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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Galido

MAY 30, 2019

The environment consists of any systems and processes used in the transmission, storage, and retrieval of personally identifiable data. Hardware and software components that make up the CDE include network devices, applications, and computing devices. What Scope of Your Network Should Be PCI DSS-Compliant? Out-of-Scope Systems.

Network 60

Network Firewall LAN Storage 60

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following this trend, some airlines even developed their own “payment application” through which customers not only can book airline tickets but also make payments on other e-commerce platforms. is asking all organizations to encrypt the data on the application level—in other words, disk or partition-level encryption is not enough anymore.

Airlines 52

Airlines Travel Security Firewall 52

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. This post on using SPIFFE/SPIRE, Kubernetes, and Envoy together shows how to implement mutual TLS (mTLS) for a simple application. Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

That is, our primary security controls of firewalls, intrusion prevention, network segmentation, and wired network security are no longer the primary method to manage technology in a COE. In order to make all appropriate decisions above, data from accounts, applications, the environment, device, etc.

Authentication 74

Authentication Resources Security Cloud 74

Galido

JUNE 28, 2018

Application monitoring. PRTG monitors all types of systems, devices and applications in your IT infrastructure: SNMP: Ready to use and with customization options. As devices are discovered, probes will also detect the services and hardware it can monitor. Reducing the costs by buying only the hardware you need.

Network 60

Network LAN VOIP Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Servers/Hardware. While all the attention is “up the stack,” there are still some occasions when you need to worry about the details in the hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m not sure if this falls into storage or virtualization, but we’ll place it here in the Storage section.

Vmware 69

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Servers/Hardware. specifically, the new container network firewall functionality. When I was using Fedora, I needed some useful information on firewall-cmd , and found this article to be helpful. Operating Systems/Applications. If you’re not familiar with OVN, this is a good post with which to start. Virtualization.

Firewall 60

Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

An IoT ( Internet of Things ) ecosystem refers to a network of interconnected devices, sensors, and software applications that work together to collect, analyze, and share data. It typically includes devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools that work together to create an intelligent system.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

An IoT ( Internet of Things ) ecosystem refers to a network of interconnected devices, sensors, and software applications that work together to collect, analyze, and share data. It typically includes devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools that work together to create an intelligent system.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. RegEx tester. Enough said.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. RegEx tester. Enough said.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Verplanke believes that DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and virtualization are key to virtualizing workloads that move around lots and lots of packets, such as firewalls, routers, and other similar functions. Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. Intra-VM communication.

Virtualization 113

Virtualization Intel Cloud Data 113

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

This is kind of cool, and (in my humble opinion) a sign of changing times: Juniper has Vagrant boxes as well as a Vagrant plugin for working with vSRX (virtual firewall) VMs (via this article from Matt Oswalt). Servers/Hardware. Here are some general guidelines for configuring syslog forwarding on a Cisco ASA firewall.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Tony Sangha took PowerNSX (a set of PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with NSX) and created a tool to help document the NSX Distributed Firewall configuration. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Alan Renouf shows you how to retrieve NVMe storage device details using PowerCLI. What’s that? See here.).

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Greg Ferro examines a potential SDN use case (an OpenFlow use case) in the form of enterprise firewall migrations. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. I hadn’t really considered how one might use BOSH for deploying (and managing) multi-VM applications on vSphere, but Brian provides some practical examples.

Storage 111

Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 111

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Vivek Gite over at nixCraft explains how to use ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) on Ubuntu to limit SSH connections. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Some people love it, others absolutely hate it.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Server virtualization can do the trick for you if you also struggle to scale your applications to meet growing demands without breaking the bank. With server virtualization, you can easily create, move, and delete virtual servers as needed, without the need for expensive hardware upgrades or complex reconfigurations.

Virtualization 78

Virtualization Storage Hardware Disaster Recovery 78

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. RegEx tester. Enough said.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

I recently spoke at Interop 2016 in Las Vegas, and while I was there I scribbled down some notes pertaining to how decomposing applications into microservices-based architectures was similar in some respects to decomposing networks into an overlay network and an underlay (physical) network. Servers/Hardware. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Galido

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Identify whether or not you need support for particular scripts or Windows applications and other special software. You need to clarify with your prospective provider if they can actually provide service for the applications you want to implement. How much storage for backups do they provide? What other add-ons do you need?

