Sean Michael Kerner

From the ‘open source goodness’ files: Mozilla’s Firefox 16 open source web browser is now generally available and with it comes more goodies for developers. That’s right. While Firefox has long positioned itself as browser for users, the focus since moving to the rapid release train cycle has clearly shifted – towards developers. I personally […]

One of the macro industry trends that relates to cloud is the move towards Software-Defined Networking (SDN) for cloud infrastructure. In SDN, networks are programmable, enabling more flexible deployments of both networking hardware and applications. Solaris 11.1 includes support for SDN as well as the IEEE 801.Qbg Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) standard. With EVB, Virtual […]

Riverbed launched a new offering last week that embeds the VMware vSphere hypervisors on Steelhead EX WAN Optimization technology. The virtual capabilities were also complemented with an updated RiOS (Riverbed Operating System) update as well as new Steelhead WAN optimization appliances. “With vSphere on Steelhead, enterprises will be able to extend their virtual environments from […]

At the core of the Unified Access solution are improvements to a trio of existing Cisco products. The Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) is being updated to version 1.1 with a new Secure Group Access (SGA) capability. Lasser-Raab explained that SGA is a way to set role based policy across groups of people on both […]

TORONTO. For the last 35 years, Star Wars has been the cornerstone of mainstream and geek cultural awareness. While Star Wars is a piece of dramatic fiction, many have found inspiration and solace in it that can apply to everyday real world. According to Kellman Meghu, Head of Security Engineering for Check Point Technologies, Star […]

The new CRS Elastic Core Solution, delivers better 100 Gbps performance than prior solutions from Cisco with enhanced programmability. The technology behind the programmability is known as nLight and it is closely tied to Cisco’s Open Network Environment (ONE), SDN strategythat was announced in June. “As part of Cisco Open Network Environment (ONE) we discussed […]

Is the cloud more or less secure than traditional IT infrastructure? That’s a question that Jim Reavis, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), discussed during a keynote session at the SecTor security conference. “It’s not like we think that any outsourced cloud provider is less secure than our own infrastructure,” Reavis […]

TORONTO: Seth Hardy sees more than his fair share of malware in any given day. Hardy, who works for The Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, tracks security attacks on vulnerable non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In a talk delivered at the SecTor security conference here, Hardy revealed that despite myths to the contrary, […]

At the SecTor security conference in Toronto, Jamie Gamble, security researcher at Accuvant, detailed how old security issues that first surfaced in the 1990s remain security concerns today. Gamble’s talk, titled “The More Things Change: The Vulnerabilities that Time Forgot,” included issues related to trust, networking and system configurations in Windows and Unix machines. Trust […]

Tomas Ulin, VP of MySQL Engineering at Oracle told InternetNews that his company has been focused on performance for MySQL over the past year. Oracle issued its first MySQL 5.6 preview in July of 2011. Ulin noted that for certain types of queries, there has been a performance gain of as much as 200 percent. […]

Aruba is advancing its controller-less WLAN options with a new Instant Enterprise WLAN offering. The Instant portfolio delivers a virtual controller on access points and is now being expanded with new provisioning and management capabilities. “Many customers still choose a mobility controller for different reasons, whether it’s the need for a centralized VLAN or encryption […]

Oracle is now moving from being just a SaaS player to delivering a full Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering. The Oracle IaaS includes both public and private editions and is powered by a new Oracle cloud database and a new Oracle Exadata X3 database machine. Oracle’s decision to enter the IaaS cloud market is not a […]