Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

Here’s my latest gathering of links and articles from the around the World Wide Web (an “old school” reference for you right there). 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). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Kevin Swiber shows how to use Postman to deploy an application onto a Kubernetes cluster. Operating Systems/Applications. Beth Marshall (aka “Beth the Tester”) provides a reference guide to blocks in Postman Flows. LaunchBar is, in my opinion, an extremely useful macOS application.

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Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Patch management in a modern cyber defense ecosystem Patch management is a vital process that allows IT and operations specialists to identify, prioritize, test, and deploy relevant patches and updates for software, firmware, drivers, and APIs across an organization's entire infrastructure.

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Exercises Policies Security Hardware 85

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

I didn’t do so well on storage links; apologies to my storage-focused friends! Operating Systems/Applications. Unfortunately, the article only really focuses on disk conversion/migration and only has a passing reference to creating the rest of the VM configuration. Networking. Career/Soft Skills.

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IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Dataconomy

JULY 25, 2023

1980s – Wearable cameras In the 1980s, Steve Mann, often referred to as the “father of wearable computing,” began developing wearable cameras that allowed users to capture their perspective in real-time. Although not wearable in the modern sense, these early portable computers set the stage for future innovations.

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Energy Applications Operating Systems Data 36

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

However, I was not familiar with the term “bogons” to refer to such prefixes that should not be publicly routed. It’s a shame the site doesn’t appear to have an RSS/Atom feed… Operating Systems/Applications. A redesign for Apple’s long-stagnant System Preferences app?

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. How about a new Clarity -based interface for vRA 7.2?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

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. From there, you will learn how to deploy Prometheus to Kubernetes and configure Prometheus to monitor the cluster as well as applications deployed to it.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. For me, the key takeaway was that you need to carefully examine the architecture of your application(s) in order to understand where serverless (function-as-a-service) is the best fit. Alan Renouf shows you how to retrieve NVMe storage device details using PowerCLI. Virtualization.

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). James Hamilton is back with a more in-depth look at the components of the AWS Nitro System. Operating Systems/Applications. I’m not sure how I missed that part 2 was published only 2 days later, so I’m rectifying that now.

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Operating Systems Authentication Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Cossack Labs recently released Acra , a database encryption suite designed to protect applications against data leaks by providing strong encryption. Operating Systems/Applications. Check back next time! Mike Foley tackles the topic of TLS 1.2 and vSphere. Acra is open source and available via GitHub. My takeaway?

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

(I found this link in the serverless mullet architectures post, see the “Operating Systems/Applications” section below.). Operating Systems/Applications. In fact, I spent several hours a couple months ago playing around with dot to visually describe fault domains. It’s an interesting read.

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Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

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). Kevin Houston discusses workload acceleration options—specifically, storage acceleration via NVMe or PCIe SSDs—for blade servers. Networking.

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Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

Galido

AUGUST 4, 2017

The term only becomes applicable when we start looking for Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Dedicated Servers. A Managed hosting plan refers to a hosting plan which provides management services in addition to the basic components of a hosting plan. What Is Managed Hosting? What is Managed WordPress Hosting?

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Operating Systems Web Developers Web Development System 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

An IoT ( Internet of Things ) ecosystem refers to a network of interconnected devices, sensors, and software applications that work together to collect, analyze, and share data. It typically includes devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools that work together to create an intelligent system.

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Data Storage Security Network 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

An IoT ( Internet of Things ) ecosystem refers to a network of interconnected devices, sensors, and software applications that work together to collect, analyze, and share data. It typically includes devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools that work together to create an intelligent system.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

A fan of network virtualization might also say that decomposing today’s complex physical networks into multiple simple logical networks on top of a simpler physical transport network—similar to Mike’s suggestion of converging on a smaller set of reference architectures—might also help. (Of All good stuff, thanks Mike!

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Perhaps you feel a little bit like Kev Gorman, and are wondering what in the heck is CNA (cloud-native applications), anyway? Virtualization.

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Linux Academy

MAY 28, 2019

Implement And Manage Application Services (Azure)- This course provides instructions on how to manage and maintain the infrastructure for the core web apps and services developers build and deploy. We will talk about how ECS is architected in order to provide a better understanding of how to manage container-based applications at scale.

