GeekWire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Amazon Web Services will provide software developers with access to macOS on-demand in the cloud for the first time, promising to speed up the process and reduce the cost of making software for Apple’s computers and devices. EC2 is shorthand for Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon’s flagship service for accessing computing in the cloud.

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Web Services Apple Development Cloud 128

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2022

IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. But IBM is softening the capital expense impact of purchasing a mainframe, the performance of which ranges from 267 MIPS on the low end, up to 183,267 MIPS, with its Tailored Fit cloud-like consumption-based pricing model.

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IBM Banking Linux Open Source 144

Scott Lowe

APRIL 11, 2017

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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Linux Report Vmware Travel 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Servers/Hardware. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization. What do I have in store for you this time around?

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Tom Kravitz' article on how IBM lost the public cloud war is a fascinating look at the internals of a former technology powerhouse. Virtualization. Networking.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

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. Servers/Hardware. The folks at Netskope have a pair of blog posts on GCP OAuth token hijacking in Google Cloud ( part 1 , part 2 ). Networking.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

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. Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Virtualized Greek

AUGUST 27, 2013

For example, the server virtualization value proposition is simple. You can save money if you consolidate your Windows & Linux workloads to fewer servers. Once server virtualization is in the door more of the operational advantages and efficiencies appear. Network virtualization allows for more powerful automation.

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Virtualization Network Load Balancer Vmware 68

Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The CompTIA Cloud+ certification validates the skills and expertise of IT practitioners in implementing and maintaining cloud technologies. This is exactly what it takes to become a good cloud technician. The cloud will therefore spin up a new instance with a container-ready version of the OS at the bottom.

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Cloud Web Services Hardware Software 70

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Here’s a user’s perspective on using infracost to bring cloud spend into your Terraform worfklows.

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Tom Kravitz' article on how IBM lost the public cloud war is a fascinating look at the internals of a former technology powerhouse. Virtualization. Networking.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Mete Atamel has a great walkthrough of using Workflows on Google Cloud to connect various API-driven services together. Virtualization. Lots of geekery in here! Programming.

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Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

The collection of links shared below covers a fairly wide range of topics, from old Sun hardware to working with serverless frameworks in the public cloud. Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I was pointed to Jon Langemak’s in-depth discussion of working with Linux VRFs. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. 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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization.

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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. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #154! Networking.

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Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. By choosing them, enterprises are almost adopting net zero by proxy,” Koushik says.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Data Center 52

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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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

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. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. Exploiting cloud VMs via a remote serial/console service? I hope that you find something useful here.

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Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. 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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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. William Lam writes about the beta for VMware Cloud Consumption Interface (CCI). Virtualization. Nicholas Schmidt takes on using cloud-init with vSphere , using openSUSE as the Linux platform. Programming. Career/Soft Skills. I love this idea !

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

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! Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Virtualization Steven Bright shows readers how to back up their VMware ESXi TPM encryption recovery keys.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

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 Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Hardware Storage 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). 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.

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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). 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.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. I’m a fan of Cumulus, but I’m admittedly a Linux guy (see here ) so you might say I’m a bit biased. Jeremy is a “hard-core” networking professional, and so hearing his feedback on Cumulus Linux was, in my opinion, useful.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

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. Servers/Hardware. I use OTR with Adium on OS X, and OTR with Pidgin on my Fedora Linux laptop.). Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation.

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Banzai Cloud’s Toader Sebastian explains how to write WASM (WebAssembly) filters for Envoy and deploy those filters with Istio. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #127! Be forewarned—this is a bit of an advanced topic. Ubuntu 20.04

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Linux Virtualization Security Backup 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Uh oh… more hardware exploits. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself). Something about Linux, and Fedora in particular, just keeps drawing me back. Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The big news in the hardware space recently was the article regarding the purported Chinese hardware supply chain attack. Of the (innumerable) articles commenting on the hardware hack, this article by Joe FitzPatrick and this ErrataSec article caught my eye. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Servers/Hardware. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization. Networking. seems appropriate to include.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Matt Dorn has a good article on configuring cloud-init to use an admin password in an OpenStack environment. Virtualization.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Servers/Hardware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Good advice.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Servers/Hardware. Christian Kellner provides a brief reminder that not all USB-C ports are Thunderbolt ports, and updates everyone on the status of bolt (Linux utility for working with Thunderbolt ports and peripherals). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization. Highly recommended reading.

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Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Stay tuned for a quick review of the hardware once it arrives. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Out of the cloud(s) and into the fog. The post has a nice list of Linux replacements for popular OS X apps. Interesting.

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Linux Network Hardware Dell 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Servers/Hardware. Micro-segmentation is one of those terms (like SDN, cloud, DevOps, etc.)

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization. (Seriously.).

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79