NetApp partners with Google for cloud-native file-storage service

NetApp is expanding its cloud data services range through a new partnership with Google that integrates NetApp’s flash-powered data services with Google’s cloud platform.Announced today, NetApp Cloud Volumes for Google Cloud Platform is a fully-managed storage service that's designed to make it easier for the companies' joint customers to run new and existing workloads in the cloud. The cloud-native file storage service links NetApp’s data services with Google Cloud’s application development, analytics and machine learning functions with a goal of speeding access to resources and simplifying management.[ Check out What is hybrid cloud computing and learn what you need to know about multi-cloud. | Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ] At the same time, NetApp rolled out a new high-end enterprise all-flash storage array and updated its ONTAP enterprise data management software. Software advances target increased data retention compliance, and new machine learning-driven analytics are aimed at reducing capacity costs. To read this article in full, please click here

16 Blockchain Disruptions

I am more than happy to publish the new infographic "16 Blockchain Disruptions" with the help of my friends from bitfortune.net.  As we know, blockchain enables decentralized transactions across a P2P network. The infographic lists 16 different industries that benefits from using the blockchain technology. Enjoy reading.

 

16 Blockchain Disruptions

I am more than happy to publish the new infographic "16 Blockchain Disruptions" with the help of my friends from bitfortune.net.  As we know, blockchain enables decentralized transactions across a P2P network. The infographic lists 16 different industries that benefits from using the blockchain technology. Enjoy reading.

 

Getting grounded in IoT networking and security

download Getting grounded in IoT networking and security The internet of things already consists of nearly triple the number of devices as there are people in the world, and as more and more of these devices creep into enterprise networks it’s important to understand their requirements and how they differ from other IT gear.To read this article in full, please click here

Getting grounded in IoT networking and security

download Getting grounded in IoT networking and security The internet of things already consists of nearly triple the number of devices as there are people in the world, and as more and more of these devices creep into enterprise networks it’s important to understand their requirements and how they differ from other IT gear.To read this article in full, please click here

Getting grounded in IoT networking and security

download Getting grounded in IoT networking and security The internet of things already consists of nearly triple the number of devices as there are people in the world, and as more and more of these devices creep into enterprise networks it’s important to understand their requirements and how they differ from other IT gear.To read this article in full, please click here

Please don’t register to South Africa/Johannesburg CCDE Class, it is full !

Hi Everyone,   I would like to inform you that Instructor Led CCDE Class in South Africa/Johannesburg Training is full. So please don’t register for it.   Having more people will reduce the time required for discussions. Those who attended any of my earlier class know that we have already very packed agenda, approximately 2000 …

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Please don’t register to South Africa/Johannesburg CCDE Class, it is full !

Hi Everyone,   I would like to inform you that Instructor Led CCDE Class in South Africa/Johannesburg Training is full. So please don’t register for it.   Having more people will reduce the time required for discussions. Those who attended any of my earlier class know that we have already very packed agenda, approximately 2000 …

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Please don’t register to South Africa/Johannesburg CCDE Class, it is full !

Hi Everyone,   I would like to inform you that Instructor Led CCDE Class in South Africa/Johannesburg Training is full. So please don’t register for it.   Having more people will reduce the time required for discussions. Those who attended any of my earlier class know that we have already very packed agenda, approximately 2000 […]

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Different IGP and BGP Methodologies of Multi National Service Providers

Different IGP and BGP Methodologies of Multi National Service Providers. I mentioned two different IGP and BGP design approaches for two different Multi National Service Providers in my last CCDE course   Both are these operators in Africa and one of them has an operation in 4 and another has an operation in 5 countries.   …

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Different IGP and BGP Methodologies of Multi National Service Providers

Different IGP and BGP Methodologies of Multi National Service Providers. I mentioned two different IGP and BGP design approaches for two different Multi National Service Providers in my last CCDE course   Both are these operators in Africa and one of them has an operation in 4 and another has an operation in 5 countries.   …

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Different IGP and BGP Methodologies of Multi National Service Providers

