Category: Architecture
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Private cloud: what it adds beyond virtualisation
A testable definition of private cloud, the real limits of elasticity on a fixed pool, and the platform you must operate once you have one.
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Virtualisation: headroom, shared storage and licensing
How to size a virtualised cluster to survive a host failure, the shared-storage dependency it creates, and the licensing patterns that change the cost.
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Dedicated servers: when bare metal is the right answer
Criteria that favour dedicated hardware over colocation, virtualisation or cloud, the consolidation arithmetic, and the work you inherit with bare metal.