Citrix Systems - CloudPlatform Master Class

Citrix is hosting a CloudPlatform Master Class on Nov. 1st (Oct.  31st in EMEA) If you are looking at Cloud solutions, specifically IaaS, I would highly recommend CloudStack. This webinar should give you a good high level overview of Citrix Cloud products. Registration link listed below. See ya there. 

Citrix Systems - CloudPlatform Master Class

Adjusting the vCPU Count for dom0 in XenServer 6.1.0

Anyone familiar with XenServer, knows one of its weaknesses is the processing power of dom0. This is something XenServer admins have been complaining about for awhile. Although Citrix has made efforts in the past to address this issue, I think their latest effort in XenServer 6.1.0 is the best to date. Now, with a simple command line, you can adjust the vCPU assigned to dom0. (Up to 8 processors) I've noticed in large XenServer based CloudStack implementations, the hypervisor began to struggle under heavy provisioning loads. Although I have not had the chance to test CloudStack w/ XenServer 6.1.0, I suspect this new feature was introduced to address such issues. Check out the link below for more information about this feature.

CTX134738 - Adjusting the vCPU Count for dom0 in XenServer 6.1.0 - Citrix Knowledge Center

Five Key Criteria for Choosing a Cloud Solution

What do you consider "Key Factors" for choosing a Cloud Solution? What solution did you ultimately choose? Let me know your thoughts on this one. 

Five Key Criteria for Choosing a Cloud Solution | Cloud Computing Journal

Citrix Releases CloudPlatform 3.0.3

Citrix just released a new version of CloudStack. Check out the link below for more information. One thing worth noting is the support of the Cisco 1000v.

Citrix Releases CloudPlatform 3.0.3