Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Simon Leinen (from SWITCHengines) explains their use of IPv6 with OpenStack. If you’re interested in learning more about some of the new security features in vSphere 6.5, check out this post by Mike Foley—he has pointers to more details on VM Encryption, Secure Boot, and Encrypted vMotion. Operating Systems/Applications.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 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. There’s a lot of talk about container security, but now there’s something you can actually do about it. Networking. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

I wouldn’t take this information as gospel, but here’s a breakdown of some of the IPv6 support available in VMware NSX. Yes, I know that security and privacy are different, but this seems like a reasonable place to put this article by J Metz on pseudo-anonymous e-mail. Operating Systems/Applications.

Windows 60

Windows Virtualization Devops Vmware 60

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 3, 2009

A wide variety of operating systems and software configurations is available for use. with more memory or CPU), a different operating system (e.g., with new security patches installed), or add new user data. Driving Storage Costs Down for AWS Customers. Expanding the Cloud - The AWS Storage Gateway.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Operating Systems Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Charles Min-Cheng Chan has a write-up on using IPv6 in Mininet. Operating Systems/Applications. Enough of that, though…bring on the content! As usual, here’s my random collection of links, articles, and thoughts about various data center technologies. Networking. It’s pretty cool stuff. Servers/Hardware. This puts LXD at 2.4.1

Vmware 60

Vmware Case Study Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

I highly recommend you read the entire post, but in short the five skills Matt recommends are software skills (which includes configuration management and software development tools like Git ), Linux, deep protocol knowledge, hypervisor and container networking, and IPv6. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2023

Nick Buraglio discusses IPv6 Unique Local Addressing (ULA). William Lam shares news about higher-capacity SODIMMs available for small or ultra small form factor systems. Security Jeff Warren discusses a potential way for malicious players to bypass multi-factor authentication, aka the “Pass the Cookie” attack.

IPv6 74

IPv6 Linux Tools Network 74

Scott Lowe

APRIL 21, 2016

Bruce Schneier asks the question that society has yet to answer (and may be afraid to answer): “…do we prioritize security over surveillance, or do we sacrifice security for surveillance?”. Operating Systems/Applications. Want to run Docker Swarm with IPv6? Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time around. Just sayin’.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Tor Anderson has an article on using IPv6 for network boot using UEFI and iPXE. We all know that security is more than just a host-based firewall, but a host-based firewall can be part of an overall security strategy. Operating Systems/Applications. Welcome to Technology Short Take #57. Networking. Larry Smith Jr.

Windows 60

Windows Firewall Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

Operating Systems/Applications. This article by Michael Gugino provides some details on getting GRE tunnels over IPv6 with Open vSwitch running on CentOS 7. Brent is one of the folks who clearly sees that the role of a networking professional is changing, and is working to help others through the transition. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Tools 60