CTOvision

DECEMBER 17, 2013

By Prayson Pate Openness is one of the most-cited advantages of cloud-based applications, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). This API is documented on the Microsoft web site , including a getting started guide, a concepts document, sample programs, and programming reference.

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Linux Academy

JUNE 25, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students can develop their Linux and Cloud skills even further. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. Stay tuned to the Linux Academy blog for details! Linux Academy Free Courses in July. Ansible Quick Start.

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Storage IO Blog

AUGUST 17, 2017

Need to learn more about Microsoft Azure Cloud Software Defined Data Infrastructure topics including reference architecture among other resources for various application workloads? Microsoft Azure has an architecture and resources page (here) that includes various application workload reference tools.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 1, 2021

In that post, I focused on the use of Linux on both the server side (on an EC2 instance in your AWS VPC) as well as on the client side (using the GNOME Network Manager interface). If the peer is Linux-based, you can use the information in my earlier blog post ; if the peer is macOS, then use the instructions in this post.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Networking. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. In a bit of an older post from late summer 2016, Matt Oswalt outlines why network engineers should care about the network software supply chain. Good advice.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

Two decades ago, as CIO and CTO at Nationwide Insurance, he inspired colleagues to implement what were then referred to as “green initiatives,” such as printing less paper and using more efficient lightbulbs. If you’re moving to an environment where you’re not managing servers anymore, the Linux engineers need a path forward,” Koushik says.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Sorry for the long delay since the last Technology Short Take; personal matters have been taking quite the toll (if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know to what personal matters I’m referring). Networking. Ansible has made some good progress in supporting network automation in the latest release (2.2), according to this blog post.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Networking. Skydive is (in the project’s own words) an “open source real-time network topology and protocols analyzer.” Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a walkthrough to install Arch Linux on VirtualBox. Thinking of virtualizing Linux on Hyper-V? Welcome to Technology Short Take #79! environments.

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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. In Vehicle Infotainment.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Networking. 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.).

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak (one of my absolutely favorite folks in the IT industry) has a great post on using regex filters in Ansible to parse text printouts from network devices. This is a super-practical post that anyone working with network automation can put to use right away. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Networking. Isovalent, the folks behind Cilium, recently unveiled the Network Policy Editor, a graphical way of editing Kubernetes Network Policies. Ivan Pepelnjak, the font of all networking knowledge, has been discussing cloud networking in some detail for a good while now. Operating Systems/Applications.

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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. This is where a Common Controls Assessment (CCA) can play a pivotal role.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 11, 2014

The best way to describe Docker is to use the phrase from the Docker web site—Docker is “an open source project to pack, ship and run any application as a lightweight container.” Docker containers provide a standard, consistent way of packaging just about any application. At least, that’s the idea.).

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Linux Academy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Configure and manage virtual networks. We also cover various advanced topics in-depth, such as drift detection, cross-stack references, nested stacks, intrinsic functions, and condition functions. . Ubuntu Server and Desktop Essentials : This course offers an introduction to the Ubuntu Linux distribution. DevOps: 16.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Networking. In the process, he muses about the value of configuration management tool chains such as Chef and Puppet in a world of “open switch” platforms such as Cumulus Linux. Speaking of Cumulus Linux…did you see the announcement that Dell has signed a reseller agreement with Cumulus Networks?

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Networking. This one is a bit older (refers to NSX 6.1 Mustafa Akin has an article on Docker’s new overlay networking functionality. If you’d like to play around with Cumulus Linux but don’t have a compatible hardware switch, Cumulus VX is the answer. Operating Systems/Applications. Now, on to the content!

