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.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

The CCA allows overarching enterprise functions and IT shared services to be assessed separately from the business unit’s products/applications that require PCI security compliance. The business teams would also be evaluated for PCI security compliance yearly, but only for the requirements applicable to their product and scope.

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Financial Architecture Resources Security 105

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.” Ansible is a powerful automation tool that can be used for managing configuration state or even performing coordinated multi-system deployments. ” – Mohammad Iqbal.

Load Balancer 19

Load Balancer Backup Applications Linux 19

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. Check this out.

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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. Yes, please! (I

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Unfortunately, this appears to be GKE-specific. Servers/Hardware. Career/Soft Skills.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Linux Academy

MARCH 28, 2019

A big reason is the proliferation of micro-services based applications in highly redundant and highly available cloud infrastructures. Add to that a desire for most enterprises to integrate cloud based workloads with legacy on-premises applications, and we have complex hybrid cloud deployments to deal with as the result.

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Open Source Devops Linux Cloud 60

All Things Distributed

JANUARY 19, 2011

Flexibility is one of the key principles of Amazon Web Services - developers can select any programming language and software package, any operating system, any middleware and any database to build systems and applications that meet their requirements. It takes just minutes to get started and deploy your first application.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Development 115

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). Jason Edelman of Network2Code also has a post on intent-based network automation with Ansible , in which he breaks down the idea of intent-based networking (IBN) and how tools such as Ansible or NAPALM can make it possible.

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

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. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Load Balancer Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 23, 2015

The current GSA applications look like stovepipes that often implement replicated services using different technologies and solutions (different RDMS solutions, different load balancers, duplicate identity/access management solutions). This leads to a demo from Russinovich on various Microsoft integrations with Docker.

Open Source 60

Open Source Windows Applications Engineering 60

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 ().

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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

JUNE 19, 2016

Golub gives a “shout out” to the technologies underpinning modern Linux containers (namespaces, cgroups, etc., Hykes re-iterates that the goal of Docker (the company) is to create tools of mass innovation. These tools enable more powerful things. First, tools need to get out of the way. Enhancing portability.

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Load Balancer Open Source Windows Tools 60