CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2022

IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. Z upgrades and open source.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

based Valve has not offered any information regarding what motivated its decision to give the Steam Deck a hardware refresh. This sector of the gaming hardware market is older than many consumers think, but it was primarily a curiosity until the release of the Steam Deck. and Canada. Valve press image) Bellevue, Wash.-based

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 21, 2017

This post is part of a series of posts sharing other users’ stories about their migration to Linux as their primary desktop OS. As I mentioned in part 1 of the series , there seemed to be quite a bit of pent-up interest in using Linux as your primary desktop OS. Q: Why did you switch to Linux? is awesome).

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GeekWire

AUGUST 18, 2021

HPE’s Spaceborne Computer-2 uses off-the-shelf servers and components encased in hardware designed for harsh environments. They’re using standard and open-source tools such as Python and Linux containers to ensure that others can participate or build on their approaches in the future.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. The open source ko project has applied to become a CNCF Sandbox project. Nicholas Schmidt takes on using cloud-init with vSphere , using openSUSE as the Linux platform. Mike McQuaid talks about entitlement in open source. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Career/Soft Skills.

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Data Center Knowledge

JANUARY 24, 2017

String of hardware and software products seek to commercialize Facebook's open source networking tech Read More.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 19, 2024

NVIDIA’s strategic goal with NIM is to foster a network of AI-prepared containers that are built upon its hardware infrastructure, with these specialized microservices acting as the principal software component for organizations eager to accelerate their AI initiatives.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It’s packed with tools for exploring hardware, software, and wireless protocols. Wall of Flippers is an open-source Python project offers a beacon of hope. Attackers can use Linux computers or Android devices with specific apps to carry out the same type of attacks. But like any powerful tool, it can be misused.

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Windows Linux Operating Systems Wireless 41

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Open source has become so critical to so many aspects of our computing infrastructure. Uh oh… more hardware exploits. I recently stumbled across Ricardo Sueiras’ “AWS open source news and updates” posts. Something about Linux, and Fedora in particular, just keeps drawing me back.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It’s unique because it’s not based on a Linux kernel; instead, it uses a microkernel called Zircon. It’s also unique because, despite being developed “in the open” on publicly browsable repositories, nobody really understands what the OS is for, and Google executives have been remarkably coy about it all. Image: Google.

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Linux Academy

JUNE 4, 2019

The Serverless Framework is an open-source project that replaces traditional platforms (hardware, operating systems) with a platform that can run in a cloud environment. Check out Linux Academy’s free Serverless Concepts course that will get you up to speed on how to do more by going serverless. Why use it?

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Xavier Avrillier walks readers through using Antrea (a Kubernetes CNI built on top of Open vSwitch—a topic I’ve touched on a time or two) to provide on-premise load balancing in Kubernetes. Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Ulrich Speidel shares some of the findings after the volcanic eruption in Tonga.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Servers/Hardware. The big news in the hardware space recently was the article regarding the purported Chinese hardware supply chain attack. Of the (innumerable) articles commenting on the hardware hack, this article by Joe FitzPatrick and this ErrataSec article caught my eye. This has generated a lot of discussion.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

Servers/Hardware. The popular open source cryptography library known as Bouncy Castle has uncovered a severe authentication bypass vulnerability. Ryan Blunden has authored a fairly comprehensive piece on environment variables in Linux and macOS. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip. Compute safely.

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Linux Firewall Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Courtesy of Tigera, Alex Pollitt shares some guidelines on when Linux conntrack is no longer your friend. Servers/Hardware. Apparently Dell’s new docking stations support firmware updates via Linux. This article has good information on safely using /tmp and /var/tmp on systemd-powered Linux distributions.

