CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

Solarflare’s OCP NIC is the most comprehensive 10GbE solution for ultra-scale environments requiring low latency and jitter, enhanced small packet performance, Telemetry and Security. These include leading edge cloud service providers, Web 2.0 The SFN8722 also provides the ideal link between fast NVMe storage and the network.

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Software Software Data Center Hardware 151

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The AWS cloud provider for Kubernetes enables a couple of key integration points for Kubernetes running on AWS; namely, dynamic provisioning of Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes and dynamic provisioning/configuration of Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) for exposing Kubernetes Service objects. IAM Role and Policy.

Cloud 61

Cloud Storage Resources Policies 61

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

This is a liveblog of the AWS re:Invent session titled “How News UK Centralized Cloud Governance Using Policy Management” (DEV306). News UK is currently running 69% of their workloads in the public cloud, with an aim to hit 75% by July 2017. Governance in the cloud is, according to Kinsella, much more difficult. No tagging.

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Government Cloud Agile Load Balancer 60

All Things Distributed

MAY 24, 2011

I am excited that today both the Route 53 , the highly available and scalable DNS service, and the Elastic Load Balancing teams are releasing new functionality that has been frequently requested by their customers: Route 53 now GA : Route 53 is now Generally Available and will provide an availability SLA of 100%. Contact Info.

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IPv6 Load Balancer Internet Applications 114

CTOvision

DECEMBER 11, 2015

We must approve and deploy in an environment with significant cultural, regulatory and security guardrails. A common scenario in the private sector — delivering a beta version in the cloud and letting the customer validate it and provide feedback — is more challenging on government projects where testing and validation is done onsite.

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Devops Government Applications Load Balancer 150

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 17, 2020

Eric Sloof mentions the NSX-T load balancing encyclopedia (found here ), which intends to be an authoritative resource to NSX-T load balancing configuration and management. Guiliano Bertello introduces PowerVCF , a PowerCLI module aimed at interacting with the SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack. (If

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Load Balancer Vmware Windows Cloud 60

Galido

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Technology advancements have made it necessary for retail stores to institute data security measures. As such, it is critical that the merchants comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ( PCI DSS ) to protect the cardholder information using the Amazon Web Services as well as Amazon cloud.

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How To Load Balancer Security Cloud 84

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Here’s a quick look at using Envoy as a load balancer in Kubernetes. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Since taking my new job at Kong, I’ve been spending more time with Envoy, so you’ll see some Envoy-related content showing up in this Technology Short Take. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Teri Radichel uses some basketball analogies to explain why defensive (proactive) security strategies are more desirable than reactive security strategies. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. (And since Kevin didn’t define TDP—shame, shame!—see —see this post for an explanation.). Upgrading to Go 1.17

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As usual, I’ve collected some articles and links from around the Internet pertaining to various data center- and cloud-related topics. I saw this headline , and immediately thought it was just “cloud native”-washing (i.e., tagging everything as “cloud native”). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Xavier Avrillier walks readers through using Antrea (a Kubernetes CNI built on top of Open vSwitch—a topic I’ve touched on a time or two) to provide on-premise load balancing in Kubernetes. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Virtualization.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Chris Binnie walks you through the process of using user namespaces to help secure your Docker hosts and containers. Virtue Security has some articles on AWS penetration testing: one on S3 buckets and one that also covers IAM and EC2. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 8, 2018

Kamal Kyrala discusses a method for accessing Kubernetes Services without Ingress, NodePort, or load balancers. AWS adds local NVMe storage to the M5 instance family; more details here. What I found interesting is that the local NVMe storage is also hardware encrypted. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Load Balancer Vmware Storage Intel 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Romain Decker has an “under the hood” look at the VMware NSX load balancer. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Joe’s comment—“the merging of CDNs and cloud continues”—is pretty spot on, in my opinion. Richard Arnold shares some thoughts on VMware Cloud on AWS.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Pivotal Engineering blog has an article that shows how to use BOSH with the vSphere CPI to automate adding servers to an NSX load balancing pool. Humair Ahmed takes a closer look at some Cross-VC NSX security enhancements that landed in the recent NSX 6.3 Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Teri Radichel uses some basketball analogies to explain why defensive (proactive) security strategies are more desirable than reactive security strategies. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. (And since Kevin didn’t define TDP—shame, shame!—see —see this post for an explanation.). Upgrading to Go 1.17

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 17, 2018

Andrew Martin has a write-up with security recommendations for your Kubernetes clusters. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Check out these articles talking about IPVS-based in-cluster load balancing , CoreDNS , dynamic kubelet configuration , and resizing persistent volumes in Kubernetes. Virtualization.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Storage Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Here’s a quick look at using Envoy as a load balancer in Kubernetes. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Since taking my new job at Kong, I’ve been spending more time with Envoy, so you’ll see some Envoy-related content showing up in this Technology Short Take. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 21, 2019

David Holder walks through removing unused load balancer IP allocations in NSX-T when used with PKS. Software company Agile Bits recently announced support for U2F-compatible hardware security keys in their 1Password product. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. I haven’t tested it.). Servers/Hardware.

