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Virtualization is widely used nowadays due to the advantages for business IT infrastructures, such as scalability, cost-efficiency, and convenient administration. Hardware resources of physical servers can be aggregated to resource pools and provisioned for virtual machines (VMs). Sufficient resources allocated to VMs are required for the expected performance of a guest operating system and applications running on the VM.

A VMware hypervisor allows you to run virtual machines on a single server. You can run multiple virtual machines on a standalone ESXi host and deploy multiple hosts to run more virtual machines. If you have multiple ESXi hosts connected via the network, you can migrate virtual machines from one host to another.

When configuring processor settings for a new virtual machine, there are several key concepts to understand: how to calculate the number of processor cores per CPU and CPU cores per socket and how these settings affect the speed of virtual machines. In addition, it is important to understand what ensures better VM performance: limiting the number of processors and having more CPU cores or having more processors with fewer cores?

Do you regularly back up Office 365 emails? If not, there’s bad news. Even cloud giants like Microsoft can experience outages and disruptions. And contrary to popular belief, Microsoft holds your organization responsible for any data loss due to these events. Moreover, according to Microsoft’s Shared Responsibility Model, protecting all your data within Microsoft 365 infrastructure is solely your responsibility.

You may encounter issues when using any application, and Office 365 is no exception. Not all issues are caused by bugs left unpatched by the software vendor or by third-party applications like the recent Crowdstrike incident that caused a global O365 outage. Many issues that you may face day-to-day can be fixed on the client side. If you encounter an issue in Office 365 that can only be fixed by the vendor, Microsoft usually releases an update to resolve any known issues as soon as possible.

When it comes to selecting a protocol to share files over the network, you commonly come across the SMB and CIFS terms in software interfaces and documentation. Some users think that SMB and CIFS are the same thing, and clearly identifying the difference may be difficult. However, let’s look at why CIFS can’t be used as a synonym for SMB. Learn about the SMB vs CIFS protocols differences and how to use the terms.

Previously, we looked at PowerCLI – what it is, how to install it, and integrating into Windows Powershell ISE. Now, let’s take a look at basic scripting including connecting, PowerCLI commandlets, as well as looping. NAKIVO for VMware vSphere Backup Complete data protection for VMware vSphere VMs and instant recovery options. Secure backup targets onsite, offsite and in the cloud. Anti-ransomware features. DISCOVER SOLUTION.

According to a Verizon report, the majority of data breaches are made possible by compromised credentials, especially on email servers. Social engineering, credential phishing and brute force attacks are some of the methods used by malicious actors to steal credentials. To improve the security of Office logins and help prevent data breaches, Microsoft introduced the modern authentication method.

Amazon S3 is a popular cloud storage that is widely used around the world. You can manage Amazon S3 cloud storage in the web interface by using a web browser. We have explained the alternative methods to manage files stored in S3 buckets in the blog post about mounting Amazon S3 as a drive for cloud file sharing, but in that blog post the emphasis was on the command line interface of operating systems such as Linux, Windows, and macOS.

SharePoint backup and Office 365 backup, in general, are an essential part of an organization’s data protection and security strategy. Microsoft 365 backups can be stored on-premises, but the recommended practice is to follow the 3-2-1 backup rule and store backup copies in the cloud too. With the NAKIVO solution, you can implement this effective backup strategy to protect Microsoft 365 data in SharePoint Online as well as in Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive for Business.