Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

Ben Cherian, Chief Strategy Officer for Midokura, helps make a case for network virtualization. Note: Midokura makes a network virtualization solution.) If you’re wondering about network virtualization and why there is a focus on it, this post might help shed some light. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 108

Virtualized Greek

JANUARY 28, 2014

That proved to be more of apples to oranges comparison, but I think the OS example is a good comparison. I’ve also seen how difficult it is to manage both the product and operations model. Virtualization Citrix Hyper-V KVM VMWare' To this point we’ve built the infrastructure needed to manage heterogeneous OS environments.

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Vmware Linux Comparison Windows 68

Scott Lowe

APRIL 7, 2023

Operating Systems/Applications In Technology Short Take 166 , I mentioned Nick Schmidt’s article on D2. This article provides a comparison of Apache APISIX 3.0 Virtualization William Lam takes a look at ESXi on the latest Intel NUC. Josh Pollara recaps the experience of migrating from AWS to Fly.io.

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Applications Comparison Cloud Operating Systems 97

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

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. Networking. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Kitaboo

MARCH 29, 2023

Here, students and instructors interact in real-time through virtual classrooms and video or audio conferring. Greater Flexibility The most evident advantage of eLearning is the greater flexibility it provides in comparison to offline classes. Such virtual learning communities help bridge the gap between offline and online learning.

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Education eBook Course Virtualization 78

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

What I’d like to find—but haven’t yet—is a good, in-depth comparison of fundamental concepts between AWS, Azure, and GCP. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Anthony Heddings has such a post , although it is really high-level (perfect for true beginners).

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Cloud Tools Policies Applications 87

Galido

JULY 20, 2018

Apple has shown great skill in designing an easy-to-use mobile operating system, while Android has been increasingly developing their product to be more intuitive and give you more control over it’s OS and applications. For more about this comparison, check out our article: Best Personal Assistant for Mobile in 2016-2018.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

There’s virtual reality and there’s augmented reality — both of these are incredibly interesting. February 2017: Cook expands his thoughts on AR’s potential , adding a new comparison: AR is a big idea, like the smartphone. The first step in making it a mainstream kind of experience is to put it in the operating system.

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Apple Education 3D Virtualization 118

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Operating Systems/Applications. This article on another reason your Docker containers may be slow was an excellent reminder that containerization is not equal to virtualization (that doesn’t make it better or worse, just different), and therefore can’t be treated the same. Virtualization. on a vSphere 6.7

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Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 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.). Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models.

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

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). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

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Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2019

Speaking of Pulumi, Kyle Galbraith wrote up a comparison of Pulumi and Terraform for infrastructure as code. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. The second article is by Rob Beekmans examining several virtual desktop platforms available to customers/users. Career/Soft Skills.

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Linux Dell Open Source Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Operating Systems/Applications. Personally, I think it’s an apples-to-oranges comparison, since Kubernetes is more than just a scheduler (think about replication controllers and services and such), but to each his own. Finally, you might find the VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The folks over at Cilium took a look at a recent CNI benchmark comparison and unpacked it a bit. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Next is an older article from Patrick Ogenstad that provides an introduction to ZTP (Zero Touch Provisioning). There’s some good information in their article.

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Network Resources Devops Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. This post from Enterprise Storage Forum attempts to provide a comparison of cloud storage between AWS and Google Cloud. Virtualization. If you’re a DynamoDB user, check out this list of 29 DynamoDB best practices compiled by Rafal Wilinski. Check out cloudlist.

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Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 6, 2018

Jorge Salamero Sanz (on behalf of Sysdig) provides a similar comparison, this time looking at ECS, Fargate, and EKS. Operating Systems/Applications. It almost makes me want to add a Windows 10 machine to my collection… I enjoyed this developer-centric comparison of Kubernetes and Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

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Linux Vmware Comparison Network 60

The Verge

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Whatever your preferred brand or operating system, 5G is coming your way soon if you don’t have it already. For comparison purposes, the prices listed in this article are for one line of service per month before taxes and fees. Most mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, do include 5G on their plans.

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Mobile Network Data Comparison 123

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Here’s hoping I’ve managed to find something of value and interest to you in this latest collection of links and articles from around the web on networking, storage, virtualization, security, and other data center-related technologies. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Welcome to Technology Short Take #55!

