Sean Michael Kerner

“Your old original 386  DX33 system from early 1991 won’t be able to boot modern Linux kernels anymore. Sniff.”  Linux kernel developer, Ingo Molnar commenting on a patch introduced for Linux 3.8 that will finally remove support for 386 CPUs (LKML)   “We’re not protecting the past; we’re inventing the future.” Michael Dell, CEO of […]

The Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall 12c is an evolution of two separate product families that are now merging to provide a more comprehensive solution for the challenge of database security. “This was a full re-architecture and represents a brand new platform,” Vipin Samar, vice president, Oracle Database Security, explained to eSecurity Planet. Oracle’s […]

A new Cisco Connected World is now out showing just how pervasive that connectivity is among Gen Y. The study asked 1,800 people between the ages of 18 and 30 about their attitude and use of technology. It’s the second time Cisco has conducted the Connected World Gen Y study. In 2011, the report found […]

At the DellWorld conference this week Michael  Dell stressed that while PCs are still important, servers and enterprise services are areas that Dell leads in as well. Dell also took time during his keynote address to boast about his company’s server market position. Dell said that his company has the number one market share for […]

Couchbase has been working on a new type of NoSQL database the melds both key-value and document data models. It’s an effort that began with the merger of CouchOne and Membase back in 2011 as the two companies combined to build a new joint product. Couchbase has since moved beyond its core Apache CouchDB roots […]

Juniper this week announced its intention to acquire venture backed SDN startup Contrail Systems. The deal is expected by Juniper to close before the end of the year. Juniper is paying a total of approximately $176 million for the SDN startup. “With this acquisition, Juniper gains SDN technology that augments our portfolio of products and […]

From the ‘THANK YOU SAMBA!’ files: Like millions of others, I rely on Samba. Like millions of others, I will now rely on it more with Samba 4.0 thanks to the full Active Directory compliance. It’s a move that has been a long time coming and one that I frankly didn’t think would ever really […]

Dell announced the new K3000 Mobile Management Appliance this week, extending the KACE portfolio for mobile devices and the new world of Bring Your Own Device. Dell acquired KACE back in 2010. The core KACE product has remained the K1000 Management appliance, which is geared toward traditional IT desktop and laptop infrastructure. The K1000 is […]

The Linux 3.7 kernel is now out providing open source operating system users with new ARM and virtual Software Defined Networking (SDN) capabilities Linux 3.7 now includes full support for NFS v4.1 and experimental support for SMB v2. While both NFS and SMB are long-standing and well-known protocols for enabling access across a physical LAN, […]

In total, Microsoft’s December Patch Tuesday security update is fixing 12 vulnerabilities spread across Windows Internet Explorer (IE), Word and Windows Server. At the top of the list is a critical update that fixes three separate vulnerabilities in IE. The IE fixes are cumulative and patch all current versions of Microsoft’s browser, though the impact […]

Metasploit is available in three different editions: community (open source), Express and Pro. The Pro version was introduced in 2010 as the top end of the commercial offerings for Metasploit, providing enterprise-class capabilities. The new phishing engine is specific to the Pro version of Metasploit, though Moore noted that other editions including the open source […]

New research reveals some surprising attitudes about the role that IT actually plays in modern enterprise. The study found that 72 percent of respondents reported that IT is relied upon to increase operational efficiency. That said, only 20 percent of the survey’s 474 global respondents noted that IT is really prepared to actually contribute to […]