CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

data, security, development, architecture) as well. But creating an inventory of existing workloads with key information about each one makes it much easier to make decisions on the cloud journey. It is imperative for leaders to consistently evaluate and revise cloud security strategies and stay informed about emerging threats.”

Strategy 145

Strategy Cloud Applications Agile 145

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Via Alex Mitelman’s Systems Design Weekly 015 , I was pointed to this AWS article on multi-site active-active architectures. More information is available here. Virtualization.

Open Source 105

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 105

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I have four core beliefs about technology that inform this thinking: We can do anything with technology. We even copied that perimeter defense strategy to our cloud environments by building virtual firewalls to control access to those applications. And not only in terms of architecture and technology. And it worked.

Data Center 142

Data Center Network Applications Security 142

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Via Alex Mitelman’s Systems Design Weekly 015 , I was pointed to this AWS article on multi-site active-active architectures. More information is available here. Virtualization.

Open Source 60

Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Russell Bryant has a post on Open Virtual Network (OVN) , a project within the Open vSwitch (OVS) community. specifically, the new container network firewall functionality. The NIST and DHS have teamed up on some efforts to secure BGP; more information is available in this article. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

Firewall 60

Firewall Virtualization Network Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MAY 6, 2013

I’ve had a few conversations about network virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN) recently (see here and here ) and the amorphous use of the term “software-defined.” Hey, where’s the network virtualization support? Similar Posts: On Network Virtualization and SDN. Technology Short Take #23.

Storage 116

Storage Virtualization Vmware Network 116

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 13, 2023

Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% To better focus security spend, some chief information security officers (CISOs) are shifting their risk assessments from IT systems to the data, applications, and processes that keep the business going. billion this year.

Security 111

Security Budget Information Security Applications 111

Linux Academy

MARCH 28, 2019

As organizations increase their use of Kubernetes in public and Hybrid cloud architectures, it is important not to let a maiden voyage end like a Titanic catastrophe. To ensure ongoing security site reliability engineers must work hand-in-hand with the CISO’s (Chief Information Security Officer) office to implement Kubernetes security.

Policies 68

Policies Linux Security Virtualization 68

Scott Lowe

MARCH 17, 2016

Here’s some information on Nuage Networks’ experimental Docker Network plugin. Russell Pope at Kovarus recently wrote about using security groups to manage the VMware NSX distributed firewall. This is a much older article on resource management in Docker , but still (as far as I can tell) useful and informative. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Network Open Source 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this post you’ll find a collection of links to articles discussing the major data center technologies—networking, hardware, security, cloud computing, applications, virtualization…you name it! (If Numan Siddique describes the native DHCP support available in OVN (Open Virtual Network). Welcome to Technology Short Take #70!

Vmware 60

Vmware Hardware Storage Linux 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Art Fewell takes a deeper look at the increasingly important role of the virtual switch. A discussion of “statefulness” brought me again to Ivan’s post on the spectrum of firewall statefulness. I don’t know if Martin coined the terms or not, but you can get more information here and here.) Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Data Center Storage Disaster Recovery 60

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The Cloudera Federal Forum, now in its 4th year, has always been filled with lessons learned, best practices and informative glimpses into what is coming from the big data tech community. It’s time to unlock the knowledge in your enterprise information and deliver valuable agency insights, decision support, and results. Register here.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Big Data 150

CTOvision

JANUARY 18, 2015

Track sessions will focus on: Enabling Business Results with Big Data — How to enable agency programs that will yield enormous value through big data to deliver actionable information and measureable results. It’s time to unlock the knowledge in your enterprise information and deliver valuable agency insights, decision support, and results.

Program Management 150

Program Management Fractional CTO CTO Programming 150

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

DDIO allows PCIe devices to DMA information directly to cache–instead of main memory–where it can then be fetched by a processor core. VM-to-VM (on the same host) via a hardware-based virtual switch in an SR-IOV network interface card (NIC). This results in reduced memory transactions and, as a result, greater performance.

