Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

You may have heard of Intel Rack-Scale Architecture (RSA), a new approach to designing data center hardware. Why should they buy this architecture instead of just buying servers? shelves of CPUs, memory, and storage); it could be done with standard 1U/2U rack-mount servers. What’s the benefit to consumers?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the fast-evolving world of finance, data security is of paramount importance. Financial institutions must ensure the protection of sensitive personal information, most commonly payment card data, to maintain, trust and meet various regulatory requirements.

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Financial Architecture Resources Security 99

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Oracle's Group Vice President of Product Development, Azhar Mirza, explores how TM Forum’s Open APIs and Open Digital Architecture can help underpin digital transformation and enable communications service providers (CSPs) to increase their agility and the interoperability between their systems. Open Digital Architecture.

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Oracle Agile Architecture Applications 130

TM Forum

JUNE 30, 2021

– limiting the storage of mission-critical service fulfillment data to single instances in a catalog data store has many benefits for data quality, process streamlining, service definition and ecosystem interoperability. Disconnection between what is being sold and what operations can actually deliver.

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B2B Architecture Network System 130

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This is IDF 2013 session CLDS001, titled “Rack Scale Architecture for Cloud.” This means there will be tremendous need for servers in data centers to support this vast number of connected devices. However, the current architectures aren’t sufficient. Reference architectures and orchestration software.

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Architecture Cloud Intel Storage 60

CTOvision

MAY 16, 2017

Solarflare, a global leader in networking solutions for modern data centers, is releasing an Open Compute Platform (OCP) software-defined, networking interface card, offering the industry’s most scalable, lowest latency networking solution to meet the dynamic needs of the enterprise environment. The SFN8722 has 8 lanes of PCle 3.1

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Software Software Data Center Hardware 194

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Architectural lock-in is when the application relies on multiple managed services from the cloud provider. Mergers and acquisition activity often leaves organizations with multi-cloud architectures, says Nag, and while CIOs typically want to consolidate, the cost is often too high to justify. So plan for that in advance, adds Holcombe.

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Cloud Applications Architecture Strategy 122

CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

Solarflare, a global leader in networking solutions for modern data centers, is releasing an Open Compute Platform (OCP) software-defined, networking interface card, offering the industry’s most scalable, lowest latency networking solution to meet the dynamic needs of the enterprise environment. The SFN8722 has 8 lanes of PCle 3.1

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Software Software Data Center Hardware 151

CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2013

Lloyd underscored the importance of improving IT architecture to support today’s challenges and discussed a vision for data center networking. In every other area, from servers to operating systems to applications to storage have changed. I found out in personal discussions later some more of his background.

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Video Data Center Network Big Data 222

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to the proliferation of connected devices and sensors that generate vast amounts of data. This data is a goldmine of insights that can be harnessed to optimize various systems and processes. What is an IoT ecosystem diagram?

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Data Storage Security Network 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to the proliferation of connected devices and sensors that generate vast amounts of data. This data is a goldmine of insights that can be harnessed to optimize various systems and processes. What is an IoT ecosystem diagram?

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

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.

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Hardware Security Storage Software 36

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Naim kicks off the session with looking at the four phases users go through when they are choosing/adopting a storage solution: Choosing the right storage solution. Ingest (loading data). Running it (operating it in production). The first item is storage type. Encryption is also supported, with key storage in KMS.

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System Storage Linux Architecture 60

CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

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. Although big data doesn’t refer to any specific quantity, the term is often used when speaking about petabytes and exabytes of data.

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Government Artificial Intelligence Virtualization Big Data 301

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

General Motors announced a new “end-to-end” software platform for its cars called “Ultifi” — a play on the name Ultium , which is the automaker’s new electric vehicle battery architecture. A more common type of subscription that GM customers will face in the future is annual or monthly fees for data storage.

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Software Software Automotive Storage 75

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

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. installation caused by duplicate NSX Manager UUIDs. Acra is open source and available via GitHub.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 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. Operating Systems/Applications. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42.

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Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Jul - 13 Hints for Computer Systems Design Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, pp. Harris, Alex Ho, Rolf Neugebauer, Ian Pratt, Andrew Warfield, in the Proceedings of the 19th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, October 19-22, 2003, Bolton Landing, NY USA. Nijssen ed.,

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Operating Systems Conference Survey System 144

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy. Big Data Essentials. Big Data Essentials is a comprehensive introduction addressing the large question of, “What is Big Data?” Linux Operating System Fundamentals.

