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

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? Virtualization. This is such an invaluable resource.

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Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

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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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.

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Windows Vmware Virtualization Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Here are some resources for learning Kubernetes. Virtualization. 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.

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Linux Virtualization Security Backup 60

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.

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

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

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. You may find this article by Juan Cruz Martinez on using Pulumi to provision Auth0 resources to be helpful. Virtualization. Nicholas Schmidt takes on using cloud-init with vSphere , using openSUSE as the Linux platform. Using Auth0? Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Programming. Career/Soft Skills.

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Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

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

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. Virtualization. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Case Study 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 Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 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! to version 8.0.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In perusing some of Brian’s content, I see lots of stuff at the intersection of networking and virtualization. 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. Virtualization.

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Sjors Robroek describes his nested NSX-T lab that also includes some virtualized network equipment (virtualized Arista switches). Servers/Hardware. Looking for some Docker and Kubernetes resources? Check out James Thorne’s recent post on beginner resources for Docker and Kubernetes. Virtualization.

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Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 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. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

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Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 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. Virtualization.

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Linux Apple Operating Systems Policies 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. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 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. Finally, you might find the VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 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. Virtualization. I hope something I’ve included here is useful for you also!

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Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

This is my first time publishing a Technology Short Take with my new filesystem-based approach of managing resources. 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. Virtualization.

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Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Servers/Hardware. I just noticed this article about using Nova flavor extra-specs to pass QoS data down to the virtualization layer. Here’s a walkthrough to install Arch Linux on VirtualBox. Virtualization. Thinking of virtualizing Linux on Hyper-V? What’s that? You haven’t heard of PowerNSX before?

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. Bjoern Brundert has a collection of resources for Project Pacific (announced at VMworld 2019). I recently spotted Multipass , a virtualization solution for working with Linux instances. The investment in your family will pay off in later years, trust me. Networking.

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Open Source Vmware Authentication Storage 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. Virtualization. LTS server.

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Linux Network Vmware Disaster Recovery 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. Virtualization. Unfortunately, this appears to be GKE-specific.

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Load Balancer Cloud Vmware Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Craig Matsumoto of SDN Central helps highlight a recent (and fairly significant) development in networking protocols—the submission of the Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) proposal to the IETF. Servers/Hardware. Overall, this is a quick but worthy read if you are trying to get started in this space.

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Virtualization Hardware Intel 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

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?

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Vmware Storage Network Windows 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

Servers/Hardware. Christian Kellner talks about work done on Thunderbolt 3 security levels for GNU/Linux. Michael Gasch digs relatively deep to address the question of how Kubernetes reconciles allocatable resources and requested resources in order to satisfy QoS. Virtualization. Thanks Michael!

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Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Barry Peddycord shares an update on Ansible support for the Cumulus Linux NCLU. Servers/Hardware. Richard Boswell has a series going on VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO) and resource schedulers that is (so far) pretty good. Ariya Hidayat shows how to run Debian under WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Virtualization.

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Vmware Open Source Linux Cloud 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 Virtualization. Neat trick!

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Vmware Linux Open Source Data Center 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. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 11, 2018

Servers/Hardware. Mike Foley talks about new support for Virtualization Based Security (VBS) and Credential Guard in vSphere 6.7. This is a lesson VMware learned years ago with Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS). Thomas Graf explains why the Linux kernel community is replacing iptables with BPF. Virtualization.

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Network Virtualization Open Source Vmware 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

MAY 22, 2015

Welcome to Technology Short Take #51, another collection of posts and links about key data center technologies like networking, virtualization, cloud management, and applications/operating systems. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned Open Virtual Network (OVN) here before, as I’m pretty jazzed about the work going on with this project.

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Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

This article by Red Hat provides a reasonable overview of various networking options available in OpenStack (specifically, Red Hat’s OpenStack distribution) to support Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Servers/Hardware. This might be a useful resource if you’re an AWS customer also using SaltStack. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Servers/Hardware. If you’re trying to wrap your head around AWS IAM policies, I have yet to find a resource I can recommend more strongly than this article on AWS IAM policies in a nutshell. Ajay Chenampara shares his workaround for storing GitHub credentials on Linux. (If Virtualization. Nothing this time around.

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Vmware Storage Network Examples 60

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The deeper we dive into modern technology terms, the more it seems we try to blend physical and virtual worlds together. These areas of tech 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. Arstechnica.

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Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77