The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft’s big security push is complicated Microsoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. Trusted Platform Module) support, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Windows 11 will require Intel 8th Gen Coffee Lake or Zen 2 CPUs and up, TPM 2.0

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The Verge

MAY 25, 2021

Whether it’s the fans, USB ports, headphone jack, power button, or speakers, iFixit says virtually any repairs to the new desktop require battling through Apple’s adhesives. Like the other M1 Macs, everything is soldered together now — so there’s no upgrading RAM or internal storage even if you do crack it open.

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Virtualized Greek

DECEMBER 30, 2013

VMware’s purchase of Nicira seems to be the catalyst for Cisco’s stepped up campaign against “software only” network virtualization, a form of SDN. According to Cisco’s earlier comments, customers didn’t want network virtualization per say but the capability that it brought. Software and hardware innovations.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Servers/Hardware. While all the attention is “up the stack,” there are still some occasions when you need to worry about the details in the hardware. As can be expected given the very recent release of Juno, the fall 2014 release of OpenStack, a number of Juno-specific “how to install” pages are popping up.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Kitaboo

JANUARY 31, 2024

8 Key Benefits of Cloud-Based K12 Classrooms Cost Effectiveness Environment Sustainability Scalability and Flexibility Security and Privacy Accessibility and Facilitation of Distance Learning Data Storage and Backup Streamlined Administrative Processes Professional Development Opportunities for Educators III.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 15, 2021

When Amazon’s first Alexa-enabled smart speaker debuted in 2014, it was something of a novelty: A voice-activated natural language processing interface that could perform a number of simple tasks. Prasad : From the moment we introduced Echo and Alexa in 2014, our approach has combined processing in the cloud, on device, and at the edge.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2013

From there, she launches into a discussion of the “customer virtualization journey”; it’s the same 3-step journey of IT production, business production, and IT-as-a-Service that we’ve heard about for several years. ” This leads Pat into a discussion of VMware’s storage-focused features.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This is a liveblog of IDF 2014 session DATS009, titled “Ceph: Open Source Storage Software Optimizations on Intel Architecture for Cloud Workloads.” Chagam does admit that not all workloads are suited for distributed storage solutions. Chagam turns to discussing Ceph block storage.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

This article by Red Hat provides a reasonable overview of various networking options available in OpenStack (specifically, Red Hat’s OpenStack distribution) to support Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). By the way, if you’re looking for a decent OpenFlow primer you could do worse than Matt Oswalt’s deep dive from July 2014.

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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

JANUARY 7, 2016

His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). Show Notes. Cassandra and Neo4j.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is a liveblog of IDF 2014 session DATS002, titled “Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI)” The speakers are Brian Johnson (Solutions Architect, Intel) and Jim Pinkerton (Windows Server Architect, Microsoft). IDF 2014: Virtualizing the Network to Enable SDI.

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Virtualization Network Intel Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

” Eul walks through the basic components of the mobile platform, which includes not only hardware but also mobile software. Molina takes us through a quasi-live demo about virtual shopping software that leverages 3-D avatars and your personal measurements. In 2014 will come Advanced LTE (A-LTE).

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 2014, AWS said the cloud was the “new normal.” Not only is the business growing rapidly, but the platform is growing rapidly as well; Jassy indicates that AWS is on pace to launch about 1,000 new features in 2016 (up from 722 last year and 516 in 2014). the storage, and 2x the number of vCPUs.

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The Investing Edge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

He adds, “Gartner believes that key platform-enabling technologies are 5G, Digital Twin, Edge Computing, Blockchain, IoT Platforms, Neuromorphic Hardware, Quantum Computing, Serverless PaaS and Software-Defined Security.” There are a number of other interesting conclusions; do read the entire article. that multitasking makes us stupid. “

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

If you’d like to play around with Cumulus Linux but don’t have a compatible hardware switch, Cumulus VX is the answer. Servers/Hardware. See here for some of my thoughts on Intel’s RSA following IDF 2014.) Virtualization. Here’s a post on converting VX from VirtualBox to Libvirt , in case you’d like to run it that way.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2014

