Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2014 this week in San Francisco. Intel has a very large consumer presence: PCs, ultrabooks, tablets, phones, 2-in–1/convertibles, all-in–1 devices. Day 1 Keynote. Here’s a liveblog of the IDF 2014 day 1 keynote. Technical Sessions.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. Apple on Intel. Macintosh iPhone Linux' For the most part, OS X has delivered that over the years.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

This is a great read overall, but one sentence in particular really caught my eye: “30 years ago I was able to write a complete multitasking operating system in Z80 assembly code. Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

POSIX, which is a set of operating system standards. WSL, which is the part of Windows that lets you run Linux. Pat, who is Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. In 2019, I think you had said to Wired , “The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us. ” PWAs, which are progressive web apps.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

In case you’re interested, here’s more details on CVE-2016-5195 , aka “Dirty Cow,” and how it might be used to allow a user to escape from a Linux container (like a Docker container). Intel has a tutorial series on Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Is Intel having second thoughts about software-defined infrastructure? That’s the core question in this blog post , which explores the future of Intel in a software-defined world and the increasing interest in non-x86 platforms like ARM. Operating Systems/Applications. Running Hyper-V with Linux VMs?

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Jointly authored by VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, and Intel, this new protocol proposal attempts to bring together the strengths of the various network virtualization encapsulation protocols out there today (VXLAN, STT, NVGRE). Don’t think this “software-defined networking” thing is going to take off? Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 4, 2017

Mircea’s right—bugs will happen in all software (VMware NSX has had its share, for example), but the key is in how it’s handled. Operating Systems/Applications. YACOOS (Yet Another Container-Optimized Operating System) has gone GA; this time it’s Google’s (imaginatively-named) “Container-Optimized OS”.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about how Nvidia is “owning” the AI movement, but as Derrick Harris points out, Intel still owns the data center. Here’s a good “what you need to know” article by Kevin Houston on the new Intel Xeon Scalable Processor (SP), recently announced. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 31, 2022

It’s not pleasant seeing a once-beloved laptop (or desktop) computer slowly slide into obsolescence as it gets too old and tired to keep up with the demands of modern-day computing, but Google has now provided an option for these ailing machines in the form of Chrome OS Flex. Read more.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

but in writing it, it inadvertently, or maybe overtly I don't remember captured reverse engineering software that has some protection mechanism in it, and without getting into the details. Well, there's also software defined radio, which takes the place of the custom design chips. I would think secure IoT attacks would be different.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

but in writing it, it inadvertently, or maybe overtly I don't remember captured reverse engineering software that has some protection mechanism in it, and without getting into the details. Well, there's also software defined radio, which takes the place of the custom design chips. I would think secure IoT attacks would be different.

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Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Thanks to NVIDIA CUDA X RTX software enhancements, it’s primed for delivering exceptional performance. Moreover, the Pocket AI GPU is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems, ensuring widespread usability. With 100 TOPS DENSE INT8 in inference and a formidable 6.54 PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

This is session COMS002, titled “The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design.” ” The speakers are Recep Ozdag, a PME with Intel, and Gershon Schatzberg, a PLM with Wind River Systems. So, what is ONS?

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. VMware recently announced the open sourcing of some software development kits (SDKs) for the new REST APIs in vSphere 6.5. Massimo Re Ferre takes a stab at explaining containerd in plain words. GitHub recently changed their Terms of Service (ToS), and this caused some concern about some users.

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SPF13

MARCH 20, 2015

In the last few years open source has transformed the software industry. 60s & 70s • Computer companies sold hardware • Software was free • Software was colloborative • IBM dominates. The Software Era: ? MongoDB & Docker Changing the way software is built and run. 5B • Hortonworks $1B • Wordpress $1B.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 22, 2022

Chromebooks have come a long way from their origins as cheap, budget-friendly laptops with small displays that are meant for kids and the classroom. One user segment they haven’t yet reached, however, is gamers. That could soon change now that Google is bringing Steam to Chrome OS. Read more.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Jeda Networks describes themselves as a “software-defined storage networking” company. Basically, what Jeda Networks does is create a software-based FCoE overlay on an existing Ethernet network. Even so, I’m going to keep an eye on Jeda to see how things progress. Diablo Technologies.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 27, 2022

Recent changes to the Chrome OS code indicate Google is working to bring full RGB keyboards to Chromebooks—a feature that suggests full-blown gaming systems are on the way. Chromebooks have graduated from the classroom and are ready to have some fun. After all, an RGB keyboard on a non-gaming laptop isn’t really a… Read more.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

The collection seems a tad heavier than normal in the hardware and security sections, probably due to new exploits discovered in Intel’s speculative execution functionality. This article describes a new attack that “breaches the security guarantees” of Intel SGX. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. Operating Systems/Applications. ” Get ready to get nerdy!

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

I’m back home in Denver after spending a few days in San Francisco at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to sit down and share a summary of the event and my thoughts. Enhancing OpenStack with Intel Technologies for Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud: [link].

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Intel has finally started shipping silicon photonics gear, according to this report from El Reg (news coming out of IDF16). I predicted a couple of years ago that Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) was going to be HUGE (see here ). Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. Then again, what do I know?

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Here’s an article on the recently-introduced pwru tool, which aims to help with tracing network packets in the Linux kernel. Ars Technica takes a look at the new Intel “Alder Lake” CPUs. Microsoft found a macOS vulnerability that could bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I’m going to go out on a limb and make a prediction: In a few years time (let’s say 3–5 years), Intel SGX (Software Guard Extensions) will be regarded as important if not more important than the virtualization extensions. What is Intel SGX, you ask? Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

I must disagree with some of his statements regarding what software-defined networking is and is not and where it fits , written back in April. The servers (right now, at least) are running Intel Atom S1260 CPUs, which are x86-based and do offer features like Intel VT-x. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

I must disagree with some of his statements regarding what software-defined networking is and is not and where it fits , written back in April. The servers (right now, at least) are running Intel Atom S1260 CPUs, which are x86-based and do offer features like Intel VT-x. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

If you’re interested in learning more about OpenFlow and software-defined networking but need to do this on a shoestring budget in your home lab, a number of guides have been written to help out. Operating Systems/Applications. Here’s hoping you find something useful! Networking. Technology Short Take #29.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2014

Intel recently announced a refresh of the E5 CPU line; Kevin Houston has more details here. Here’s a quick article on how to assess if your Linux-based server is affected. This isn’t as straightforward as building a Linux image (no surprises there), but I did find a few good articles that helped along the way.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

Steve Grobman, CTO with Intel’s security group had this to say: CNBC: Yeah, so I think that nothing is ever impossible. But I think we also need to understand that the transportation industry, especially the aviation industry, is world class in setting up their systems for redundancy for security.

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