Technology in Government – Cloud Computing

by samsena | Feb 10, 2013 | Cloud Architecture, Technology in Government

Executive Brief A number of governments have implemented roadmaps and strategies that ultimately require their ministries, departments and agencies to default to Cloud computing solutions first when evaluating IT implementations. In this article, we evaluate the...

Cloud Architecture – Serving Static Content

by samsena | Jan 30, 2013 | Amazon Web Services, Cloud Architecture

Introduction A number of cloud hosting providers provide optimized static content delivery services, such as Amazon AWS Cloudfront and Microsoft Windows Azure CDN (Content delivery network). In this article, we will explore the elements of a scalable infrastructure...

Exchange 2013 Sample Architecture Part 4: Mailbox Server Role Design

by samsena | Jan 12, 2013 | Architecture Samples

Overview The Mailbox Server role primarily serves the purpose of hosting mailbox databases and providing access to the mailboxes contained within. In this post, we will focus on several key elements of Mailbox Server Design: Storage Design: Not only must we plan and...

Exchange 2013 Sample Architecture Part 3: Design Feature Overview and Virtualization Considerations

by samsena | Jan 3, 2013 | Architecture Samples

Overview In this part of the Sample Architecture Series, we will hone in on several elements of the Exchange Solution design, namely a description of the overall Exchange 2013 solution design, followed by some basic system configuration parameters as well as...

Exchange 2013 Sample Architecture Part 2: High-level Architectural Design Document

by samsena | Dec 18, 2012 | Architecture Samples

Overview: This section provides an introduction into the key elements of the Exchange 2013 Architectural solution. It provides high-level solution overview and is suitable for all technical project stakeholders. The excerpts of the final design document are listed...