Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. No longer the quiet backwater of cloud computing services, the focus of this global transition is now going from compute to storage. An overview of recent storage market history is needed to understand why this transition is important. is already with us.

Storage 79

Storage Cloud Media Operating Systems 79

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 22, 2018

This will be the last Technology Short Take of 2018, so here’s hoping I can provide something useful for you. On the hardware side of things, we have James Hamilton of AWS discussing two hardware-related items coming out of AWS re:Invent 2018. Operating Systems/Applications. Have a great remainder of 2018, folks!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. Operating Systems/Applications. Cindy Sridharan has a good article on health checks and graceful degradation in distributed systems.

Linux 60

Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Operating Systems/Applications. Nicola Apicella has a nice, in-depth write-up discussing Docker images, overlay file systems, and the OCI specification. Former manager and colleague Paul Lundin penned this piece about working in a startup versus working in an enterprise back in June 2018. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Virtualization Security Backup 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

Welcome to Technology Short Take 92, the first Technology Short Take of 2018. When you’re operating at the scale at which Netflix operates, this is no trivial feat. Christian Kellner talks about work done on Thunderbolt 3 security levels for GNU/Linux. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 9, 2019

Amazon Web Services describes the ideal candidate as having: Hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage, and database AWS services. Familiarity with Windows and Linux environments. Up until October 11, 2018, AWS required you to pass an Associate level exam in their category before you could take a Professional exam.

Devops 60

Devops Architecture Web Services Applications 60

The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

You’ll probably want clients for Mac and Windows, iOS and Android, the open web, and — if you’re showing off — Linux. In some of these places, like the web, there is no cost for operating this service beyond building and hosting it. In 2020, that means building not just a website but also an app — several of them, actually.

Apple 75

Apple Policies Google Advertising 75