Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Aside from a Windows VM I maintain for the occasional thing I can’t do effectively on Linux or OS X, I haven’t worked with Windows in any significant capacity in quite a while. This other post by Cody on automated Windows 10 post-install may also be useful. RegEx tester. Enough said. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. I, personally, would posit that Linux can be more secure than other platforms, but it requires proper configuration and can still be undone by a loose nut behind the keyboard. Virtualization.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

Linux Academy is the only way to get exam-like training for multiple Microsoft Azure certifications, check out this blog post if you’re wondering where to get started in Azure. As always, remember that you have a range of content available here at Linux Academy if you have any gaps in prerequisite knowledge.

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Training Course Linux Microsoft 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Here’s a walkthrough to install Arch Linux on VirtualBox. Alan Renouf shows you how to retrieve NVMe storage device details using PowerCLI. Thinking of virtualizing Linux on Hyper-V? Then you may find this list of tips for Linux performance on Hyper-V to be useful. Virtualization. environments. Check out the details here.

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Aside from a Windows VM I maintain for the occasional thing I can’t do effectively on Linux or OS X, I haven’t worked with Windows in any significant capacity in quite a while. This other post by Cody on automated Windows 10 post-install may also be useful. Enough said. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

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. As a partial counterpoint to the increased use/visibility of Linux in the networking industry, check out Ivan’s take on Dell’s OS10 announcement. Networking.

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Vmware Linux Open Source Devops 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. Customers don’t care about data centers, or DevOps pipelines, or toolkits…they just care about being able to do whatever it is you offer (buy stuff, consume a service, whatever).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Open Source Data Center 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

This includes cgroups (the ability to control resource allocation/utilization), which is built into the Linux kernel. There is a Docker daemon that runs on Linux; the Docker client can be run elsewhere. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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Virtualization Linux Intel Construction 100

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

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. As a partial counterpoint to the increased use/visibility of Linux in the networking industry, check out Ivan’s take on Dell’s OS10 announcement. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Linux Devops 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

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). What really caught my eye, though, was the size of the Windows Server Docker image (9.429 GB!). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 9, 2019

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional Level. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional. Amazon Web Services describes the ideal candidate as having: Hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage, and database AWS services. Familiarity with Windows and Linux environments.

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Devops Architecture Web Services Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Also from the same folks is a version of cloud-init for Windows instances in cloud environments. Keep hearing the term “DevOps,” but all the explanations you read are rather obtuse and obscure? I found this pair of articles on DevOps in straight English to be helpful. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps ( Expert ). Linux Academy released a course for the AZ-900 exam in May 2019. It includes major services related to compute, storage, network, and security, and is aimed at those in administrative and technical roles looking to validate administration knowledge in cloud services.

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Linux Microsoft Devops Course 150

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps ( Expert ). Linux Academy released a course for the AZ-900 exam in May 2019. It includes major services related to compute, storage, network, and security, and is aimed at those in administrative and technical roles looking to validate administration knowledge in cloud services.

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Linux Microsoft Devops Course 134

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

This blending of “traditional” network engineering with containers, Linux, and DevOps tooling is how Matt is setting new trends and directions for the networking industry. Michael Dales shares his experience trying out Windows 10 and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as a Linux development environment.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Linux Academy

MAY 7, 2019

Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps ( Expert ). Linux Academy released a course for the AZ-900 exam in May 2019. It includes major services related to compute, storage, network, and security, and is aimed at those in administrative and technical roles looking to validate administration knowledge in cloud services.

Linux 60

Linux Microsoft Devops Course 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

has a great blog series going called “Hey, I can DevOps my Network too!” 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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

This November at Linux Academy, we have loads of new content coming your way! To all of our learners who may know someone who wants to learn more about the cloud or Linux, but they have been on the fence about signing up for a free community edition account, then tell them that right now is a great time for them to sign up!

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Linux Systems Administration Cloud Google 16