HPE puts enterprise software applications at the edge network

CIOs, network administrators and data-center managers who see a need to run full-fledged, unmodified enterprise software at the edge of their networks, on factory floors and oil rigs, now have an opportunity to do so.HPE is certifying complete enterprise software stacks for its EdgeLine converged infrastructure devices, allowing enterprises to run the exact same applications in the data center, in the cloud or at the network edge.[ Check out AI boosts data-center availability, efficiency. Also learn what hyperconvergence is and whether you’re ready for hyperconverged storage. | For regularly scheduled insights sign up for Network World newsletters. ] The certifications will cover software from vendors including Microsoft, SAP, PTC, SparkCognition and Citrix to run on its EdgeLine EL 1000 and EdgeLine EL4000 systems, the company said Wednesday at its Discover conference in Las Vegas.To read this article in full, please click here

HPE puts enterprise software applications at the edge network

CIOs, network administrators and data-center managers who see a need to run full-fledged, unmodified enterprise software at the edge of their networks, on factory floors and oil rigs, now have an opportunity to do so.HPE is certifying complete enterprise software stacks for its EdgeLine converged infrastructure devices, allowing enterprises to run the exact same applications in the data center, in the cloud or at the network edge.[ Check out AI boosts data-center availability, efficiency. Also learn what hyperconvergence is and whether you’re ready for hyperconverged storage. | For regularly scheduled insights sign up for Network World newsletters. ] The certifications will cover software from vendors including Microsoft, SAP, PTC, SparkCognition and Citrix to run on its EdgeLine EL 1000 and EdgeLine EL4000 systems, the company said Wednesday at its Discover conference in Las Vegas.To read this article in full, please click here

GitHub Microsoft – It’s OK

Microsoft buys GitHub, and most of the press has been pretty positive, even from those you might not expect.

But , of course there’s the usual herp-derp comments, and a big spike in moving repos to Gitlab

Most of those repositories will be inconsequential single-user repos, but it is still so much wasted effort. If your knee-jerk reaction is to immediately stop doing real work, and move your code somewhere else, you haven’t been paying attention. The world has moved on.

Back in 2014 I wrote Keep an Open Mind:

I get frustrated because these people aren’t paying attention to what Microsoft has been doing. They have come a very long way since the 2002 Bill Gates email setting security as the top priority. It’s a big ship to turn, and it took time. Their overall security model and practices are far better than they were, and stability is no longer an issue. Their business strategy is very different now too.

But poor Continue reading

Making Compose Easier to Use with Application Packages

Docker Compose is wildly popular with developers for describing an application. In fact, there are more than 300,000 Docker Compose files on GitHub. With a set of services described in a docker-compose.yml file, it’s easy to launch a complex multi-service application (or a simple, single-service app) on Docker by running a single command. This ease of use makes Docker Compose perfect for development teams striving for a quick way of getting started with projects.

Over time Compose has evolved, adding lots of features which help when deploying those same applications to production environments, for example specifying a number of replicas, memory resource constraints or a custom syslog server. But those attributes can become specific to your own environment. There are a number of different strategies for trying to address this situation, but the most common is relying on copy and paste. It’s fairly common to maintain multiple Compose files for the same application running in different environments for example. This leads to two problems:

  1. We share Docker images all the time, but don’t have a good way of sharing the multi-service applications that use them
  2. It’s hard to collaborate between developers and operators around a Compose file. This waters Continue reading

Datanauts 139: Getting AWS Security Right

AWS security issues show up in tech news fairly often. Today, we talk with someone who wrote about AWS services other than S3 that were found exposed to the public. Could that be some of your services?

Could be. The numbers are pretty impressive. Stay tuned, and find out how to determine whether or not your EBS snapshots, RDS snapshots, AMIs, or ElasticSearch clusters are accidentally public.

Our guest is Scott Piper, an AWS security consultant for Summit Route. You can follow him on Twitter at @0xdabbad00.

