Author: Dave Norwood
1) No Stranded Storage
Normally, if you have three or four different servers, each server has its own direct attached storage, literally— drives plugged right into the server, or a shelf hanging off the server. Server A could have all kinds of free space, and server B could be plumb full— it doesn’t matter, they’re independent, they can’t share storage. Continue reading
Author: Dave Norwood
1. Advertising
With current Wi-Fi technologies we can actually detect where someone is within a store, or mall. For example, when they’re walking by the Apple Store we can, if they’re using the mall Wi-Fi, have a pop up ad that reads, “For the next 30 minutes there’s a 20% off sale on iPads,” or “There’s no waiting at the Genius Bar.” Continue reading
Author: Dave Norwood
1. Roaming Desktops
Roaming desktops are the idea of being able to connect to your desktop from any device, from anywhere. So, in a VDI (Virtual desktop Infrastructure) environment, the desktop is running as a virtual machine in the data center. When a user accesses that desktop, they’re using any mobile device with a screen and a keyboard, whether it’s a hard keyboard or virtual keyboard, to remote control that desktop in the data center. Continue reading
Author: Dave Norwood
1. Granular Application Control
This refers to the ability to do more than simply block a website or block an application from a website or an application server, but actually understand the application and block the functions within that application. Similar to a dimmer switch, the settings can be turned up or down. Continue reading
Author: Scott Fleming
We have had clients asking about the new VMware licensing and the short answer is, that Horizon 6 View Standard includes all of the same licenses that were included in the Horizon View Premier bundle. Here is a section from a recent Horizon FAQ going into a bit more detail. Continue reading
Author: Jackie Grobstein
When ordering Brocade equipment, you may question if the accompanying support option is worth purchasing. Murphy ’s Law suggests that buying support will pay in the long run. However, your boss may not agree to spend the extra money based on theory; so here are some facts about Brocade support: Continue reading
Author: Dave Norwood
Over the past few months I’ve been getting more and more calls from my clients about Microsoft requesting an audit of their licensing. The title of the email is usually something like “Microsoft Software Asset Management Review”. I would like to share my experiences with these audits, I think you’ll find this helpful when/if you get one of these requests. Continue reading
As you have heard, the Heartbleed Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) “is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks (VPNs). Continue reading
By Russell Lindsay, VP of Engineering, Trusted Network Solutions
One of the first things we learn when we started working in the field of computer networking, is the OSI model. The OSI model is used to describe how data should pass across a network. It is broken up into 7 layers, starting with layer 1 as the lowest layer and moving up to layer 7. The 7 layers are labelled, starting with layer 1 at the bottom, 1-Physical, 2-Data Link, 3-Network, 4-Transport, 5-Session, 6-Presentation, and 7-Application. Continue reading
Author: Dave Norwood
As of April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer be offering critical updates or support for Windows XP, Office 2003, and Exchange Server 2003. If you haven’t upgraded, you may want to start thinking about it. Continue reading
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