Virtualized Greek

DECEMBER 30, 2013

VMware’s purchase of Nicira seems to be the catalyst for Cisco’s stepped up campaign against “software only” network virtualization, a form of SDN. According to Cisco’s earlier comments, customers didn’t want network virtualization per say but the capability that it brought. Software and hardware innovations.

Virtualization 97

Virtualization Hardware Network Software 97

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Beth Marshall (aka “Beth the Tester”) provides a reference guide to blocks in Postman Flows. Virtualization. Thomas Leonard has an interesting blog on using virtualization to isolate Xwayland. I’m not really understanding where this fits into the overall virtualization landscape.

Open Source 94

Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

However, I was not familiar with the term “bogons” to refer to such prefixes that should not be publicly routed. Servers/Hardware. William Lam takes a look at some potentially interesting homelab hardware. Jim Jones has an article on getting started with S3-compatible object storage. Virtualization.

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

Scott Lowe

APRIL 30, 2014

Here’s a quote from the KB article : The distributed switch network health check, including the VLAN, MTU, and teaming policy check can not function properly when there are hardware virtual NICs on the server platform. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

Network 63

Network Vmware Virtualization Intel 63

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The rise of the disaggregated network operating system (NOS) marches on: this time, it’s Big Switch Networks announcing expanded hardware support in Open Network Linux (ONL) , upon which its own NOS is based. Servers/Hardware. Cormac Hogan has a brief update on storage options for containers on VMware. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 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.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel 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. In case you’re interested, here’s a collection of storage trends and predictions for 2016.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Sorry for the long delay since the last Technology Short Take; personal matters have been taking quite the toll (if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know to what personal matters I’m referring). Servers/Hardware. He also has a good article outlining some storage options for various blade server platforms that might be helpful as well.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Network 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

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. I like the idea of using Docker labels to include a reference to a commit in a version control system as suggested in this article , but as I was thinking about it this morning I had a question.

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2013

From there, she launches into a discussion of the “customer virtualization journey”; it’s the same 3-step journey of IT production, business production, and IT-as-a-Service that we’ve heard about for several years. ” This leads Pat into a discussion of VMware’s storage-focused features.

Vmware 63

Vmware Virtualization Data Center Storage 63

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

The networking “old guard” likes to talk about how x86 servers and virtualization create network bottlenecks due to performance concerns, but as Ivan points out in this post , it’s rapidly becoming—or has already become—a non-issue. (By Servers/Hardware. Seriously.). Here’s one idea.

Vmware 106

Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 106

Virtualized Greek

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

VMware is a large corporation but, $1 billion is a lot of money to any company and a big bet on network virtualization. VMware has looked to both storage and networking as areas of growth. Specifically, for the network VMware is not looking to add network virtualization as just another feature of their server virtualization platform.

Vmware 91

Vmware Virtualization Hardware Network 91

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 2, 2019

Here’s my latest gathering of links and articles from the around the World Wide Web (an “old school” reference for you right there). I’ve got a little bit of something for most everyone, except for the storage nerds (I’m leaving that to my friend J Metz this time around). Servers/Hardware.

Storage 60

Storage Applications Programming Firewall 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Russell Bryant has a post on Open Virtual Network (OVN) , a project within the Open vSwitch (OVS) community. Servers/Hardware. Tom Scanlan shares how to use VIC volumes as a way of helping address persistent storage challenges with containers. Virtualization. Hmm…I didn’t find anything again this time around.

Firewall 60

Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 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. In case you’re interested, here’s a collection of storage trends and predictions for 2016.

Devops 60

Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Dataconomy

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The modern-day IT industry is filled with various types of data warehouses, ranging from enterprise data warehouses to data marts and virtual ones. An enterprise data warehouse refers to a centralized repository designed for the storage of almost all the information related to organizational operations.

Architecture 41

Architecture Data Big Data Analysis 41

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Derek Seaman: VMworld 2012 – Virtualizing SQL Server 2012 APP-BCA1516. Derek Seaman: VMworld 2012 – Securing the Virtual Environment, How to Defend the Enterprise OPS-CSM1209. Derek Seaman: VMworld – Architecting Storage DRS Clusters INF-STO1545. so refer to those sites for more in-depth information.

Vmware 107

Vmware Virtualization Conference Hardware 107

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I was able to hit two technical sessions yesterday and liveblogged both of them: Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications. Both were good sessions. The XL710 also supports offloads for VXLAN and NVGRE.) That’s cool.

Intel 60

Intel Hardware Linux Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company. Given my previous role at EMC (involved in storage) and my current role at VMware focused on network virtualization (which encompasses SDN), I was quite curious. If there is a better definition, please let me know.)

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Meeting Storage Hardware Network 63

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Doubly challenging when you consider the different topologies of virtual servers, licensing servers, provisioning servers and more, all scaling at different rates to maintain service levels. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Yes, its true.