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Welcome to Technology Short Take #129, where I’ve collected a bunch of links and references to technology-centric resources around the Internet. Networking. Chip Zoller takes a look at Antrea , a new Kubernetes CNI (Container Networking Interface) plugin that leverages Open vSwitch (OVS). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 22, 2015

Golub says that Docker has become a fundamental part of how companies build, ship, and run distributed applications, and that Docker is a key part of how industries and cultures are being transformed. Golub reviews the “5 steps in the future of distributed applications”: Create a lightweight container. Create an ecosystem.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Networking. The networking “old guard” likes to talk about how x86 servers and virtualization create network bottlenecks due to performance concerns, but as Ivan points out in this post , it’s rapidly becoming—or has already become—a non-issue. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Networking. However, I was not familiar with the term “bogons” to refer to such prefixes that should not be publicly routed. Koyeb describes , at a high level, the global networking stack for their serverless platform. Here’s hoping I’ve included some content below that you find useful! Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

Networking. Daniel Dib has a great article on how network engineers need to evolve. The network isn’t going away, it’s just changing. I referenced part 1 of Ajay Chenampara’s series on the Ansible network-engine command parser back in Technology Short Take 102 (July of last year). Go check out part 2.

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Linux Academy

MARCH 26, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Networking. In this post on why networking needs a Chaos Monkey , Mike Bushong applies to the terms to networks—a snowflake network is an intricately crafted network that is carefully tailored to utilize a custom subset of networking features unique to your environment. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Networking. Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Using Python and Netmiko for network automation is the topic of this post by Colin McAlister.

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Galido

MAY 18, 2017

This release was primarily referred as SQL Server vNext and later altered to SQL Server 2017. Fortunately, SQL Server 2017 is going to be the primary version to run on both Linux and Windows. The most conventional application being the execution of Python scripts as normal, with SQL Server as a data source. Threat Detection.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Networking. I love this post from Matt Oswalt on five next-gen skills for networking pros. It tells me that some skills—specifically, Linux, automation/configuration management, software development concepts—are going to be essential for all new IT pros in the near future. Operating Systems/Applications. You’re welcome.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I was able to hit two technical sessions yesterday and liveblogged both of them: Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications. Both were good sessions. The XL710 also supports offloads for VXLAN and NVGRE.) That’s cool.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Networking. Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Using Python and Netmiko for network automation is the topic of this post by Colin McAlister.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Networking. The networking “old guard” likes to talk about how x86 servers and virtualization create network bottlenecks due to performance concerns, but as Ivan points out in this post , it’s rapidly becoming—or has already become—a non-issue. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Networking. This is a slightly older post providing an overview of container networking , but still quite relevant. Russell Bryant has a post on Open Virtual Network (OVN) , a project within the Open vSwitch (OVS) community. specifically, the new container network firewall functionality. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 11, 2018

Networking. David Gee makes the connection between coffee and network automation. Matt Oswalt, one of the co-authors of our recently-released network automation book from O’Reilly, recently tackled the topic of running Kubernetes with Tungsten Fabric (formerly known as OpenContrail). Operating Systems/Applications.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this episode, though, I’m going to focus on the much more common digital pentesters side, you know, the people who are hired to break into the digital organization, the networks, the software -- and this they can do pretty much anywhere, often without much travel. This episode dives into vulnerabilities discovered in web servers.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this episode, though, I’m going to focus on the much more common digital pentesters side, you know, the people who are hired to break into the digital organization, the networks, the software -- and this they can do pretty much anywhere, often without much travel. Which brings up a very basic question: What exactly is pentesting?

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Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2019

The keynote kicks off with the usual inspirational video, this one incorporating themes and references from a number of high-tech movies, including “The Matrix” and “Inception,” among others. Gelsinger next announces NSX Intelligence, a combination of vRealize Network Insight and NSX.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2017

I first experimented with the Libvirt provider for Vagrant quite some time ago, but at that time I was using the Libvirt provider to communicate with a remote Libvirt daemon (the use case was using Vagrant to create and destroy KVM guest domains via Libvirt on a remote Linux host). Hence, this blog post. Prerequisites.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Networking. Biruk Mekonnen has an introductory article on using Netmiko for network automation. Gabriele Gerbino has a nice write-up about Cisco’s efforts with APIs ; his article includes a brief description of YANG data models and a comparison of working with network devices via SSH or via API. Operating Systems/Applications.

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