Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens. Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Operating Systems/Applications Dewan Ahmed has a great run-down on options for documentation-as-code.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. Teri Radichel draws some connections between recent events in the Ukraine and cybersecurity. It’s a shame the site doesn’t appear to have an RSS/Atom feed… Operating Systems/Applications. (Seriously.).

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? What happens to submarine cables when there are massive events, like a volcanic eruption? Operating Systems/Applications. Ulrich Speidel shares some of the findings after the volcanic eruption in Tonga. Levent Ogut takes a deep dive into Kubernetes init containers.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

In any event, here you are—I hope you find something useful for you! VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). Servers/Hardware. James Hamilton is back with a more in-depth look at the components of the AWS Nitro System. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Operating Systems 60

Operating Systems Authentication Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Servers/Hardware. On the hardware side of things, we have James Hamilton of AWS discussing two hardware-related items coming out of AWS re:Invent 2018. Operating Systems/Applications. Anthony Burke has some information on preparing a node for Kubernetes and the NSX NCP.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 17, 2018

Servers/Hardware. And in the event you’re not really familiar with the various autoscaling aspects of Kubernetes (of which cluster autoscaling is just one), this article by Mohamed Ahmed provides a 101-level overview. Operating Systems/Applications. It’s really good. Nothing this time around, sorry!

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Storage Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

see below in the “Operating Systems/Applications” section), Metaswitch has announced a Container Networking Interface (CNI) plugin for Project Calico. Servers/Hardware. Colin Lynch gives a “first look” at the Cisco UCS Generation 3 hardware , which may be of interest if you’re a UCS customer or looking at purchasing UCS.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Operating Systems Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. 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. This event looks interesting. Mounting guest disk images on the host? Virtualization.

Storage 108

Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 108

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In the event you are seeking more information on NAT hole punching, here you go. I found this link in the serverless mullet architectures post, see the “Operating Systems/Applications” section below.). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. On to the content! Networking.

Architecture 60

Architecture Operating Systems Applications How To 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Since I wasn’t attending the conference, I won’t try to aggregate information from the event; instead, I’ll focus on including some nuggets you may have missed amidst all the noise. Servers/Hardware. Greg Schulz discusses new Power9-based systems announced by IBM; see his post. Operating Systems/Applications.

Vmware 60

Vmware Conference Cloud Windows 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Sayli Karmarkar and Vinay Shah of Netflix describe Winston , “an event-driven diagnostic and remediation platform.” Basically, in a nutshell, Winston executes runbooks of automation code in response to events. Operating Systems/Applications. Some people love it, others absolutely hate it.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

The ecosystem consists of various components, including devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools, that work together to create an intelligent system that enables automation, monitoring, and control of various processes. Component Description Sensors IoT sensors collect data from the physical environment.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Dataconomy

MARCH 28, 2023

The ecosystem consists of various components, including devices, communication networks, data storage, and analytics tools, that work together to create an intelligent system that enables automation, monitoring, and control of various processes. Component Description Sensors IoT sensors collect data from the physical environment.

Data 28

Data Storage Security Network 28

Scott Lowe

MAY 12, 2016

Servers/Hardware. In the event you’re interested in an idea of how much latency the use of in-kernel hypervisor firewalling (such as that offered by VMware NSX) adds, have a look at this article by Sean Howard. Operating Systems/Applications. It’s a good post, well worth reading (in my opinion). Nothing this time around.

Vmware 60

Vmware Windows Network Agile 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Via the Kubernetes blog , Box announced it has open sourced a project called kube-iptables-tailer , which turns packet drops from iptables into Kubernetes events that can be logged for easier troubleshooting. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Who says you can’t please everyone all the time?

Vmware 60

Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Werner Ruegg has a post on an alternative hardware solution for vSphere home labs. RedLock shares some guidelines around AWS access key deletion (in the event that an access key gets compromised). Operating Systems/Applications. That might be a good blog post topic right there!). Virtualization.

Hardware 60

Hardware Devops Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

In the event that you need yet-another-introduction to Kubernetes networking, Mark Betz has a three-part series you may find helpful/useful ( part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ). Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Nothing this time around, sorry! This doesn’t make me feel very secure.

Vmware 60

Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 22, 2015

Welcome to Technology Short Take #51, another collection of posts and links about key data center technologies like networking, virtualization, cloud management, and applications/operating systems. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s hoping you find something useful in this collection!

