Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

I didn’t do so well on storage links; apologies to my storage-focused friends! Here’s Chip Zoller’s comparison of Gatekeper and Kyverno. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #138. However, there should be something for most everyone else. Networking.

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IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Cormac Hogan has a brief update on storage options for containers on VMware.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Operating Systems/Applications. I found this article on imperative vs. declarative system configuration is quite helpful in understanding Puppet’s declarative model. QEMU, on the other hand, is needed to emulate everything else that a VM needs: networking, storage, USB, keyboard, mouse, etc. Apparently, “Mt.

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The company also announced a new entry-level iPad during its recent “California Streaming” event , which comes outfitted with a new front-facing camera, a faster processor, and double the base storage. Greater storage capacity, with base storage starting at 64GB. It even offers double the storage for the same price.

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Storage Apple Video Sports 56

Vox

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the letter, Warren writes that Big Tech wants to be a “one-stop shop for automakers — for everything from data collection, cloud storage, and analytics to in-car navigation to voice assistants to autonomous driving capabilities.”. That said, these companies are trying to capitalize on an opportunity of the automotive industry’s own making.

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Automotive Google Apple Industry 99

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

The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

The model I tested, which costs $629, has a Core i5-10210U processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. You can configure it with an i3 or an i7, and can jump up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage as well.). It’s a load that has given weaker systems (like Lenovo’s $279 Chromebook Duet) some trouble. The C434 also has a 3.3-pound

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Storage System Windows Examples 82

SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

It refers to advanced systems that focus on the data, the mechanisms for controlling access to it, and possible ways of transmission. Many advanced security systems cannot prevent a scenario in which a user takes a screenshot from a confidential document and then sends it via Telegram to an unauthorized recipient.

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System Data Information Security Security 79

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. As of Fedora 28, the installer no longer creates an account during the installation.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Media System 60

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. Next is an older article from Patrick Ogenstad that provides an introduction to ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning). There’s some good information in their article. Virtualization.

Network 60

Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I share this not to encourage illegal activities, but instead to point out that no operating system is secure, so be alert at all times and use good computing practices regardless of your OS. Steven Acreman shares a brief, high-level comparison of the major Kubernetes ingress solutions. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. In case you’re interested, here’s a collection of storage trends and predictions for 2016. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

The Verge

APRIL 20, 2021

In addition to that processor, the 15-inch Surface Laptop 4 I reviewed comes with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. If you’re not looking to spend that much, you can get the 15-inch Laptop 4 for as low as $1,299 for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which puts it neck-in-neck with the entry-level MacBook Pro , but with a bigger screen.

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Microsoft Intel Dell Storage 65

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Speaking of Pulumi, Kyle Galbraith wrote up a comparison of Pulumi and Terraform for infrastructure as code. Operating Systems/Applications. Cindy Sridharan has a good article on health checks and graceful degradation in distributed systems. Richard Bejarano rants a bit about container misconceptions. Virtualization.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

This is a fascinating (to me, at least) paper on the implications of non-volatile storage on today’s data centers (and data center hardware). Operating Systems/Applications. In case you’re interested, here’s a collection of storage trends and predictions for 2016. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

Jorge Salamero Sanz (on behalf of Sysdig) provides a similar comparison, this time looking at ECS, Fargate, and EKS. Running distributed systems such as etcd, Kubernetes, Linkerd, etc., to support applications means making a conscious decision to embrace a certain level of complexity in exchange for the benefits these systems offer.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

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. Cormac Hogan has a series going titled “Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA) Deep Dive” ( part 1 here , part 2 here , part 3 here ).

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 102

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). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

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). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts. Virtualization.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Kevin Houston has an updated blade server comparison chart that might be helpful in making hardware decisions. Operating Systems/Applications. The first article describes Hitchhiker itself, while the second article discusses the related topic of the network impact of recovery in erased coded storage environments.

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Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

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. All three models also feature a slot for a microSD card for expanded storage, which is mandatory for the cheapest brand of Deck and a solid quality-of-life bonus for the 512GB. For comparison’s sake.

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Hardware Linux Operating Systems Software 96

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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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Diógenes Rettori has a comparison of Istio and Linkerd as solutions for service mesh. Operating Systems/Applications. In part 1 , John discusses the frameworks/tooling and the goals for his network automation efforts; in part 2 , John digs into getting started with Ansible and the initial impact of his efforts.

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Courtesy of Corey Quinn, here’s an awesome AWS versus Azure comparison , comic book style. Operating Systems/Applications. Looks like PKS, the joint Kubernetes effort from VMware and Pivotal, has gone GA (see this VMware blog post ) with initial support for vSphere and GCP. This is a pretty interesting use case for Docker.

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Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

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). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. Shahidh Muhammad has a review/comparison of various tools aimed at helping developers build and deploy their apps on Kubernetes. This is worth a read if you’re trying to determine which of these tools may be right for your use case.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Good reason to make sure your systems and your images are patched! Operating Systems/Applications. Need a comparison of CloudFormation versus Terraform? I think I’m going to have to read it multiple times just to digest all the information here. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Nothing this time around.

Hardware 60

Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Here’s hoping I’ve managed to find something of value and interest to you in this latest collection of links and articles from around the web on networking, storage, virtualization, security, and other data center-related technologies. Here’s an article that combines two of my favorite companies: Cumulus Networks and Ravello Systems.

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Vmware Virtualization Guidelines Network 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Kevin Houston’s March 2015 blade server comparisons might be a useful place to start. First, he provides a high-level overview of Mesos ; that’s followed up by a slightly deeper look at Mesos, then a discussion of persistent storage and fault tolerance. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Kudos to Microsoft and Microsoft’s leadership for quite the culture change.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

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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Vmware Storage Network Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison. Operating Systems/Applications. I myself have done this a couple of times—it’s really straightforward. Trying to decide between GKE, AKS, and EKS? Richard Li discusses strategies for ingress in Kubernetes and the tradeoffs associated with each approach.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

runs its own proprietary software, based on a real-time operating system. It’s similar to the software on the budget smartwatches you can get on Amazon; if you’ve ever used an Amazfit , Umidigi , or Wyze watch , you’ve used a real-time operating system. The OnePlus Watch, on the other hand (or wrist?), Sorry, no dice.

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Apple Software Software Operating Systems 71

Sean Daniel

MAY 25, 2012

and I thought it would be great to do a little bit of a comparison now that I’ve played with it for a bit. So let’s get down to business, my impressions and comparisons between the iPad (3rd generation) and the Playbook 2.0. You can even use it as temporary storage while you travel. This comparison is helpful.

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Apple Comparison Windows SMB 53

Gizmodo

MARCH 24, 2021

After launching a paid high-resolution radio tier late last year, Sonos is bolstering its HiFi streaming capabilities by partnering with Qobuz, making it the first streaming service to deliver 24-bit/48kHz audio on Sonos’ platform. Starting today, Sonos users can stream HiFi audio via Qobuz—provided they have a… Read more.

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Comparison Operating Systems Storage Windows 69

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Operating Systems/Applications. Per my list of 2015 projects , I’ve been investigating other configuration management systems (I’ve primarily focused my efforts on Puppet until now). I found this post comparing Ansible and Salt to be quite helpful, particularly given some of the comparisons with Puppet. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Moreover, the Pocket AI GPU is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems, ensuring widespread usability. Thanks to the folks at Storage Review for the benchmark chart! For comparison, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti is available at a similar price point. PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0

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Linux Intel Windows Fashion 78