CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 20, 2023

2] In this arena, desktop virtualization and cloud technologies will play starring roles. Understanding VDI As a virtual desktop solution, VDI enables remote workers to interact with an operating system and software the same way they would if working locally—on a network-delivered endpoint device. Click here to learn more.

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Dell Intel Virtualization Cloud 59

The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Earlier this week, on what Tim Cook called a “historic day,” Apple announced that it’s moving Macs away from Intel processors to its own silicon chips. The new Macs will use arm64, the same CPU architecture that recent iOS devices use (Intel-based Macs use an architecture called x86-64). Screenshot: Dan Seifert / The Verge.

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Intel Apple Windows Programming 101

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

Azure is one of Microsoft’s cloud computing platforms that competes with Amazon’s AWS and one of its biggest and most important lines of business. And if cloud computing is about computers far away from you in data centers, the edge is about the computers closest to you — like Windows PCs. Pat, who is Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel.

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Windows Microsoft Operating Systems System 80

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Edwin Weijdema shares how he uses VMware Fusion 12 on his MacBook Pro (Intel-based, I’m assuming) to run a mobile lab with nested ESXi hypervisors. I like the author’s focus on keeping the discussion positive. Virtualization.

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Gizmodo

JUNE 24, 2021

Windows is my desktop operating system. It’s what I’ve been using all my life. I feel just as married to it as my Android smartphone, which has been my mobile OS since the dawn of smartphones (or just shortly thereafter). But despite the different ways that I can sync the two platforms through apps and browsers, I… Read more.

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Windows Operating Systems Apple Mobile 54

Galido

APRIL 11, 2017

The cloud and virtualization software market is expected to reach over $20 billion by 2019, with a growth rate of 15% each year. The result allows administrators or users to run multiple operating systems and allocate shared resources on one computer, laptop or server simultaneously. Source: Intel. What is Virtualization?

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Virtualization Backup Vmware Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Travis Downs explores a recent Intel microcode update that may have negatively impacted performance. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

Ben Wilcock shares his experience with an Intel NUC 11. The folks at Netskope have a pair of blog posts on GCP OAuth token hijacking in Google Cloud ( part 1 , part 2 ). If you’re a Google Cloud user, this may be worth a closer examination to make sure your accounts are safe. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 this week in San Francisco. Intel has a very large consumer presence: PCs, ultrabooks, tablets, phones, 2-in–1/convertibles, all-in–1 devices. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 11, 2023

A chef doesn’t stop to consider the electronic systems powering her culinary tools as she’s trying to plan and execute a multi-course menu. Your organization likely uses laptops, PCs, and servers with Intel, AMD, and a few other lesser-known processor brands. Artificial Intelligence, Multi Cloud What more do you need to know?

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Artificial Intelligence Hardware Tools Dell 52

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The Intel Management Engine (ME) has received a bit of attention as a potential security vulnerability; in this article , authors Maxim Goryachy and Mark Ermolov expose some new concerns around the Intel ME and its undocumented Manufacturing Mode. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Linux Academy

JUNE 3, 2019

Normally, when it comes to running an application from the cloud, you have to deal with setting it all up, which can take hours, days, or even weeks. You have to launch the virtual servers, which means you need to: Choose an operating system. Install software packages. Configure auto-scaling with load balancers.

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Linux Course Open Source Load Balancer 92

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

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Cloud Network Virtualization Guidelines 60

Storage IO Blog

MARCH 21, 2016

Keep an eye on among others including Cisco (Servers), Dell (Servers), EMC (DSSD), HPE, Intel (Servers, Drives and Cards), Lenovo, Micron, Microsoft (Drivers, Operating Systems, Storage Spaces), NetApp, OCZ, Oracle, PMC, Samsung, Seagate, Supermicro, VMware and Western Digital (acquisition of SANdisk and HGST).

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Vmware Dell Oracle Operating Systems 40

Scott Lowe

JUNE 8, 2018

AWS also mentions that these M5d instances are powered by (in their words) “Custom Intel Xeon Platinum” processors, which just goes to confirm the long-known fact that AWS is leveraging custom Intel CPUs in their stuff (as are all the major cloud providers, I’m sure). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Load Balancer Vmware Storage Intel 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Intel has a tutorial series on Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Sirish Raghuram has some thoughts on the VMware-AWS announcement (about VMware Cloud on AWS) compared to the “Omni” announcement at the OpenStack Summit in Barcelona. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Storage Intel Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

AnandTech has some coverage of the latest Intel processor announcements , which totally flew by my radar. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. One key difference to keep in mind is that this solution is delivered by Microsoft (not VMware); with VMware Cloud on AWS, the solution is delivered by VMware. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Tzah Pahima shares additional details on the so-called Azure “SynLapse” security vulnerability. Akamai has a post describing Panchan (in their words, “a peer-to-peer botnet and SSH worm”). That’s handy. Career/Soft Skills.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Pablo Vidal Bouza discusses Segment’s move from SSH bastion hosts to AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. Operating Systems/Applications. A severity score of 9.9

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking. Check this out.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #127! Be forewarned—this is a bit of an advanced topic. Look no further.

Linux 60

Linux Virtualization Security Backup 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. This is something I’ve been watching for a couple of years, since attending my first Intel Developer Forum (IDF). Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Is the abstraction layer better served by being integrated into a cloud management platform, like OpenStack? Naturally, the argument then would be, “Not everyone will use a cloud management platform,” which is a valid argument. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. x86 marches on!

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Travis Downs explores a recent Intel microcode update that may have negatively impacted performance. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. Apple on Intel. Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. For the most part, OS X has delivered that over the years. It’s a shame…but such is life.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This collection is (mostly) data center- and cloud-focused, and hopefully I’ve managed to curate a list that has some useful information for readers. 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.

Linux 60

Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Pablo Vidal Bouza discusses Segment’s move from SSH bastion hosts to AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. Operating Systems/Applications. A severity score of 9.9

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Intel NUC or SuperMicro E200-8D? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. As an aside, I do find it fascinating that new storage startups often emerge with support for Linux first, then add other operating systems afterward.). Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. News in the OpenStack space hasn’t been so good recently (Intel pulling out of OSIC, various companies laying off folks, other “pure play” companies shifting focus away from OpenStack), but here’s one architect’s perspective on what you may still want to attend the OpenStack Summit.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Anthony Spiteri has a brief look at NSX-T 2.1 , which recently launched with support for Pivotal Container Service (PKS) and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, further extending the reach of NSX into new areas. Frank Denneman (with an admittedly vSphere-focused lens) takes a look at the Intel Xeon Scalable Family in a two-part (so far) series.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Cloud 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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. 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 Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

Linux, known for its security advantages, was previously considered less vulnerable compared to other operating systems. However, with Linux being widely used in critical areas of businesses and cloud services, threat actors have shifted their focus and developed sophisticated malware to target Linux.

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Trends Report Malware Linux 66

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

You may have heard of Intel Rack-Scale Architecture (RSA), a new approach to designing data center hardware. This is an idea that was discussed extensively a couple of weeks ago at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 in San Francisco, which I had the opportunity to attend. Silicon photonics as a low-latency, high-speed rack-scale fabric.

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Intel Architecture Hardware Data Center 105

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Is Intel having second thoughts about software-defined infrastructure? That’s the core question in this blog post , which explores the future of Intel in a software-defined world and the increasing interest in non-x86 platforms like ARM. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Paul Johnston takes a very sensible approach in his post on cloud first serverless second. Here’s a post outlining some of VMware’s more prominent open source projects in the “cloud-native” space. Operating Systems/Applications. Thanks to Devender Sharma for the link.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60