RPKI ARIN Agreement Update
In December of 2014 I wrote an article about a legal agreement that was discouraging network operators from implementing an important Internet security function. I am happy to report, the situation has improved: ARIN no longer requires operators explicitly accept a click-through agreement in order to access the Trust Anchor Locator (TAL). Resource Public Key […]
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SQL Server And Linux? A Grown-Up Business Strategy
Microsoft's announcement that it will offer SQL Server for Linux is a pragmatic way of saying “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” It's a grown-up business strategy for adults.
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SQL Server And Linux? A Grown-Up Business Strategy
Microsoft's announcement that it will offer SQL Server for Linux is a pragmatic way of saying “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” It's a grown-up business strategy for adults.
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Network Break 77: Cisco’s Busy Week; IBM’s Patent Attack
Take a Network Break! Cisco gets hyperconverged, acquires companies, renews partner vows & more! HPE teases us about its own hyperconverged and server news, IBM hits Groupon below the patent belt, and other tech news.
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Network Break 77: Cisco’s Busy Week; IBM’s Patent Attack
Take a Network Break! Cisco gets hyperconverged, acquires companies, renews partner vows & more! HPE teases us about its own hyperconverged and server news, IBM hits Groupon below the patent belt, and other tech news.
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Show 278: Your Data Center Is A Factory, Not A Museum
On today's Weekly Show, Greg and Ethan talk about some big ideas, including the notion that you should run your data center like a factory, not a museum; the rising influence of the Linux Foundation, and more.
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Show 278: Your Data Center Is A Factory, Not A Museum
On today's Weekly Show, Greg and Ethan talk about some big ideas, including the notion that you should run your data center like a factory, not a museum; the rising influence of the Linux Foundation, and more.
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Entropy, vacuums, and visibility…
In the vacuum of two network engineers arguing, there are non-existent ideal situations where networks are built, grow or shrink congruently, and never have bugs. In perpetuity. Forever and ever. Amen. The Forces of Evil From the moment we conceive of a network and through the end of it’s life, there are numerous competing forces […]
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Entropy, vacuums, and visibility…
In the vacuum of two network engineers arguing, there are non-existent ideal situations where networks are built, grow or shrink congruently, and never have bugs. In perpetuity. Forever and ever. Amen. The Forces of Evil From the moment we conceive of a network and through the end of its life, there are numerous competing forces […]
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Cisco Enterprise NFV, DNA, IWAN and a bunch of other acronyms
So Cisco had some big announcements today. Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA). Ohhh, sounds fancy. Let me put on something a little more formal before I get too involved in the post. So what are all these awesome acronyms, you may be wondering? Well basically we start with DNA, which is the overall ecosystem that […]
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Cisco Enterprise NFV, DNA, IWAN and a bunch of other acronyms
So Cisco had some big announcements today. Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA). Ohhh, sounds fancy. Let me put on something a little more formal before I get too involved in the post. So what are all these awesome acronyms, you may be wondering? Well basically we start with DNA, which is the overall ecosystem that […]
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Datanauts 025: Moving To The Cloud: IaaS Lessons Learned
The Datanauts talk pros and cons of adopting IaaS with guest Steve Winwood, a technical architect with direct experience in IaaS usage. We talk about when IaaS makes sense vs. building your own infrastructure, considerations for choosing a provider, how cloud app deployment is different, how to understand and manage costs, and more.
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Datanauts 025: Moving To The Cloud: IaaS Lessons Learned
The Datanauts talk pros and cons of adopting IaaS with guest Steve Winwood, a technical architect with direct experience in IaaS usage. We talk about when IaaS makes sense vs. building your own infrastructure, considerations for choosing a provider, how cloud app deployment is different, how to understand and manage costs, and more.
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Netronome Brings Virtual Networking Hardware Offload To Busy CPUs
Netronome Agilio is a niche play for customers with specific compute requirements centered around OVS and, soon, Juniper Contrail. The majority of data center owners are likely to find that they just don't have the problems that Netronome is solving, but those that do will be pleased that Netronome exists.
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Netronome Brings Virtual Networking Hardware Offload To Busy CPUs
Netronome Agilio is a niche play for customers with specific compute requirements centered around OVS and, soon, Juniper Contrail. The majority of data center owners are likely to find that they just don't have the problems that Netronome is solving, but those that do will be pleased that Netronome exists.
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Cisco Launches Hyperconverged Platform & Acquires Cloud Orchestration Startup
It's a busy day for Cisco as it launches HyperFlex, a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliance family; and announces the acquisition of CliQr Technologies, a startup that aims to make it easier to run applications across multiple cloud environments.
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Cisco Launches Hyperconverged Platform & Acquires Cloud Orchestration Startup
It's a busy day for Cisco as it launches HyperFlex, a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliance family; and announces the acquisition of CliQr Technologies, a startup that aims to make it easier to run applications across multiple cloud environments.
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Network Break 76: Spotify’s Cloud Play; Big Data Or Big Brother?
On this week's Network Break we analyze Spotify's move to Google Cloud Platform, a rumored Cisco hyperconverged play, and some creepy Big Data efforts around employee health. We get the latest Apple/FBI updates, review vendor financials, and more.
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Network Break 76: Spotify’s Cloud Play; Big Data Or Big Brother?
On this week's Network Break we analyze Spotify's move to Google Cloud Platform, a rumored Cisco hyperconverged play, and some creepy Big Data efforts around employee health. We get the latest Apple/FBI updates, review vendor financials, and more.
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Midokura’s MEM 5.0 Adds Insight To Their Virtual Networks
Network automation is a nascent discipline with the annoying problem of having to deal with legacy network devices designed in a bygone era while at the same time keeping up with the requirements of modern compute infrastructure. I see Midokura's MEM as one reasonable answer to the divide found between networking and automation.
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