Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 14, 2013

I am thinking that maybe 2013 will finally be the year of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) enabled BYOD. This means that basically, just like Hyper-V the hypervisor is native to the operating system. A better comparison would be with XenClient which I wrote about here. I was close in my prediction.

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Vmware Virtualization Windows Operating Systems 68

Galido

JULY 20, 2018

Apple has shown great skill in designing an easy-to-use mobile operating system, while Android has been increasingly developing their product to be more intuitive and give you more control over it’s OS and applications. If you prefer open systems to closed ones, it’s an important differentiator.

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Study Apple Google Operating Systems 66

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. Virtualization. Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Virtualized Greek

DECEMBER 4, 2013

vSphere is the best overall technical solution for virtualized environments – today. But, just as Novell was the best network operating system in the late 90’s/00’s, timing is everything. I used my Cisco/Novell comparison for a reason. I know it may seem like a silly question.

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Vmware Engineering Comparison Virtualization 91

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. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Here’s Chip Zoller’s comparison of Gatekeper and Kyverno. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Nic Cope has an interesting post discussing Crossplane and some design/implementation considerations. Katie Gamanji shares some information on passing the CKAD.

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IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 28, 2014

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. Virtualization Citrix Hyper-V KVM VMWare' To this point we’ve built the infrastructure needed to manage heterogeneous OS environments.

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Vmware Linux Comparison Windows 68

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.

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Linux Vmware Comparison Network 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. Virtualization. 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.

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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

JULY 13, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. This article on another reason your Docker containers may be slow was an excellent reminder that containerization is not equal to virtualization (that doesn’t make it better or worse, just different), and therefore can’t be treated the same. Virtualization. on a vSphere 6.7

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Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert certifications cover a wide range of topics related to Microsoft’s technology suite, including Windows operating systems, Azure cloud computing, Office productivity software, Visual Studio programming tools, and SQL Server databases.

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Microsoft Security Database Administration Software Development 45

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. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Diógenes Rettori has a comparison of Istio and Linkerd as solutions for service mesh. Operating Systems/Applications. Jim Handy (“The SSD Guy”) has a four-part series (I think only three parts have been published as of this post) on the two different operating modes for Intel’s Optane DIMMs (persistent memory).

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

There’s virtual reality and there’s augmented reality — both of these are incredibly interesting. February 2017: Cook expands his thoughts on AR’s potential , adding a new comparison: AR is a big idea, like the smartphone. The first step in making it a mainstream kind of experience is to put it in the operating system.

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Apple Education 3D Virtualization 118

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

VPCs, or Virtual Private Clouds, are Amazon’s software-defined networking mechanism for workloads running on AWS.). Courtesy of Corey Quinn, here’s an awesome AWS versus Azure comparison , comic book style. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

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. Virtualization. ” Here’s a quick review of various sandboxing and workload isolation mechanisms out there. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Linux Programming Cloud Open Source 60

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 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

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

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. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 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. Finally, you might find the VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Linux 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.

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Open Source Network Linux Engineering 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? Virtualization. I think I’m going to have to read it multiple times just to digest all the information here. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison. Operating Systems/Applications. Hmmm…maybe I could install Windows 10 on my quad-proc Mac Pro, then run macOS virtualized on it…that might be something to try one day (as if I’ll ever have time for that!). Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Kitaboo

OCTOBER 31, 2019

If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? Once published, the etextbooks should be easily accessible by the users. Low Cost of Production.

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eBook Education Video Course 96

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

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Whatever your preferred brand or operating system, 5G is coming your way soon if you don’t have it already. For comparison purposes, the prices listed in this article are for one line of service per month before taxes and fees. Most mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, do include 5G on their plans.

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Mobile Network Data Comparison 123

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

To answer those questions, we’ve put together a comparison outlining the similarities and differences between the 2020 iPad and the forthcoming model, ahead of our official review. As for the operating system, both models are compatible with iPadOS 15. Image: Apple. It even offers double the storage for the same price.

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Storage Apple Video Sports 56

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. Virtualization. Three more posts are planned. These posts are a bit slanted toware VMware vSphere environments, but very detailed, very thorough, and very useful.

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Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

This article by Russell Bryant is a great overview and update of the work going on with Open Virtual Network (OVN). This is kind of cool, and (in my humble opinion) a sign of changing times: Juniper has Vagrant boxes as well as a Vagrant plugin for working with vSRX (virtual firewall) VMs (via this article from Matt Oswalt).

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Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s the metaverse — defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play — and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company. The futuristic tech Mark Zuckerberg is investing billions in could remake the internet. It’s a joke.

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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. One week later, Epic made its move.

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Apple Industry Cloud Mobile 145

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

What’s really interesting to me is the (completely uncoordinated) alignment between Matt’s list of skills for networking pros and the list I provided to virtualization pros in a series of recent VMUG presentations (refer to slide 15, but the list is software development basics, Linux, automation/orchestration, and public cloud services).

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

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. This comparison is helpful. Also an app-launching platform with brilliant task switching.

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Apple Comparison Windows SMB 53

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

For a more detailed description of each, check out this handy comparison chart. While Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are widely used in gaming and entertainment apps, they hold value for the enterprise as well. Here’s a great article that highlights virtual reality’s possibilities for business. ” Why?

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Mobile Trends Enterprise Enterprise 49

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