CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2022

Not all enterprises are in the market for big iron. IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. IBM’s hardware timetable calls for CPU upgrades approximately every two and a half years. “We

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Cloudera’s Doug Cutting delivered a presentation at Hadoop World that outlined key forces driving the data world forward which shed some important insights on where enterprise technology is going. Turns out that in parallel with this growth in capabilities in hardware is the adoption of technology. Why do we care?

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Linux Academy

APRIL 18, 2019

As we promised, this week is all about Linux. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Prep Course is ready for you to dive into and learn everything you’ll need to know for the Redhat Certified Architect certification exam. With that in mind, let’s get into what we have ready for you this week.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 18, 2021

That’s how Mark Fernandez of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) explains the state of communications between the ISS and Earth — and it’s one reason he’s excited to have a computer on board. HPE’s Spaceborne Computer-2 uses off-the-shelf servers and components encased in hardware designed for harsh environments.

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Linux Academy

MARCH 7, 2019

This can dramatically cut capital expenditures and replace them with operational expenses that offer more control and much greater flexibility to the enterprise. How have other enterprises used these levers? This allows companies to avoid large upfront hardware investments, and only pay for what they use, similar to a utility.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Microsoft Pluton is a security processor that is built directly into future CPUs and will replace the existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip that’s currently used to secure hardware and cryptographic keys. Pluton is the same security found in Xbox One consoles. “We so you just get it.”

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Dataconomy

MARCH 19, 2024

NVIDIA’s strategic goal with NIM is to foster a network of AI-prepared containers that are built upon its hardware infrastructure, with these specialized microservices acting as the principal software component for organizations eager to accelerate their AI initiatives.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The frenzy created by the public release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has triggered an arms race among hyperscalers to differentiate themselves by developing their own large language models (LLMs), building platforms that enable enterprises to create generative AI applications, and integrating generative AI throughout their portfolios of service offerings.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Announced in June of last year, Cisco’s Tetration Analytics is a turnkey analytics package that gathers information from hardware and software sensors and analyzes the information using big data and machine learning. Per Cisco once in place, the Tetration platform learns its enterprise environment and any policies IT has in place.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. By choosing them, enterprises are almost adopting net zero by proxy,” Koushik says.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation.

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Linux Academy

JUNE 10, 2019

Stronger cryptographic suite for the enterprise going from 128 bit in WPA2 to 192 bit, while WPA3-Personal remains at 128 bit. To summarize, WPA3 improved security and the process of forklift-upgrading existing hardware — software updates are available as long as the vendor supports the hardware. My #1 Wireless Security Tip.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In earlier days, to install Mayhem for Code on-prem, we co-ordinated with the IT staff of our customers to ensure that they have the hardware, OS, and networking set up for Mayhem. These days, to get Mayhem for Code on your premises: we can provision hardware for you, if you'd like. Oracle Linux. && xorriso.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Customers will act on market shifts that makes the purchase and resale of hardware and software no longer viable opting instead for the integration of cloud-based services. Wearables will become the most impactful mobile device - BYOW will replace BYOD as the primary concern of enterprise IT managers.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. In recent years, we’ve seen more devices running off-the-shelf software (like Linux). Is the Linux bridge efficient enough? Next, he discusses the evolution of network devices so far. The DPDK is BSD licensed and source code is available from Intel.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. I’m a fan of Cumulus, but I’m admittedly a Linux guy (see here ) so you might say I’m a bit biased. Jeremy is a “hard-core” networking professional, and so hearing his feedback on Cumulus Linux was, in my opinion, useful.

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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 Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Welcome to Technology Short Take #70!

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems. Servers/Hardware. Bruno Hildenbrand shares 20 tips for managing Linux VMs on Azure. Kevin Campusano discusses Linux development in Windows 10 with Docker and WSL 2.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The first one, on virtualizing the network, did highlight an important development regarding hardware offloads for Geneve, the next-generation network overlay encapsulation protocol. Intel announced yesterday that the new XL710 network adapters (which are 40Gbps adapters) will support Geneve hardware offloads. Closing Thoughts.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Servers/Hardware. For those new to Linux virtualization—or even if you’ve been around Linux virtualization for a while—this article explaining how Intel VT-x, QEMU, and KVM work together is full of good information. Read his write-up here. Ubuntu 20.04 has backported support for WireGuard in its 5.4-based

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Scott Lowe

JULY 18, 2014

This was an important step in educating myself on Linux, KVM, libvirt, and Open vSwitch (OVS), all of which are critical core components in most installations of OpenStack. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Client-Specific DHCP Options with Linux DHCP Server.

