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DDoS attacks have evolved, and so should your DDoS protection

DDoS attacks have evolved, and so should your DDoS protection
DDoS attacks have evolved, and so should your DDoS protection

The proliferation of DDoS attacks of varying size, duration, and persistence has made DDoS protection a foundational part of every business and organization’s online presence. However, there are key considerations including network capacity, management capabilities, global distribution, alerting, reporting and support that security and risk management technical professionals need to evaluate when selecting a DDoS protection solution.

Gartner’s view of the DDoS solutions; How did Cloudflare fare?

Gartner recently published the report Solution Comparison for DDoS Cloud Scrubbing Centers (ID G00467346), authored by Thomas Lintemuth, Patrick Hevesi and Sushil Aryal. This report enables customers to view a side-by-side solution comparison of different DDoS cloud scrubbing centers measured against common assessment criteria.  If you have a Gartner subscription, you can view the report here. Cloudflare has received the greatest number of ‘High’ ratings as compared to the 6 other DDoS vendors across 23 assessment criteria in the report.

The vast landscape of DDoS attacks

From our perspective, the nature of DDoS attacks has transformed, as the economics and ease of launching a DDoS attack has changed dramatically. With a rise in cost-effective capabilities of launching a DDoS attack, we have observed a rise in the number of under 10 Gbps DDoS Continue reading

Empowering our Customers and Service Partners

Empowering our Customers and Service Partners

Last year, Cloudflare announced the planned expansion of our partner program to help managed and professional service partners efficiently engage with Cloudflare and join us in our mission to help build a better Internet. Today, we want to highlight some of those amazing partners and our growing support and training for MSPs around the globe. We want to make sure service partners have the enablement and resources they need to bring a more secure and performant Internet experience to their customers.

This partner program tier is specifically designed for professional service firms and Managed Service Providers (MSPs and MSSPs) that want to build value-added services and support Cloudflare customers. While Cloudflare is hyper-focused on building highly scalable and easy to use products, we recognize that some customers may want to engage with a professional services firm to assist them in maximizing the value of our offerings. From building Cloudflare Workers, implementing multi-cloud load balancing, or managing WAF and DDoS events, our partner training and support enables sales and technical teams to position and support the Cloudflare platform as well as enhance their services businesses.

Training

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Linux Network Observability: Building Blocks

As developers, operators and devops people, we are all hungry for visibility and efficiency in our workflows. As Linux reigns the “Open-Distributed-Virtualized-Software-Driven-Cloud-Era”— understanding what is available within Linux in terms of observability is essential to our jobs and careers.

Linux Community and Ecosystem around Observability

More often than not and depending on the size of the company it’s hard to justify the cost of development of debug and tracing tools unless it’s for a product you are selling. Like any other Linux subsystem, the tracing and observability infrastructure and ecosystem continues to grow and advance due to mass innovation and the sheer advantage of distributed accelerated development. Naturally, bringing native Linux networking to the open networking world makes these technologies readily available for networking.

There are many books and other resources available on Linux system observability today…so this may seem no different. This is a starter blog discussing some of the building blocks that Linux provides for tracing and observability with a focus on networking. This blog is not meant to be an in-depth tutorial on observability infrastructure but a summary of all the subsystems that are available today and constantly being enhanced by the Linux networking community for networking. Continue reading

Trouble with troubleshooting: Network-management tools are letting IT pros down

(Root-cause analysis is one of the features least supported by network troubleshooting tools, according to Enterprise Management Associates’ recent research Network Management Megatrends 2020, that surveyed 350 network-management professionals about these tools. This article by EMA Vice President of Research Networking Shamus McGillicuddy discusses this finding and recommends how management pros should evaluate this feature. A recording of a webinar covering the research is here.)Troubleshooting is perhaps the most vital responsibility of a network operations team. When IT services are interrupted or degraded, engineers and admins race to diagnose and remediate the problem. Every minute counts, because transactions, employee productivity, and customer satisfaction all suffer while the network team is doing this work.To read this article in full, please click here

Daily Roundup: Google Cloud Revenue Soars 52%

Google cloud revenue soared 52%; Cisco supported SONiC on 8000 series routers; and Microsoft...

