Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration from macOS to Linux as my primary laptop OS. In this post, I’d like to recap where things stand as of December 2018, after 8 months of full-time use of Linux as my primary laptop OS. Linux Distribution. Chat/Instant messaging: I continue to use the Slack Linux client and Pidgin.

Linux 60

Linux Report Vmware Google 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2024

From networking to security and from hardware to the cloud, there’s something in here for just about everyone. Servers/Hardware Permanent damage? Operating Systems/Applications Bhushan Shah shares some “lessons learned” using git bisect to do some Linux kernel troubleshooting. Run macOS software on Linux?

Linux 60

Linux Intel Engineering Network 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 11, 2017

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

Linux 60

Linux Report Vmware Travel 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 21, 2024

Since I am not a Windows person—I don’t think I’ve used Windows as a daily driver since before the turn of the century—I’m running Linux on the X1C Gen11. Finally: how is the Linux support on the Gen11? It’s good, equally as good if not better than previous generations.

Linux 60

Linux Intel Windows Wireless 60

Network World

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

MMA is a feature of Power10-based servers that handles matrix multiplication operations in hardware, rather than relying solely on software routines. Running IBM AIX, IBM i, Linux, or VIOS operating systems, the S1012 supports in-core AI inferencing and machine learning with the MMA feature.

IBM 97

IBM Energy Architecture System 97

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. Servers/Hardware. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. For your fix of storage-related links, J Metz has relatively recently published Storage Short Take #47.

Linux 90

Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

For example, with hardware the past has always been that hardware gets cheaper and transistor counts go up so this cheaper hardware gets more powerful. This power and drop in price applies not just to processors but storage. Linux and Android are obvious examples of this. Why do we care?

Open Source 288

Open Source Big Data Linux Hardware 288

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking. ” Who will be correct?

IPv6 97

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 97

Scott Lowe

MAY 31, 2024

Jaiden Riordan takes readers on a journey of running Ultramarine Linux on quite a wide spectrum of computing hardware. Duane Johnson offers a comprehensive look at key remapping options in Linux (as of late 2021). Career/Soft Skills Betty Junod has had enough of imposter syndrome. ” So true.

Linux 60

Linux Network CTO Operating Systems 60

Linux Academy

APRIL 18, 2019

Consider the typical items in your budget in a traditional IT environment like hardware maintenance costs, costs associated with OS patching, storage administration, and testing. For storage and data transfer, pricing is tiered. Make sure your staff are properly prepared with hands-on training from Linux Academy.

Linux 60

Linux Budget Cloud Resources 60

GeekWire

AUGUST 18, 2021

” That makes the International Space Station an extreme case study for edge computing, the concept of bringing storage and processing closer to the source of data to improve speed and reduce the bandwidth needed for cloud computing. Spaceborne Computer-2 (HPE Image).

Microsoft 145

Microsoft Linux Artificial Intelligence Budget 145

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

The collection seems a tad heavier than normal in the hardware and security sections, probably due to new exploits discovered in Intel’s speculative execution functionality. Servers/Hardware. This is one of those times when an article belongs in multiple categories—in this case, hardware and security. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There’s some networking stuff, a few security links, and even a hardware-related article. Servers/Hardware. Nice to see that work on getting Linux up and running and fully functional on Apple’s proprietary M1 chips is progressing well. Welcome to Technology Short Take #146! Networking. ” Who will be correct?

IPv6 60

IPv6 Storage Hardware Vmware 60

Kitaboo

MARCH 18, 2024

Below are the top nine features of the top eBook creation software that can significantly enhance your eBook creation process: Cloud-Based Storage and Access Look for the best eBook creation software that comes with cloud-based storage and access capabilities. Let’s dive in! Table of Contents: I.

eBook 78

eBook Software Software Storage 78

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Here’s a handy list of deprecated Linux network commands and their replacements. Servers/Hardware. Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

It was good to read this post on Cumulus Linux first impressions by Jeremy Stretch. I’m a fan of Cumulus, but I’m admittedly a Linux guy (see here ) so you might say I’m a bit biased. Jeremy is a “hard-core” networking professional, and so hearing his feedback on Cumulus Linux was, in my opinion, useful.

Vmware 87

Vmware Linux Storage Virtualization 87

Scott Lowe

APRIL 29, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Jorge Castro encourages folks to just kill the silly myths (regarding desktop Linux). Poorna Gaddehosur has an update on getting Linux-based eBPF programs to run with eBPF on Windows. Lucas Pardue and Christopher Wood share a primer on proxies. Hat tip to Matt Oswalt for putting this on my Twitter timeline.).

