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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host. Rob McBryde shares his story of reviving a 2012 MacBook Pro with Linux. Security In early February a vulnerability was uncovered in a key component of the Linux boot process. Think Linux doesn’t have malware?

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Looking Back: 2012 Project Report Card

Scott Lowe

About a year ago, I posted a look at my planned projects for 2012. As readers noted in the comments on my original 2012 projects list, my choice of projects wasn’t synergistic, and this hampered efforts. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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COMS002: Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization

Scott Lowe

This is session COMS002, titled “Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.” Verplanke believes that DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and virtualization are key to virtualizing workloads that move around lots and lots of packets, such as firewalls, routers, and other similar functions.

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Learning Together Amid Uncertainty

Linux Academy

Universities and businesses are having to learn how to successfully engage students in an online setting – a challenge Linux Academy instructors have embraced for the past eight years. Online learning is at the heart of everything we do around here, something we’ve been practicing and refining since 2012.

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Looking Ahead: My 2013 Projects

Scott Lowe

In early January 2012, I posted a list of my 2012 projects. In late June 2012, my mid-year project update let you know that I was dropping the Perl efforts, but sticking it out with German, Xen/OVS/OpenStack, and CCNP. Finally, in early January 2013 I graded myself on my progress on my 2012 goals.

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Guess what: Windows Server is still around

Virtualized Greek

Forbes is asking the question if solutions like Docker mark the end of virtualization. Without getting into the debate of how containers can be a compliment to virtualization, it got me to thinking about how out of touch the tech news media is with the enterprise. Then comes the Windows vs. Linux conversation you’ve already had.

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Looking Back: 2013 Project Report Card

Scott Lowe

For example, I shared my 2012 project list in early January 2012, then gave myself grades on my progress in early January 2013. Reinforce base Linux knowledge. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Similar Posts: Looking Back: 2012 Project Report Card.

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