VMware vSAN on UCS X-Series: OSA vs ESA

VMware has two different storage architectures:OSA or Original Storage Architecture is the current name for the “old” VMware vSAN published in March 2014. (vSAN 5.5). ESA or Express Storage Architecture is the “new” vSAN, available since vSAN 8. This version has an entirely different foundation and significant advantages than the OSA. There are still some … Read more

VSAN on UCS X-Series: Is it possible?

Hyperconverged Infrastructure typically uses rack servers. Rack servers have the capability of enough disk space and additional cards, like GPUs.VMware VSAN is currently the market leader in hyperconverged Infrastructure software, and would it be nice to have it run on a sustainable, award-winning solution like UCS X-Series? Think of all the advantages of the UCS … Read more

Camtasia codecs

To create videos, I use Camtasia a lot. Sometimes I have to re-encode my videos before I can generate or use proxy videos. This takes a long time, and I wondered why I had to re-encode it. Camtasia H.264 / H265 Nowadays, HVEC is used on many devices to ensure you don’t consume too much … Read more