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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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

AnandTech has some coverage of the latest Intel processor announcements , which totally flew by my radar. Keybase discusses some challenges with encrypted chat applications and how their architecture avoids some of those challenges. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Kevin Houston explores multi-node servers as an alternative to blade servers due to increasing thermal requirements from CPUs. And since Kevin didn’t define TDP—shame, shame!—see

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

Ben Wilcock shares his experience with an Intel NUC 11. VentureBeat discusses Armv9 , a new architectural update for Arm-based CPUs. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Peyton Smith and Mitchell Moser share seven common Microsoft Active Directory misconfigurations that adversaries tend to abuse.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

You may have heard of Intel Rack-Scale Architecture (RSA), a new approach to designing data center hardware. This is an idea that was discussed extensively a couple of weeks ago at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 in San Francisco, which I had the opportunity to attend. What’s the benefit to consumers?

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Intel Architecture Hardware Data Center 105

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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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. 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). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 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. Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Kevin Houston explores multi-node servers as an alternative to blade servers due to increasing thermal requirements from CPUs. And since Kevin didn’t define TDP—shame, shame!—see

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company. 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. If there is a better definition, please let me know.)

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 63

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This is IDF 2013 session CLDS001, titled “Rack Scale Architecture for Cloud.” ” The speaker is Mohan Kumar, a Sr Principal Engineer with Intel. However, the current architectures aren’t sufficient. To address these concerns, Intel believes that a rack-level architecture is needed.

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Architecture Cloud Intel Storage 60

Galido

MAY 10, 2019

You will surely get an increase in the speed of the operating system and software execution, with a decrease in loading times even in games. The main idea is to combine the speed of SSD technology with the storage space of the hard disk, so that you get the best of both worlds. Replacing a hard disk with an SSD is very fast.

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Hardware Intel Energy Examples 81

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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Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 61

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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Linux Intel Windows Fashion 78

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Woods: If you think about the overall system, within which some of these devices live. There has to be storage somewhere so even sensors, end up sending their data someplace that has to be stored, and that might be in the cloud, for instance, which is increasingly a part of the Internet of Things. It's still a threat.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Woods: If you think about the overall system, within which some of these devices live. There has to be storage somewhere so even sensors, end up sending their data someplace that has to be stored, and that might be in the cloud, for instance, which is increasingly a part of the Internet of Things. It's still a threat.

Internet 52

Internet Research Security Tools 52

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is a liveblog for the day 1 keynote at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014. Among the accomplishments Krzanich lists, he mentions that Intel was the #2 shipper of tablets last year. At this point Krzanich hands it off to Diane Bryant, SVP and GM of the Data Center Group at Intel. One would assume that Apple is #1.)

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Intel Dell Data Center Fashion 60

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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Storage Intel Disaster Recovery Virtualization 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. ffmpeg is such a useful tool (prompted by this article ).

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IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

DCAP systems are designed to automatically identify and solve problems related to the storage and use of data. For example, data classifiers built into the operating system do not have enough context to allow them to prioritize checking for recently modified files or data that has appeared in public folders.

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System Data Information Security Security 72

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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Intel Network Architecture Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2016

Carlos Cardenas has a great post that does a great job of explaining SAI (Switch Abstraction Interface) and switchdev , two key abstraction layers involved in building Linux-based network operating systems (NOSes). Kevin Houston has a write-up on the recent Intel “Broadwell” announcement that provides details on the latest CPU family.

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

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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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

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. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Virtualization.

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 102

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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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

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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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 61