The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Earlier this week, on what Tim Cook called a “historic day,” Apple announced that it’s moving Macs away from Intel processors to its own silicon chips. The new Macs will use arm64, the same CPU architecture that recent iOS devices use (Intel-based Macs use an architecture called x86-64). Screenshot: Dan Seifert / The Verge.

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Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Via Russ White , RFC 9199 was drawn to my attention (“Considerations for Large Authoritative DNS Server Operators”). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Interested in hardening macOS?

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Dataconomy

AUGUST 8, 2023

Trusted computing stands as a pivotal milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, strategically weaving hardware and software mechanisms into the very fabric of computing systems. These concepts collectively contribute to the creation of a comprehensive system compliant with TCG specifications.

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Hardware Security Storage Software 36

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 20, 2023

Understanding VDI As a virtual desktop solution, VDI enables remote workers to interact with an operating system and software the same way they would if working locally—on a network-delivered endpoint device. This means IT can provide productive, collaborative end user experiences, running company applications and full desktops.

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Dell Intel Virtualization Cloud 59

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 this week in San Francisco. Intel has a very large consumer presence: PCs, ultrabooks, tablets, phones, 2-in–1/convertibles, all-in–1 devices. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Travis Downs explores a recent Intel microcode update that may have negatively impacted performance. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. Apple on Intel. The only constant is change.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Losing to Apple—whose M-series chips are widely regarded as faster and more efficient than Intel’s chips—has apparently stung the chip giant into revving up the innovation engine. These details on their 12th-generation H processors shows that Intel appears to be intent to regain the lead.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Ben Wilcock shares his experience with an Intel NUC 11. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Operating Systems/Applications. Justin Garrison shares some thoughts on whiteboarding software (and hardware). Marco Lancini discusses security logging in AWS environments.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Travis Downs explores a recent Intel microcode update that may have negatively impacted performance. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Servers/Hardware. AnandTech has some coverage of the latest Intel processor announcements , which totally flew by my radar. Keybase discusses some challenges with encrypted chat applications and how their architecture avoids some of those challenges. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The Intel Management Engine (ME) has received a bit of attention as a potential security vulnerability; in this article , authors Maxim Goryachy and Mark Ermolov expose some new concerns around the Intel ME and its undocumented Manufacturing Mode. Operating Systems/Applications. Good stuff!

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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. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Check this out.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

POSIX, which is a set of operating system standards. Pat, who is Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. 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.

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Windows Microsoft Operating Systems System 80

Scott Lowe

JUNE 8, 2018

Servers/Hardware. What I found interesting is that the local NVMe storage is also hardware encrypted. His points are spot-on: making the control plane highly available isn’t going to improve the availability or scalability of your applications. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Vmware Storage Intel 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Jointly authored by VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Intel, this new protocol proposal attempts to bring together the strengths of the various network virtualization encapsulation protocols out there today (VXLAN, STT, NVGRE). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. x86 marches on!

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. This is something I’ve been watching for a couple of years, since attending my first Intel Developer Forum (IDF). Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Galido

APRIL 22, 2019

The new version, supports hardware acceleration of CPU and GPU level 3 using NVV Intel Intel NVIDIA (CUDA) and Intel QSV; what does it mean? Clearly the speed varies depending on the PC hardware you are using. This means that it can speed up the conversion speed while maintaining the highest possible quality.

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Licensing Video Software Software 81

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool. —see this post for an explanation.).

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

JULY 16, 2021

This time around, the Networking section is a bit light, but I’ve got plenty of cloud computing links and articles for you to enjoy, along with some stuff on OSes and applications, programming, and soft skills. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Cloud Network Virtualization Guidelines 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Uh oh… more hardware exploits. Adrian’s operational review readiness template is another great post as well. Operating Systems/Applications. You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself). Good stuff!

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Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 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.). The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS). Servers/Hardware. Seen this ?

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Jake Bennett discusses strengthening your AWS security posture by protecting application credentials and rotating EC2 and IAM keys. Intel has a tutorial series on Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Operating Systems/Applications. on Ubuntu 16.04. Have a look here.

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Vmware Storage Intel Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Nicola Apicella has a nice, in-depth write-up discussing Docker images, overlay file systems, and the OCI specification. This recent post by Eric Sloof shows how to do BGP neighbor adjacency between GNS3 and NSX-T 3.0. Read his write-up here. Ubuntu 20.04

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Linux Virtualization Security Network 60

Galido

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Automakers want to standardize on a Linux-based OS that would make vehicle infotainment systems act more like smartphones. Automakers are working to standardize on a Linux-based operating system for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that would make it easier for cars to act more like smartphones.

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Open Source Linux Automotive Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Plastic microchips ? That’s kind of cool. —see this post for an explanation.).

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Intel NUC or SuperMicro E200-8D? Operating Systems/Applications. As an aside, I do find it fascinating that new storage startups often emerge with support for Linux first, then add other operating systems afterward.). A command-line client for Twitter ? Yes, please! (I

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Frank Denneman (with an admittedly vSphere-focused lens) takes a look at the Intel Xeon Scalable Family in a two-part (so far) series. Both articles are worth reviewing if hardware selection is an important aspect of your role. Helm is a great way to deploy applications onto (into?)

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Vmware Linux Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

As described in this Metacloud blog post , vxfld is designed to “handle VXLAN traffic from any operationg system or hardware platform that adheres to the IETF Internet-Draft for VXLAN” Nir Yechiel recently posted part 1 of a discussion on the need for network overlays. Servers/Hardware. Technology Short Take #33.

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 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. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems.

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Servers/Hardware. News in the OpenStack space hasn’t been so good recently (Intel pulling out of OSIC, various companies laying off folks, other “pure play” companies shifting focus away from OpenStack), but here’s one architect’s perspective on what you may still want to attend the OpenStack Summit. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

Galido

MAY 10, 2019

In this case, we are referring to hardware slowdown which could be remedied through computer repair or upgrades. Sometimes you just need to replace one or two hardware parts to give new life to an old and slow PC. This is not a large quantity, which could cause slow down if you use many applications at the same time or heavy games.

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Hardware Intel Energy Examples 81

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Cossack Labs recently released Acra , a database encryption suite designed to protect applications against data leaks by providing strong encryption. Operating Systems/Applications. Matt Boren has a PowerShell script over at vNugglets that might be helpful. Check back next time! and vSphere.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Calderon: Paulino Calderon, I'm a senior application security consultant with Websec. When I started writing my first book when gadgets betray us, IoT was still known as hardware hacking, or embedded security. That's because early IoT systems consisted mostly of dumb sensors on embedded systems out in the field.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Calderon: Paulino Calderon, I'm a senior application security consultant with Websec. When I started writing my first book when gadgets betray us, IoT was still known as hardware hacking, or embedded security. That's because early IoT systems consisted mostly of dumb sensors on embedded systems out in the field.

Internet 52

Internet Research Security Tools 52

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Servers/Hardware. Intel announced the E5 2600 v2 series of CPUs back at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 (you can follow my IDF 2013 coverage by looking at posts with the IDF2013 tag ). Operating Systems/Applications. on flow table explosion with OpenFlow. What makes up a hybrid cloud?

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Vmware Network Virtualization Storage 60