CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Fundamentals like security, cost control, identity management, container sprawl, data management, and hardware refreshes remain key strategic areas for CIOs to deal with. But rapid hardware advances may mean CIOs need to budget for much shorter hardware refresh cycles in future to stay up to date.

Hardware 143

Hardware Budget Data Security 143

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).

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

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. Vivek Gite has instructions on how to install ffmepg with NVIDIA GPU acceleration. Virtualization. Networking.

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 14, 2024

CIOs are working through how to leverage the most of what LLMs can provide in the public cloud while retaining sensitive data in private clouds that they control.” Global spending on enterprise private cloud infrastructure, including hardware, software, and support services, will be $51.8 billion in 2024, and more than double by 2027.

Cloud 124

Cloud Airlines Enterprise Enterprise 124

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.

Linux 106

Linux Windows How To Operating Systems 106

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 16, 2023

Data Storage: Computer scientists and programmers assert that blockchain offers certain advantages for data storage compared to alternatives. Metaverse experiences enable new ways of interacting Metaverses are persistent, connected virtual spaces where users or visitors can immerse themselves in work, play, commerce, and socialization.

Artificial Intelligence 105

Artificial Intelligence Virtualization Research Industry 105

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. Vivek Gite has instructions on how to install ffmepg with NVIDIA GPU acceleration. Virtualization. Networking.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 28, 2023

More than half of the company’s portfolio has also achieved Telefónica’s Eco Smart Seal verified by ,AENOR, a designation that enables customers to quickly identify solutions and services that deliver energy savings, reduce water consumption, lower CO2 emissions and extend the useful life of hardware to promote a circular economy.

Enterprise 105

Enterprise Enterprise Vmware Disaster Recovery 105

Dataconomy

AUGUST 8, 2023

Cryptocurrency, a form of digital or virtual currency, has witnessed unprecedented popularity over the past decade. Cryptocurrency wallets facilitate the storage and management of digital assets, utilizing public-private key pairs for secure access. Users must understand how to secure their wallets properly.

Financial 68

Financial Storage Security Hardware 68

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.

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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.

Open Source 94

Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

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. See here for details on how to inspect them. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #154! Enjoy the content!

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This is session EDCS008, “Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI).” Brian starts the session with a review of how the data center has evolved over the last 10 years or so, driven by the widespread adoption of compute virtualization, increased CPU capacity, and the adoption of 10Gb Ethernet.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Network Intel Data Center 60

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. Along the same lines as the previous bullet, here’s a write-up on how to encrypt your e-mails with PGP keys.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Dataconomy

JUNE 22, 2023

They also provide users with the ability to scrutinize various types of storage media, spanning a broad range of file systems such as NTFS, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT, Ext4, Ext3 and Btrfs file system. Virtual RAID construction for recovery In cases where RAID parameters are unknown, Stellar Data Recovery can rebuild a likely RAID configuration.

Data 68

Data Software Software Windows 68

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

If you’re interested in more details on how NSX handles ARP suppression, Dmitri Kalintsev has a post just for you. 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. Virtualization. Want to install ESXi 5.5

Vmware 69

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

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.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Servers/Hardware. Here’s a handy “how to” on assigning a specific floating IP address to an OpenStack instance.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

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. Virtualization. I hope you find something useful! Networking. Kudos to J.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Server virtualization can do the trick for you if you also struggle to scale your applications to meet growing demands without breaking the bank. Server virtualization is a game-changing technology that has revolutionized the way organizations deploy and manage their IT infrastructure.

Virtualization 78

Virtualization Storage Hardware Disaster Recovery 78

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). Virtualization. Programming.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 9, 2014

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a networking topic that is starting to get more and more attention (some may equate “attention” with “hype”; I’ll allow you to draw your own conclusion there). Servers/Hardware. Here’s hoping you find something useful! Networking. What do you think?

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage HP Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation. Brandon Gordon shares how to use VMware Harbor and VMware Admiral in a vCloud Air Network (vCAN) environment for container management. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

A fan of network virtualization might also say that decomposing today’s complex physical networks into multiple simple logical networks on top of a simpler physical transport network—similar to Mike’s suggestion of converging on a smaller set of reference architectures—might also help. (Of Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Jeff Johnson shows how to log some information being sent between macOS and Apple. Storage Stephen Wagner discusses a situation in which all VMs are inaccessible after graceful cluster shutdown and restart. Hat tip to James Kane for bringing this to my attention.)

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Tom Hollingsworth discusses how the rise of overlay networks killed large layer 2 networks and tools for building large layer 2 networks, like TRILL. Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Introducing a new line of Network Storage Servers for SMB. Only yesterday, a third product that I worked on over the past little while called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials was announced, on hardware provided by Western Digital. The WD Sentinel DX4000 looks pretty awesome from a hardware perspective as well.

Storage 48

Storage Network SMB Windows 48

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.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

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.

Windows 60

Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

I’ve got a little bit of something for most everyone, except for the storage nerds (I’m leaving that to my friend J Metz this time around). Servers/Hardware. Ronnie Flathers shares how he uses Docker for penetration testing. Steve Sloka explains how to run Contour (a Kubernetes ingress controller) using kind.

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They told me what works, what doesn’t, what you need to buy, and how to transform meetings into a productive part of your day. A hybrid meeting is a modern approach to conducting meetings that blends in-person and virtual elements,” explains Jon Morgan, CEO of Venture Smarter. “It What is a hybrid meeting? “A

Meeting 128

Meeting Conference Video Virtualization 128

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

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. Servers/Hardware. Is Cisco’s Insieme effort producing a storage product? storage enhancements. Virtualization. It starts here.

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Sean Daniel

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Announcing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This morning, building on the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Announcement , we are announcing a new edition targeted at Small Business called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. What is this Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials? SeanDaniel.com [tech].

Storage 73

Storage Windows Small Business Backup 73

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Tomas Fojta shows how to use a PowerShell script to monitor the health of NSX Edge gateways. Servers/Hardware. Kevin Houston discusses workload acceleration options—specifically, storage acceleration via NVMe or PCIe SSDs—for blade servers. Jeff Geerling walks you through how to use Ansible via Windows 10’s Subsystem for Linux.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

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. Steven Bright shows how to deploy Salt minions automatically using VMware Tools. Virtualization. Ulrich Speidel shares some of the findings after the volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Servers/Hardware. Here’s a handy “how to” on assigning a specific floating IP address to an OpenStack instance.

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60