Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Networking. Justin Pietsch Has a lengthy article on why network engineers need to focus on getting the network out of the way. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Hopefully one of these links will prove useful to you. Matt Oswalt digs into eBPF.

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Vmware Storage Study Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Networking. Netflix has a good post on how they use prioritized load shedding to provide a good user experience during system outages. Servers/Hardware. How did I not know about Network Time Security (NTS)? Operating Systems/Applications. It’s definitely on my list! Programming. Virtualization.

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SMB Cloud Fashion Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 16, 2018

Networking. Interesting stuff…P4 definitely has the potential to dramatically reshape networking in new ways, in my humble opinion. Ajay Chenampara outlines how POAP (Power On Auto Provisioning), a feature of Cisco NX-OS, works to streamline provisioning new network switches. Servers/Hardware.

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Architecture Meeting Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Networking. I enjoyed Dave McCrory’s series on the future of the network (see part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 —part 5 hadn’t gone live yet when I published this). Michael Kashin has a handy little tool that functions like ssh-copy-id on servers, but for network devices (leveraging Netmiko). Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Networking. I enjoyed Dave McCrory’s series on the future of the network (see part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 —part 5 hadn’t gone live yet when I published this). Michael Kashin has a handy little tool that functions like ssh-copy-id on servers, but for network devices (leveraging Netmiko). Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Networking. I mean, if they aren’t willing to embrace the abstraction and automation that a cloud management platform brings, will abstraction and automation at the networking layer provide any significant benefit? Don’t think this “software-defined networking” thing is going to take off? x86 marches on!

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 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 Networking. Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 5, 2019

Networking. Servers/Hardware. Although I’ve by and large moved away from Apple hardware (I still have a MacBook Pro running macOS that sees very little use, and a Mac Pro running Fedora), I did see this article regarding a new keyboard for the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Storage Hardware Open Source Vmware 60

Kitaboo

MAY 24, 2023

Peer-to-peer networks and file-sharing platforms contribute to the widespread dissemination of intellectual property without proper authorization. They range from software-based solutions to hardware-based implementations, catering to different types of content and platforms.

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eBook Licensing Artificial Intelligence System 78

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Networking. 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). Using Python and Netmiko for network automation is the topic of this post by Colin McAlister.

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Networking. ” Servers/Hardware. For those of us in the IT field, we are definitely living in interesting times. Operating Systems/Applications. Thus, this Tech Short Take may be a bit shorter than usual, but hopefully you’ll still find something useful. A simple tip, yes, but useful!

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Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 17, 2018

Networking. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. I’ll put this here since it kind of applies to lots of different technology areas, even though it is sort of networking-focused: Ben Cotton recently shared 6 RFCs you should read. Bet you haven’t seen that term used in a while!)

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Load Balancer Storage Network Linux 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. Networking. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Networking. In this post on why networking needs a Chaos Monkey , Mike Bushong applies to the terms to networks—a snowflake network is an intricately crafted network that is carefully tailored to utilize a custom subset of networking features unique to your environment. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Networking. I enjoyed Dave McCrory’s series on the future of the network (see part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , and part 4 —part 5 hadn’t gone live yet when I published this). Michael Kashin has a handy little tool that functions like ssh-copy-id on servers, but for network devices (leveraging Netmiko).

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Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 11, 2018

Networking. David Gee makes the connection between coffee and network automation. Matt Oswalt, one of the co-authors of our recently-released network automation book from O’Reilly, recently tackled the topic of running Kubernetes with Tungsten Fabric (formerly known as OpenContrail). Servers/Hardware. No, really.

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Network Virtualization Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Networking. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. In a bit of an older post from late summer 2016, Matt Oswalt outlines why network engineers should care about the network software supply chain. Good advice.

