Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. As millions of other users did, I also adopted the iPhone (and later the iPad), further strengthening Apple’s hold on my personal computing landscape. The only constant is change.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. Operating Systems/Applications. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42. Servers/Hardware. Programming. Virtualization.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Linux-based system will also be available to third-party developers who may want to create apps and other features for GM customers. By then, GM will have many vehicles running Google’s embedded Android Automotive operating system , which Miller says will work “alongside” its new Ultifi software platform in certain vehicles.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Back in October of last year, Tom Hollingsworth weighed in on Hedgehog , the networking company that has set out to commercialize SONiC, a Linux-based NOS used extensively in Azure. Operating Systems/Applications Dewan Ahmed has a great run-down on options for documentation-as-code.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? Operating Systems/Applications. Via Ivan Pepelnjak (who in turn got it from Julia Evans), I learned about entr , a Linux CLI tool to run arbitrary commands when files change. ” Storage. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes. 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? Yes, please.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

There was a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth when Apple updated the MacBook Pro line with the Touch Bar. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Sam McGeown discusses deploying ECMP with NSX for a provider logical router.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Operating Systems/Applications. OS X users might find this Apple support article on OS X wireless roaming to be helpful. Servers/Hardware. Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. Virtualization.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Kubernetes 1.15 Kubernetes 1.15

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Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

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). Otto and Terraform by Hashicorp.

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Operating Systems/Applications. I knew Microsoft was cozying up to Linux, but I honestly didn’t expect they would port SQL Server to Linux. Have fun reading! Networking. VMware recently GA’d version 6.2

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Apple’s response similarly denies the allegations in the report. Operating Systems/Applications. It might be worth watching as eBPF grows in importance in the Linux community, though. Here’s a nice deep dive on Linux executables. This has generated a lot of discussion. I’m not a fan, either.

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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

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). Otto and Terraform by Hashicorp.

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems. Operating Systems/Applications. I guess this is fine, since the version of bash that ships with macOS is two major releases behind (due to Apple’s aversion to all things GPL). Nothing this time; sorry!

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

Andrew Beekhof tackles some issues around the evolving OpenStack HA architecture ; in particular, how and when Pacemaker should be used as more and more OpenStack services become able to operate in active/active configurations. Operating Systems/Applications. How about a Salt plugin for vRealize Orchestrator ? Virtualization.

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Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

While there is some discussion of software in here (given Apple’s tight coupling it can’t be avoided), the article mostly focuses on hardware aspects of Apple’s latest lineup of laptops. If you say that Linux malware doesn’t exist…read this article. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

” Ivan Pepelnjak attempts to answer the question, “How much do I need to know about Linux networking?” ” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. Operating Systems/Applications. ” Get ready to get nerdy!

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Woods: If you think about the overall system, within which some of these devices live. There has to be storage somewhere so even sensors, end up sending their data someplace that has to be stored, and that might be in the cloud, for instance, which is increasingly a part of the Internet of Things. It's still a threat. Check us out.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Woods: If you think about the overall system, within which some of these devices live. There has to be storage somewhere so even sensors, end up sending their data someplace that has to be stored, and that might be in the cloud, for instance, which is increasingly a part of the Internet of Things. It's still a threat. Check us out.

Internet 52

Internet Research Security Tools 52

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

Microsoft’s ‘Cloud Operating System’ 218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers? If they ran Linux, maybe they wouldn’t have to run so many servers. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. How many servers do these companies have? Look here to find out. Posted July 15th, 2013.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I won’t go into all the gory details here; see this post for some background and then see this update from last October that summarized my previous efforts to migrate to Linux ( Fedora , specifically) as my primary desktop operating system. The motivation for using Linux is something I’ve already discussed.

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Linux Hardware Media System 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 21, 2016

Operating Systems/Applications. This Yelp Engineering blog post talks about one of these unintended side effects (processes running as PID 1 are treated differently by the Linux kernel). is out (get it here ), marking the first LTS release from Canonical that leverages systemd as its init system. via VMware Photon OS TP2.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. It’s a way to run Kubernetes (the container orchestration system) on top of Mesos (the cluster resource scheduler) as a native Mesos framework. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 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. range, while Apple’s App Store have sat steady at 30% on the high end?

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