History of SDN in Google’s datacentre
I recently read a very interesting post in which Urs Hölzle provided links to the recent papers from Google describing how they developed their datacentre network.
Miscellaneous
Topics not related to simulation or automation
Fixing a Thinkpad T420 battery problem on Linux
I upgraded my T420 because Ubuntu Mate 19.10 now supports the Nvidia Optimus drivers and includes a utility that lets me switch between Intel and Nvidia graphics cards. However, the upgrade seemed to break the power management on my laptop. When running on the battery, the laptop would suddenly lose power after only 10 minutes,
Install Azure CLI on your Android Phone
I installed the Azure CLI in the Termux app on my Android phone. This post describes all the steps required to successfully run Azure CLI on most Android phones. Installing Azure CLI on Termux on your Android phone is an alternative to using Azure Cloud Shell on Chrome or Firefox, or to using the Cloud