Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Networking Lee Briggs (formerly of Pulumi, now with Tailscale) shows how to use the Tailscale Operator to create “free” Kubernetes load balancers (“free” as in no additional charge above and beyond what it would normally cost to operate a Kubernetes cluster). Thanks for reading! This is a handy trick.

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Linux Vmware Load Balancer Malware 112

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Networking I want to be Ivan Pepelnjak when I grow up. Read this article on his response to someone wanting to use NSX to create availability zones. Lee Holmes shines a light on the security risks of Postman , although the risks really could apply to just about any cloud-connected application. Read more details here.

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Linux Programming Cloud Operating Systems 107

Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Networking Jeff McLaughlin discusses what he calls the “war on expertise.” ” Ivan Pepelnjak has some very useful and very applicable information on VRF-aware DHCP relaying. Links to the previous three posts are embedded in the article. This article provides a comparison of Apache APISIX 3.0

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Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

CTOvision

DECEMBER 3, 2014

The mission of Napatech: Our mission is to keep our customers one step ahead of the data ingestion curve by accelerating their applications and time-to-market while reducing risk. We say that now and in the future, we enable our customers’ applications to run faster than the networks they need to manage and protect.

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Applications CTO Network Operating Systems 254

Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 5, 2021

With the operating system — as well as applications, from the Office suite to corporate customers' own selections — stored and run on demand from Microsoft's Azure network of server farms, Windows 365 would stream a virtual machine's operations to any device that can run a web browser.

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Virtualization Windows Microsoft Operating Systems 95

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Networking Via this blog post , I learned that Ivan Pepelnjak has a GitHub repository of hands-on examples for learning public cloud networking (including both AWS and Azure). Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. x and ESXi 8.x.

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Cloud Engineering Network Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here’s your weekend reading—a collection of links and articles from around the internet on a variety of data center- and cloud-related topics. Networking The good folks over at Packet Pushers have compiled a list of open source networking projects. I hope you find something useful here!

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Construction Open Source Virtualization Cloud 84

Dataconomy

APRIL 13, 2023

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a technology that has revolutionized the way we access and control remote computers. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of Virtual Network Computing, exploring its history, technology, and various applications. What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

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Virtualization Network Linux Windows 36

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2019

So, where is enterprise application development headed in the coming year? Learn more in this article. photo credit: lakexyde via pixabay cc It’s an exciting time in the world of enterprise application development. New standards have emerged that will dramatically improve web application capabilities.

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Trends Applications Development Enterprise 93

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

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! Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests. As fate (luck?)

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Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This time around, my list of links and articles is a tad skewed toward cloud computing/cloud management, but I’ve still managed to pull together some links on other topics that readers will hopefully find useful. For example, did you know about the secret macOS network quality tool? Networking. You didn’t?

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Cloud Tools Applications Policies 87

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2023

If you’re new to this site, the Technology Short Takes are essentially “link lists”—I collect links and articles about various technologies and I share them about every 3-4 weeks (sometimes more frequently). Networking. Numerous Networks has some information on optimizing Wi-Fi 6E networks for Apple devices.

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Network Vmware Cloud Operating Systems 74

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In any case, I’ve spent the last month collecting links to articles and tutorials from around the web on all the various technologies that us IT folk are likely to encounter in our day-to-day adventures. Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak addresses the idea that network automation is harmful. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This is the last Technology Short Take of 2021, so hopefully I’ll close the year out “with a bang” with this collection of links and articles on various technology areas. Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak has a post on running network automation tools in a container. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Networking Brent Salisbury shares some code intended to help you “ChatGPT your project documentation.” This is a slightly older article (from January of this year) in which Josh Saul of Hedgehog pays homage to the achievements of Cumulus Networks in the open networking movement. What about preventing it?

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. Networking. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Network World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Cisco this week warned its IOS and IOS XE customers of 13 vulnerabilities in the operating system software they should patch as soon as possible. The final one affects the Cisco IOx application environment. To read this article in full, please click here Cisco has released software updates that address these problems.

