Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Gabriele Gerbino has a nice write-up about Cisco’s efforts with APIs ; his article includes a brief description of YANG data models and a comparison of working with network devices via SSH or via API. Operating Systems/Applications. installation caused by duplicate NSX Manager UUIDs. Check back next time! and vSphere.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Diógenes Rettori has a comparison of Istio and Linkerd as solutions for service mesh. Keybase discusses some challenges with encrypted chat applications and how their architecture avoids some of those challenges. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a good article on packets-per-second limits in EC2.

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Speaking of Pulumi, Kyle Galbraith wrote up a comparison of Pulumi and Terraform for infrastructure as code. Operating Systems/Applications. Richard Bejarano rants a bit about container misconceptions. Microsoft recently introduced some new remote development extensions for Visual Studio Code. Virtualization.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

This post is a bit older, but covers a challenge faced by cloud-native darling Netflix—how does one, exactly, identify which application used which IP address at a given point in time? When you’re operating at the scale at which Netflix operates, this is no trivial feat. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Perhaps you feel a little bit like Kev Gorman, and are wondering what in the heck is CNA (cloud-native applications), anyway? Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I share this not to encourage illegal activities, but instead to point out that no operating system is secure, so be alert at all times and use good computing practices regardless of your OS. Steven Acreman shares a brief, high-level comparison of the major Kubernetes ingress solutions. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Kevin Houston has an updated blade server comparison chart that might be helpful in making hardware decisions. Operating Systems/Applications. One of the announcements at DockerCon ‘16 was the Distributed Application Bundle (DAB), a way to package up multiple containers. Three more posts are planned.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Courtesy of Corey Quinn, here’s an awesome AWS versus Azure comparison , comic book style. Most folks have probably heard about 12 Factor Applications (see here if you haven’t or if you need a refresher); this article talks about 12 basic rules and good practices for using Kubernetes optimally.

Vmware 60

Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

The model I tested, which costs $629, has a Core i5-10210U processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. You can configure it with an i3 or an i7, and can jump up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage as well.). The 3:2 panel is a game-changer, and the extra storage, standout keyboard, and HDMI port are icing on the cake.

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Storage System Windows Examples 82

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Perhaps you feel a little bit like Kev Gorman, and are wondering what in the heck is CNA (cloud-native applications), anyway? Virtualization.

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. Lightroom is one of only a few applications that I keep around for macOS; this article gives me some alternatives. Shahidh Muhammad has a review/comparison of various tools aimed at helping developers build and deploy their apps on Kubernetes.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

This is an older post (more than 2 years old), but as far as I can tell the concepts are still quite applicable. Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison. Operating Systems/Applications. Eben Freeman shows how to integrate Istio, Envoy, and Honeycomb for detailed application statistics.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Kevin Houston’s March 2015 blade server comparisons might be a useful place to start. Having an application that automatically grows to accommodate demand is somewhat of a “Holy Grail” for cloud-based applications and cloud management platforms. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts.

Open Source 60

Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Marcos Hernandez (a colleague on the NSX team at VMware) recently pointed out this Heat template for a multi-tier application with dynamic routing (via Quagga). Operating Systems/Applications. Until such time as Neutron adds native dynamic routing support, this may be an option for some OpenStack deployments to consider.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. Need a comparison of CloudFormation versus Terraform? I guess it’s not really fair of me to make this statement, given that kube-spawn is focused on local Kubernetes clusters for testing and development. It does seem, though, that Kubernetes deployment tools abound. Virtualization.

Hardware 60

Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

Sean Daniel

MAY 25, 2012

and I thought it would be great to do a little bit of a comparison now that I’ve played with it for a bit. So let’s get down to business, my impressions and comparisons between the iPad (3rd generation) and the Playbook 2.0. Build in Applications Apple’s Mail client is beautiful, and makes doing email fun.

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Apple Comparison Windows SMB 53

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Operating Systems/Applications. Per my list of 2015 projects , I’ve been investigating other configuration management systems (I’ve primarily focused my efforts on Puppet until now). I found this post comparing Ansible and Salt to be quite helpful, particularly given some of the comparisons with Puppet.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. This post from Enterprise Storage Forum attempts to provide a comparison of cloud storage between AWS and Google Cloud. If you’re a DynamoDB user, check out this list of 29 DynamoDB best practices compiled by Rafal Wilinski. Check out cloudlist.

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Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Pocket AI is the perfect device for AI developers, professional graphics users, and embedded industrial applications for boosting productivity by improve the work efficiency,” says the official product description. Thanks to the folks at Storage Review for the benchmark chart! PCI Express 3.0

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Linux Intel Windows Fashion 78

SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

DCAP systems are designed to automatically identify and solve problems related to the storage and use of data. For example, data classifiers built into the operating system do not have enough context to allow them to prioritize checking for recently modified files or data that has appeared in public folders.

System 77

System Data Information Security Security 77

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Operating Systems/Applications. I found this article on imperative vs. declarative system configuration is quite helpful in understanding Puppet’s declarative model. This VMware blog post helps explain the link between Puppet and vFabric Application Director, and why organizations may want to use both.

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 108

Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

Although this post is a bit older (it’s from September of last year), it’s still an interesting comparison of both OpenStack and CloudStack. Operating Systems/Applications. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Virtualization.

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 101

Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

He makes comparisons among server virtualization, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and SDN, and feels that in order for SDN to really hit this market it needs to be “not a user-facing feature, but rather a means to an end” (his words). Operating Systems/Applications. Technology Short Take #42. Technology Short Take #41.

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Vmware Storage Network Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Here’s hoping I’ve managed to find something of value and interest to you in this latest collection of links and articles from around the web on networking, storage, virtualization, security, and other data center-related technologies. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #55! Networking.

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Vmware Virtualization Guidelines Network 60