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Vmware Virtualization Guidelines Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

I share this not to encourage illegal activities, but instead to point out that no operating system is secure, so be alert at all times and use good computing practices regardless of your OS. Steven Acreman shares a brief, high-level comparison of the major Kubernetes ingress solutions. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Corey Minyard of MontaVista disusses the role of Linux and virtualization in safety-critical systems. Paul Johnston shares several comparisons in support of how tech teams should run more like sports teams. The sidecar pattern is one such example.).

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Linux Network Tools Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

VPCs, or Virtual Private Clouds, are Amazon’s software-defined networking mechanism for workloads running on AWS.). Courtesy of Corey Quinn, here’s an awesome AWS versus Azure comparison , comic book style. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 11, 2014

He makes comparisons among server virtualization, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and SDN, and feels that in order for SDN to really hit this market it needs to be “not a user-facing feature, but rather a means to an end” (his words). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Technology Short Take #42.

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Vmware Storage Virtualization Network 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 14, 2016

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). Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Have I mentioned the ESXi Virtual Appliance ?

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Devops Vmware Storage Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 12, 2021

Here’s Chip Zoller’s comparison of Gatekeper and Kyverno. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Nic Cope has an interesting post discussing Crossplane and some design/implementation considerations. Katie Gamanji shares some information on passing the CKAD.

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IPv6 Network Storage Policies 60

Kitaboo

OCTOBER 31, 2019

If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? Once published, the etextbooks should be easily accessible by the users. Low Cost of Production.

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eBook Education Video Course 96

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2019

Diógenes Rettori has a comparison of Istio and Linkerd as solutions for service mesh. Operating Systems/Applications. Jim Handy (“The SSD Guy”) has a four-part series (I think only three parts have been published as of this post) on the two different operating modes for Intel’s Optane DIMMs (persistent memory).

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Vmware Open Source Intel Applications 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts. Virtualization.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 25, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts. Virtualization.

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Linux Open Source Network Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 30, 2018

Tirumarai Selvan has a comparison. Operating Systems/Applications. Hmmm…maybe I could install Windows 10 on my quad-proc Mac Pro, then run macOS virtualized on it…that might be something to try one day (as if I’ll ever have time for that!). Virtualization.

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Linux Vmware Windows Applications 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The article doesn’t go deep on any of them, but does provide some useful information and comparison of the various mechanisms. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. ” Here’s a quick review of various sandboxing and workload isolation mechanisms out there. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Linux Programming Open Source Cloud 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2017

Anthony Shaw has a good comparison of Ansible, StackStorm, and Salt (with a particular view at applicability in a networking context). Operating Systems/Applications. I was recently reviewing some articles on Git, the popular distributed version control system, and came across a few related posts. Virtualization.

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Open Source Network Linux Engineering 60

Sean Daniel

MAY 25, 2012

and I thought it would be great to do a little bit of a comparison now that I’ve played with it for a bit. So let’s get down to business, my impressions and comparisons between the iPad (3rd generation) and the Playbook 2.0. This comparison is helpful. Also an app-launching platform with brilliant task switching.

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Apple Comparison Windows SMB 53

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2017

Operating Systems/Applications. Need a comparison of CloudFormation versus Terraform? Virtualization. I guess it’s not really fair of me to make this statement, given that kube-spawn is focused on local Kubernetes clusters for testing and development. It does seem, though, that Kubernetes deployment tools abound.

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Hardware Devops Vmware Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Gabriele Gerbino has a nice write-up about Cisco’s efforts with APIs ; his article includes a brief description of YANG data models and a comparison of working with network devices via SSH or via API. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. installation caused by duplicate NSX Manager UUIDs.

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Open Source Storage Vmware Network 60

The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

But as Epic made clear in an unprecedented video mocking Apple’s iconic “1984” Macintosh ad — one that also aired directly to players within the virtual world of Fortnite itself — the primary target here is Apple and its longstanding and often controversial stewardship of the iOS app ecosystem.

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Apple Industry Cloud Mobile 145

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

What’s really interesting to me is the (completely uncoordinated) alignment between Matt’s list of skills for networking pros and the list I provided to virtualization pros in a series of recent VMUG presentations (refer to slide 15, but the list is software development basics, Linux, automation/orchestration, and public cloud services).

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

To answer those questions, we’ve put together a comparison outlining the similarities and differences between the 2020 iPad and the forthcoming model, ahead of our official review. As for the operating system, both models are compatible with iPadOS 15. Image: Apple. It even offers double the storage for the same price.

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