CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The vendor-neutral certification covers topics such as organizational structure, security and risk management, asset security, security operations, identity and access management (IAM), security assessment and testing, and security architecture and engineering.

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SCRUM Agile Engineering Web Services 137

The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

Apple is officially moving to its own silicon chips for some of its Mac hardware. The common ARM-based architecture across Apple’s products should now make it easier for developers to write and optimize apps across every major Apple device. Apple is designing its own range of SoC for Macs, with unique features to Mac.

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Linux Academy

JUNE 4, 2019

The Serverless Framework is an open-source project that replaces traditional platforms (hardware, operating systems) with a platform that can run in a cloud environment. App Services : Microsoft’s suite of serverless technologies. What is serverless framework? Why use it? Vendor lock-in is a concern. Lambda : FaaS.

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Dataconomy

AUGUST 8, 2023

Trusted computing stands as a pivotal milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, strategically weaving hardware and software mechanisms into the very fabric of computing systems. These concepts collectively contribute to the creation of a comprehensive system compliant with TCG specifications.

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Hardware Security Storage Software 36

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Chris Evans revisits the discussion regarding Arm processor architectures in the public cloud. And, speaking of Arm processor architectures in the public cloud, here’s another look at Amazon’s Graviton2 and Graviton3 chips, as discussed in a pair of re:Invent talks. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

The new Macs will use arm64, the same CPU architecture that recent iOS devices use (Intel-based Macs use an architecture called x86-64). But it also means that apps that were developed for Intel’s architecture originally won’t run natively on Apple’s upcoming hardware.

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Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

Servers/Hardware. VentureBeat discusses Armv9 , a new architectural update for Arm-based CPUs. Peyton Smith and Mitchell Moser share seven common Microsoft Active Directory misconfigurations that adversaries tend to abuse. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 16, 2018

Servers/Hardware. Microsoft Azure Container Service (AKS) now supports burstable VM types. Operating Systems/Applications. Adrian Hornsby has a series (two parts so far) on designing a multi-region active-active architecture. Chris Evans discusses a recent re-org that aligns ScaleIO with hardware sales.

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Architecture Meeting Storage Hardware 60

Gizmodo

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Windows 11 rollout is underway, with brand new PCs and newer hardware the first in line. If you’re on an older machine, you might have to wait a few months to see an option to upgrade. Read more.

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Windows Hardware Operating Systems Architecture 79

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Microsoft seems to be all about shocking the world these days (see my related mention of their SQL Server announcement below). At the recent OCP Summit, Microsoft introduced Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Read more about it here.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Keybase discusses some challenges with encrypted chat applications and how their architecture avoids some of those challenges. One key difference to keep in mind is that this solution is delivered by Microsoft (not VMware); with VMware Cloud on AWS, the solution is delivered by VMware.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Jointly authored by VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Intel, this new protocol proposal attempts to bring together the strengths of the various network virtualization encapsulation protocols out there today (VXLAN, STT, NVGRE). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. x86 marches on!

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems.

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Galido

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Automakers want to standardize on a Linux-based OS that would make vehicle infotainment systems act more like smartphones. Automakers are working to standardize on a Linux-based operating system for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that would make it easier for cars to act more like smartphones.

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Open Source Linux Automotive Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2018

Also, a quick note that I removed the “Servers/Hardware” and “Storage” sections this time around, as I didn’t have any useful content to share. Operating Systems/Applications. This is interesting—Microsoft has added support for Terraform providers to Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

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Devops Hardware Resources Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Brendan Burns, co-founder of Kubernetes and now an architect at Microsoft Azure, has a blog post about how Kubernetes enables containers-as-a-service (CaaS), which in turn is the foundation for the next generation of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Operating Systems/Applications. What’s that? See here.).

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The Microsoft Surface Duo | Dieter Bohn / The Verge. From Surface Mini to Surface Duo Microsoft is returning to making phones this week, as part of an ambitious project to usher in a new era of dual-screen and folding devices. This is the story of how Microsoft’s new folding Android phone came to be.

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Microsoft Hardware Windows Mobile 108

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

If you’d like to play around with Cumulus Linux but don’t have a compatible hardware switch, Cumulus VX is the answer. Servers/Hardware. Microsoft recently announced a preview of Azure Container Service (ACS). Operating Systems/Applications. See here for some of my thoughts on Intel’s RSA following IDF 2014.)

