OpenStack Liberty Enhances Open Source Cloud Networking, Containers
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OCTOBER 16, 2015
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Salesforce IT injects generative AI to ease its massive datacenter migration
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 6, 2023
When you’re tasked with migrating 200,000 servers to a new operating system, a helping hand is very welcome indeed. But the most compelling aspect of the migration is that the process will be aided by Salesforce’s Data Cloud and its own generative AI platform.
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Technology Short Take 175
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. Michael Levan insists that cloud-native is in shambles.
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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 24, 2022
billion institution serving the mid-Atlantic region and headquartered in Buffalo, NY, maintains two data centers, one in Buffalo and the other in Millsboro, Del. Each houses an IBM z15 system. After all, entry-level pricing for mainframes in the z15 family running IBM Z operating systems is $250,000. M&T, a $6.5
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An Edge Vision for the Metaverse
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 25, 2022
Operating Systems for the edge. Separating system and application spaces is already gaining followers for immutable Linux operating systems – even in consumer devices. We will require new approaches around deploying data centers, and maintaining, managing, and securing software.
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Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments
Network World
APRIL 5, 2017
A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory. The new vulnerability affects Xen 4.8.x, x, and 4.4.x x and has existed in the Xen code base for over four years.
Best IT and Tech Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
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. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CIO Dashboard.
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113 Tech Blogs – Best Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MAY 1, 2019
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. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CloudTweaks.
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Best Tech Blogs – Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 22, 2019
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. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CloudTweaks.
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Technology Short Take 170
Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
So, here you go—here’s your latest collection of links from around the internet focused on data center and cloud-related technologies. Exploiting cloud VMs via a remote serial/console service? A new zero-click, zero-day exploit was announced and Apple has released an update for all affected systems.
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Best IT Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
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. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CIO Dashboard.
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66 Top Tech Websites 2019
Galido
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
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. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CloudTweaks.
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Technology Short Take 93
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 19, 2018
Today I have another collection of data center technology links, articles, thoughts, and rants. Matt Klein breaks down service mesh components , using terms networking professionals know well, like “data plane” and “control plane.” Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Networking. or higher).
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Technology Short Take #75
Scott Lowe
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Until then, here’s some data center-related articles and links for your enjoyment. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Customers don’t care about data centers, or DevOps pipelines, or toolkits…they just care about being able to do whatever it is you offer (buy stuff, consume a service, whatever). Networking.
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Technology Short Take 152
Scott Lowe
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Components involved include the open source Kuma service mesh (in turn leveraging Envoy), anycast BGP, and mutual TLS (mTLS). Ivan Pepelnjak does a great job of describing all the things you really shouldn’t do (or don’t really need to do) when trying to deal with migrating container hosts in a data center fabric.
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All You Need to Know About VMI for Mobile Apps
Galido
JUNE 30, 2016
These virtual mobile applications and their information are located in a highly secured data center, and end-users can view only those pictures that are displayed differently. However, when it comes to end users’ perspective VMI is just another application on their operating system whether it be, iOS, Windows, or Android.
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Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers » Data Center Knowledge
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 15, 2013
The interior of a container packed with servers at a Microsoft data center in Chicago. “I claim there really are almost no companies in the world, just a handful, that are really investing in scaled public cloud infrastructure,” said Ballmer (see transcript ). 12 Million SF of New Microsoft Data Centers?
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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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.
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Technology Short Take #60
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. And while we are on the topic of Linux and open source in the networking industry…read this entertaining and informative article on the importance of (truly) open source libraries in networking.
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Technology Short Take #60
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. And while we are on the topic of Linux and open source in the networking industry…read this entertaining and informative article on the importance of (truly) open source libraries in networking.
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60 Technology Short Take #59
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 14, 2016
This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Micro-segmentation is one of those terms (like SDN, cloud, DevOps, etc.) Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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60 Technology Short Take #59
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 14, 2016
This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Micro-segmentation is one of those terms (like SDN, cloud, DevOps, etc.) Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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Red Hat seeks to be the platform for enterprise AI
Network World
MAY 17, 2024
IBM’s newly open-sourced Granite models? Other companies have also released open source gen AI, including Databricks and Snowflake, as well as Meta and Microsoft – even X and Apple are in the game. It’s almost as though Red Hat is building a new operating system with RHEL AI, but for AI. “It
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Technology Short Take 98
Scott Lowe
APRIL 27, 2018
Now that I’m starting to get settled into my new role at Heptio, I’ve managed to find some time to pull together another collection of links and articles pertaining to various data center technologies. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Feedback is always welcome!
