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Docker containerization

By Richard Arneson I would be grossly remiss if I didn’t dovetail yesterday’s post about containerization without following up with info on the leader in that space―Docker. In fact, they’re so dominant in containerization, some use Docker and containers interchangeably, much like referring to all clear tape as Scotch tape,

virtual machine or container

By Richard Arneson Containers have been around for years, but we’ll leave its history for another blog. Hypervisors, if you recall, are software that manage virtual machines (VMs), each of which can run its own programs but gives the appearance of running the host hardware’s memory, processor and resources. Hypervisors

Shadow IT and Cloud Security

By Richard Arneson Everybody loves the cloud, and why wouldn’t they? The amount of innovation and productivity it has brought to businesses worldwide has been staggering. Where Salesforce once appeared to stand alone as the only cloud-based software service, it’s been joined over the past few years by thousands of

cybersecurity image

By Richard Arneson You won’t find its definition in Merriam-Webster, The Oxford English Dictionary or at Dictionary.com. But if you’re in the IT industry, it’s a term you’ve either heard or will be hearing a lot about soon. Why? Because Tetration is what Cisco has named its robust analytics platform.

Network appliance

By Richard Arneson We work in an industry rife with nomenclature issues. For instance, Hybrid IT is often used interchangeably with Hybrid Cloud―it shouldn’t, they’re different. They were even referred to as such in an “also known as” manner within a beautiful, 4-color brochure produced by one of the leading

Dell EMC VxRail appliances

By Richard Arneson If your organization isn’t on, or planning to get on, the road to hyperconvergence (HCI), you may soon be left waiving at your competitors as the HCI train flies by. A recent industry study found that approximately 25% of companies currently use hyperconvergence, and another 23% plan

Troubleshooting Fiber Optic Cables

By Richard Arneson Fiber optics brings to mind a number of things, all of them great: speed, reliability, high bandwidth, long distance transmission, immune to electromagnetic interference (EMI), and strength and durability. Fiber optics is comprised of fine glass, which might not sound durable, but flip the words fiber and

Hyper in Hyperconvergence

By Richard Arneson The word hyper probably brings to mind energy, and lots of it, possibly as it relates to a kid who paints on the dining room wall or breaks things, usually of value. But in the IT industry, hyper takes on an entirely different meaning, at least when

How does IoT fit with SD-WAN

By Richard Arneson Now that computing has been truly pushed out to the edge, it brings up questions about how it will mesh with today’s networks. The answer? Very well, especially regarding SD-WAN. IoT is comprised of three types of devices that make it work―sensors, gateways and the Cloud. No,