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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Galido

APRIL 11, 2017

Virtualization is popular these days for businesses for several reasons, but primarily to reduce hardware and infrastructure costs, performance, backups and redundancy, while being able to scale infrastructure and provide resources on demand. . What is Virtualization? There are two methods of running virtualized software.

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Virtualization Backup Vmware Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2024

Networking This article on running WireGuard in Docker may prove useful if that’s an approach I decide to adopt for my AWS lab infrastructure. Russ White laments some of the issues facing network engineering. Tom Hummel finds himself veering back into a hardware-based home lab (instead of a cloud-based lab).

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Open Source Resources Hardware Network 101

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

As organizations shape the contours of a secure edge-to-cloud strategy, it’s important to align with partners that prioritize both cybersecurity and risk management, with clear boundaries of shared responsibility. But outsourcing operational risk is untenable, given the criticality of data-first modernization to overall enterprise success.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Networking The networking section this time around is focused on application level protocols…but hey, they’re still networking protocols, right? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management Veronica Gnilitska shared some thoughts on why Masterpoint investigated Crossplane but ended up sticking it out with Terraform.

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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.

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Dataconomy

MAY 8, 2023

In the ever-expanding universe of technology, cloud computing has become the celestial body around which many businesses orbit. However, much like the vast expanse of space, the cloud can be a dangerous place without proper security measures in place. What is shared responsibility model in cloud computing?

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Networking Via this blog post , I learned that Ivan Pepelnjak has a GitHub repository of hands-on examples for learning public cloud networking (including both AWS and Azure). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management Jonathan Major shares his experience using Pulumi with Google Cloud APIs. x and ESXi 8.x.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 26, 2023

Whether in cybersecurity, software development, networking, or any other IT specialty, certifications can raise your career profile and help employers identify your areas of expertise and confirm that you have the right skills for the job. Certifications are a great way for IT pros to pave a path to a specific career in tech.

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Fountainhead

MARCH 18, 2013

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. A Tale of Two Cloud Strategies. These are the times of the "cloud era" where two technology leaders are struggling to dominate the IT infrastructure, private cloud, and public cloud markets. Monday, March 18, 2013.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 7, 2023

Google Cloud Consulting has revealed as an ambitious plan of the tech giant to amplify its renowned service offering. Google Cloud Consulting aims to enable these leaders to fully exploit the transformative power of generative AI. What is Google Cloud Consulting? Find more info here by visiting Google Cloud Consulting.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s a vendor-specific certification that will benefit anyone who is tasked with working directly with AWS products and services or looking to make good on the high demand for cloud skills today. According to PayScale, the average salary for a CISSP certification is $126,000 per year.

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CTOvision

MAY 16, 2017

Solarflare, a global leader in networking solutions for modern data centers, is releasing an Open Compute Platform (OCP) software-defined, networking interface card, offering the industry’s most scalable, lowest latency networking solution to meet the dynamic needs of the enterprise environment. Marty Meehan.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2023

The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. This approach decouples actual browsing from the endpoint and uses a remote virtual browser. How does the browser Isolation system work?

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CTOvision

MAY 9, 2017

Delivers 1000s Virtual NICs for Ultimate Scalability with the Lowest Possible Latency. It allows organizations the flexibility to develop and implement applications without having to modify their applications or networks. specification, with the addition of NC-SI (Network Controller Sideband Interface) manageability.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. Russ White shares Russ' rules for network design. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. AWS recently announced the Cloud Control API. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Networking Jeff McLaughlin discusses what he calls the “war on expertise.” ” Cloud Computing/Cloud Management Laurent Leconte takes AWS CDK for spin by deploying a simple Lambda function written in Python. Storage Al Rasheed takes readers on a quick journey through setting up Synology Cloud Sync.

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Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Networking. network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? now has a follow-up exploit that exposes Aruba and Avaya network switches to remote code execution. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Programming.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Networking. With this announcement of Cilium support within AKS, Cilium is now available in managed Kubernetes offerings across all three major cloud providers. This article provides a few practical examples of how using VPC Endpoints to reduce network traffic moving through NAT Gateways can help save money. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak has a post on running network automation tools in a container. Tom Hollingsworth likens networking disaggregation to “cutting the cord” and switching away from cable. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This time around, my list of links and articles is a tad skewed toward cloud computing/cloud management, but I’ve still managed to pull together some links on other topics that readers will hopefully find useful. For example, did you know about the secret macOS network quality tool? Networking. Virtualization.

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Cloud Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Equifax also waited a week to scan its network for apps that remained vulnerable. [1] Patch management is the process of identifying, acquiring, installing, and verifying patches for products and systems. A process to identify vulnerabilities in hardware, operating systems, and applications.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak addresses the idea that network automation is harmful. I believe that IT folks in all disciplines, including networking, need to embrace automation. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. William Lam writes about the beta for VMware Cloud Consumption Interface (CCI). Virtualization.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 17, 2013

By Prayson Pate Openness is one of the most-cited advantages of cloud-based applications, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). SMTP was originally defined by the IETF in RFC 821 as a standard for e-mail transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

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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! Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. Russ White shares Russ' rules for network design. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. AWS recently announced the Cloud Control API. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Ivan Velichko takes readers on a journey of how Kubernetes reinvented virtual machines (in a good sense). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Howard Oakley takes a look at virtualization on Apple silicon Macs. Career/Soft Skills.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2013

He outlined that network and IT infrastructure transformation to improve citizen services, improve agency missions, and reduce cost are very possible. He mentioned the debunking of myths of multi-vendor networks. Lloyd’s message: It is amazing how things have changed in technology, except in one area: networking.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But even while open source software is widely used in networking, operating systems, and virtualization, enterprise security platforms still tend to be proprietary and vendor-locked. A significant chunk of today’s enterprise IT and personal technology depends on open source software. Fortunately, that’s changing.

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CTOvision

APRIL 7, 2014

Major Market Demand for Advanced Threat Protection Driving Rapid Platform Adoption and Expansion of Technology Ecosystem; Company Announces Integration With Palo Alto Networks’ Wildfire Platform. To be comprehensive and present the strongest defense requires a proactive posture in addressing risks to our network. contract with the U.S.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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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. Networking Brent Salisbury shares some code intended to help you “ChatGPT your project documentation.” Here are some design considerations for Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) networks.

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Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests.

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Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 28, 2020

There is no question, really, that the year 2020 was the biggest year ever for the cloud. You can make the argument then, that cloud security is more crucial than its ever been. This is why I reached out to Mark Nunnikhoven, Vice President of Cloud Research at Trend Micro, to discuss this topic. But what about cloud security?

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Galido

OCTOBER 31, 2018

For any business today, scanning its systems and network for vulnerabilities is of critical importance. We now have all kinds of new, improved vulnerability scanners that make it all easy for entrepreneurs and network admins. Cloud-Based Vulnerability Scanners: On-demand scanning and monitoring.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

With networks and infrastructures extending beyond the safe school walls nowadays, cyber-attack threats against educational institutions are on the rise. A denial-of-service attack attempts to overwhelm or shut down a network, rendering it unusable to legitimate users. There is a heightened focus on remote learning and online classes.

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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. Cloud Computing & Data Center IT Blogs. Building Clouds. CIO Dashboard. IT News from IDG.

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