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Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. We will discuss how to use your professional network of contacts, the importance of cover letters, how to tailor your resume, and what key topics to highlight in pursuit of that position.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Networking. Netmiko, if you haven’t heard, is a fantastic Python library that’s really useful when writing Python-based network automation scripts. Here’s a “cheat sheet” for working with Cumulus Linux ; it may prove useful for networking professionals who don’t (yet) have a lot of familiarity with Linux. (If Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

Networking. 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 this SDx Central article or this Network World article for more details.). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Open Source Devops 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Networking. 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). Using Python and Netmiko for network automation is the topic of this post by Colin McAlister.

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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Networking. This is, of course, just one way of handling subnets within a VPC, but some of the principles outlined in Christopher’s article are definitely sound. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Christopher Davis has an article discussing a recommended VPC subnet configuration.

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Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Networking. I found the articles at step 5, the benefits of Git for network engineers , but the previous four articles also look helpful. Do I need to talk about how understanding a service mesh is a good thing for networking professionals? Servers/Hardware. This is definitely something I’d like to explore further.

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Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this episode, though, I’m going to focus on the much more common digital pentesters side, you know, the people who are hired to break into the digital organization, the networks, the software -- and this they can do pretty much anywhere, often without much travel. This episode dives into vulnerabilities discovered in web servers.

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Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In this episode, though, I’m going to focus on the much more common digital pentesters side, you know, the people who are hired to break into the digital organization, the networks, the software -- and this they can do pretty much anywhere, often without much travel. Which brings up a very basic question: What exactly is pentesting?

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Network Applications Security Operating Systems 52

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Networking. I love this post from Matt Oswalt on five next-gen skills for networking pros. You may have heard about the “6-pack”, Facebook’s new open modular hardware switch introduced recently ( here’s a post on it ). Servers/Hardware. Here’s hoping you find something useful. Bring on the content!

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks. I’ve mentioned Jeda Networks before (see here ), and I was pretty excited to have the opportunity to sit down with a couple of guys from Jeda to get more details on what they’re doing. Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company.

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 62

Scott Lowe

MAY 9, 2014

Networking. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a networking topic that is starting to get more and more attention (some may equate “attention” with “hype”; I’ll allow you to draw your own conclusion there). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Gotta love it!

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Vmware Storage HP Virtualization 60

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Vamosi: Beau and Paulino are two of the five authors of Practical IoT Hacking: The Definitive Guide to Attacking the Internet of Things , a new book from no starch press available from Amazon and other fine booksellers. When I started writing my first book when gadgets betray us, IoT was still known as hardware hacking, or embedded security.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

Vamosi: Beau and Paulino are two of the five authors of Practical IoT Hacking: The Definitive Guide to Attacking the Internet of Things , a new book from no starch press available from Amazon and other fine booksellers. When I started writing my first book when gadgets betray us, IoT was still known as hardware hacking, or embedded security.

Internet 52

Internet Research Security Tools 52

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

Networking. 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 this SDx Central article or this Network World article for more details.). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Linux Devops 60

Galido

JUNE 27, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - Cloud Computing- A Definitive Way to Amply your Business Productivity - Information Technology Blog. In traditional business operations, if you wanted to get access to anything in your company, it had to be done through software locally installed on your computer. Platform as a service (PaaS).

Cloud 81

Cloud Backup Storage Applications 81

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. Networking. Jason Edelman recently took a look at Docker networking. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Networking. Matt Oswalt tackles the topic of unit testing (specifically with regard to network automation) with a post on unit testing JunOS with JSNAPy. Jérôme Petazzoni test drives AppSwitch , the “network stack from the future.” Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Networking. Paul Fries takes on defining SDN , breaking it down into two “flavors”: host dominant and network dominant. I’d like to add to Paul’s analysis that it’s important to understand that, in reality, host dominant and network dominant systems can coexist. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization Storage 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. We will discuss how to use your professional network of contacts, the importance of cover letters, how to tailor your resume, and what key topics to highlight in pursuit of that position.

Linux 60

Linux Course Big Data Devops 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Networking. I think this three-part series on new network models for cloud computing ( part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ), while almost a year old, is quite good. Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post.

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Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92