Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Networking. Biruk Mekonnen has an introductory article on using Netmiko for network automation. Gabriele Gerbino has a nice write-up about Cisco’s efforts with APIs ; his article includes a brief description of YANG data models and a comparison of working with network devices via SSH or via API. Servers/Hardware.

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Galido

JULY 20, 2018

Many iPhone users and Apple fanboys alike stand by their product no matter how limited Apple makes their storage capacities, while Android geeks have long time been able to freely add storage/memory cards to their devices and take advantage of more powerful hardware. Aesthetics, Hardware and Price.

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Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This morning, building on the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Announcement , we are announcing a new edition targeted at Small Business called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. What is this Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials? SeanDaniel.com [tech].

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Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Networking. Netmiko, if you haven’t heard, is a fantastic Python library that’s really useful when writing Python-based network automation scripts. Here’s a “cheat sheet” for working with Cumulus Linux ; it may prove useful for networking professionals who don’t (yet) have a lot of familiarity with Linux. (If Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Networking. Via Kirk Byers (who is himself a fantastic resource), I read a couple of articles on network automation that I think readers may find helpful. First up is a treatise from Mircea Ulinic on whether network automation is needed. I first ran into Forward Networks a few years ago at Fall ONUG in New York.

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Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Networking. I enjoyed Dave McCrory’s series on the future of the network (see part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 —part 5 hadn’t gone live yet when I published this). Michael Kashin has a handy little tool that functions like ssh-copy-id on servers, but for network devices (leveraging Netmiko). Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Networking. I enjoyed Dave McCrory’s series on the future of the network (see part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 —part 5 hadn’t gone live yet when I published this). Michael Kashin has a handy little tool that functions like ssh-copy-id on servers, but for network devices (leveraging Netmiko). Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Networking. 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). Using Python and Netmiko for network automation is the topic of this post by Colin McAlister.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2023

In the HPC community, we recognize a need for tools to support machine learning operations and data science management; these tools must be able to scale and integrate with HPC software, compute and storage environments. It’s important to note that more research and benchmark comparisons are needed to help customers make the best decisions.

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Dell Data Center Intel Artificial Intelligence 59

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Networking. The engineering team at Lyft recently discussed a new overlay-free networking approach they’ve been working on for Kubernetes: IPVLAN-based CNI stack for running within VPCs on AWS. (For VPCs, or Virtual Private Clouds, are Amazon’s software-defined networking mechanism for workloads running on AWS.).

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Networking. At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Here’s another topic that came up at the recent DevOps Networking Forum: Spotify’s SDN Internet Router (SIR). Here’s some information on Nuage Networks’ experimental Docker Network plugin.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Networking. Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). (Cue Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.).

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Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Networking. Via BlueCat Networks, John Capobianco shares his network automation journey. Via BlueCat Networks, John Capobianco shares his network automation journey. Diógenes Rettori has a comparison of Istio and Linkerd as solutions for service mesh. Servers/Hardware. It’s the end of an era.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Networking. I enjoyed Dave McCrory’s series on the future of the network (see part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 —part 5 hadn’t gone live yet when I published this). Michael Kashin has a handy little tool that functions like ssh-copy-id on servers, but for network devices (leveraging Netmiko).

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Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

Networking. Lindsay Hill walks through using Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Grafana to monitor network statistics. Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I found this article by Diane Patton at Cumulus Networks talking about container network designs. Servers/Hardware. OpenSSH on Windows —what a time to be alive! Virtualization.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The rest of the hardware for the LG Wing is fairly ordinary. There’s a Snapdragon 765G processor with Qualcomm’s integrated X52 modem for 5G support, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 4,000mAh battery, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and support for wireless charging. The rest of the hardware is fairly standard. inches thick.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The most affordable 5G phone lags behind the Pixel 4A 5G’s camera, display, and software The TCL 10 5G UW is the latest 5G phone exclusive to Verizon’s network today, and it’s the most affordable 5G-ready phone yet — for the moment, at least. By comparison, the 10 5G UW has a bigger bottom bezel and a square-shaped rear fingerprint sensor.

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All Things Distributed

AUGUST 16, 2012

An apples to apples comparison of the costs associated with running various usage patterns on-premises and with AWS requires more than a simple comparison of hardware expense versus always-on utility pricing for compute and storage. Total Cost of Ownership.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Networking. I found the articles at step 5, the benefits of Git for network engineers , but the previous four articles also look helpful. Do I need to talk about how understanding a service mesh is a good thing for networking professionals? Servers/Hardware. Need a comparison of CloudFormation versus Terraform?