Backup 103

Backup Resources Security Virtualization 103

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

If you like geeking out over the hardware side of networking, you may find this Ars Technica article on the physical infrastructure of the global Internet to be an interesting read. (I Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Patrick Ogenstad outlines what’s involved with managing Cisco IOS upgrades with Ansible.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Anthony Burke (disclaimer: Anthony works for VMware in the NSBU) has a post on how to use Python to automate the bulk creation of firewall rules for use with the VMware NSX distributed firewall. You may have heard about the “6-pack”, Facebook’s new open modular hardware switch introduced recently ( here’s a post on it ).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A discussion of “statefulness” brought me again to Ivan’s post on the spectrum of firewall statefulness. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Security. Very good stuff!

Vmware 60

Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Look for a Managed Security Service Provider that has invested heavily in cutting-edge security tools and technologies, such as next-generation firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and advanced threat protection platforms.

Security 74

Security Information Security Data System 74

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If possible, deploy updates for a version of your site in a testing environment to confirm the updates' validity and whether they will impact real-world applications or features. Choose secure hosting providers and plugins Your web hosting provider controls physical hardware, sensitive data storage, and network configurations.

How To 83

How To Backup Firewall Open Source 83

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 31, 2023

Most applications built today leverage Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), code that makes it possible for digital devices, applications, and servers to communicate and share data. Protiviti recommends integrating API security into an organization’s broader application security program.

Security 94

Security Authentication Applications Firewall 94

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 15, 2022

Public cloud providers such as AWS, Google, and Microsoft Azure publish shared responsibility models that push security of the data, platform, applications, operating system, network and firewall configuration, and server-side encryption, to the customer. Open source applications running in the cloud need to be copyrighted.

Cloud 140

Cloud Open Source Applications Storage 140

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Storage and bandwidth is growing accordingly.” There’s a lot of business intelligence and data warehousing that require a lot of horsepower, as well as application/web servers and other applications dedicated to handling massive email volumes. We had the same conversation about firewalls. A Cooperative Process.

Cloud 189

Cloud Data Data Center Firewall 189

Sean Daniel

JANUARY 3, 2012

I found an application for Windows (and Mac OS) that installs on your computer that shares almost any printer connected to the computer, to the AirPrint service. This application, called FingerPrint by Collobos Software , will share out any connected printer, as well as DropBox locations to the AirPrint service. Posted by Sean Daniel.

How To 64

How To Windows Small Business SMB 64

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Paul Speciale is Chief Marketing Officer at Appcara , which is a provider of a model-based cloud application platform. He has more than 20 years of experience in assisting cloud, storage and data management technology companies as well as cloud service providers to address rapidly expanding Infrastructure-as-a-Service and big data sectors.

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Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. ” Get ready to get nerdy! I’m not sure about that.

Vmware 60

Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 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. Ranga Maddipudi ( @vCloudNetSec on Twitter) has put together two blog posts on vCloud Networking and Security’s App Firewall ( part 1 and part 2 ). Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 109

Vmware Storage Virtualization HP 109

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ivan Pepelnjak shares some links and thoughts on configuring the NSX-T firewall with a CI/CD pipeline built on GitHub Actions and Terraform Cloud. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Adam Kotwasinski walks readers through deploying Envoy and Kafka to collect broker-level metrics. Thank you, Ben!

Open Source 107

Open Source Cloud Network Storage 107

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The process starts with identifying compromised hardware, software, and human assets – both internal and external – by way of scanning and reconnaissance methods. Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) on your web server and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) for emails.

Network 140

Network Authentication Firewall Security 140

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. Next, Jason dives a bit deeper on the relationship between network overlays and hardware , and shares his thoughts on where it does—and doesn’t—make sense to have hardware terminating overlay tunnels.

HP 106

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106