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60 Technology Short Take #70
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 Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. This is a slightly older article by Casey West on the topic of “cloud-native.”
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Scott Lowe
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Ready for another round of links, articles, and thoughts on data center technologies? Amit Aneja has a two-part series (so far) explaining the routing architecture in NSX-T (which brings multi-hypervisor and multi-cloud support to the NSX platform). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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Technology Short Take #82
Scott Lowe
MAY 4, 2017
Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Craig McLuckie shares his perspective on multi-cloud. Operating Systems/Applications. Ryan Kelly shows readers how to configure Harbor (open source container registry project) to use Amazon S3 for storage. Want to keep your PowerShell Core up to date? Virtualization.
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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 the recent OCP Summit, Microsoft introduced Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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Scott Lowe
MAY 11, 2018
What follows below is a collection of various links and articles about (mostly) data center-related technologies. ” While the post is clearly Sysdig-oriented (as would be fully expected), it’s also cool to see how powerful the assembly of various open source projects can be. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.
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How IT Can Deliver on the Promise of Cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 15, 2022
If you recently integrated cloud technologies into your IT environment, chances are your team spent many months working behind the scenes, diligently setting up the implementation to generate quick gains for the business. Either way, clouds of any flavor from public to on prem to hybrid don’t manage themselves. They have two options.
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Technology Short Take #54
Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
In this episode, I’ve gathered an odd collection of links and articles about key data center technologies. Here’s a three-part series on running VMware NSX on vSphere on AWS via Ravello Systems ( part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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60 Technology Short Take #61
Scott Lowe
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
see below in the “Operating Systems/Applications” section), Metaswitch has announced a Container Networking Interface (CNI) plugin for Project Calico. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Along with the release of rkt 1.0 (see on Azure VMs. Look at this.
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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Exam fee : $149 per exam AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CCP) The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam offered by Amazon is an entry-level cloud certification that covers the fundamentals of IT services and how they are used in the AWS cloud platform. before you can pass the exam. before you can pass the exam.
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135 Technology Short Take #31
Scott Lowe
APRIL 8, 2013
Welcome to Technology Short Take #31, my irregularly published series that takes a look at links, posts, articles, and thoughts from around the web related to core data center technologies. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. I hope that you find something useful! Networking.
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Technology Short Take #58
Scott Lowe
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Before I present this episode’s collection of links, articles, and thoughts on various data center technologies, allow me to first wish all of my readers a very merry and very festive holiday season. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Now, on to the content! Networking.
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5 IT trends to watch in 2019 and beyond
mrc's Cup of Joe Blog
MAY 23, 2019
Whether its government data, social media data, or financial data there are a lot of questions being asked right now around privacy and the role IT plays in society. Governance around this issue could radically transform the way data centered IT operates in the future.” Conversational interfaces.
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Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Welcome to Technology Short Take #44, the latest in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, ideas, and thoughts about various data center-related technologies. To help resolve this issue, Cumulus Networks (and possibly Metacloud, I’m not sure of their involvement yet) has release an open source project called vxfld.
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Scott Lowe
AUGUST 8, 2014
Welcome to Technology Short Take #43, another episode in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, and thoughts from around the web, focusing on data center technologies like networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud computing. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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Technology Short Take #52
Scott Lowe
JULY 14, 2015
Welcome to Technology Short Take #52, the latest collection of news, links, and articles from around the web on data center technologies. Want to know a bit more about how OVN (Open Virtual Network) plans to integrate support for containers? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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Technology Short Take #46
Scott Lowe
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
That’s right, it’s time for yet another collection of links and articles from around the Internet on various data center-related technologies, products, projects, and efforts. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #46.
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Technology Short Take #36
Scott Lowe
OCTOBER 23, 2013
I try to keep things related to the key technology areas you’ll see in today’s data centers, though I do stray from time to time. with the Floodlight open source controller. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. What makes up a hybrid cloud? Operating Systems/Applications.
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Technology Short Take #41
Scott Lowe
MAY 9, 2014
The basic premise of Tom’s position is that new technologies like server-side caching and VSAN/Ceph/Sanbolic (turning direct-attached storage into shared storage) will dramatically change the landscape of the data center. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.
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Technology Short Take #48
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). Jason Edelman has posted a self-compiled list of networking projects that are open source ; this is a useful list, so thanks for compiling it Jason!
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Technology Short Take 125
Scott Lowe
MARCH 20, 2020
Welcome to Technology Short Take #125, where I have a collection of articles about various data center and cloud technologies collected from around the Internet. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. William Lam provides a sneak peek at deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on vSphere and VMware Cloud on AWS.
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