Managed private cloud offers savings; Nominate products for VMworld awards; and more

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | July 12, 2018 FEATURED STORY How managed private cloud can reduce costs By Jessica Lulka, Associate Site Editor Stephan Fabel, director of product at Canonical, discusses how managed private cloud can be a more financially feasible option for long-term operations and infrastructure upgrades. (SearchDataCenter.com) Advertisement NEWS   Best of VMworld 2018 U.S. Award nominations now open Nominate the top virtualization, cloud and end-user computing products for the Best of VMworld 2018 U.S. Awards. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Best of VMworld 2018 U.S. Awards official rules The Best of VMworld 2018 U.S. Awards rules, criteria and categories have changed for 2018, so be sure to read them before nominating a product. (SearchServerVirtualization.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Pick the right device monitoring software To properly select a program for network device monitoring, it's necessary to consider factors such as extensibility, reporting structures and ease of use. (SearchDataCenter.com)   Troubleshoot with vCenter logs and performance data Hypervisors and virtualization management products from companies like VMware offer incomparable levels of detail that go beyond the OS and into virtual hardware. Take advantage of vCenter monitoring to gather data from logs and performance metrics to troubleshoot any issues. (SearchVMware.com)   Nested virtualization in Hyper-V production environments Hyper-V nested virtualization has a reputation for only being useful in test/dev environments, but there are use cases for production environments, too. Still, admins must implement Hyper-V nested virtualization in a way that ensures supportability and an acceptable level of performance. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   Secret code? IAC simplifies IT configuration Being able to provision services with code means a simplification to sometimes complicated processes. Plus, you won't need to worry about the platform that service will run on. (SearchITOperations.com)   Zabbix is comprehensive, but not for the weak of heart The Zabbix monitoring software can track nearly every aspect of an IT environment, which can make it seem like the ideal tool to adopt. But its experience barrier for entry is high, and it requires patience from its users. (SearchITOperations.com)   VMworld 2018 conference coverage Check out TechTarget's full coverage leading up to VMworld 2018 U.S., including major news and announcements related to the SDDC, virtualization, containers, the cloud and EUC. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   New VMware NSX features include upgrade planner VMware NSX 6.4 introduces a host of new features, including an upgrade planner, improved HTML5 capabilities and numerous firewall functionality improvements. Keep up to date with the development of NSX and learn how these new features can enhance deployment. (SearchVMware.com)   Helpful PowerShell commands for your cheat sheet Most administrators have dabbled in PowerShell at some point in their career and are familiar with its uses. Still, it helps to occasionally update your PowerShell command cheat sheet to keep your workflows as efficient as possible. (SearchDataCenter.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Modern Infrastructure Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Data Center and Virtualization Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.