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Vmware Linux Architecture Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. The post is a bit geeky but quite informative, and worth reading if SSH bastion hosts are a key part of your architecture. Who would have thought that one day you’d refer to a Microsoft web site for instructions on configuring something in Linux? Read this post.)

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is my irregularly-published collection of links and articles from around the Internet related to the major data center technologies: networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications/OSes, storage, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #85!

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

A fan of network virtualization might also say that decomposing today’s complex physical networks into multiple simple logical networks on top of a simpler physical transport network—similar to Mike’s suggestion of converging on a smaller set of reference architectures—might also help. (Of Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Storage Linux Network 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.). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Check out Anthony Burke’s introductory post on PowerNSX for more details. Seen this ?

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Zero Day from ZDNet.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

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. Patrick Ogenstad outlines what’s involved with managing Cisco IOS upgrades with Ansible.

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Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 21, 2023

Some of the reasons why containers are important for data science are: Portability : Containers are portable, meaning that they can run on any system with the same underlying operating system and container runtime. This allows for easier collaboration and sharing of code across different teams and environments.

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Data Applications Tools Resources 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 21, 2023

Some of the reasons why containers are important for data science are: Portability : Containers are portable, meaning that they can run on any system with the same underlying operating system and container runtime. This allows for easier collaboration and sharing of code across different teams and environments.

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Data Applications Tools Resources 28

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Operating System & Software Blogs. TechWorld – Operating Systems. CIO Dashboard. Zero Day from ZDNet.

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Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The courses are designed to be completed in succession, starting with the Apple Device Support course, which focuses on the skills and expertise you’ll need as a help desk professional, technical coordinator, or service provider for an organization that relies on Apple hardware and software. Exam fee : Prices range from $75 to $125 per exam.

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SCRUM Project Management Course Network 135

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Nvidia’s T4 is based on the company’s Turing architecture that also powers the previous generation RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards. teraflops of performance and support for Microsoft’s DirectX raytracing technology. Microsoft is currently using Xbox One S hardware in its server blades, offering just 1.4

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Gizmodo

JULY 1, 2021

It hasn’t even been a whole week, and Windows 11 has already been successfully ported over to a smartphone. A very committed student of engineering, Gustave Monce , published a video to YouTube showing the latest developer preview of Windows 11 running on an old Windows Phone. Read more.

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Windows Course Engineering Video 71

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With server virtualization, you can easily create, move, and delete virtual servers as needed, without the need for expensive hardware upgrades or complex reconfigurations. One of the key benefits of server virtualization is that it allows for more efficient use of hardware resources.

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Virtualization Storage Hardware Disaster Recovery 78

Dataconomy

MARCH 13, 2023

Infrastructure includes hardware, such as CPUs and GPUs, and software, such as operating systems and frameworks. Expertise: Building AI systems requires technical expertise in fields such as machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision.

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Artificial Intelligence Training System Data 39

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2016

Cumulus Networks has added another hardware partner to its list of supported hardware partners; this time it’s Mellanox, as outlined in this SDx Central article. Carlos also has a good article taking a deeper look at Microsoft SONiC. Carlos also has a good article taking a deeper look at Microsoft SONiC. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

I think that’s the point Ivan tried to make as well—it’s the architecture and how OpenFlow is used that makes a difference. (Is Servers/Hardware. Cisco UCS is pretty cool in that it makes automation of compute hardware easier through such abstractions as server profiles. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Virtualization Network 110

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Servers/Hardware. Let’s be real—the ability for an application to protect itself (and its data) from rogue software (including a compromised or untrusted operating system) is huge. Operating Systems/Applications. Service registration (and discovery) in a micro-service architecture can be challenging.

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Storage Intel Disaster Recovery Virtualization 60

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 26, 2021

At Black Hat USA 2021, researchers presented how they used their own fuzzer designed for hypervisors to find a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure. It's the software that emulates a physical computer virtually to run programs operating systems stored data connected networks and do other typical computing functions.

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Research Virtualization Microsoft Cloud 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Servers/Hardware. It’s a way to run Kubernetes (the container orchestration system) on top of Mesos (the cluster resource scheduler) as a native Mesos framework. Operating Systems/Applications. If you’re looking for a cost-effective home lab setup, you might check out this article on a $500 vCloud Suite lab.

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