Different IGP and BGP Methodologies of Multi National Service Providers. I mentioned two different IGP and BGP design approaches for two different Multi National Service Providers in my last CCDE course   Both are these operators in Africa and one of them has an operation in 4 and another has an operation in 5 countries.   […]

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Image-to-image translation with conditional adversarial networks

Image-to-image translation with conditional adversarial networks Isola et al., CVPR’17

It’s time we looked at some machine learning papers again! Over the next few days I’ve selected a few papers that demonstrate the exciting capabilities being developed around images. I find it simultaneously amazing to see what can be done, and troubling to think about a ‘post-reality’ society in which audio, images, and videos can all be cheaply synthesised to tell any story, with increasing realism. Will our brains really be able to hold the required degree of skepticism? It’s true that we have a saying “Don’t believe everything you hear,” but we also say “It must be true, I’ve seen it with my own eyes…”.

Anyway, back to the research! The common name for the system described in today’s paper is pix2pix. You can find the code and more details online at https://github.com/phillipi/pix2pix. The name ‘pix2pix’ comes from that fact that the network is trained to map from input pictures (images) to output pictures (images), where the output is some translation of the input. Lots of image problems can be formulated this way, and the figure below shows six examples:

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Validating SGT Inline with Netflow and Embedded Packet Capture

In the last article, Learning TrustSec, An Introduction to Inline Tagging, we took a quick look at manual configuration of SGT Inline Tagging in a manual configuration. We also performed some validation with show commands and proved the operation by enabling enforcement.

In today’s article, we will perform slightly deeper validation of the inline imposition itself. For this process, we will use Netflow and Embedded Packet Capture. I happen to know that there is already EIGRP traversing the link that will help produce some output. Let’s just jump right in with a very basic Netflow configuration.

Netflow Configuration

//you could additionally configure and exporter
//if there is a proper netflow collector

flow record my_record_output
 match flow cts source group-tag
 match flow cts destination group-tag
 match ipv4 source address
 match ipv4 destination address
 match ipv4 protocol
 match transport source-port
 match transport destination-port
flow monitor my_monitor_output
 record my_record_output
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
 description trunk to c9kSW2
 switchport mode trunk
 ip flow monitor my_monitor_output output
 cts manual
  policy static sgt 100 trusted

Verification Using Netflow

c9kSW1#show flow monitor my_monitor_output cache
  Cache type:                               Normal (Platform cache)
  Cache size:                                10000
  Current entries:                               1

  Flows added:                                   9
  Flows aged:                                    8
    - Active timeout      (  1800 secs)          2
    -  Continue reading

Validating SGT Inline with Netflow and Embedded Packet Capture

In the last article, Learning TrustSec, An Introduction to Inline Tagging, we took a quick look at manual configuration of SGT Inline Tagging in a manual configuration. We also performed some validation with show commands and proved the operation by enabling enforcement.

In today’s article, we will perform slightly deeper validation of the inline imposition itself. For this process, we will use Netflow and Embedded Packet Capture. I happen to know that there is already EIGRP traversing the link that will help produce some output. Let’s just jump right in with a very basic Netflow configuration.

Netflow Configuration

//you could additionally configure and exporter
//if there is a proper netflow collector

flow record my_record_output
 match flow cts source group-tag
 match flow cts destination group-tag
 match ipv4 source address
 match ipv4 destination address
 match ipv4 protocol
 match transport source-port
 match transport destination-port
flow monitor my_monitor_output
 record my_record_output
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1
 description trunk to c9kSW2
 switchport mode trunk
 ip flow monitor my_monitor_output output
 cts manual
  policy static sgt 100 trusted

Verification Using Netflow

c9kSW1#show flow monitor my_monitor_output cache
  Cache type:                               Normal (Platform cache)
  Cache size:                                10000
  Current entries:                               1

  Flows added:                                   9
  Flows aged:                                    8
    - Active timeout      (  1800 secs)          2
    -  Continue reading
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