production environment or paying for cloud services.
2022-06-22
2021-10-06
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SQL Server VM Best Practices
In this article we look at some of the things you should be aware of when building a VM to run SQL Server, such as vCPUs, disks, memory and more.
2021-09-27
Docker Desktop on Windows 10 for SQL Server : Step by Step
This short article explains how to quickly run SQL Server in a Docker container, for both Windows and Linux.
2021-08-13 (first published: 2021-08-11)
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2021-05-14
387 reads
2021-05-07
471 reads
The Ease of Containers
Containers have changed how to develop and deploy software. They haven't caught on with databases as much, but Steve thinks this will change.
2021-03-10
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2020-10-22
468 reads
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