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Cloud Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

They must embrace change in order to thrive, and part of that involves modernizing systems, streamlining processes and migrating vast amounts of data. The process typically involves halting production periodically to take snapshots of data and testing those snapshots.

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Data How To Data Center Resources 70

Cloud Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

They must embrace change in order to thrive, and part of that involves modernizing systems, streamlining processes and migrating vast amounts of data. The process typically involves halting production periodically to take snapshots of data and testing those snapshots.

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Data How To Data Center Resources 70

Scott Lowe

MARCH 16, 2018

Ahead, lying in wait, is a unique collection of links, articles, and thoughts about various data center technologies. Operating Systems/Applications. Adrian Hornsby has a series (two parts so far) on designing a multi-region active-active architecture. So much for software-defined storage? Networking.

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Architecture Meeting Storage Hardware 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. This course covers the basics of Prometheus, which includes its architecture and components, such as exporters, client libraries, and alerting. 3) Join us on YouTube! Courses Free in May.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

And that is a very big line to cross — basically, the iPhone’s operating system now has the capability to look at your photos and match them up against a database of illegal content, and you cannot remove that capability. Apple claims it designed what it says is a much more private process that involves scanning images on your phone.

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Apple Cloud Storage Network 85

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

I found this link in the serverless mullet architectures post, see the “Operating Systems/Applications” section below.). I have to say, I agree with a lot of the statements Cui makes regarding lock-in, coupling, risk, and the role of data in lock-in. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

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 What will happen when you combine GPUs and persistent storage? Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Frank Denneman digs into Sapphire Rapids memory configurations (Sapphire Rapids is Intel’s 4th generation Scalable Processor Architecture). William Lam shares news about higher-capacity SODIMMs available for small or ultra small form factor systems. Storage This is a good (albeit slightly dated) overview of EBS volume types.

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IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Lior Kamrat has a multi-part series on an architecture that blends Mesosphere DC/OS, Azure, Docker, and VMware vSphere. Operating Systems/Applications. shows how to take data in CSV and convert it to YAML for consumption by Ansible. Google is rolling out Kubernetes 1.8 Check out the beginning of the series here.

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Vmware Storage Engineering Network 60

Storage IO Blog

MARCH 21, 2016

Keep an eye on among others including Cisco (Servers), Dell (Servers), EMC (DSSD), HPE, Intel (Servers, Drives and Cards), Lenovo, Micron, Microsoft (Drivers, Operating Systems, Storage Spaces), NetApp, OCZ, Oracle, PMC, Samsung, Seagate, Supermicro, VMware and Western Digital (acquisition of SANdisk and HGST).

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Vmware Dell Oracle Operating Systems 40

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

This post on isolated networks on AWS takes a pretty comprehensive look at what’s required to build isolated AWS networks, including a look at potential data exfiltration paths. VentureBeat discusses Armv9 , a new architectural update for Arm-based CPUs. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Programming.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Ivan does a great job of describing the difference between the management, control, and data planes, as well as providing examples. Of course, the distinction between control plane protocols and data plane protocols isn’t always perfectly clear. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2014

As usual, I’ve gathered a collection of links to various articles pertaining to data center-related technologies for your enjoyment. Let’s be real—the ability for an application to protect itself (and its data) from rogue software (including a compromised or untrusted operating system) is huge.

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Storage Intel Disaster Recovery Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #35, another in my irregular series of posts that collect various articles, links and thoughts regarding data center technologies. Cisco shared some thoughts on what they termed a “software-only” approach; naturally, they have a different vision for data center networking (and that’s OK).

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Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 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 get hands-on training by installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy. Stay tuned to the Linux Academy blog for further details.

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Linux Big Data Course Devops 80

Scott Lowe

MAY 9, 2014

It sounds like Ivan favors scale-out architectures, not scale-up architectures (which are typically what is seen in centralized control plane deployments). Operating Systems/Applications. Connecting Docker containers to Open vSwitch is one thing, but what about using Docker containers to run Open vSwitch in userspace?

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Vmware Storage HP Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is my irregularly-published collection of links and articles from around the Internet related to the major data center technologies: networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications/OSes, storage, and virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #85! Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

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. This course covers the basics of Prometheus, which includes its architecture and components, such as exporters, client libraries, and alerting. 3) Join us on YouTube! Courses Free in May.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 60