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The Linux Migration: April 2017 Progress Report

Scott Lowe

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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Technology Short Take #77

Scott Lowe

Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. In a bit of an older post from late summer 2016, Matt Oswalt outlines why network engineers should care about the network software supply chain. Servers/Hardware. Good advice.

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Technology Short Take #81

Scott Lowe

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. If you were at VMworld 2016 last year, this is the integration we demoed live in this Spotlight Session. Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Virtualization.

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Technology Short Take #59

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take #59, the first Technology Short Take of 2016. Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Servers/Hardware.

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Technology Short Take #67

Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. I’m not yet convinced that running something like the AWS CLI in a Docker container is worth the extra effort (a Python virtual environment may be more appropriate here).

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Technology Short Take #76

Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware. Stay tuned for a quick review of the hardware once it arrives. Although Rowan doesn’t specifically mention it, this command relies on tools like tr , sort , and uniq , so I’m guessing it will only work on OS X/Linux/*BSD systems. The post has a nice list of Linux replacements for popular OS X apps.

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Technology Short Take #63

Scott Lowe

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Servers/Hardware. I knew Microsoft was cozying up to Linux, but I honestly didn’t expect they would port SQL Server to Linux. Finally, you might find the VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Virtualization.

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