Cloud 189

Cloud Data Center Mobile Virtualization 189

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Servers/Hardware. As opposed to just encrypting data at the transport level (although Acra does that between components of its architecture) or just encrypting data at the storage level (using an encrypted file system or similar), Acra targets encrypting data at the table/row/column level within a database. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

Galido

MAY 30, 2019

The cardholder data environment (CDE) refers to the network of infrastructure used to store personally identifiable data associated with your customer’s credit or debit card. The environment consists of any systems and processes used in the transmission, storage, and retrieval of personally identifiable data.

Network 60

Network Firewall LAN Storage 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The not-so-good variety typically refers to Cumulus’ product as an SDN product when technically it isn’t. Servers/Hardware. and talks about vSphere OpenStack Virtual Appliance (VOVA) as well. This change, referred to as “ssh_alt,” promises a significant performance increase for Ansible.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Storage Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Art Fewell takes a deeper look at the increasingly important role of the virtual switch. Even so, this Q&A session with Martin Casado on managing physical and virtual worlds in parallel might be worth going through the hassle. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. I hope that something in here is useful to you.

Vmware 60

Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

Fountainhead

JANUARY 24, 2011

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. The technology behind this was a combination of orchestrating physical and virtual devices, which automatically composed appropriate infrastructure stacks to keep the service SLA within pre-defined bounds. Enter Virtualization. Fountainhead.

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Cloud Data Center Virtualization Data 216

GeekWire

AUGUST 15, 2021

With tens of thousands of Alexa-enabled devices available and hundreds of millions of units sold, Alexa has become nearly ubiquitous as a virtual assistant. Richard Yonck : Alexa is sometimes referred to as “ambient computing.” This feels very compute and storage intensive. What are a few examples or use cases for ambient AI?

Policies 143

Policies Examples Artificial Intelligence Training 143

Dataconomy

JULY 25, 2023

1980s – Wearable cameras In the 1980s, Steve Mann, often referred to as the “father of wearable computing,” began developing wearable cameras that allowed users to capture their perspective in real-time. Hardware components At the heart of every wearable computer is a collection of essential hardware components.

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Energy Applications Operating Systems Data 36

Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

20, 2012 — NJVC ® , an information technology solutions provider headquartered in northern Virginia and supplier of Cloudcuity™ AppDeployer , and Virtual Global , a provider of cloud-enabled enterprise IT solutions based in northern. ” The term “killer app” generally refers to the technology that’s so.

Cloud 162

Cloud Data Center Virtualization Government 162

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

” Eul walks through the basic components of the mobile platform, which includes not only hardware but also mobile software. This leads Eul into today’s announcement: the introduction of the Bay Trail reference platform. Bay Trail is a mobile computing experience reference architecture.

Intel 60

Intel Hardware Mobile Dell 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

The networking “old guard” likes to talk about how x86 servers and virtualization create network bottlenecks due to performance concerns, but as Ivan points out in this post , it’s rapidly becoming—or has already become—a non-issue. (By Servers/Hardware. Seriously.). Here’s one idea.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2014

beta, VMware is also announcing Virtual Volumes (VVols). EVO is the SDDC packaged with hardware to provide the fastest way to realize the benefits of the SDDC. Hardware partners for EVO:RAIL include Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Inspur, Net One, and Supermicro. Virtualization VMware VMworld2014' VMware is announcing vSphere 6.0

Vmware 79

Vmware Hardware Cloud Virtualization 79

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. Servers/Hardware. Who would have thought that one day you’d refer to a Microsoft web site for instructions on configuring something in Linux? Virtualization. Good advice.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 18, 2017

Servers/Hardware. Stay tuned for a quick review of the hardware once it arrives. Virtualization. Andy also references this article by Neil Perkin, which I found very useful as well. Major Hayden has a post describing an issue with systemd-networkd (for configuring networking) in systemd 229. Check this out.

Linux 60

Linux Network Hardware Dell 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 1, 2019

Servers/Hardware. I’m not sure I would refer to using kubeadm to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster as “the hard way,” but if you’re looking for a fairly detailed tutorial on using kubeadm to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster, this post by Yair Etziony has quite a bit of information on the process. Virtualization.

Operating Systems 60

Operating Systems Authentication Network 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. Along the way, he explains the virtual kubelet project as well, so if you’re unfamiliar with that effort this article will help. Virtualization.

Network 60

Network Virtualization Open Source Vmware 60

Dataconomy

AUGUST 29, 2023

The rapid advancement of technology has paved the way for a world where virtually everything is interconnected. At its core, IoT refers to the interconnection of everyday objects, devices, and systems through the internet, enabling them to collect, exchange, and analyze data.

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Healthcare Energy Internet Strategy 68