CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2022

Multivendor enterprise IT environments don’t spring up overnight. It’s not uncommon for individual departments to house several vendors’ compute, storage, and network platforms under one roof. It’s no longer driven by hardware technology, which had a predictable life cycle to it. John Gunther – Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

inch Windows tablet with a detachable keyboard deck. The X12 Detachable comes with Intel’s latest 11th Gen processors and runs Windows 10 Pro. It comes with a Core i3-1110G4, 8GB of RAM (soldered), and 256GB of storage. With the ThinkPad X12 Detachable, the company is once again taking direct aim at Microsoft’s Surface Pro line.

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Storage Windows Course Microsoft 79

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! See more details here. Check this out.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I’ve been a Mac OS X user for a long time; I switched from Windows to OS X in 2003 when the OS X flavor of the day was 10.2 “Jaguar.” Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. An OS is nice, but it’s just window dressing without the applications. The only constant is change.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 123

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

Servers/Hardware. So, it’s pretty cool that you’ll be able to run Windows-based containers (via Docker) on Windows Server 2016; here’s an article that discusses using Packer and Vagrant to try it out yourself. What really caught my eye, though, was the size of the Windows Server Docker image (9.429 GB!). Maybe next time?

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Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

and it’s due in part to todays announcements by Citrix about Project Avalon , the explosion of the Mobile Enterprise , and the Path to the Cloud. This will let enterprises and/or service providers deliver Windows apps and desktops as a true cloud service from private, public and hybrid clouds for users on any device, anywhere.

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Cloud Data Center Mobile Virtualization 189

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Servers/Hardware. While all the attention is “up the stack,” there are still some occasions when you need to worry about the details in the hardware. I’m not sure if this falls into storage or virtualization, but we’ll place it here in the Storage section. “Junk-box infrastructure,” eh?

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Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 65

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 10, 2012

” Primarily this means how to handle Windows-based applications and managing Windows instances (like migrating to new versions of Windows). At 9:23 AM, Daniel Beveridge takes the stage to discuss new ways of addressing Windows-based applications. I’ll close the liveblog here. VMworld EMEA Day 2 Keynote.

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Vmware Windows Virtualization Applications 109

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. Technology Short Take #44.

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company. Given my previous role at EMC (involved in storage) and my current role at VMware focused on network virtualization (which encompasses SDN), I was quite curious. At that point, the system DRAM almost looks like another level of cache.

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 62

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Greg Ferro examines a potential SDN use case (an OpenFlow use case) in the form of enterprise firewall migrations. Servers/Hardware. If you’re a real storage geek (or if you’re not but are having trouble sleeping), check out this USENIX presentation on erasure coding in Windows Azure storage.

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Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 108

GeekWire

JUNE 29, 2021

Device driver and E/PROM programmers are closest to the hardware, and that bottoms-up understanding how a computer operates — from booting to loading the OS, to launching apps and beyond — is still immensely valuable, even in the era of cloud and AI/machine learning!”. “My What did you learn from it? What were your responsibilities there? “My

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Transportation Windows Software Software 124

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

” He shows off two hardware samples: the ultra-small Medfield system-on-a-chip (SoC) and the much larger Xeon Phi high-performance computing (HPC) platform. However, it’s not just about hardware–it’s also about the software. General Hardware IDF2012 Intel' IDF 2012 Keynote, Day 1.

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Intel Hardware Data Center Video 101

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Servers/Hardware. First, he provides a high-level overview of Mesos ; that’s followed up by a slightly deeper look at Mesos, then a discussion of persistent storage and fault tolerance. Much ado was made about the Microsoft-Docker announcement a while back regarding the availability of Docker on Windows.

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Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

” Eul walks through the basic components of the mobile platform, which includes not only hardware but also mobile software. It appears it’s running some flavor of Windows. Hand shows a Windows 8-based 8" tablet from Dell, the start of a new family of products that will be branded Venue.

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Intel Hardware Mobile Dell 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

As a provider, Expedient has to balance five core resources: compute, storage (capacity), storage (performance), network I/O, and memory. VM-to-VM (on the same host) via a hardware-based virtual switch in an SR-IOV network interface card (NIC). In this case, the switching is done in hardware in the SR-IOV NIC.

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Intel Virtualization Data Center Network 108

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Servers/Hardware. and Windows Server 2012 NFS. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Networking Storage Virtualization Automation HyperV Linux OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet vCloud VMFS VMware vSphere Xen' Here’s one idea.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 106

Sean Daniel

MAY 25, 2012

So I own an iPad (Hey, the Windows 8 tablet’s aren’t out yet, it’s ok!), Note that the Playbook hardware was not updated for Playbook 2.0, It also only has a mono speaker, and I’m not a fan of the dexterity changes between the screen and hardware button Smaller screen, which for me means different purpose.

