Selective Activity has Consequences
On doing the things you do well
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How Useful Is Ansible in a Cloud-Native Kubernetes Environment?
A question I've been hearing a lot lately is "why are you still using Ansible in your Kubernetes projects?" Followed often by "what's the point of writing your book Ansible for Kubernetes when Ansible isn't really necessary once you start using Kubernetes?"
I spent a little time thinking about these questions, and the motivation behind them, and wanted to write a blog post addressing them, because it seems a lot of people may be confused about what Kubernetes does, what Ansible does, and why both are necessary technologies in a modern business migrating to a cloud-native technology stack (or even a fully cloud-native business).
One important caveat to mention upfront, and I quote directly from my book:
While Ansible can do almost everything for you, it may not be the right tool for every aspect of your infrastructure automation. Sometimes there are other tools which may more cleanly integrate with your application developers' workflows, or have better support from app vendors.
We should always guard against the golden hammer fallacy. No single infrastructure tool—not even the best Kubernetes-as-a-service platform—can fill the needs of an entire business's IT operation. If anything, we have seen an explosion of specialist tools Continue reading
Public Cloud Networking Security is Different
If you’re running a typical (somewhat outdated) enterprise data center, you’re using tons of VLANs and firewalls, use VLANs as security zones, and push inter-VLAN traffic through firewalls for inspection. Security vendors love that approach - when inspecting traffic they can add no value to (like database- or backup sessions), the firewalls quickly become choke points that have to be upgraded.
Read more ...Network Break 266: Accenture Buys Symantec Security Services Biz; Cisco Reorganizes Around Intent-Based Networking
Today's Network Break analyzes an HPE/Cumulus Networks deal on Ethernet storage switches, yet another open-source network OS project from the Linux Foundation, Accenture's purchase of Symantec's security services biz from Broadcom, a Cisco reorganization of its enterprise networking businesses, and more tech and IT news.Network Break 266: Accenture Buys Symantec Security Services Biz; Cisco Reorganizes Around Intent-Based Networking
Today's Network Break analyzes an HPE/Cumulus Networks deal on Ethernet storage switches, yet another open-source network OS project from the Linux Foundation, Accenture's purchase of Symantec's security services biz from Broadcom, a Cisco reorganization of its enterprise networking businesses, and more tech and IT news.
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On The Spearpoint Of FPGA And The Cloud
Sometimes markets need a particular technology and they are impatient for it, and sometimes technologies get ahead of the immediate needs of customers and their creators have to hang on until the time is right. …
On The Spearpoint Of FPGA And The Cloud was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.
BGP in 2019
It has become a tradition each January for me to report on the behaviour of the inter-domain routing system over the past year, looking in some detail at some metrics from the routing system that can show the essential shape and behaviour of the underlying interconnection fabric of the Internet.Daily Roundup: Citrix Bug Gets Uglier
The bug impacts Citrix's ACD platform; Samsung acquired TeleWorld to boost its U.S. RAN efforts;...
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Vodafone UK Activates 5G Multi-Operator RAN
5G network sharing deals have gained momentum as carriers look to decrease the cost of deploying...
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LogicMonitor Gobbles Up AIOps Provider Unomaly
Unomaly's technology will allow users to proactively take action before network disruptions impact...
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SK Telecom Launches APAC-Focused MEC Task Force
The group will share its work on 5G and MEC including working toward international MEC standards to...
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Samsung Taps TeleWorld Solutions to Elevate US 5G RAN
Samsung has earned 5G RAN contracts in the U.S. with Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, but is behind...
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Citrix ACD, Gateway Bug Gets Even Uglier
Over the weekend two groups released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit codes for this vulnerability on...
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Tech Bytes: Cushman & Wakefield Taps Silver Peak SD-WAN For Cloud-First Goals (Sponsored)
On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Silver Peak, we talk with Cushman & Wakefield about how the global real estate company is using SD-WAN to enable its cloud-first goals. Our guest is Chris Butcher, Platform Architect, Global Networks, Cloud and Perimeter Security at Cushman & Wakefield.Tech Bytes: Cushman & Wakefield Taps Silver Peak SD-WAN For Cloud-First Goals (Sponsored)
On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Silver Peak, we talk with Cushman & Wakefield about how the global real estate company is using SD-WAN to enable its cloud-first goals. Our guest is Chris Butcher, Platform Architect, Global Networks, Cloud and Perimeter Security at Cushman & Wakefield.
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The Week in Internet News: Mexico, NYC Push for Internet Access for All
Everyone’s invited: Politicians in Mexico and New York City announced plans for universal Internet access in recent days. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced a plan to bring access to the large swaths of the country that don’t have it, including a government investment of more than $500,000, according to AA News. Meanwhile, New York City Major Bill de Blasio is pushing an “Internet master plan” to improve access. About 18 percent of the city’s residents have neither mobile nor home Internet connections, and about 40 percent have one or the other, but not both, the New York Daily News reports.
New pressure campaign: The U.S. FBI is asking Apple for help to access encrypted communications on an iPhone that belonged to the Saudi military student who killed three people last month at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla., the Washington Post reports. It’s unclear what information the FBI is looking for, given that the shooter is dead, but the request is a new step in the long-running fight between the U.S. government and large tech vendors over the use of encryption on smartphones and other devices.
Cyber retaliation: Many cybersecurity experts expect Iran to retaliate with cyberattacks Continue reading
HPC In 2020: Compute Engine Diversity Gets Real
The choice of processors available for high performance computing has been on growing for a number of years. …
HPC In 2020: Compute Engine Diversity Gets Real was written by Michael Feldman at The Next Platform.
Vertical Integration Is Eating The Datacenter, Part One
Best of breed and vertical integration are two opposing forces that have been part of the datacenter since mainframes first fired up six decades ago in a room with a glass windows in it so companies could show off their technical prowess and financial might. …
Vertical Integration Is Eating The Datacenter, Part One was written by Paul Teich at The Next Platform.