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. Security I attended a local meetup here in the Denver metro area a short while ago and was introduced to sops. I hope you find something useful here!

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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. Alex Neihaus provides readers with a walkthrough for adding BGP routes to AWS security groups.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This is a live blog of session DATS004, titled “Bare-Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.” Weaver includes a discussion of the drivers behind virtualization as well as the pros and cons of virtualization. That, naturally, leads to a discussion of containers.

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

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is session COMS002, titled “Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.” Verplanke believes that DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and virtualization are key to virtualizing workloads that move around lots and lots of packets, such as firewalls, routers, and other similar functions.

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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. I certainly hope not!

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

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Network World

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Skyport offers SkySecure Server, a remotely deployable platform for Windows and/or Linux virtual machines in a fortress-like environment. It comes pre-built and ready to host and secure either their list or your qualified list of popular host operating systems as VMs. Skyport does one thing, and it does it well.

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Linux Academy

MAY 13, 2019

We have incident response plans so we can quickly address security incidents and eliminate the threat as quickly as possible. We need the ability to respond to security incidents like a well-oiled machine to protect three things: Our data and our clients’ data, such as PHI, PII, and PCI. Incident Response Wrap-Up.

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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. Daniel Holback talks about the addition of fuzzing to the Flux controllers , to improve the security posture of the Flux project.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

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. Tetragon is Isovalent’s newly open-sourced security framework. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. 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). Virtualization. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

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. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws.

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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! Security Adrian Mouat reviews some of the security-focused changes in Go 1.20. Read this article and you will be enlightened. to version 8.0.

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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. Looks like some significant bandwidth increases could be on the horizon; see this article for more details. Virtualization.

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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. Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. There’s a security vulnerability , so don’t let your smart home get hacked.

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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. Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Virtualization. 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. 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. Networking.

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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. The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

Everyone’s favorite three-letter agency recently released some VPN security guidance, as reported by this InfoSecurity Magazine article. The article also provides some links to said guidance, for those that are interested. Ivan Pepelnjak discusses the security implications of so-called “Smart NICs.”

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. 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). Virtualization. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

SilentKnight is a set of security tools/checks for macOS. This list of best practices for securing OpenSSH systems may be useful. This is an older article, but hopefully still useful nevertheless: Brian Mathews explains how to use the linkerd sidecar to find and fix application issues on Kubernetes. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This article is chock-full of useful information that, typically, can only be gathered from direct experience (like the note on using istioctl instead of the Istio Operator to avoid an issue when upgrading from 1.6 I wasn’t aware of Cloudflare Argo Tunnel, so this article was informative for that reason alone. Good stuff here!

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Network World

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Just wait until blockchain, IoT, augmented and virtual reality, and these other technologies really start to take hold in 2017. Yes, yes, we know – it’s one of those long-standing tech industry jokes, like “the year of the Linux desktop” and “Java security.” To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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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. Also see the link to the newer article the author wrote as a follow-up. As fate (luck?)

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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. In truth, the answer is exactly as Ivan says at the top of the article: when it comes to migrating container hosts, you don’t. Seriously.). Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Bruce Schneier weighs in on the security and privacy implications of Zoom. Some security vulnerabilities with Thunderbolt were recently discovered and disclosed. Looking for some security tools? Jason Price shares a fully fleshed-out example of Kubernetes Pod Security Policies. Virtualization. Ubuntu 20.04

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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. Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #81!

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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. Marco Lancini discusses security logging in AWS environments. Virtualization. Let’s jump right into the content! Networking. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Ivan Pepelnjak has a fantastic article on adapting network design to acommodate automation. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems. Bruno Hildenbrand shares 20 tips for managing Linux VMs on Azure. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. Exploiting cloud VMs via a remote serial/console service? What about preventing it?

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

As usual, I’ve gathered what I hope to be a useful but varied collection of articles and links on key data center technologies. The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

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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 MTU in OpenStack Neutron has been, as this article by Sam Yaple points out, a bit of a touchy subject. Networking.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

In any case, here’s another collection of links and articles from around the Net on the major data center technology areas. At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. You may also find this (related) article on memory inside Linux containers to be helpful.

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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. More details are found in this article.

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