#computing services

[nitor-infotech]

What's the difference between cloud and virtualization?

Cloud computing and virtualization are often mixed up, as they both involve crafting functional environments from abstracted resources. 

Cloud computing is all about using IT setups that take resources, group them, and share them over a network so they can be scaled up or down as needed. On the other hand, virtualization is the technology that makes it possible to split one physical computer into several “virtual” ones, each acting like a separate machine. 

So, think of cloud computing as the whole workspace or service that you use, and virtualization as the clever trick behind the scenes that makes it all possible. 

What is Cloud Computing 

Cloud computing is using the internet to access storage, software, and processing power instead of relying on your own device's hardware. This allows you to store files, run applications, and use services from anywhere with an internet connection, making it flexible and convenient. The cloud service provider manages the hardware and infrastructure, so you don't have to. 

What is Virtualization 

Virtualization is a technology that allows you to create multiple simulated environments or virtual machines on a single physical hardware system. It essentially divides one physical computer into several smaller, isolated virtual computers, each with its operating system and applications. This helps maximize the use of hardware resources, improve efficiency, and reduce costs by allowing multiple tasks to run on a single machine. 

Cloud computing vs. Virtualization 

Here's a practical comparison between cloud computing and virtualization: 

Cloud Computing: 

Usage: Ideal for businesses and individuals needing scalable resources without the hassle of maintaining physical hardware. The data and apps can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. 

Management: Managed by a third-party service provider. They handle the infrastructure, updates, and security. 

Scalability: Easily scalable. You can quickly add or remove resources based on your needs. 

Cost: Often subscription-based or pay-as-you-go, which can be cost-effective for varying workloads. 

Examples: Google Drive for file storage, Microsoft Azure for various services, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for hosting applications. 

Virtualization 

Usage: Commonly used in data centers to maximize hardware utilization by running multiple operating systems and applications on a single server. 

Management: Typically managed internally by the organization. Requires expertise to set up and maintain virtual environments. 

Scalability: While scalable, it often requires additional physical hardware as demand grows. 

Cost: Initial setup can be costly due to hardware and software requirements. However, it can save money in the long run by maximizing resource utilization. 

Examples: VMware for server virtualization, VirtualBox for desktop virtualization, and Hyper-V from Microsoft for both. 

Key Differences 

Accessibility: Cloud computing provides remote access to resources, whereas virtualization usually operates within a controlled environment (like a company’s data center). 

Resource Management: Cloud computing outsources resource management to a third-party provider, while virtualization requires in-house management. 

Cloud Computing with Virtualization 

Cloud computing and virtualization go hand in hand. Virtualization is the key technology that allows cloud services to be flexible and scalable. It lets multiple virtual machines (VMs) operate on a single physical server, which makes the most of hardware resources and provides separate spaces for different users and applications. This setup gives cloud services the ability to quickly adjust to user needs, scaling applications up or down without being limited by physical hardware. 

Additionally, the combination of cloud computing and virtualization brings about cost savings and better management. Since virtualization reduces the need for lots of physical hardware, it also cuts down on maintenance and energy expenses. Cloud providers can then offer more cost-effective models to their users. 

Conclusion 

Cloud computing and virtualization complement each other to enhance IT infrastructure. Together, they improve software development by enabling rapid prototyping, testing, and deployment.  

By leveraging both, development teams can focus more on innovation, leading to better software development outcomes. 

Discover how Nitor Infotech can serve as your ultimate solution for cloud-based virtualization. 

[prokopetz]

People getting mad about Firefox switching to using hardware acceleration for video playback because they think "hardware acceleration" is a form of DRM is basically the browser equivalent of people freaking out because some random social media platform's terms of service says they own your posts, then when you read what the ToS in question actually says it's literally just "you grant us the right to show your posts to other people".

[mozart-the-meerkitten]

PSA- TAKE YOUR FLASHDRIVE OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER

If you are not using your flashdrive to actively back things up- TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER! DO IT NOW! RIGHT. NOW.

Yesterday one of my flashdrives stopped working. My mom took it to our local computer guy to find out what was wrong with it and the guy said the the ONLY way that it could POSSIBLY (not definitely, POSSIBLY) be recovered is by sending it to a FORENSICS COMPANY that charges NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($950) as a flat rate for this service. IF the stuff can even be recovered.

The computer guy said that he has seen all types of flashdrives, no matter the quality, fail because people don't know that they need to take them out of their computers when they're not using them. A few of the things that can happen are the flashdrive can overheat or a virus could destroy it if your computer happens to pick up a virus.

