Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 31, 2021

Microsoft has begun rolling out its Windows release health dashboard to the Microsoft 365 admin portal, a move the company previewed earlier this month at its all-virtual Ignite conference. To read this article in full, please click here

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Windows Microsoft Program Management Operating Systems 85

Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

The vulnerability affects virtually all Linux distributions and allows attackers to bypass the secure boot protections and insert a low-level bootkit. And here’s another example of malware that is targeting Linux (along with Windows). Operating Systems/Applications Here’s one person’s take on sudo for Windows.

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Linux Vmware Load Balancer Malware 112

Dataconomy

APRIL 13, 2023

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a technology that has revolutionized the way we access and control remote computers. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of Virtual Network Computing, exploring its history, technology, and various applications. What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

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Virtualization Network Linux Windows 36

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This is the next installation in my semi-regular series that shares links and articles from around the interwebs on various technology areas of interest. A UEFI flaw , affecting both Windows and Linux, that leverages malicious images? This article from Amrutha Chennepalli hits all my favorite haunts: Kubernetes, Kuma Mesh, and Pulumi.

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Linux Vmware Resources Network 103

Network World

MARCH 30, 2017

VMware has released critical security patches for vulnerabilities demonstrated during the recent Pwn2Own hacking contest that could be exploited to escape from the isolation of virtual machines. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here The researchers were awarded $105,000 for their feat.

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Vmware Virtualization Operating Systems Windows 60

Kitaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2022

You may enjoy your favorite books virtually on your computer, laptop, or smartphone. If the ton of options across ePUB reading software intimidate you, and you are struggling to find the best ePUB reader, here’s a list of the most sought-after ePUB readers for iOS, Android, and Windows in 2023. How do you do that, you ask?

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Windows eBook Adobe Cloud 78

Computerworld Vertical IT

APRIL 6, 2021

To its credit, Google's taken some significant steps toward extending the lifespan of Chrome OS devices as of late, with the typical software support window now stretched from a one-time maximum of six and a half years to a much more reasonable standard of eight years — occasionally even more. To read this article in full, please click here

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Comparison Operating Systems Windows Virtualization 87

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. A bunch of home Wi-Fi routers are suspectible to attack; see this article for more details.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

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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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

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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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2023

If you’re new to this site, the Technology Short Takes are essentially “link lists”—I collect links and articles about various technologies and I share them about every 3-4 weeks (sometimes more frequently). Get more details in this article. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Network Vmware Cloud Operating Systems 74

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. A bunch of home Wi-Fi routers are suspectible to attack; see this article for more details.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

This article from Marcos Hernandez shows one way to do dynamic routing in OpenStack. Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

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. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. Both are good articles.

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Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

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. The idea of a software bill of materials (SBOM) is gaining traction; here’s an article on a tool by Anchore that claims to be able to help.

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Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

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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Security Linux Operating Systems Windows 68

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 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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Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Programming. Here’s the latest.

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Handbook Linux Storage Windows 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 24, 2019

In the past, the migration of virtual machines could be a very complicated process and required significant expertise for on-premise personnel to migrate existing virtual machines to the cloud. Let’s look at some of the details and advantages of using a service like Cloud Endure to migrate virtual machines to the cloud.

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Cloud Google Virtualization Linux 60

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. Networking.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT 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. Sign up here for those links: Information Technology Articles. Find the links to these blogs in the descriptions below.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 113

Cloud Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

2] The methodology itself should include: A detailed inventory of all hardware, operating systems, and applications that exist in the network a nd the creation of the process to keep the inventory up-to-date. A process to identify vulnerabilities in hardware, operating systems, and applications.

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Operating Systems Enterprise Enterprise Virtualization 79

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll delve into the DMA’s core provisions, identify the ‘gatekeepers’ it seeks to rein in and explore the profound implications for both the tech giants and the digital realm itself. Operating systems will be required to support third-party app stores and alternative in-app payment options.

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Operating Systems Google Apple Microsoft 45

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 17, 2020

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season, but now it’s time to jump back into the fray with a collection of technical articles from around the Internet. David Gee has an interesting set of articles exploring service function chaining in service mesh environments ( part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 ). Networking.

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Load Balancer Vmware Windows Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Ivan Pepelnjak has a fantastic article on adapting network design to acommodate automation. 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. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

I found this link in the serverless mullet architectures post, see the “Operating Systems/Applications” section below.). I’ve been messing around with firewalld ever since I switched to Fedora on the desktop, and found this article to be one of the better articles I’ve seen on the topic.

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Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

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. For those that may be new to Terraform, Cody Bunch has a great article that describes a simple use case of Terraform with vSphere. Networking.

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a post on using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Linux containers on Windows. Programming.

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Linux Network Tools Hardware 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.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Galido

MARCH 22, 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.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I’ve been a Mac OS X user for a long time; I switched from Windows to OS X in 2003 when the OS X flavor of the day was 10.2 “Jaguar.” I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. Apple and Virtualization.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles about the major data center technologies. While I’m talking about the overlay/underlay model, I found this article by Tom Nolle discussing how using the overlay/underlay model could enable agile infrastructure. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 16, 2021

This time around, the Networking section is a bit light, but I’ve got plenty of cloud computing links and articles for you to enjoy, along with some stuff on OSes and applications, programming, and soft skills. Microsoft has released clarified guidance for dealing with the recent Windows Print Spooler vulnerability. Networking.

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Cloud Network Virtualization Guidelines 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

I have, however, finally managed to pull together this list of links and articles from around the Internet, and I hope that something I’ve included here proves useful to readers. This article discusses four open source secrets management tools. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #39, in which I share a random assortment of links, articles, and thoughts from around the world of data center-related technologies. I might contend that Open vSwitch (OVS) alone isn’t an option for network virtualization, but that’s just splitting hairs. Networking.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 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.

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Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Vadim Eisenberg has two articles that describe how to integrate external services into an Istio service mesh. The first article covers integrating external web services ; the second article discusses consuming external TCP services. Operating Systems/Applications. Also see this VentureBeat article.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60