Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Here’s another collection of links and articles from around the Internet discussing various data center-focused technologies. 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Fountainhead

JUNE 29, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. The two big recent entrants/announcements were Ciscos Unified Computing System (made this past March) and then HPs BladeSystem Matrix (made in June). The UCS Manager software bundled with the system provides core functionality (see diagram, right).

Analysis 147

Analysis HP Data Center Virtualization 147

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This is my usual collection of links, thoughts, rants, and ideas about data center-related technologies. Operating Systems/Applications. I found this article on imperative vs. declarative system configuration is quite helpful in understanding Puppet’s declarative model. in the comparison, even though RHEV 3.1

Vmware 109

Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

Fountainhead

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Thats to say it includes I/O virtualization, a converged network fabric (including virtual switches and load balancing - based on std. If you dont believe Dell hardware is ready for the Data Center, then think again. Fountainhead.

Dell 138

Dell Data Center Virtualization Cloud 138

Scott Lowe

JUNE 22, 2015

Resiliency is about building a reliable system from a bunch of unreliable components. Slowness is the killer in distributed systems—a refused connection is a luxury. For many, many people, using a new system won’t outweigh the added complexity. The servers connect to ZK through a ZK proxy to discover load balancers.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Applications Architecture Comparison 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 22, 2015

Resiliency is about building a reliable system from a bunch of unreliable components. Slowness is the killer in distributed systems—a refused connection is a luxury. For many, many people, using a new system won’t outweigh the added complexity. The servers connect to ZK through a ZK proxy to discover load balancers.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Applications Architecture Comparison 60