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Technology Short Take 124

Scott Lowe

Ronald de Jong takes readers through using the migration coordinator to migrate from NSX-v (NSX for vSphere) to NSX-T. Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. There’s a security vulnerability , so don’t let your smart home get hacked. Don’t ask.). Virtualization.

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Technology Short Take 153

Scott Lowe

Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. I, personally, would posit that Linux can be more secure than other platforms, but it requires proper configuration and can still be undone by a loose nut behind the keyboard. Virtualization.

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Technology Short Take #46

Scott Lowe

It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. I’m a fan of Cumulus, but I’m admittedly a Linux guy (see here ) so you might say I’m a bit biased. Jeremy is a “hard-core” networking professional, and so hearing his feedback on Cumulus Linux was, in my opinion, useful.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Why I plan on using the new Windows Home.

Sean Daniel

Why I plan on using the new Windows Home Server 2011. I’m sure you have heard by now, that the Release Candidate of the new Windows Home Server 2011 is available for download. But I don’t understand why people instantly now hate WHS???? Last but not least, is something you can’t see, that excites me the most.

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Technology Short Take #39

Scott Lowe

I can’t help but wonder if this is the right level at which to put the abstraction layer. For those customers who won’t use a cloud management platform, I would then ask: will they benefit from a CPAL? Don’t think this “software-defined networking” thing is going to take off? Servers/Hardware.

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Using Your Home DNS Servers with Corporate VPNs

Scott Lowe

As IT pros, it’s also quite common to have to use a virtual private network (VPN) solution to connect back to our employers’ corporate networks in order to get work done. This workaround might also work for Linux and other BSD-derived systems; I haven’t tested it there yet. Open a terminal (I use iTerm 2 ).

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Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

Ballmer didn’t indicate whether he had first-hand knowledge of other companies’ server counts or was guesstimating. Will we see Larry Page and Jeff Bezos disclosing the size of their server armadas? If they ran Linux, maybe they wouldn’t have to run so many servers. Virtualization. Consolidation.