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.

Storage 79

Storage Cloud Media Operating Systems 79

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. I, personally, would posit that Linux can be more secure than other platforms, but it requires proper configuration and can still be undone by a loose nut behind the keyboard.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2016

Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Operating Systems/Applications. By the way, I alluded to this sort of architecture in December 2006 while discussing the future of the operating system; see this blog post.). Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Vincent Bernat has a really in-depth article on IPv4 route lookup on Linux (and one on IPv6 route lookup as well). The folks over at Cloudify recently did a survey on the state of “enterprise multi-cloud”; the report is available here (doesn’t appear to be behind a paywall/regwall). Operating Systems/Applications.

Storage 60

Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

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.). Operating Systems/Applications. In any case, Fournova Software—the company behind the OS X Git client Tower (which I use regularly)—has a developer survey here.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Just as owners can build anything they want on raw land, bare metal servers allow users to pick their operating systems, drivers, containers and other software components with which to build and launch applications. Unfortunately, most of those environments are accumulated over time and are managed by a number of disparate tools.

Strategy 52

Strategy Dell Virtualization Applications 52