CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2022

After all, entry-level pricing for mainframes in the z15 family running IBM Z operating systems is $250,000. IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. Z upgrades and open source.

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IBM Banking Linux Open Source 144

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). Hardware Based Security (ServerLock).

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Software Software Data Center Hardware 194

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s a vendor-specific certification that will benefit anyone who is tasked with working directly with AWS products and services or looking to make good on the high demand for cloud skills today. To earn your CompTIA A+ certification you’ll have to pass two separate exams.

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SCRUM Agile Engineering Web Services 137

Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Servers/Hardware Manoj Kumar provides a beginner’s guide to Trusted Platform Module (TPM). ” Cloud Computing/Cloud Management Laurent Leconte takes AWS CDK for spin by deploying a simple Lambda function written in Python. Thomas Heinen examines some approaches for dealing with multi-architecture Docker image builds.

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Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 26, 2023

It’s a solid choice as an entry-level certification that is well-regarded in the industry and will verify that you have the skills to troubleshoot and resolve problems around networking, operating systems, mobile devices, and security. To earn the certification, you’ll need to pass two exams.

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SCRUM Project Management Network Security 124

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). Hardware Based Security (ServerLock).

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Software Software Data Center Hardware 151

Linux Academy

JUNE 4, 2019

The Serverless Framework is an open-source project that replaces traditional platforms (hardware, operating systems) with a platform that can run in a cloud environment. It’s all taken care of by the cloud provider. Cloud Functions : FaaS. What is serverless framework? Why use it? Serverless history.

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Linux Cloud Architecture Open Source 92

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Chris Evans revisits the discussion regarding Arm processor architectures in the public cloud. And, speaking of Arm processor architectures in the public cloud, here’s another look at Amazon’s Graviton2 and Graviton3 chips, as discussed in a pair of re:Invent talks.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 74

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Via Alex Mitelman’s Systems Design Weekly 015 , I was pointed to this AWS article on multi-site active-active architectures. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2013

Anthony spelled out how much money can be saved in hardware, software and people by modernization. Lloyd underscored the importance of improving IT architecture to support today’s challenges and discussed a vision for data center networking. Big Data Cloud Computing Communications CTO DoD and IC Events Infrastructure'

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Video Data Center Network Big Data 222

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

Servers/Hardware. VentureBeat discusses Armv9 , a new architectural update for Arm-based CPUs. The folks at Netskope have a pair of blog posts on GCP OAuth token hijacking in Google Cloud ( part 1 , part 2 ). If you’re a Google Cloud user, this may be worth a closer examination to make sure your accounts are safe.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 11, 2023

As an IT leader, you probably haven’t spent a lot of time obsessing over the microprocessors powering your corporate computing hardware. A chef doesn’t stop to consider the electronic systems powering her culinary tools as she’s trying to plan and execute a multi-course menu. Artificial Intelligence, Multi Cloud

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Artificial Intelligence Hardware Tools Dell 52

The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Microsoft Pluton is a security processor that is built directly into future CPUs and will replace the existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip that’s currently used to secure hardware and cryptographic keys. Microsoft’s work with Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm also means that Pluton will be updated from the cloud. so you just get it.”

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Windows Microsoft Security Intel 141

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Cloud Network Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Isovalent—the company behind the Cilium project—has been talking a lot about how the use of eBPF will transform things, including the architecture of a service mesh. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. network virtualization).

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

CTOvision

MAY 12, 2014

Although the D-Wave approach has been to leverage the power of some very advanced science, the team consciously decided design it in ways conducive to manufacturing of real, fieldable, operable systems. The current use of the system is on optimization problems. For more see the website of D-Wave Systems.

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System CTO Travel Big Data 274

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Networking.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 16, 2018

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Adrian Hornsby has a series (two parts so far) on designing a multi-region active-active architecture. Chris Evans discusses a recent re-org that aligns ScaleIO with hardware sales. Nothing this time around; sorry!

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Architecture Meeting Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

I found this link in the serverless mullet architectures post, see the “Operating Systems/Applications” section below.). Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. If you’re seeking to deepen your understanding of the Kubernetes architecture, I can heartily recommend this article.

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Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Solutions inspired by nature are being applied to diverse fields including energy production, medicine and healthcare, architecture, food production, transportation and manufacturing. Security solutions are run on end devices, in networks, on servers, in the cloud and everywhere in between. Defense in depth has become expense in depth.

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Security Internet Engineering Healthcare 150

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Via Alex Mitelman’s Systems Design Weekly 015 , I was pointed to this AWS article on multi-site active-active architectures. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Mete Atamel has a great walkthrough of using Workflows on Google Cloud to connect various API-driven services together. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. Courses Free in May. What is AWS?

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2020

I don’t have any links for servers/hardware or security in today’s Short Take, but hopefully there’s enough linked content in the other sections that you’ll still find something useful. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Storage Tools Architecture Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Servers/Hardware. On the hardware side of things, we have James Hamilton of AWS discussing two hardware-related items coming out of AWS re:Invent 2018. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Here’s another stab at a multi-cloud control plane. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. That’s cool. Good for the EFF. Both are good articles.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Pablo Vidal Bouza discusses Segment’s move from SSH bastion hosts to AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications. The first one, on virtualizing the network, did highlight an important development regarding hardware offloads for Geneve, the next-generation network overlay encapsulation protocol. Both were good sessions. That’s cool. Coffee Chats.

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

Azure is one of Microsoft’s cloud computing platforms that competes with Amazon’s AWS and one of its biggest and most important lines of business. And if cloud computing is about computers far away from you in data centers, the edge is about the computers closest to you — like Windows PCs. We’re in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.”.

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Windows Microsoft Operating Systems System 80

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Keybase discusses some challenges with encrypted chat applications and how their architecture avoids some of those challenges. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a good article on packets-per-second limits in EC2. This looks like a handy tool.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This collection is (mostly) data center- and cloud-focused, and hopefully I’ve managed to curate a list that has some useful information for readers. This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code.

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Joe’s comment—“the merging of CDNs and cloud continues”—is pretty spot on, in my opinion. Operating Systems/Applications. Richard Arnold shares some thoughts on VMware Cloud on AWS. Nothing this time (sorry!).

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Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

The new Macs will use arm64, the same CPU architecture that recent iOS devices use (Intel-based Macs use an architecture called x86-64). But it also means that apps that were developed for Intel’s architecture originally won’t run natively on Apple’s upcoming hardware.

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Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Is the abstraction layer better served by being integrated into a cloud management platform, like OpenStack? Naturally, the argument then would be, “Not everyone will use a cloud management platform,” which is a valid argument. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. x86 marches on!

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Matt Dorn has a good article on configuring cloud-init to use an admin password in an OpenStack environment.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Yan Cui of A Cloud Guru discusses how language, memory, and package size affect cold starts of AWS Lambda.

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Devops Hardware Resources Cloud 60