Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 28, 2014

Or should I say, I haven’t seen a great operating model for seamlessly managing both Windows and Linux. That proved to be more of apples to oranges comparison, but I think the OS example is a good comparison. I’ve also seen how difficult it is to manage both the product and operations model.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

That’s all wrapped up in some big changes to how apps are distributed on Windows: Microsoft is opening up the Windows app store, allowing developers to put more kinds of apps in the store, and it’s allowing developers to bypass the fees in the store if they want to use their own payment systems. PWAs, which are progressive web apps.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

When you’re operating at the scale at which Netflix operates, this is no trivial feat. Christian Kellner talks about work done on Thunderbolt 3 security levels for GNU/Linux. Jorge Salamero Sanz (on behalf of Sysdig) provides a similar comparison, this time looking at ECS, Fargate, and EKS. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Here’s Chip Zoller’s comparison of Gatekeper and Kyverno. Operating Systems/Applications. Via TecMint, James Kiarie explains how to use VirtualBox VMs on KVM in Linux. Nic Cope has an interesting post discussing Crossplane and some design/implementation considerations. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Here’s a review of targeted attacks and APTs (advanced persistent threats) on Linux. The article doesn’t go deep on any of them, but does provide some useful information and comparison of the various mechanisms. Operating Systems/Applications. More details are found in this article. —isn’t perfect.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The folks over at Cilium took a look at a recent CNI benchmark comparison and unpacked it a bit. Operating Systems/Applications. Jorge Castro shares some informal notes on using Clear Linux as an everyday DevOps/cloud-native/Kubernetes client. There’s some good information in their article.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Ravello Systems (now part of Oracle Cloud following their acquisition by Oracle) has a REST API that allows you to programmatically interact with their service. Operating Systems/Applications. Have fun reading!

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatcar Linux is a “friendly fork” of Container Linux (of CoreOS). JJ Asghar provides some direct steps to getting PowerCLI 10+ working on Ubuntu Linux. Trying to decide between GKE, AKS, and EKS? Still, the idea is pretty cool.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

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). Operating Systems/Applications. Good stuff here—I highly recommend reading this paper.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

First up, there’s a great article on using IPVLAN with Docker and Cumulus Linux (with a tie back to sFlow, naturally!). Here’s a walkthrough by Cody Bunch on setting up BGP on Linux with Cumulus Quagga. Kevin Houston has an updated blade server comparison chart that might be helpful in making hardware decisions.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

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). Operating Systems/Applications. Good stuff here—I highly recommend reading this paper.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

I didn’t encounter any performance issues with that system when I ran it through my daily load of office work, which included bouncing between 10–12 Chrome tabs and spreadsheets, Slack, Twitter, Spotify, streaming, and occasional photo editing. It’s a load that has given weaker systems (like Lenovo’s $279 Chromebook Duet) some trouble.

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Storage System Windows Examples 82

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

I highly recommend you read the entire post, but in short the five skills Matt recommends are software skills (which includes configuration management and software development tools like Git ), Linux, deep protocol knowledge, hypervisor and container networking, and IPv6. Operating Systems/Applications. What does this mean?

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

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. Cisco Systems recently disclosed a vulnerability affecting more than 300 models of switches; see this Ars Technica article for more details.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

This is a liveblog of the AWS re:Invent 2017 session titled “Deep Dive on Amazon Elastic File System (EFS).” Having covered these approaches, Naim returns to file storage (naturally) and talks about why file storage is popular: Works natively with operating systems. Provides a hierarchical namespace.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Kevin Houston’s March 2015 blade server comparisons might be a useful place to start. It’s important to note that these security enhancements don’t really represent “net new” functionality but rather reflect existing Linux security constructs now being exposed and usable by Docker. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Moreover, the Pocket AI GPU is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems, ensuring widespread usability. For comparison, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti is available at a similar price point. Thanks to NVIDIA CUDA X RTX software enhancements, it’s primed for delivering exceptional performance. PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

It updated the Fortnite app with its own in-app payment system, bypassing Apple’s 30 percent cut. It didn’t stop there: it also lowered prices for all in-app purchases when using that payment system by 20 percent, claiming that it was passing on the savings to consumers. But the comparison to Netflix or Spotify is beside the point.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Vamosi: So a vulnerable version of Bash provided an attacker the ability to pass untrusted code to other systems and processes.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Vamosi: So a vulnerable version of Bash provided an attacker the ability to pass untrusted code to other systems and processes.

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Open Source Operating Systems Software Software 52

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. Operating Systems/Applications. ” Get ready to get nerdy!

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I won’t go into all the gory details here; see this post for some background and then see this update from last October that summarized my previous efforts to migrate to Linux ( Fedora , specifically) as my primary desktop operating system. The motivation for using Linux is something I’ve already discussed.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

These articles are a bit long in the tooth, but CSS Corp has a useful series of articles on bundling various Linux distributions for use with OpenStack: bundling CentOS , bundling CentOS with VNC , bundling Debian , and bundling OpenSUSE. Operating Systems/Applications. has posted a good hypervisor feature comparison document.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

announced the Deck in July as its latest foray into both hardware and its support of gaming on the Linux operating system. For comparison’s sake. In order to hook any other kind of wired peripheral up to the system, you need to use a compatible powered USB-C hub. Top: the Nintendo Switch’s Lite model.

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All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. OpsWorks uses automation to simplify operations. You can deploy your application in the configuration you choose on Amazon Linux and Ubuntu. For a comparison of the different Application Management services visit this overview page. Comments ().

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

Although this post is a bit older (it’s from September of last year), it’s still an interesting comparison of both OpenStack and CloudStack. Operating Systems/Applications. General KVM Linux Networking OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet RedHat SDN Security Storage Virtualization VMware vSphere'

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

He makes comparisons among server virtualization, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and SDN, and feels that in order for SDN to really hit this market it needs to be “not a user-facing feature, but rather a means to an end” (his words). Operating Systems/Applications. Technology Short Take #42. Technology Short Take #41.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Here’s an article that combines two of my favorite companies: Cumulus Networks and Ravello Systems. The article shows you how to build a Cumulus VX lab on Ravello Systems. Speaking of metadata services, have a look at this comparison of metadata services (which compares DigitalOcean, Amazon, and Google, but not OpenStack).

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