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Security Operating Systems Software Software 126

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Networking. Back in April of this year, Patrick Ogenstad announced Netrasp , a Go package for writing network automation tooling in Go. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Networking. This article provides a few practical examples of how using VPC Endpoints to reduce network traffic moving through NAT Gateways can help save money. This article provides a few practical examples of how using VPC Endpoints to reduce network traffic moving through NAT Gateways can help save money.

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Devops Virtualization Engineering Storage 87

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Well, you’ll have to read the whole article to find out for sure, but I have links to articles on…well, lots of different topics! Networking. This article is an interesting discussion on how to treat failure when it comes to breaches or security vulnerabilities. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Network World

APRIL 24, 2017

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Patching operating systems and applications is a surefire way to block some attacks. So, what can be done? You can’t secure what you don’t know about.

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Operating Systems Data Network System 90

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. Networking. a shares a trick for bypassing the macOS TCC protection using older applications. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Network World

OCTOBER 19, 2016

About 40 percent of the patched flaws are located in Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle Retail Applications, Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle Supply Chain Products and Oracle Database Server. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Oracle Enterprise Enterprise Data 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Networking. 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. Want to understand kube-proxy , a key part of Kubernetes networking, a bit better? Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2023

To that end, here’s the latest Technology Short Take, with links to a variety of articles in various disciplines. Networking Ivan Pepelnjak has been on a bit of a DHCP relaying kick. Aadhil Abdul Majeed with Tigera reviews how using Calico Egress gateway and access controls enables users/operators to secure this outbound traffic.

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Disaster Recovery Security Storage Social 90

Network World

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

More on Network World: Network security weaknesses plague federal agencies + “Federal information systems and networks are inherently at risk. This complexity increases the difficulty in identifying, managing, and protecting the myriad of operating systems, applications, and devices comprising the systems and networks.

Operating Systems 60

Operating Systems Government Network System 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

I mean, don’t you want to spend this weekend catching up on some technology-related articles instead of cooking on the grill and gathering with friends and family? Still, for those who need a little technology fix over the weekend, hopefully I’ve included something useful in the list of articles below. Networking.

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Network World

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Researchers from the Systems and Network Security Group at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUSec) unveiled the attack , dubbed AnC, Wednesday after having coordinated its disclosure with processor, browser and OS vendors since October. ASLR is a feature present in all major operating systems.

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Operating Systems Research Groups Applications 60

Network World

MARCH 7, 2018

It was first introduced in 2014 and is a mechanism that allows applications to put a ring around sections of memory that blocks other programs, the operating system, or even a hypervisor from accessing it. To read this article in full, please click here SGX stands for Software Guard eXtensions.

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Intel Operating Systems Programming Research 77

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced the awarding of a landmark contract for Mobile Device Management and Mobile Application Store (MDM/MAS) capabilities to support the use of hundreds of thousands of Apple iOS and Android devices across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

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Mobile System Device Management Security 245

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Networking. Thanks to this article , that oversight is now corrected. Oh, and the article shares a handy Python script to help implement bogon filtering in NSX-T. Oh, and the article shares a handy Python script to help implement bogon filtering in NSX-T. Here’s an article on how to get started with OrgFormation.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 74

Cloud Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

According to the former Equifax CEO’s testimony to Congress , one of the primary causes of this now infamous data breach was the company’s failure to patch a critical vulnerability in the open source Apache Struts Web application framework. Equifax also waited a week to scan its network for apps that remained vulnerable. [1]

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Operating Systems Enterprise Enterprise Virtualization 79

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Here’s a look at a few of the articles and posts that have caught my attention over the last few weeks. Networking. Via Kirk Byers (who is himself a fantastic resource), I read a couple of articles on network automation that I think readers may find helpful. There’s some good information in their article.

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Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

SecureWorld News

JUNE 12, 2023

This reliance increases the attack surface of organizations, with large networks requiring constant protection and monitoring. This article will provide an overview of the best cybersecurity certifications in 2023 and where you can sign up for them. Below are five of the key benefits of working toward a cybersecurity certification.

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