IoT could benefit from mesh-networking capabilities in Bluetooth

Bluetooth is about to get some significant new mesh networking capabilities -- and the best bit is, you may not need new hardware to benefit from them.Mesh networking will make it simpler to connect sensors across industrial sites, or to create smart home or building automation networks. Rather than wasting energy shouting to be heard by a distant gateway, devices will be able to whisper to their neighbors, asking them to pass messages.It will offer a new way for devices to join the Internet of Things. Once a building has a mesh network to control lighting, say, other devices can use it as wireless infrastructure for other applications such as asset tracking and wayfinding, said Martin Woolley, technical program manager at Bluetooth SIG, the organization behind the Bluetooth standard.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

New IBM Mainframe Encrypts All the Things

Worth Reading: AI Forgeries are in the Future

Today, when people see a video of a politician taking a bribe, a soldier perpetrating a war crime, or a celebrity starring in a sex tape, viewers can safely assume that the depicted events have actually occurred, provided, of course, that the video is of a certain quality and not obviously edited. But that world of truth—where seeing is believing—is about to be upended by artificial intelligence technologies. —Wired

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The TOSCA and YANG Debates Miss the Point – It Should all be About the Schema

It’s important for operators to remember that not all open software is created equal.

Docker on Windows Webinar Q&A

Recently I presented Docker on Windows: from 101 to Modernizing .NET Apps, a live webinar on using Docker with Windows, and running .NET Framework apps in containers. The session was recorded and you can watch it on the Docker YouTube channel:

I start with the basics of Windows Docker containers, showing how to you can run containers from public images, and write Dockerfiles to package your own apps to run in containers.

Then I move onto Dockerizing a traditional ASP.NET WebForms app, showing you how to take existing apps and run them in Docker with no code changes, and then use the Docker platform to modernize the app – breaking features out of the monolithic codebase, running them in separate containers and using Docker to connect them.

I maxed out the session time (just like Mike with his Docker for the Sysadmin webinar), so here are the answers to questions raised in the session.

Q:  We have several servers hosting our frontend, some as middle tier hosting the services and we have some for the database. Shall we have a container for each service?

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How Can We Expand the Use of the Multistakeholder Model?

Want to Transfer Data to Google Cloud? Send it by Mail

Sending massive amounts of data by mail is faster than trying to upload it with a typical network.

Comcast Expands machineQ IoT Network to 12 Markets

The company is committed to expanding machineQ to 30 markets.

AT&T Touts MEC as a Tool to Reduce Latency, Boost Performance

MEC is an important part of the operator's network virtualization goals.

40% off Inateck USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA Hard Drive Adapter – Deal Alert

This USB 3.0 adapter from Inateck can interface with up to three drives simultaneously. It is compatible with 2.5"/3.5" IDE/SATA hard drives and 5.25" IDE/SATA CD/DVD drives, and features a one-touch backup function. Use it to read an old internal drive from a crashed computer, or to use an internal drive similar to an external backup drive. You might find a lot of uses for this one. The typical list price of $47.99 has been reduced on Amazon 40% right now to $28.99. See this deal on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

19% off TaoTronics LED Dimmable Touch Control Desk Lamp with USB Charging – Deal Alert

This desk lamp from TaoTronics features a sleek and minimalistic design with no buttons to speak of, thanks to its creative touch sensitive panel, for control over 5 brightness settings and another 5 color temperature settings (25 light combinations). Also features a USB port equipped with the iSmart technology for safer and faster charging. The LED reflects the light sideways and produces a strain-free light beam that doesn’t harm your eyes. The light averages 4.8 out of 5 stars from over 675 reviewers on Amazon (90% rate a full 5 stars: see reviews), where its typical list price of $36.99 has been reduced 19% to $29.99. See this deal on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Mushroom Networks Offers Up VNF Services to its Partners

The VNFs allow users to build custom overlays.

Virtual Headend: The Ultimate Move to Increase Business Agility and Reduce Costs

A new HPE Virtual Headend White Paper makes a case for virtualizing and orchestrating the video headend in regards to competitive advantage.

IDG Contributor Network: How to overcome recruitment demands in Industrial Internet of Things sector

Over the years, there have been disruptive changes taking place across industries as well as business models, which in turn, has largely affected the skill requirements, content generation, evaluation and quality of jobs across the globe. Several surveys have enunciated a very new yet interesting trend which reflects the hike in expectations across the Industrial Internet of Things (Industrial IoT, or IIoT) sector when it comes to hiring new recruits, discussing the in-demand job compensations and, the level of productivity as expected by the recruiters and to some extent the job seekers as well. In fact, recruitment demands have come a long way across different Industrial IoT sectors, including energy, healthcare, finances, entertainment, information technology, automobile, professional services, communication, media and so on.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Network Performance Testing: Measuring Quality of Service

Aruba Vs. Aerohive: IT Pros Weigh In

IoT is everywhere

Technology pundits are often given to hyperbole, but when they claim that the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing everything, they may have a point. At least, the IoT is being used in just about everything you can think of, from deeply geeky applications such as industrial sensors to frivolous gimmicks like Wi-Fi enabled toothbrushes.Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look at some of the many, many different IoT use cases that people are actually using—or at least testing.Fitness wearables: IoT is the key concept powering wearables from fitness trackers to smartwatches, but keeping weekend warriors fit is only the beginning. Elite athletes and professional sports franchises are using IoT to push their performance parameters. At the other end of the spectrum, IoT can track your pet’s location and health.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Promises Gone Wild

I got several interesting replies to my automation and orchestration blog post. Some of them were so far in the land of alternate definitions that they were literally off the charts. Here’s one of the best I got in that category:

Capture w/Trace in Firepower Threat Defense

A few days ago I wrote an article demonstrating the Packet Tracer feature for troubleshooting Firepower Threat Defense. Another very cool tool for troubleshooting is the Capture w/Trace Feature. The power of this tool comes from both capturing a PCAP file (for Wireshark or your tool of choice) and a separate window pane that has a view of the device operation (very similar to the Packet Tracer output).

Similar to Packet Tracer, to initiate Capture w/Trace in the Firepower Management Console, choose ‘Devices‘ then ‘Device Management‘. Next, select the device that you want to perform the operation and select the icon that looks like a screwdriver and wrench.

Note to reader: All Firepower can be accessed by clicking here (or choosing Firepower from the menu at the top of the page).

This will produce the screen that provides health monitoring and troubleshooting for the device. Selecting “Advanced Troubleshooting” will change the view to a multi-tab troubleshooting screen.

Select the Capture w/Trace tab. The Add Capture button will allow for selection of filter criteria for the capture.

Add Capture

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Worth Reading: The Internet and Trust

This narrative refers to the understanding that trust mitigates the basic uncertainties that the Internet architecture has imposed upon its operators since its inception. To this day, network engineers cannot generally be certain about the validity of the routing announcements that they receive from interconnected networks, and they have little insight into the legitimacy of the traffic that they are mandated to transmit. Historically, network operators knew and trusted one another, and, as a result, the Internet worked in spite of its uncertainties. —APNIC

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