SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2021

Network control 6. Network protection 7. Network monitoring and configuration 8. Backup/recovery and remote storage. Lastly, NIST makes a very important footnote about critical software, saying it does not matter whether this software is in the cloud, on-premise, or in a hybrid environment. Web browsers 4.

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Software Software Government Network 52

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Networking. Brian Linkletter has a post on how to run the Antidote network emulator on KVM for better performance. Antidote, as I understand it, is the network emulator that runs the labs on the NRELabs web site (which is another cool thing in and of itself). Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Network Linux Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Networking. PowerShell on Cumulus Linux on a network switch? Lindsay Hill recently took Simon Wardley’s pioneers/settlers/town planners (PST) model—which is itself based on Cringely’s Accidental Empires book and the commandos/infantry/police model—and applied to it the networking industry. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Networking. Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.). (Cue Cue the round of folks claiming that this is why proprietary network operating systems [NOSes] are the route the networking industry should be taking.).

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Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

Cloud Computing. SolidFire Gains Traction for SSD-Powered Cloud Storage. SolidFire Gains Traction for SSD-Powered Cloud Storage. A “five stack” of SolidFire’s all-SSD storage systems. ” SolidFire will supply storage for Tiers 0-3, with Guaranteed performance added to Tiers 1 and 2.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 29, 2017

Prior to the keynote, a number of announcements were released; here’s a quick look at a few of them: VMware and AWS Announce Initial Availability of VMware Cloud on AWS. and vRealize Network Insight (vRNI) 3.5. This brings him to reviewing VMware’s vision: any cloud, any application, any device.

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Vmware Cloud IBM Security 60

Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

This is the sixth in a multi-part series (read part five here) based on a white paper hands-on lab report I did compliments of Servers Direct and Seagate that you can read in PDF form here. In this post the focus is around general I/O performance including 8KB and 128KB IOP sizes.

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Applications Report Enterprise Enterprise 40

Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

This is the fifth in a multi-part series (read part four here) based on a white paper hands-on lab report I did compliments of Servers Direct and Seagate that you can read in PDF form here. In this post the focus looks at large and small file I/O processing.

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Applications Report Enterprise Enterprise 40

Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

This is the fourth in a multi-part series (read part three here) based on a white paper hands-on lab report I did compliments of Servers Direct and Seagate that you can read in PDF form here. In this post the focus expands to database application workloads that were run to test various HDD’s.

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Applications Report Enterprise Enterprise 40

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Digital Future in Europe The future of European organisations and industries is looking increasingly digital and cloud-centric. EMEA organisations expect cloud computing to improve productivity, enable innovation and new product/service development, and upgrade legacy tech with lower total cost of ownership.

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Cloud Artificial Intelligence Industry Security 98

Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

This is the second in a multi-part series (read part one here) based on a white paper hands-on lab report I did compliments of Servers Direct and Seagate that you can read in PDF form here. In this post we look at some decisions and configuration choices to make for testing content applications servers as well as project planning.

Applications 40

Applications Report Enterprise Enterprise 40

Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

This is the third in a multi-part series (read part two here) based on a white paper hands-on lab report I did compliments of Servers Direct and Seagate that you can read in PDF form here. In this post the focus expands to hardware and software defining as well as configuring the test environments along with applications workloads.

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Hardware Applications Report Enterprise 40

All Things Distributed

AUGUST 16, 2012

Both of these are important as they help customer accurately gauge the economic benefits of running their applications in the cloud. The best practices that we are collecting in the AWS Economics Center are there to help our customers get a total view on their IT cost such that they can accurately compare on-premise and cloud.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Cloud Computing » Storage. Overview: When to Use Cloud Computing to Replicate. Overview: When to Use Cloud Computing to Replicate. In deploying a cloud computing model, organizations have many options. With flexible “pay-as-you-grow” models, cloud computing can evolve with the needs of your business.

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Storage IO Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

This is the seventh and final post in this multi-part series (read part six here) based on a white paper hands-on lab report I did compliments of Servers Direct and Seagate that you can read in PDF form here.

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Report Enterprise Enterprise Resources 40

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Storage Wars: Dispelling the Myth of Flash Economics. Storage Wars: Dispelling the Myth of Flash Economics. Director of Field Marketing at Virident , a performance leader in flash-based storage-class memory (SCM) solutions. Storage Causes the Bottleneck. We must dispel a myth about storage costs, particularly for flash.

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Storage Data Center Disaster Recovery Enterprise 211

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

‘Catastrophic’ Storage Failure Slows Oregon Jobless Checks. ‘Catastrophic’ Storage Failure Slows Oregon Jobless Checks. The description of the Oregon outage suggests a hardware failure for a storage unit. White Papers. Networking. Cloud Computing. Featured Cloud Articles.

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Storage Data Center Data Disaster Recovery 221

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Savvis Announces Availability of Rebuilt Cloud Data Center. Savvis Announces Availability of Rebuilt Cloud Data Center. Savvis , the cloud hosting unit of CenturyLink, announced global availability of an infrastructure as a service offering called Cloud Data Center. By: Jason Verge July 25th, 2013.

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Data Center Cloud Data Fractional CTO 187

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

Hybrid Cloud Means Slower Sales Growth for Equinix. Hybrid Cloud Means Slower Sales Growth for Equinix. Colocation facilities like this Equinix data center are key components of many hybrid cloud infrastructures. But customers are taking their time in analyzing the best way to deploy hybrid clouds, Equinix said this week.

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Data Center Cloud Data Architecture 195

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

Video: A Cloud Conversation with Interxion. Video: A Cloud Conversation with Interxion. In this video recorded at GigaOm Structure 2013, Jelle Frank van der Zwet, cloud marketing manager at carrier-neutral colocation provider Interxion , speaks about cloud migration in Europe and Interxion’s footprint in Europe.