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

If you like geeking out over the hardware side of networking, you may find this Ars Technica article on the physical infrastructure of the global Internet to be an interesting read. (I Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Patrick Ogenstad outlines what’s involved with managing Cisco IOS upgrades with Ansible.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60

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. look no further—Jad El-Zein has posted a ton of content generated by an online “install and config” event he held right at the end of 2014.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall 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. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

This post is a bit older, but still useful in the event if you’re interested in learning more about OpenFlow and OpenFlow controllers. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

In this post, I’ve collected a few links on various data center technologies, news, events, and trends. Servers/Hardware. Sean Collins has an article on building a cheap, compact, and multinode DevStack environment for a home lab that lays out some server hardware decisions and the tools he uses to manage them. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Load Balancer Linux 60

The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

How about providing you information about your day, such as the weather and upcoming calendar events? runs its own proprietary software, based on a real-time operating system. OnePlus Watch hardware and design. What about the ability to track your physical activity and wellness, such as step counts, workouts, and sleep?

Apple 71

Apple Software Software Operating Systems 71

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

You may have heard about the “6-pack”, Facebook’s new open modular hardware switch introduced recently ( here’s a post on it ). Servers/Hardware. This news came out of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015: Ericsson has announced a new “hyperscale” hardware platform based on Intel’s Rack Scale Architecture (RSA). Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 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. Microsoft’s ‘Cloud Operating System’ 218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers? Events Calendar.

Data Center 276

Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

CloudVelocity detects an existing environment, discovering the constituent hosts and blueprinting system components and configuration. It can then provision cloud resources, replicating and synchronizing the entire app stack (including operating system, kernel, app software stack, and app data) in the cloud site. Networking.

Tools 205

Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Agency must have sufficient information to calculate a cost of operating system per hour (COSH) score. Virtualization must be at least 40% – Virtualization is defined as a technology that allows multiple, software-based machines, with different operating systems, to run in isolation, side-by-side, on the same physical machine.

Data Center 246

Data Center Government Data Storage 246

Dataconomy

MAY 19, 2023

It provides a complete desktop experience, including the operating system, applications, and data, all hosted and managed in the cloud. This eliminates the need for organizations to manage and maintain their own physical desktop hardware and infrastructure. What is the purpose of DaaS?

Cloud 60

Cloud Disaster Recovery Virtualization Hardware 60

CTOvision

MARCH 27, 2017

Smartcrypt’s Data Security Intelligence feature provides complete visibility into which files are encrypted, which users have accessed them, and where the events took place. The solution can be configured so that every encryption operation contains one or more public keys, ensuring that the organization never loses access to its own data.

Data 150

Data Policies Security Applications 150

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Normally I talk about server hardware and such here, but with so much moving to public cloud providers, let’s expand that focus a little bit: in this post , Jeramiah Dooley provides his perspective on the Surface Duo after a month of use. Operating Systems/Applications. I guess time will tell.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Cloud infrastructure and mobile applications are still major aspects within the field using project management and technical approaches like SCRUM which employs real-time decision-making processes based on actual events and information. The teams in the organization work together while constantly focusing on their common interests.

Government 301

Government Artificial Intelligence Virtualization Big Data 301

Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

He starts out by discussing proactive vs. reactive flows , in which Brent explains that OpenFlow performance is less about OpenFlow and more about how flows are inserted into the hardware. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Schuberg Philis has a nice write-up of their CloudStack+NVP deployment here.

Virtualization 101

Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 101

Sean Daniel

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

To install these you’ll need both the 32-bit drivers for your printer (usually downloaded or on a DVD), and a 32-bit disk of the operating system. (If How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Storage Server Essentials. (17). Storage Server Essentials. Philipp Mueller.

How To 51

How To Small Business Windows Policies 51

Scott Lowe

APRIL 21, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. GitHub recently changed their storage architecture, using a Git-based solution called DGit. This one isn’t quite virtualization, but isn’t quite hardware either, so we’ll throw it in here. Nothing this time around. Maybe next time! via VMware Photon OS TP2.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

The event conversation can be followed on Twitter hashtag #WPC2013. Microsoft: It’s the Era of the Cloud Operating System. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Events Calendar. Networking.

Data Center 178

Data Center Microsoft Cloud Data 178

Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Open vStorage compares itself to VMware VSAN, but supporting multiple storage backends and supporting multiple hypervisors. Erik Smith at EMC has published a series of articles on “virtual storage networks.” vCenter Log Insight 2.0

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Network Virtualization 60