Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. This is a pretty detailed write-up of a remote code execution vulnerability prsent on most Dell computers (courtesy of Dell SupportAssist).

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The frenzy created by the public release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has triggered an arms race among hyperscalers to differentiate themselves by developing their own large language models (LLMs), building platforms that enable enterprises to create generative AI applications, and integrating generative AI throughout their portfolios of service offerings.

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Galido

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Today, most applications are now on the cloud, meaning, you don’t need much to run many applications, as all the processing is done on the server in the cloud. Here are some of our favorite full Windows 10 machines (compatible with Linux) for 2016-2017. Dell Inspiron 11 3000 (I3162-0000BLU). Asus E402SA.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

I mentioned in a tweet a few weeks ago that I ordered my new corporate laptop, a Dell Latitude E7370 (which will run Ubuntu 16.04). Although Rowan doesn’t specifically mention it, this command relies on tools like tr , sort , and uniq , so I’m guessing it will only work on OS X/Linux/*BSD systems. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

In the process, he muses about the value of configuration management tool chains such as Chef and Puppet in a world of “open switch” platforms such as Cumulus Linux. Speaking of Cumulus Linux…did you see the announcement that Dell has signed a reseller agreement with Cumulus Networks? See these instructions.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2019

Shifting gears, Gelsinger talks about “digital life” and how that translates into millions of applications and billions of devices and billions of users. Beda shares a few details on preliminary performance results showing Pacific running workloads 30% faster than Linux VMs and 8% faster than bare metal environments.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Key marketplace players were EMC (before the Dell acquisition), NetApp, IBM, HP (before they became HPE) and Hitachi. Before 2007 and the birth of the cloud computing market we are witnessing today, the on-premise model hosted in large local data centers dominated enterprise storage. Change is happening now so don’t get fooled!

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Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

The Dell VRTX made its debut recently. Operating Systems/Applications. Need to do some port forwarding on a Linux box and want to automate the configuration with Puppet? Networking Storage Virtualization Automation HyperV Linux OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet vCloud VMFS VMware vSphere Xen' Here’s one idea.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications. This would improve container security and move Linux containers closer to the Bromium “microvisor” architecture. This is interesting, but obviously applicable only to the largest of customers given the cost involved.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

At this point, he introduces Neil Hand from Dell to introduce his Bay Trail-based product. Hand shows a Windows 8-based 8" tablet from Dell, the start of a new family of products that will be branded Venue. General Hardware IDF2013 Linux Microsoft Windows' What’s next after Bay Trail? Eul shares some roadmap plans.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

We tested popular models from brands like Logitech, Microsoft, Dell, Razer, Elgato, and more. Works with: Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook. Dell UltraSharp webcam. Dell’s new, cylindrical-shaped Ultrasharp webcam is another option with no microphone and a high price. Logitech C920S Pro HD. The best webcam for most people.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

As part of my migration to Linux as my primary laptop OS, I needed to revisit my choice of virtualization provider. Obviously I can’t use Fusion on Linux, but do I use VMware Workstation for Linux ? Obviously I can’t use Fusion on Linux, but do I use VMware Workstation for Linux ? VirtualBox ? Or something else?

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Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

The Dell VRTX made its debut recently. Operating Systems/Applications. Need to do some port forwarding on a Linux box and want to automate the configuration with Puppet? Networking Storage Virtualization Automation HyperV Linux OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet vCloud VMFS VMware vSphere Xen' Here’s one idea.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

WSL, which is the part of Windows that lets you run Linux. We have layers in the cloud from the applications all the way to infrastructure. Different application vendors and companies use it in different ways. The new terminal, and the fact that now we even support the full Linux UI on Windows. That’s one side of it.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. Using Dell EqualLogic with VMFS? Networking Security Storage Virtualization Automation CLI Hardware HyperV Linux OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet VMware' Here’s another awesome post by Cody Bunch, this time showing how to use Vagrant, Hiera, and Puppet to turn up OpenStack.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2023

If there is one thing developers prize above all else today, it’s the option to run applications they want where they want, when they want. This is critical in a world increasingly given to distributed computing, where applications run within and outsideorganizations’ four walls. Multiplayer gaming.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Operating Systems/Applications. The Dell TechCenter Networking wiki has an article on using Open vSwitch (OVS) and OpenFlow on Fedora 16 that you might find helpful. It’s a bit out of date, but the basics should still be applicable. I found this pair of articles on DevOps in straight English to be helpful.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Servers/Hardware Kevin Houston provides some instructions on backing up the Dell PowerEdge MX7000 settings and configurations. Diego Crespo talks about PowerShell on Linux and his experience with it. In the second, Ivan unpacks news of recent vulnerabilities hiding malicious packets behind the LLC SNAP header. Both are great reads.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2015

Michael Webster isn’t a name that normally pops up here in the Networking section of my Technology Short Takes, but he recently wrote an article on installing Cumulus Linux from a MacBook Pro that I thought might be handy. I spoke to some folks at Dell a while ago about getting my hands on a Cumulus-compatible switch, but never heard back.

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Cloud Musings

APRIL 28, 2015

Microservice architecture, or simply microservices, is a new software development method that is, for many developers, rapidly becoming a preferred way of creating enterprise applications. Dell, traditionally an infrastructure company, is even noticing the importance of this trend. Stay tuned.

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Cloud Musings

APRIL 28, 2015

Microservice architecture, or simply microservices, is a new software development method that is, for many developers, rapidly becoming a preferred way of creating enterprise applications. Dell, traditionally an infrastructure company, is even noticing the importance of this trend. Stay tuned.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 16, 2020

Since switching to Fedora on a Lenovo X1 Carbon when I joined Heptio, I was using Linux on the desktop full-time. This post contains links to all the posts I wrote about my Linux migration.). I also had multi-lingual support working with relative ease, something with which I suspect Linux desktop environments would’ve struggled.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

CSL’s CSL-WAVE software enables companies to monitor and manage thei z/VM and Linux on System z environments using a powerful and easy-to-use interface. The response by clients to the advantages of Linux on System z have been tremendous, with the shipped capacity nearly doubling in 1Q13 year to year.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 9, 2021

Mac, Windows or Linux? First computer: Some crappy Dell laptop! The best technology and world-altering applications were built by big thinkers. Another great piece of advice is move around where you work. Even moving from my bedroom to the kitchen table increased my productivity a ton just because it’s a breath of fresh air.

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The Verge

MAY 12, 2021

Some may be power users running Linux applications, some may make heavy use of Google Workspace in the office, and some may just like Chrome OS. But adults and professionals like Chromebooks, too. That’s who the Thinkpad C13 Yoga Chromebook is for: it’s a Chromebook for grown-ups. It’s a Chromebook for grown-ups.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This time around, the content is a bit heavier on cloud management and applications/operating systems, but still lots of good content all the way around (I hope, anyway). First, here’s a workaround to the fact that vCA doesn’t (yet) do cloud-init, which makes injecting SSH keys into Linux instances a bit difficult. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Dell is buying EMC. Rancher—the company behind RancherOS (Linux distro that uses Docker for system services as well as user applications) and Rancher (a management platform for containerized infrastructure)—recently announced a container metadata service they’re saying is analogous to Amazon’s Instance Metadata service.

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