Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Datacenter in a box - containers are not just for storage

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Datacenter in a box - containers are not just for storage
I'm used to thinking of data centers in the form of a large room, with racks, raised floor and neon lights. But there are other ways: The things is, you dont have to be google to build a datacenter based on containers, the deployement can be based on a single container, parked in your parking lot, powered by generator and powerfull as your brick-and-mortar based one. Read More


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Optimizing Enterprise WLAN Performance
This white paper reviews business and technology trends impacting enterprise wireless networks and describes how HP Mobility Solutions in general and HP Mobility Traffic Manager in particular enable the industry's most scalable, cost-effective and manageable wireless network deployments. Learn more

Cisco's Nexus switches open to DoS attacks
Cisco this week issued a security advisory for a vulnerability in its NX-OS operating system, the software driving its Nexus data center switches. The vulnerability could leave the switches open to denial of service (DoS) attacks, the advisory states. Read More

Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web
Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer, known as P3P, is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said Monday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer. Read More


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Networking and Cloud: An Era of Change
As you deploy cloud infrastructure and operating models in your organization, the role that networking plays and the impact of these models on your networks may not always be clear. This document discusses the importance of the network to cloud computing, why the network must change, and what Cisco is doing to lead these changes. Learn More!

5 Steps to Successful ITIL Adoption
Despite its rapid adoption in recent years, ITIL is fraught with adoption challenges that could be prevented, or at least minimized. The trick is to ensure that sufficient planning leads to optimal adoption. Forrester recommends getting started with these five steps. Read More

NASA: You know you're a Geek if….
NASA's always interesting CIO today posted a tribute to Geeks. Read More


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Turning Security Upside-down
This paper looks at the kinds of security facilities needed now and in the future, and consider how individuals, organizations and the whole industry should be thinking about security. Learn More!

Wringing out $79B worth of IT: Feds debate system duplication
When you have some of the largest IT organizations on the planet, it probably comes as no surprise - though no less of a costly problem --when you find out you have multiple redundant systems. Read More

Cisco still dragging feet on OpenFlow
Cisco's software defined networking strategy is still vague after the company stated last fall that it planned to add the OpenFlow protocol and API to its Nexus switches, and with this week's much anticipated debut of network virtualization start-up Nicira. Read More



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