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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. Via Ivan Pepelnjak, I was pointed to Jon Langemak’s in-depth discussion of working with Linux VRFs. Servers/Hardware. I hope that you find something useful here.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. The story of a developer deliberately polluting their open source projects—as outlined here for the “colors.js” Dennis Felsing shares some thoughts on switching to macOS after 15 years on Linux. BIOS updates without a reboot , and under Linux first? ” and “faker.js”

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. I need to move it back to Windows from Linux.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This is a slightly older article (from January of this year) in which Josh Saul of Hedgehog pays homage to the achievements of Cumulus Networks in the open networking movement. Michael Kashin has a good post on source IP address selection in Linux. Here are some design considerations for Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) networks.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. As a partial counterpoint to the increased use/visibility of Linux in the networking industry, check out Ivan’s take on Dell’s OS10 announcement. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

Back in October of last year, Tom Hollingsworth weighed in on Hedgehog , the networking company that has set out to commercialize SONiC, a Linux-based NOS used extensively in Azure. Servers/Hardware What do you think of the ThinkPhone ? Rory McCune shares some information on configuring Caddy , a Go-based open source web server.

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SPF13

MARCH 20, 2015

In the last few years open source has transformed the software industry. From Android to Wikipedia, open source is everywhere, but how does one succeed in it? What Every Successful Open Source Project Needs. Open Source Companies • Redhat $13B • Cloudera $3B • MongoDB $1.6B • Docker $.5B

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Open Source Linux Software Software 100

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Andrey Khomyakov shares some information on automating the setup of whitebox switches running Cumulus Linux in part 2 of this series on learning network automation. Servers/Hardware. Alpine Linux 3.5 This is notable (for me, at least) primarily because a growing number of Docker images are based on Alpine Linux.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux. This was the source of some confusion in the past; the move to Moby sidesteps those concerns. Fun read if you’re into custom builds.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Here’s a quick post on nftables , the (eventual) Linux replacement for iptables. Check out this blog on work done to bring firmware updates into the land of Linux. This was the source of some confusion in the past; the move to Moby sidesteps those concerns. Fun read if you’re into custom builds.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 28, 2016

The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. As a partial counterpoint to the increased use/visibility of Linux in the networking industry, check out Ivan’s take on Dell’s OS10 announcement. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Cole Atkinson discusses the fact that osxfuse is no longer open source , and the ramifications of this development on open source in general. I recently spotted Multipass , a virtualization solution for working with Linux instances. Networking. Career/Soft Skills.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Matt Oswalt recently unveiled (and open sourced) a framework called ToDD, which stands for “Testing on Demand: Distributed”. Servers/Hardware. Have fun reading! Networking. Read more about it here.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Servers/Hardware. marks the first release of the open source container orchestration platform that is signed using Sigstore (more details here ). The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks. network virtualization). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Components involved include the open source Kuma service mesh (in turn leveraging Envoy), anycast BGP, and mutual TLS (mTLS). Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. Rory McCune writes about a CVE in the Linux kernel that could allow for container escape in Kubernetes.

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Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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. Nir Yechiel posted an article on using the Cumulus VX QCOW2 image with Fedora and KVM.

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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 Thinking of using a hardware VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) with VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Welcome to Technology Short Take #70!

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. I’m a fan of Cumulus, but I’m admittedly a Linux guy (see here ) so you might say I’m a bit biased. Jeremy is a “hard-core” networking professional, and so hearing his feedback on Cumulus Linux was, in my opinion, useful.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Barry Peddycord shares an update on Ansible support for the Cumulus Linux NCLU. Servers/Hardware. Via Maish Saidel-Keesing, I saw this post about 10 open source Kubernetes tools for highly effective SRE and Ops teams. Ariya Hidayat shows how to run Debian under WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Here’s a good source. Servers/Hardware. While written for OS X, most of these tips apply to Linux or other Unix-like operating systems as well. Mike Preston has a great series going on tuning Debian Linux running under vSphere. Want some additional information on layer 2 and layer 3 services in VMware NSX?

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 19, 2019

Milind Gunjan shares some tips for troubleshooting Linux bridged networking on a KVM host. Servers/Hardware. Tim Hinrichs discusses securing the Kubernetes API with Open Policy Agent. This article discusses four open source secrets management tools. configurations. Nothing this time around!

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