Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

That’s right, it’s time for yet another collection of links and articles from around the Internet on various data center-related technologies, products, projects, and efforts. Servers/Hardware. Nice use of VMware Fusion in part 2, by the way.). Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s one such example.

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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. Want to install VMware NSX in your home lab, but concerned about resource utilization?

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 17, 2020

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season, but now it’s time to jump back into the fray with a collection of technical articles from around the Internet. Servers/Hardware. Guiliano Bertello introduces PowerVCF , a PowerCLI module aimed at interacting with the SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack. (If

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Dataconomy

APRIL 26, 2023

The realm of edge computing has witnessed a substantial surge in recent years, propelled by the proliferation of remote work, the Internet of Things (IoT), and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies, which have necessitated connectivity at the network’s periphery and novel applications.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

Welcome to Technology Short Take #51, another collection of posts and links about key data center technologies like networking, virtualization, cloud management, and applications/operating systems. Servers/Hardware. Juan Manuel Rey walks you through applying a patch to your VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO) environment.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #37, the latest in my irregularly-published series in which I share interesting articles from around the Internet, miscellaneous thoughts, and whatever else I feel like throwing in. Of course, I am a fan of network virtualization, since I work with/on VMware NSX.). Servers/Hardware. Networking.

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Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As usual, I’ve collected some articles and links from around the Internet pertaining to various data center- and cloud-related topics. Servers/Hardware. Anthony Spiteri shares a Terraform configuration he created to deploy a sandbox Kubernetes cluster on VMware vSphere. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Cloud Vmware Applications 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.

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Here’s a decent two-part series about running Vyatta on VMware Workstation ( part 1 and part 2 ). Could we use OpenFlow to build better internet exchanges? Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Gabrie van Zanten shows how to add the Fusion IO driver to VMware AutoDeploy in this write-up.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 9, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #41, the latest in my series of random thoughts, articles, and links from around the Internet. Rob Sherwood, CTO of Big Switch, recently published a reasonably in-depth look at “modern OpenFlow” implementations and how they can leverage multiple tables in hardware. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Storage HP Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

This Tech Short Take marks the end of an era (sort of); it’s the last Tech Short Take published while I’m a VMware employee (today is my last day; see here for more details). This is an older post (more than 2 years old), but as far as I can tell the concepts are still quite applicable. Servers/Hardware. Networking.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 11, 2017

Every piece of hardware worked perfectly out of the box—wireless, touchpad, touch screen, USB-C/Thunderbolt docking station, etc. Applications. Internet applications: Firefox handles my web browsing, but I also have Google Chrome installed for cross-browser testing. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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Linux Report Vmware Travel 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

I have, however, finally managed to pull together this list of links and articles from around the Internet, and I hope that something I’ve included here proves useful to readers. Servers/Hardware. Bahubali (Bill) Shetti walks through analyzing the cost of a self-managed Kubernetes cluster on AWS using VMware CloudHealth.

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Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Here’s a decent two-part series about running Vyatta on VMware Workstation ( part 1 and part 2 ). Could we use OpenFlow to build better internet exchanges? Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Gabrie van Zanten shows how to add the Fusion IO driver to VMware AutoDeploy in this write-up.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In support of this point, Jassy talks about AWS’ extensive regions, availability zones, and the plethora of application services that AWS offers. With the idea of hardware acceleration in mind, Jassy introduces an entirely new instance family, the F1 family. At this point, Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, takes the stage with Jassy.

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Vmware Cloud Storage Data 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.

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Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Galido

MAY 1, 2019

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. ReadWrite Blog. Dark Reading.

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Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. ReadWrite Blog. Dark Reading.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. It involves advances in computer technology, machinery, and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge and a branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. ReadWrite Blog. Dark Reading.

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Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A managed service provider (MSP) is an outsourcer contracted to remotely manage or deliver IT services such as network, application, infrastructure, or security management to a client company by assuming full responsibility for those services, determining proactively what technologies and services are needed to fulfill the client’s needs.

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Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Enterprise Network 126

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

Welcome to Technology Short Take #125, where I have a collection of articles about various data center and cloud technologies collected from around the Internet. Servers/Hardware. William Lam provides a sneak peek at deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on vSphere and VMware Cloud on AWS. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I’ve been scouring RSS feeds and various social media sites, collecting as many useful links and articles as I can find: from networking hardware and networking CI/CD pipelines to Kernel TLS and tricks for improving your working memory. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. That’s quite the range!

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Network Hardware Vmware Tools 79

Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #42, another installation in my ongoing series of irregularly published collections of news, items, thoughts, rants, raves, and tidbits from around the Internet, with a focus on data center-related technologies. Anthony Burke’s series on VMware NSX continues with part 5. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Storage Network Virtualization 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Built on VMWare vCloud Director 5.1 Businesses are looking to migrate applications hosted on-premise into the cloud using a variety of hybrid solutions,” said Andrew Higginbotham, chief technology officer at Savvis. and Cisco’s Unified Data Center technologies, it’s aimed at enterprise hybrid needs. Featured Cloud Articles.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Otherwise, I leave you with this list of links and articles from around the Internet to keep you busy. Servers/Hardware. This web developer security checklist has a nice list of some “current recommended practices” for properly securing web applications/sites. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Linux Storage Policies Network 60

The Accidental Successful CIO

AUGUST 3, 2011

In the past, IT departments used to set up a new server for each new application that they wanted to deploy. This low level software allowed multiple applications to run on the same physical hardware but believe that they had the box all to themselves. The arrival of virtualization software changed everything. No related posts.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Cloudsmith provides tools for system administrators and developers that make it easier to automate management of IT resources through intuitive GUIs and SaaS applications. VMware Invests $30 Million in Puppet Labs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. RELATED POSTS: Puppet Labs Rolls Out Puppet Enterprise 3.0. Featured Cloud Articles.

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Data Center Disaster Recovery Enterprise Enterprise 192

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

“For three years, elements of the OpenStack community have arbitrarily and unfairly positioned OpenStack agains the incumbents, especially Amazon Web Services and VMWare,” writes Bias. If the future is hybrid, he argues, OpenStack must play with the dominant public clouds. Featured Cloud Articles.

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