Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Networking Via this blog post , I learned that Ivan Pepelnjak has a GitHub repository of hands-on examples for learning public cloud networking (including both AWS and Azure). Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. x and ESXi 8.x.

Cloud 60

Cloud Engineering Network Operating Systems 60

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. Virtualization.

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

Dataconomy

AUGUST 8, 2023

YouTube TV allows subscribers to stream live and on-demand television content from major broadcast and cable networks, such as ESPN, Discovery, Fox, AMC, and more. Ensure your device is connected to a reliable Wi-Fi network or has a strong cellular data signal. Manage device storage Insufficient device storage can lead to app crashes.

How To 68

How To Storage Network Internet 68

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. Programming.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Programming Network 79

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

Networking. Ivan Velichko takes readers on a journey of how Kubernetes reinvented virtual machines (in a good sense). Operating Systems/Applications. For your fix of storage-related links, J Metz has relatively recently published Storage Short Take #47. Virtualization. Interested in hardening macOS?

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

HF1, from their network. Until such time as CISA directs affected entities to rebuild the Windows operating system and reinstall the SolarWinds software package, agencies are prohibited from (re)joining the Windows host OS to the enterprise domain. through 2020.2.1 Known affected products: Orion Platform versions 2019.4

Government 143

Government VOIP Network Security 143

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Networking. This article provides a few practical examples of how using VPC Endpoints to reduce network traffic moving through NAT Gateways can help save money. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. But is it really a virtual machine ? Leave it to Ivan to school everyone on Ethernet encapsulations.

Devops 87

Devops Virtualization Engineering Storage 87

Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Networking Jeff McLaughlin discusses what he calls the “war on expertise.” Operating Systems/Applications In Technology Short Take 166 , I mentioned Nick Schmidt’s article on D2. Storage Al Rasheed takes readers on a quick journey through setting up Synology Cloud Sync. That’s all for now!

Applications 97

Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

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. Virtualization.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

Companies that have embraced the cloud need to understand the Shared Responsibility Model: a security and compliance framework that explains what shared infrastructure and systems the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining and how a customer is responsible for operating systems, data, and applications utilizing the cloud.

Cloud 98

Cloud How To Open Source Applications 98

CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2013

He outlined that network and IT infrastructure transformation to improve citizen services, improve agency missions, and reduce cost are very possible. He mentioned the debunking of myths of multi-vendor networks. Lloyd’s message: It is amazing how things have changed in technology, except in one area: networking.

Video 222

Video Data Center Network Big Data 222

Dataconomy

JANUARY 3, 2024

Go to Settings > Apps > Binance > Storage, then tap on “Clear Cache” and “Clear Data.” Check storage space : Insufficient storage on your device can affect app performance. Delete unnecessary files or apps to free up storage. ” This removes temporary files and resets the app.

How To 41

How To Storage Network Mobile 41

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. Virtualization. Enjoy the content!

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Networking. Ivan Pepelnjak has a post on running network automation tools in a container. Tom Hollingsworth likens networking disaggregation to “cutting the cord” and switching away from cable. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Bring on the content! Well worth reading!

Open Source 94

Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Network World

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

It sounds like a smartphone user's worst fear: Software that starts up before the phone's operating system, intercepting and encrypting every byte sent to or from the flash memory or the network interface. This is not some new kind of ransomware, though, this is the D4 Secure Platform from Cog Systems.

System 60

System Security Operating Systems Storage 60

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

CTOvision

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By Bob Gourley Announces Acquisition of Sandboxie to Expand Global Reach, Small Business Footprint and Consolidate the Two Leading Brands in Burgeoning Virtualized Containment Solutions Market. Sandboxie is a globally deployed and widely respected competitor in the virtualized containment solutions market.

Dell 249

Dell Small Business Security Malware 249

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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

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. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Vmware 106

Vmware Virtualization Network Linux 106

Scott Lowe

JUNE 24, 2022

Networking. Operating Systems/Applications. Although it isn’t technically specific to storage, there are significant storage themes in this article on what might happen if you lock yourself out of your digital life. Virtualization. I still have quite the backlog of links to read!) That’s handy.

Vmware 74

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 74

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.

Programming 90

Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 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.

Vmware 60

Vmware Virtualization Linux Windows 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Networking. Back in April of this year, Patrick Ogenstad announced Netrasp , a Go package for writing network automation tooling in Go. It’s a good starting point for thinking about operating your own active-active architecture. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Career/Soft Skills.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Networking. Koyeb describes , at a high level, the global networking stack for their serverless platform. It’s a shame the site doesn’t appear to have an RSS/Atom feed… Operating Systems/Applications. A redesign for Apple’s long-stagnant System Preferences app? Virtualization.

Storage 79

Storage Hardware Policies Open Source 79

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. Virtualization. BeLikeIvan.

IPv6 60

IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

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.

Programming 96

Programming Policies Network Cloud 96

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. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Networking. I mean, if they aren’t willing to embrace the abstraction and automation that a cloud management platform brings, will abstraction and automation at the networking layer provide any significant benefit? Don’t think this “software-defined networking” thing is going to take off? x86 marches on!

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Hardware Intel Vmware 60

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.

Vmware 69

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 69

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Networking. I think this three-part series on new network models for cloud computing ( part 1 , part 2 , and part 3 ), while almost a year old, is quite good. Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post.

Storage 92

Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2022

However, employees working outside the corporate firewall and other network protections pose some big security challenges, especially for large enterprises. Improper storage or worse — a breach — could result in significant fines and damage to the company’s reputation.

Firewall 52

Firewall Security Insurance Journal 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Networking. Will Robinson talks about how to structure your Ansible playbooks in the context of using Ansible to control your network gear. Operating Systems/Applications. J Metz recently published an article that helps understand when to use NAS (Network Attached Storage) versus SAN (Storage Area Network).

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Intel Virtualization 60

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Bar-Yam, Journal of Systems Science and Complexity. May 28 - Virtual Time and Global States of Distributed Systems , Friedemann Mattern, Parallel and Distributed Algorithms, North-Holland (1989) , p. Jul - 13 Hints for Computer Systems Design Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, pp.

Operating Systems 144

Operating Systems Conference Survey System 144

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.

Handbook 60

Handbook Linux Storage Windows 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Networking. —but I wonder how much cooperation Big Switch will get from the major networking vendors with regards to OpenFlow interoperability now that Big Switch is competing even more directly with them via Switch Light. Just getting started in the networking field? Operating Systems/Applications.

Storage 111

Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 111

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

Networking. Cumulus VX, if you aren’t aware, is a community-supported virtual appliance version of Cumulus Linux aimed at helping folks preview and test “full-blown” Cumulus Linux (which, of course, requires compatible hardware). Using Python and Netmiko for network automation is the topic of this post by Colin McAlister.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60