Review: Chef 12 fires up devops

Two of the most important tasks in a datacenter are server provisioning and configuration management. At one time, administrators spent a significant amount of time physically deploying servers and network infrastructure, followed by even more minutes and hours manually configuring hundreds or even thousands of nodes. Then they spent an additional chunk of the day troubleshooting and fixing the errors they introduced by configuring all of these systems with their fat fingers.Chef clients are generally installed on Windows machines using the MSI package. Today, a number of resources specific to Windows come with Chef out-of-the-box. For example:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

Review: Chef 12 fires up devops

Two of the most important tasks in a datacenter are server provisioning and configuration management. At one time, administrators spent a significant amount of time physically deploying servers and network infrastructure, followed by even more minutes and hours manually configuring hundreds or even thousands of nodes. Then they spent an additional chunk of the day troubleshooting and fixing the errors they introduced by configuring all of these systems with their fat fingers.Chef clients are generally installed on Windows machines using the MSI package. Today, a number of resources specific to Windows come with Chef out-of-the-box. For example:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

HyTrust Updates Its CloudControl and DataControl

The original version of HyTrust CloudControl was released in late 2009 and has undergone 10 major updates since.

US says transfer of internet governance will go ahead on Oct. 1

The U.S. will go ahead with its plan to hand over oversight of the internet's domain name system functions to a multistakeholder body on Oct. 1, despite fierce opposition from some lawmakers and advocacy groups.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers operates under contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions that enable the efficient operation of the internet domain name system (DNS). These include responsibility for the coordination of the DNS root, IP addressing, and other internet protocol resources.The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency located in the Department of Commerce, said in March 2014 that it planned to let its contract with ICANN expire on Sept. 30, 2015, passing the oversight of the functions to a global governance model. NTIA made it clear that it would not accept a plan from internet stakeholders that would replace its role by that of a government-led or intergovernmental organization or would in any way compromise the openness of the internet.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

FCC urged to crack down on Baltimore police for using phone trackers

Three civil rights groups have filed a formal complaint against Baltimore City police for using cell site simulator technology to investigate potential crimes, calling the process racially biased and unauthorized.The groups called the use of Stingray phone tracker technology "racially discriminatory," and even a disruption of emergency calling services, according to the complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) early today.The 37-page complaint by the Center for Media Justice, Color Of Change and the Open Technology Institute at New America calls on the FCC to enforce two sections of the Communications Act. That act requires the police to obtain a federal license to operate cell site (CS) simulator equipment on frequency bands that are exclusively licensed to cellular phone carriers in Baltimore, according to the complaint.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Intel’s new computer can serve as the brains of robots

A compact computer called Euclid from Intel should make the development of robots much easier.Euclid looks much like the Kinect camera for Xbox consoles, but it's a self-contained PC that can be the guts of a robot.It's possible to install the Euclid computer where the "eyes" of a human-like robot would be typically placed. Intel demonstrated the Euclid computer in a robot moving on stage during CEO Brian Krzanich's keynote at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday.Euclid has a 3D RealSense camera that can serve as the eyes in a robot, capturing images in real-time. It has motion and position sensors that can help the robot move around both indoors and outdoors.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Microsoft to end decades-old pick-a-patch practice in Windows 7

Microsoft yesterday announced that beginning in October it will offer only cumulative security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1, ending the decades-old practice of letting customers choose which patches they apply."Historically, we have released individual patches ... which allowed you to be selective with the updates you deployed," wrote Nathan Mercer, a senior product marketing manager, in a post to a company blog. "[But] this resulted in fragmentation where different PCs could have a different set of updates installed leading to multiple potential problems."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Microsoft to end decades-old pick-a-patch practice in Windows 7

Microsoft yesterday announced that beginning in October it will offer only cumulative security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1, ending the decades-old practice of letting customers choose which patches they apply."Historically, we have released individual patches ... which allowed you to be selective with the updates you deployed," wrote Nathan Mercer, a senior product marketing manager, in a post to a company blog. "[But] this resulted in fragmentation where different PCs could have a different set of updates installed leading to multiple potential problems."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Intel’s new computer can serve as the brains of robots

