Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Ivan Velichko takes readers on a journey of how Kubernetes reinvented virtual machines (in a good sense). Operating Systems/Applications. Jorge Castro tears into the “wasting disk space” argument against the Flatpak application package format. Virtualization. Interested in hardening macOS?

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

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

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post. Virtualization. ” Who will be correct? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The success of our early results with the Dynamo database encouraged us to write Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper and share it at the 2007 ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP conference), so that others in the industry could benefit. This was the genesis of the Amazon Dynamo database.

Internet 130

Internet Applications Oracle Database Administration 130

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.

Windows 86

Windows Operating Systems Storage System 86

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. Virtualization William Lam shares a new method for marking a hard drive as an SSD in both ESXi 7.x Nisar Ahmad explores whether Terraform or Pulumi is better for your use case. x and ESXi 8.x.

Cloud 60

Cloud Engineering Network Operating Systems 60

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

Licensing 94

Licensing Software Software Microsoft 94

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.

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Operating Systems/Applications. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42. Virtualization.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Jimmy Mankowitz talks in some detail about using NSX-T in vSphere with Tanzu to secure applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post. Virtualization. ” Who will be correct? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Kevin Swiber shows how to use Postman to deploy an application onto a Kubernetes cluster. Operating Systems/Applications. LaunchBar is, in my opinion, an extremely useful macOS application. Virtualization. Thomas Leonard has an interesting blog on using virtualization to isolate Xwayland.

Open Source 94

Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2022

Resilient data protection is key to always-on availability for data and applications in today’s changing hybrid cloud environments. This fragmented approach inhibits innovation, because so much time and energy are diverted into configuring, initializing, and managing separate operating systems, and establishing best practices for each.

Backup 93

Backup Storage Cloud Vmware 93

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. Virtualization. Paul Swail shares why he switched from AWS CodePipeline to GitHub Actions.

Vmware 74

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

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. Virtualization. But is it really a virtual machine ? Bassem Rezkalla shows how to remove these stale clusters.

Devops 87

Devops Virtualization Engineering Storage 87

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Until such time as CISA directs affected entities to rebuild the Windows operating system and reinstall the SolarWinds software package, agencies are prohibited from (re)joining the Windows host OS to the enterprise domain. through 2020.2.1 HF1, from their network. SolarWinds is updating things from its side, too. HF 5 and 2020.2

Government 143

Government VOIP Network Security 143

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. Virtualization.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. Don’t be surprised, then, to see me start talking more about switching away from OS X, and exploring applications and tools that work on other platforms. Apple and Virtualization.

Operating Systems 131

Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

CTOvision

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By Bob Gourley Announces Acquisition of Sandboxie to Expand Global Reach, Small Business Footprint and Consolidate the Two Leading Brands in Burgeoning Virtualized Containment Solutions Market. Sandboxie is a globally deployed and widely respected competitor in the virtualized containment solutions market. About Invincea, Inc.

Dell 249

Dell Small Business Security Malware 249

Dataconomy

MAY 8, 2023

Here are some examples of each party’s responsibilities: CSP responsibilities: Securing the physical infrastructure, such as servers and storage devices. Managing the hypervisor and other virtualization components. Customer responsibilities: Securing their own applications and data.

Cloud 51

Cloud Security Resources Operating Systems 51

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

For reasons that I won’t go into here (maybe later), I was recently pointed toward the vcluster project (for running virtual Kubernetes clusters in a namespace of an actual cluster). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Thank you, Ben!

Open Source 107

Open Source Cloud Network Storage 107

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

This article by Brian Caffey on deploying the same web application on ECS Fargate using three different IaC tools (CDK, Terraform, and Pulumi) has some really great and useful information in it. Operating Systems/Applications Dewan Ahmed has a great run-down on options for documentation-as-code. to version 8.0.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2023

Yan Cui addresses concerns about complex serverless application diagrams. Operating Systems/Applications Just when you think you’re getting a handle on Git, then it all blows up in your face and you realize you have no idea how Git works.

Disaster Recovery 90

Disaster Recovery Security Storage Social 90

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. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Galido

JUNE 27, 2018

In traditional business operations, if you wanted to get access to anything in your company, it had to be done through software locally installed on your computer. Email clients and office application software suites are required to be installed locally in order for anything to function. IaaS allows you to rent IT infrastructure.

Cloud 81

Cloud Backup Storage Applications 81

Dataconomy

JANUARY 3, 2024

Go to Settings > Apps > Binance > Storage, then tap on “Clear Cache” and “Clear Data.” Check storage space : Insufficient storage on your device can affect app performance. Delete unnecessary files or apps to free up storage. ” This removes temporary files and resets the app.

How To 41

How To Storage Network Mobile 41

CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2013

It was great learning that early in his career he was a technologist supporting the US Navy, supporting R&D and operations and making advances in capabilities from drones to helicopters. In every other area, from servers to operating systems to applications to storage have changed. Find his presentation here.

Video 222

Video Data Center Network Big Data 222

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. Here’s an “initial impressions” post on TKG 2.1.

Programming 96

Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

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). Operating Systems/Applications. David Holder talks briefly about application security with mutual TLS (mTLS) via Istio. Virtualization. Networking.

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

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

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Server virtualization can do the trick for you if you also struggle to scale your applications to meet growing demands without breaking the bank. Server virtualization is a game-changing technology that has revolutionized the way organizations deploy and manage their IT infrastructure.

Virtualization 78

Virtualization Storage Hardware Disaster Recovery 78

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

CloudVelocity today released its One Hybrid Cloud software for migrating applications to Amazon Web Services. One Hybrid Cloud can “clone” existing cloud applications, making it easier to replicate a deployment in a new cloud environment or create a failover solution that keeps an app online when your public cloud crashes.

Tools 205

Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I’m going to go out on a limb and make a prediction: In a few years time (let’s say 3–5 years), Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) will be regarded as important if not more important than the virtualization extensions. Operating Systems/Applications. ” Virtualization. announcement post.

Storage 60

Storage Intel Disaster Recovery Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. J Metz has launched his own, storage-focused “Short Takes” series; the first of these is found here. Virtualization. This is a pretty significant market move, and I believe this move impact the technology industry in a variety of ways. A simple tip, yes, but useful!

Vmware 60

Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 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.

Linux 113

Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

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. Virtualization. Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

SPF13

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Virtualization, standardization, and automation have all played key roles in making disaster recovery more affordable. They have reduced the number of people required to restore systems which significantly decreases personnel costs. These services are critical for keeping businesses running after system failures.Â

Disaster Recovery 191

Disaster Recovery Insurance Virtualization Data Center 191

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Operating Systems/Applications. I found this article on imperative vs. declarative system configuration is quite helpful in understanding Puppet’s declarative model. This VMware blog post helps explain the link between Puppet and vFabric Application Director, and why organizations may want to use both.

Vmware 109

Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109