Fortinet tightens integration of enterprise security, networking controls
Network World
APRIL 4, 2022
How to choose an edge gateway. FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components. FortiOS 7.2,
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Software bugs that bug me – and how to swat them down
Computerworld Vertical IT
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Nearly every day, software updates of some kind roll out for our systems. From operating systems to antivirus software, to cloud services, to hardware devices, virtually none of the technology we use is static. And with these updates come side effects and problems that sometimes take a while to get fixed.
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Scott Lowe
MARCH 15, 2024
Networking Lee Briggs (formerly of Pulumi, now with Tailscale) shows how to use the Tailscale Operator to create “free” Kubernetes load balancers (“free” as in no additional charge above and beyond what it would normally cost to operate a Kubernetes cluster). Thanks for reading! This is a handy trick.
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Technology Short Take 173
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 19, 2024
Servers/Hardware Alex Ellis provides some details on his workflow for booting Raspberry Pi 5 from NVMe. Tom Hummel finds himself veering back into a hardware-based home lab (instead of a cloud-based lab). Quintessence Anx of SPIRL shares some guidance on how to construct SPIFFE IDs. pertaining to administrative credentials.
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How to watch Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote
The Verge
JUNE 7, 2021
Apple’s hosting its second all-virtual Worldwide Developers Conference this year, and it seems like the company plans to squeeze in even more hardware announcements alongside its usual software updates. Image: Apple. WWDC 2021 may bring some equally big changes to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.
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Character AI not working: How to fix it now
Dataconomy
JULY 5, 2023
It’s not cool to see this message: “We are experiencing a high volume of traffic and using a virtual queue to limit the number of users on Character.AI When multiple users utilize the AI simultaneously, or if the hardware used is antiquated, it can strain the system, leading to unresponsiveness. at the same time.”
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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux
The Verge
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
If that doesn’t work for your office’s Windows-only programs, you can always keep running Windows 7, with a lot less danger, on a virtual machine (VM) on Linux. But for our purposes, I’m going to tell you how to install Linux Mint. Another advantage, which Mint shares with other Linux distros, is it runs on low-power hardware.
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Technology Short Take 158
Scott Lowe
AUGUST 12, 2022
DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. See this page for instructions on how to enable BBR on Debian 10. Christopher Vierheller supplies a concise guide on how to add custom symbols to EVE-NG. Christopher Vierheller supplies a concise guide on how to add custom symbols to EVE-NG.
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Is Binance not working? Here is how to fix it
Dataconomy
JANUARY 3, 2024
Use VPN (if applicable) : If you’re using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), try disabling it temporarily. If all else fails, consider seeking help from a professional technician or a device specialist who can diagnose any hardware-related issues that might affect the app’s performance.
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What to expect in Windows 11: Former Microsoft PM Kevin Stratvert on the new upgrade
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. Kevin Stratvert hears that question all the time, and based on his experience so far, his answer is yes.
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Technology Short Take 146
Scott Lowe
OCTOBER 8, 2021
There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Julia Evans recently released a tool named dnspeep to help folks understand how DNS works. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking.
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Technology Short Take 155
Scott Lowe
MAY 27, 2022
Isovalent—the company behind the Cilium project—has been talking a lot about how the use of eBPF will transform things, including the architecture of a service mesh. Along those lines, one of their latest articles discusses how to achieve identity-based mutual authentication leveraging eBPF. network virtualization).
Rabbit R1 vs AI Pin: Detailed comparison
Dataconomy
JANUARY 16, 2024
The Rabbit R1 is a compact device, revolutionizing interaction with its natural language operating system. During the presentation, Jesse Lyu showcased the capabilities of Rabbit OS, the unique operating system powering the R1. Exploring the features of the Rabbit R1 that sold out on day one What can Rabbit R1 do?
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Scott Lowe
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Servers/Hardware. The Log4J vulnerability and associated exploits has been on many folks' minds, so it’s only natural that many security companies have been looking into how to mitigate this attack vector. Kevin Swiber shows how to use Postman to deploy an application onto a Kubernetes cluster. Virtualization.
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Technology Short Take 170
Scott Lowe
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Amit Gupta shows how to install Cilium in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) without kube-proxy. Servers/Hardware I must admit that I always wanted to have a Sun workstation, and I’ve had an interest in SunOS/Solaris for years (check out this link if you don’t believe me). What about preventing it? Good to know!
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Technology Short Take 146
Scott Lowe
OCTOBER 8, 2021
There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Julia Evans recently released a tool named dnspeep to help folks understand how DNS works. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking.
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Top 8 IT certifications in demand today
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 20, 2023
CompTIA A+ CompTIA offers a variety of certifications for IT pros at every stage of their IT careers, and the CompTIA A+ certification is its entry-level IT certification covering the foundations of hardware, technical support, and troubleshooting. To earn your CompTIA A+ certification you’ll have to pass two separate exams.
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Technology Short Take 161
Scott Lowe
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Atulpriya Sharma illustrates how to use DNS-based routing (with Argo Rollouts and Azure Traffic Manager) to implement a blue/green deployment strategy. How awesome is it that the first commercial distribution of SONiC comes from a company named Hedgehog? Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.
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Technology Short Take 143
Scott Lowe
AUGUST 6, 2021
Eric Sloof shows readers how to use the “Applied To” feature in NSX-T to potentially improve resource utilization. Michael Kashin explains how he built a DIY (Do It Yourself) SD-WAN using Envoy and Wireguard. Servers/Hardware. Jeremy Cowan shows how to use Cluster API to provision an AWS EKS cluster.
