Network World

JANUARY 26, 2017

Linux has quietly taken over the world. The operating system now powers the large datacenters that make all our cloud applications and services possible, along with billions of Android devices and internet-connected gadgets that comprise the internet of things (IoT).

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Network World

JULY 28, 2016

Future versions of Android will be more resilient to exploits thanks to developers' efforts to integrate the latest Linux kernel defenses into the operating system. Android's security model relies heavily on the Linux kernel that sits at its core. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here’s your weekend reading—a collection of links and articles from around the internet on a variety of data center- and cloud-related topics. Networking The good folks over at Packet Pushers have compiled a list of open source networking projects. I hope you find something useful here!

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Galido

JANUARY 5, 2017

Having Linux as your operating system is one of the better decisions you can make concerning your computer’s security. Having this OS on your desktop allows you to relax a little bit when it comes to many forms of security breaches, which would probably inflict serious damage to less security-oriented systems.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In this post, I’m going to provide a brief introduction to working with Linux containers via LXC. Full machine virtualization offers greater isolation at the cost of greater overhead, as each virtual machine runs its own full kernel and operating system instance. This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Network World

MAY 20, 2016

Chromebooks just got a little more complicated, but for the better, with Google’s announcement that the Android Play Store will be available on Chromebooks and that Android apps will run on the Chrome operating system. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In any case, I’ve spent the last month collecting links to articles and tutorials from around the web on all the various technologies that us IT folk are likely to encounter in our day-to-day adventures. Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak addresses the idea that network automation is harmful. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Well, you’ll have to read the whole article to find out for sure, but I have links to articles on…well, lots of different topics! DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Interested in hardening macOS?

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Networking. This article contains some good information on IPv6 for those who are just starting to get more familiar with it, although toward the end it turns into a bit of an advertisement. Want to understand kube-proxy , a key part of Kubernetes networking, a bit better? Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. As Alec shares in the article, it turns out that adding Tor to a “standard” DoH configuration doesn’t significantly impact performance (as measured by latency). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Networking. Isovalent—the company behind Cilium, the eBPF-powered networking solution for Kubernetes clusters—just launched with a $29M Series A round of funding. The void left by their decision is rapidly going to be filled by someone else (and based on this article it looks like AWS is gunning for the spot).

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

Networking. This article by Joshua Fox outlines how and when to use each of the various types of firewalls offered by AWS. More details are available in this article. Heidi Howard and Ittai Abraham illustrate some of the challenges of the Raft consensus protocol when there is a network partition. Well, there you go.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

I have a few more links than normal this time around, although I didn’t find articles in a couple categories. Don’t worry—I’ll keep my eyes peeled and my RSS reader ready to pull in new articles in those categories for next time. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Read more here.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Jorge Castro encourages folks to just kill the silly myths (regarding desktop Linux).

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Networking Brent Salisbury shares some code intended to help you “ChatGPT your project documentation.” This is a slightly older article (from January of this year) in which Josh Saul of Hedgehog pays homage to the achievements of Cumulus Networks in the open networking movement. What about preventing it?

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Network World

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

IBM says the platform, called Project Intu lets Project Intu offers developers easily build cognitive or basically machine learning skills into a wide variety of operating systems – from Raspberry PI to MacOS, Windows to Linux devices. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

I have another collection of links, articles, and thoughts about key data center technologies, and hopefully I’ve managed to include something here that will prove useful or thought-provoking. Networking. Further, he follows that up with a post on how automation is more than just configuration management ; it’s about network services.

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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. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Networking. Arthur Chiao cracks open kube-proxy , a key part of Kubernetes networking, to expose the internals, and along the way exposes readers to a few different technologies. This is a good read if you’re trying to better understand some aspects of Kubernetes networking. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Here’s another collection of links and articles from around the Internet discussing various data center-focused technologies. Networking. The Pivotal Engineering blog has an article that shows how to use BOSH with the vSphere CPI to automate adding servers to an NSX load balancing pool. Welcome to Technology Short Take #78!

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

It seems like the natural progression of the Tech Short Takes is moving toward monthly articles, since it’s been about a month since my last one. Networking. Said van de Klundert has a post on screen scraping basics for network engineers. Said van de Klundert has a post on screen scraping basics for network engineers.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

In this Technology Short Take, I’ve gathered some links for you covering topics like Azure and AWS networking, moving from macOS to Linux (and back again), and more. Networking. ” Specifically, this post talks about Kubernetes networking. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

I mean, don’t you want to spend this weekend catching up on some technology-related articles instead of cooking on the grill and gathering with friends and family? Still, for those who need a little technology fix over the weekend, hopefully I’ve included something useful in the list of articles below. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I’ve got a new collection of links and articles from around the Web on various data center-focused technologies. Networking. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Have a look at the article for more details.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2023

Networking Navendu Pottekkat offers readers a comprehensive guide to API gateways, Kubernetes gateways, and service meshes. If you need a foundational review of Amazon ECS, this article is a good starting point. Hopefully something I’ve included in this Technology Short Take proves to be useful to someone.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak (one of my absolutely favorite folks in the IT industry) has a great post on using regex filters in Ansible to parse text printouts from network devices. This is a super-practical post that anyone working with network automation can put to use right away. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Networking. Thanks to this article , that oversight is now corrected. Oh, and the article shares a handy Python script to help implement bogon filtering in NSX-T. Oh, and the article shares a handy Python script to help implement bogon filtering in NSX-T. Here’s an article on how to get started with OrgFormation.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Networking. Chip Zoller takes a look at Antrea , a new Kubernetes CNI (Container Networking Interface) plugin that leverages Open vSwitch (OVS). Ivan Pepelnjak has a fantastic article on adapting network design to acommodate automation. Bruno Hildenbrand shares 20 tips for managing Linux VMs on Azure.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Networking. I’d never heard of Pipy before seeing it in this article , but it look like it could be quite useful for a number of use cases. BPFDoor, as it is known, is a passive backdoor that allows threat actors to remotely connect to a Linux shell. Operating Systems/Applications. Check out this write-up.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

Networking. gNMI, by the way, stands for gRPC Network Management Interface (more information on gNMI can be found here ). Everyone’s favorite three-letter agency recently released some VPN security guidance, as reported by this InfoSecurity Magazine article. Operating Systems/Applications. Programming.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

There will be a longer gap than usual before the next Tech Short Take (more details to come on Monday), but in the meantime here’s some articles and links to feed your technical appetite. Networking. Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Networking. Ansible has made some good progress in supporting network automation in the latest release (2.2), according to this blog post. Jeremy Stretch mulls over the (perceived) problem of getting traffic into and out of overlay networks. I recommend reading this article, as well as reading the comments.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I’m back with another collection of articles on various data center technologies. This time around the content is a tad heavy on the security side, but I’ve still managed to pull in articles on networking, cloud computing, applications, and some programming-related content. Networking. I use scp all the time.

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