Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions. Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions. To reduce complexity NVMKV eliminates the need to continually convert native key-value I/O to block I/O used in disk storage. Fusion-io: Making Apps Faster With Flash Storage.

Open Source 177

Open Source Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 177

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

In addition to flexible and quickly available computing and storage infrastructure, the cloud promises a wide range of services that make it easy to set up and operate digital business processes. Their business model stands and falls with the interaction of many data sources and services that are located in different clouds.

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Cloud Applications Web Services Open Source 227

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 31, 2025

Instead, they leverage open source models fine-tuned with their custom data, which can often be run on a very small number of GPUs. This infrastructure is virtualized to intelligently pool and share AI capacity, which in turn reduces overall power requirements and the total cost of ownership (TCO). healthcare, agriculture).

Vmware 195

Vmware Open Source Hardware Training 195

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2022

The logical progression from the virtualization of servers and storage in VSANs was hyperconvergence. By abstracting the three elements of storage, compute, and networking, data centers were promised limitless infrastructure control. CI/CD workflows are happening, increasingly, with microservices at their core.

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Cloud CTO Open Source Data Center 274

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 9, 2023

Tap into open-source software Mainframe-dependent businesses often think that open source is just for cloud-based products – but that assumption is incorrect. Open-source software accelerates IBM Z® application development and delivery through modern tools that drive automation and integration to and from the mainframe.

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Applications Development Open Source How To 263

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This is a liveblog of IDF 2014 session DATS009, titled “Ceph: Open Source Storage Software Optimizations on Intel Architecture for Cloud Workloads.” Chagam does admit that not all workloads are suited for distributed storage solutions. Chagam turns to discussing Ceph block storage.

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Open Source Storage Intel Architecture 68

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

By Bob Gourley Mirantis OpenStack is a flexible and commercially-supported OpenStack distribution that gives enterprises the widest selection in choice of supported operating systems, hypervisors and storage back-ends. Where Is Mirantis Finding Talent to Build the Open-Source OpenStack Cloud? eweek.com).

Dell 203

Dell SAP IBM Open Source 203

Network World

AUGUST 30, 2024

Plus, AI inference costs are falling rapidly, driven by competition in the space and by the emergence of competitive open-source alternatives. A workload repatriation report released by IDC in June found that 80% of companies expect to see some level of repatriation of compute and storage resources in the next 12 months.

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Vmware Cloud Disaster Recovery Survey 393

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

This can occur due to insecure configurations, inadequate access controls, or vulnerabilities in cloud storage or databases. Attackers may upload malicious files or applications to cloud storage or use cloud infrastructure to propagate malware to unsuspecting users. What can businesses do?

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Cloud How To Open Source Applications 246

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

He has more than 20 years of experience in assisting cloud, storage and data management technology companies as well as cloud service providers to address rapidly expanding Infrastructure-as-a-Service and big data sectors. Many companies have now transitioned to using clouds for access to IT resources such as servers and storage.

Data Center 203

Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

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. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Virtualization. Modular Data Centers. Networking.

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Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

The Accidental Successful CIO

AUGUST 14, 2013

The cost of having to create a backup for your big data that would be virtually unlimited in size much like your big data itself would simply too expensive to do. The reason that tape storage might be something that once again you should consider as you enter into the world of big data is that all data is not created the same.

Big Data 183

Big Data Backup Data Storage 183

CTOvision

JANUARY 11, 2016

If those options weren’t enough, here comes the open hybrid cloud. An open hybrid cloud leverages the benefits of accessing data and processes across private and public implementations, while facilitating open source development. Providers are now offering services that combine IT assets in an open hybrid cloud.

Cloud 150

Cloud Open Source Firewall Applications 150

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

IBM said today that it will make CloudFoundry a component of its open cloud architecture and work with Pivotal on further development of the CloudFoundry open source project and establishing an open governance model for the community. Storage Failures Hamper Cloud Foundry. Virtualization. Networking.

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Data Center IBM Data Cloud 197

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 19, 2024

You need to be skilled in deploying and managing resources, managing identities and governance, implementing and managing storage, and configuring and managing virtual networks. Candidates for the exam are tested on ML, AI solutions, NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics.

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Data Big Data Programming IBM 317

GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2021

The last 18 months have been an audio-visual adventure, requiring many of us to improve and refine our at-home tech setups for virtual meetings and remote work. Stepping out from behind the virtual booth to participate in this episode is Curt Milton, who edits and produces the GeekWire Podcast every week. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop).

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Meeting Virtualization Backup Microsoft 127

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 3, 2024

Option 1: Absorb the Price Increases Assuming that VMware is part of the fabric of the organization’s infrastructure and operating model — VMware is the de facto standard for workload virtualization — the best option might be to absorb the price increases. Some are open source and some are commercial. But this is an option.

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Vmware Licensing Cloud Virtualization 214

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

. “We’re excited about the opportunities ahead to expand our footprint via Cisco’s global reach, as well as Cisco’s commitment to support our pace of innovation in both commercial markets and the open source community.” Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Virtualization.

Data Center 195

Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 195

Network World

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The VP80ES is a powerful data storage solution that represents a one-stop shop for small and medium-sized businesses, with its 8TB drive costing a fraction of similarly capable models. It automates most network management tasks, saving IT hundreds of hours monthly and virtually eliminating trouble tickets.

