Category: Cloud
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Legacy to Agility: Replatforming Non-x86 to x86 Architecture Blog Series
The “Legacy to Agility: Replatforming Non-x86 to x86 Architecture” blog series offers a comprehensive exploration of the process and considerations involved in migrating applications from non-x86 architectures to x86 architecture in the cloud. This series serves as a valuable resource for IT professionals, cloud architects, and decision-makers looking to understand the intricacies of application replatforming…
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Migrating VMware workload to Cloud
Companies are moving their workload to cloud as it gives you agility, security, reliability and global scale while reducing your overall cost of infrastructure. Today we are going to discuss migration tools which can help to migrate VMware workload from on-premises to cloud. First we will talk about Azure, Azure offers many services out of…
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Install and Configure Proxy Server Components | OpenStack Swift – Part 4
In this topic, we are going to Install and configure proxy server components for OpenStack Swift. Enable Openstack queens Repositories on node1, node3 and node4: $ yum install centos-release-openstack-queens $ yum update Install required packages for proxy server on node1: $ yum install openstack-swift-proxy python-swiftclient python-keystoneclient python-keystonemiddleware memcached Obtain the proxy service configuration file from…
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Configuring Keystone | OpenStack Swift – Part 3
Configuring Keystone:- Source the admin credentials to gain access to admin-only CLI commands: – $ source adminrc.sh Create the swift user: $ openstack user create –domain default –password-prompt swift Check if user is created successfully: openstack user show swift Add the admin role to the swift user: $ openstack role add –project admin –user swift…
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Deploy Multi node Openstack Swift – Queens Configuration | OpenStack Swift – Part 2
In this session, we will deploy Multi node Openstack Swift – Queens Configuration. Lab Setup: Server Names : node1, node3 and Node4 OS : CentOS 7.3 – 64 bit Enabled Internet Connection Prerequisites Make sure each hosts are reachable. I make an entries in hosts file only. Verify the internet connection, bcos we use public…
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GCP Part 3 – Google Cloud Platform Services Overview
Google Cloud Platform provides IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. Google Cloud Platform offers services for compute, storage, networking, big data, machine learning and also internet of things (IoT), as well as cloud management, security and developer tools. Here we are listing out the main services which is being provided by Google Cloud Platform, while Google…
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GCP Part 2 – What is Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ?
Introduction of Cloud Platform (GCP) ? Google Cloud Platform is a suite of public cloud computing services offered by Google. The platform includes a collection of Google’s computing resources, made available via services to the general public as a public cloud offering. With Google Cloud Platform (GCP), you can build, test, and deploy applications on…
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GCP Part 1 – Google Cloud Platform – How to Start?
Welcome All, This blog is basically for beginners who have just started learning about Google Cloud Platform (GCP). First question come into mind that how shall we start exploring Google Cloud Platform. We need a platform where we can take console and start doing some L1 task. In this series of learning, we are going…
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Learn HCX – Topic 5 – Site Pairing and Deploying Fleet Components
Once you deployed HCX manager, configured and activated with Cloud HCX instance then you are ready for site pairing and deploying fleet components. In this topic, we are going to cover Site Pairing and Deploying Fleet Components. You may also refer to below related topics. Related Topics: Learn HCX – Topic 1 – What is…
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Learn HCX – Topic 1 – What is HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension) ?
Introduction to HCX ( Hybrid Cloud Extension) VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension, commonly known as HCX is a solution for App Mobility and Infrastructure Hybridity Across Any-to-Any vSphere. This is one of strongest migration tool from VMware which can help to migrate workload from on-premises to Cloud(e;g: IBM, AWS). Hybrid Cloud Extension is famous to facilitates…
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About the Author

Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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