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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Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

I have another collection of links, articles, and thoughts about key data center technologies, and hopefully I’ve managed to include something here that will prove useful or thought-provoking. Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, and operating system and software blogs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the fast-evolving world of finance, data security is of paramount importance. Financial institutions must ensure the protection of sensitive personal information, most commonly payment card data, to maintain, trust and meet various regulatory requirements.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

” Want to use a Yubikey to automatically lock and unlock your Linux system? Mike Krieger shares some information on how rt.live (a site sharing updates of the COVID-19 R t ) handles their daily runs to update data. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Programming. ” Storage.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 24, 2019

Many organizations that have migrated services the cloud have started building new projects in the cloud and have not migrated many on-premise services that are still running in their own data centers. The Cloud Service operates with an agent-based technology and allows for the migration of live running machines.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. Before 2007 and the birth of the cloud computing market we are witnessing today, the on-premise model hosted in large local data centers dominated enterprise storage. Data security, legal and regulatory concerns, for the most part, were very localized.

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Storage Cloud Media Operating Systems 79

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

So, here you go—here’s your latest collection of links from around the internet focused on data center and cloud-related technologies. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. I hope that you find something useful here. Here are some design considerations for Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) networks.

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Vmware Network Hardware Cloud 74

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Here’s another collection of links and articles from around the Internet discussing various data center-focused technologies. 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.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This collection is (mostly) data center- and cloud-focused, and hopefully I’ve managed to curate a list that has some useful information for readers. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems. ” Great quote!

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CIO Dashboard.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CIO Dashboard.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 107

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Alpine Linux 3.5 Networking.

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Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, and operating system and software blogs.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 66

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I’m back with another collection of articles on various data center technologies. Here’s a review of targeted attacks and APTs (advanced persistent threats) on Linux. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #131! Here’s hoping you find something useful here!

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Linux Programming Cloud Open Source 60

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Other future-focused tech include AI/machine learning, big data analytics, and NoSQL databases. CIO Dashboard.

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Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #77. Networking. Good advice.

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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. Operating Systems/Applications.

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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.” Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

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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

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. Seriously.).

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #119! Now, on to the content! Are you a (largely non-technical) manager seeking to better understand Kubernetes? (I’d

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ready for another round of links, articles, and thoughts on data center technologies? Operating Systems/Applications. Michael Wittig shares some details on migrating to Amazon Linux 2. Ed Haletky has an updated Linux version of the VMware Software Manager. Welcome to Technology Short Take 94! Networking.

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Vmware Linux Network Storage 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 Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #70! Networking. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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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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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Operating Systems/Applications. You may have heard about Microsoft’s announcement regarding running Bash on Windows; here’s an article written by Deepu Thomas with more details on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which makes running native Linux ELF64 binaries on Windows possible. (By Career/Soft Skills.

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Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

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

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 Networking.

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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. Operating Systems/Applications. I’ll try to correct that for the next one.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There are two CCT paths to choose from: data center or routing and switching. The CCT Data Center certification covers support and maintenance of Cisco Unified Computing systems and server. It’s targeted at field support engineers working with Cisco data center system devices and software.

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SCRUM Project Management Course Network 135

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Kristian Larsson shows how to validate data using YANG. Practical examples like this have really helped me better understand YANG and its relationship to structured data you might exchange with a device or service. Operating Systems/Applications. In the meantime, here’s a few links and articles for your reading pleasure.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 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. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 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 Networking.

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Vmware Open Source Linux Devops 60

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

And if cloud computing is about computers far away from you in data centers, the edge is about the computers closest to you — like Windows PCs. POSIX, which is a set of operating system standards. WSL, which is the part of Windows that lets you run Linux. PWAs, which are progressive web apps.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

That’s right, it’s time for yet another collection of links and articles from around the Internet on various data center-related technologies, products, projects, and efforts. It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

SPF13

JUNE 4, 2015

Linux has become the foundation for infrastructure everywhere as it defined application portability from the desktop to the phone and from to the data center to the cloud. The Future of the Operating System. What is an Operating System ? Operating Systems & Apps Over Time.

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Operating Systems System Disaster Recovery Case Study 100

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Feedback is always welcome! Networking. Part 1 is available here.

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