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Apple Comparison Windows SMB 53

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Nick Chapman over at CloudFlux shares his experience working with whitebox switches , and mulls on why the adoption of whitebox switches in the enterprise may be slower than some might expect (or hope). Servers/Hardware. Are you a network engineer who wants to expand his or her automation skills, but doesn’t have the equipment?

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Vmware Case Study Linux Network 60

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. Servers/Hardware. Here’s hoping you find something useful. Networking.

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Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Servers/Hardware. See this post by Ben Armstrong on faster live migration in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 (which is now generally available ). Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. on flow table explosion with OpenFlow. Technology Short Take #36.

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Vmware Network Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Servers/Hardware. and Windows Server 2012 NFS. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Networking Storage Virtualization Automation HyperV Linux OpenFlow OpenStack Puppet vCloud VMFS VMware vSphere Xen' Here’s one idea.

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Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 60

Sean Daniel

AUGUST 8, 2012

about a name change from Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to Windows Essential Server 2012. Before I joined Microsoft, I spent countless hours with my roommates with Windows NT4 server, Proxy Server, and more software, trying to share an Internet connection with my room mates. Storage Server Essentials. (17).

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Small Business SMB Windows Microsoft 78

Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Students will get hands-on experience installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Aurora shall be known as Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. To learn more about Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials , download the datasheet. SBS7 shall be known as Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard. To learn more about Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard , download the datasheet.

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Small Business Windows SMB Backup 43

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Brian is a Solution Architect; Jim is a Windows Server Architect. At this point, Jim Pinkerton of Microsoft takes over to discuss how Windows Server thinks about this issue and these challenges. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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Virtualization Network Intel Data Center 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

That viruses and malware are Windows problems is a misnomer that is often propagated through the Linux community and it’s an easy one to believe until you start noticing strange behavior on your system. Students will get hands-on experience installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 60

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

We have a chapter on threat modeling, so that researchers will know the potential harms that they could cause we have a chapter on an IoT methodology, so that they can have tried proven mechanisms to conduct security research, and we've got a chapter that talks about how to defend organizations defend enterprises, from their IoT.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

We have a chapter on threat modeling, so that researchers will know the potential harms that they could cause we have a chapter on an IoT methodology, so that they can have tried proven mechanisms to conduct security research, and we've got a chapter that talks about how to defend organizations defend enterprises, from their IoT.

Internet 52

Internet Research Security Tools 52

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

Internet performance and control company Cedexis announced an extension to its Radar community services with the addition of many new clouds, and the availability of Radar reports as an app for Windows 8. The Windows 8 Radar app is available immediately for free on the Windows App Store. Supercomputing / HPC. Managed Hosting.

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Data Center Cloud Data Windows 191

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Why I plan on using the new Windows Home Server 2011. I’m sure you have heard by now, that the Release Candidate of the new Windows Home Server 2011 is available for download. open standard for compatible streaming, you can stream to your XBOX 360, Playstation 3, DLNA capable TV, iPad (with application), Windows 7 PC (or slate!)

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Windows Backup Storage Microsoft 87

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

He points out that users can choose between Windows or Android, but of course there is no mention of iOS-based devices. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. General Hardware IDF2013' But what about tablets? IDF 2013 Keynote, Day 1.

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Intel Internet Architecture Healthcare 62

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

He points out that users can choose between Windows or Android, but of course there is no mention of iOS-based devices. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. General Hardware IDF2013' But what about tablets? IDF 2103 Keynote, Day 1.

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Intel Internet Architecture Healthcare 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

Even Facebook, which has open sourced much of its designs for its data center hardware but remains vague about its server count, saying only that it operates “hundreds of thousands” of machines. Just think how much all them licences would have cost any other company running 1 million+ Windows servers! Supercomputing / HPC.

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Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2014

Servers/Hardware. I recently built a Windows Server 2008 R2 image for use in my OpenStack home lab. If you find yourself needing to build a Windows image for OpenStack, check out creating a Windows image on OpenStack (via Gridcentric) and building a Windows image for OpenStack (via Brent Salisbury).

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Vmware Windows Virtualization Storage 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

I’ve been in the data storage industry for years, and our customers STILL have some sort of tape storage lingering around. In the past, linear storage media was used as the first line of defense to restore lost data. Evolution of Storage and Backup Technology. Yet in 2013, many data centers are still using tape.

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Data Center Data Backup Storage 195

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

First up, Jason goes off on a rant about network virtualization , briefly hitting topics like the relationship between overlays and hardware, the role of hardware in network virtualization, the changing roles of data center professionals, and whether overlays are the next logical step in the evolution of the network. Servers/Hardware.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 105