We start by exploring the types of AWS resources that can be unintentionally exposed to the public Internet, how to find them, and how to lock them down.

Then we talk about general practices such as vulnerability scanning, how to minimize human error when configuring AWS services, and drill into options such as CloudMapper and Security Monkey, open-source tools to help administrators find and control AWS resources.

Show Links:

Scott Piper on Twitter

Scott Piper’s blog – Duo.com

Scott Piper on GitHub – GitHub

Beyond S3: Exposed Resources on AWS – Duo.com

flAWS Challenge

CloudMapper – GitHub

CloudTracker – GitHub

Netflix Security Monkey – GitHub

Datanauts 086: AWS Identity & Access Continue reading

History Of Networking – Dave Crocker – Email – Part 2

Few technologies are as ubiquitous as email.  In Part 2 of this two-part series, Dave Crocker joins us to talk about the History of Email.  Listen in as he talks about the early days of message exchange and how the technology evolved to be an integral part of modern day communication.

 

Dave Crocker
Guest
Russ White
Host
Donald Sharp
Host
Eyvonne Sharp
Host

Outro Music:
Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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BrandPost: All-flash or Hybrid Flash: How to Decide

Flash storage has quickly taken off, thanks to its ability to use less capacity with greater speed. Flash boosts performance and enables companies to reap benefits like reduced power consumption and consolidated apps per machine.Initially quite expensive, flash storage had been used reservedly, such as for subsets of application data. Although improvements and efficiencies in the technology have resulted in lower prices, there are still cases where using hard disk drives (HDDs) is either more efficient or more economical. And this is why we’re now seeing the emergence of hybrid flash storage solutions.Let’s take a look at the options.All-flash arraysTo read this article in full, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: SD-WAN: Hardening external connectivity

When I began my journey in 2015 with SD-WAN, the implementation requirements were different to what they are today. Initially, I deployed pilot sites for internal reachability. This was not a design flaw, but a solution requirement set by the options available to SD-WAN at that time. The initial requirement when designing SD-WAN was to replace multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and connect the internal resources together.Our projects gained the benefits of SD-WAN deployments. It certainly added value, but there were compelling constraints. In particular we were limited to internal resources and users, yet our architecture consisted of remote partners and mobile workers. The real challenge for SD-WAN vendors is not solely to satisfy internal reachability. The wide area network (WAN) must support a range of different entities that require network access from multiple locations.To read this article in full, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: SD-WAN: Hardening external connectivity

When I began my journey in 2015 with SD-WAN, the implementation requirements were different to what they are today. Initially, I deployed pilot sites for internal reachability. This was not a design flaw, but a solution requirement set by the options available to SD-WAN at that time. The initial requirement when designing SD-WAN was to replace multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and connect the internal resources together.Our projects gained the benefits of SD-WAN deployments. It certainly added value, but there were compelling constraints. In particular we were limited to internal resources and users, yet our architecture consisted of remote partners and mobile workers. The real challenge for SD-WAN vendors is not solely to satisfy internal reachability. The wide area network (WAN) must support a range of different entities that require network access from multiple locations.To read this article in full, please click here

Lenovo announces hybrid liquid-cooling system: Neptune

Water cooling for enterprise servers is slowly creeping in from the fringes to the mainstream of data center use as vendors and end users alike realize the limitations of air cooling. With increased compute density, fans just don’t cut it anymore, and water cooling is far more efficient.Several vendors have adapted their cabinets to accommodate water-cooling systems, and now Lenovo is the latest to get religion on the subject with Neptune, a series of technologies for the data center. The company announced the new system at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Frankfurt, Germany.[ Learn how server disaggregation can boost data center efficiency. | Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ] Neptune is a three-pronged approach, borrowed from the legend of the Roman god of the seas Neptune, who wields a three-pointed spear. It offers direct-to-node liquid cooling, rear door heat exchangers, and hybrid cooling that mixes air and liquid, all of which is documented in a lighthearted blog post by the company.To read this article in full, please click here

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