Is it Time for a Cybersecurity Rethink?
Your doorbell rings. What’s your first reaction? Do you check your Ring or Nest camera to see who it is? Or do you just open the door and allow them direct access to your home whether you know them or […]
virtualization
Lenovo’s New VX Series – Charting a Course to VMware-Based Hybrid Cloud
Virtualization is the common thread connecting cloud computing, hybrid cloud, integrated systems and hyperconverged appliances. From its first appearance in the late 1960s (in IBM’s S/360 mainframes) to massive deployments of commoditized servers today, virtualization addressed a still-common problem—the wide
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Why Citrix Is Better than VMware in Desktop Virtualization
I’m at a Citrix event this week and, as you would expect, Citrix is outspoken on the subject of its competitive advantages over VMware. It has a pretty impressive list. But, to be fair, you typically get these from any
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Scaling microservices to meet demand
Microservices and containers are hot trends in IT. Generally speaking, tech trends get hot because they address fundamental challenges that affect everyone. Those hot tech trends also have their own challenges, though. I wrote this post about addressing the issue
vSphere Integrated Containers expand VMware’s role in microservices
Security always seems to be an afterthought. In the wake of the dramatic rise of container technologies companies are now looking more closely at the security concerns posed by the containers and looking for solutions to address the security issues.
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Containers are only as strong as the foundation they run on
Containers have become a mainstream IT technology very quickly and companies are scrambling to jump on the container bandwagon. Before you rush out to start building containerized apps, though, make sure you have a solid foundation for them to run
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Microsoft Hyper-V Containers add a layer of security to containerization
Container technologies like Docker are taking the IT world by storm. Containers are an effective and efficient way to develop and deploy apps. For companies that value or require security, however, traditional container platforms are inadequate. Microsoft developed Hyper-V Containers
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DevOps levels the playing field for IT infrastructure
Managing a network is one thing. Managing a mixed network that includes on-premise and cloud servers, and servers running different operating systems, and virtual servers hosted on different virtualization platforms adds significant complexity. But, what if it didn’t really matter?
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Microsoft is bringing native support for Docker to Windows Server
Docker–and the concept of containers–is hot right now, and still gaining momentum. The ability to run virtualized apps in modular containers independent of the operating system enables organizations to be much more agile and efficient. Microsoft wants to incorporate that
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What’s in a name? It’s still DevOps no matter what you call it
What something is called is not as important as what it is. For example, a banana is a banana is a banana no matter what you call it. DevOps is a great example of this concept as well. There is
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