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

Jason Messer has an article describing how networking works with Windows containers. Dmitri Kalintsev examines some options for addressing storage-related connectivity in NSX environments. Servers/Hardware. Drew Conry-Murray shines a light on Intel’s network ambitions. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Trevor Roberts recently posted an article discussing Windows images in your OpenStack cloud. There’s been a fair amount of noise regarding moving the Docker official image library from Ubuntu to Alpine Linux (see Solomon’s post here ; this is the only “official” mention I’ve been able to find).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2023

The naked truth about bare metal Bare metal servers grant developers direct access to hardware, including CPU, memory and storage, affording them more horsepower for applications that require higher performance and lower latency. Sometimes that includes raw physical servers, or bare metal.

Strategy 52

Strategy Dell Virtualization Applications 52