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Technology Short Take #81

Scott Lowe

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation. Virtualization.

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Technology Short Take 130

Scott Lowe

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? According to The Verge , Windows 10 users aren’t very happy about Microsoft’s forced roll-out of its Chromium-based Edge browser. This site has more details about the X11 Window system than most people care to know. ” Storage.

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IDF 2014: Bare Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization

Scott Lowe

This includes cgroups (the ability to control resource allocation/utilization), which is built into the Linux kernel. LXC is a set of user-space tools that attempted to make using these constructs easier, but it hasn’t (until recently) been easy to really leverage these constructs. easier to use. Docker Making Its Move.

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Technology Short Take #44

Scott Lowe

This first post is more of a discussion of why VLANs and VLAN-based derivatives aren’t sufficient, and why we should be looking to routing (layer 3) constructs instead. Mike Foley has a blog post on how to go from zero to Windows domain controller in only 4 reboots. Running Hyper-V with Linux VMs? Virtualization.

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Technology Short Take #43

Scott Lowe

Welcome to Technology Short Take #43, another episode in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, and thoughts from around the web, focusing on data center technologies like networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud computing. Here’s hoping you find something useful. Networking. Might be worth checking out.

Vmware 60
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Technology Short Take #50

Scott Lowe

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. Much ado was made about the Microsoft-Docker announcement a while back regarding the availability of Docker on Windows.

Vmware 60
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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Why I plan on using the new Windows Home.

Sean Daniel

Why I plan on using the new Windows Home Server 2011. I’m sure you have heard by now, that the Release Candidate of the new Windows Home Server 2011 is available for download. open standard for compatible streaming, you can stream to your XBOX 360, Playstation 3, DLNA capable TV, iPad (with application), Windows 7 PC (or slate!)

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