Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. This post on using SPIFFE/SPIRE, Kubernetes, and Envoy together shows how to implement mutual TLS (mTLS) for a simple application. Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

TM Forum

JANUARY 27, 2022

“When we talk about cloudification we think of it as a way to optimize capex on the hardware infrastructure. Building a 5G SA, for example, will allow Orange to dynamically slice its network and define logical networks for customers’ specific applications and quality of service requirements, explains Leboucher. In November.

CTO 130

CTO Network Cloud Virtualization 130

CTOvision

JANUARY 11, 2016

An open hybrid cloud: Makes applications and data accessible and portable across multiple clouds. Encompasses any number of physical and virtual servers, while supporting a huge choice of public cloud offerings. Today’s enterprise infrastructure is a complex web of hardware, programs, applications, and flash storage.

Cloud 150

Cloud Open Source Applications Firewall 150

Galido

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This activity is known as Vulnerability Assessment, and it aims to find weaknesses in software or hardware platforms to solve failures, before they can generate a negative impact. Corporate branches and the IT department, which use sensitive data to test new applications, can also be weak links.

Development 72

Development How To Analysis Hardware 72

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 20, 2023

2] In this arena, desktop virtualization and cloud technologies will play starring roles. Notably, businesses are adopting virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) as a way to keep data secure, teams collaborative, and staff productive while reducing costs. Additionally, VDI can reduce operational costs in two ways.

Dell 59

Dell Intel Virtualization Cloud 59

SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2023

The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. However, conventional solutions such as antivirus, firewalls, and other detection and blocking tools can only offer a limited level of security.

Security 90

Security Malware Virtualization Network 90

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. This post on using SPIFFE/SPIRE, Kubernetes, and Envoy together shows how to implement mutual TLS (mTLS) for a simple application. Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Russell Bryant has a post on Open Virtual Network (OVN) , a project within the Open vSwitch (OVS) community. Servers/Hardware. specifically, the new container network firewall functionality. When I was using Fedora, I needed some useful information on firewall-cmd , and found this article to be helpful. Virtualization.

Firewall 60

Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 60

Galido

MAY 30, 2019

Hardware and software components that make up the CDE include network devices, applications, and computing devices. This may involve forcing the use of strong passwords, limiting access to the networks by configuring the SSID to be hidden, setting up secure virtual firewalls, and so on. Out-of-Scope Systems.

Network 60

Network Firewall LAN Storage 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Servers/Hardware. Anthony Burke gives a little bit of a sneak peek at some functionality from the upcoming v3 release of PowerNSX: searching NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) rules.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Fountainhead

MAY 12, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Profiling questions nobodys asking re: cloud applications. But so little attention is being paid to identifying & profiling which applications are best-suited to actually run in an external "cloud." Tuesday, May 12, 2009. carrier-grade servers).

Cloud 186

Cloud Data Center Applications Virtualization 186

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

The key takeaway here is that anytime there is firewalling or other stateful services in place, the traffic will route to the (non-distributed) service router instead of just the distributed routers. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. AnandTech has a nice article on the future PCIe 6.0

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Servers/Hardware. While all the attention is “up the stack,” there are still some occasions when you need to worry about the details in the hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m not sure if this falls into storage or virtualization, but we’ll place it here in the Storage section.

Vmware 69

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Galido

JUNE 28, 2018

Application monitoring. Monitoring of virtual servers. PRTG monitors all types of systems, devices and applications in your IT infrastructure: SNMP: Ready to use and with customization options. As devices are discovered, probes will also detect the services and hardware it can monitor. Web monitoring.

Network 60

Network LAN VOIP Licensing 60

Kitaboo

JANUARY 31, 2024

These resources include interactive eBooks, multimedia elements, project management tools, virtual laboratories, and hands-on training and development for students on major subjects. These platforms typically offer dedicated portals or applications that allow parents to view their child’s assignments, grades, and attendance records.

Cloud 78

Cloud Education eBook Backup 78

Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They disturb the virtual classes by exposing unwanted and harmful media during ongoing classes or sessions. Therefore, educational institutions should invest in firewalls, intrusion detection, and virus and malware protection systems. For instance, you can create cloud backups and also store data in external hardware.

