Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? Via Ivan Pepelnjak (who in turn got it from Julia Evans), I learned about entr , a Linux CLI tool to run arbitrary commands when files change. Gergely Orosz shares some data structures and algorithms he actually used at a few different tech companies.

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Handbook Linux Storage Windows 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #38, another installment in my irregularly-published series that collects links and thoughts on data center-related technologies from around the web. Speaking of Cumulus Linux…did you see the announcement that Dell has signed a reseller agreement with Cumulus Networks? Networking.

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Linux Vmware Storage Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Virtualization.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 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). In case you’re interested, here’s a collection of storage trends and predictions for 2016.

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In any case, enough of that—here’s some data center-related content that I hope you find useful! Cumulus Networks recently introduced the Cumulus Linux Network Command Line Utility (NCLU) , which provides a more unified front-end to configuring switches running Cumulus Linux. Virtualization. Networking.

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Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #34, my latest collection of links, articles, thoughts, and ideas from around the web, centered on key data center technologies. Greg Ferro, aka EtherealMind, has a great series of articles on overlay networking (a component technology used in a number of network virtualization solutions).

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 106

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I’ve got a new collection of links and articles from around the Web on various data center-focused technologies. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Virtualization. Networking. Good advice.

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Ivan Pepelnjak does a great job of describing all the things you really shouldn’t do (or don’t really need to do) when trying to deal with migrating container hosts in a data center fabric. Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes. Virtualization.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Until then, here’s some data center-related articles and links for your enjoyment. Andrey Khomyakov shares some information on automating the setup of whitebox switches running Cumulus Linux in part 2 of this series on learning network automation. Alpine Linux 3.5 Virtualization. Networking. was recently released.

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Vmware Linux Open Source Data Center 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

In this post, I’ve collected a variety of links related to major data center technology areas. 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. Networking.

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Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. One of those new technologies in the Enterprise Data Center space is what I call Infrastructure Orchestration (others term it fabric computing or unified computing ). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Tuesday, May 5, 2009.

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Data Center Virtualization Disaster Recovery Storage 100

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. I’m not yet convinced that running something like the AWS CLI in a Docker container is worth the extra effort (a Python virtual environment may be more appropriate here). Virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Career/Soft Skills.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Reinforce base Linux knowledge. I’ll be focusing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and RHEL variants, since that seems to be what’s most commonly found in enterprise deployments today. As with my base Linux knowledge, my primary goal here is to be able to do most anything that I need to do with Puppet.

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Linux Data Center Network Open Source 92

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 8, 2014

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. Virtualization. Here’s hoping you find something useful.

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Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 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). In case you’re interested, here’s a collection of storage trends and predictions for 2016.

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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 3, 2014

Reinforce base Linux knowledge. Reinforce data center networking fundamentals. Reinforce base Linux knowledge: I’ve been suggesting to VMUG attendees that they needed to learn Linux, as it’s popping up all over the place in all sorts of roles. Continue using Puppet for automation. So, how did I do?

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Report Linux Network Data Center 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

As usual, I’ve gathered what I hope to be a useful but varied collection of articles and links on key data center technologies. The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. (See Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Open Source Devops 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

In any case, here’s another collection of links and articles from around the Net on the major data center technology areas. At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. You may also find this (related) article on memory inside Linux containers to be helpful.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ready for another round of links, articles, and thoughts on data center technologies? Michael Wittig shares some details on migrating to Amazon Linux 2. Nick Korte shares some “lessons learned” as his team explored VMware vSAN as a storage solution. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take 94!

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Vmware Linux Network Storage 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #35, another in my irregular series of posts that collect various articles, links and thoughts regarding data center technologies. Art Fewell takes a deeper look at the increasingly important role of the virtual switch. Virtualization. x that involves booting on a Linux CD.

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Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

The interior of a container packed with servers at a Microsoft data center in Chicago. “We have something over a million servers in our data center infrastructure. . “We have something over a million servers in our data center infrastructure. 12 Million SF of New Microsoft Data Centers?