This is a semi-liveblog of the day 2 keynote at VMworld 2014 in San Francisco. Colbert next dives into more detail on Project Fargo, which enables vastly faster provisioning of virtual desktops by via cloning process. beta announced yesterday), storage (via VSAN), networking (via NSX—go VCDX-NV!),

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is a liveblog for the day 1 keynote at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014. He shows off a demo of Skylake as well as a hardware reference platform for Skylake playing full 4K video. Dell also makes mention of new PowerEdge servers, including the R720XD, a 2U box with 36 cores, up to 1.5TB of RAM, and up to 100TB of storage.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

You may have heard of Intel Rack-Scale Architecture (RSA), a new approach to designing data center hardware. This is an idea that was discussed extensively a couple of weeks ago at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 in San Francisco, which I had the opportunity to attend. Establishing hardware-level APIs.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

A traditional SRF architecture can be replicated with COTS hardware using multi-queue NICs and multi-core/multi-socket CPUs. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. IDF 2014: Architecting for SDI, a Microserver Perspective.

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Load Balancer Intel Network Hardware 61

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Servers/Hardware. For reasons that I won’t go into here (maybe later), I was recently pointed toward the vcluster project (for running virtual Kubernetes clusters in a namespace of an actual cluster). This is a quite old post (from 2014!), Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Thank you, Ben!

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

“Across network, storage and servers we continue to see significant opportunities for growth. Third generation Atom processors will be based on Intel’s forthcoming 14nm process technology and are scheduled for 2014. The 2014 Xeon E3 family SoC processor is code named Broadwell, and will also be 14nm. Networking.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Targeted at both retail applications and data center cloud storage, the new 128Gb NAND Flash memory provides the greatest number of bits per square millimeter and lowest cost of any MLC device in existence. Full production is planned for the fourth quarter of this year, with a new line of solid-state drive solutions expected to ship in 2014.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Servers/Hardware. For reasons that I won’t go into here (maybe later), I was recently pointed toward the vcluster project (for running virtual Kubernetes clusters in a namespace of an actual cluster). This is a quite old post (from 2014!), Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Thank you, Ben!

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Open Source Cloud Network Storage 60

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Seattle company, founded in 2014 with a vision of driving cryptocurrency access, started with a small number of bitcoin ATMs, and has since grown to support thousands of crypto-enabled units around the country through a partnership with Coinstar. Qumulo is a data storage platform for multi-cloud environments. 78: Coinme.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

The company broke ground on the new development on July 1, 2013 and the facility will be fully-commissioned and ready for occupancy in April 2014. It also offers sales tax rebates on the purchase of computers and related equipment, including networking and storage systems, cooling and power infrastructure, software and even electrical power.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Construction is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2013, with the first two data halls to be delivered in mid-2014. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Virtualization. Modular Data Centers. Networking.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

megawatts first phase is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2014. The 200,000 square foot first facility will come online late this year, with an additional 115,000 square foot building following by mid-2014. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Virtualization. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

He makes comparisons among server virtualization, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and SDN, and feels that in order for SDN to really hit this market it needs to be “not a user-facing feature, but rather a means to an end” (his words). Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. Technology Short Take #42. Technology Short Take #41.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Gadget fiends also liked the PSP for the ease with which it could be hacked, which let players install custom firmware and use PSPs as portable, high-storage emulation or media platforms. As its games library and base hardware improved, the market responded, with high overall sales in the years following its debut.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

In Virginia, first phase will be late Q1 in 2014. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Virtualization. Modular Data Centers. Networking.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Once the new NYC3 data center comes online in the second quarter of 2014, Telx will operate a total of 550,000 square feet of data center space in the greater New York market. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers.

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Fountainhead

JANUARY 26, 2010

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Although the market definition for converged infrastructure (also known as Unified Computing) was still forming, TWP felt that sales of Converged Infrastructure solutions could rise as high as $15 billion by the end of 2014. Virtualization. (31).

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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. Servers/Hardware. Jason Anderson has a nice post on using SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) to expose Docker containers. Virtualization. Networking.

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