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Recovering RAID data made easier with Stellar Data Recovery Technician
Dataconomy
JUNE 22, 2023
This software suite is compatible with both Windows and macOS operating systems, and offers a spectrum of six different editions to cater to diverse user needs. Virtual RAID construction for recovery In cases where RAID parameters are unknown, Stellar Data Recovery can rebuild a likely RAID configuration.
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Technology Short Take 152
Scott Lowe
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Servers/Hardware. The Eclectic Light Company is back with an article on how the M1’s efficiency (E) cores win. I must admit I am a bit surprised at how much improvement there seems to be between the M1 Pro’s E cores and the original M1 E cores. Here’s an article on how to get started with OrgFormation.
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10 most popular IT certifications for 2023
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 26, 2023
It’s a solid choice as an entry-level certification that is well-regarded in the industry and will verify that you have the skills to troubleshoot and resolve problems around networking, operating systems, mobile devices, and security. For more information, see “ PMP certification: How to ace the Project Management Professional exam.”
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Scott Lowe
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based. Servers/Hardware. First, he shares how to install and configure the Puppet plugin for vRealize Automation.
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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle
SecureWorld News
APRIL 9, 2023
The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. This approach decouples actual browsing from the endpoint and uses a remote virtual browser. Virtualization, sandboxing, and containerization technologies are used for this purpose.
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Technology Short Take 144
Scott Lowe
AUGUST 27, 2021
I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Kudos to J.
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Scott Lowe
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.
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Scott Lowe
MAY 7, 2021
Servers/Hardware. Chris Evans examines the pricing of virtual instances compared to managed servie offerings as he ponders how hyper-scalers like AWS, Azure, and Google will go about/are going about optimizing service density (i.e., maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Operating Systems/Applications.
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Technology Short Take 164
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 27, 2023
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. Jeff Johnson shows how to log some information being sent between macOS and Apple. Ah, the bygone sounds of yesteryear …what a blast from the past!
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Technology Short Take 154
Scott Lowe
APRIL 29, 2022
My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. See here for details on how to inspect them. Virtualization. Networking.
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Scott Lowe
JUNE 18, 2021
The collection of links shared below covers a fairly wide range of topics, from old Sun hardware to working with serverless frameworks in the public cloud. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Ahmet Alp Balkan shows how to serve up gRPC and HTTP from a Go app on Cloud Run. Virtualization.
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Technology Short Take 147
Scott Lowe
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The list of articles is a bit shorter than usual this time around, but I’ve still got a good collection of articles and posts covering topics in networking, hardware (mostly focused on Apple’s processors), cloud computing, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Networking.
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Technology Short Take #67
Scott Lowe
JUNE 2, 2016
Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. I’m not yet convinced that running something like the AWS CLI in a Docker container is worth the extra effort (a Python virtual environment may be more appropriate here).
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Best IT and Tech Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Here you can find latest news and insights from Google on security and how to be safe on the Internet. CIO Dashboard.
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Scott Lowe
APRIL 15, 2022
Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Diego Sucaria shows how to use an SSH SOCKS proxy to access private Kubernetes clusters. Operating Systems/Applications. Steven Bright shows how to deploy Salt minions automatically using VMware Tools. Virtualization. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.
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Technology Short Take 133
Scott Lowe
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Pratik Mankad shows how to use DNS hostnames as targets for an AWS NLB. Netflix has a good post on how they use prioritized load shedding to provide a good user experience during system outages. Servers/Hardware. Chip Zoller explains how to use custom registries with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG). Virtualization.
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60 What’s Free at Linux Academy — May 2019
Linux Academy
APRIL 30, 2019
LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. Introduction to Python Development — This course is designed to teach you how to program using Python. In the end, you should have a grasp of how to program. Courses Free in May.
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Technology Short Take #84
Scott Lowe
JUNE 18, 2017
Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). 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.
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Technology Short Take #84
Scott Lowe
JUNE 18, 2017
Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). 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.
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Technology Short Take 163
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 6, 2023
Servers/Hardware. Nigel Douglas shows how to mitigate DoS (Denial of Service) attacks in Kubernetes. I’ll be watching closely to see how things play out. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Numerous Networks has some information on optimizing Wi-Fi 6E networks for Apple devices.
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Technology Short Take 143
Scott Lowe
AUGUST 6, 2021
Eric Sloof shows readers how to use the “Applied To” feature in NSX-T to potentially improve resource utilization. Michael Kashin explains how he built a DIY (Do It Yourself) SD-WAN using Envoy and Wireguard. Servers/Hardware. Jeremy Cowan shows how to use Cluster API to provision an AWS EKS cluster.
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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 Dwayne Sinclair covers the basics of SpoofGuard in NSX, and how to interact with SpoofGuard via API, in this article. Networking.
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Scott Lowe
AUGUST 27, 2021
I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Servers/Hardware. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.
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Technology Short Take 111
Scott Lowe
MARCH 1, 2019
Paul Fitzgerald shows how to use Hyper-V and Docker to build a VyOS 1.2.0 VyOS is an open source Linux-based network operating system.). Matt Cowger shares how to use MetalLB with the Unifi USG to take advantage of Kubernetes LoadBalancer functionality in your home lab. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.
Technology Short Take 127
Scott Lowe
MAY 29, 2020
Banzai Cloud’s Toader Sebastian explains how to write WASM (WebAssembly) filters for Envoy and deploy those filters with Istio. This recent post by Eric Sloof shows how to do BGP neighbor adjacency between GNS3 and NSX-T 3.0. This recent post by Eric Sloof shows how to do BGP neighbor adjacency between GNS3 and NSX-T 3.0.
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