ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Fuzzing has been responsible for discovering a large number of security-critical issues found in operating systems, browsers, and other security-sensitive applications. A fuzzer needs two things to analyze a program: One or multiple ways to feed random data into the application under test. A way to detect issues.

Programming 52

Programming Exercises Applications Comparison 52

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

POSIX, which is a set of operating system standards. In 2019, I think you had said to Wired , “The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us. ” So anything that is a client operating system ultimately does rendezvous with cloud computing. PWAs, which are progressive web apps.

Windows 80

Windows Microsoft Operating Systems System 80

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The folks over at Cilium took a look at a recent CNI benchmark comparison and unpacked it a bit. Operating Systems/Applications. Megan O’Keefe shares a Kubernetes developer workflow for macOS that includes a list of applications, themes, tools, and shortcuts. There’s some handy tips/ideas in here.

Network 60

Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Fuzzing has been responsible for discovering a large number of security-critical issues found in operating systems, browsers, and other security-sensitive applications. A fuzzer needs two things to analyze a program: One or multiple ways to feed random data into the application under test. A way to detect issues.

Programming 52

Programming Exercises Applications Comparison 52

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert certifications cover a wide range of topics related to Microsoft’s technology suite, including Windows operating systems, Azure cloud computing, Office productivity software, Visual Studio programming tools, and SQL Server databases.

Microsoft 45

Microsoft Security Database Administration Software Development 45

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Diógenes Rettori has a comparison of Istio and Linkerd as solutions for service mesh. Keybase discusses some challenges with encrypted chat applications and how their architecture avoids some of those challenges. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a good article on packets-per-second limits in EC2.

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Here’s Chip Zoller’s comparison of Gatekeper and Kyverno. Operating Systems/Applications. Nic Cope has an interesting post discussing Crossplane and some design/implementation considerations. Katie Gamanji shares some information on passing the CKAD.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This is an older article, but hopefully still useful nevertheless: Brian Mathews explains how to use the linkerd sidecar to find and fix application issues on Kubernetes. Operating Systems/Applications. Paul Johnston shares several comparisons in support of how tech teams should run more like sports teams.

Linux 60

Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

This post is a bit older, but covers a challenge faced by cloud-native darling Netflix—how does one, exactly, identify which application used which IP address at a given point in time? When you’re operating at the scale at which Netflix operates, this is no trivial feat. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Speaking of Pulumi, Kyle Galbraith wrote up a comparison of Pulumi and Terraform for infrastructure as code. Operating Systems/Applications. Richard Bejarano rants a bit about container misconceptions. Microsoft recently introduced some new remote development extensions for Visual Studio Code.

Linux 60

Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

This time around the content is a tad heavy on the security side, but I’ve still managed to pull in articles on networking, cloud computing, applications, and some programming-related content. The article doesn’t go deep on any of them, but does provide some useful information and comparison of the various mechanisms.

Linux 60

Linux Programming Cloud Open Source 60

Galido

MAY 26, 2016

There have been a number of surveys conducted among top universities in the United States regarding the computer skills of students and their potential application in the workplace. of incoming college freshmen have described themselves as having above average computer skills in comparison to other people in the same age group.

Education 72

Education Course Survey Artificial Intelligence 72

Kitaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2022

they help you drive more engagement in comparison to traditional print books or regular eBooks. Varied Applications. As mentioned earlier, eBooks should be compatible with all the different devices, operating systems, and browsers. Drive Higher Engagement. Finalize the Layout.

eBook 78

eBook How To Education Video 78

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I share this not to encourage illegal activities, but instead to point out that no operating system is secure, so be alert at all times and use good computing practices regardless of your OS. Steven Acreman shares a brief, high-level comparison of the major Kubernetes ingress solutions. Operating Systems/Applications.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. How about a new Clarity -based interface for vRA 7.2?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Courtesy of Corey Quinn, here’s an awesome AWS versus Azure comparison , comic book style. Most folks have probably heard about 12 Factor Applications (see here if you haven’t or if you need a refresher); this article talks about 12 basic rules and good practices for using Kubernetes optimally.

Vmware 60

Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. Lightroom is one of only a few applications that I keep around for macOS; this article gives me some alternatives. Shahidh Muhammad has a review/comparison of various tools aimed at helping developers build and deploy their apps on Kubernetes.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

This is an older post (more than 2 years old), but as far as I can tell the concepts are still quite applicable. Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison. Operating Systems/Applications. Eben Freeman shows how to integrate Istio, Envoy, and Honeycomb for detailed application statistics.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts.

