Network World

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

When I joined VMware, we only had a hypervisor – referring to a single software [instance] that can be used to run multiple virtual machines on a physical one – we didn’t have storage or networking.” We have gone from choosing an operating system to being able to run any application anywhere and on any cloud by virtualizing storage.”

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CTO Vmware Cloud Storage 157

The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This comes after recent reports — which Meta denied at the time — that the company had halted work on the team’s project creating a unified custom operating system for its VR and AR headsets. Currently, headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 use an operating system based on Android.

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Report Operating Systems Engineering Virtualization 112

Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

20, 2012 — NJVC ® , an information technology solutions provider headquartered in northern Virginia and supplier of Cloudcuity™ AppDeployer , and Virtual Global , a provider of cloud-enabled enterprise IT solutions based in northern. ” The term “killer app” generally refers to the technology that’s so.

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Cloud Data Center Virtualization Government 162

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. I also found references to running CFEngine on network apliances and running Chef on Arista switches. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Scott Lowe

JANUARY 19, 2024

A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered. The flaws, referred to as PixieFail, specifically affect the PXE network boot process. Operating Systems/Applications Julia Evans has a lovely article on Git commits that is well worth reading.

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Cloud Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

enterprise management virtual storefront and platform-as-a-service. systems to market in weeks instead of years. – A virtual cloud brokerage that delivers comprehensive, easy-to-use. operations. Provisioning Self Service – An innovative, virtual. Cloud Computing Reference Mindmap. Popular Pages.

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Data Center Conference Data Cloud 122

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. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Looking for a good list of virtualization and cloud podcasts? I hope you find something useful.

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Linux Academy

MAY 15, 2020

The Linux operating system naturally lent itself to taking advantage of containers using namespaces and control groups (cgroups). To actually keep it to one windows container per Hyper-V VM, they had to make the VM as small as possible, referred to as a “Utility VM”. Nested Virtualization. Standard_D4s_v3.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

First announced earlier this year, Chrome OS will now boot a full version of Windows inside a virtual machine to gain access to existing desktop apps. Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise will launch a full copy of Windows, allowing Microsoft’s operating system to sit side by side with Chrome OS and Android apps.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Virtual pen options: Amazon offers a nice variety of virtual ink thicknesses. For reference, that’s what I used to write the document above. Menu providing different options for the thickness of Kindle Scribe virtual ink. I settled on “thin” as my preferred pen weight. Battery life?

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Virtualization Google Windows Fashion 138

Network World

JULY 8, 2024

Many firewall vendors also began to add secure remote access via virtual private networks (VPNs). It must also expand the convergence of networking and security across all edges by supporting multiple form factors, physical and virtual appliances, multi-cloud platforms, and as-a-Service. Indeed, not all platforms are equal.

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WAN Firewall Network Security 147

The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

At first, Parallels Desktop will boot a full copy of Windows, allowing Microsoft’s operating system to sit side by side with Chrome OS and Android apps. Google isn’t releasing exact minimum specifications just yet, but Mistry says Parallels will be limited to what the company refers to as “for power usage” Chromebooks.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2023

The browser isolation technique considers non-whitelisted websites unreliable and isolates them from the local machine in a virtual environment. A non-signature method for preventing web threats, referred to as Browser Isolation or remote browsing, has been introduced to securely present web pages without affecting the user's experience.

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Security Malware Virtualization Network 92

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Operating Systems/Applications. Beth Marshall (aka “Beth the Tester”) provides a reference guide to blocks in Postman Flows. Virtualization. Thomas Leonard has an interesting blog on using virtualization to isolate Xwayland. Tim O’Reilly takes a look at Web3. Via this Phoronix article , QEMU 6.2

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Open Source Virtualization Applications Security 94

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I really dig Crossplane, but I don’t know if I would refer to it as the “next big shift” in infrastructure as code. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. I was recently digging into OpenTelemtry a little bit and found this page helpful (among several others on this site).

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Load Balancer Vmware Operating Systems Architecture 94

Kitaboo

JULY 6, 2023

Collaborative Learning Opportunities Many e-learning platforms facilitate collaboration among learners through discussion boards, forums, and virtual classrooms. Learners can access a vast range of books and reference materials on various subjects from their tablets, e-readers, or smartphones, making learning on the go hassle-free.

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Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI): [link]. The Future of Software-Defined Networking with the Intel Open Network Platform Switch Reference Design: [link]. This refers to the number of times you can write data to an SSD, which is made out to be a pretty big deal by some folks.)

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Intel Network Architecture Virtualization 60

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The learning phase Two key grounding musts: Non-mission critical workloads and (public) data Internal/private (closed) exposure This ensures no corporate information or systems will be exposed to any form of risk. Create a small virtual team of enthusiasts that will strive to ensure success.

