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Lessons Learnt from Running a Container-Native Cloud

Scott Lowe

The cloud offers container-based services (load balancing, scheduled jobs, functions, etc.). This means container-level APIs and the ability to launch containers without a VM. The cloud offers container-centric resources (floating IPs, security groups, etc.). Billing is handled on a per-container level (not on a VM level).

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Technology Short Take 153

Scott Lowe

This article contains some good information on IPv6 for those who are just starting to get more familiar with it, although toward the end it turns into a bit of an advertisement. Networking. Want to understand kube-proxy , a key part of Kubernetes networking, a bit better? Start here. Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right?

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Liveblog: IPv6 in the Cloud - Protocol and Service Overview

Scott Lowe

There are several ways to assign GUAs: manually, systematically (via Router Advertisements [RAs] and SLAAC [Stateless Address Autoconfiguration]), dynamically via DHCPv6 (materially different than DHCPv4), or randomly. The AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) supports IPv6, but this must be enabled at the time of creation.

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Fishbowl Finds the Right Fit for Hybrid Cloud With Latisys » Data.

Data Center Knowledge

They manage dedicated firewalls for us, but as far as load balancers we use the cloud. I wasn’t sure cloud load balancing would be right, for example, but they showed us the numbers. Cloud Computing » Latisys. Fishbowl Finds the Right Fit for Hybrid Cloud With Latisys. By: Jason Verge July 23rd, 2013. July 2005 (9).

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When Using Cloud Computing to Replicate is the Right Idea

Data Center Knowledge

With a well-planned deployment, and a good infrastructure, companies can efficiently load-balance their IT environment between multiple active, cloud-based, sites. So, if one site should go down – users would transparently be balanced to the next nearest or most available data center. . Cloud Computing » Storage.

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Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The user level elements that are managed within such an IaaS cloud are virtual servers, cloud storage and shared resources such as load balancers and firewalls. Industry Perspectives. Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps. Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps. By: Industry Perspectives July 17th, 2013. November 2005 (8).

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Shall We Play A Game?

ForAllSecure

Hammond: Yeah, it's funny I see it advertised as like hey it's for middle school and high school students. Vamosi: Wait. it says on their website that PicoCTF, which is created by security experts at Carnegie Mellon University, is the largest cybersecurity hacking contest for middle and high school students. What if I’m older?