..but doesn’t seem too impressed 🙂 A pepper robot has yet to be turned on at the MS de:code event in Prince Hotel Tokyo. Showcasing the Dell-MS Hybrid cloud platform today and tomorrow.

OMG this is awesome. Only a few hours left until release. This trailer kind of reminds me of The Army of Darkness 🙂

Finally there is a modern replacement for IPMI. There is a new systems management standard called Redfish which is now available on Dell servers in the form of the 2.30.30.30 firmware update for iD...

Managing Floating IP Ranges in OpenStack Neutron Sometimes you run out of public IP addresses and need to expand the floating IP range. This guide explains how to modify your existing IP allocatio...

Putting the Raspberry Pi to work uploading files to the Amazon S3 backup vault. Much more energy efficient compared to keeping the PC running for the same job. Amazing how many uses this little So...

Presenting OpenStack, Microsoft private cloud and converged solutions

The gaming PC at home had started getting a bit old and it was time to start overclocking. That way it’d be possible to squeeze a few more months out of the machine before the inevitable upgrade. O...

At home we have a 4-disk QNAP box as a file server which hosts photos dating back to the 1990s. Up to recently it was backed up over eSATA to external drives, but it was never a good solution. The ...

When the only thing readily available for stirring your tea is a pile of PCIe brackets 🙂

Resolving OpenStack Nova Live Migration CPU Compatibility Issues Background This week I’m hosting a hands-on OpenStack training for some clients. The ability to perform live migrations of running...