Yesterday I wrote about how Intel processors are dominant on the Interop show floor, proof that networking appliances are more inexpensive and powerful than ever before. We can add one more adjective to that description today — blindingly fast. In aggressive and dramatic fashion,… Read More »
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I’m here in Las Vegas for the annual Interop show for IT professionals, and I’m finding it to be far livelier — and better attended — than I had expected it would be. In fact, I may need to rethink my belief that Web 2.0… Read More »
The virtualization of systems allows for efficient use of server resources and is clearly a trend that many enterprises are embracing. Systems engineers see virtualization as the next generation of tools that can help scale their servers, while network engineers see the virtualization trend headed… Read More »
The UK music industry is losing billions in CD sales every year due to the illegal downloading of music by some 6 million broadband users, according to an article today in the Telegraph. It’s prompted Virgin Media to join forces with music industry trade group… Read More »
The movement toward blade servers in the enterprise data center has been growing steadily for some time, backed by manufacturers like IBM and HP. But expect to soon see networking giant Cisco Systems enter this market as well, setting themselves up for a… Read More »
If I believe the music industry, the Internet and ISPs enable illegal downloads and that has singularly led to the downfall of the music business. Given these apparent facts, I am doing a political flip-flop and will actively support proposals to have governments force ISPs to… Read More »
The “No-Bits List” I facetiously proposed late last month in response to a speech made by U2’s manager may soon become reality in the UK, setting a very ominous precedent for Internet users across the globe. Legislative proposals will be introduced next week that will require… Read More »
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You might not be worried about your privacy being exploited by network operators, but how about if the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) decided to search your laptop, iPod and mobile phone as you went through airport security? A frightening story about this… Read More »
Out of the UK this week comes word that, for the first time, root-and-master level domain name servers are returning addresses records that have the ability to map domain names to IPv6 addresses. This means that the foundation blocks are in place for all domain… Read More »
U2′s longtime manager, Paul McGuinness, delivered a speech earlier this week in which he placed the blame for recording artists losing royalties via illegal downloads on ISPs and Internet technology. His proposed solution is to implement an ill-conceived policy that is nearly impossible to enforce. Read More »
Collaboration — both with staff on the inside and advisers from the outside — is a vital part of any successful organization. Given that so much of our communication is done electronically, much of our collaboration is, too. But good luck finding a truly effective set… Read More »
Venture capitalists are always looking for inflection points in a market – events that turn a market up or down dramatically. In our firm we have been having an “active discussion” as to whether or not the writers’ strike in Hollywood is the inflection point that… Read More »
Privacy on the Internet — as Facebook’s Beacon advertising platform and other examples make clear — is not something that anyone can expect. It can be achieved, however, and maintained. Here’s how. Read More »
Where is the next-generation STB that we’ve been hearing about for at least the past three years? The über STB with HD, TiVo, networking, storage and more — the one that will be the center of home entertainment? Read More »
I was recently leading a session for the Panorama Capital CIO Council, a group of about 25 Fortune 500 CIOs with which we meet twice a year, when the topic of securing enterprise data arose. The CIOs were not, however, talking about data security that… Read More »
The time has finally come for the world to migrate to IPv6 from IPv4 -– or at least that was the message delivered by a collection of networking experts at the RIPE 55 conference late last month in Amsterdam. Out of… Read More »
This week I read a fascinating article by Joe Weinman that was published in Business Communications Review. In it, he proposes an innovative concept that could initiate a paradigm shift in Internet search, fixing what may be its biggest problem: too many… Read More »
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