Archive for the ‘Advanced Computer Administration and Architecture’ Category

5 Ways to Customize Windows 11 to Improve Productivity

Microsoft Windows 11 has been available since October 2021.  However, though the newest version of the OS has been available for about two years, I preferred to continue using Windows 10, waiting for the latest version to become as stable…

Monitor FileCloud Server with Zabbix

Note: this blog post is intended for system and IT administrators who manage FileCloud Server environments. FileCloud Server is a powerful on-prem file sharing and data governance solution for enterprises and institutions around the world. One of FileCloud’s strengths is…

Configure FileCloud Database Service for Geographic Redundancy

FileCloud’s database service offers a flexible scheme to store large data sets, which can be configured for data redundancy and high availability. Note: this blog post is intended for system and IT administrators who manage FileCloud Server environments.  Geographic Redundancy…

Run Solr in FileCloud on a Custom IP Address for High Availability Configurations

Connect FileCloud's content search functionality with High Availability architecture by running Solr on a custom IP address.

Configure Solr HA with Pacemaker and Corosync in FileCloud

FileCloud is a hyper-secure file storage, sharing and collaboration platform that provides a powerful set of tools for admins and users to manage their data. This includes High Availability (HA) architecture support and content management functionalities, specifically content search via…

Migrating VMs Between ESXI Servers Using SCP Command

FileCloud customers may choose to use a virtual machine (VM) in an ESXI server. At times, ESXI servers may be decommissioned, requiring a migration. When FileCloud is hosted on one ESXI server, it can be moved to another using this…

Installing an SSL Certificate on an ESXI Server

In the latest version of the ESXI server, the web UI is only available for managing the existing virtual machines (VMs) or creating new VMs. By default, the SSL certificate that comes with ESXI is a self-signed certificate, which is…

Unstructured Data Storage Solutions

Leveraging business insights to grow your company or improve a product or service is easy when you have access to structured data. This data has already been labeled, categorized, and essentially optimized for analysis. In comparison, unstructured data remains difficult…

FileCloud Aurora – All About DRM Capabilities

Introduction In November 2020, FileCloud released update 20.2 – a complete rehaul of our Sync, Mobile and browser UI and functionalities. We at FileCloud have been working on this for a very, very long time, and so we’re incredibly proud…

VDI vs VPN vs RDS (Remote Desktop Services) | FileCloud

Each enterprise will have to look at its existing setup, the number of employees, the business goals, the need for remote work, the challenges therein, and then decide, which factor needs to be provided more weightage. If the number of…