Video: Automatic Diagramming with PowerNSX
Here's a trick question: how often do your Visio diagrams match what's really implemented in your network?
Wouldn't it be great to be able to create or modify them on-the-fly based on what's really configured in the network? That's exactly what Anthony Burke demonstrated in the PowerNSX part of PowerShell for Networking Engineers webinar (source code).
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NetDevOpEd: Open source principles give the workplace soul
If you’ve been tuning into Cumulus content lately, you probably know all about our initiative to bring S.O.U.L (Simple, Open, Untethered Linux) into networking — and for the uninitiated, feel free to check out our S.O.U.L page to learn all about the movement! It’s clear that our company and technology have S.O.U.L, but what does that look like in the office? Anyone who’s spent time at our office, in our bootcamps, with our people, etc. can feel that Cumulus Networks has “soul,” and this time we’re not talking about the acronym. We’ve got a passion, substance, life and feeling that pulses throughout our space like a funky bass line.
How do I know this? Well, I work at Cumulus, but it’s more than that. My former employers (before I started working at Cumulus Networks) are pretty varied, ranging from a restaurant to a university, but all of those jobs had one thing in common — they had no soul. To these Pink Floyd-ian businesses, employees were just cogs in the machine meant to forfeit passion for profit. Each day I dragged myself out of bed, drudged Continue reading
Successful First Event in the Canadian Multistakeholder Process – Enhancing IoT Security Series
On April 4, 2018, over 80 individuals met in Ottawa and virtually via livestream for the first event in the Canadian Multistakeholder Process – Enhancing IoT Security series. Participants represented a wide-range of stakeholder groups, including government, academia, public interest, and industry representatives. Two Internet Society Organization Members, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority and CANARIE, as well as Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic were partners for this event. IoT security is a complex issue that requires all stakeholders to cooperate and participate in the development of solutions, and we were pleased to have such truly multistakeholder representation.
The event kicked off with an interactive presentation from Larry Strickling, Executive Director of the Collaborative Governance Project. Strickling provided an overview of the multistakeholder process and facilitated a discussion among participants to determine ground rules and define what constitutes consensus. Participants, both those remote and in person, outlined over a dozen rules and three key metrics for determining consensus, which will be used throughout the entirety of the project.
In the morning, participants heard from a series of speakers who presented on IoT security and risk, the balance between IoT’s technological Continue reading
Too Big To Fail is More Likely to Fail ?
People think that big companies are too big to fail and thats why you should buy from big companies. Except that this is no longer true. To whit: HPE just divested all of its software assets. While HPE maintains a substantial interest in the new owner, I’m confident that HPE will walk away from those […]
Alibaba Cloud Deploys Location-Based Technology With Esri
The agreement between Alibaba Cloud and Esri will bring together engineers from both companies to deliver GIS innovations to the cloud.
Finland’s Telia Tests 5G at a Nokia Base Station Factory
Using a video analytics application, the operator was able to monitor and analyze a video feed of an assembly line and make real-time corrections.
HyTrust, Twistlock Bolster Broad Focus on VM, Container Security
Both firms continue to tout their broader cloud security platforms as superior to more focused efforts or those from large cloud providers.
Israeli IoT Startup Axonize Scores Investment From Deutsche Telekom
The startup raised $6 million in its Series A round, bringing its total funding to $7.8 million. Axonize’s IoT orchestration platform is based on Microsoft Azure and is built for IoT service providers.
2018 NFV Report Series Part 1: NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) and VIM Available Now
Download now to learn the latest on the NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) and VIM market.
Cloudflare launches 1.1.1.1 DNS service with privacy, TLS and more
There was an important development this month with the launch of Cloudflare’s new 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver service. This is a significant development for several reasons, but in particular it supports the new DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS protocols that allow for confidential DNS querying and response.
Why 1.1.1.1?
Before we get to that though, Cloudflare joins Google’s Public DNS that uses 8.8.8.8 and Quad9 DNS that uses 9.9.9.9, by implementing 1.1.1.1 as a memorable IP address for accessing its new DNS service. IP addresses are generally not as memorable as domain names, but you need access to a DNS server before you can resolve domain names to IP addresses, so configuring numbers is a necessity. And whilst a memorable IP address might be cool, it’s also proved important recently when DNS resolvers have been blocked or taken down, requiring devices to be pointed elsewhere.
The 1.1.1.1 address is part of the 1.1.1.0 – 1.1.1.255 public IP address range actually allocated to APNIC, one of the five Regional Internet Registries, but it has been randomly used as an address for Continue reading