Network 60

Network Load Balancer Storage Applications 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I think this three-part series on new network models for cloud computing ( part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ), while almost a year old, is quite good. Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post.

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Continuing on that Envoy theme, you may find this article by Matt Klein—one of the primary authors of Envoy—helpful in understanding some of the concepts behind modern load balancing and proxying. From an unknown author, we have this security rant on Flatpak. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

VPCs, or Virtual Private Clouds, are Amazon’s software-defined networking mechanism for workloads running on AWS.). Viktor van den Berg writes on deploying NSX load balancers with vRA. This doesn’t make me feel very secure. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Linux Academy

AUGUST 13, 2019

We offer tons of AWS content for the different exams, but this month the Cloud Practitioner will be our focus. Is the Cloud Practitioner role right for you? Officially, the Cloud Practitioner certification was designed for Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Executive professionals. The Cloud Practitioner exam is built for you.

Cloud 16

Cloud Study Training Web Services 16

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Bernd Malmqvist talks about Avi Networks’ software-defined load balancing solution, including providing an overview of how to use Vagrant to test it yourself. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. It looks like there will be a follow-up to this article as well, so you may want to check back on Ajay’s site.

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Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Russell Bryant has a couple great articles on OVN— how to test OVN’s “EZ Bake” release with DevStack as well as an article on implementing OpenStack security groups using OVN ACLs (which in turn leverage the integration between Open vSwitch and the Linux kernel’s conntrack module). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Load Balancer Linux 60

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 4, 2024

Given that SASE is an approach that addresses the challenges of delivering seamless and secure connectivity for decentralised work environments, and remote working has remained a key trend over the last few years, this growth is unsurprising.

Security 52

Security Load Balancer Network Applications 52

Phil Windley

AUGUST 3, 2017

Picos run on an engine that provides the support they need for Internet services, persistent storage, and identity. The Classic Pico Engine was a big cloud service. I envision a world where IoT device shadows in the form of picos run on a global, secure mesh of pico engines. The New Pico Engine.

Engineering 40

Engineering Load Balancer Internet Programming 40

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. William Lam breaks down the real value of load balancing your PSC in this in-depth article. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Architecture Hardware 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps. Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps. Paul Speciale is Chief Marketing Officer at Appcara , which is a provider of a model-based cloud application platform. Cloud Management. Cloud Application Management. By: Industry Perspectives July 17th, 2013.

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Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

Dataconomy

APRIL 28, 2023

From cloud-based services to open-source frameworks, these tools offer a range of features and functionalities to cater to different deployment needs. Additionally, there are fewer dependencies on external data sources and cloud services, and the local processing power is often adequate for computing algorithmically complex models.

Tools 77

Tools Open Source Architecture Applications 77

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The day 2 keynote kicks off with another Cloud Academy presentation… After the video wraps up, Sanjay Poonen takes the stage. It starts by building upon the core of virtualized infrastructure, made possibe by VMware’s compute, storage, and network virtualization solutions. Finally, security is a key challenge.

Vmware 60

Vmware Applications Network Video 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Another good resource is Dan Hersey’s guide to building an SDN-based private cloud in an hour. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. For example, Cody Bunch published this article on running OpenStack Private Cloud on ESXi , and Brent Salisbury (there he is again!) Feel free to share something in the comments!

Vmware 109

Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

With the launch of AWS CloudFormation today another important step has been taken in making it easier for customers to deploy applications to the cloud. There are several resources required: Elastic Load Balancers, EC2 instances, EBS volumes, SimpleDB domains and an RDS instance. Driving Storage Costs Down for AWS Customers.

Applications 123

Applications Resources Cloud Load Balancer 123

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). Here’s a nice article on a multi-action security workflow built using VMware NSX, vShield Endpoint, and vCenter Orchestrator. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

NFV is intended to address the problem caused by having to route/direct traffic from various sources through physical appliances designed to provide services like content filtering, security, content delivery/acceleration, and load balancing. COMS002: Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.

Intel 61

Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 61

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Automating how IT operates is the only way out -- hence the excitement over cloud computing, utility infrastructure, and the "everything-as-a-Service" movement. a Fabric), and network switches, load balancers, etc. Fountainhead.

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