Linux 104

Linux Course Big Data Devops 104

Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. From there, you will learn how to deploy Prometheus to Kubernetes and configure Prometheus to monitor the cluster as well as applications deployed to it.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. Tom Scanlan shares how to use VIC volumes as a way of helping address persistent storage challenges with containers. Note that I haven’t tested or seen this product; I saw a reference to it and thought it was interesting.). That’s cool. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. Perhaps you feel a little bit like Kev Gorman, and are wondering what in the heck is CNA (cloud-native applications), anyway? Virtualization.

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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

VMware recently released a reference design guide for NSX-T; see here for more details. Most folks have probably heard about 12 Factor Applications (see here if you haven’t or if you need a refresher); this article talks about 12 basic rules and good practices for using Kubernetes optimally. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This one is a bit older (refers to NSX 6.1 It says the the JET (Juniper Extension Toolkit) uses “open application programming interfaces”, but fails to provide any specifics. Operating Systems/Applications. Now, on to the content! Networking. Looking for a step-by-step install guide for VMware NSX?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Architecture Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Who would have thought that one day you’d refer to a Microsoft web site for instructions on configuring something in Linux? Not sure what a bastion host is? Read this post.)

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. For more information on target driven zoning (also referred to as peer zoning), also be sure to check out Erik Smith’s blog. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Here’s a configuration example.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 106

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The not-so-good variety typically refers to Cumulus’ product as an SDN product when technically it isn’t. But for developers to get true isolation, application portability, the ability to re-create production environments in development—all that is going to require network virtualization. Good stuff.

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Linux Vmware Storage Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. Recently among some of Martin’s material I saw reference to yet another term: the immutable server. Also be sure to check out this post on the vSphere CloneVM API, which Jonathan references in his own article. Very good stuff! Forgot the root password to your ESXi 5.x

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Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

Linux Academy

JUNE 25, 2019

With the frame-of-reference understanding from this course, you will be more prepared to tackle more complex technical concepts and terminology. MicroService Applications In Kubernetes. This course provides hands-on experience with installing and administering a complex microservice application in a Kubernetes cluster.

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Course Linux Cloud Devops 60

Cloud Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

create and publish marketable software-as-a-service applications. building applications at no cost, and take enterprise-class software. systems to market in weeks instead of years. operations. data center disciplines – servers, operating systems, storage, business. Cloudcuity Management Portal.

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Data Center Conference Data Cloud 122

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2018

Also, a quick note that I removed the “Servers/Hardware” and “Storage” sections this time around, as I didn’t have any useful content to share. Operating Systems/Applications. Michael Hausenblas has a nice kubectl in action post that provides a handy reference. Virtualization.

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Devops Hardware Resources Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Operating Systems/Applications. Test your knowledge of UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems by seeing how many of these less commonly used UNIX commands you recognize. It’s a bit out of date, but the basics should still be applicable. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. Virtualization.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Linux Academy

JANUARY 29, 2019

Used across a variety of programs and languages for a vast array of reasons, YAML is a popular choice for data storage, configuration files, configurations management, and more. Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Have you heard of Linux, but don’t really know anything about it?

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Linux Devops Big Data Course 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 11, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. This is a pretty in-depth article (to me, at least), but it did help me better understand Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and the role of controllers in Kubernetes. Nothing this time around, but I’ll see what I can find to include next time!

Network 60

Network Virtualization Open Source Vmware 60

Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

March Study Group Course: Linux Operating System Fundamentals – Have you heard of Linux, but don’t really know anything about it? Students will explore how containers work, how they compare with virtual machines and Docker containers, and how they handle application isolation.

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Linux Big Data Course Devops 80

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. Andy also references this article by Neil Perkin, which I found very useful as well. Stephane Graber has an article explaining how to run Kubernetes in LXD. He also has a nice post detailing the networking functionality in LXD 2.3 , which is something I need to explore. Check this out.

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Linux Network Hardware Dell 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Operating Systems/Applications. For more information on target driven zoning (also referred to as peer zoning), also be sure to check out Erik Smith’s blog. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Here’s a configuration example.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 60