Architecture blog

Deep‑dive posts with diagrams that explain how different parts of infrastructure work together. Topics are kept separate so you can quickly jump to the area you care about.

Topics

Select a topic; later each card will link to multiple articles and diagrams.

Virtualization

vSphere, Hyper‑V, Proxmox, Citrix, KVM, Nutanix AHV – clusters, HA, resource pools and lifecycle.

Vendors and deep‑dive articles

Storage

SAN, NAS, HCI, backup targets and data paths with performance and resilience considerations.

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Networking

Core, distribution and edge networks, routing, switching, load balancing and connectivity.

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Security

Firewalls, NSX policies, identity, segmentation and practical zero‑trust style patterns.

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Cloud

Landing zones, connectivity, Azure VMware Solution and hybrid architectures.

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Automation

PowerShell / PowerCLI, IaC concepts and orchestration ideas for repeatable builds.

Tools and scripts

Monitoring

Metrics, logs, alerting and AIOps flows that keep platforms observable and healthy.

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Backup

Backup architectures, schedules, retention and restore patterns across on‑prem and cloud.

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Disaster Recovery

Failover/failback designs, runbooks, DR drills and recovery patterns.

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Operating Systems

Windows, Linux, Active Directory and supporting services in infrastructure diagrams.

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End‑User Computing

Endpoints, VDI, application delivery and SaaS access patterns.

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Applications / Middleware

How applications, middleware and services sit on top of the infrastructure stack.

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Databases

SQL/NoSQL layouts, availability groups, clustering and DR for data platforms.

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ITSM

Incident, problem and change flows connected to infrastructure platforms.

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Processes

Runbooks, operational procedures, DR tests and day‑2 operation checklists.

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