Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Networking. Chip Zoller has a write-up on doing HTTPS ingress with Enterprise PKS. The “TL;DR” for those who are interested is that this solution bypasses the normal iptables layer involved in most Kubernetes implementations to load balance traffic directly to Pods in the cluster. Servers/Hardware.

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak has a great article that tries to get to the kernel of truth in the middle of the intent-based networking hype. The company is VirTool Networks (catchy, eh?), Servers/Hardware. Joep Piscaer discusses his use of ProtonVPN as an always-on VPN for his home network. Virtualization.

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

This is session CLDS006, “Exploring New Intel Xeon Processor E5 Based Platform Optimizations for 10 Gb Ethernet Network Infrastructures.” The session starts with Rodriguez giving a (thankfully) brief overview of Expedient and then getting into the evolution of networking with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE).

Intel 109

Intel Virtualization Data Center Network 109

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.

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Fountainhead

JUNE 29, 2009

Both are implicitly or explicitly taking aim at each other as they chase the enterprise data center market. ” From a network performance perspective, Matrix includes 2x10Gb ‘fabric’ connections, 16x8Gb SAN uplinks, and 16x10Gb Ethernet uplinks.

Analysis 147

Analysis HP Data Center Virtualization 147

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Whether it is redundant hardware or a private hot-site, keeping an environment up and running 99.99% (insert more 9’s here) of the time is a tough job. With a well-planned deployment, and a good infrastructure, companies can efficiently load-balance their IT environment between multiple active, cloud-based, sites.

Cloud 250

Cloud Disaster Recovery Data Center Backup 250

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

They manage dedicated firewalls for us, but as far as load balancers we use the cloud. I wasn’t sure cloud load balancing would be right, for example, but they showed us the numbers. Networking. Latest AWS Price Cuts Target the Enterprise & the Competition. A lot of providers won’t let us in their plans.

Cloud 189

Cloud Data Data Center Firewall 189

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

This is session COMS002, titled “The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design.” The Intel Open Network Platform (ONP) Switch is the official name for Seacliff Trail, which I talked about last year at IDF 2012. So how does this work?

Intel 61

Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 61

The Accidental Successful CIO

AUGUST 3, 2011

This low level software allowed multiple applications to run on the same physical hardware but believe that they had the box all to themselves. The problem is that often the VM management tools aren’t able to scale up to the size of enterprise operations. The arrival of virtualization software changed everything.

Virtualization 100

Virtualization Load Balancer Data Center Vmware 100

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Microservers share some common characteristics, such as high integrated platforms (like integrated network) and being designed for high efficiency. He starts the discussion by talking about NFV and SDN, and how these efforts enable agile networks on standard high volume (SHV) servers (such as microservers).

Load Balancer 61

Load Balancer Intel Network Hardware 61

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Networking. If you’re interested in learning more about OpenFlow and software-defined networking but need to do this on a shoestring budget in your home lab, a number of guides have been written to help out. First up is Brent Salisbury’s how to build an SDN lab without needing OpenFlow hardware. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 109

Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

The need for application management tools is particularly critical when applications go beyond typical single server Web sites into the more complex category of multi-tier enterprise applications. It is implicitly driven by the enterprise shift of moving more and more application workloads to cloud style deployments. Networking.

Data Center 203

Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 6, 2009

A specific angle I want to address here is that of infrastructure automation ; that is, the dynamic manipulation of physical resources (virtualized or not) such as I/O, networking, load balancing, and storage connections - Sometimes referred to as "Infrastructure 2.0". a Fabric), and network switches, load balancers, etc.

Load Balancer 100

Load Balancer Virtualization Data Center Network 100

Virtualized Greek

AUGUST 27, 2013

According to VMware a mature NSX environment allows you to orchestrate and provision layer 2 and 3 characteristics of the network associated to the application and VM’s but the network elements all the way up to layer 7. What’s not clear is if VMware is pushing vSAN as an enterprise ready solution. Single Pane of Glass.

Vmware 58

Vmware Load Balancer Data Center Virtualization 58

Fountainhead

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Essentially the punchline is this: Weve taken the most commonly-purchased hardware configuration and management tools used by mission-critical IT Ops, and integrated them into a single product with a single GUI that you can install and use in ~ 1 day. If you dont believe Dell hardware is ready for the Data Center, then think again.

Dell 138

Dell Data Center Virtualization Cloud 138

Fountainhead

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Four days packed with presentations and networking (of the social kind). Think of it this way: Fabric Computing is the componentization and abstraction of infrastructure (such as CPU, Memory, Network and Storage). Virtual networking. This permits physically flatter networks. Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

Data Center 113

Data Center Virtualization Load Balancer Network 113

Fountainhead

DECEMBER 13, 2010

IO Virtualization is an approach whereby physical IO components such as Network Interface Cards (NICs) Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs) and Keyboard/video/Mouse ports (KVM) are reproduced logically rather than physically. Converged Networking Adapters (e.g. Existing physical IO but with address hardware-based mapping/virtualization (e.g.

Virtualization 157

Virtualization Data Center Network Storage 157

Fountainhead

MAY 6, 2010

Converged Infrastructure and Unified Computing are both terms referring to technology where the complete server profile, including I/O (NICs, HBAs, KVM), networking (VLANs, IP load balancing, etc.), The result is a pooling of physical servers, network resources and storage resources that can be assigned on-demand.

Data Center 100

Data Center Virtualization Storage Network 100

Fountainhead

JUNE 7, 2010

Capital cost – if you count all of the separate hardware components they’re trying to manage. That last bullet, the thing about hardware components, is also something to drill down into. And I mean I/O components like NICs and HBAs, not to mention switches, load balancers and cables. Enterprise Efficiency.

Virtualization 113

Virtualization Data Center Transportation Disaster Recovery 113