Creating a Net-DevOps environment.
TL;DR : Code is here. Help yourself ? Introduction to the Net-DevOps Container: Recently, Ethan Banks posted a very interesting blog post where he struggled a little bit to set up a Python environment. If I understood correctly, he wanted to increase his skills set in particular with NetDevOps. He fairly pointed that it could be a bit complicated to handle all the dependencies you might need. Based on the fact that you also want to start fresh between projects you want to spend the least amount of time resolving these kinds of issues and maximize your time on something that is valuable: Learn how to Automate or just Automate your network environment. A lot of people are in a [Read More...]
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Fujitsu SDN and Optical Transport Stitched Into Shaw’s Canadian Fiber Net
The Fujitsu components are layered on top of a previous Shaw coax upgrade to provide network speeds in excess of 1 Gb/s.
Network Dictionary: logging
The concept of logging dates to sailing ships and they got it wrong too.
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Fortinet Introduces Intent-Based Next-Gen Firewalls
This approach provides a granular level of security control by matching functionality to specific use cases and business requirements.
Day Two Cloud 002: How To Do Cloud Right
The promises of the public cloud are both tantalizing and frightening. On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we talk about how to do cloud right to maximize success, while also not putting yourself out of a job. Our guest is Kenny Lowe, Senior Principal Azure Stack Technologist at Dell EMC.Day Two Cloud 002: How To Do Cloud Right
The promises of the public cloud are both tantalizing and frightening. On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we talk about how to do cloud right to maximize success, while also not putting yourself out of a job. Our guest is Kenny Lowe, Senior Principal Azure Stack Technologist at Dell EMC.
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vArmour Closes $44M Series E, Pushes Multi-Cloud Compliance
CEO Tim Eades won’t comment on his company’s valuation. But he says the investment puts it on track for an IPO and profitability within the next 12 to 18 months.
Better business results from faster web applications – Cloudflare is the fastest
Web performance encompasses a lot of things: page load time, responsiveness for web and mobile applications. But overall, the key element is response times. How quickly can the origin server or the cache fulfill a user request? How quickly can a DNS response reach the client device?
The Cloudflare mission is to help build a better Internet to everyone, and we offer multiple services for boosting the speed and performance of our customers and users. Cloudflare is faster than the competition when it comes to accelerating performance.
How site speed impacts the bottom line
There is a lot of research out there that confirms what many businesses and web developers already know: speed affects revenue. Better web performance means better user engagement and more conversions. Better performance also results in better SEO, driving up overall traffic numbers and increasing lead generation, sales, or ad revenue.
One study by Google and Bing concluded that on average, a two-second delay in a website's page rendering led to a 4.3% loss in revenue per visitor. Another independent study has shown that 1 additional second of load time reduces conversions by 7%.
How does using Cloudflare affect performance?
According to testing from Continue reading
Episode 44 – The Value Of Certifications
IT Certifications. Do you have one? Should you get one? Which certifications should you pursue? How much of your life should you turn over to certification study? Join the Network Collective team as we chat with Tom Hollingsworth and Jed Casey about the value of certifications.
We would like to thank VIAVI Solutions for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. VIAVI Solutions is an application and network management industry leader focusing on end-user experience by providing products that optimize performance and speed problem resolution. Helping to ensure delivery of critical applications for businesses worldwide, Viavi offers an integrated line of precision-engineered software and hardware systems for effective network monitoring and analysis. Learn more at www.viavisolutions.com/networkcollective.
We would also like to think PathSolutions for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. PathSolutions TotalView is designed to automatically dig deep into network devices to learn what they know about your network’s performance. This means your network is no longer full of mysteries because you know everything your network knows. Try TotalView on your network, and it will show you 5 things about your network that you didn’t previously know. You can find out more about PathSolutions at https://www.pathsolutions.com/
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Heavy Networking 428: EDNS And DNS Flag Day – What You Need To Know
On today's Heavy Networking we discuss DNS Flag Day, the day a group of DNS software and service providers ended backwards-compatibility with domains that don't support EDNS. We also discuss the potential impact on non-compliant domains. Our guest is Cathy Almond, Sr. Support Engineer and Team Lead at the Internet Systems Consortium.
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In Southeast Asia, Improving Livelihoods Through Crowdsourcing
The Southeast Asia region is one of the fastest growing regions in the world today. With rich natural resources, it has evolved into a highly industrialized region, inviting investors from all over the world. The riches however, are not enjoyed by all. According to one ASEAN report, close to 36 million of its population are still living below the international poverty line, with 90% of these people in Indonesia or the Philippines.
Realizing that ASEAN’s greatest asset is its people, various initiatives have been carried out to promote community-driven activities and people-to-people interactions aimed at narrowing the income gap in the region. Today, it still remains relevant for ASEAN member states to partner with private organizations to identify and finance poverty eradication programs in order to realize the Sustainable Development Goals and ASEAN Vision 2025.
