Worth Reading: The observer effect

What is needed in any monitoring system is the ability to increase or reduce the level of polling and data collection as system needs dictate. If you are actively debugging a system, then you probably want to turn the volume of data up to 11, but if the system is running well, you can dial the volume back down to 4 or 5. The volume can be thought of as the polling frequency times the amount of data being captured. —George V. Neville-Neil @ Communications of the ACM

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Feds consider tougher requirements for IoT security

A bill submitted this week to the U.S. Senate could be the first step toward fixing IoT security, requiring that device makers who want to do business with the federal government meet basic security standards.The bill mandates that any Internet-connected device provided by government contractors be free from known security vulnerabilities, be able to receive regular software updates, and use up-to-date communications and encryption industry standards.+ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: IDC: SD-WAN growth is exploding for at least the next 5 years + The 10 most powerful companies in enterprise networkingTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IoT security for healthcare is in critical condition

IoT security is a headache, a mess and several other flavors of annoying for any enterprise, but in healthcare, it can be literally life and death.Compromising any connected device has two main consequences – one is to enlist devices into a botnet, like the security camera-capturing Mirai, and the other is to offer a passage deeper into any infrastructure the device is connected to.+ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: What is IoT? + Bluetooth Mesh takes aim at enterprise IoT, but hasn’t taken flightTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

The 2017 Infrastructure Security Report Survey is Here!

Take survey and enter to win one of two $300 Gift Cards redeemable at various retailers including Amazon, Target, Visa Virtual Card, etc.

Data center construction increases thanks to the cloud

A new report from a real estate firm that specializes in data center construction and leasing says data center construction in North America is up 43 percent over the same period in 2016, and industry consolidation has driven $10 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) so far. Jones Lang LaSalle just published its report on the North America data center market, highlighting trends such as consolidation, enterprise hybrid cloud, security, and high-performance computing.+ Also on Network World: Ireland the best place to set up a data center in the EU + While construction continues at a record clip, the report also found that absorption of data center space available for lease has returned to normal levels after record leasing in 2016. So many of the cloud providers are still digesting the capacity they picked up last year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Data center construction increases thanks to the cloud

A new report from a real estate firm that specializes in data center construction and leasing says data center construction in North America is up 43 percent over the same period in 2016, and industry consolidation has driven $10 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) so far. Jones Lang LaSalle just published its report on the North America data center market, highlighting trends such as consolidation, enterprise hybrid cloud, security, and high-performance computing.+ Also on Network World: Ireland the best place to set up a data center in the EU + While construction continues at a record clip, the report also found that absorption of data center space available for lease has returned to normal levels after record leasing in 2016. So many of the cloud providers are still digesting the capacity they picked up last year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Data center construction increases thanks to the cloud

A new report from a real estate firm that specializes in data center construction and leasing says data center construction in North America is up 43 percent over the same period in 2016, and industry consolidation has driven $10 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) so far. Jones Lang LaSalle just published its report on the North America data center market, highlighting trends such as consolidation, enterprise hybrid cloud, security, and high-performance computing.+ Also on Network World: Ireland the best place to set up a data center in the EU + While construction continues at a record clip, the report also found that absorption of data center space available for lease has returned to normal levels after record leasing in 2016. So many of the cloud providers are still digesting the capacity they picked up last year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

SaaS and Networking Revenues Boost Citrix’s Q2

The was the first earnings call for the company's new CEO David Henshall.

LiveAction’s Latest Platform Release Boosts SD-WAN Performance

The platform can decrease the time it takes to deploy Cisco's IWAN. 

Serverless Computing Racing Toward the Mainstream

Developer and execution costs are the big advantages.

Docker 101: Introduction to Docker webinar recap

Docker is standardizing the way to package applications, making it easier for developers to code and build apps on their laptop or workstation and for IT to manage, secure and deploy into a variety of infrastructure platforms

In last week’s webinar, Docker 101: An Introduction to Docker, we went from describing what a container is, all the way to what a production deployment of Docker looks like, including how large enterprise organizations and world-class universities are leveraging Docker Enterprise Edition (EE)  to modernize their legacy applications and accelerate public cloud adoption.

If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording here:

We ran out of time to go through everyone’s questions, so here are some of the top questions from the webinar:

­Q: How does Docker get access to platform resources, such as I/O, networking, etc.­ Is it a type of hypervisor?