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Architecture Security Industry Virtualization 124

Kitaboo

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It is essentially a student-centered teaching methodology widely used in virtual learning environments. . Self-guided learners in a virtual learning setup need a range of different activities such as audio narratives, video presentations, interactive scenarios, and text-based modules to cater to their individual learning styles.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 30, 2019

LPI Linux Essentials — This course teaches the basic concepts of processes, programs, and the components of the Linux operating system. Introduction to Migrating Databases and Virtual Machines to Google Cloud Platform — This course covers the various issues of migrating databases and virtual machines to Google Cloud Platform.

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Linux Course Big Data Devops 113

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 9, 2022

food references in the title of this article are almost too much. Operating Systems/Applications. It would seem that macOS 13 “Ventura” has introduced some problems with USB storage; these problems crop up when working with Raspberry Pi systems. Virtualization. But is it really a virtual machine ?

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Devops Virtualization Engineering Storage 87

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2022

After all, entry-level pricing for mainframes in the z15 family running IBM Z operating systems is $250,000. IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. We have seen the largest growth where clients augment [core] systems with open source — Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift,” Baker says.

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IBM Banking Linux Open Source 144

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Hayden Blauzvern talks through how organizations with existing infrastructure for signing (here we are referring to signing packages or other artifacts) could potentially incrementally adopt Sigstore. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Thanks for sharing, Andrew! Programming.

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Virtualization Journal Construction Operating Systems 84

GeekWire

MAY 3, 2021

Epic filed the lawsuit after Apple banned the popular game app Fortnite when Epic created a virtual currency purchase which bypassed Apple’s toll. Apple lawsuit, Recode reported, noting that Epic will likely reference the DoJ’s campaign against Microsoft. .

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Apple Microsoft Operating Systems Journal 70

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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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

A fan of network virtualization might also say that decomposing today’s complex physical networks into multiple simple logical networks on top of a simpler physical transport network—similar to Mike’s suggestion of converging on a smaller set of reference architectures—might also help. (Of Virtualization.

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Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 7, 2014

Craig Matsumoto of SDN Central helps highlight a recent (and fairly significant) development in networking protocols—the submission of the Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve) proposal to the IETF. This next round of hardware offloads seems targeted at network virtualization and related technologies.

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Dataconomy

MAY 19, 2023

DaaS transcends the limitations of traditional desktop infrastructures, offering a seamless and immersive virtual desktop experience accessible from anywhere, at any time, on any device. Desktop as a Service is a cloud computing model that delivers virtual desktop environments to end-users over the internet.

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Cloud Disaster Recovery Virtualization Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 5, 2024

Operating Systems/Applications Nick Janetakis shares another tip for determining how long a Docker container was running. Although this article references additional posts, it doesn’t appear that any more posts on this topic have been published (yet). x and ESXi 8.x.

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Cloud Network Engineering Operating Systems 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Art Fewell takes a deeper look at the increasingly important role of the virtual switch. Even so, this Q&A session with Martin Casado on managing physical and virtual worlds in parallel might be worth going through the hassle. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Networking. This looks interesting.

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Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

I just noticed this article about using Nova flavor extra-specs to pass QoS data down to the virtualization layer. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Thinking of virtualizing Linux on Hyper-V? That’s handy. Tim Fairweather has a really useful article on using variables in loops in Jinja2 templates.

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Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Linux Academy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs). Configure and manage virtual networks. We also cover various advanced topics in-depth, such as drift detection, cross-stack references, nested stacks, intrinsic functions, and condition functions. . Implement and manage storage. Manage identities. New Courses.

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Linux Course Microsoft Devops 14

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

(I’d contend that virtualization helps address most of this concern.) Again, I’d contend that the configurability of resources is mitigated somewhere by the extensive use of virtualization.) Reference architectures and orchestration software. What about virtualization here? Photonics and switch fabrics.

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Architecture Cloud Intel Storage 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Russell Bryant has a post on Open Virtual Network (OVN) , a project within the Open vSwitch (OVS) community. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Most IT professionals—myself included, at times—tend to think only of virtual machines when the term “virtualization” is used.

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Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 60

Galido

AUGUST 4, 2017

The term only becomes applicable when we start looking for Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Dedicated Servers. A Managed hosting plan refers to a hosting plan which provides management services in addition to the basic components of a hosting plan. What Is Managed Hosting? What is Managed WordPress Hosting?

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Operating Systems Web Developers Web Development Backup 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The not-so-good variety typically refers to Cumulus’ product as an SDN product when technically it isn’t. and talks about vSphere OpenStack Virtual Appliance (VOVA) as well. Because, in part, I believe that the full benefits of something like OpenStack need a good network virtualization solution in order to be realized.

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Linux Vmware Storage Virtualization 60

Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Types of Cross-Platform Compatibility Cross-platform interoperability is critical since it allows students to utilize their devices regardless of operating system. It’s classified into two types: Native apps – They are designed for a specific operating system. This ensures that many benefits can be enjoyed.

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Education How To eBook Operating Systems 78