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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. Nir Yechiel posted an article on using the Cumulus VX QCOW2 image with Fedora and KVM.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Servers/Hardware. While written for OS X, most of these tips apply to Linux or other Unix-like operating systems as well. Mike Preston has a great series going on tuning Debian Linux running under vSphere. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

As described in this Metacloud blog post , vxfld is designed to “handle VXLAN traffic from any operationg system or hardware platform that adheres to the IETF Internet-Draft for VXLAN” Nir Yechiel recently posted part 1 of a discussion on the need for network overlays. Servers/Hardware. Running Hyper-V with Linux VMs?

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). Show Notes. Cassandra and Neo4j.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Macintosh iPhone Linux' Why I Might Leave OS X. Similar Posts: The Future of the OS. Apple and VMware…or Xen? Apple on Intel. Apple and Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

In the process, he muses about the value of configuration management tool chains such as Chef and Puppet in a world of “open switch” platforms such as Cumulus Linux. Speaking of Cumulus Linux…did you see the announcement that Dell has signed a reseller agreement with Cumulus Networks? Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Servers/Hardware. I recently mentioned on Twitter that I was considering building out a new Linux PC to replace my aging Mac Pro (it’s a 2012 model, so going on 9 years old). Christian Posta talks a bit about some of the challenges of adopting service mesh in enterprise organizations.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Chip Zoller has a write-up on doing HTTPS ingress with Enterprise PKS. Servers/Hardware. This installation in the Tech Short Takes series is much shorter than usual, but hopefully I’ve managed to find something that proves to be helpful or informative! Now, on to the content! Networking. Nothing this time around.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

That prompted Cody Bunch to write this article on setting up a topology with BGP on Linux using the topology converter , which I’m now mentioning in this Technology Short Take. PowerShell on Cumulus Linux on a network switch? Servers/Hardware. Does your head hurt yet?). Pete Lumbis shows you how. It’s pretty cool stuff.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. He highly recommends using OS X on Apple hardware (he bought a used MacBook Pro, including SSD, for less than 300 euros). Show Notes. Cassandra and Neo4j.

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 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. Nir Yechiel posted an article on using the Cumulus VX QCOW2 image with Fedora and KVM.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Sunrise Trail will leverage one of a number of potential enterprise Linux distributions, integration with OpenStack, the Intel DPDK for packet acceleration, various hypervisors will be supported (KVM, Hyper-V, KVM), support for OpenFlow (which will undoubtedly come via Open vSwitch [OVS] ). IDF 2012 Day 1 Summary and Thoughts.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Servers/Hardware. Only a true geek would be interested in this, but here’s some information on running OpenBSD in KVM on Linux. Given my past interest in OpenBSD and my present interest in KVM on Linux, this might be something I’ll be trying myself soon. That’s pretty handy. Technology Short Take #25.

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Virtualized Greek

AUGUST 27, 2013

I asked the question earlier how does NSX bring value to the enterprise. You can save money if you consolidate your Windows & Linux workloads to fewer servers. The network industry has focused on protocols for a long time because of the need interoperate hardware devices between vendors.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Tony: Exactly, is on a cluster that’s equipped with JBM and Linux. I don’t think that’s going to make sense for the enterprise mainstream. How’s that? Andrew: I like the irony there. Tony: Yeah. Andrew: Cheers. Andrew: Okay.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Vincent Bernat has a really in-depth article on IPv4 route lookup on Linux (and one on IPv6 route lookup as well). Servers/Hardware. The folks over at Cloudify recently did a survey on the state of “enterprise multi-cloud”; the report is available here (doesn’t appear to be behind a paywall/regwall).

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