The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has just been organized to create protocols that would make it possible for firms to control the processing of Internet transactions on switches and routers. ONF includes leading firms involved in Internet networking, such as Broadcom, Brocade, Ciena, Cisco, Citrix, Dell, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Facebook, Force10, Google, Hewlett-Packard, I.B.M., Juniper, [...]

According to the DoD CIO the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) connects approximately two thousand DoD locations, with up to 500,000 users. Every SIPRNET connection is physically protected and cryptographically isolated. Each authorized user must have a SECRET-level clearance or higher. * Following the unauthorized release of classified documents (e.g. Wiki Leaks) the Director [...]

The debate about the future of DoD networks and how that can be delivered over the Global Information Grid (GIG) revolves around the question whether the GIG could rely on Internet-based connectivity.  The scope of the GIG is enormous - it encompasses over 10,000 routers and 10 million hosts, including wireless connections. It includes a [...]

A small New Zealand firm has just published a list of “cloudonomics” principles. The list offers useful guidance how to think about the adoption of cloud computing. * The following is a redacted version of “cloudonomics”: Cloudonomics Principle #1: Cloud services cost less even though their unit costs are more.  Although cloud services unit cost are [...]

Virtualization makes it possible to run multiple operating systems on a single server. It reduces capital costs by increasing the efficiency by requiring less hardware while decreasing the number of administrating personnel. It ensures that applications will perform with the highest availability and performance. It enables business continuity rough improved disaster recovery. It delivers high [...]