Linux 74

Linux Storage Programming Applications 74

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. Servers/Hardware. maximizing revenue per hardware instance). Justin Garrison shares some thoughts on whiteboarding software (and hardware). Networking.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Network Cloud 60

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. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware.

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

MARCH 20, 2020

This blending of “traditional” network engineering with containers, Linux, and DevOps tooling is how Matt is setting new trends and directions for the networking industry. Servers/Hardware. Michael Dales shares his experience trying out Windows 10 and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as a Linux development environment.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Authentication Storage 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”? It’s one of the first questions I asked the Lightbits team. NVMe/TCP acceleration.

Meeting 60

Meeting Storage HP Dell 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Uh oh… more hardware exploits. You may have heard of eBPF, the Linux technology that is reshaping Linux applications (and in some ways reshaping Linux itself). Something about Linux, and Fedora in particular, just keeps drawing me back. What a time to be alive: Microsoft has its own Linux distribution.

Linux 60

Linux Vmware Open Source Examples 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2020

Redpill Linpro talks to readers about their new routers running Cumulus Linux. Servers/Hardware. This article is about hardware, just not the hardware I’d typically talk about in this section—instead, it’s about Philips Hue light bulbs. I need to move it back to Windows from Linux. Virtualization.

Linux 60

Linux Windows Hardware Network 60

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. Servers/Hardware. I use OTR with Adium on OS X, and OTR with Pidgin on my Fedora Linux laptop.). Networking.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws. Although Linux is often considered to be superior to Windows and macOS with regard to security, it is not without its own security flaws.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

SPF13

JUNE 4, 2015

Linux has become the foundation for infrastructure everywhere as it defined application portability from the desktop to the phone and from to the data center to the cloud. OS Provides Portability 
 (same app runs on different hardware). Linux provides foundation for Solution. Docker + Linux. but needs another layer.

Operating Systems 100

Operating Systems System Disaster Recovery Case Study 100

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I won’t go into all the gory details here; see this post for some background and then see this update from last October that summarized my previous efforts to migrate to Linux ( Fedora , specifically) as my primary desktop operating system. The motivation for using Linux is something I’ve already discussed.

Linux 60

Linux Hardware Media System 60

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

iPad hardware. Finally, the same hardware means that the iPad has the same support for the Apple Pencil — the first-generation $99 Apple Pencil, I should point out, with its weird Lightning charging connector and easy-to-lose cap. But the most important spec in the iPad is the storage on the base $329 model: an embarrassingly low 32GB.

Apple 127

Apple Storage Hardware Windows 127

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Servers/Hardware. For relevant storage news, I’d recommend having a look at J Metz’ Storage Short Take 42. The state of virtualization on Apple Silicon hardware has seen a few developments in recent days and weeks. This will become even more useful, in my opinion, when Linux support is added.

Virtualization 79

Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

First up, Jason goes off on a rant about network virtualization , briefly hitting topics like the relationship between overlays and hardware, the role of hardware in network virtualization, the changing roles of data center professionals, and whether overlays are the next logical step in the evolution of the network. Servers/Hardware.

HP 113

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 113

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

” Ivan Pepelnjak attempts to answer the question, “How much do I need to know about Linux networking?” ” Speaking of Linux networking…Marek Majkowski of Cloudflare digs deep into conntrack , used for stateful firewalling functionality. Servers/Hardware. Programming.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 24, 2023

And while virtualization technologies have long provided developers the option to run multiple applications on single virtual machines, sometimes developers must run specialized workloads that require greater control over physical hardware without sacrificing the simplicity and agility that comes with a cloud experience. Multiplayer gaming.

Strategy 52

Strategy Dell Virtualization Applications 52

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Servers/Hardware. Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. ” Get ready to get nerdy!

Vmware 60

Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

First up is Brent Salisbury’s how to build an SDN lab without needing OpenFlow hardware. Not unsurprisingly, one of the key advantages of STT that’s highlighted is its improved performance due to TSO support in NIC hardware. Servers/Hardware. I needed to fill in some other knowledge gaps first.)

Vmware 115

Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 115

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 along the way. Michael Kashin shares the journey of containerizing NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

At the O’Reilly OSCON 2013 this week in Portland, Oregon, Fusion-io made the announcement that its Atomic Writes API contributed for standardization to the T10 SCSCI Storage Interfaces Technical Committee is now in use in mainstream MySQL databases MariaDB 5.5.31 Fusion-io: Making Apps Faster With Flash Storage. Networking.

Open Source 177

Open Source Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 177

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). Servers/Hardware. Nir Yechiel posted an article on using the Cumulus VX QCOW2 image with Fedora and KVM.

Vmware 60

Vmware Devops Storage Linux 60