A: Docker EE is not a type of hypervisor. Hypervisors create virtual hardware: they make one server appear to be many servers but generally know little or nothing about the applications running inside them. Containers are the opposite: they make one OS or one application server appear to be many isolated instances. Containers explicitly must know the Continue reading

History of Networking: Quality of Service with Fred Baker

Some folks over at the Network Collective thought it would be cool to sit around with folks who invented various networking technologies and just talk about the where, why, and how of those technologies were invented. Donald Sharp and I, while not officially a part of the collective, are hosting this new video cast, and the first edition just published.

For this videocast, we’re sitting down with Fred Baker to talk about the origins of Quality of Service. Hopefully we will have Fred on again in the future to talk about Raven and some of the history around network surveillance. You can watch it here, or you can jump over to the main Network Collective site and watch it there.

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Virtual networking optimization and best practices

Network optimization is an incredibly important component to scalability and efficiency. Without solid network optimization, an organization will be confronted with a quickly building overhead and vastly reduced efficiency. Network optimization aids a business in making the most of its technology, reducing costs and even improving upon security. Through virtualization, businesses can leverage their technology more effectively — they just need to follow a few virtual networking best practices.

Prioritize the most important applications

There are certainly applications that are optional, but there are others that are critical. The most important applications on a network are the ones that need to be prioritized in terms of system resources. These are generally cyber security suites, firewalls, and monitoring services. Optional applications may still be preferred for business operations, but because they aren’t critical they can still operate slowly in the event of system wide issues.

Prioritizing security applications is especially important as there are many cyber security exploits that operate with the express purpose of flooding the system until security elements fail. When security apps are prioritized, the risk of this type of exploit is greatly reduced.

Install application monitoring services

Application monitoring services will be able to automatically detect when Continue reading

Accelerating Deep Learning Insights With GPU-Based Systems

Explosive data growth and a rising demand for real-time analytics are making high performance computing (HPC) technologies increasingly vital to success. Organizations across all industries are seeking the next generation of IT solutions to facilitate scientific research, enhance national security, ensure economic stability, and empower innovation to face the challenges of today and tomorrow.

HPC solutions are key to quickly answering some of the world’s most daunting questions. From Tesla’s self-driving car to quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling unparalleled compute capabilities and outmatching humans at many cognitive tasks. Deep learning, an advanced AI technique, is growing in popularity …

Accelerating Deep Learning Insights With GPU-Based Systems was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

Worth Reading: The IPv4 market

In September 2015, the free pool of IPv4 numbers available through the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ran dry. In 2016, the IPv4 market was the only reliable source of IPv4 numbers, globally, and the pattern of activity changed dramatically. So far in 2017, we have seen the trends in the last half of 2016 continue. —Janine Goodman @ CircleID

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EVPN-VXLAN lab – RT assignment methods

This post continues the EVPN-VXLAN lab from the previous one.

For now I configured the simplest possible variant of RT assignment – one vrf-target for all ES and VNI routes (vrf-target target:65000:1):

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22% off Aukey Dash Cam, Full HD Wide Angle With Night Vision – Deal Alert

This 1080p Dash Camera captures video or stills, and is equipped with a motion detector and continuous loop recording. An emergency recording mode can be activated by sharp turns or sudden stops, and automatically captures unexpected driving incidents. The Dash Camera can also record whenever it sees motion in front or create a time-lapse video of your trip. Features Full HD 1080P, 170° Wide Angle Lens, 2“ LCD and Night Vision. Its typical list price has been reduced 22% to just $69.99. See this deal on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

44% off Aukey Dash Cam, Full HD Wide Angle With Night Vision – Deal Alert

This 1080p Dash Camera captures video or stills, and is equipped with a motion detector and continuous loop recording. An emergency recording mode can be activated by sharp turns or sudden stops, and automatically captures unexpected driving incidents. The Dash Camera can also record whenever it sees motion in front or create a time-lapse video of your trip. Features Full HD 1080P, 170° Wide Angle Lens, 2“ LCD and Night Vision. Its typical list price has been reduced 44% to just $58.99. See this deal on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

44% off Aukey Dash Cam, Full HD Wide Angle With Night Vision – Deal Alert

This 1080p Dash Camera captures video or stills, and is equipped with a motion detector and continuous loop recording. An emergency recording mode can be activated by sharp turns or sudden stops, and automatically captures unexpected driving incidents. The Dash Camera can also record whenever it sees motion in front or create a time-lapse video of your trip. Features Full HD 1080P, 170° Wide Angle Lens, 2“ LCD and Night Vision. Its typical list price has been reduced 44% to just $58.99. See this deal on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here