Google Cloud – RIGUY

May 3, 2019September 5, 2019

Kubernetes Clusters on Google Cloud Platform

I had a chance recently to dig into the Google Cloud Platform, in particular Kubernetes clusters and virtual machine instances. This is the “Compute Engine” offering of the GCP, or Google Cloud Platform. The GCP also offers much more, for example, Cloud Storage [data, object storage], Cloud SQL [MySQL/PostgreSQL], and App Engine [building web + mobile apps]…

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April 8, 2019September 5, 2019

Top Cloud Services Compared

This is a great resource that compares the top dogs of Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. It turns out they all have various strengths and weaknesses. It is hard to bet against Google with all of its Mega Billions of dollars in cash at its disposal. On the other hand, AWS has the upper hand overall with customer base and raw Cloud products, but Microsoft is very strong in bridging the gap for customers between public and private cloud (or hybrid scenarios), in addition to having its long Server and Support history along with Office 365.

https://www.datamation.com/cloud-computing/aws-vs-azure-vs-google-cloud-comparison.html

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I am excited to introduce my first Android APP! It is a free, small, fun, easy to use World Radio streaming App, focusing on radio stations from all corners of the Earth.

Although big cities, powerful stations and streams are certainly represented, the goal is to spotlight small, creative, unusual, unique radio from very different locations.

Available on the Google play Store!

~~ David

Install for free on your Android phone from here!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riguy.worldradio

Exchange Server Mailbox Quotas December 3, 2014
I am not sure about other Exchange Server Email infrastructure administrators, but I find it challenging to come up with reasonable mailbox quotas AND implementing them in a time efficient and coherent manor. The goal is to set maximum mailbox size quotas that work for all involved: I.T. Departments and various employees and respective departments. […]
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Interesting Microsoft Purchase of Windows Phone App Maker December 2, 2014
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XBOX Live, Azure Experience Outages November 19, 2014
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VMWare 4.x Version Still Offers Windows 3.1 November 4, 2014
I miss the Windows 3.1 days! ;> Ok, so I realize that this version of VMWare is about 5 years old but Windows 3.1?? Really? Even in 2009 that was a bit ... outdated?
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Server 2012 Virtual Machine Start Fails October 20, 2014
Hyper-V Manager within Windows Server 2012 (Datacenter Edition) can sometimes produce an odd error when attempting to turn on a typical virtual machine or VM after it has been shut down: This error might make sense if the user is not logged in as an Administrator, but really what organization gives Windows 2012 Datacenter […]
David in the Bay Area