Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

” Ivan Pepelnjak has some very useful and very applicable information on VRF-aware DHCP relaying. Operating Systems/Applications In Technology Short Take 166 , I mentioned Nick Schmidt’s article on D2. Storage Al Rasheed takes readers on a quick journey through setting up Synology Cloud Sync.

Applications 97

Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

CTOvision

MAY 16, 2017

This is the industry’s first universal kernel bypass (UKB) solution which includes three techniques for kernel bypass: a POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) sockets-based API (Application Program Interface), TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Direct and DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit).

Software 194

Software Software Data Center Hardware 194

Gizmodo

JULY 30, 2021

One of the technologies that Microsoft’s next operating system is bringing with it is DirectStorage, promising super-fast loading times for next-gen SSD storage. Windows 11 is on the way, bringing with it a fresh design and eliminating some features while adding new ones.

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Windows Operating Systems Storage System 86

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I lead Oracle Communications Applications Product Management and Engineering. I’ve been in the communications industry for over two decades, leading strategy, solution consulting and software engineering, to deliver core business and operational systems. Why do you believe in TM Forum’s Open API program?

Oracle 130

Oracle Agile Architecture Applications 130

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. a shares a trick for bypassing the macOS TCC protection using older applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. Programming/Development This post explores the idea of writing games as a way of “reclaiming” the hobby of writing code (as a means for avoiding/preventing burnout). x and ESXi 8.x.

Cloud 60

Cloud Network Engineering Operating Systems 60

CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Autonomic computing is a self-managing computing model named after, and patterned on, the human body’s autonomic nervous system. The goal of autonomic computing is to create systems that run themselves, capable of high-level functioning while keeping the system’s complexity invisible to the user.

Government 301

Government Artificial Intelligence Virtualization Big Data 301

CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

This is the industry’s first universal kernel bypass (UKB) solution which includes three techniques for kernel bypass: a POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) sockets-based API (Application Program Interface), TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Direct and DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit).

Software 151

Software Software Data Center Hardware 151

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Operating Systems/Applications. Jorge Castro tears into the “wasting disk space” argument against the Flatpak application package format. Programming. For your fix of storage-related links, J Metz has relatively recently published Storage Short Take #47. Interested in hardening macOS?

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. I’m sure it’s no surprise that I am a fan of using full-featured programming languages to do things.)

Programming 96

Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

The Verge

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

By the federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP) count in October 2020, 3.2 If you have an older system but are worried that it won’t support Windows 10 — or if you simply don’t want to deal with Windows anymore — I have a suggestion: Switch to desktop Linux. You can run many native Windows programs on Linux using Wine.

Linux 106

Linux Windows How To Operating Systems 106

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Cool to see Koyeb release a Pulumi provider, so that you can use Pulumi programs to interact with Koyeb. Welcome to Technology Short Take #164!

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Once enterprises commit to running business-critical applications in the cloud, they rarely move to another provider. But if you do your planning exercise properly, you shouldn’t have to move your applications around,” he says. But doing this requires planning ahead early on, before moving an application to the cloud the first time.

Cloud 118

Cloud Applications Architecture Strategy 118

Dataconomy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Blade servers consist of a single circuit board that contains all the components needed to run a server, including processors, memory, storage, and network interfaces. Blade servers are thin, modular circuit boards that contain all of the essential components of a server, such as the CPU, memory, storage, and network interface controller.

Data Center 45

Data Center Operating Systems Energy Hardware 45

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

While his post specifically addresses the AWS CDK, I think that some of his conclusions could also be applicable to other “infrastructure-as- actual -code” tools like Pulumi. Operating Systems/Applications. Programming. That’s handy. Read Dan Moren’s article for details. Scary stuff!

Vmware 74

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

I’ve got a little bit of something for most everyone, except for the storage nerds (I’m leaving that to my friend J Metz this time around). Northbound Networks provides some information on the P4 programming language. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s hoping you find something useful!

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Operating Systems/Applications. It would seem that macOS 13 “Ventura” has introduced some problems with USB storage; these problems crop up when working with Raspberry Pi systems. Programming. Bassem Rezkalla shows how to remove these stale clusters. Curious about what a JWT is? Virtualization.

Devops 87

Devops Virtualization Engineering Storage 87

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Although a bit older (from June 2021), this article on unknown values in Terraform feels like a direct response to the rise of tools leveraging general purpose programming languages for declarative infrastructure management (think tools like Pulumi, AWS CDK, etc.). Operating Systems/Applications. Programming.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

Dataconomy

AUGUST 8, 2023

The essence of trusted computing involves key concepts like endorsement keys, secure input/output mechanisms, memory curtaining, sealed storage, remote attestation, and Trusted Third Party (TTP) interactions. These concepts collectively contribute to the creation of a comprehensive system compliant with TCG specifications.

