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. Operating Systems/Applications Julia Evans digs into what “current branch” means in Git. Nikhil shares a framework for selecting a Linux distribution.

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Computer Weekly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Startup claims near-bare metal NVMe performance by offloading controller functionality to multiple CPUs on back-end storage with an optimised Linux-based operating system

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Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

To continually support your mission to learn and grow, we are always adding new, free courses and resources for developing Linux and Cloud skills. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. Microsoft SQL Server on Linux Quick Start. How to Get a Linux Job. AWS Concepts.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host. 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. Think Linux doesn’t have malware? TL;DR: It’s not as easy as it might seem.)

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Network World

JULY 17, 2024

Interest in the open-source network operating system SONiC is rising as major networking vendors and start-ups look to offer resources to help enterprises give SONiC a try. SONiC is seen as a significant alternative to more traditional, less flexible network operating systems. What is SONiC? Who created SONiC?

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Linux Academy

MAY 28, 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

JULY 25, 2020

A new VM Computers mod has been created for Minecraft that allows players to order computer parts from a satellite orbiting around a Minecraft world and build a computer that actually boots Windows 95 and a variety of other operating systems. uDrunkMate on Reddit. Doom running on a Minecraft PC. Can Minecraft run Crysis though?

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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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Dataconomy

APRIL 13, 2023

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a technology that has revolutionized the way we access and control remote computers. In this article, we will delve deeper into the world of Virtual Network Computing, exploring its history, technology, and various applications. What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

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Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 26, 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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GeekWire

JULY 14, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the company’s Inspire virtual partner conference. Microsoft will release Windows as a paid cloud service , promising to stream the operating system to any device in an attempt to create what the tech giant describes as a new category of computing called the Cloud PC.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Microsoft released Windows 365 for business users this morning, making its flagship operating system widely available as a subscription for the first time. ” Using the service, business customers will be able to stream Windows 10, and later Windows 11, to any device, including Mac, iPad, Linux, and Android.

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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.

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Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In this post, I’m going to provide a brief introduction to working with Linux containers via LXC. Both full machine virtualization and containers have their advantages and disadvantages. Both full machine virtualization and containers have their advantages and disadvantages. Introducing Linux Network Namespaces.

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IT Toolbox

JANUARY 19, 2017

You don't have Linux installed? You can either install Linux and use that instead of your existing operating system, install Linux in a separate partition or simply install Linux in a virtual machine. In short, install Linux :). What's that? I feel sorry but there is a solution.

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Linux Academy

JANUARY 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 Academy

JUNE 25, 2019

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students can develop their Linux and Cloud skills even further. Members of the Linux Academy community come together and share their insights and questions. Principal Systems Engineer from Symantec Corporation and Ell Marquez for a Threat Report Rundown. Become a Master.

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Network World

JUNE 18, 2024

But analysts said it is the on-prem scenario where SUSE could make a big difference, given the virtual absence of major vendors positioning for on-prem. Once IT management figures out whether to run workloads in the cloud or on premises, then they can explore the question of open-source versus proprietary operating systems.

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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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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. “That is exactly what we’re going for,” he said.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A UEFI flaw , affecting both Windows and Linux, that leverages malicious images? Operating Systems/Applications Decisions, decisions— which immutable Linux to use ? Virtualization Allen from Humbled Geeks shows how to create a VMware vSwitch using Ansible. Stealing cryptographic keys from SSH ? Double yikes.

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Linux Academy

MAY 15, 2020

First, I want to acknowledge that there is a big difference between Linux and Windows containers. Linux containers have been around for many decades, in one form or another. The Linux operating system naturally lent itself to taking advantage of containers using namespaces and control groups (cgroups). Why Windows?

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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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Network World

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For example, in October, Big Blue grew its Power Virtual Server infrastructure-as-a-service, which offers Power “pods” of compute, storage, and network infrastructure for private on-premises or IBM Cloud-managed environments. Developing RPG The chief application development system widely used by Power servers and its ecosystem is RPG.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 16, 2024

Operating Systems/Applications Bhushan Shah shares some “lessons learned” using git bisect to do some Linux kernel troubleshooting. Run macOS software on Linux? Andreas Scherbaum reviews a recent change in some Arch Linux packaging around the replacement of BDB with LMDB in the Postfix.

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Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Linux kernel project has become a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA); Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote a blog post that discusses this in more depth. Operating Systems/Applications Google has open sourced Magicka, an AI-powered file type identification library. Tony Norlin discusses running Kubernetes with Cilium on FreeBSD.

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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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Linux Academy

JUNE 3, 2019

This week, we’re talking all about serverless computing, what it is, why it’s relevant, and the release of a free course that can be enjoyed by everyone on the Linux Academy platform, including Community Edition account members. You have to launch the virtual servers, which means you need to: Choose an operating system.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 11, 2022

Incompatibility and unreliability caused by configuration differences such as versions of compilers, loaders, runtime libraries, middleware, and operating systems in new environments contributed to increased project effort, cost, and timelines. They don’t need to utilize the same resource as virtual machines do. How we got here.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 17, 2013

By Prayson Pate Openness is one of the most-cited advantages of cloud-based applications, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). There are numerous examples of open source software, but the most important is Linux and its family of drivers, utilities and applications. Join The Conversation.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 28, 2024

Operating Systems/Applications A colleague pointed this out , looks like it might be useful (Linux users only, sorry—if you know of a Windows or macOS equivalent, let me know!). Here’s a good post from my Isovalent (now part of Cisco) colleague Amit Gupta on installing Cilium in EKS with no kube-proxy.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

DNS, BGP, hardware-based security, Kubernetes, Linux—they’re all in here. A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. Ivan Velichko takes readers on a journey of how Kubernetes reinvented virtual machines (in a good sense). Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Academy

MAY 31, 2019

This included installing operating system updates, NTP servers, DNS servers, static IPs, audit log options, anti-virus, etc. I understand not everyone “builds” workstations and servers, as many organizations use imaging and virtual templates. Monitoring Changes to Identify Attackers or Rogue Employees.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

will introduce new dimensions of interaction such as virtual and decentralised 3D worlds and experiences. Operating Systems for the edge. Separating system and application spaces is already gaining followers for immutable Linux operating systems – even in consumer devices. Where Web 2.0

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 30, 2013

Basically, the statement was that it was possible to create do-it-yourself network virtualization. What are the core components of a network virtualization solution? Programmable edge virtual switches in the hypervisor. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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Scott Lowe

JULY 26, 2024

Suraj Remanan takes readers through a journey of automating Talos Linux on Proxmox using Packer and Terraform , integrating Cilium and Longhorn along the way. Operating Systems/Applications Major Hayden shows how to redirect local ports with firewalld. Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about Istio, from A to Y.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 1, 2020

They are a little bit like virtual machines in that they simulate an operating system, providing the software with all of the necessary components and configuration that it needs in order to run. Unlike virtual machines, containers do this is in a very lightweight fashion. Check it out!

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