I have thousands of pictures and videos on that flashdrive, precious, precious memories of kids I've worked with that I may never see again in my life and now I might have lost them because I didn't know to take my flashdrive out of my computer when I'm not using it. The cute pictures of my three new kittens I've been posting? On that flashdrive. Memories from holidays and birthdays and camping adventures might be lost forever.

TAKE. YOUR. FLASHDRIVE. OUT. OF. YOUR. COMPUTER!!!!!!

(please for the love of all that is good share this so other people don't have it happen too)

[bane-of-technology]

Hey gang? Maybe let's sit on this concept a little more, figure out the ethical minutiae

OF COURSE THEY PUT IN A SUBSCRIPTION MODEL

[imma-ghost-bunni]

Some of the movie icon sets from my Studio Ghibli Desktop Collection ♡ (Included in the set but not pictured: The Cat Returns, Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Grave of the Fireflies)

[nixcraft]

do not want. please go away.

[ms-demeanor]

Since some people might want a Mac, I'll offer a Mac equivalent of your laptop guide from the perspective of a Mac/Linux person.

Even the cheapest Macs cost more than Windows laptops, but part of that is Apple not making anything for the low end of the tech spectrum. There is no equivalent Mac to an Intel i3 with 4 gigabytes of RAM. This makes it a lot easier to find the laptop you need.

That said, it is possible to buy the wrong Mac for you, and the wrong Mac for you is the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar. Get literally anything else. If it has an M2 chip in it, it's the most recent model and will serve you well for several years. Any new MacBook Air is a good pick.

(You could wait for new Macs with M3, but I wouldn't bother. If you are reading these guides the M3 isn't going to do anything you need done that a M2 couldn't.)

Macs now have integrated storage and memory, so you should be aware that whatever internal storage and RAM you get, you'll be stuck with. But if you would be willing to get a 256 gig SSD in a Windows laptop, the Mac laptop with 256 gigs of storage will be just as good, and if you'd be willing to get 8 gigs of RAM in a Windows laptop the Mac will perform slightly better with the same amount of memory.

Buy a small external hard drive and hook it up so Time Machine can make daily backups of your laptop. Turn on iCloud Drive so your documents are available anywhere you can use a web browser. And get AppleCare because it will almost certainly be a waste of money but wooooooow will you be glad it's there if you need it.

I get that you are trying to help and I am not trying to be mean to you specifically, but people shouldn't buy apple computers. That's why I didn't provide specs for them. Apple is a company that is absolutely terrible to its customers and its customers deserve better than what apple is willing to offer.

Apple charges $800 to upgrade the onboard storage from a 256GB SSD to a 2TB SSD.

A 2TB SSD costs between $75-100.

I maintain that any company that would charge you more than half the cost of a new device to install a $100 part on day one is a company making the wrong computer for you.

The point of being willing to tolerate a 256GB SSD or 8GB RAM in a Windows laptop is that you're deferring some of the cost to save money at the time of purchase so that you can spend a little bit in three years instead of having to replace the entire computer. Because, you see, many people cannot afford to pay $1000 for a computer and need to buy a computer that costs $650 and will add $200 worth of hardware at a later date.

My minimum specs recommendations for a mac would be to configure one with the max possible RAM and SSD, look at the cost, and choose to go buy three i7 windows laptops with the same storage and RAM for less than the sticker price of the macs.

So let's say you want to get a 14" Macbook pro with the lowest-level processor. That's $2000. Now let's bump that from 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD to 32GB and 2TB. That gets you to $3000. (The SSD is $200 less than on the lower model, and they'll let you put in an 8TB SSD for $1800 on this model; that's not available on the 13" because apple's product development team is entirely staffed by assholes who think you deserve a shitty computer if you can't afford to pay the cost of two 1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredos for a single laptop).

For $3000 you can get 3 Lenovo Workstation laptops with i7 processors, 32GB RAM, and a 2TB SSD.

And look, for just $200 more I could go up to 48GB RAM and get a 4TB SSD - it costs $600 to upgrade the 14" mac from a 2TB SSD to a 4TB SSD so you could still get three laptops with more ram and the same amount of storage for the cost of one macbook.

I get that some people need to use Final Cut and Logic Pro, but hoo boy they sure are charging you through the nose to use products that have become industry standard. The words "capture" and "monopoly" come to mind even though they don't quite apply here.

"Hostile" does, though, especially since Mac users end up locked into the ecosystem through software and cloud services and become uncertain how to leave it behind if they ever decide that a computer should cost less than a month's rent on a shitty studio apartment in LA.

There's a very good reason I didn't give mac advice and that's because my mac advice is "DON'T."

