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. The company added a Power Virtual Server Private Cloud features that lets customers better control and manage Power resources locally or in a hybrid cloud environment, according to IBM.

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Network World

JULY 17, 2024

The Linux-based NOS was created by Microsoft for its Azure data centers and then open-sourced by Microsoft in 2017. In April 2022, Microsoft turned the project over to the Linux Foundation and its 450,000 developers. What is SONiC? Who created SONiC?

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Linux top command has been around since 1984, helping Linux admins gauge system performance and note which processes are using the most system resources. Since that time, a number of other “top” commands (e.g., atop and htop) have become available with their different takes on what sysadmins need to pay attention to.

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CTOvision

JULY 2, 2015

Just announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA has expanded their availability to Amazon Web Services (AWS). What this now allows is more deployment options for customer’s big data workloads, adding more choices to an ecosystem of hardware and cloud configurations. Samsung and Red Hat team on mobile enterprise apps (fortune.com).

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

This is session COMS002, titled “Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure with Data Plane Virtualization.” Verplanke believes that DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) and virtualization are key to virtualizing workloads that move around lots and lots of packets, such as firewalls, routers, and other similar functions.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

A new Linux port allows Apple’s M1 Macs to run Ubuntu for the first time. Corellium, a security firm that offers a virtualized version of iOS for security testing, has successfully ported Ubuntu over to M1 Macs and released a tutorial for others to follow. Linux is now completely usable on the Mac mini M1.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Photo: Linux Mint. If you have an older system but are worried that it won’t support Windows 10 — or if you simply don’t want to deal with Windows anymore — I have a suggestion: Switch to desktop Linux. Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Teams now runs on Linux. Which Linux?

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 31, 2017

In my Linux migration initial progress report , I provided an early assessment of the Linux distribution that I thought I would use moving forward. Since that time, though, I’ve pivoted a bit and selected a different Linux distribution as the operating system (OS) for my primary laptop moving forward. Performance.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

Microsoft only licenses Windows 10 on ARM to PC makers to preinstall on new hardware, and the company hasn’t made copies of the operating system available for anyone to license or freely install. Apple did demonstrate Parallels Desktop running Linux in a virtual machine, but there was no mention of Windows support.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Amazon WorkSpaces , the company’s virtual desktop service, just unveiled its first device for end users, a $195 product created by directly repurposing the hardware design for Amazon’s Fire TV Cube. Customers can choose to pay either fixed monthly subscription fees or usage-based costs based on hourly metering.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” Next, Jason dives a bit deeper on the relationship between network overlays and hardware , and shares his thoughts on where it does—and doesn’t—make sense to have hardware terminating overlay tunnels.

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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. Virtualization. I needed to fill in some other knowledge gaps first.)

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Network World

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It automates most network management tasks, saving IT hundreds of hours monthly and virtually eliminating trouble tickets. Nile automatically performs software upgrades and capacity planning, while eliminating the need for hardware refreshes. The Nile Access Service learns and adapts to the individual customers needs.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

Privately held CSL is a leading provider of virtualization management technology for IBM’s zEnterprise system. CSL’s CSL-WAVE software enables companies to monitor and manage thei z/VM and Linux on System z environments using a powerful and easy-to-use interface. Virtualization. Featured Cloud Articles. Convergence.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host. Servers/Hardware Menno Finlay-Smits shares information on reducing fan noise on Intel NUCs. Rob McBryde shares his story of reviving a 2012 MacBook Pro with Linux. Security In early February a vulnerability was uncovered in a key component of the Linux boot process.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Brad Hedlund (who will be my co-worker starting on 2/11) created a great explanation of network virtualization that clearly breaks down the components and explains their purpose and function. Servers/Hardware. Cisco UCS is pretty cool in that it makes automation of compute hardware easier through such abstractions as server profiles.

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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.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As a result, I’ve stepped up my work on a Linux migration, and I’m happy to report that I’ve made some progress. Linux Distribution. I’ve looked at a fair number of Linux distributions. I also went back and looked again at Ubuntu derivatives like Linux Mint. Here’s a quick update on where things stand so far.

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Virtualized Greek

AUGUST 27, 2013

For example, the server virtualization value proposition is simple. You can save money if you consolidate your Windows & Linux workloads to fewer servers. Once server virtualization is in the door more of the operational advantages and efficiencies appear. Network virtualization allows for more powerful automation.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

Even Facebook, which has open sourced much of its designs for its data center hardware but remains vague about its server count, saying only that it operates “hundreds of thousands” of machines. If they ran Linux, maybe they wouldn’t have to run so many servers. Virtualization. Posted July 15th, 2013.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Announced on the eve of the AWS re:invent conference Monday night, Amazon EC2 Mac Instances represent an unexpected expansion beyond Linux and Windows for AWS. AWS re:Invent, normally held in Las Vegas for one week each year, is taking place virtually this year, live-streamed from the Amazon campus in Seattle and spanning three weeks.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Both the hardware as well as the software have served me well. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Apple and Virtualization. Macintosh iPhone Linux' This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org. Why I Might Leave OS X. Apple on Intel.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Shortly after I announced my intention to migrate to Linux as my primary desktop OS , a number of other folks contacted me and said they had made the same choice or they had been encouraged by my decision to also try it themselves. Q: Why did you switch to Linux? Q: Which distribution of Linux did you choose?

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Linux Academy

APRIL 29, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month, we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 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.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

, and as a returning speaker I recently had the opportunity to do a podcast with Technology Advice about SDN, virtualization, containers, and Interop. You can listen to a copy of the podcast here on SoundCloud. Here are a few takeaways from my conversation on the podcast: The term “SDN” is too much of a buzzword. That being said….

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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.

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Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2024

In this Technology Short Take, I have links on things ranging from physical network designs to running retro operating systems as virtual machines. Nikhil shares a framework for selecting a Linux distribution. Here’s a list of “crisis tools” recommended to install on your Linux servers before you need them.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Fusion-io is contributing its NVMKV (nonvolatile memory key-value) interface to flash and is also posting the first flash-aware Linux kernel virtual memory Demand Paging Extension to GitHub for community testing. Virtualization. and Percona Server 5.5.31. Featured Cloud Articles. Northern Virgina. Silicon Valley. North Carolina.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 21, 2017

This post is part of a series of posts sharing other users’ stories about their migration to Linux as their primary desktop OS. As I mentioned in part 1 of the series , there seemed to be quite a bit of pent-up interest in using Linux as your primary desktop OS. Q: Why did you switch to Linux? is awesome).

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Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through. Servers/Hardware. Linux distributions that offer ARM support, though—like Ubuntu, RHEL, and SuSE—are supported, however. Virtualization.

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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. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

I know that the company Linux Hosts Ltd. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. Virtualization. Connect via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & RSS. Barbara Johnson. Posted July 25th, 2013. Add Your Comments.

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The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

Apple is officially moving to its own silicon chips for some of its Mac hardware. Apple is also using virtualization for running versions of Linux on these new Macs. Microsoft started this work ahead of the Windows 8 release in 2012 , and even released the Windows RT operating system that was designed for ARM-based hardware.

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SPF13

MARCH 20, 2015

60s & 70s • Computer companies sold hardware • Software was free • Software was colloborative • IBM dominates. The Internet Era: 00s • Internet changes everything • Open source movement gains traction (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) • Tech selling ads, bits, hardware & services • Google Dominates. The Software Era: ?

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 23, 2022

And with a rise in virtual visits, online healthcare portals, and a desire for more personalized healthcare experiences from patients, the demand for IT professionals — especially those with experience in the healthcare industry — is far outpacing supply.

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