The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

The overall form factor — a convertible 2-in-1 tablet with an attachable keyboard that also doubles as a protective case — is the same as last year’s model , but Kano has made big improvements to the internal hardware. The company also now promises a minimum of 10 hours of battery life on the new model, which charges via USB-C. per year.

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Windows Intel HP Fashion 80

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

” The speaker is Edwin Verplanke, a System Architect with Intel. Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. In recent years, we’ve seen more devices running off-the-shelf software (like Linux). Is the Linux bridge efficient enough?

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Virtualization Intel Cloud Data 113

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Losing to Apple—whose M-series chips are widely regarded as faster and more efficient than Intel’s chips—has apparently stung the chip giant into revving up the innovation engine. These details on their 12th-generation H processors shows that Intel appears to be intent to regain the lead.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 7, 2021

In this Technology Short Take, I’ve gathered some links for you covering topics like Azure and AWS networking, moving from macOS to Linux (and back again), and more. Servers/Hardware. Ben Wilcock shares his experience with an Intel NUC 11. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Networking.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 this week in San Francisco. Intel has a very large consumer presence: PCs, ultrabooks, tablets, phones, 2-in–1/convertibles, all-in–1 devices. Day 1 Keynote. Here’s a liveblog of the IDF 2014 day 1 keynote. Technical Sessions.

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Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

Fountainhead

MARCH 31, 2009

Intel Nehalem + Dell + Repurposing. With all of the Intel/Nehalem (Xeon 5500 series) processor announcements this week , one stands out. As Dell announced its new 11th-generation (11G) server product line, Egenera also announced PAN Manager support for Dell hardware, such as Dell m610 11G blades as well. Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

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Dell Intel Data Center Virtualization 100

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This is a liveblog of the day 2 keynote at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 in San Francisco. The first to take the stage is Doug Fisher, VP and General Manager of the Software and Services Group. Eul takes the stage; he’s the VP and General Manager of the Mobile and Communications Group at Intel.

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Intel Hardware Mobile Dell 60

Galido

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Automakers want to standardize on a Linux-based OS that would make vehicle infotainment systems act more like smartphones. Automakers are working to standardize on a Linux-based operating system for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that would make it easier for cars to act more like smartphones. In Vehicle Infotainment.

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Open Source Linux Automotive Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Jointly authored by VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Intel, this new protocol proposal attempts to bring together the strengths of the various network virtualization encapsulation protocols out there today (VXLAN, STT, NVGRE). Don’t think this “software-defined networking” thing is going to take off? Servers/Hardware.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Yes, there have been issues from time to time (no software is perfect), but—for the most part—I’ve been pretty happy with OS X. Apple on Intel.

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Operating Systems Apple Applications Linux 131

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. Running Hyper-V with Linux VMs?

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems. Servers/Hardware. Bruno Hildenbrand shares 20 tips for managing Linux VMs on Azure. Kevin Campusano discusses Linux development in Windows 10 with Docker and WSL 2. ” Great quote!

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Servers/Hardware. In case you’re interested, here’s more details on CVE-2016-5195 , aka “Dirty Cow,” and how it might be used to allow a user to escape from a Linux container (like a Docker container). Intel has a tutorial series on Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). on Ubuntu 16.04. Have a look here.

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Vmware Storage Intel Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is my irregularly-published collection of links and articles from around the Internet related to the major data center technologies: networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications/OSes, storage, and virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Welcome to Technology Short Take #85! Networking. Virtualization. and Gluster.

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS). Servers/Hardware. This article is an interesting read on some work being done by Microsoft Research to leverage Intel SGX to address some security concerns with today’s cloud-heavy architectures/usage models.

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Mircea’s right—bugs will happen in all software (VMware NSX has had its share, for example), but the key is in how it’s handled. Servers/Hardware. Ajay Chenampara shares his workaround for storing GitHub credentials on Linux. (If This article gives an overview and brief introduction to eBPF. Nothing this time around.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company. Basically, what Jeda Networks does is create a software-based FCoE overlay on an existing Ethernet network. Even so, I’m going to keep an eye on Jeda to see how things progress. Diablo Technologies.

