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F5 Synthesis: Supersizing Application Access Services
#SDAS #IAM #IoT #Mobile The new requirements for app delivery include a focus
on hyperscaling access to applications.
A plurality (48%) of enterprises deliver between 1 and 500 applications to
consumers and employees. A somewhat surprising 21% deliver more than 1000
applications every day*.
Consider, now, the possible combinations (or is it permutations, I always mix
those two up) that can be formed along with the increasing number of
devices/connections per consumer and employee (predicted to hit 5 per
individual by 2017 by Cisco). Oh, and don't forget to consider the potential
impact from the Internet of Things. Things that need access to applications
and data controlled by corporate access policies.
As you've probably already surmised, traditional access control technology
isn't going to scale well in the face... (more)
It's time to condense all I've seen, heard, and learned about the IoT into a
fun, easy-to-remember guide. Without further ado, here are Five (5) Things
About the Internet of Things:
1. It's the end-state of Moore's Law.
It's easy enough to debunk the IoT as "nothing new."
After all, we've have embedded systems for years. We've had devices connected
to the Internet for decades; the very definition of a network means things
are connected to it.
But now that the invariable, self-fulfilling prophecy of Moore's Law has
resulted in a rise from about 10,000 transistors on a chip in 1980 t... (more)
It's a shame when the data analysis providers inside a company get the cold
shoulder from the business leaders because the data keeps proving the status
quo wrong, or contradicts the conventional corporate wisdom.
Fortunately for GSN Games in San Francisco, there's no such culture clash
there. "The real thing that's helped us get to the point we are is a culture
where everybody is open to being wrong -- and open to being proven wrong by
the data," says Portman Wills, Vice President of Data at GSN Games.
"One of the things we use data for is to challenge all of our assumptions
abo... (more)
Microsoft Cloud booth at Cloud Expo New York attracted well-deserved
attention of conference delegates.
Big Data, the cloud, and mobile are converging technology trends that
represent real opportunities for developers and IT pros to deliver more
efficiencies and new value.
On June 11, 2014, at the 14th International Cloud Expo Microsoft Cloud
delivered a complete education track as part of Microsoft's strategy on how
to deliver an integrated and yet open platform centered in cloud that also
enables to extend existing investments.
For developers and architects, this meant using f... (more)
Containerization Is More than the New Virtualization
Docker offers a new, lightweight approach to application portability.
Applications are shipped using a common container format and managed with a
high-level API. Their processes run within isolated namespaces that abstract
the operating environment independently of the distribution, versions,
network setup, and other details of this environment.
This "containerization" has often been nicknamed "the new virtualization."
But containers are more than lightweight virtual machines. Beyond their
smaller footprint, shorter boot times... (more)
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It's a shame when the data analysis providers inside a company get the cold shoulder from the business leaders because the data keeps proving the status quo wrong, or contradicts the conventional corporate wisdom.
Fortunately for GSN Games in San Francisco, there's no such culture clash there. "The real thing that's helped us get to the point w... Sep. 10, 2014 12:45 PM EDT Reads: 828 | By Roger Strukhoff It's time to condense all I've seen, heard, and learned about the IoT into a fun, easy-to-remember guide. Without further ado, here are Five (5) Things About the Internet of Things: 1. It's the end-state of Moore's Law.
It's easy enough to debunk the IoT as “nothing new.” After all, we've have embedded systems for years. We've had devices connected to the Internet for decades; the very definition of a network means things are connected to it. But now that the invariable, self-fulfilling prop... Sep. 10, 2014 09:45 AM EDT Reads: 2,106 | By Roger Strukhoff  If you could attend a big technology event in Silicon Valley that features the best of Cloud Computing, Big Data & Analytics, and the Internet of Things, would you be interested? What if there were a DevOps Summit to go along with it? And maybe some WebRTC thrown in for good measure? That's what we're putting together for @CloudExpo & @ThingsExpo November 4-6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. I have the honor of serving as Conference Chair, with Chris Matthieu serving as our... Sep. 9, 2014 04:30 PM EDT Reads: 1,280 |
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A central challenge for any digital transformation initiative is dealing with the ever-increasing pace of change – in the marketplace, in the technology environment, and in the world at large. Clearly, as customer expectations accelerate, our technology must keep up. Squeezing every last millisecond...
This post is the first in a multi-part series of posts on the many options for collecting and forwarding log data from different platforms and the pros and cons of each. In this first post we will focus on Syslog, and will provide background on the protocol.
Syslog has been around for a number of d...
The software-defined data center (SDDC) and hyper-converged markets have been gaining significant steam of late, and last week’s VMworld event put an even brighter spotlight on the space. When considering hyper-converged infrastructure solutions, it’s important to note the distinction between "stack...
Skytap recently announced the availability of a Docker template in the Skytap Cloud Public Template Library. Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. This new template allows you to easily experiment with or deploy Docker-based contai...
A funny thing has happened in the technology world, the hype cycle has become far more than a cycle that you watch and smile at. It has become a sales frenzy, while people try to make a name and/or sell you stuff before the idea or product category has even solidified. You can see it all around you,...
In 2013, the National Football League struck a landmark deal with Microsoft that gives Xbox users exclusive interactive access to games each week and requires coaches and coordinators to use Surface tablets on the sidelines. The deal is worth a staggering $400 million over the next five years, which...
When we are deciding between public or private cloud implementation there are some capabilities we need to take into consideration and security is one of the top ones. Other characteristics like integration with existing systems, costs and management are also important.
Looking at the management si...
We recently released AWS CloudTrail integration with Logentries – and not surprisingly we’ve seen a significant uptick in adoption as one of our most popular integrations. My job as director of customer success is to make things as simple for our customers as possible. One question that consistently...
Some don’t know but “yes” there is a past for the Internet of Things. What’s really interesting is what the future looks like. Just imagine the Internet of Things in the year 2025. Can you?
Regardless if you’ve migrated multiple applications or this is your first migration to a public Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) you will want to run a small proof-of-concept to make sure that the basic elements of data flow operate as expected and your components will run in the IaaS environment....
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