Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

PowerNSX is pretty cool—it’s a set of PowerShell cmdlets for administrators of VMware NSX running in vSphere environments. Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Rudi Martinsen has an article on changing the Avi load balancer license tier (this is in the context of using it with vSphere with Tanzu). Eric Sloof has information on how to disable VMware plugins in vCenter Server (the context of the article is security vulnerabilities disclosed in plugins).

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Here’s a pair of articles ( one here and one here ) that describe the port connections required between the various components in a VMware NSX deployment. These posts are a bit slanted toware VMware vSphere environments, but very detailed, very thorough, and very useful. William Lam has a quick look at ContainerX on VMware vSphere.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

see below in the “Operating Systems/Applications” section), Metaswitch has announced a Container Networking Interface (CNI) plugin for Project Calico. Operating Systems/Applications. VMware recently announced VSAN 6.2 , and along with the new release is plenty of coverage from the VMware community.

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Operating Systems Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Rudi Martinsen has an article on changing the Avi load balancer license tier (this is in the context of using it with vSphere with Tanzu). Eric Sloof has information on how to disable VMware plugins in vCenter Server (the context of the article is security vulnerabilities disclosed in plugins).

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

By now you’ve probably heard about VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO), which was announced in early February. Operating Systems/Applications. Yes, you could run Docker on bare metal and achieve (the author’s words) “massive CapEx benefits” by “eliminating expensive licensing” for VMware. Virtualization.

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Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 11, 2022

Incompatibility and unreliability caused by configuration differences such as versions of compilers, loaders, runtime libraries, middleware, and operating systems in new environments contributed to increased project effort, cost, and timelines. Containers provide an elegant solution to this problem. in an isolated and executable unit.

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Operating Systems Applications Enterprise Enterprise 98

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2022

Organizations that postpone modernization complain about being stuck in maintenance mode with disparate, multi-vendor backup and recovery systems that are complex and expensive to maintain. In fact, the HPE solution delivers superior storage efficiency as compared to alternate VMware backup solutions. Cost optimization.

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Backup Storage Cloud Vmware 105

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This time around, the content is a bit heavier on cloud management and applications/operating systems, but still lots of good content all the way around (I hope, anyway). A quick perusal of the ONF web site does not indicate that the OpenFlow materials are available anywhere under any open source license. Networking.

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Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

I think I’ve mentioned this before (it’s really hard to keep track of which articles you’ve included in a Technology Short Take already, so apologies if this is a duplicate), but this article provides a good overview of the VXLAN control plane modes in VMware NSX. Operating Systems/Applications. Keep up the great work, Brent!)

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Vmware Linux Virtualization Tools 60