Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). Servers/Hardware. James Hamilton is back with a more in-depth look at the components of the AWS Nitro System. Operating Systems/Applications. Readers may find this list of recommended books from Jessie Frazelle of interest.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. 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. Operating Systems/Applications. This post has a list of 5 Docker utilities you may find helpful. Virtualization.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. 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. Operating Systems/Applications. This post has a list of 5 Docker utilities you may find helpful. Virtualization.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

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 Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The first one, on virtualizing the network, did highlight an important development regarding hardware offloads for Geneve, the next-generation network overlay encapsulation protocol. Intel announced yesterday that the new XL710 network adapters (which are 40Gbps adapters) will support Geneve hardware offloads. Closing Thoughts.

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Servers/Hardware. 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. Operating Systems/Applications. I must confess I hadn’t considered the idea of using Terraform to manage GitHub.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

Milind Gunjan shares some tips for troubleshooting Linux bridged networking on a KVM host. Servers/Hardware. ” Operating Systems/Applications. Cal’s book is in the “To Read” pile on my desk; guess I need to hurry up and get to it! configurations. Nothing this time around! Career/Soft Skills.

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Open Source Tools Policies Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s a walkthrough to install Arch Linux on VirtualBox. I like the idea of using Docker labels to include a reference to a commit in a version control system as suggested in this article , but as I was thinking about it this morning I had a question. What’s that?

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Servers/Hardware. Thomas Maurer has a “first impressions” post on the Microsoft Surface Book 2. (I Operating Systems/Applications. Flatcar Linux is a “friendly fork” of Container Linux (of CoreOS). JJ Asghar provides some direct steps to getting PowerCLI 10+ working on Ubuntu Linux.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 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. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #85!

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

That prompted Cody Bunch to write this article on setting up a topology with BGP on Linux using the topology converter , which I’m now mentioning in this Technology Short Take. PowerShell on Cumulus Linux on a network switch? Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Does your head hurt yet?).

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Vmware Case Study Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

If you’d like to play around with Cumulus Linux but don’t have a compatible hardware switch, Cumulus VX is the answer. Servers/Hardware. This article listing 20 Linux server hardening tips contains some basic tips but is nevertheless a very good resource for someone looking for Linux security recommendations.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. It's a comprehensive book, and it's an important topic.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. It's a comprehensive book, and it's an important topic.

Internet 52

Internet Research Security Tools 52

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

In the process, he muses about the value of configuration management tool chains such as Chef and Puppet in a world of “open switch” platforms such as Cumulus Linux. Speaking of Cumulus Linux…did you see the announcement that Dell has signed a reseller agreement with Cumulus Networks? Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Vmware Storage Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 11, 2018

Matt Oswalt, one of the co-authors of our recently-released network automation book from O’Reilly, recently tackled the topic of running Kubernetes with Tungsten Fabric (formerly known as OpenContrail). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. No, really. It’s worth reading.

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Network Virtualization Open Source Vmware 60

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In a few minutes I’m going to talk to a pentester who’s written a book that can help take your current skills as a sys admin and security engineer and turn them into skills needed to become a great digital pentester. available wherever books are sold. There’s plenty of work in the digital realm, important work.

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Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In a few minutes I’m going to talk to a pentester who’s written a book that can help take your current skills as a sys admin and security engineer and turn them into skills needed to become a great digital pentester. available wherever books are sold. There’s plenty of work in the digital realm, important work.

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Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

The Verge

MAY 12, 2020

The Surface Book 3 has an even more interesting answer : both. But I’m just as interested in something they share: their attempts to bring their desktop operating systems into the modern era of what I’ll call “Managed Operating Systems.” Linux, of course, is yet more open. I’m guilty of it!

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Windows Operating Systems Linux System 74

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

He also shares some tools, books, and website resources that you can use to get started hacking cars yourself. Vamosi: That familiar beep beep as you walk away through a parking lot or garage is enough assurance from most that our car is both locked and safe in my first book, when gadgets betray us. What's that?

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Automotive Operating Systems System Tools 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Servers/Hardware. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Perhaps no legitimate discussion of Industrial Control Systems can be had without discussing Stuxnet. Kim Zetter’s book, Countdown to Zero Day, is perhaps the definitive book on the subject. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition systems. They are unto themselves their own things.

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System Industry Conference Network 52

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This time around, the content is a bit heavier on cloud management and applications/operating systems, but still lots of good content all the way around (I hope, anyway). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Oh, and if you’re looking for a good book on vRealize Operations, look no further.).

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