Open Source 60

Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

October 2016: Cook tells BuzzFeed News that while “VR has some interesting applications,” AR is superior to VR because “there’s no substitute for human contact. February 2017: Cook expands his thoughts on AR’s potential , adding a new comparison: AR is a big idea, like the smartphone. And so you want the technology to encourage that.”.

Apple 118

Apple Education 3D Virtualization 118

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Gabriele Gerbino has a nice write-up about Cisco’s efforts with APIs ; his article includes a brief description of YANG data models and a comparison of working with network devices via SSH or via API. Operating Systems/Applications. installation caused by duplicate NSX Manager UUIDs. Check back next time! and vSphere.

Open Source 60

Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Marcos Hernandez (a colleague on the NSX team at VMware) recently pointed out this Heat template for a multi-tier application with dynamic routing (via Quagga). Operating Systems/Applications. Until such time as Neutron adds native dynamic routing support, this may be an option for some OpenStack deployments to consider.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. Need a comparison of CloudFormation versus Terraform? I guess it’s not really fair of me to make this statement, given that kube-spawn is focused on local Kubernetes clusters for testing and development. It does seem, though, that Kubernetes deployment tools abound.

Hardware 60

Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

To answer those questions, we’ve put together a comparison outlining the similarities and differences between the 2020 iPad and the forthcoming model, ahead of our official review. As for the operating system, both models are compatible with iPadOS 15. Image: Apple.

Storage 56

Storage Apple Video Sports 56

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Kevin Houston has an updated blade server comparison chart that might be helpful in making hardware decisions. Operating Systems/Applications. One of the announcements at DockerCon ‘16 was the Distributed Application Bundle (DAB), a way to package up multiple containers. Three more posts are planned.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Operating Systems/Applications. Grant Taylor has a brief article on SSH canonicalization and why it might be beneficial to allow SSH to handle canonicalization (instead of allowing the system resolver to do it). Here’s a handy “how to” on assigning a specific floating IP address to an OpenStack instance.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Operating Systems/Applications. Grant Taylor has a brief article on SSH canonicalization and why it might be beneficial to allow SSH to handle canonicalization (instead of allowing the system resolver to do it). Here’s a handy “how to” on assigning a specific floating IP address to an OpenStack instance.

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Kevin Houston’s March 2015 blade server comparisons might be a useful place to start. Having an application that automatically grows to accommodate demand is somewhat of a “Holy Grail” for cloud-based applications and cloud management platforms. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

This configuration worked so well that I’m comfortable saying the i7 model is really best for developers and other power users who are coding or running desktop Linux applications. The Spin automatically switches to tablet mode when you flip the screen around. Everyone else can stick with the Core i5 model and save the cash.

Storage 82

Storage System Windows Examples 82

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

For a more detailed description of each, check out this handy comparison chart. The performance can even match desktop application performance as long as the user is in a good signal area, while local caching allows apps to remain usable offline. ” Why? Cloud architecture was designed for speed and performance.

Mobile 49

Mobile Trends Enterprise Enterprise 49

Sean Daniel

MAY 25, 2012

and I thought it would be great to do a little bit of a comparison now that I’ve played with it for a bit. So let’s get down to business, my impressions and comparisons between the iPad (3rd generation) and the Playbook 2.0. Build in Applications Apple’s Mail client is beautiful, and makes doing email fun.

Apple 53

Apple Comparison Windows SMB 53

Future of CIO

JUNE 25, 2015

The brain is only an organic computer that creates an energy or operating system called the mind. We can change our thoughts just as we can change applications on a computer. It is hard to say we can make an ‘apple to apple’ comparison of mind vs. mind. The mind creates programs called our thoughts.

Education 40

Education Apple Comparison Programming 40

Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

WhatsApp has been the de facto messaging app in countries around the world for years. But recently, some news about the company’s extremely shady privacy policy changes has prompted many to consider switching to another service. After all, there are tons of choices out there, most of them not owned by Facebook. Read more.

How To 78

How To Policies Comparison Operating Systems 78

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Operating Systems/Applications. Per my list of 2015 projects , I’ve been investigating other configuration management systems (I’ve primarily focused my efforts on Puppet until now). I found this post comparing Ansible and Salt to be quite helpful, particularly given some of the comparisons with Puppet.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60