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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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Eric Sloof shows readers how to use the “Applied To” feature in NSX-T to potentially improve resource utilization. Servers/Hardware. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Security.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Galido

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This flexibility is a great way to save money on unnecessary resources while still having them instantly available if and when needed. How much storage for backups do they provide? Ensure that your host specializes in custom firewalls for your CMS if you are using one, and updates web server scripts and systems regularly.

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Backup Resources Security Virtualization 103

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Looking for some Docker and Kubernetes resources? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. RegEx tester. Enough said.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Looking for some Docker and Kubernetes resources? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. RegEx tester. Enough said.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

This is kind of cool, and (in my humble opinion) a sign of changing times: Juniper has Vagrant boxes as well as a Vagrant plugin for working with vSRX (virtual firewall) VMs (via this article from Matt Oswalt). Servers/Hardware. Here are some general guidelines for configuring syslog forwarding on a Cisco ASA firewall.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 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. Expedient found that migrating to 10 GbE actually “unlocked” additional performance headroom in the other resources, which wasn’t expected.

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Intel Virtualization Data Center Network 109

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s an interesting article on the role that virtualization is playing in the network functions virtualization (NFV) space now that ARM hardware is growing increasingly powerful. Looking for some Docker and Kubernetes resources? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. RegEx tester. Enough said.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Are you tired of managing a sprawling IT infrastructure that consumes valuable resources and takes up too much space? By allowing multiple virtual servers to run on a single physical server, server virtualization enables businesses to maximize resource utilization, improve scalability, and simplify management.

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Virtualization Storage Hardware Disaster Recovery 78

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Tony Sangha took PowerNSX (a set of PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with NSX) and created a tool to help document the NSX Distributed Firewall configuration. Servers/Hardware. Alan Renouf shows you how to retrieve NVMe storage device details using PowerCLI. What’s that? You haven’t heard of PowerNSX before? See here.).

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Look for a Managed Security Service Provider that has invested heavily in cutting-edge security tools and technologies, such as next-generation firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and advanced threat protection platforms. Make sure the MSSP has the resources and expertise to handle large volumes of data and support your growth plans.

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Security Information Security Data System 74

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. This is a much older article on resource management in Docker , but still (as far as I can tell) useful and informative. Read more about it here. Sorry, I don’t have anything for you this time.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 15, 2022

You need to take control to ensure you’re optimizing your resources and delivering on the value propositions the organization envisioned when it embarked on the cloud journey in the first place. Security of the cloud itself – the infrastructure and storage – fall to the service providers. 1 – Security. 2 – Governance & Compliance.

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Cloud Open Source Applications Storage 145

ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

And other hardware. So you know, so I can spin up more resources because I need more resources to process the data. That's one of the reasons why music that is right is you know, instead of having a metal box sitting there, wherever your way of doing resources, you know, with cloud, you can grow and recycle your resources.

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Cloud Government Data Security 40

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. Next, Jason dives a bit deeper on the relationship between network overlays and hardware , and shares his thoughts on where it does—and doesn’t—make sense to have hardware terminating overlay tunnels.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

He has more than 20 years of experience in assisting cloud, storage and data management technology companies as well as cloud service providers to address rapidly expanding Infrastructure-as-a-Service and big data sectors. Many companies have now transitioned to using clouds for access to IT resources such as servers and storage.

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Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Servers/Hardware. ” Ivan Pepelnjak attempts to answer the question, “How much do I need to know about Linux networking?” Programming.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

CTOvision

JUNE 3, 2014

The process of Managing Assets includes tracking all hardware and software products (PCs, servers, network devices, storage, applications, mobile devices, etc.) in your enterprise, and checking for secure configuration and for known/existing vulnerabilities. This will become more complex as we add more capabilities and more products.

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Disaster Recovery Security Enterprise Enterprise 264

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. Next, Jason dives a bit deeper on the relationship between network overlays and hardware , and shares his thoughts on where it does—and doesn’t—make sense to have hardware terminating overlay tunnels.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 61

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev is back with another article in a series of articles on using hardware VXLAN tunnel endpoints (VTEPs) with VMware NSX. Servers/Hardware. The use of VMware NSX for microsegmentation is a really popular use case, and so the topic of scripting distributed firewall (DFW) rules often comes up. Networking.

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Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2014

beta announced yesterday), storage (via VSAN), networking (via NSX—go VCDX-NV!), The hardware specification for EVO:RAIL is a 2U, four-node enclosure (think Dell C6100 or similar hardware form factor). Policy can (and should) be applied not only to networking, but also to storage, compute, and other areas.

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Vmware Architecture Applications Storage 65

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Servers/Hardware. We all know that security is more than just a host-based firewall, but a host-based firewall can be part of an overall security strategy. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. Virtualization.

Windows 60

Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

Dataconomy

APRIL 11, 2023

Encryption is widely used in various applications, including email communication, online transactions, and data storage, to ensure that sensitive information remains secure. This type of encryption is applied at the storage level, and the encryption and decryption of data is handled by an external system.

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Data Security Applications Meeting 28