Linux Academy

APRIL 18, 2019

Consider the typical items in your budget in a traditional IT environment like hardware maintenance costs, costs associated with OS patching, storage administration, and testing. AWS lets customers pay for exactly the amount of resources they actually use, matching supply with actual demand. All these things add up!

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Linux Budget Cloud Resources 60

Gizmodo

APRIL 28, 2021

Complaints about the resource-hogging Google Chrome… Read more. I also have 17 Microsoft Edge tabs open, which take up 535MB of memory. Aside from those two extra tabs on Edge, I have the same webpages open, yet Chrome is hogging more memory.

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Google Hardware Cloud Microsoft 54

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. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Linux Academy

MARCH 7, 2019

Amazon Web Services’ broad portfolio of solutions and services empower organizations to drive measurable business success including cost savings, cost avoidance, and operational resilience, with dramatic reductions in downtime, improved resource efficiency at the task level and greatly enhanced business agility.

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Cloud Web Services Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Arthur Chiao’s post on cracking kube-proxy is also an excellent resource—in fact, there’s so much information packed in there you may need to read it more than once. Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Cabling is hardware, right? This is such an invaluable resource. Virtualization.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

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. It can scale up or down and doesn’t require as much provisioning when you want to roll something out; which translates into saving money on resource use.

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Linux Cloud Architecture Open Source 92

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Kay Singh collects some user comments on the new M1-powered Apple hardware. Here’s a post on using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Linux containers on Windows. Ben Kehoe provides readers with a hygienic Python setup for Linux, macOS, and WSL. Lots of geekery in here! Programming.

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Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Benoît Bouré explains how to use short-lived credentials to access AWS resources from GitHub Actions. Ivan Velichko has a detailed article on Kubernetes API resources, kinds, and objects. Dennis Felsing shares some thoughts on switching to macOS after 15 years on Linux. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

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. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 15, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Cormac Hogan shares some lessons learned using a Kubernetes Operator to query vSphere resources. Ryan Blunden has authored a fairly comprehensive piece on environment variables in Linux and macOS. Linux may be coming to the Apple M1 chip. Thinking of buying an M1-powered Mac?

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Linux Firewall Open Source Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Servers/Hardware. On the hardware side of things, we have James Hamilton of AWS discussing two hardware-related items coming out of AWS re:Invent 2018. Weijuan Shi Davis collected some resources related to Windows containers on Kubernetes in this post-KubeCon post. Benjamin Dale suggests that you don’t know JunOS.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Stay tuned for a quick review of the hardware once it arrives. These are some really good articles with useful information on using Ansible to create/destroy AWS resources. Rowan Udell has a quick AWS CLI command that prints an ordered list of all the resources in a CloudFormation stack.

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Linux Network Hardware Dell 60

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 17, 2023

At this early stage in the gen AI race, there’s no clear leader, but all the players are pouring resources into the fray. Traditional hardware vendors also have as-a-service offerings that can run in data centers or at the edge: Dell Apex and HPE GreenLake. and continue to encourage that customer to move more resources to their cloud.

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Trends Cloud Oracle Enterprise 144

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

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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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. You may find this article by Juan Cruz Martinez on using Pulumi to provision Auth0 resources to be helpful. Nicholas Schmidt takes on using cloud-init with vSphere , using openSUSE as the Linux platform. I believe that IT folks in all disciplines, including networking, need to embrace automation. Using Auth0?

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

Economic sustainability is about fair and equal access to employment, broadband networks, and other technology resources, while the third pillar, equitable sustainability, involves removing or reducing bias in the flood of data and algorithms underpinning applications, particularly in emerging generative AI models, he says.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Data Center 52

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? This post has a list of 5 Docker utilities you may find helpful. RegEx tester.

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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? This post has a list of 5 Docker utilities you may find helpful. RegEx tester.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Here are some resources for learning Kubernetes. For those new to Linux virtualization—or even if you’ve been around Linux virtualization for a while—this article explaining how Intel VT-x, QEMU, and KVM work together is full of good information. Read his write-up here. Ubuntu 20.04

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Linux Virtualization Security Backup 60

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 ? Ah, the bygone sounds of yesteryear …what a blast from the past!

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

Here are some notes from our conversation, along with some additional resources Bart wanted to share with readers/listeners. His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. List of Resources. Show Notes.

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Brent Salisbury’s post on Golang for Network Ops not only points out why networking pros should learn Golang, but also provides some resources on how to learn it. Servers/Hardware. A new VPN security flaw has been uncovered that affects a wide range of UNIX- and Linux-based systems. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Welcome to Technology Short Take #129, where I’ve collected a bunch of links and references to technology-centric resources around the Internet. 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. ” Great quote!

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 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 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

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

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Via Kirk Byers (who is himself a fantastic resource), I read a couple of articles on network automation that I think readers may find helpful. Servers/Hardware. Christopher Damerau explains how to use Ansible to manage VMware resources. I hope something I’ve included here is useful for you also! Networking.

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Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 7, 2016

Here are some notes from our conversation, along with some additional resources Bart wanted to share with readers/listeners. His journey started in June 2014 as a result of the Microsoft announcement regarding support for Linux and Kubernetes on Azure—this really indicated a shift in the industry. List of Resources. Show Notes.

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Devops Engineering Conference Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

At DevOps Networking Forum 2016, I had the opportunity to share a presentation on some Linux networking options. Servers/Hardware. I knew Microsoft was cozying up to Linux, but I honestly didn’t expect they would port SQL Server to Linux. Have fun reading! Networking. Read more about it here.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Phoummala Schmitt talks about the importance of tags with cloud resources. Although her article is written specifically for Azure, the underlying concept of being sure to tag resources appropriately is valuable for any cloud provider. Unfortunately, this appears to be GKE-specific. Nothing this time around.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 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. Want to install VMware NSX in your home lab, but concerned about resource utilization? Networking.

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

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? Virtualization. Here’s a great way.

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Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

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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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2018

Also, a quick note that I removed the “Servers/Hardware” and “Storage” sections this time around, as I didn’t have any useful content to share. Ben Piper shares an example of automating Cumulus Linux with Ansible. This allows ARM to orchestrate the creation of resources through Terraform.

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Devops Hardware Resources Cloud 60

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

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Ray Budavari—who is an absolutely fantastic NSX resource—has a blog post up on the integration between VMware NSX and vRealize Automation. If you’d like to play around with Cumulus Linux but don’t have a compatible hardware switch, Cumulus VX is the answer. Servers/Hardware. This one is a bit older (refers to NSX 6.1

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Vmware Linux Architecture Hardware 60

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. Via Mike Foley , the community now has a new resource to help educate on VM escapes. Alpine Linux 3.5 Nothing this time around!

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