Hardware 36

Hardware Security Storage Software 36

Dataconomy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A binary file is a fundamental element of computer systems, concealing a complex world of data manipulation and storage beneath its seemingly simple exterior. These files have been integral to computing since its inception, underpinning the basic arithmetic operations and data storage in early computers.

Storage 41

Storage System Video Data 41

All Things Distributed

MAY 18, 2010

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Expanding the Cloud - Amazon S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage. Today a new storage option for Amazon S3 has been launched: Amazon S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS). Under the covers Amazon S3 is a marvel of distributed systems technologies.

Storage 71

Storage Cloud IPv6 System 71

Galido

JANUARY 17, 2019

During this review, we will review the Data Recovery Wizard Free, which is designed to recover and restore data from multiple storage devices. Advanced users will also appreciate its ability to recover data from servers and RAID storage. Operating System Support: Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP. Optimized search function.

Data 84

Data Windows Software Software 84

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. This post on using SPIFFE/SPIRE, Kubernetes, and Envoy together shows how to implement mutual TLS (mTLS) for a simple application. Operating Systems/Applications.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Galido

JULY 20, 2018

Many iPhone users and Apple fanboys alike stand by their product no matter how limited Apple makes their storage capacities, while Android geeks have long time been able to freely add storage/memory cards to their devices and take advantage of more powerful hardware. Galaxy S8 base storage starts at 64GB, while Apple’s is 32GB.

Study 66

Study Apple Google Operating Systems 66

Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. Introduction to Python Development — This course is designed to teach you how to program using Python. In the end, you should have a grasp of how to program. Courses Free in May.

Linux 113

Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

CTOvision

MARCH 27, 2017

The Smartcrypt Platform consists of an end-user application and a web-based manager console. It also includes a Software Development Kit (SDK) that is available in every major programming language. Once data is encrypted with the Smartcrypt application, the protection stays with the data everywhere it is used, shared, or stored.

Data 150

Data Policies Security Applications 150

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

Guido Appenzeller—once my manager at VMware, now at Yubico—shared this article about the Cerberus banking trojan , which is apparently now able to steal two-factor authentication (2FA) tokens from the Google Authenticator application. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

This Technology Short Take is a bit heavy on cloud, OS, and programming topics, but there should be enough other interesting links to be useful to plenty of folks. (At Operating Systems/Applications. Programming. Welcome to Technology Short Take #139! At least, I hope that’s the case!) Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

s announcement of Amazon RDS for Microsoft SQL Server and.NET support for AWS Elastic Beanstalk marks another important step in our commitment to increase the flexibility for AWS customers to use the choice of operating system, programming language, development tools and database software that meet their application requirements.

Development 115

Development Windows Disaster Recovery Licensing 115

Galido

APRIL 10, 2020

We can find a mobile application for just about everything. Most businesses are coming up with a mobile application for their customers to connect with them easily. While websites are still playing a major role in digital marketing, mobile applications are aiming at enhancing user experience and increasing customer satisfaction.

Mobile 94

Mobile Applications Enterprise Enterprise 94

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Matt Oswalt has a great post on the need for networking professionals to learn basic scripting skills—something he (rightfully) distinguishes from programming as a full-time occupation. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Thanks to Ivan for the tip, and thanks to Johannes Weber for the challenges. Yes, please! (I

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Galido

JUNE 27, 2019

This software is recognized as the best data recovery program to recover formatted hard drive easily and quickly. EaseUS is a Chinese company specializing in data recovery for hard drives, pen drives, Windows operating systems, for Mac, Android, recover SD card and iPhone. Why EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard?

Data 60

Data Analysis Windows Programming 60

Galido

JUNE 17, 2016

The problem though is that your system will usually not be able to maintain this same level of performance as you continue to use it over time. Now, when your system starts to become slow there are a few very simple things you can do to help it get its performance back. Uninstall Programs. AntiVirus Scan. This is very important.

Hardware 60

Hardware Programming Malware Spyware 60

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Students will explore how containers work, how they compare with virtual machines and Docker containers, and how they handle application isolation. Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy. used across a variety of programs/languages.

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Course Linux Devops Big Data 104

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Malware Attack Example There are many types of Malware attacks , but here is one example: You download an application onto your computer, unaware that it is a fake application distributed through a malicious website by a bad actor. This can cause the program to crash or allow an attacker to execute malicious code.

System 40

System Malware How To Engineering 40

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Cloud pricing optimization Organizations are leaning on AI to help reduce cloud costs and to find cost-effective solutions for running cloud applications. Airbnb is one company using AI to optimize pricing on AWS, utilizing AI to manage capacity, to build custom cost and usage data tools, and to optimize storage and computing capacity.

Enterprise 141

Enterprise Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Financial 141

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Here’s a set of 15 principles for designing and deploying scalable applications on Kubernetes. Operating Systems/Applications. Fatima Silveira has a good article on using the Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler. Ajeet Singh Raina shares a list of the top 200 Kubernetes tools for DevOps engineers. Virtualization.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74