Intel 109

Intel Virtualization Data Center Network 109

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Michael Kashin has a great article on how Open Virtual Network (OVN, part of the Open vSwitch project) implements virtual networks in OpenStack. Yes, the article is slightly OpenStack-centric, but it still remains a very informative look at the different components of OVN and how OVN works. Virtualization. Good advice.

Linux 60

Linux Network Virtualization IPv6 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 2, 2017

Tony Sangha took PowerNSX (a set of PowerShell cmdlets for interacting with NSX) and created a tool to help document the NSX Distributed Firewall configuration. I just noticed this article about using Nova flavor extra-specs to pass QoS data down to the virtualization layer. Virtualization. What’s that? Check it out on GitHub.

Linux 60

Linux Devops Open Source Virtualization 60

Fountainhead

MAY 5, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. With the explosive growth of virtualization, this segment of technology is hotter than ever. In the way virtualization abstracts & configures the software world (O/S, applications, etc.), Panasonic Electric Works Information Systems Co.,

Data Center 100

Data Center Virtualization Disaster Recovery Storage 100

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

What’s really interesting to me is the (completely uncoordinated) alignment between Matt’s list of skills for networking pros and the list I provided to virtualization pros in a series of recent VMUG presentations (refer to slide 15, but the list is software development basics, Linux, automation/orchestration, and public cloud services).

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2023

With virtual reality use cases, individual end user capacity can reach 800Mbps, which is why underlying network infrastructure needs to be able to support multiple gigabits of concurrent bandwidth. Its CloudCampus network is designed to support office, production, and branch services long into the future.

WAN 52

WAN Architecture Wireless Network 52

TM Forum

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This includes enabling greater programmability to address demands for low latency, high throughput and reliability, and security by creating new network architectures that encompass 5G, edge, cloud, IoT, AI and machine learning as part of a digital ecosystem. Connectivity-as-a-Service. Software Marketplace. white papers. ” CaaS.

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B2C Software Software Enterprise 100

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the ever-evolving realm of information security, the principle of Least Privilege stands out as the cornerstone of safeguarding sensitive data. However, this fundamental concept, emphasizing limited access to resources and information, has been progressively overlooked, placing our digital ecosystems at greater risk.

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Backup Information Security Security Operating Systems 128

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

However, getting into the more difficult types of implementations — the fine-tuned models, vector databases to provide context and up-to-date information to the AI systems, and APIs to integrate gen AI into workflows — is where problems might crop up. Another tool his company is using is Arthur AI’s Arthur Shield, a firewall for LLMs.

Fractional CTO 131

Fractional CTO Open Source Enterprise Enterprise 131

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2015

We all know that security is more than just a host-based firewall, but a host-based firewall can be part of an overall security strategy. This article provides a good introductory overview of Linux iptables commands for configuring host-based firewall rules on your Linux systems. Virtualization. on an Apple Xserve 3,1.

Firewall 60

Firewall Windows Linux Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again.

HP 106

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 106

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 26, 2014

Fathi re-emphasizes that VMware’s SDDC vision is an architecture, one built on the “power of AND.” ” vCloud Suite (and vCloud Air) is a manifestation of the SDDC vision/architecture. VMware’s SDDC vision/architecture delivers the power of “AND.” betas of vSphere and VSAN).

Vmware 65

Vmware Architecture Applications Storage 65

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” This post by Ranga Maddipudi shows you how to use App Firewall in conjunction with VXLAN logical networks. I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again.

HP 61

HP Virtualization Hardware Network 61

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

It largely centered around delivering information to users…which was a huge accomplishment at that time. The metaverse : This is a combination of virtual, augmented, and physical reality. Cybersecurity mesh architecture technology. We value your privacy and will never share or sell your information. back in the early 90s.

Applications 98

Applications Trends Security Data 98

A Screw's Loose

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Then you have the personal firewall that is centrally managed by IT and let’s not forget that you are hooked up to a proxy server if you try to access the internet. Machines were tied to desks and information was stored on servers that sat in a data center. All these pieces, when they are put together point to IT owning your machine.

Mobile 83

Mobile Enterprise Enterprise Security 83