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. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

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. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems.

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Galido

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Automakers want to standardize on a Linux-based OS that would make vehicle infotainment systems act more like smartphones. Automakers are working to standardize on a Linux-based operating system for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that would make it easier for cars to act more like smartphones.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. This is something I’ve been watching for a couple of years, since attending my first Intel Developer Forum (IDF). Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Servers/Hardware.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

POSIX, which is a set of operating system standards. WSL, which is the part of Windows that lets you run Linux. Pat, who is Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. In 2019, I think you had said to Wired , “The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us. ” PWAs, which are progressive web apps.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about how Nvidia is “owning” the AI movement, but as Derrick Harris points out, Intel still owns the data center. Here’s a good “what you need to know” article by Kevin Houston on the new Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (SP), recently announced. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Jointly authored by VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Intel, this new protocol proposal attempts to bring together the strengths of the various network virtualization encapsulation protocols out there today (VXLAN, STT, NVGRE). Via Kevin Houston, you can get more details on the Intel E7 v2 and new blade servers based on the new CPU.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

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. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 31, 2022

It’s not pleasant seeing a once-beloved laptop (or desktop) computer slowly slide into obsolescence as it gets too old and tired to keep up with the demands of modern-day computing, but Google has now provided an option for these ailing machines in the form of Chrome OS Flex. Read more.

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Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Moreover, the Pocket AI GPU is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems, ensuring widespread usability. In a head-to-head showdown, it faces off against the Intel Xe GPU, an integrated solution, and the NVIDIA A5000 Laptop GPU, a high-end GA104 mobile processor with 6144 CUDA cores and 16GB of memory. PCI Express 3.0

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

This is session COMS002, titled “The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design.” ” The speakers are Recep Ozdag, a PME with Intel, and Gershon Schatzberg, a PLM with Wind River Systems. First, though, Recep takes a few minutes to review some SDN concepts.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

To take advantage of high-capacity flash in the memory bus, Diablo supplies drivers for all the major operating systems (OSes), including ESXi, and what this driver does is modify the way that page swaps are handled. I very much enjoyed learning more about FlashSoft’s product and architecture. SwiftStack.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 25, 2021

When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 this week, it also made a fanfare of bringing Android apps to the OS through the Amazon Appstore. It’s an exciting feature both for Windows diehards looking for more ways to tinker and for casual users who might want the added utility of an Android app. But the initial announcement … Read more.

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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. Diego Crespo talks about PowerShell on Linux and his experience with it.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Microsoft announced today that Windows 11 beta users can now try out Android apps on their PC. But curiously, there are only 50 apps available. Read more.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

These are all basically network attacks, enabled by poorly configured IoT devices for true IoT hacking, I'm thinking you're going to need a bit more than a Kali Linux box on your side. Is that a traditional networking attack, or is that an IoT attack? I would think secure IoT attacks would be different.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

These are all basically network attacks, enabled by poorly configured IoT devices for true IoT hacking, I'm thinking you're going to need a bit more than a Kali Linux box on your side. Is that a traditional networking attack, or is that an IoT attack? I would think secure IoT attacks would be different.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 22, 2021

Chromebooks had a big moment when the pandemic hit due in part to the searing desperation of parents looking for a computer so their kids could do school from home. But before the chaos, Chromebooks were regarded mostly as an enthusiast’s device, or perhaps as a secondary companion to a more capable machine stationed… Read more.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2016

The examples Phil uses include StackWise, Virtual Switching System, and Virtual Port Channels. Alban Crequy has a post on using Linux queueing disciplines (qdiscs, for short) to help with testing application behavior under degraded network conditions. The latest buzzword to hit the industry is “serverless architecture.”

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

I’m back home in Denver after spending a few days in San Francisco at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to sit down and share a summary of the event and my thoughts. Enhancing OpenStack with Intel Technologies for Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud: [link]. IDF 2013 Keynote, Day 2: [link].

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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. What is Intel SGX, you ask? Operating Systems/Applications. announcement post.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

On the flip side, though, I have to believe that it’s possible for organizations to make a gradual shift in their computing architectures and processes, so one almost has to discuss these various components individually, because to tie them all together makes it almost impossible. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

On the flip side, though, I have to believe that it’s possible for organizations to make a gradual shift in their computing architectures and processes, so one almost has to discuss these various components individually, because to tie them all together makes it almost impossible. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

I might have mentioned this before, but Ken Pepple’s OpenStack Folsom architecture post is just awesome. Operating Systems/Applications. I found this article on imperative vs. declarative system configuration is quite helpful in understanding Puppet’s declarative model. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

Alex Galbraith recently posted a two-part series on what he calls the “NanoLab,” a home lab built on the Intel NUC (“Next Unit of Computing”). Operating Systems/Applications. General KVM Linux Networking OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet RedHat SDN Security Storage Virtualization VMware vSphere'

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