Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

This is a liveblog of Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 session EDCS003, titled “Enhancing OpenStack with Intel Technologies for Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud.” ” The presenters are Girish Gopal and Malini Bhandaru, both with Intel. Intel has also done work on TCP plus Geo-Tagging.

Intel 60

Intel Storage Hardware Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

This is session COMS003, titled “Enabling Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Server Reference Architecture Design.” The speakers are Frank Schapfel, Senior Product Line Manager with Intel, and Brian Skerry, Open Networks System Architect with Intel.

Intel 60

Intel Architecture Linux Hardware 60

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. Networking.

Linux 86

Linux Malware Load Balancer Vmware 86

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. The first concept that Recep discusses is network virtualization.

Intel 68

Intel Load Balancer Hardware Architecture 68

Network World

JANUARY 4, 2018

There is lots of information circulating about the new exploits of computer chips from Intel and others announced in the past few days. And all the major software vendors of Linux, Microsoft for Windows, Apple for macOS, and virtualization software suppliers such as VMware and Citrix have all collaborated to mitigate this threat.

Vmware 82

Vmware Intel Linux Microsoft 82

GeekWire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Announced on the eve of the AWS re:invent conference Monday night, Amazon EC2 Mac Instances represent an unexpected expansion beyond Linux and Windows for AWS. AWS re:Invent, normally held in Las Vegas for one week each year, is taking place virtually this year, live-streamed from the Amazon campus in Seattle and spanning three weeks.

Web Services 129

Web Services Apple Cloud Development 129

Fountainhead

MARCH 31, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Intel Nehalem + Dell + Repurposing. With all of the Intel/Nehalem (Xeon 5500 series) processor announcements this week , one stands out. Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, Linux, Unix. Virtualization. (31). Intel Nehalem + Dell + Repurposing.

Dell 100

Dell Intel Data Center Cloud 100

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Frank Denneman digs into Sapphire Rapids memory configurations (Sapphire Rapids is Intel’s 4th generation Scalable Processor Architecture). Diego Crespo talks about PowerShell on Linux and his experience with it. Virtualization Frank Denneman discusses simulating NUMA nodes for nested ESXi virtual appliances.

Linux 71

Linux IPv6 Vmware Dell 71

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 Malware Load Balancer Vmware 60

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. Want to run Linux on your Surface Pro 4?

Linux 60

Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

BPFDoor, as it is known, is a passive backdoor that allows threat actors to remotely connect to a Linux shell. Virtualization. I certainly think there’s a place for eBPF in service meshes, but I’m not yet on board with sidecar-less service meshes (or per-node proxy models). Check out this write-up. Think PDF files are safe?

Vmware 71

Vmware Linux Storage Apple 71

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. Ben Wilcock shares his experience with an Intel NUC 11. Virtualization. Let’s jump right into the content! Networking. Servers/Hardware. Well said.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Cloud Intel 60

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. Bare Metal, Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.

Intel 60

Intel Hardware Linux Data Center 60

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. I use OTR with Adium on OS X, and OTR with Pidgin on my Fedora Linux laptop.). Virtualization. Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

This blending of “traditional” network engineering with containers, Linux, and DevOps tooling is how Matt is setting new trends and directions for the networking industry. Mark Ermolov discusses a vulnerability in the ROM (read-only memory) of the Intel Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME). Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Intel NUC or SuperMicro E200-8D? Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Normally you’d see this sort of thing talking about Linux, but this one uses Windows throughout.). Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Windows 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Still, there’s a decent collection of networking, cloud computing, and virtualization articles as well as a smattering of other topics for you to peruse. ” Ivan Pepelnjak attempts to answer the question, “How much do I need to know about Linux networking?” Virtualization. I hope you find something useful!

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Disaster Recovery Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself). Something about Linux, and Fedora in particular, just keeps drawing me back. What a time to be alive: Microsoft has its own Linux distribution. Virtualization. Good stuff!

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Open Source Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 29, 2020

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. Tomas provides resources for running Fedora Silverblue on Libvirt/KVM.