A compact computer called Euclid from Intel should make the development of robots much easier.Euclid looks much like the Kinect camera for Xbox consoles, but it's a self-contained PC that can be the guts of a robot.It's possible to install the Euclid computer where the "eyes" of a human-like robot would be typically placed. Intel demonstrated the Euclid computer in a robot moving on stage during CEO Brian Krzanich's keynote at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday.Euclid has a 3D RealSense camera that can serve as the eyes in a robot, capturing images in real-time. It has motion and position sensors that can help the robot move around both indoors and outdoors.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

After the Anniversary Update: What’s next for Windows 10?

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update may have just been released, but Microsoft never rests: It's well into work on the next two major updates for Windows, code-named Redstone 2 and Redstone 3. (Redstone 1 was the code name for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.) Why Redstone? In the popular game Minecraft, which Microsoft bought in May 2014, redstone is an ore you mine and then use as a power source.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Infinera Tests White Box Optical Line System from Lumentum

Even the optical layer is becoming more open.

Recovering A WiFi Security Key In Windows

Q&A: Networking Pioneer Terry Slattery

Is Cisco set to cut 14,000 jobs?

Industry reports have it that Cisco will soon – possibly as early as today -- cut as many as 14,000 jobs – or about 20% of its 73,000 member workforce.+More on Network World: Cisco: IP traffic will surpass the zettabyte level in 2016+According to a report from tech site CRN the cuts emphasize the Cisco’s growing emphasis on software which is requiring staff with a different set of skills, CRN reported. Early retirement plans have already been offered to employees as well.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Is Cisco set to cut 14,000 jobs?

Industry reports have it that Cisco will soon – possibly as early as today -- cut as many as 14,000 jobs – or about 20% of its 73,000 member workforce. +More on Network World: Cisco: IP traffic will surpass the zettabyte level in 2016+ According to a report from tech site CRN the cuts emphasize the Cisco’s growing emphasis on software which is requiring staff with a different set of skills, CRN reported. Early retirement plans have already been offered to employees as well.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Google Tango’s advancements raises questions about Apple’s innovation

I’m going to make a prediction. Within 18 months after the next circuit shrink and iteration of the Google Tango technology, at least 20 percent of Android Phones will include Tango features as a standard feature, maybe sooner.Google Tango, a technology platform that uses computer vision to allow mobile devices to detect their position relative to the world around them, will dramatically change augmented reality (AR). In doing so, it will leave the iPhone and iPad in its AR dust.+ Also on Network World: Lenovo wants consumers to take Google Tango for granted, so does Google +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

mVPN Fun in the Lab: Building the MPLS Cloud – Part 1 of 6

As I mentioned in the previous blog (Building a MPLS L3VPN Unicast and Mcast Cloud – Overview) what we are going to do first and foremost is create the MPLS core. Want some snippets of the configs? MPLS Part 1.zip... Read More ›

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iPhone 8: The concept design video Apple doesn’t want you to watch

With Apple expected to announce the iPhone 7 as soon as Sept. 7, the last thing the company needs is people pining for more than the company is going to deliver. But when an iPhone 8 design concept goes online, what's a fanboy or fangirl supposed to do?ConceptsiPhone has posted a video on YouTube that mashes together items from the universal iPhone wish list -- items not likely to be found in this year's new iPhones. Conventional wisdom is that Apple wants to make a big splash next year to mark the iPhone's 10th anniversary (I can only imagine how long that press event is going to be, with recent ones clocking in at around 2 hours).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

MPLS Fun in the Lab: Building a MPLS L3VPN Unicast and Multicast Cloud (6 Part Blog Series)

Hope you have TONS of fun with this blog series! I needed to build a full MPLS cloud with L3VPN unicast and multicast for a CPOC.  ?   Figured what the heck… bring y’all along for a “knowledge sharing ride-along”. Ultimately... Read More ›

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No, Seriously, Nutanix Is Ready to Go Public, Maybe

Wheels could be in motion next month.