Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

The collection of links shared below covers a fairly wide range of topics, from old Sun hardware to working with serverless frameworks in the public cloud. Patrick Kremer walks through using Postman to implement BGP route filtering with VMware Cloud on AWS. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

So, here you go—here’s your latest collection of links from around the internet focused on data center and cloud-related technologies. Servers/Hardware I must admit that I always wanted to have a Sun workstation, and I’ve had an interest in SunOS/Solaris for years (check out this link if you don’t believe me).

Vmware 74

Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Tom Kravitz' article on how IBM lost the public cloud war is a fascinating look at the internals of a former technology powerhouse. Operating Systems/Applications.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Dataconomy

JANUARY 16, 2024

The evolution of smartphones since Apple’s introduction of the iPhone in 2007 has been nothing short of revolutionary, leading us to a point where these devices are no longer just tools for efficiency but have become central to our daily lives. The Rabbit R1 vs AI Pin comparison emerges as an important discussion in the headlines.

Comparison 87

Comparison Operating Systems Artificial Intelligence Development 87

CTOvision

JULY 26, 2013

While Apple may enjoy such supply and demand games, it’s safe to say that Asus and Google are not worried about it. There is a key differentiator between Apple and Google’s (and Amazon’s) ecosystems – Apple requires you to be on their platforms, while Google and Amazon just ask you use their services.

Google 242

Google Apple Mobile Wireless 242

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

“WhatsApp is the first global messaging service at this scale to offer end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups, and getting there was a really hard technical challenge that required an entirely new framework for key storage and cloud storage across operating systems,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement.

Backup 58

Backup Apple Storage Hardware 58

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 74

Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 74

Galido

JULY 20, 2018

In contrast, choosing iPhone is an easy choice in terms of product line; the models launched to the market by the Apple are few, numbered and classified in with a higher price tag. iOS users may swear on the ease of use of Apple products, while Android users may debate that Apple users just don’t know what they are doing.

Study 66

Study Apple Google Operating Systems 66

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Via Russ White , RFC 9199 was drawn to my attention (“Considerations for Large Authoritative DNS Server Operators”). Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Operating Systems/Applications Dewan Ahmed has a great run-down on options for documentation-as-code.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Losing to Apple—whose M-series chips are widely regarded as faster and more efficient than Intel’s chips—has apparently stung the chip giant into revving up the innovation engine. Chris Evans revisits the discussion regarding Arm processor architectures in the public cloud.

Load Balancer 90

Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Cloud Computing & Data Center IT Blogs. You’ll find everything from supercomputers to personal cloud articles on DCK.

Resources 113

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 113

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Here’s a user’s perspective on using infracost to bring cloud spend into your Terraform worfklows. Operating Systems/Applications.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip. And speaking of the Apple M1 chip, Ernie Smith shares how he managed to “break” his M1-powered Mac using Dropbox. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip.

Linux 60

Linux Firewall Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. For the most part, OS X has delivered that over the years.

Operating Systems 131

Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

Kitaboo

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Testing and Quality Assurance To guarantee compatibility across various devices, operating systems, and eBook reading software, white label ed platforms perform extensive testing and quality assurance s. Operating System Testing Apart from device compatibility, K12 eBooks must also work across different operating systems.

eBook 78

eBook Quality Assurance Operating Systems Education 78

The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook in front of a silicon wafer platter | Screenshot: Sean Hollister / The Verge. Earlier this week, on what Tim Cook called a “historic day,” Apple announced that it’s moving Macs away from Intel processors to its own silicon chips. Apple claims improved performance over the original version of Rosetta from 2006.

Intel 101

Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

Galido

MAY 1, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Cloud Computing & Data Center Tech Blogs. CIO Dashboard. Every pilot needs a trusty co-pilot. Zero Day from ZDNet.

Resources 107

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Cloud Computing & Data Center Tech Blogs. CIO Dashboard. Every pilot needs a trusty co-pilot. Zero Day from ZDNet.

Resources 107

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2023

Numerous Networks has some information on optimizing Wi-Fi 6E networks for Apple devices. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. —away from the host system. The idea of a “cloud-oriented programming” language is interesting. Operating Systems/Applications.

Network 74

Network Vmware Cloud Operating Systems 74

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

If you think that sounds like a pretty intense role reversal for Apple and Microsoft, well, you’re not wrong. Azure is one of Microsoft’s cloud computing platforms that competes with Amazon’s AWS and one of its biggest and most important lines of business. POSIX, which is a set of operating system standards. So does iOS.

Windows 80

Windows Microsoft Operating Systems System 80

Vox

APRIL 12, 2023

Back in 1995, Microsoft’s new operating systems were a big deal. Chandra is still devoted to the Microsoft hardware that hasn’t been discontinued. It’s currently the second-most valuable company in the world, with Apple being the first. Now Microsoft’s fans are enjoying its big AI moment.

Microsoft 98

Microsoft Windows Google Operating Systems 98

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Servers/Hardware. This is useful, in my opinion, because now platform operators have a “starting point” on the specific threats they need to try to mitigate. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Well worth reading! Tim O’Reilly takes a look at Web3.

Open Source 94

Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The big news in the hardware space recently was the article regarding the purported Chinese hardware supply chain attack. Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Hardware 60

Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This collection is (mostly) data center- and cloud-focused, and hopefully I’ve managed to curate a list that has some useful information for readers. This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code.

Linux 60

Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. It’s a shame the site doesn’t appear to have an RSS/Atom feed… Operating Systems/Applications. A redesign for Apple’s long-stagnant System Preferences app?

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Cloud Computing & Data Center IT Blogs. You’ll find everything from supercomputers to personal cloud articles on DCK.

Resources 66

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 66

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Cloud Computing & Data Center Tech Blogs. CIO Dashboard. Every pilot needs a trusty co-pilot. Zero Day from ZDNet.

Mobile 77

Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Mete Atamel has a great walkthrough of using Workflows on Google Cloud to connect various API-driven services together. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Netflix has a good post on how they use prioritized load shedding to provide a good user experience during system outages. Servers/Hardware. In the last Technology Short Take , I mentioned that some testing with macOS Big Sur indicated that Apple had left itself a backdoor for network traffic from its own applications.

SMB 60

SMB Cloud Fashion Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

Bart shares some details about his journey from being a Microsoft-centric infrastructure engineer to what he calls a cloud-native full-stack engineer. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). The podcast audio recording is available on Soundcloud.

Devops 60

Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Storage 60

Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

Bart shares some details about his journey from being a Microsoft-centric infrastructure engineer to what he calls a cloud-native full-stack engineer. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). The podcast audio recording is available on Soundcloud.

Devops 60

Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Pablo Vidal Bouza discusses Segment’s move from SSH bastion hosts to AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Dataconomy

JULY 25, 2023

Apple’s entry into the wearable market with the Apple Watch in 2015 revolutionized the industry ( Image Credit ) 2010s – Mainstream adoption The 2010s were a watershed moment for wearable computers as they started gaining mainstream acceptance.

Energy 36

Energy Applications Operating Systems Data 36

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time around, although there may have been some hardware-related news coming out of re:Invent that I missed (such as new generations of AWS-designed chips being announced). A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60