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StackSafe and the Permeable Sandbox

StackSafe and the Permeable SandboxStackSafe Permeable Sandbox, it's a good startStackSafe is beginning to understand the basic networking requirements of serving the enterprise market. StackSafe's "Permeable Sandbox" describes the basic capabilities required for creating test environments that model production infrastructure, systems, and applications. As the pioneer in virtual lab automation,...

Tags: StackSafe Permeable Sandbox, Permeable Sandbox, Surgient, IT Organizations

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Additional Resources

Virtualization 2.0 panel recording from NGDC is available

Back in August, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the Next Generation Data Center Conference, entitled "Virtualization 2.0".The panel included Albert Lee, Chief Strategy Officer and Board Director of xkoto, Greg O'Connor, CEO of Trigence, Jonah Paransky, Marketing VP of StackSafe and Lawrence Stein, Engineering VP of...

Tags: Panel, StackSafe, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Corporate Governance, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Apple: Is it really recession proof?

Apple: Is it really recession proof?One thing to keep in mindThe analyst's employer, Morgan Stanley, just had to sell 21% of itself to get needed cash. In other words, they f--ked up bigtime.Other Wall Street "genius" firms include bankrupt Lehman and forced sale Merrill Lynch.Back in the days of...

Tags: Apple Inc., recession, recession proof

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Is Chrome a security risk?

Is Chrome a security risk?My scary experience with chromeI am the kind of guy who would even use IE without fear because I know how to stay away/get out of trouble.So I downloaded chrome after reading all the hyped stories and this is what happened to me in the first...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, security risk, security, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

VirtualBox

I'm once again soliciting thoughts on virtualization from ed tech readers or anyone else who wants to weigh in for that matter. I found a nice walkthrough yesterday on running VBoxHeadless on an Ubuntu server to deliver virtual machines via RDP. VBoxHeadless is a version of VirtualBox designed,...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Ubuntu, VBoxHeadless, Desktop Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Curl "Nitro" gets a beta 2 release

At Web 2.0 Expo last week Curl released beta 2 of the next version of the platform codenamed "Nitro". "Nitro" allows Curl developers to take their applications beyond the desktop so you can deploy Curl applications as desktop applications with an expanded security sandbox that enables more functionality. "Nitro" doesn't...

Tags: Web, Beta, Nitro, Curl Development Tool, Web 2.0, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-24

What would Windows be without Win32?

What would Windows be without Win32?Tempting thought......... to design windows without a thought towards backwards compatibility. I'm sure the end product would be a huge improvement.The real question is, would the superiority gained outweigh the deficit of "all new apps." Would business, which just wants the thing to...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Win32, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

Google wants your Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL contacts

A Googling Google reader noticed that their Sandbox iGoogle page had a new link on it today -- unfortunately, subsequent attempts to see it were fruitless. He says the link was something like "Find friends that are using iGoogle", and clicking it took him to an interesting page. ...

Tags: Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., E-mail Providers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-09-13

Apple plugs iPhone code execution holes

Apple's long-awaited iPhone 2.1 software update was released today with patches for at least eight security vulnerabilities, some of which could lead to remote code execution attacks. The most serious of the documented flaws affect the built-in Safari browser and could lead to code execution if an...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Apple Inc., Domain Names, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-12

Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoid

Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoidGo on Google, kill them off once and for alllet's rid the world of these sloppy fat liars and have technology once again !!!!RE: Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoidThe browser came about because IE 8 really scared the...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Chrome (beta)

Google has released the beta version of a new browser, Chrome. In its comic-book preannouncement, Google stated correctly that watching videos, chatting, and even playing Web-based games didn't exist when browsers were first invented. Google wants the browser to help users focus on the applications and pages they are...

Tags: Web browsers, WebKit, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, Omnibox

Product reviews 2008-09-02

LIVE: Google Chrome Press Conference

I'm here at the Googleplex for a press conference to announce the new Google browser, called Chrome. The service will go live at 12 Noon PT today and is available for Windows Vista and XP - for now. Mac and Linux versions are coming soon. It will launch in 122...

Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Google Chrome, the security tidbits

The oft-rumored Google browser is real. It's called Google Chrome and it comes with a handful of security-related features like privacy mode and blacklist-based blocking of phishing and malware sites. [ PREVIOUSLY: Google hires browser hacking guru ] A beta version of the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Dennis Fisher, Web Browsers, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-01

Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea

Google has officially confirmed that it will be launching it's new browser called "Chrome" that will take on Internet Explorer and Firefox. This is huge news, and for many people, it has been too long overdue. Rumors of the gBrowser have been floating around for years -- maybe...

Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-09-01

Improve Availability and Resiliency with Software Infrastructure Testing by IT Operations

Does your company know how the next software patch or configuration change will impact uptime? An alarming number of companies cannot be completely sure what any change will do to their critical business applications. Their IT operations teams lack the testing resources and processes to understand the impact of changes...

Tags: Software, StackSafe, Information Technology, Tools & Techniques, Management

Webcasts 2008-08-30

Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications

Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notificationsI don't know what difference it will makePeople who love Windows will still love Windows. People who hate Windows will still hate Windows. People who pirate Windows will still pirate Windows.RE: Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Pro user, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Gears' new GeoLocation API is very slick

Gears' new GeoLocation API is very slickSeems like Gears is going to be a lot more than just an offline tool!!!This is going to be a channel to bring a lot of functionality into the browser.RE: Gears' new GeoLocation API is very slickYup, exactly. They're becoming a really interesting RIA-play...

Tags: Scripting languages, GeoLocation API, new GeoLocation API, Gears API

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

Windows 7 wishes

Windows 7 wishesOn layers.Per Ed's post, IE 8 continues to be integrated and integral to the OS. It is likely that many other user space apps that MS creates, will at least be partially embedded, if not completely.End user applications have no business being part of the OS itself,...

Tags: Operating systems, 64-bit, Luna, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Wishes, operating system, Aero, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Virtual Machine Software Announcements - Why Now?

Virtual Machine Software Announcements - Why Now?Virtual machine worthless.http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/12/vmware-update-bombedUnless you are running two different OS', why would you run a virtual machine? My Windows and Linux machines multi-task just fine with only one instance of the OS loaded. Especially as cheap as hardware is today, VM's simply add a layer...

Tags: desktop virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Servers, virtual machine, server, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Black Hat Las Vegas Day 2

Again, sorry for the late updates.  Vegas is the kind of place that demands a lot of a person.  Too many parties make it difficult to find time to blog on the conference.  Pictures of the even are a bit sparse, due to consistently forgetting to bring my camera, but...

Tags: black hat, microsoft corp., applet, image, vegas, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-08-09