Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 this week in San Francisco. Intel has a very large consumer presence: PCs, ultrabooks, tablets, phones, 2-in–1/convertibles, all-in–1 devices. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Networking. Back in April of this year, Patrick Ogenstad announced Netrasp , a Go package for writing network automation tooling in Go. Travis Downs explores a recent Intel microcode update that may have negatively impacted performance. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Networking. The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 11, 2023

A chef doesn’t stop to consider the electronic systems powering her culinary tools as she’s trying to plan and execute a multi-course menu. Your organization likely uses laptops, PCs, and servers with Intel, AMD, and a few other lesser-known processor brands. What more do you need to know? A bit more, actually. What’s next for silicon?

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Artificial Intelligence Hardware Dell Tools 52

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

In this Technology Short Take, I’ve gathered some links for you covering topics like Azure and AWS networking, moving from macOS to Linux (and back again), and more. Networking. ” Specifically, this post talks about Kubernetes networking. Ben Wilcock shares his experience with an Intel NUC 11.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Networking. Russ White tackles the issue of networking engineers needing to learn to code. Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Tom Hollingsworth discusses how the rise of overlay networks killed large layer 2 networks and tools for building large layer 2 networks, like TRILL.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Networking. I mean, if they aren’t willing to embrace the abstraction and automation that a cloud management platform brings, will abstraction and automation at the networking layer provide any significant benefit? Don’t think this “software-defined networking” thing is going to take off? x86 marches on!

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Networking. Will Robinson talks about how to structure your Ansible playbooks in the context of using Ansible to control your network gear. Intel has a tutorial series on Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. JJ Asghar announces two Chef vRA 7.0+

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Vmware Storage Intel Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Let’s see what I’ve managed to collect for you this time around… Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak provides a 101-level overview of AWS networking. Andrew Sy Kim tackles explaining a (somewhat) obscure part of Kubernetes networking: the externalTrafficPolicy setting. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Virtualization Security Backup 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Networking. The networking “old guard” likes to talk about how x86 servers and virtualization create network bottlenecks due to performance concerns, but as Ivan points out in this post , it’s rapidly becoming—or has already become—a non-issue. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 106

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. It’s been about a month since the last Technology Short Take, and in that time I’ve been gathering links that I wanted to share with my readers. (I I still have quite the backlog of links to read!) Enjoy the links below, and enjoy your weekend!

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Networking. Matt Oswalt has a great post on the need for networking professionals to learn basic scripting skills—something he (rightfully) distinguishes from programming as a full-time occupation. Further, he follows that up with a post on how automation is more than just configuration management ; it’s about network services.

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Networking. Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). (Cue The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS).

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Networking. Via BlueCat Networks, John Capobianco shares his network automation journey. Via BlueCat Networks, John Capobianco shares his network automation journey. AnandTech has some coverage of the latest Intel processor announcements , which totally flew by my radar. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Networking. Back in April of this year, Patrick Ogenstad announced Netrasp , a Go package for writing network automation tooling in Go. Travis Downs explores a recent Intel microcode update that may have negatively impacted performance. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 16, 2021

This time around, the Networking section is a bit light, but I’ve got plenty of cloud computing links and articles for you to enjoy, along with some stuff on OSes and applications, programming, and soft skills. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #142!

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Cloud Network Virtualization Guidelines 60

Linux Academy

JUNE 3, 2019

If you’re new to this process, let me break this down for you: When you first log in to your cloud services provider console, you have to configure a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), which requires networking knowledge. You have to launch the virtual servers, which means you need to: Choose an operating system.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 8, 2018

Networking. If you’re a networking pro and didn’t understand most of that last sentence, I’d content that you’ve got some learning to do. If you’re a networking pro and didn’t understand most of that last sentence, I’d content that you’ve got some learning to do. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Vmware Storage Intel 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Networking. Chip Zoller takes a look at Antrea , a new Kubernetes CNI (Container Networking Interface) plugin that leverages Open vSwitch (OVS). Ivan Pepelnjak has a fantastic article on adapting network design to acommodate automation. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. ” Great quote!

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Networking. The networking “old guard” likes to talk about how x86 servers and virtualization create network bottlenecks due to performance concerns, but as Ivan points out in this post , it’s rapidly becoming—or has already become—a non-issue. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Networking. The Intel Management Engine (ME) has received a bit of attention as a potential security vulnerability; in this article , authors Maxim Goryachy and Mark Ermolov expose some new concerns around the Intel ME and its undocumented Manufacturing Mode. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Networking. There’s lots of talk about applying test-driven development (TDD) principles in various automation contexts, but I like the fact that Ajay Chenampara provides some practical examples in his blog post on applying TDD in network automation using Ansible. If you’re just starting your network automation journey, start small.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Networking. To help resolve this issue, Cumulus Networks (and possibly Metacloud, I’m not sure of their involvement yet) has release an open source project called vxfld. I’d love to hear from more networking pros (please disclose company affiliations) about their thoughts on this matter. Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 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. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. to VMware NSX 6.2.5

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Networking. Paul Fries takes on defining SDN , breaking it down into two “flavors”: host dominant and network dominant. I’d like to add to Paul’s analysis that it’s important to understand that, in reality, host dominant and network dominant systems can coexist. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Network Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Networking. Amanpreet Singh has a two-part series on Kubernetes networking ( part 1 , part 2 ). Jon Benedict has a brief article on OVN and its integration into Red Hat Virtualization; if you’re unfamiliar with OVN, it might be worth having a look. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Networking. Isovalent—the company behind Cilium, the eBPF-powered networking solution for Kubernetes clusters—just launched with a $29M Series A round of funding. Adrian’s operational review readiness template is another great post as well. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Networking. Biruk Mekonnen has an introductory article on using Netmiko for network automation. 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.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

Anyway, what if there was a way to simulate attacks on your networks. I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about cyber ranges-- simulations that can both teach and improve the security of your networks. A red team would be the enemy and they’d study your network and try to exploit any weaknesses.

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Banking Tools Network Security 40

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks. I’ve mentioned Jeda Networks before (see here ), and I was pretty excited to have the opportunity to sit down with a couple of guys from Jeda to get more details on what they’re doing. Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company.

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 62

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

This is session COMS002, titled “The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design.” ” The speakers are Recep Ozdag, a PME with Intel, and Gershon Schatzberg, a PLM with Wind River Systems.

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Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 60

TM Forum

JULY 19, 2021

Put simply, Open RAN is an attempt to disaggregate radio access network (RAN) functionality, by splitting up the hardware and software thus opening up the architectures and diversifying the supply chain for the radio portion of the network. The remote radio units are provided by Fujitsu and NEC, LTE. applications.

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Network Cloud Hardware Industry 130

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

JUNE 1, 2010

personal computing, local-area-network computing, client-server computing and Internet or web computing. The development of microchips and the Intel 8088 processor, for example, drove the personal computing trend. Thank you Intel and IBM!) And these networks are reliable. Along came mainframe computing ( green-screen ).

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Data Center Network Trends Government 28

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Networking Kevin Jin’s post on the APNIC blog about network automation tools is a great read. He discusses Netmiko, NAPALM, and Nornir in some detail, and provides some guidance around which network automation tool may be right for you. Anton Kuliashov writes about why Palark uses Cilium for Kubernetes networking.

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IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Networking. Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” What happens when multiple VXLAN logical networks are mapped to the same multicast group? This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks.

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