[ghostr0tz]

last one tonight i promise

[lizzybeanbutt]

now that you mention it, yeah kabru is kind of an ibex

trying to pin it down but I don't feel confident on my grasp of kabru's characterization (depsite him being my favourite guy. you know how it is) but like. Kabru is a nicer ibex. Ibex is kabru but he's no longer asking. Ibex is a kabru but he's not afraid to let outright enemies stay on the board if he knows he'll win the overall battle. I think Kabru would make a better candidate of rightousness. I need a two way au and we're gonna send the dunmeshi cast to divine cycle space and we're throwing the kingdom crew in a last ditch dungeon crawl

@arcnoise tagging just in case

[icqmuseum24]

🇺🇸 Before purchasing the iconic ICQ Messenger from Mirabilis, AOL Inc. had already developed its own internet messaging tool. Released in May 1997 as a stand-alone download for Microsoft Windows, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) quickly became the go-to platform for online communication. Created by American Online Inc., AIM used the OSCAR and TOC protocols to connect users in real time, becoming a cultural phenomenon by the late 1990s.

💾 At its peak, AIM had the largest share of the instant messaging market in North America, particularly in the United States, where it held 52% of the market as of 2006. This figure excludes other AOL-related instant messaging software like ICQ and iChat. AIM's main competitors included ICQ (which AOL acquired in 1998), Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger. AOL had a notable rivalry with PowWow and Microsoft, sparking the "chat wars" in 1999.

🚶‍♂️ The AIM mascot, designed by JoRoan Lazaro, debuted with the first release in 1997. This yellow stickman-like figure, known as the "Running Man," appeared on all AIM logos and wordmarks and was always featured at the top of the buddy list.

👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 AIM was particularly popular among teens and college students in the United States and beyond. Its away message feature allowed users to share their whereabouts, thoughts, and plans with friends, making it a staple of daily digital interaction. AIM wasn't just a messaging app; it was a way of life.

📉 Despite its early success, AIM's popularity began to decline in the 2010s. The rise of Gmail's Google Talk, the advent of SMS, and the explosive growth of social networks like Facebook led to a decrease in AOL subscribers. AIM's fall from grace is often compared to other once-dominant services like Myspace.

📆 In June 2015, AOL was acquired by Verizon Communications, which later merged AOL and Yahoo into Oath Inc. Unfortunately, on December 15, 2017, AIM was discontinued, marking the end of an era.

💔 Though AIM is no longer with us, its impact on digital communication remains unforgettable. It paved the way for the instant messaging services we rely on today, leaving behind a legacy of nostalgia and innovation.

[narvin]

so then do we think that the gallifreyan writing on some of the more intricate collars has meaning too? would be very fun if the guards and soldiers’ armour had characters believed to have protective significance, or if scientists and engineers wore their lofty ideals of innovation and ethics

[spookythesillyfella]

I feel like if our Colins' ever met, my Colin would just go "Wanna commit war crimes together?"

Blud is the most reasonable and idiotic person in the group in the group.

(Not really, the award for most reasonable goes to Tony and most idiotic goes to Stacy, aka Spinach Can, but yk)

This is just me being an idiot :]

yeah wholeheartedly agreed

[stardustcrusaders]

opened up solitaire for windows for the first time in years and years and years because i wanted something mindless to do while listening to this podcast and theres ads in this shit now. in solitaire. ads. in solitaire for windows. they interrupt you playing solitaire (for windows) to show you an unskippable 30 second ad for some shitty mobile game-esque thing to download in the Solitaire & Casual Games App (where you play solitaire) (for windows)

[imma-ghost-bunni]

✧⊹ Available on my ko-fi and gumroad! 🐇⊹✧

❤️‍🔥 the Ultimate Studio Ghibli Desktop Set 🌿

⊹✧ ko-fi & gumroad ✧⊹

I absolutely adore Studio Ghibli and its beautiful worlds and characters, so I created this massive desktop theme set! My main goal when making this set was to really do as much as I possibly could, go big or go BIG, because there are SO MANY amazing movies and characters and everyone has their favorite and I wanted to do my best to have something for everyone! 🌿🌸🩷 (That's how it ended up with 123 icons 😅)

This set is for anyone who would like to bring some Ghibli magic to their desktop! ♡✧⊹ (it also works so well with notion too!)

I appreciate all reblogs of this post - it helps me so much! (˶♡o♡˶)/

[wundrousarts]

With Mogtober around the corner, I wanted to share:

If you want to do more prompts, such as tackle a 31-prompt list for the whole month, or just don’t like the prompts and want to do other ones, I have this spreadsheet that I usually pull the prompt lists from if you want ideas. Or, if you’ve had any Nevermoor ideas for things floating around in your head that you’ve been meaning to get to, you can also just take Mogtober as an opportunity to do that. The main goal is always just to have fun!!