Network 397

Network Enterprise Enterprise WAN 397

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

It’s been over four months since my last post on open source Puppet , when I posted some updated multi-OS Puppet configurations. The key to making it work is the idea of a virtual resource. The Puppet Labs site does a much better job of explaining virtual resources. Realize the virtual user resources where needed.

Virtualization 145

Virtualization Resources Linux Open Source 145

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Cloudera announced Sentry – a new Apache licensed open source project that delivers the industry’s first fine-grained authorization framework for Hadoop. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Virtualization. Modular Data Centers. Networking. Cloud Computing. Government. Colocation.

Data Center 184

Data Center Data Big Data Enterprise 184

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 14, 2012

It’s no secret that I’ve been spending time over the last few months working with a number of open source technologies like KVM, Open vSwitch (OVS), and libvirt, all building up to a focus on how these pieces fit together as part of OpenStack. This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org.

Cloud 138

Cloud Open Source Storage Virtualization 138

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Lots of folks like using Dropbox , the ubiquitous store-and-sync cloud storage service; I am among them. To help address that, I looked around to find an open, interoperable way of adding an extra layer of encryption onto my data. A Mac port of the open source EncFS FUSE filesystem. Background.

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Open Source Storage Guidelines Security 154

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

He describes cloud as the synthesis of many different forms of innovation within IT , pulling together things like open source, virtualization, distributed programming, NoSQL, DevOps/NoOps, distributed teams, dynamic languages, and Big Data (among others). Virtualization. Does a dedicated iSCSI infrastructure make sense?

Storage 125

Storage Vmware Virtualization WAN 125

Network World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Through the integration with Azure, Cisco’s AppDynamics platform can manage the performance of applications, virtual machines and other resources hosted on Microsoft’s cloud platform. Cisco ties AppDynamics to Microsoft Azure for cloud application management Aug. Cisco snaps up AI security player Robust Intelligence Aug.

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Network Security Data Center Applications 370

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Hadoop offers petabytes of data storage and can handle multiple workloads. Data security segregates data from privileged user accounts including system administrators and protects storage from theft or improper disposal. The Navigator Key Trustee is a “virtual safe-deposit box” with built-in audit capabilities.

Big Data 150

Big Data Security Data Authentication 150

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

With Switch Light, Big Switch Looks to Boost Open Source SDN. Planning for a Cloud-Ready Distributed Storage Infrastructure. Many organizations are leveraging larger, more comprehensive storage arrays and the cloud that help them distribute their environment. Virtualization. Modular Data Centers. Networking.

Data Center 173

Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 173

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

Its conference demo illustrated a 12GB/s Fusion powered pipeline, with ioControl Hybrid storage, HP Z820 ioTurbine Cache, and HP Z820 Artist workstations with ioFX 1.6TB. release of the Embree open source project, as well as giving a demonstration of Autodesk Opticore Professional Studio running on Xeon Phi co-processors.

Data Center 187

Data Center Meeting Data Storage 187

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Rainier” will allow customers to combine PCIe-based SSD storage inside servers into a “virtual SAN” (now there’s an original and not over-used term). Virtualization. QEMU, on the other hand, is needed to emulate everything else that a VM needs: networking, storage, USB, keyboard, mouse, etc.

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 115

Linux Academy

APRIL 10, 2020

By now you’ve heard the stories that Microsoft loves Linux and fully embraces the open-source world. Microsoft, under Satya Nadella, has taken a new stance on open-source , which to some is a complete flip-flop from the Microsoft of the past. Visual Studio Code. TypeScript.NET Core. and many more.

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Linux Open Source Groups Applications 143

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 30, 2013

The statement claimed NSX was nothing more than a collection of tools, and that it was possible to get the equivalent of NSX using completely free (as in speech and as in beer) open source tools—specifically, IPTables , StrongSwan , OpenVPN , and Open vSwitch (OVS). Programmable edge virtual switches in the hypervisor.

Virtualization 60

Virtualization Network Linux Open Source 60

Linux Academy

JANUARY 1, 2020

Students will explore how containers work, how they compare with virtual machines and Docker containers, and how they handle application isolation. Students will learn by doing through installing and configuring containers and thoughtfully selecting a persistent storage strategy. Jenkins Quickstart. Linux Operating System Fundamentals.

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Course Linux Devops Big Data 31

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

If you’ve been reading my site for any length of time, you know that I’ve been working with libvirt , the open source virtualization API, for a while. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. A Quick Warning About Compiling libvirt.

Virtualization 100

Virtualization Linux Open Source System 100

Scott Lowe

MAY 21, 2013

This blog post kicks off a new series of posts describing my journey to become more knowledgeable about the Nicira Network Virtualization Platform (NVP). A programmable virtual switch: NVP leverages Open vSwitch (OVS), an independent open source project with contributors from across the industry, to fill this role.

Architecture 148

Architecture Network Virtualization Transportation 148

Scott Lowe

APRIL 3, 2013

After all, if I can use a controller—there are numerous open source and proprietary controllers out there—to gain programmatic access to controlling individual flows within my data center, why do I need VLANs? Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies.

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Load Balancer Network HP Virtualization 119

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 12, 2015

I just saw the news that Citrix has acquired Sanbolic , a storage virtualization company that I’ve written about before. It will be interesting to see how this acquisition affects the virtualization industry. TechCrunch also has a quick write-up as well.) So the big question becomes, “Will the Sanbolic acquisition change things?”

Open Source 60

Open Source Storage Operating Systems Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

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. I found this series of posts to be helpful when I was working on configuring LACP with Open vSwitch (I hope to have a blog post on that up soon).

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Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92