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Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I don’t track or get involved in the consumer space; my focus is on the data center. There were no major data center-centric announcements yesterday (day 1), but I suspect there will be some today (day 2) in a mega-session with Diane Bryant (SVP and GM of the Data Center Group at Intel).

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is my irregularly-published collection of links and articles from around the Internet related to the major data center technologies: networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications/OSes, storage, and virtualization. WekaIO recently came out of stealth, touting their “cloud-scale storage software.”

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #34, my latest collection of links, articles, thoughts, and ideas from around the web, centered on key data center technologies. Greg Ferro, aka EtherealMind, has a great series of articles on overlay networking (a component technology used in a number of network virtualization solutions).

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #44, the latest in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, ideas, and thoughts about various data center-related technologies. Virtualization. Running Hyper-V with Linux VMs? Ben Armstrong details what versions of Linux support the various Hyper-V features in this post.

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 60

Storage IO Blog

MARCH 26, 2017

For those of you who may not know Tom, he has been in the IT, data center, data infrastructure, server and storage (as well as […] The post Backup, Big data, Big Data Protection, CMG & More with Tom Becchetti Podcast appeared first on StorageIOblog.

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Big Data Backup Data Data Center 40

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Today I have another collection of data center technology links, articles, thoughts, and rants. Matt Klein breaks down service mesh components , using terms networking professionals know well, like “data plane” and “control plane.” Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take 93! Networking.

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Vmware Open Source Linux Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

As usual, I’ve gathered what I hope to be a useful but varied collection of articles and links on key data center technologies. The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. (See Virtualization.

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Vmware Open Source Linux Devops 60

Virtualized Greek

APRIL 11, 2013

We are looking at the enterprise that is highly virtualized, which looking at the market means VMware or Hyper-v with or KVM and others to a much lessor extent. If I were to still be in the business of administering servers, I’d be a Windows expert and feel comfortable managing Linux appliances within the environment.

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Vmware Data Center Cloud Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As usual, I’ve collected some articles and links from around the Internet pertaining to various data center- and cloud-related topics. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #119! Now, on to the content! Jeff Geerling explains how to test your Ansible roles with Molecule. Nope, nothing here either.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

Welcome to Technology Short Take #68, my erratically-published collection of links, articles, and posts from around the web—all focused on today’s major data center technologies. This is a highly technical article on scheduling in the Linux kernel , but it’s well worth reading. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Ryan Kelly shows readers how to configure Harbor (open source container registry project) to use Amazon S3 for storage. Ajay Chenampara shares his workaround for storing GitHub credentials on Linux. (If Ben Armstrong shows how you can use Hyper-V storage resource pools to help ease migration of workloads between data centers.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 27, 2018

Now that I’m starting to get settled into my new role at Heptio, I’ve managed to find some time to pull together another collection of links and articles pertaining to various data center technologies. Virtualization. Feedback is always welcome! Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Part 1 is available here.

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Vmware Storage Open Source Security 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Intel’s “Cloud 2015″ vision recognizes there will be more users, more devices, and more data, and is shooting toward an ecosystem of open, interoperable cloud operating environments (OEs) built on open APIs and open standards. COMS002: Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.

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Cloud Intel Open Source Data Center 109

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #39, in which I share a random assortment of links, articles, and thoughts from around the world of data center-related technologies. I might contend that Open vSwitch (OVS) alone isn’t an option for network virtualization, but that’s just splitting hairs. Networking.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles about the major data center technologies. Nick Janetakis discusses some of the differences it’s made for some of his Docker images to switch to using Alpine Linux as the base (instead of the more common Ubuntu or Debian base images). Virtualization. Networking.

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Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

“IBM will incorporate Cloud Foundry into its open cloud architecture, and put its full support behind Cloud Foundry as an open and collaborative platform for cloud application development, as it has done historically for key technologies such as Linux and OpenStack.”. “We Storage Failures Hamper Cloud Foundry. Modular Data Centers.

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