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Virtualization: What are the security risks?: Virtualization will become dominant in enterprises, but the security risks are fuzzy at best. Meanwhile, the usual defense--firewalls, security appliances and such aren't ready for virtualization. Those are some of the big takeaways from a ThinkEquity report by Jonathan Ruykhaver. Another big takeaway is that enterprises could...; Tags: Hypervisor, Security Risk, Environment, Virtual Machine, Attack, Ruykhaver, Reflex Security, BlueLane, Catbird, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Security, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Response to InfoWorld's Choices on 2007's Top Technology: First of all, I must note for the record that InfoWorld has never given me an award as being top in any category. I'm thankful that they've spared their readers that pain. Now that I've gotten that over with, I'd like to comment on an article I recently read over...; Tags: InfoWorld, Catbird, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-01-09
catbird launches Pocket V-agent: As I've mentioned before, I believe that security software for virtualized environments is going to be an increasingly contested market. At this point, a very few entries have been launched. Catbird's V-agent (see this post) was one of the first. Well, the folks at Catbird have come up with yet...; Tags: Network, Resource, Catbird, Pocket V-Agent, Data Centers, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2007-10-03
catbird secures virtualized environments: A short while ago, I had a wonderful conversation with Edmundo Costa, CEO, and Tamra Newberger, VP of marketing, of Catbird , about a new product they were launching. Since I've spoken with them many times in the past when they were associated with Tarantella and the Santa Cruz Operation,...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-07-05

Additional Resources

Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescue: I just read through the announcement the Microsoft is acquiring the "desktop virtualization" player Kidaro. It didn't take much thought to understand the reasons why if one only reads media and analyst comments about Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Microsoft Vista Who's Kidaro? I...; Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Virtualization, Kidaro Presents Virtual Corporate, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-03-13

Virtualization: What are the security risks?: Virtualization: What are the security risks?The biggest security risk in virtualizationis the usual suspect: the administrator. The only difference is that with virtualization there is a chance that the administrator may let his guard down in areas in which he thinks he is safe when he isn't.RE: Virtualization: What are...; Tags: Firewalls, Utility computing, Storage management, virtualization, security risk, security, firewall; Discussion threads 2008-01-22
V-Kernel Capacity and Chargeback Virtual Appliance: The folks from V-Kernel contacted me and asked if I was interested in learning more about their product. I, of course, said yes. I know, it's a disease. I can't help myself. I'm really interested in learning more about virtualization technology. Quick rundown of V-Kernel ...; Tags: Appliance, Chargeback, V-Kernel Here, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Change Management, Hardware, Storage, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2007-11-21
SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much more: SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much moreBelated obituaryThe Santa Cruz Operation died in 2002. The pieces were sold to Caldera (a Linux distributor, mind) and the rest eventually went to Sun Microsystems.The last five years haven't been so much a long slide into...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Waywardness, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Caldera Systems Inc., Linux; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
We are entering an age of new opportunity for IT buyers and sellers: Are the forces reshaping how IT is created, marketed, and distributed a seachange, or a blip? How valuable are the new direct and viral outreach capabilities swirling around open source adoption and long-tail publishing? When I buy software, what now influences me most: ads, mainstream media articles, or a web/blog/podcast...; Tags: Sam Whitmore, information technology, Media Survey; Blog posts 2006-01-16
Will the AOL-MSN talks outcome point to a new era in vendor-network synergy?: After reading Steve Case's op-ed piece in the Washington Post this weekend, one gets the impression that how Time Warner goes with AOL -- a sweet deal with Google or a sweeter deal with Microsoft -- portends sweeping and frightening changes in the mega-corporation keiretsu landscape. ...; Tags: America Online Inc., Google Inc., Time Warner Inc.; Blog posts 2005-12-12
Business app vendor consolidation shifts power on infrastructure choices: It wasn't that long ago that platform and infrastructure vendors were the dogs that wagged the independent application vendors' (ISVs) tails. The ISVs had to make risky and costly bets on which platforms would, as much as years in the future, be prevalent in their desired markets. Back...; Tags: ISV, business application; Blog posts 2005-09-12
Business app vendor consolidation shifts power on infrastructure choices: It wasn't that long ago that platform and infrastructure vendors were the dogs that wagged the independent application vendors' (ISVs) tails. The ISVs had to make risky and costly bets on which platforms would, as much as years in the future, be prevalent in their desired markets. Back in the...; Tags: ISV, business application; Blog posts 2005-09-12
Oracle, the 800lb gorilla of on demand: Following on from today's acquisition news, a successful merger of Siebel CRM OnDemand with Oracle On Demand ought to create a powerful force in the on-demand sector. Certainly, Microsoft and SAP's meagre efforts now look puny in comparison, to the extent that SAP is probably already taking a serious look...; Tags: Oracle Corp., on-demand; Blog posts 2005-09-12
Full text of Marc Benioff's internal memo to salesforce staff on Oracle/Siebel deal: Never at a loss for words, salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff who woke up this morning to find out that his former boss and investor Larry Ellison was now his biggest competitor, apparently issued the following internal memo to all salesforce.com employees:Oracle put Siebel investors out of their misery today. ...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc.; Blog posts 2005-09-12
Salesforce.com's Benioff: It's the end of Siebel: After hearing that Oracle was acquiring Customer Relationship Management (CRM) titan Siebel Systems this morning, I shot off an email to Marc Benioff, CEO at CRM on-demand darling salesforce.com to see what he had to say. Originally, I was going to incorporate his comments into my blog entry on...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc.; Blog posts 2005-09-12
Oracle buys Siebel: Ellison firmly in CRM catbird seat: In a deal valued at $5.8 billion, Oracle Corporation has completed the sequel to this morning's merger mania (the first part being eBay's acquisition of Skype) by acquiring Customer Relationship Management solution provider Siebel Systems. Oracle's primary comment on the move -- that the acquisition will add 4,000 customers and...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Larry Ellison; Blog posts 2005-09-12
Sun tries $50 million image makeover: Sun tries $50 million image makeoverAdvertising, branding, marketing, moneyWill that help restore a tarnished image? All the fine work Sun's done has been drowned out by naysayers from the open source collaborants from HP and IBM to the closed boxes at MicroSoft and Dell. Aside from the economy and insider...; Tags: Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, MORE COMPETITION, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Java; Discussion threads 2005-05-31