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.

Intel 101

Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. I hope you find something useful! Networking. Kudos to J.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. John Nicholson talks about the Virtual SAN (VSAN) performance service , available in VSAN 6.2.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Here’s a two-part series (so far) on setting up a multi-architecture Kubernetes cluster ( part 1 , part 2 ). Here’s a post on using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Linux containers on Windows.

Linux 60

Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Craig Matsumoto of SDN Central helps highlight a recent (and fairly significant) development in networking protocols—the submission of the Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) proposal to the IETF. Servers/Hardware. Overall, this is a quick but worthy read if you are trying to get started in this space.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. I hope you find something useful!

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This morning, building on the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Announcement , we are announcing a new edition targeted at Small Business called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. What is this Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials? 4 comments: garyquigley.

Storage 73

Storage Windows Small Business Backup 73

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

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

Architecture 60

Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Doubly challenging when you consider the different topologies of virtual servers, licensing servers, provisioning servers and more, all scaling at different rates to maintain service levels. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Yes, its true.

Cloud 189

Cloud Data Center Mobile Virtualization 189

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. Virtualization. I recently learned about the Johari window , an aid for understanding the self.

Storage 60

Storage Tools Architecture Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

.” Eul walks through the basic components of the mobile platform, which includes not only hardware but also mobile software. This leads Eul into a discussion of the Intel Silvermont core: built with 22nm Tri-Gate transistors, multi-core architecture, 64-bit support, and a wide dynamic power operating range.

Intel 60

Intel Hardware Mobile Dell 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. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

I recently spoke at Interop 2016 in Las Vegas, and while I was there I scribbled down some notes pertaining to how decomposing applications into microservices-based architectures was similar in some respects to decomposing networks into an overlay network and an underlay (physical) network. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Kevin Campusano discusses Linux development in Windows 10 with Docker and WSL 2. Former colleague (he recently moved into a new role) Jamie Duncan talks about using buildx and container manifests to build container images for multiple CPU architectures in this blog post. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Significant increase in the number of options available for various business requirements and loads “Bare metal” servers that aren’t virtual. You will learn how to painlessly deploy fairly complex applications that scale across multiple instances in cloud technologies including Windows Azure Chef, Chef Solo, Linux and Windows Tools.

Cloud 70

Cloud Web Services Hardware Software 70

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. Weijuan Shi Davis collected some resources related to Windows containers on Kubernetes in this post-KubeCon post. Virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Using 1 GbE would have required too many ports, too many cables, and too many switches; 10 GbE offered Expedient a 23% reduction in cables and ports, a 14% reduction in infrastructure costs, and offered a significant bandwidth improvement (compared to the previous 1 GbE architecture). Note that there are trade-offs as a result.)

Intel 109

Intel Virtualization Data Center Network 109

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. I just noticed this article about using Nova flavor extra-specs to pass QoS data down to the virtualization layer. 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. What’s that?

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

The Verge

JUNE 23, 2020

The closest we got to a comparison was effectively, “is machine learning faster with hardware acceleration turned on?”. Apple is promising its ARM-based Macs will be able to run more kinds of apps than before, thanks to both native iOS app support and hardware-accelerated machine learning chops built into the silicon.

Intel 114

Intel Apple Conference Hardware 114

Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. We discuss architectural requirements and principles of big data infrastructures and the intersection of cloud computing with big data.

Linux 113

Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

If you like geeking out over the hardware side of networking, you may find this Ars Technica article on the physical infrastructure of the global Internet to be an interesting read. (I Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. Patrick Ogenstad outlines what’s involved with managing Cisco IOS upgrades with Ansible. Career/Soft Skills.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Servers/Hardware. As opposed to just encrypting data at the transport level (although Acra does that between components of its architecture) or just encrypting data at the storage level (using an encrypted file system or similar), Acra targets encrypting data at the table/row/column level within a database. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Amit Aneja has a two-part series (so far) explaining the routing architecture in NSX-T (which brings multi-hypervisor and multi-cloud support to the NSX platform). Servers/Hardware. The Windows Server team managed to shrink the size of the Windows Server Core container image by about 60%; get more details here.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Jon was used nested virtualization in his home lab, so seeing how he mapped out the interplay between VLANs and virtual network may be helpful for others who are considering a similar setup. Run Windows containers on the Mac. Virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. Hint, hint.).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Open Source Devops 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The CPU architecture flaw involving speculative execution has been garnering a great deal of attention (see here , here , here , and here ). OpenSSH on Windows —what a time to be alive! Virtualization. When you’re operating at the scale at which Netflix operates, this is no trivial feat.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

This article by Red Hat provides a reasonable overview of various networking options available in OpenStack (specifically, Red Hat’s OpenStack distribution) to support Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Servers/Hardware. Trevor Roberts recently posted an article discussing Windows images in your OpenStack cloud.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Given my previous role at EMC (involved in storage) and my current role at VMware focused on network virtualization (which encompasses SDN), I was quite curious. This “overcommitment” technique could have some negative effects on existing monitoring systems that are unaware of the underlying hardware configuration.

Meeting 63

Meeting Storage Hardware Network 63

The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

When pushed on the details, IndiEV shared that this “supercomputer” is merely a custom Windows PC with an i7 processor and an Nvidia RTX2080 graphics card. That’s not even top-of-the-line hardware, let alone a package that could in any seriousness be called a “supercomputer.”. Some funny ideas and a bold design.

Automotive 64

Automotive Telecommunications Company Linux 64

Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. We discuss architectural requirements and principles of big data infrastructures and the intersection of cloud computing with big data.

Linux 60

Linux Course Big Data Devops 60

Galido

MAY 1, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. CloudTweaks.

Resources 107

Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Jon was used nested virtualization in his home lab, so seeing how he mapped out the interplay between VLANs and virtual network may be helpful for others who are considering a similar setup. Run Windows containers on the Mac. Virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications. Hint, hint.).

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Linux Devops 60

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. CloudTweaks.

Mobile 77

Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Krzanich talks about how this migration to the “Internet of Things” drives Intel away from CPU-centric architectures into integrated (i.e., system-centric or System-on-Chip [SoC]) architectures, and he believes this is why Intel will win and drive marketshare in this transition. General Hardware IDF2013'

Intel 63

Intel Internet Architecture Healthcare 63

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Krzanich talks about how this migration to the “Internet of Things” drives Intel away from CPU-centric architectures into integrated (i.e., system-centric or System-on-Chip [SoC]) architectures, and he believes this is why Intel will win and drive marketshare in this transition. General Hardware IDF2013'

Intel 60

Intel Internet Architecture Healthcare 60

Sean Daniel

OCTOBER 12, 2011

No matter what platform or technology you choose to develop for, these sessions will provide you with a deeper understanding of cloud architecture, back end services and business models so you can scale for user demand and grow your business. How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware.

Conference 40

Conference Cloud SMB Windows 40

Storage IO Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Welcome to the September and October Server StorageIO Update Newsletter covering IT and Data Infrastructure spanning hardware, software, cloud, managed and software defined data infrastructure topics. The post September and October 2016 Server StorageIO Update Newsletter appeared first on StorageIOblog.

Hardware 40

Hardware Software Software Cloud 40

The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

After years of taking a back seat on Windows hardware, the Surface was a bold entry by Microsoft into the world of building its own PCs — showing both the world and its own hardware partners what the future of Windows could look like. In 2012, Windows Phone needed a big win. Chaim Gartenberg. Chaim Gartenberg.

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Apple Hardware Windows Intel 53