Intel Optane and Micron Split

I have to agree with the Register article on this.  Based on personal experience with a 6 node Hyper-V 2016 cluster with Optane S2D cache the performance addition is NOT worth the exorbitant price.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/18/3d_xpoint_issues_and_micron_intel_split/

Good read on current state of Microsoft Containers

https://www.nextplatform.com/2018/07/13/microsofts-container-strategy-continues-to-evolve/

Facinating article on Flash Storage, Block Size, and Memory requirements

https://blog.architecting.it/flash-storage-dram-curve/?utm_source=rss-feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed

Server 2019 Build 17692 Legacy MGMT capabilitites

AWESOME!!!

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Additional Download: Server Core App Compatibility Features on Demand

While not contained within the main bits of the build yet, this has to be one of the coolest features we’ve seen added. Insider preview build 17692 includes the ability to install a Feature on Demand package that will add several of the main Windows Server Management tools that we’ve come to rely on over the years. All of this on Server Core, and without the additional requirements and bloat from the full GUI installation!

Current tools available with this feature are:

• Performance Monitor (PerfMon.exe)
• Resource Monitor (Resmon.exe)
• Device Manager (Devmgmt.msc)
• Microsoft Management Console (mmc.exe)
• Windows PowerShell ISE (Powershell_ISE.exe)
• Failover Cluster Manager (CluAdmin.msc)
• Process Monitor (Procmon.exe) and other Sysinternals
• SQL Server Management Studio