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SDN Doesn’t Negate Monitoring
While SDN automates network configuration, it's not a replacement for network or application performance monitoring tools. In fact, monitoring tools are likely to become more capable as software-driven data streams flow in from all parts of the data center.
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SDN Doesn’t Negate Monitoring
While SDN automates network configuration, it's not a replacement for network or application performance monitoring tools. In fact, monitoring tools are likely to become more capable as software-driven data streams flow in from all parts of the data center.
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Datacenter Vanity
I’ve been noticing a trend recently in enterprise networking where managers and engineers alike are more concerned (obsessed) with the physical appearance of their rack, wires, and network equipment than they are with the actual pragmatic design and stability of said network. Approx Reading Time: 3-5 Minutes A Little is Good Now a certain amount […]
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Datacenter Vanity
I’ve been noticing a trend recently in enterprise networking where managers and engineers alike are more concerned (obsessed) with the physical appearance of their rack, wires, and network equipment than they are with the actual pragmatic design and stability of said network. Approx Reading Time: 3-5 Minutes A Little is Good Now a certain amount […]
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Citrix CPX Puts NetScaler In A Container
Citrix CPX is a NetScaler ADC that runs in a container. Currently available as a tech preview, CPX aims to make NetScaler more consumable for developers and push back against HAProxy.
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Citrix CPX Puts NetScaler In A Container
Citrix CPX is a NetScaler ADC that runs in a container. Currently available as a tech preview, CPX aims to make NetScaler more consumable for developers and push back against HAProxy.
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Risky Business #394 — Matthew Green talks “crypto bans”
On this week's show we're chatting with Johns Hopkins University cryptographer Matthew Green about rumblings emanating out of DC with regard to "stopping encryption", whatever the hell that means.
In this week's sponsor interview we're chatting with Oliver Fay from Context about a paper they did in conjunction with UK's CERT about exploit kits. How much do they cost? Are there any that stick out as being particularly good? Or bad, depending on your point of view...
Links to everything are in this week's show notes.
QoS Done Right
Sonus VellOS controls the network based on dynamic unified communications requirements. Network resources are automatically allocated to satisfy UC demands, turning QoS into Quality of Experience.
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QoS Done Right
Sonus VellOS controls the network based on dynamic unified communications requirements. Network resources are automatically allocated to satisfy UC demands, turning QoS into Quality of Experience.
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Engineers Getting Blamed
Engineers in many industries are often scapegoats for bad or immoral executive decisions. Here's how not to take the blame.
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Engineers Getting Blamed
Engineers in many industries are often scapegoats for bad or immoral executive decisions. Here's how not to take the blame.
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Two Months Say More Than $45 Billion
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to take 2 months of paternity leave may have a bigger impact than giving away $45 billion. Here's why.
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Two Months Say More Than $45 Billion
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to take 2 months of paternity leave may have a bigger impact than giving away $45 billion. Here's why.
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Risky Business #393 — So who’s Satoshi this week?
On this week's show -- in addition to covering the latest claims about the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto -- we're taking a look at a recent deal between a very large bank in Australia and Sydney's University of New South Wales.
SD-WAN Startup Versa Touts Multitenancy, Scalability To Stand Out
SD-WAN startup Versa Networks targets carriers & providers with an emphasis on multitenancy, scalability, and virtual network services.
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Juniper’s Conscious Uncoupling Of Junos & The QFX5200
Juniper plans to disaggregate its Junos switch OS from the new QFX5200 switches. The QFX5200 line will be the first from Juniper that lets customers choose to run Junos or a third-party network OS. Junos will also run on non-Juniper hardware. Juniper hasn't yet announced third-party partners.
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