The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2022

RSC will be used to train a range of systems across Meta’s businesses: from content moderation algorithms used to detect hate speech on Facebook and Instagram to augmented reality features that will one day be available in the company’s future AR hardware. RSC will help Meta’s AI researchers build new and better AI models”.

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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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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

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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Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 14, 2013

I am thinking that maybe 2013 will finally be the year of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) enabled BYOD. A better comparison would be with XenClient which I wrote about here. The foundation of the traditional VDI solutions has been based on screen streaming technology which requires an always on network connection.

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Vmware Virtualization Windows Operating Systems 68

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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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

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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Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

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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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

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. Virtualization.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 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. Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

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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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. Which is known for ease of use?

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Study Apple Google Operating Systems 66

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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

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. Virtualization. The second article is by Rob Beekmans examining several virtual desktop platforms available to customers/users. Career/Soft Skills.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

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).

Open Source 60

Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

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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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 5, 2022

Supply chain woes continue to plague organizations around the world and in virtually all sectors. The technology can make cost comparisons to reduce the impact of month-to-month cost fluctuations for hardware components, and provide a basis for managers to make business strategy decisions, Hu says.

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Open Source Data Tools Transportation 143

The Verge

JUNE 23, 2020

The closest we got to a comparison was effectively, “is machine learning faster with hardware acceleration turned on?”. Apple is promising its ARM-based Macs will be able to run more kinds of apps than before, thanks to both native iOS app support and hardware-accelerated machine learning chops built into the silicon.

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Intel Apple Conference Hardware 114

Galido

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Immersive Experience through Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have changed the way in which people interact with technological devices, and how they perceive the digital world. However, in comparison to AR, VR is still quite expensive and requires sophisticated use.

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Trends Artificial Intelligence Internet Virtualization 81

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?

Hardware 60

Hardware Devops Network Vmware 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.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 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. Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

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

Fountainhead

JUNE 29, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Theyre also both teaming with virtualization providers, as well as hoping for success in cloud computing. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Monday, June 29, 2009. HPQ & CSCO: Analysis of New Blade Environments.

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Analysis HP Data Center Virtualization 147

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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Dataconomy

MAY 30, 2023

It pervades our homes, workplaces, public spaces, and even our personal devices, creating a pervasive and interconnected network of intelligent systems. Through the accompanying app or voice commands via virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, users can adjust the color, brightness, and timing of their lights.

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Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Transportation Energy 41

The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

But as Epic made clear in an unprecedented video mocking Apple’s iconic “1984” Macintosh ad — one that also aired directly to players within the virtual world of Fortnite itself — the primary target here is Apple and its longstanding and often controversial stewardship of the iOS app ecosystem. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Apple Industry Cloud Mobile 145

Vox

JANUARY 30, 2023

Google axed a neural network effort that modeled the brains of flies, made cuts to its innovation unit, and even laid off some workers in AI, which the company has said is still a “key” investment area. So it was no surprise when Google restricted employee travel , including to social events or in-person events with virtual options.

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Google Company Course Travel 103

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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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

PC Backup for up to 25 PCs in your SBS 2008, 2011 Standard network. And yes, you can run multiple devices in the same network, and choose who has access via a domain group Server backup – backup those PC Backups and other critical data on the WSS 2008 R2 Essentials server. Why not add the comparison to Windows Aurora too?

Storage 73

Storage Windows Small Business Backup 73

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. Virtualization. ” Get ready to get nerdy!

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Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

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.)

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 102

The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people. The protagonist is a master hacker who gets in katana fights at a virtual nightclub. But wait, now Ready Player One isn’t a metaverse and virtual worlds don’t have to be 3D?

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2023

6 ways to drive operational efficiencies by modernizing your Wi-Fi network Shift to cloud-based network management. Cloud-based network management increases agility and allows resource-constrained IT departments to focus on optimizing the network, not deploying, managing, or upgrading the network management system.

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Survey Network Wireless Security 52

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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Doctor Chaos

APRIL 10, 2022

I usually take that option so I can do a side-by-side comparison. I also sometimes need to make a trip to the local hardware store to get a couple of plastic washers to put on either side of the wheel, to keep it centered on the axle properly. It uses the T-Mobile network in the United States when you are not traveling.

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