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Fountainhead: Profiling questions nobody's asking re: cloud.

Fountainhead

Tuesday, May 12, 2009. N Apps that are inherently bound to hardware Such as physical instances of software for specific (e.g. high-performance) hardware, or physical instances remaining so for scale-out reasons. N Apps that are inherently bound to hardware Such as physical instances of software for specific (e.g.

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On Network Virtualization and SDN

Scott Lowe

There are two definitions we can use for SDN: We can use the original definition when SDN was first coined in 2009. According to the research that Bruce did, the term “SDN” was first coined in 2009 to refer specifically to the work being done on OpenFlow. Or virtualized firewalls? So—how do we define SDN?

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Fishbowl Finds the Right Fit for Hybrid Cloud With Latisys » Data.

Data Center Knowledge

They manage dedicated firewalls for us, but as far as load balancers we use the cloud. When we need highly detailed control over the firewalls, Latisys provided us with dedicated.”. We had the same conversation about firewalls. Cloud based firewalls aren’t the answer.”. December 2009 (95). November 2009 (125).

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Introducing a new line of Network Storage.

Sean Daniel

Only yesterday, a third product that I worked on over the past little while called Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials was announced, on hardware provided by Western Digital. The WD Sentinel DX4000 looks pretty awesome from a hardware perspective as well. ► 2009. (91). Posted by Sean Daniel. at 4:52 PM. have at it!

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to use your Home Server as an AirPrint.

Sean Daniel

To do this I simply: Logged into the Home Server Clicked Start , then Run , and ran the wf.msc firewall configuration utility I clicked on New Rule In the wizard that opened, I selected Port , and clicked Next. Then I upgraded my rig to a win 7 machine with some new hardware and for the life of me can not get it to work. Sean Daniel.

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Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The user level elements that are managed within such an IaaS cloud are virtual servers, cloud storage and shared resources such as load balancers and firewalls. Firewall rules. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks

Sean Daniel

I’ll copy the Windows ones here Turn off File & Printer Sharing Enable Your Firewall Use SSL Where Possible Consider using VPN Turn it off when you’re done Change to the Public Profile Some other things I’d recommend above and beyond are: Make sure you have an Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware solution installed. ► 2009. (91).

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