Linux 60

Linux Cloud Intel Backup 60

The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Apps effectively run in a virtual machine, contained within their own world but able to sit side by side with other Windows apps. On both the Surface Pro X (an Arm-powered device) and my Intel-powered gaming rig, apps ran surprisingly well. The Windows Subsystem for Android powers the entire experience.

Windows 89

Windows Microsoft Linux Intel 89

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The first speaker starts out with a review of exactly what a microserver is; Intel sees microservers as a natural evolution from rack-mounted servers to blades to microservers. Key microserver technologies include: Intel Atom C2000 family of processors; Intel Xeon E5 v2 processor family; and Intel Ethernet Switch FM6000 series.

Intel 68

Intel Load Balancer Hardware Network 68

CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

Chief Technologist, Intel Federal LLC, Intel Corporation. Before entering the land of Big Data, Alex spent the better part of ten years wrangling Linux server farms and writing Perl as a contractor to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice. Steve Orrin Chief Technologist, Intel Federal LLC, Intel Corporation.

Fractional CTO 150

Fractional CTO CTO Program Management CTO Hire 150

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The speaker for the session is Vin Sharma, who helps lead open source software strategies at Intel. The focus of this session, as you can tell from the title, is on security and trust (presumably talking about how to leverage Intel TXT with OpenStack). So how does this open attestation service that Intel has created work?

Cloud 108

Cloud Intel Open Source Data Center 108

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again. I missed this on the #vBrownBag series: designing HP Virtual Connect for vSphere 5.x. Virtualization.

HP 112

HP Hardware Linux Virtualization 112

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. This is something I’ve been watching for a couple of years, since attending my first Intel Developer Forum (IDF). Intel clearly has its sights set on expanding beyond just “servers” into many more platforms, including network hardware platforms. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Windows Intel 60

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 ). Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host (how’s that for a mouthful?) Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 17, 2020

Jon Langemak is blogging again, and he jumps back into the “blogging saddle” with a post on working with tc on Linux systems. Bruno Hildenbrand shares 20 tips for managing Linux VMs on Azure. Kevin Campusano discusses Linux development in Windows 10 with Docker and WSL 2. Virtualization. ” Great quote!

Linux 60

Linux Apple Operating Systems Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

This is an interesting project to watch, I think—it’s porting OVN (Open Virtual Network) from a “traditional” OvS back-end to an IOVisor-based back-end (IOVisor implements the data plane in eBPF). Intel has a tutorial series on Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Virtualization. on Ubuntu 16.04.

Vmware 60

Vmware Intel Storage Cloud 60

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. Virtualization. ” Get ready to get nerdy!

Vmware 60

Vmware Firewall Linux Cloud 60

SPF13

MARCH 20, 2015

The Internet Era: 00s • Internet changes everything • Open source movement gains traction (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) • Tech selling ads, bits, hardware & services • Google Dominates. Open Source Companies • Redhat $13B • Cloudera $3B • MongoDB $1.6B • Docker $.5B 5B • Hortonworks $1B • Wordpress $1B. Open Source is taking over the world.

Open Source 100

Open Source Linux Hardware IBM 100

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). The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Cloud 60

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].

Intel 60

Intel Hardware Network Architecture 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 Virtualization. Seriously.). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. (I

Vmware 105

Vmware Linux Virtualization Storage 105

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Chief Technologist, Intel Federal LLC, Intel Corporation. Before entering the land of Big Data, Alex spent the better part of ten years wrangling Linux server farms and writing Perl as a contractor to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice. Steve Orrin Chief Technologist, Intel Federal LLC, Intel Corporation.

Fractional CTO 150

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Intel 150

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. Virtualization. I hope that you find something useful here. Networking. Start here with part 1. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 75

Vmware Hardware Linux Microsoft 75

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 5, 2014

New platforms with Open vSwitch: Docker, Hyper-V, and Intel DPDK (this is also listed on the VMware sessions above, but as you can tell it’s really not a “VMware” talk). Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Virtualization Congress 2009 Sessions.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2016

The examples Phil uses include StackWise, Virtual Switching System, and Virtual Port Channels. Alban Crequy has a post on using Linux queueing disciplines (qdiscs, for short) to help with testing application behavior under degraded network conditions. Virtualization. Highly recommended reading! Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60