SSDs poised to get a lot cheaper

If you are SSD shopping for your servers, you might want to wait a little because a market research firm that follows this sector said conditions are ripe for price drops in the coming months.DRAMeXchange, a division of market research firm TrendForce, forecasts that the average selling prices (ASP) of NAND Flash will drop by around 10 percent quarter over quarter respectively in the third and fourth quarters of 2018.Usually Q3 is the time of peak demand as OEMs ramp up manufacturing for the Christmas holiday, but the growth of the end-market demand has been weaker than anticipated. At the same time, the supply of 3D-NAND Flash continues to expand.To read this article in full, please click here

Help Us Celebrate 15 Years of Success as the Leader in IT Training!

Did you know it’s our birthday? 15 years ago, INE officially opened its doors and became your #1 trusted training partner. However, we didn’t experience overnight success, we’ve worked hard to earn our place in the IT training community. Take a quick look at how we’ve grown over the years.

We’re so grateful for all of our loyal customers, we certainly wouldn’t be where we are today without your feedback and support. Help us celebrate by telling us how INE has helped you succeed here, and receive a gift card for a free t-shirt!

Worth Reading: Securing Our Interconnected Infrastructure

In late June, the House of Representatives passed legislation specifically aimed at securing the industrial control systems that run our nation’s most critical infrastructure, from oil pipelines to water treatment facilities to the grid. —Dave Weinstein @Dark Reading

History Of Networking – Vint Cerf – The Internet

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Serverless Battles Vendor Lock-in With Beta Platform

The company also scored $10 million in Series A funding to further expand development of the platform.

IDG Contributor Network: A primer on closed-loop automation

Recently, I was reading a blog post by Ivan Pepelnjak on intent-based networking. He discusses that the definition of intent is "a usually clearly formulated or planned intention" and the word “intention” is defined as ’what one intends to do or bring about." I started to ponder over his submission that the definition is confusing as there are many variations.To guide my understanding, I decided to delve deeper into the building blocks of intent-based networking, which led me to a variety of closed-loop automation solutions. After extensive research, my view is that closed-loop automation is a prerequisite for intent-based networking. Keeping in mind the current requirements, it’s a solution that the businesses can deploy. To read this article in full, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: A primer on closed-loop automation

Recently, I was reading a blog post by Ivan Pepelnjak on intent-based networking. He discusses that the definition of intent is "a usually clearly formulated or planned intention" and the word “intention” is defined as ’what one intends to do or bring about." I started to ponder over his submission that the definition is confusing as there are many variations.To guide my understanding, I decided to delve deeper into the building blocks of intent-based networking, which led me to a variety of closed-loop automation solutions. After extensive research, my view is that closed-loop automation is a prerequisite for intent-based networking. Keeping in mind the current requirements, it’s a solution that the businesses can deploy. To read this article in full, please click here

BrandPost: LUSH, Yahoo! Japan Tackle Storage Scalability

If there’s a downside to business growth, it’s typically the urgent need for IT resources to keep up with demand. But that obstacle cannot impede forward movement, especially when it comes to storing critical data.This was the challenge facing two companies. Their legacy storage systems couldn’t address demand for performance and capacity, causing rising IT costs and adding management complexity.Here’s how they tackled the scalability challenge and cleared the path for business growth. Scale With Room to GrowLUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics needed a makeover in the storage department. With 800 stores in 51 countries, the IT infrastructure was rapidly running out of capacity.To read this article in full, please click here

Samsung could upset the AI and HPC markets with GPU entry

South Korea’s IT behemoth Samsung is working on a graphics processor unit (GPU) and has hired a major figure from Nvidia to help get the job done, according to a report from a graphics analyst.Jon Peddie Research reports that Samsung has hired Dr. Chien-Ping Lu, a former Nvidia executive who oversaw development of discrete and integrated GPUs used in Apple MacBooks as well as integrated processors before the advent of GPUs in CPUs.Now, many mobile CPUs have integrated GPUs, or the phone itself comes with its own GPU. Qualcomm has its own line called Adreno. But Peddie doesn’t think Samsung hired a heavy hitter like Lu to make mobile phone chips.To read this article in full, please click here

BGP Route Dampening: obsolete or still used in the industry?

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Using SDKs to Manage Infrastructure as Code

Multi-Cloud Management: Tricky Business

Making network-services deals: Sourcing and service-delivery strategies that work

The days of the blockbuster deal to outsource the IT department and the company’s infrastructure assets are long gone.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)

Making network-services deals: Structuring the transaction

In our companion article, “Making network-services deals: Sourcing and service-delivery strategies that work,” we examine how enterprises should approach sourcing and designing managed network service arrangements under current outsourcing market conditions by applying certain  best practices to help identy the optimal providers and service delivery approaches.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)

Making network-services deals: Structuring the transaction

In our companion article, “Making network-services deals: Sourcing and service-delivery strategies that work,” we examine how enterprises should approach sourcing and designing managed network service arrangements under current outsourcing market conditions by applying certain  best practices to help identy the optimal providers and service delivery approaches.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)

Making network-services deals: Sourcing and service-delivery strategies that work

The days of the blockbuster deal to outsource the IT department and the company’s infrastructure assets are long gone.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)

Conversation hijacking attacks | Salted Hash Ep 38

Troy Gill, manager of security research at AppRiver, explains conversation hijacking attacks, or CHAs, with host Steve Ragan, including who is typically targeted and how to prevent them.

Which two companies will lead the enterprise Internet of Things?

As the enterprise Interent of Things (eIoT) becomes an increasingly big deal, everyone is starting to wonder which companies have the inside track to dominate this hot new market.It’s not just a pie-in-the-sky question. A July 2018 study from Market Research Future predicted 26 percent annual growth in the eIoT market, hitting $58 billion in 2023.[ Now read: The future of enterprise IoT ] And last year, a McKinsey & Company survey noted, “Although enterprise IoT is a relatively new development, 98 percent of survey respondents reported that most companies within their industry include enterprise IoT initiatives in their strategic road maps, including those related to improving service operations, increasing visibility into operations, enabling new business models, and creating new product and service offerings.”To read this article in full, please click here

Network Notes: STP

Spanning tree protocols are used to prevent layer 2 loops in a switched network. There are various forms of spanning tree that have been standardized by the IEEE. The original standards; 802.1D - Legacy Spanning Tree (STP), 802.1w - Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) and 802.1s - Multiple...continue reading

Top 10 Networking and Security Sessions at VMworld US 2018

Although it was before my time at VMware running the Networking and Security Business Unit, at VMworld 2017 we demonstrated our expanded NSX network virtualization capabilities in the data center, and the start of our journey to bring NSX to the cloud.

A lot has changed in a year.

Earlier in 2018, we announced the expansion of the NSX family of products to include NSX Data Center (formerly NSX), NSX Cloud, AppDefense, NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud, and NSX Hybrid Connect.

With the new portfolio, we’ve delivered on the Virtual Cloud Network vision of connecting and protecting applications and data, regardless of where they sit – from the data center to the cloud, and the edge.

To help you learn about this vision and the advancements we’ve made in the products that underpin it, we have a huge VMworld 2018 in store for you. With over 70 dedicated networking and security sessions, we’ll cover everything from the basics to super-technical deep dives.

Below is my curated list of can’t-miss networking and security sessions. Make sure you jump onto the content catalog on VMworld.com to reserve your spot before they fill up.

I’m looking forward to joining all of you Continue reading