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Data Center Video Cloud Data 184

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

Cloud Computing. Animal Logic Contemplates Cloud Options for VFX Rendering. Animal Logic Contemplates Cloud Options for VFX Rendering. To accomplish rendering on movies and keep pace with rapidly growing compute demands, the company has had to constantly evaluate on-premise equipment upgrades or cloud opportunities.

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Cloud Data Center Data Storage 188

Scott Lowe

MARCH 10, 2015

Networking. I love this post from Matt Oswalt on five next-gen skills for networking pros. Not everyone agrees, though—here’s Steven Noble’s take on the introduction of 6-pack and why this is pushing the networking industry forward. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Here’s hoping you find something useful.

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Vmware Linux Hardware Software Development 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 22, 2013

CDNs » Cloud Computing. Cedexis Now Tracks Performance for 50 Clouds. Cedexis Now Tracks Performance for 50 Clouds. Internet performance and control company Cedexis announced an extension to its Radar community services with the addition of many new clouds, and the availability of Radar reports as an app for Windows 8.

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Data Center Cloud Data Windows 191

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Cloud Computing » Latisys. Fishbowl Finds the Right Fit for Hybrid Cloud With Latisys. Fishbowl Finds the Right Fit for Hybrid Cloud With Latisys. “Hybrid” has replaced “cloud” as the hot buzzword, and from a customer perspective, there’s even more confusion around exactly what it means. .

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Cloud Data Data Center Firewall 189

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

Cloud Computing. Rackspace: AWS is Clouding the Picture on Dedicated Servers. Rackspace: AWS is Clouding the Picture on Dedicated Servers. He emphasized that Rackspace doesn’t aspire to be the cheapest cloud player, building its business on its “Fanatical Support,” which is a major differentiator for the San Antonio firm.

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Cloud Data Center Disaster Recovery CTO 198

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

Cloud Computing » Government. Department of Veterans Affairs Cancels $36 Million Cloud Contract. Department of Veterans Affairs Cancels $36 Million Cloud Contract. Remember that “Cloud First” mandate? Is the government starting to question the cloud? White Papers. RELATED POSTS: U.S.

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Cloud Data Center HP Disaster Recovery 190

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

colocation » Fortrust » White Papers. According to this white paper from FORTRUST, the key to making the right decision often depends on asking the right questions. At the end of the paper , FORTRUST provides a detailed workbook/checklist where you’ll find a list of evaluation questions. White Papers.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 201

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

Are You Up in the Air with Cloud Computing Benefits? Are You Up in the Air with Cloud Computing Benefits? Alan McMahon works for Dell in enterprise solution design, across a range for products from servers, storage to virtualization, and is based in Ireland. Public cloud computing is not for the sole use of a single company.

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Data Center Cloud Data Storage 242

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

Cloud Computing. CloudVelocity today released its One Hybrid Cloud software for migrating applications to Amazon Web Services. The company seeks to provide seamless movement of apps between cloud platforms and data centers, as shown in this diagram. CloudVelocity Announces $13M Funding, New Tools for AWS. Image: CloudVelocity).

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Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

Cloud Computing » Services » Storage. At a Backup to the Future event this week EMC announced a broad array of new hardware and software products that enable customers to deploy new Protection Storage Architectures. EMC NetWorker 8.1 Storage News: Hitachi, EMC, nScaled, NetApp.

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Data Center Data Backup Storage 190

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

During a media event this week Diane Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of the Datacenter and Connected Systems Group at Intel, set the stage for Intel’s approach to re-architect the data center and journey through periods of transformation that are changing from network-centric to human-centric models.

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Data Center Intel Data Storage 221

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 19, 2013

Hewlett-Packard » Storage. DreamWorks animators use HP Z800 and Z820 workstations with Intel Xeon E5 processors, a HP FlexNetwork architecture, and HP networking to simplify collaboration among artists. DreamWorks Eyes Render Farm in the Cloud. White Papers. Networking. Cloud Computing.

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HP Data Center Data Film 221

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

Cloud Computing » IBM. IBM Acquires CSL to Advance the Cloud on System z. IBM Acquires CSL to Advance the Cloud on System z. With the acquisition of CSL International, IBM expands its cloud virtualization capabilities, making it even easier for clients to take advantage of Linux on System z.”

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Data Center IBM System Cloud 190

Cloud Musings

JUNE 7, 2016

Dwight Bu e s & Kevin Jackson This is Part 1 of a three part series that addresses the need for a systems engineering approach to IoT and cloud network design: The “Internet of Things” depends on the “Cloud” for the processing and storage of data. The Cloud’s backbone, however, is the network.

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Government Network Cloud Engineering 70

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 28, 2013

Storage Wars: Dispelling the Myth of Flash Economics – There are new metrics for measuring flash costs and taking a look at them can illustrate that the return on investment (ROI) that can be achieved with this new technology, writes Walter Hinton of Virident. Tips for Purchasing Cloud Computing Services. White Papers.

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Data Center Data Disaster Recovery Storage 232

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 26, 2013

7 Software Defined Networking Considerations. 7 Software Defined Networking Considerations. The move toward software defined networks (SDN) in the data center is no longer a question of “if” or “when,” but “how.” 2) The size of an organization’s network. Industry Perspectives. By: Industry Perspectives July 26th, 2013.

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Data Center Network Software Software 207

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps. Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps. Paul Speciale is Chief Marketing Officer at Appcara , which is a provider of a model-based cloud application platform. Cloud Management. Cloud Application Management. By: Industry Perspectives July 17th, 2013.

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