Network Break 317: Citrix Bets The House On SaaS Collaboration; AWS Forks Elasticsearch
Today's Network Break examines Citrix's multi-billion bet on a SaaS collaboration acquisition, a fight over the Elasticsearch project where everyone gets a black eye, Red Hat's sop to everyone angry about CentOS, a pair of dangerous Cisco SD-WAN bugs, and more IT news.VMware After Gelsinger: Integrating Fiefdoms For A Post-Hypervisor World
VMware's next CEO has two tasks: to construct a narrative about VMware's role and value as a company in a post-hypervisor world, and to integrate its various fiefdoms into a cohesive set of products that can provide greater utility when used together than when used individually.
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Heavy Networking 558: No Time For Hardware – The Case For NFV
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) transforms routers, load balancers, firewalls and other network devices into virtual instances that can be service-chained, spun up and down as needed, and are cloud-friendly. But if you're a hardware hugger or have been been burned by virtualization in the past, should you avoid NFV? Today's Heavy Networking guests want to change your mind. The Packet Pushers speak with Michael Pfeiffer, a Cloud Networking Architect for a VAR; and Brad Gregory, Senior Product Manager at Equinix.
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Heavy Networking 558: No Time For Hardware – The Case For NFV
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) transforms routers, load balancers, firewalls and other network devices into virtual instances that can be service-chained, spun up and down as needed, and are cloud-friendly. But if you're a hardware hugger or have been been burned by virtualization in the past, should you avoid NFV? Today's Heavy Networking guests want to change your mind. The Packet Pushers speak with Michael Pfeiffer, a Cloud Networking Architect for a VAR; and Brad Gregory, Senior Product Manager at Equinix.Stable: GNS3 2.2.17 + VMware Fusion 12.1.0 + macOS 11.1 (Build 20C69)
Even with minor caveats, I seem to be in a better place with macOS 11.1 Big Sur versus macOS 10.15.7 Catalina. Big Sur is not a flawless experience for me yet, but I have hope it will become so as software makers have time to adjust to all of Apple's changes. And I'll take being able to run GNS3 labs without kernel panics as a big win.
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Tech Bytes: VMware’s vRealize True Visibility Suite Illuminates Dark Corners Of Your IT Stack (Sponsored)
On today's sponsored Tech Bytes podcast we discuss VMware's vRealize True Visibility Suite (TVS), an add-on that helps you understand transactions from the physical layer all the way through to the application layer. Our guest is Apolak Borthakur, VP/GM at VMware.
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Tech Bytes: VMware’s vRealize True Visibility Suite Illuminates Dark Corners Of Your IT Stack (Sponsored)
On today's sponsored Tech Bytes podcast we discuss VMware's vRealize True Visibility Suite (TVS), an add-on that helps you understand transactions from the physical layer all the way through to the application layer. Our guest is Apolak Borthakur, VP/GM at VMware.Day Two Cloud 081: Abstractions Should Save Typing, Not Thinking
Today's Day Two Cloud episode is part one of a two-part show on abstractions. Hosts Ned Bellavance and Ethan Banks riff on the idea that "Abstractions are there to save you typing, not to save you thinking." The upshot? Abstractions don't eliminate issues, they just move them someplace else. And that has repercussions for design, development, infrastructure, and operations.
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Day Two Cloud 081: Abstractions Should Save Typing, Not Thinking
Today's Day Two Cloud episode is part one of a two-part show on abstractions. Hosts Ned Bellavance and Ethan Banks riff on the idea that "Abstractions are there to save you typing, not to save you thinking." The upshot? Abstractions don't eliminate issues, they just move them someplace else. And that has repercussions for design, development, infrastructure, and operations.Full Stack Journey 050: What, Exactly, Is Serverless?
Serverless is all the rage these days, but what exactly is it? What does that term mean and what should the technology be used for? Is it the same as Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS)? Consultant Alex Ellis weighs in on these and other questions in today's Full Stack Journey podcast.
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Full Stack Journey 050: What, Exactly, Is Serverless?
Serverless is all the rage these days, but what exactly is it? What does that term mean and what should the technology be used for? Is it the same as Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS)? Consultant Alex Ellis weighs in on these and other questions in today's Full Stack Journey podcast.
Network Break 316: New CPU CEO Bids VMware Adieu; NSA Says Check Your DoH
This week's Network Break opines on the breach of Ubiquiti customer data via a third-party cloud service, Pat Gelsinger's appointment to the CEO role at Intel, and the NSA offers advice for enterprises on deploying DNS over HTTPS (DoH). We also cover how a chip shortage is stalling auto production and more tech news.
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Network Break 316: New CPU CEO Bids VMware Adieu; NSA Says Check Your DoH
This week's Network Break opines on the breach of Ubiquiti customer data via a third-party cloud service, Pat Gelsinger's appointment to the CEO role at Intel, and the NSA offers advice for enterprises on deploying DNS over HTTPS (DoH). We also cover how a chip shortage is stalling auto production and more tech news.Is Computing A Right?
Recently, the idea of a cloud computing service delivered as a public utility was pitched to me. The idea was that computing power made available to those who would otherwise be unable to afford it would be a societal good. For example, imagine an academic group that needs compute for a research project. Or municipalities that would benefit their citizenry by leveraging a cloud-as-utility.
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Tech Bytes: NetBeez Enables Active Monitoring For The Distributed WAN (Sponsored)
NetBeez provides network monitoring for the WAN, Wi-Fi, remote workers, and the cloud. On today's sponsored Tech Bytes, we discuss how NetBeez customer AmWINS Group uses NetBeez sensors in conjunction with a Cisco IWAN deployment to better understand the end user experience. Our guests are NetBeez cofounder Panos Vouzis; and Brad Addington, Network Engineer at AmWINS Group.
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Tech Bytes: NetBeez Enables Active Monitoring For The Distributed WAN (Sponsored)
NetBeez provides network monitoring for the WAN, Wi-Fi, remote workers, and the cloud. On today's sponsored Tech Bytes, we discuss how NetBeez customer AmWINS Group uses NetBeez sensors in conjunction with a Cisco IWAN deployment to better understand the end user experience. Our guests are NetBeez cofounder Panos Vouzis; and Brad Addington, Network Engineer at AmWINS Group.Heavy Networking 557: User Experience Is A Full-Stack Responsibility (Sponsored)
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) is the topic on today's Heavy Networking. IT folks tend to view user experience from their own particular area of responsibility--networking, security, app development--but the reality is there's a common set of data that IT should consume and understand. Sponsor Catchpoint joins us to discuss its DEM platform and how it measures user experience using metrics that are relevant across the IT stack. Our guest is JP Blaho, Director, Product Marketing at Catchpoint.
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Heavy Networking 557: User Experience Is A Full-Stack Responsibility (Sponsored)
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) is the topic on today's Heavy Networking. IT folks tend to view user experience from their own particular area of responsibility--networking, security, app development--but the reality is there's a common set of data that IT should consume and understand. Sponsor Catchpoint joins us to discuss its DEM platform and how it measures user experience using metrics that are relevant across the IT stack. Our guest is JP Blaho, Director, Product Marketing at Catchpoint.IPv6 Buzz 067: IPv6 In The Cloud With Ivan PepeInjak
Today's IPv6 Buzz episode examines the state of IPv6 in the public cloud, including capabilities and limitations with current v6 support in AWS and Azure, ongoing customer demand for v4, and more. Our guest is Ivan Pepelnjak.
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