Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Networking. Justin Pietsch Has a lengthy article on why network engineers need to focus on getting the network out of the way. I recently mentioned on Twitter that I was considering building out a new Linux PC to replace my aging Mac Pro (it’s a 2012 model, so going on 9 years old). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Study 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. Operating Systems/Applications. This post is from 2012, but is—to me—still as applicable today as ever.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Fountainhead

MARCH 18, 2013

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Amazon Web Services recent (re) announcement of its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) functionality as it ventures into the enterprise ( on AWS Blog ) as well as their recent teaming with Equinix and Netapp. Virtualization. (31). ► 2012. (15).

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Strategy Cloud Vmware Data Center 210

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I was able to hit two technical sessions yesterday and liveblogged both of them: Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications. Both were good sessions. The XL710 also supports offloads for VXLAN and NVGRE.)

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 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

AUGUST 8, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #43, another episode in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, and thoughts from around the web, focusing on data center technologies like networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud computing. Networking. Jason Edelman recently took a look at Docker networking.

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Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Networking. —but I wonder how much cooperation Big Switch will get from the major networking vendors with regards to OpenFlow interoperability now that Big Switch is competing even more directly with them via Switch Light. Just getting started in the networking field? Operating Systems/Applications.

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Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 108

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. What makes up a hybrid cloud?

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Vmware Network Virtualization Storage 60

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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Virtualization Microsoft Firewall Network 60

Sean Daniel

JANUARY 4, 2012

Wednesday, January 04, 2012. Be sure to choose the version you need based on what operating system you’re running on. 1/04/2012 9:08 PM. 1/13/2012 4:55 AM. 1/13/2012 12:36 PM. 1/19/2012 2:03 AM. 8/19/2012 2:46 AM. Chris Watson Network Engineer MCTS, MCITP, MCSE. Virtualization.

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Backup Small Business Windows SMB 51

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

How to set the Default Printer for All Users in your Small Business Server 2011 Standard or Essentials Network. Under the Action drop down, make sure it says Create Under the Share Path: put the path to the shared network printer If you want it to be the default printer, tick the Set this printer as the default printer. Sean Daniel.

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How To Small Business Windows Policies 51

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

The data centers are so sprawling that it’s hard to get a figure, as DCK noted late 2012. Federal agencies have closed 484 data centers as of May 2013, up from 381 closures last time DCK checked in, last November, 2012. Agency must have sufficient information to calculate a cost of operating system per hour (COSH) score.

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Data Center Government Data Storage 246

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

“We automate five sets of critical processes and extend authentication and other network services into the cloud, making the cloud a seamless extension of the data center. CloudVelocity says more than 100 enterprise trials have conducted trials since the company emerged from stealth in December 2012. Networking.

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Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

So the number of companies that really understand the network topology, the data center construction, the server requirements to build this public cloud infrastructure is very, very small.” Microsoft’s ‘Cloud Operating System’ 218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers? Networking. July 2012 (134).

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Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

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. The first concept that Recep discusses is network virtualization.

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Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

This Technology Short Take is a bit heavy on the networking side, but I suppose that’s understandable given my recent job change. Networking. Ben Cherian, Chief Strategy Officer for Midokura, helps make a case for network virtualization. Note: Midokura makes a network virtualization solution.)

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 101

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Networking. Looks like this is another tool I need to add to my toolbox as I continue to explore networking technologies like OpenFlow, Open vSwitch, and others. I also found references to running CFEngine on network apliances and running Chef on Arista switches. Operating Systems/Applications. Great job, Brad.

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Vmware Storage Virtualization Network 110

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Networking. If you’re interested in learning more about OpenFlow and software-defined networking but need to do this on a shoestring budget in your home lab, a number of guides have been written to help out. Also see the “Networking” section above for a related post on the networking aspects involved.

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 108

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

Microsoft: It’s the Era of the Cloud Operating System. Networking. December 2012 (151). November 2012 (152). October 2012 (182). September 2012 (134). August 2012 (166). July 2012 (134). June 2012 (156). May 2012 (180). April 2012 (155). March 2012 (155).

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Data Center Microsoft Cloud Data 178

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2014

Networking. Matthew Brender touches on a networking issue present in VMware ESXi with regard to VMkernel multi-homing. I have a related item below under Virtualization, but I wanted to point this out here: work is being done on a VIF driver to connect Docker containers to Open vSwitch (and thus to OpenStack Neutron).

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Vmware Windows Virtualization Storage 60

Sean Daniel

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Friday, October 12, 2012. With Windows 7 I was running it in production far before it even reached Alpha stage (which makes Windows 7 the operating system I’ve run the longest, ever). It was the XP Bliss days all over again, but on a faster, more secure, more compatible, more more more system. 10/13/2012 1:35 AM.

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Windows Microsoft SMB Backup 103

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

You know with modern vehicles, they're actually becoming like they're running on bluetooth, they're running the Android operating system. Vamosi: What unites these microcontrollers is not an operating system, rather it's a bus. A bus is a communication system that transfers data between components. What's that?

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Automotive Operating Systems System Tools 52

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI): [link]. The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design: [link]. Finally, I spent some time chatting with my friend Brian Johnson, who works in the networking group at Intel.

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Intel Network Architecture Virtualization 60

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Vamosi: So a vulnerable version of Bash provided an attacker the ability to pass untrusted code to other systems and processes. It’s like the operating system left the front door wide open to attackers. One of the more important features of any operating system is its shell. How did this happen?

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Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Vamosi: So a vulnerable version of Bash provided an attacker the ability to pass untrusted code to other systems and processes. It’s like the operating system left the front door wide open to attackers. One of the more important features of any operating system is its shell. How did this happen?

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Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

Fountainhead

APRIL 27, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. The beauty of infrastructure orchestration is that it abstracts-away all of the "plumbing" of the Server such as I/O, networking and storage connectivity -- which makes it an absolutely *ideal* complement to virtualization. Fountainhead.

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Healthcare Data Center Systems Administration Virtualization 100

Sean Daniel

APRIL 4, 2011

So let’s get started: Connect your MediaSmart or DataVault server to power, and network. The server should automatically boot off the USB key, format the drive and install all of the operating system files. Make sure you clean the system hard drive, otherwise it won’t boot to the USB disk. 1/08/2012 5:23 AM.

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Windows How To HP Backup 92

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The success of our early results with the Dynamo database encouraged us to write Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper and share it at the 2007 ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP conference), so that others in the industry could benefit. Manageable – The service would need to be easy to manage and operate.

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Internet Applications Oracle Database Administration 128

The Verge

MAY 4, 2021

And then around 2012 or so, we started realizing that a lot of our merchants wanted to also sell offline. And so around 2012, we began thinking about this idea of really moving from single-point solution e-commerce to being an omni-channel solution where you can use us to sell anywhere you want. But basically, it’s always the same.

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Network Retail Small Business Company 80

Vox

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The report argues that the company unfairly gleans data and information from its third-party sellers that it uses to strengthen the retail side of its business, including by favoring its own product brands over those of competitors, giving this merchandise exclusive merchandising space on its virtual shelves, and prioritizing it in search results.

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