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).

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Johnson shows a great diagram that reviews all the various types of VM-to-VM communications that can exist in modern data centers: VM-to-VM (on the same host) via the software-based virtual switch (could be speeds of 30 to 40 Gbps in this use case). Intel VT-c actually provides a couple of different ways to work in virtualized environments.

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Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Only yesterday, a third product that I worked on over the past little while called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials was announced, on hardware provided by Western Digital. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is a mid-way point between Windows Home Server, and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

When you place your resources in the cloud utilizing Microsoft as a provider of public cloud, your network which is situated in the cloud can be termed as a n Azure virtual network (Vnet). Your virtual network can be configured in a similar way as your internal on-premises network; i.e,

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

In the event you accidentally locked yourself out of vCenter using NSX’s distributed firewall, this post by Roie Ben Haim provides a workaround for getting yourself out of this pickle. Virtualization. I plan to do a more in-depth write-up on HexaTier soon, after I’ve had a bit of time to do more research. This would be one reason.

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Sean Daniel

JANUARY 3, 2012

I have an iPad (v1), a Laptop, and of course my Windows Home Server. I found an application for Windows (and Mac OS) that installs on your computer that shares almost any printer connected to the computer, to the AirPrint service. Technology Tips, Tricks & News - featuring WHS, SBS and other Microsoft and Related Technology.

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Sean Daniel

JULY 1, 2010

Lifehacker also provides both Windows 7 and MAC UI and instructions. If you don’t have one, there is a few free ones, such as Microsoft Security Essentials , which is what I use. Opt into Microsoft Update to keep all your software up to date. Labels: Security , Training and Awareness , Windows 7 , Windows Vista.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 30, 2022

It’s about how they started with a deliberately misconfigured version of CosmosDB and ended up with complete unrestricted access to the accounts and the databases of thousands of Microsoft Azure customers. In Episode 28 I talked with Ophir Harpaz and Peleg Hadar about fuzzing the Hypervisor used in Microsoft’s Azure Cloud.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We all know that security is more than just a host-based firewall, but a host-based firewall can be part of an overall security strategy. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. Virtualization. on an Apple Xserve 3,1.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the early days of Windows operating systems up through Windows XP, almost any program a user would launch would have administrator-level privileges. When this no longer became tenable, Microsoft led the way and started its Trustworthy Computing initiative in 2002. In truth, we ignore least privilege at our peril.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

In this post, I’ve gathered links to posts about networking, virtualization, Docker, containers, Linux, configuration management, and all kinds of other cool stuff. Roie Ben Haim, who works in professional services at VMware, has a deep dive on the NSX distributed firewall (DFW). Virtualization. Networking. Thanks Mike!

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

It starts by building upon the core of virtualized infrastructure, made possibe by VMware’s compute, storage, and network virtualization solutions. Poonen shows a video with a few customer testimonials, and then introduces Jim Alkove, Corporate VP in charge of enterprise management and security for Windows at Microsoft.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the abstraction layer Last November, OpenAI, the go-to platform for enterprise gen AI, unexpectedly fired its CEO, Sam Altman, which set off a circus-like scramble to find a new CEO, staff threatening to walk out, and Microsoft offering to take everyone in. Early last summer, ChatGPT was pretty much the only game in town.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The use of VMware NSX for microsegmentation is a really popular use case, and so the topic of scripting distributed firewall (DFW) rules often comes up. This blog post on shielded VMs in Windows Server 2016 is a bit light on details, but the embedded video may be more informative (I didn’t watch it). Virtualization.

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Sean Daniel

JUNE 29, 2011

Post idea courtesy of Robert Pearman, MVP] If you’ve used Windows Small Business Server in the past, you’ve probably figured out exactly how DNS works. Anyway, that is my anti-Microsoft rant for the day. I believe Windows DNS will use your forwarders first. Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. After testing Unix, Miller went to fuzz Windows NT and other systems. And while it’s not Windows, it can be added.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. After testing Unix, Miller went to fuzz Windows NT and other systems. And while it’s not Windows, it can be added.

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A Screw's Loose

DECEMBER 10, 2012

After you unlock the encryption and boot up, you now have to log into Microsoft Windows. As Windows likes to remind you, you probably have anti-malware software installed as well as maybe some ad blocking software if you’re lucky. Windows Phone. Traveling (Part 1). Enablement. MBYOD – Tiering Your Ecosystem. Categories.

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2020

This follows reports that Microsoft negotiated a 45-day window to acquire the company, something it confirmed yesterday in a blog post. Trump announced the news at the White House today and elaborated on how he believes Microsoft or another “big,” “secure,” and “very American” company should buy TikTok.

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