Education 78

Education Malware eBook Backup 78

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Servers/Hardware. Vivek Gite over at nixCraft explains how to use ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu to limit SSH connections. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Galido

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Identify whether or not you need support for particular scripts or Windows applications and other special software. You need to clarify with your prospective provider if they can actually provide service for the applications you want to implement. Virtual Private Server. Are you using something common, like a WordPress blog?

Backup 103

Backup Resources Security Virtualization 103

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Tony Sangha took PowerNSX (a set of PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with NSX) and created a tool to help document the NSX Distributed Firewall configuration. Servers/Hardware. I just noticed this article about using Nova flavor extra-specs to pass QoS data down to the virtualization layer. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2015

These protections are also expensive to implement in hardware. This bypasses some IPv6 limitations because host routes are treated in hardware like ND cache entries (which means you get something like 32K entries). VMware NSX has a stateful IPv6 firewall that provides RA guard and ND inspection services.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Firewall Network Mobile 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Server virtualization can do the trick for you if you also struggle to scale your applications to meet growing demands without breaking the bank. Server virtualization is a game-changing technology that has revolutionized the way organizations deploy and manage their IT infrastructure.

Virtualization 78

Virtualization Storage Hardware Disaster Recovery 78

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

This article by Russell Bryant is a great overview and update of the work going on with Open Virtual Network (OVN). This is kind of cool, and (in my humble opinion) a sign of changing times: Juniper has Vagrant boxes as well as a Vagrant plugin for working with vSRX (virtual firewall) VMs (via this article from Matt Oswalt).

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

I recently spoke at Interop 2016 in Las Vegas, and while I was there I scribbled down some notes pertaining to how decomposing applications into microservices-based architectures was similar in some respects to decomposing networks into an overlay network and an underlay (physical) network. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Greg Ferro examines a potential SDN use case (an OpenFlow use case) in the form of enterprise firewall migrations. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. I hadn’t really considered how one might use BOSH for deploying (and managing) multi-VM applications on vSphere, but Brian provides some practical examples.

Storage 111

Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 111

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

If you like geeking out over the hardware side of networking, you may find this Ars Technica article on the physical infrastructure of the global Internet to be an interesting read. (I Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. I won’t spoil Ivan’s conclusion; go read the article!

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

What’s really interesting to me is the (completely uncoordinated) alignment between Matt’s list of skills for networking pros and the list I provided to virtualization pros in a series of recent VMUG presentations (refer to slide 15, but the list is software development basics, Linux, automation/orchestration, and public cloud services).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Art Fewell takes a deeper look at the increasingly important role of the virtual switch. A discussion of “statefulness” brought me again to Ivan’s post on the spectrum of firewall statefulness. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Networking. This looks interesting.

Vmware 60

Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

CTOvision

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In panic, many organizations deployed more security products or utilized capabilities like Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to create virtual air gaps. Before connectivity is provisioned, the hardware identity and software hashes from the user’s device are checked. If anything fails, an alarm is generated!

Security 150

Security Data Center Hardware Virtualization 150

Dataconomy

MARCH 3, 2024

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) have become significant considerations. Understanding VPNs A Virtual Private Network, commonly known as a VPN, creates a safe connection between a user’s device and the internet by coding the data that is being sent. The coding process might affect performance.

Network 41

Network Security Authentication Hardware 41

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again.

HP 106

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

Fountainhead

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Is this you: You own multiple laptops or desktop computers because you have different uses, jobs, clients or applications? To accomplish her work she needs access to each clients intranet as well as a number of their secure, internal applications.

Data Center 246

Data Center Virtualization Applications Firewall 246

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through. Ranga Maddipudi ( @vCloudNetSec on Twitter) has put together two blog posts on vCloud Networking and Security’s App Firewall ( part 1 and part 2 ). Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 109

Vmware Storage Virtualization HP 109

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Still, there’s a decent collection of networking, cloud computing, and virtualization articles as well as a smattering of other topics for you to peruse. ” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Servers/Hardware.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60