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 63

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

WSL, which is the part of Windows that lets you run Linux. Pat, who is Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. The loudest reason is that this is how Apple pays for giving the software away for free. To pay for all of that innovation, and software, and security updates, and all those things, Apples takes a cut of what happens in the store.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

When I started writing my first book when gadgets betray us, IoT was still known as hardware hacking, or embedded security. but in writing it, it inadvertently, or maybe overtly I don't remember captured reverse engineering software that has some protection mechanism in it, and without getting into the details.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

When I started writing my first book when gadgets betray us, IoT was still known as hardware hacking, or embedded security. but in writing it, it inadvertently, or maybe overtly I don't remember captured reverse engineering software that has some protection mechanism in it, and without getting into the details.

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Internet Research Security Tools 52

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

This is session COMS002, titled “The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design.” ” The speakers are Recep Ozdag, a PME with Intel, and Gershon Schatzberg, a PLM with Wind River Systems. First, though, Recep takes a few minutes to review some SDN concepts.

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Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 61

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Servers/Hardware. VMware recently announced the open sourcing of some software development kits (SDKs) for the new REST APIs in vSphere 6.5. Need to locate duplicate MAC addresses in your environment, possibly caused by cloning VMs? Matt Boren has a PowerShell script over at vNugglets that might be helpful. Check back next time!

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

The collection seems a tad heavier than normal in the hardware and security sections, probably due to new exploits discovered in Intel’s speculative execution functionality. Servers/Hardware. This is one of those times when an article belongs in multiple categories—in this case, hardware and security.

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Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

SPF13

MARCH 20, 2015

In the last few years open source has transformed the software industry. 60s & 70s • Computer companies sold hardware • Software was free • Software was colloborative • IBM dominates. The Software Era: ? MongoDB & Docker Changing the way software is built and run. Best Software Education.

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Open Source Linux Software Software 100

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. Intel has finally started shipping silicon photonics gear, according to this report from El Reg (news coming out of IDF16). Networking. Then again, what do I know?

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Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

I’m back home in Denver after spending a few days in San Francisco at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to sit down and share a summary of the event and my thoughts. Enhancing OpenStack with Intel Technologies for Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud: [link].

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Intel Network Architecture Virtualization 60

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 106

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Servers/Hardware. Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. ” Get ready to get nerdy! Why in the beginning?

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Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I’ve been scouring RSS feeds and various social media sites, collecting as many useful links and articles as I can find: from networking hardware and networking CI/CD pipelines to Kernel TLS and tricks for improving your working memory. Servers/Hardware. Ars Technica takes a look at the new Intel “Alder Lake” CPUs.

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Network Hardware Vmware Tools 79

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Servers/Hardware. I’m going to go out on a limb and make a prediction: In a few years time (let’s say 3–5 years), Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) will be regarded as important if not more important than the virtualization extensions. What is Intel SGX, you ask? Technology Short Take #43.

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Storage Intel Disaster Recovery Virtualization 60

Dataconomy

JUNE 22, 2023

FreedomGPT requirements Freedom GPT has hardware requirements that must be met in order to function, such as: It has been established that only Intel Processors supporting AVX2 are compatible with Freedom GPT. Visit Intel’s website and conduct a search for your processor’s name to see if it supports AVX2.

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Internet Meeting Artificial Intelligence Microsoft 87

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The first speaker starts out with a review of exactly what a microserver is; Intel sees microservers as a natural evolution from rack-mounted servers to blades to microservers. Key microserver technologies include: Intel Atom C2000 family of processors; Intel Xeon E5 v2 processor family; and Intel Ethernet Switch FM6000 series.

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Load Balancer Intel Network Hardware 61

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 61

The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

Apple details iOS 14, its next major software update. It’s like if Apple Watch apps invaded the iPhone home screen — it’s a really big deal that changes the look of the iOS software. Apple is updating the software running on AirPods to let them connect automatically to whichever paired device starts playing audio.

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Apple Software Software Intel 105

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

If you’re interested in learning more about OpenFlow and software-defined networking but need to do this on a shoestring budget in your home lab, a number of guides have been written to help out. First up is Brent Salisbury’s how to build an SDN lab without needing OpenFlow hardware. Servers/Hardware. Networking.

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2014

Servers/Hardware. Intel recently announced a refresh of the E5 CPU line; Kevin Houston has more details here. Here’s a quick article on how to assess if your Linux-based server is affected. It’s being called the “data plane” for software-defined storage. See here for details. Virtualization.

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