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.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

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. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking. Denise Fishburne has a 7-part series on IPv6.

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks. Career/Soft Skills.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Gian Paolo takes a look at using tools like curl and jq when working with networking-related APIs. It’s not unusual to see “networking professionals need to learn developer tools,” but how often do you see “developers need to learn these networking tools”? Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

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. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Justin Garrison shares some thoughts on whiteboarding software (and hardware). Networking.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

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. release of netsim-tools in this blog post. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #154! Enjoy the content!

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

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.

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

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. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking. Denise Fishburne has a 7-part series on IPv6.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

OpenCSPM looks like it could be quite a useful tool. Uh oh… more hardware exploits. Niko Virtala shares some information on making AWS developer tools work with AWS SSO. You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself).

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This post by Matt Oswalt—the first in a series, apparently—provides a great introduction to 5 development tools for network engineers. It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. ” I highly encourage reading this article.

Vmware 69

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

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 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Contrast that with Kubernetes, which started out “difficult” but invested in core tooling like kubeadm and Cluster API. Engin Diri shares some tools and techniques for learning Rust. Virtualization. I believe that IT folks in all disciplines, including networking, need to embrace automation.

Open Source 79

Open Source Apple Vmware Cloud 79

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.

Hardware 60

Hardware Open Source Vmware Linux 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

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. Virtualization. Networking. Check this out.

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Thanks to Ivan Pepelnjak, I saw this network diagnostic tool. Servers/Hardware. Flatpak is a (relatively) new application packaging/sandboxing mechanism for Linux applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 28, 2014

Or should I say, I haven’t seen a great operating model for seamlessly managing both Windows and Linux. Normally, the touch points between managing the two environments are at a very high level such as hardware and application management. The underlying OS is normally supported by a separate set of management tools and even personnel.

Vmware 68

Vmware Linux Comparison Windows 68

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. Servers/Hardware. Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Cumulus Networks recently introduced the Cumulus Linux Network Command Line Utility (NCLU) , which provides a more unified front-end to configuring switches running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. Jeff Geerling walks you through how to use Ansible via Windows 10’s Subsystem for Linux. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

Servers/Hardware. Looking for some security tools? 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. Ubuntu 20.04

Linux 60

Linux Virtualization Security Network 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.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Servers/Hardware. Christian Kellner provides a brief reminder that not all USB-C ports are Thunderbolt ports, and updates everyone on the status of bolt (Linux utility for working with Thunderbolt ports and peripherals). And speaking of YAML manifests, I saw this tool mentioned somewhere among my various feeds.

Vmware 60

Vmware Authentication Virtualization Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2016

If you’re not familiar with Cumulus VX, it’s a virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux. This allows you to test Cumulus Linux without needing compatible network hardware. You’ll end up with a VMware virtual disk (VMDK) file and an OVF manifest. 4048c0a8213324c0-vmware.ova.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Tony Sangha took PowerNSX (a set of PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with NSX) and created a tool to help document the NSX Distributed Firewall configuration. This tool exports the DFW configuration and then converts it into Excel format, and is available on GitHub. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. What’s that?

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 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). This is a good introductory post, and one that I plan to leverage as I dive deeper into these tools.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Stay tuned for a quick review of the hardware once it arrives. Although Rowan doesn’t specifically mention it, this command relies on tools like tr , sort , and uniq , so I’m guessing it will only work on OS X/Linux/*BSD systems. The post has a nice list of Linux replacements for popular OS X apps.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Dell 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. Virtualization. Colin Lynch shares some details on his journey with VMware NSX (so far). I must confess I hadn’t considered the idea of using Terraform to manage GitHub.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

Galido

JUNE 28, 2018

PRTG Network Monitor is a solid infrastructure management tool and network monitor. It is a helpful tool for organizations of all sizes, from SMEs to large corporations, making networks more solid and reliable. Monitoring of virtual servers. SSH: For Linux / Unix and MacOS systems. Customers can not buy the products.

Network 60

Network LAN VOIP Licensing 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 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Open Source Devops 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 8, 2014

Welcome to Technology Short Take #43, another episode in my irregularly-published series of articles, links, and thoughts from around the web, focusing on data center technologies like networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud computing. Ivan Pepelnjak asks the question, “Is OpenFlow the best tool for overlay virtual networks?”

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2023

In addition, he says, “We leverage serverless wherever possible in our public cloud environment, and for the applications that have not been modernized, we can do fine-tuning on virtual machines in our private cloud environment.” We have some of the best Linux engineers and we can’t leave them behind.”

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Data Center 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Servers/Hardware. Continuing his focus on cloud-init , Luc Dekens has added four more articles to his site discussing this tool. This combination of fzf and kubectl looks interesting, but requires the use of a server-side component in order to address latency issues—which are a real killer for a CLI auto-completion sort of tool.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Authentication Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 29, 2016

If you like geeking out over the hardware side of networking, you may find this Ars Technica article on the physical infrastructure of the global Internet to be an interesting read. (I Servers/Hardware. This is a highly technical article on scheduling in the Linux kernel , but it’s well worth reading. Virtualization.

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Linux Network Hardware Vmware 60