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NetApp Jumps on CloudJumper

The deal combines with NetApp's recent Talon acquisition to provide an integrated "modern...

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Supply-chain woes put the brakes on hyperscale data centers

While data-center staff have been classified as essential, like medical staff and grocery store staff, construction is taking a bit of a hit. In recent weeks, Facebook, Google, and Apple have announced a slowing of construction of major new data centers in the U.S. and Europe.The problem, as it turns out, is not because construction is being ordered halted, or even due to a lack of IT equipment, but because other components of the supply chain like fiber optics, batteries, and racks are scarce, according to Rick Villars, vice president of data center and cloud research at IDC.To read this article in full, please click here

Juniper Q1 Revenues Flat as COVID-19 Derails Supply

Juniper's supply-constrained earnings resulted in flat revenues of $998 million during the first...

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Who Cares About Networking At A Time Like This

We find ourselves recording this in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and I have to be honest that it’s been a bit challenging finding motivation to talk about networking when there’s so many other important things on people’s minds. I mean, who really cares about networking at a time like this? But as I started thinking about that very question the reality hit me, it’s everyone. Everyone cares about networking at a time like this because everyone, young and old, is using technology, networking, and specifically the Internet to hold on to whatever normalcy they can in these crazy times. The fact is that networking, and other core infrastructure skill sets have never been more important than they are right now. The real question I was challenged with wasn’t who cares about networking at a time like this, it’s who cares about a networking podcast at a time like this. I imagine some do, and some don’t, but we’re going to take today’s episode a bit lightly and just talk about what’s top of mind. We hope you’ll listen along. 

Yasmin Lara
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David Penaloza
Guest
Tony Efantis
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Jordan Martin
Host

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How to Transfer Data from SD Card to Phone

These are the general steps you should typically use to transfer data from your SD card to your phone, or you could check your user manual for the particular phone’s specific steps. This is because different phones have different ways of moving their data from the SD card to the phone.

Android Phones: How to Transfer Data from SD Card to Phone

HTC Android

For a normal HTC Android, to transfer your data from your SD card to your phone, you should connect the USB to the device than to a computer. Make sure you use the USB that came with the HTC for the fastest results. Open a folder and view the files and then click OK. Get the data you want to move, cut, copy or paste the data you need from the SD card to the internal storage of the phone. From here you tap disconnect from the PC. And you enjoy your files.

LG Android

For LG Android, you tap on the file manager, go to all files, tap SD card, find the folder you want to move to your internal memory, tap the manage files icon (the down arrow) then check the box, Continue reading

The Edge is Edgy!

This blog will provide insights to help you on your journey by exploring key considerations...

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Cisco Supports SONiC on 8000 Series Routers

The networking vendor announced the new routing platforms as part of its boldly named “Internet...

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Tech Bytes: IT Accountability In The Age Of Network Transformation (Sponsored)

Welcome to the Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers. AppNeta is our sponsor, and we’re going to talk about IT accountability in the age of network transformation. More and more applications are moving to the cloud, but IT is still on the hook for service delivery and user experience. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

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Tech Bytes: IT Accountability In The Age Of Network Transformation (Sponsored)

Welcome to the Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers. AppNeta is our sponsor, and we’re going to talk about IT accountability in the age of network transformation. More and more applications are moving to the cloud, but IT is still on the hook for service delivery and user experience. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

Day Two Cloud 046: A Cloud Checkup During Covid-19 With ThousandEyes (Sponsored)

Day Two Cloud dives into the health and performance of the global cloud during the pandemic. Sponsor ThousandEyes measures, collects, and reports on Internet performance, giving it a unique perspective into how cloud providers are faring region by region, provider by provider, and service by service. Our guests are Archana Kesavan, Director of Product Marketing; and Angelique Medina, Director of Product Marketing.

Day Two Cloud 046: A Cloud Checkup During Covid-19 With ThousandEyes (Sponsored)

Day Two Cloud dives into the health and performance of the global cloud during the pandemic. Sponsor ThousandEyes measures, collects, and reports on Internet performance, giving it a unique perspective into how cloud providers are faring region by region, provider by provider, and service by service. Our guests are Archana Kesavan, Director of Product Marketing; and Angelique Medina, Director of Product Marketing.

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