The Internet Society Malaysia Chapter, through the Beyond the Net Medium & Large Grant programme, and in collaboration with Malaysian’s Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, the University Utara Malaysia, and the Council of Deans for ICT Eduction (Region IX) Philippines, aims to train 400 women in Malaysia and the Philippines to use the MyHelper crowdsourcing application so that they can Continue reading
Helping To Build Cloudflare, Part 6: What does Cloudflare’s CTO do?
This is the final part of a six part series based on a talk I gave in Trento, Italy. To start from the beginning go here.
If you are still awake there’s really one final question that you might want to know the answer to: What does the CTO do? The reality is that it means different things in different companies. But I can tell you a little about what I do.
The longest temporary job
I didn’t join Cloudflare as CTO. My original job title was Programmer and for the first couple of years I did just that. I wrote a piece of technology called Railgun (a differential compression program used to speed up the connection between Cloudflare and origin web servers) and then I went on to write our WAF. After that I worked on our Go-based DNS server and other parts of the stack.
At some point Lee Holloway decided he didn’t want to manage Cloudflare’s growing staff and Michelle Zatlyn (one of Cloudflare’s founders) asked me if I would ‘temporarily’ manage engineering. This is now the longest temporary job I’ve ever had!
Initially a lot of what I did was manage the team and help interview Continue reading
Securing your SWIFT environment with VMware
The SWIFT Controls Framework was created to help customers figure out which controls are needed to better secure their SWIFT environment. The SWIFT security controls framework is broken down into objectives, principles, and controls. The three objectives are “Secure your environment, Know and Limit Access, and Detect and Respond”.
Customers interested in exploring VMware product alignment with the SWIFT framework should evaluate the end-to-end solution. This includes VMware products, as well as other technology that support a customer’s SWIFT platform. The following is a high-level alignment of some of the SWIFT framework controls and VMware products.
VMware Product Alignment with SWIFT Objectives
Restrict internet access & Protect Critical Systems from General IT Environment
As part of a SWIFT deployment, a secured and zoned off environment must be created. This zone contains the SWIFT infrastructure that is used for all SWIFT transaction. Two SWIFT Principles that we will discuss are
- Protect Critical Systems from General IT Environment
- Detect Anomalous Activity to Systems or Transaction Records
These controls are required to be enforced on the SWIFT infrastructure. SWIFT requires that all traffic from the general IT infrastructure to the SWIFT zone be as restricted as possible. They also Continue reading
Cisco to MikroTik – Switching and VLANs
About the Cisco to MikroTik series
One of the most difficult configuration challenges for MikroTik equipment seems to be switching and VLANs in the CRS series. Admittedly, the revamp of VLAN configuration for MikroTik CRS switches in early 2018 made things a lot easier. But, sometimes there is still confusion on how to configure VLANs and IP addresses in VLANs with MikroTik RouterOS operating on a switch.
This will only cover VLAN configuration for CRS 3xx series switches in RouterOS as SwitchOS is not nearly as common in operational deployments.
CRS 1xx/2xx series use an older style of configuration and seem to be on the way out so I’m not 100% sure whether or not i’ll write a similar guide on that series.
If you’ve been in networking for a while, you probably started with learning the Cisco CLI. Therefore, it is helpful to compare the commands if you want to implement a network with a MikroTik and Cisco switches.
This is the fourth post in a series that creates a Rosetta stone between IOS and RouterOS. Here are some of the others:
Click here for the first article in this series – “Cisco to MikroTik BGP command translation”
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Cisco to MikroTik – Switching and VLANs
About the Cisco to MikroTik series
One of the most difficult configuration challenges for MikroTik equipment seems to be switching and VLANs in the CRS series. Admittedly, the revamp of VLAN configuration for MikroTik CRS switches in early 2018 made things a lot easier. But, sometimes there is still confusion on how to configure VLANs and IP addresses in VLANs with MikroTik RouterOS operating on a switch.
This will only cover VLAN configuration for CRS 3xx series switches in RouterOS as SwitchOS is not nearly as common in operational deployments.
CRS 1xx/2xx series use an older style of configuration and seem to be on the way out so I’m not 100% sure whether or not i’ll write a similar guide on that series.
If you’ve been in networking for a while, you probably started with learning the Cisco CLI. Therefore, it is helpful to compare the commands if you want to implement a network with a MikroTik and Cisco switches.
This is the fourth post in a series that creates a Rosetta stone between IOS and RouterOS. Here are some of the others:
Click here for the first article in this series – “Cisco to MikroTik BGP command translation”
Click Continue reading
Juniper Static Routing
1 step to configure a static route. Configure static route under routing-options section Configuration Configure static route under routing-options section. cmd set routing-options static route 10.1.23.0/24 next-hop 10.1.12.2 Topology P1R1 cmd set routing-options static...continue reading
Nvidia Teams Up With Colocation Providers on AI
The chipmaker initially partnered with nine North American data center operators, but “the goal is to expand it globally,” Nvidia’s Tony Paikeday says.