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). Servers/Hardware. Micro-segmentation is one of those terms (like SDN, cloud, DevOps, etc.)

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Via Kirk Byers (who is himself a fantastic resource), I read a couple of articles on network automation that I think readers may find helpful. Servers/Hardware. Christopher Damerau explains how to use Ansible to manage VMware resources. I hope something I’ve included here is useful for you also! Networking.

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Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2018

Also, a quick note that I removed the “Servers/Hardware” and “Storage” sections this time around, as I didn’t have any useful content to share. Ben Piper shares an example of automating Cumulus Linux with Ansible. This allows ARM to orchestrate the creation of resources through Terraform.

Devops 60

Devops Hardware Resources Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Looking for some Docker and Kubernetes resources? Virtualization. Here’s a great way. Career/Soft Skills.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Here’s another topic that came up at the recent DevOps Networking Forum: Spotify’s SDN Internet Router (SIR). Servers/Hardware. Have fun reading! Networking. Read more about it here.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s a walkthrough to install Arch Linux on VirtualBox. Thinking of virtualizing Linux on Hyper-V? Then you may find this list of tips for Linux performance on Hyper-V to be useful. I really enjoyed this article by Evgeny Zislis on DevOps transformation using Theory of Constraints. What’s that?

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 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). Servers/Hardware. Micro-segmentation is one of those terms (like SDN, cloud, DevOps, etc.)

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Geert Baeke walks readers through deploying AKS with Nginx, External DNS, the Helm Operator, and Flux (all using an Azure DevOps pipeline, if I read the article correctly). Bjoern Brundert has a collection of resources for Project Pacific (announced at VMworld 2019). Networking. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 29, 2016

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. Servers/Hardware. Via Mike Foley , the community now has a new resource to help educate on VM escapes. Alpine Linux 3.5 Nothing this time around!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Open Source Data Center 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

has a great blog series going called “Hey, I can DevOps my Network too!” Servers/Hardware. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. I hope you find something useful here! Networking. Larry Smith Jr.

Firewall 60

Firewall Windows Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Servers/Hardware. Another interesting tidbit regarding hardware: it seems as if we are now seeing the emergence of another round of “hardware offloads.” This next round of hardware offloads seems targeted at network virtualization and related technologies. x86 marches on! Operating Systems/Applications.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 14, 2015

Servers/Hardware. Speaking of VIO…interesting in trying it out, but don’t have the resources in your (work or home) lab? William Lam, who always generates some great content, has an article on automating the installation of VMware Tools on Linux with automatic kernel modules. Running vSphere 6? Good stuff. Career/Soft Skills.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Virtualization Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The courses are designed to be completed in succession, starting with the Apple Device Support course, which focuses on the skills and expertise you’ll need as a help desk professional, technical coordinator, or service provider for an organization that relies on Apple hardware and software.

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SCRUM Project Management Course Network 135