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Windows 10 VDI deployment: Architecture and Taxonomy

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Create 2 mirrored VM servers using GlusterFS on Ubuntu 16.04 xenial

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Howto run Windows 2012R2 Server under KVM with high performance networking, hard drive, and display drivers. on Ubuntu 16.04 xenial.

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