Linux Academy

MARCH 7, 2019

One of the most attractive aspects of cloud computing is its “pay as you go” pricing model. I’m sure you already understand the concept of cloud computing. When trying to understand what cloud computing is, and the benefits it provides, think about how the industrial revolution modernized manufacturing processes.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 11, 2017

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. Applications. LTS (“Xenial Xerus”).

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Linux Report Vmware Travel 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. AWS recently announced the Cloud Control API. Networking.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Cisco has rolled out a second release of its Tetration Analytics package with features such as a smaller footprint and a cloud service that will go a long way toward making the system alluring to more data center customers. From there it can learn which applications are dependent on each other throughout their data center and into the cloud.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 18, 2021

.” That makes the International Space Station an extreme case study for edge computing, the concept of bringing storage and processing closer to the source of data to improve speed and reduce the bandwidth needed for cloud computing. Microsoft Azure corporate vice president. “And space, of course, gives you a great understanding.”

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The CompTIA Cloud+ certification validates the skills and expertise of IT practitioners in implementing and maintaining cloud technologies. This is exactly what it takes to become a good cloud technician. The cloud will therefore spin up a new instance with a container-ready version of the OS at the bottom.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Servers/Hardware. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 18, 2019

In the previous article in this series, I discussed how you can have a more productive workforce by leveraging the cloud. In this article, I’ll discuss both cost avoidance, and the impact of the cloud computing model on operational costs. Lower your unit price for core pieces of underlying infrastructure in the cloud.

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Linux Academy

MAY 6, 2019

We are also excited to announce Linux Academy’s next live study group, Command Line Threat Hunting. Evaluate and Perform Server Migration to Azure provides information on migrating information both on-premises and from cloud to cloud. Choose Linux — Ubuntu MATE on the Pi + The Linux Community : We take Ubuntu MATE 18.04

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Linux Academy

MAY 6, 2019

We are also excited to announce Linux Academy’s next live study group, Command Line Threat Hunting. Evaluate and Perform Server Migration to Azure provides information on migrating information both on-premises and from cloud to cloud. Choose Linux — Ubuntu MATE on the Pi + The Linux Community : We take Ubuntu MATE 18.04

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Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

We are also excited to announce Linux Academy’s next live study group, Command Line Threat Hunting. Evaluate and Perform Server Migration to Azure provides information on migrating information both on-premises and from cloud to cloud. Choose Linux — Ubuntu MATE on the Pi + The Linux Community : We take Ubuntu MATE 18.04

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Linux Academy

JUNE 4, 2019

The Serverless Framework is an open-source project that replaces traditional platforms (hardware, operating systems) with a platform that can run in a cloud environment. It’s all taken care of by the cloud provider. Cloud Functions : FaaS. What is serverless framework? Why use it? Serverless history.

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Linux Cloud Architecture Open Source 92

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. AWS recently announced the Cloud Control API. Networking.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is session COMS002, titled “Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.” Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. In recent years, we’ve seen more devices running off-the-shelf software (like Linux). Is the Linux bridge efficient enough?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

In this Technology Short Take, I’ve gathered some links for you covering topics like Azure and AWS networking, moving from macOS to Linux (and back again), and more. Servers/Hardware. The folks at Netskope have a pair of blog posts on GCP OAuth token hijacking in Google Cloud ( part 1 , part 2 ). Networking.

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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. Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I was pointed to Jon Langemak’s in-depth discussion of working with Linux VRFs. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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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. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. Exploiting cloud VMs via a remote serial/console service? I hope that you find something useful here.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Chris Evans revisits the discussion regarding Arm processor architectures in the public cloud. And, speaking of Arm processor architectures in the public cloud, here’s another look at Amazon’s Graviton2 and Graviton3 chips, as discussed in a pair of re:Invent talks. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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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. Servers/Hardware. a shares a trick for bypassing the macOS TCC protection using older applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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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.

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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. Lots of geekery in here!

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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. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. William Lam writes about the beta for VMware Cloud Consumption Interface (CCI). Operating Systems/Applications. Nicholas Schmidt takes on using cloud-init with vSphere , using openSUSE as the Linux platform. Programming. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Uh oh… more hardware exploits. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself). Shray Kumar provides ten tips for running Istio in production.

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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. Of the (innumerable) articles commenting on the hardware hack, this article by Joe FitzPatrick and this ErrataSec article caught my eye. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Ryan Blunden has authored a fairly comprehensive piece on environment variables in Linux and macOS. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip. Thinking of buying an M1-powered Mac? You may find this list helpful.

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Linux Firewall Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Networking.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 19, 2024

NVIDIA’s strategic goal with NIM is to foster a network of AI-prepared containers that are built upon its hardware infrastructure, with these specialized microservices acting as the principal software component for organizations eager to accelerate their AI initiatives.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. That’s cool.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Servers/Hardware. On the hardware side of things, we have James Hamilton of AWS discussing two hardware-related items coming out of AWS re:Invent 2018. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Here’s another stab at a multi-cloud control plane. Operating Systems/Applications. Career/Soft Skills.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

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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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Servers/Hardware. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As usual, I’ve collected some articles and links from around the Internet pertaining to various data center- and cloud-related topics. I saw this headline , and immediately thought it was just “cloud native”-washing (i.e., tagging everything as “cloud native”). Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. John Kozej has a write-up on an NSX logical switch packet walk. Some people love it, others absolutely hate it.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation.

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