Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Networking. So useful.).

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Xavier Avrillier walks readers through using Antrea (a Kubernetes CNI built on top of Open vSwitch—a topic I’ve touched on a time or two) to provide on-premise load balancing in Kubernetes. Here’s a set of 15 principles for designing and deploying scalable applications on Kubernetes. Servers/Hardware.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Aidan Steele examines how VPC sharing could potentially improve security and reduce cost. Nick Schmidt talks about using GitOps with the NSX Advanced Load Balancer. Orca Security discusses the “Superglue” vulnerability in AWS Glue. Sander Rodenhuis wrote an article on security policies in Kubernetes.

Load Balancer 90

Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Linux Academy is the only way to get exam-like training for multiple Microsoft Azure certifications. Securing Storage with Access Keys and Shared Access Signatures in Microsoft Azure. Identity and security. Azure Storage Accounts: Configuration and Security. Create a Load Balanced VM Scale Set in Azure.

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Course Training Storage Microsoft 80

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I was pointed to Jon Langemak’s in-depth discussion of working with Linux VRFs. The first is a post on Cilium and F5 load balancer integration , while the second discusses implementing Kubernetes network policies with Cilium and Linkerd. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The “TL;DR” for those who are interested is that this solution bypasses the normal iptables layer involved in most Kubernetes implementations to load balance traffic directly to Pods in the cluster. Daniel Sagi of Aqua Security explains the mechanics behind a Pod escape using file system mounts. Servers/Hardware.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

“My favorite parts about Linux Academy are the practical lab sessions and access to playground servers, this is just next level.” Creating and configuring Secure AWS RDS Instances with a Reader and Backup Solution. Setting Up an Application Load Balancer with an Auto Scaling Group and Route 53 in AWS.

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Load Balancer Backup Applications Linux 19

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. I use OTR with Adium on OS X, and OTR with Pidgin on my Fedora Linux laptop.). Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Romain Decker has an “under the hood” look at the VMware NSX load balancer. This graphical summary of the AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) is pretty handy. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time (sorry!).

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 17, 2018

Scott McCarty explains sVirt and how it’s used to isolate Linux containers. Andrew Martin has a write-up with security recommendations for your Kubernetes clusters. Check out these articles talking about IPVS-based in-cluster load balancing , CoreDNS , dynamic kubelet configuration , and resizing persistent volumes in Kubernetes.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Storage Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Vincent Bernat has a really in-depth article on IPv4 route lookup on Linux (and one on IPv6 route lookup as well). Chris Binnie walks you through the process of using user namespaces to help secure your Docker hosts and containers. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s hoping you find something useful! Networking.

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Operating Systems/Applications. Only a true geek would be interested in this, but here’s some information on running OpenBSD in KVM on Linux. Given my past interest in OpenBSD and my present interest in KVM on Linux, this might be something I’ll be trying myself soon. Servers/Hardware. That’s pretty handy.

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

If you’d like to play around with Cumulus Linux but don’t have a compatible hardware switch, Cumulus VX is the answer. It says the the JET (Juniper Extension Toolkit) uses “open application programming interfaces”, but fails to provide any specifics. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Architecture Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Russell Bryant has a couple great articles on OVN— how to test OVN’s “EZ Bake” release with DevStack as well as an article on implementing OpenStack security groups using OVN ACLs (which in turn leverage the integration between Open vSwitch and the Linux kernel’s conntrack module). Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Load Balancer Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 23, 2015

Additionally, Docker is working to improve the security of Docker Hub (this is probably a reflection of the recent study pointing out the number of images that have security flaws) through a variety of mechanisms. Decrease time for security review. On-premise registry. Networking. Directory integration. million downloads).

Open Source 60

Open Source Windows Applications Engineering 60

Linux Academy

AUGUST 13, 2019

Domain 2: Security . Define AWS Cloud security and compliance concepts. Identify resources for security support . The basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform and the shared security model. IAM, Trusted Advisor – security, why it’s important, differences between users /groups/roles.

Cloud 16

Cloud Study Training Web Services 16

All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Expanding the Cloud - Introducing AWS OpsWorks, a Powerful Application Management Solution. Today Amazon Web Services launched AWS OpsWorks , a flexible application management solution with automation tools that enable you to model and control your applications and their supporting infrastructure. Comments ().

Cloud 157

Cloud Applications Web Services Resources 157

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

NFV is intended to address the problem caused by having to route/direct traffic from various sources through physical appliances designed to provide services like content filtering, security, content delivery/acceleration, and load balancing. In this case, it sounds like Wind River’s customers are OEMs/ODMs, not end users.

Intel 61

Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 61

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

These articles are a bit long in the tooth, but CSS Corp has a useful series of articles on bundling various Linux distributions for use with OpenStack: bundling CentOS , bundling CentOS with VNC , bundling Debian , and bundling OpenSUSE. Operating Systems/Applications. Feel free to share something in the comments!

Vmware 109

Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

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). Here’s a nice article on a multi-action security workflow built using VMware NSX, vShield Endpoint, and vCenter Orchestrator. Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Vamosi: Today, John has taken his juvenile curiosity in breaking things down to become a security researcher with Huntress Labs. Hammond: As a security researcher, I am hierarchically in their Threat OPs department. What’s a good entry point for starting CTFs or information security for that matter? Vamosi: Wait.

Open Source 52

Open Source Load Balancer Security Google 52

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Vamosi: Today, John has taken his juvenile curiosity in breaking things down to become a security researcher with Huntress Labs. Hammond: As a security researcher, I am hierarchically in their Threat OPs department. What’s a good entry point for starting CTFs or information security for that matter? Vamosi: Wait.

Open Source 52

Open Source Load Balancer Security Google 52

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2016

Golub gives a “shout out” to the technologies underpinning modern Linux containers (namespaces, cgroups, etc., Prasad conducts a nice demo showing off the integration between OS X and Docker for Mac as he troubleshoots and debugs a multi-container application. Enhancing portability. Extending community.

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Load Balancer Open Source Windows Tools 60