Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Students will explore how containers work, how they compare with virtual machines and Docker containers, and how they handle application isolation. Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy. Linux Operating System Fundamentals.

Course 104

Course Linux Devops Big Data 104

Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. From there, you will learn how to deploy Prometheus to Kubernetes and configure Prometheus to monitor the cluster as well as applications deployed to it.

Linux 113

Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

TM Forum

JUNE 30, 2021

A mature IT application, order management (OM) spent a decade away from the spotlight with communication service providers' (CSPs) internal attention focused mainly on fixing bugs. Network operations for the 5G and cloud era will soon require real-time, dynamic service-level operations to support features such as network slicing.

B2B 130

B2B Architecture Network System 130

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

For those of us in the IT field, we are definitely living in interesting times. Operating Systems/Applications. Kevin Fleming discusses the idea of using a systemd-nspawn container to help with system recovery. Konstantin Suvorov helps bring readability to long Jinja2 chains via YAML block scalar syntax.

Vmware 60

Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Kaizhe Huang examines Falco versus AuditD from a host intrusion detection system (HIDS) perspective. Eclypsium discusses ways of protecting system firmware storage. Operating Systems/Applications. A major security flaw in sudo has been discovered; more details available here.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Study Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 16, 2018

Interesting stuff…P4 definitely has the potential to dramatically reshape networking in new ways, in my humble opinion. Dave Cheney has a great technical write-up on using Contour with Let’s Encrypt to secure web applications running on Kubernetes. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Architecture 60

Architecture Meeting Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Definitely worth reading. Operating Systems/Applications. J does a good job of laying out the various competing forces that drive product/technology evolution and selection in the storage space, though one might argue these same forces are at work in other areas besides just storage. Larry Smith Jr.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Engineering Network 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

While each approach has its benefits and drawbacks, it’s definitely true that most infrastructure-as-code tooling is far easier to approach than working with REST APIs directly. Operating Systems/Applications. Chris Humphries shares his experience in using OpenBSD as his workstation. Kubernetes 1.15 Kubernetes 1.15

Storage 60

Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 17, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. This is from July 2017, but still applicable I think: Detectify has a deep dive on access controls for Amazon’s S3 object storage service , which increasingly has been a source of data breaches. Here’s how to let Traefik run on worker nodes in a Docker Swarm cluster.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Storage Network Linux 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 What will happen when you combine GPUs and persistent storage? Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. From there, you will learn how to deploy Prometheus to Kubernetes and configure Prometheus to monitor the cluster as well as applications deployed to it.

Linux 60

Linux Course Big Data Devops 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

If you’re looking for more information on how all the various pieces fit together, I definitely recommend reading this—it’s worth your time. Operating Systems/Applications. While written for OS X, most of these tips apply to Linux or other Unix-like operating systems as well.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

see below in the “Operating Systems/Applications” section), Metaswitch has announced a Container Networking Interface (CNI) plugin for Project Calico. Ken’s points are absolutely valid and spot-on—I definitely recommend reading this post. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Look at this.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Operating Systems Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

I haven’t yet had the opportunity to work with it, but it is definitely something I’d like to explore in more detail. This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Linux Academy

MAY 28, 2019

Implement And Manage Application Services (Azure)- This course provides instructions on how to manage and maintain the infrastructure for the core web apps and services developers build and deploy. We will talk about how ECS is architected in order to provide a better understanding of how to manage container-based applications at scale.

Linux 104

Linux Course Big Data Devops 104

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Operating Systems/Applications. One of the announcements at DockerCon ‘16 was the Distributed Application Bundle (DAB), a way to package up multiple containers. Want to get geeky with storage protocol stacks ? How about some icons for vRA/vCAC ? This Docker blog post provides more details on DABs. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through. However, Josh’s arguments are valid, and definitely worth considering. Operating Systems/Applications. I hope you find something useful.

Vmware 106

Vmware Storage Virtualization HP 106

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post. Definitely worth reading, in my view. Operating Systems/Applications. Is Cisco’s Insieme effort producing a storage product?

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2016

The examples Phil uses include StackWise, Virtual Switching System, and Virtual Port Channels. Alban Crequy has a post on using Linux queueing disciplines (qdiscs, for short) to help with testing application behavior under degraded network conditions. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Linux Hardware 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). This one is definitely worth a read, in my opinion. Operating Systems/Applications. Check out the GitHub repository. Virtualization.

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). This one is definitely worth a read, in my opinion. Operating Systems/Applications. Check out the GitHub repository. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Linux Academy

JUNE 25, 2019

There are no technical explanations or definitions to memorize — this course is strictly visual. MicroService Applications In Kubernetes. This course provides hands-on experience with installing and administering a complex microservice application in a Kubernetes cluster. that is used across a variety of programs and languages.

Course 60

Course Linux Cloud Devops 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

This is, of course, just one way of handling subnets within a VPC, but some of the principles outlined in Christopher’s article are definitely sound. This graphical summary of the AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) is pretty handy. Operating Systems/Applications.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2015

This post is definitely worth reading if you’re interested in the improvements that have been made to OVS over the last several versions. Congress—the policy framework project in which I’m involved—is starting to get more attention, which is definitely a good thing. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Dell Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is my irregularly-published collection of links and articles from around the Internet related to the major data center technologies: networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications/OSes, storage, and virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Virtualization. and Gluster.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

I haven’t yet had the opportunity to work with it, but it is definitely something I’d like to explore in more detail. This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Linux Academy

JANUARY 29, 2019

Used across a variety of programs and languages for a vast array of reasons, YAML is a popular choice for data storage, configuration files, configurations management, and more. Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Have you heard of Linux, but don’t really know anything about it?

Linux 60

Linux Devops Big Data Course 60

Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

March Study Group Course: Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Have you heard of Linux, but don’t really know anything about it? Students will explore how containers work, how they compare with virtual machines and Docker containers, and how they handle application isolation.

Linux 80

Linux Big Data Course Devops 80

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Jeff Geerling has a great article on why he returned his 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar ; it’s definitely worth a read, in my opinion. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 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. I definitely recommend reviewing this post and taking action to ensure your Kubernetes deployments are not at risk. Operating Systems/Applications. Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 8, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #43, another episode in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, and thoughts from around the web, focusing on data center technologies like networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud computing. Operating Systems/Applications. Definitely be sure to give this a look.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 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). This one is definitely worth a read, in my opinion. Operating Systems/Applications. Check out the GitHub repository. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 9, 2014

The basic premise of Tom’s position is that new technologies like server-side caching and VSAN/Ceph/Sanbolic (turning direct-attached storage into shared storage) will dramatically change the landscape of the data center. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m paraphrasing for dramatic effect.)

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage HP Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Operating Systems/Applications. Test your knowledge of UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems by seeing how many of these less commonly used UNIX commands you recognize. It’s a bit out of date, but the basics should still be applicable. Useful, I’m not so sure about, but definitely interesting.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 11, 2018

This is a pretty in-depth article (to me, at least), but it did help me better understand Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and the role of controllers in Kubernetes. Operating Systems/Applications. This is a lesson VMware learned years ago with Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS). Virtualization.

Network 60

Network Virtualization Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Definitely worth reading, in my opinion. But for developers to get true isolation, application portability, the ability to re-create production environments in development—all that is going to require network virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. However, this site should make that easier.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2014

You’ll definitely want to keep this consideration in mind for your designs. Operating Systems/Applications. It’s being called the “data plane” for software-defined storage. Update 1 upgrade that results in missing storage providers. Another thing to consider: vSphere 5.5 PowerCLI 5.5

Vmware 60

Vmware Windows Virtualization Storage 60