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Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Networking. Tyler Christiansen recently published a post on a network automation workflow that was based on a presentation he gave at the SF Network Automation meetup. This article by Russell Bryant is a great overview and update of the work going on with Open Virtual Network (OVN). Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Networking. Servers/Hardware. Speaking of Pulumi, Kyle Galbraith wrote up a comparison of Pulumi and Terraform for infrastructure as code. Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Networking. Servers/Hardware. Serve The Home takes a critical look at the Bloomberg Supermicro stories, debunking or at least calling into question many details of the alleged hardware hack as reported by Bloomberg. Steven Acreman shares a brief, high-level comparison of the major Kubernetes ingress solutions.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

The new Pixel 5A on the other hand, is kind of a boring update by comparison. There’s no change to the processing or memory specs from the 4A 5G: the Pixel 5A uses the same Snapdragon 765G chipset with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. That’s about it. The same can’t be said of some of its competitors’ screens, big as they may be.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Although Amazon One will initially be used for payments only, it’s clear the tech giant has much bigger ambitions for this hardware. It’s much harder, by comparison, to snap a picture of someone’s hand and use that to spoof their vein patterns. Is it a good idea if Amazon knows exactly who you are from the palm of your hand?

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Data Cloud Government Hardware 124

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Networking. I love this post from Matt Oswalt on five next-gen skills for networking pros. You may have heard about the “6-pack”, Facebook’s new open modular hardware switch introduced recently ( here’s a post on it ). Servers/Hardware. Here’s hoping you find something useful. Bring on the content!

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Networking. Matt Oswalt tackles the topic of unit testing (specifically with regard to network automation) with a post on unit testing JunOS with JSNAPy. Jérôme Petazzoni test drives AppSwitch , the “network stack from the future.” Servers/Hardware. Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison.

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Fountainhead

JUNE 29, 2009

” From a network performance perspective, Matrix includes 2x10Gb ‘fabric’ connections, 16x8Gb SAN uplinks, and 16x10Gb Ethernet uplinks. As you would expect, the system has pretty fast networking; Cisco’s system includes 2x10Gb fabric interconnects, 8x4Gb SAN uplink ports, and 8x10Gb Ethernet uplink ports.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

Networking. Ali Al Idrees has a post on using NSX ALB (formerly Avi Networks) with Kubernetes clusters in a vSphere with Tanzu environment. This post provides some examples of shared control planes (and thus shared failure domains) within networking. Servers/Hardware. At least, I hope that’s the case!)

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 22, 2022

By way of comparison, every US$1 of investment made outside technology only boosted GDP by a meager US$3. The Industry’s First Deterministic IP Network Solution. Instability and jitter are among the biggest issues impacting service assurance and network architecture, hindering the digital transformation process across industries.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2020

It will work on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon networks. It is powered by a Snapdragon 855 chip and has 6GB of RAM along with 128GB and 256GB storage configurations. Other hardware makers including Samsung and Dell also sell their own foldable devices that could represent the next evolution in personal electronics.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Networking. If you’re interested in learning more about OpenFlow and software-defined networking but need to do this on a shoestring budget in your home lab, a number of guides have been written to help out. First up is Brent Salisbury’s how to build an SDN lab without needing OpenFlow hardware. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

This Technology Short Take is a bit heavy on the networking side, but I suppose that’s understandable given my recent job change. Networking. Ben Cherian, Chief Strategy Officer for Midokura, helps make a case for network virtualization. Note: Midokura makes a network virtualization solution.) Servers/Hardware.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In the last couple of generations, the first year has traditionally been the roughest for a new console, as both manufacturers and game developers work the unexpected bugs out of the hardware. Note that the PlayStation does not support cloud storage access without PlayStation Plus.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

One Wilshire is a key meeting place for the world’s communication networks, serving as one of the busiest intersections in global Internet and telecom traffic. “One Wilshire is one of the preeminent West Coast network facilities,” said Michael Wong, Vice President of GI Partners. By comparison, the U.S.

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Data Center Real Estate Data Storage 205

Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

Networking. Bob McCouch has a post over at Network Computing (where I’ve recently started blogging as well—see my first post ) discussing his view on how software-defined networking (SDN) will trickle down to small and mid-sized businesses. Want or need to use multiple external networks in your OpenStack deployment?

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Dataconomy

APRIL 20, 2023

” A digit-computer is capable of performing mathematical operations and logical comparisons on digital information using a combination of hardware and software. IT companies rely on digit-computers to create and deliver products and services like software, hardware, and cloud computing.

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Artificial Intelligence Applications Industry Transportation 61

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

Collecting nearly 1 billion measurements per day around the world, Radar provides performance metrics on cloud platform performance, both in absolute terms and in comparison to other providers. Networking. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. White Papers. Infrastructure. Modular Data Centers.

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