Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. No longer the quiet backwater of cloud computing services, the focus of this global transition is now going from compute to storage. An overview of recent storage market history is needed to understand why this transition is important. is already with us.

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Dataconomy

APRIL 13, 2023

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a technology that has revolutionized the way we access and control remote computers. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of Virtual Network Computing, exploring its history, technology, and various applications. What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

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Linux Academy

JUNE 25, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students can develop their Linux and Cloud skills even further. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. Principal Systems Engineer from Symantec Corporation and Ell Marquez for a Threat Report Rundown. Become a Master.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. Russ White shares Russ' rules for network design. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post. Servers/Hardware.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In this post, I’m going to provide a brief introduction to working with Linux containers via LXC. Full machine virtualization offers greater isolation at the cost of greater overhead, as each virtual machine runs its own full kernel and operating system instance. A Brief Introduction to Linux Containers with LXC.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Networking. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. Operating Systems/Applications. Hopefully I’ve managed to find something useful for someone. Programming.

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Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Networking. Matt Oswalt has a great post on the need for networking professionals to learn basic scripting skills—something he (rightfully) distinguishes from programming as a full-time occupation. Further, he follows that up with a post on how automation is more than just configuration management ; it’s about network services.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 31, 2017

Most aren’t the laptops, tablets, and phones we think of as using the internet: they’re appliances like routers, fridges, cameras, and a million others, each of which is equipped with storage space, an operating system, and a connection to the internet.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Networking. Russ White shares Russ' rules for network design. Operating Systems/Applications. Cloudflare recently introduced its own object storage offering, announced in this blog post. Servers/Hardware.

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Linux Academy

JANUARY 1, 2020

How to Get a Linux Job. This course helps prepare you for applying for and successfully obtaining a Linux Job. This course dives into LXC (Linux Containers) and its container manager, LXD. Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy.

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Course Linux Devops Big Data 31

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

My link of links and articles from around the Internet is a bit light on networking and virtualization this time around, but heftier in the security, cloud, and OS/application sections. Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Jorge Castro encourages folks to just kill the silly myths (regarding desktop Linux).

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Linux Academy

JANUARY 30, 2020

How to Get a Linux Job. This course helps prepare you for applying for and successfully obtaining a Linux Job. This course dives into LXC (Linux Containers) and its container manager, LXD. Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy.

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Linux Academy

JANUARY 27, 2019

Simply put, Ansible facts are system properties that are collected by Ansible when it executes on a remote system. The facts contain useful details such as storage and network configuration about a target system. Ansible provides simple yet powerful automation no matter your operating system or cloud provider.

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Linux Academy

DECEMBER 1, 2019

To continually support your mission to learn and grow, we are always adding new, free courses and resources for developing Linux and Cloud skills. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. Microsoft SQL Server on Linux Quick Start. How to Get a Linux Job. AWS Concepts.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Networking. 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.).

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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. Networking. ” Specifically, this post talks about Kubernetes networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Programming. Update 2.

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Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Last week at VMworld , I had the opportunity to meet with Lightbits Labs , a relatively new startup working on what they called “disaggregated storage.” So what is “disaggregated storage”? Lightbits has their own operating system, LightOS, which runs on industry-standard x64 servers from Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

I’ve got another collection of links to articles on networking, security, cloud, programming, and career development—hopefully you find something useful! Networking William Morgan’s 2022 service mesh recap captures some of the significant events in service mesh in 2022, although through a Linkerd-colored lens.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

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. Networking. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Networking. Ansible has made some good progress in supporting network automation in the latest release (2.2), according to this blog post. Jeremy Stretch mulls over the (perceived) problem of getting traffic into and out of overlay networks. I’m admittedly a Cumulus Networks fan.) Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Academy

AUGUST 29, 2019

To continually support you in your mission to learn and grow we are always adding new courses and free resources to begin developing your Linux and Cloud skills. Courses Free in September: Microsoft SQL Server On Linux Quick Start. Network Routing Fundamentals. Welcome to the Network Routing Fundamentals course!

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Networking. Isovalent—the company behind Cilium, the eBPF-powered networking solution for Kubernetes clusters—just launched with a $29M Series A round of funding. Operating Systems/Applications. Something about Linux, and Fedora in particular, just keeps drawing me back. See, something for everyone!

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Linux Academy

JULY 30, 2019

Our free cloud training allows students to begin developing their Linux and Cloud skills. Visit the Linux Academy Booth at Black Hat or find Ell at any of the other Hacker Summer Camp events! Kali Linux Deep Dive – In this course, you will learn how to find the vulnerabilities in frameworks like Metasploit, BeEF, SET, etc.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Networking. network virtualization). Is the relationship between network virtualization and service mesh closer than some folks might wish to admit? now has a follow-up exploit that exposes Aruba and Avaya network switches to remote code execution. Operating Systems/Applications. I certainly hope not!

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Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Networking. BPFDoor, as it is known, is a passive backdoor that allows threat actors to remotely connect to a Linux shell. Operating Systems/Applications. It’s been about a month since the last Technology Short Take, and in that time I’ve been gathering links that I wanted to share with my readers. (I

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Networking. Said van de Klundert has a post on screen scraping basics for network engineers. For network engineers just getting started with network automation, I suspect that the information shared here may prove quite useful. For readers who may be new to networking, Daniel Wray has a write-up on network cabling.

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Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Networking. Want to understand kube-proxy , a key part of Kubernetes networking, a bit better? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Operating Systems/Applications. Start here. Virtualization.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Denis Mulyalin shows how to use Nornir, Salt, and NetBox to template your network tests.

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Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

I didn’t do so well on storage links; apologies to my storage-focused friends! Networking. Isovalent, the folks behind Cilium, recently unveiled the Network Policy Editor, a graphical way of editing Kubernetes Network Policies. Operating Systems/Applications. BeLikeIvan. Virtualization.

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IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Networking. In this post on why networking needs a Chaos Monkey , Mike Bushong applies to the terms to networks—a snowflake network is an intricately crafted network that is carefully tailored to utilize a custom subset of networking features unique to your environment. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2020

Networking. gNMI, by the way, stands for gRPC Network Management Interface (more information on gNMI can be found here ). This vulnerability, known as a Server-Side Request Forgery, allowed Harbor project owners to scan the TCP ports of hosts on the Harbor server’s internal network. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Academy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

To continually support your mission to learn and grow, we are always adding new, free courses and resources for developing Linux and Cloud skills. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. How to Get a Linux Job. Build Your Own Linux From Scratch. Free Mastery Courses.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Networking. This post by Matt Oswalt—the first in a series, apparently—provides a great introduction to 5 development tools for network engineers. Matt also recently posted part 4 (of 5) in his series on SDN protocols; this post covers OpFlex and declarative networking. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Networking. Matt Oswalt tackles the idea of “intent-driven” or “intent-based” networking—all the rage right now—and outlines how something like this must interact with domains outside of networking in order to be effective. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Linux Network Storage 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Networking. Russ White tackles the issue of networking engineers needing to learn to code. Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Tom Hollingsworth discusses how the rise of overlay networks killed large layer 2 networks and tools for building large layer 2 networks, like TRILL.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Networking. Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. In a bit of an older post from late summer 2016, Matt Oswalt outlines why network engineers should care about the network software supply chain. Good advice.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 22, 2013

Networking. 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. Operating Systems/Applications.

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