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 The concept of single sign-on (SSO) is not a new one, and over the years it has successfully bridged the gap between security and productivity for organizations all over the globe.
Allowing users to authenticate once to gain access to enterprise applications improves access security a...Feb. 7, 2013 06:53 PM EST Reads: 2,374 |
 When I think about API Analytics, I like to think about the "Goldilocks Question". This question is "Who's been using my APIs?". One of the tests of an API Analytics solution is how easy it makes it to answer this question.
Let's look at these two scenarios. I've used a vehicle telema...Feb. 7, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 1,562 |
 Scott Bils has a post on the "Five Mistakes that Enterprise Cloud Service Providers are Making" over on Leverhawk. Points four and five were particularly interesting because it seems there's a synergistic opportunity there.
Point number four from Scott:
Omitting SaaS and PaaS: Cloud ...Feb. 6, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,308 |
 Social interactions driven by mobile devices are causing a huge growth in infrastructure needs by enterprises. This write-up is about an event held for enterprise users.
The growth of mobile devices generated by smartphones and tablets is driving universal access to information in th...Feb. 4, 2013 08:45 AM EST Reads: 2,643 |
 The Agile Manifesto happens to be a unique piece of document. I cannot find any equivalent document in whole of software engineering history. Why only software engineering, I cannot think of any equivalent in any field of engineering.
Think of how it was developed. In February, 2001, ...Feb. 1, 2013 11:46 AM EST Reads: 1,183 |
 Organizations are deploying distributed, hybrid architectures that can span multiple security domains. At any moment, a user could be accessing the corporate data center, the organization’s cloud infrastructure, or even a third party, SaaS web application. SAML can provide the identity...Feb. 1, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 2,764 |
 A lot has been written about the difference between REST APIs and SOAP Web Services. The technical differences are well known at this stage. SOAP is heavyweight, while REST is light and mobile-friendly. However, there is another key difference which is often overlooked:
It is easy to ...Feb. 1, 2013 07:30 AM EST Reads: 5,577 |
 Sometimes what should be understood, or that is common sense or that you think everybody should know needs to be stated. After all, there could be somebody who does not know what some assume as common sense or what others know for various reasons. At times, there is simply the need to ...Jan. 31, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,694 |
 One of the premises of SDN and cloud scalability is that it's easy to simply replicate services - whether they be application or network focused - and distribute traffic across them to scale infinitely.
In theory, this is absolutely the case. In theory, one can continue to add capac...Jan. 30, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,094 |
 Over the last week the cloud world seemed to be showered with heaps of new offerings and releases from the cloud providers. There had been a few announcements and new feature release from Microsoft, Amazon, Cloudera and StackMob. Also, there was some good news for developers from Googl...Jan. 28, 2013 04:00 PM EST Reads: 3,118 |
 The name SCJP is still hot for any Java professional looking for programmer certification even after Oracle’s takeover and renamed to OCPJP.
What the abbreviation implies for SCJP and OCPJP?
SCJP - Sun Certified Java Programmer is the certification name previously referred by Sun Mic...Jan. 25, 2013 03:04 PM EST Reads: 1,680 |
 If you are still asking the question should I build a mobile website or create an installable application for mobile…
…then you are asking the wrong question!
The Mobile Web vs. Mobile App debate is finally over.
It is no longer a question of either…or. Making your website mobile fr...Jan. 25, 2013 01:45 PM EST Reads: 2,038 |
 There are many products that are needed to manage enterprise IT infrastructure and due consideration is needed before picking the right set of products.
Simplifying IT administration is a goal for CIOs to reduce manual intervention while running day-to-day operations with the primary ...Jan. 25, 2013 10:15 AM EST Reads: 2,307 |
 Yes … if you have a co-located cross-functional team … and … there is no pressure or compulsion to shift part of the work offshore.
Yes … if you do not feel any necessity or face any difficulty in scaling the team.
In all other cases offshore-agile may not be such a bad idea.
If you...Jan. 24, 2013 04:00 PM EST Reads: 2,227 |
 If you take the literary meaning of the words off-shore and distributed then it would appear that off-shore is indeed a special case of distributed. But, if go by the de facto understanding then off-shoring is definitely not a special case of distributed software development.
Off-shor...Jan. 23, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 1,471 |
 If you ask five different experts you will get maybe five different opinions what cloud computing is. And all five may be correct. The best definition of cloud computing that I have ever found is the National Institute of Standards and Technology Definition of Cloud Computing. Accordin...Jan. 23, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 3,205 |
 The Java Designer’s general principle to architecting high scale or low scale application is choosing between EJB Centric Design (with EJB) or Web Centric Design (without EJB). OCE EJB Certification covers all design/developer knowledge required to implement Enterprise Java Bean Compo...Jan. 22, 2013 02:55 PM EST Reads: 1,599 |
 Have you spent time searching the VMware documentation, on-line forums, venues and books to decide how to make a local dedicated direct attached storage (DAS) type device (e.g. SATA or SAS) be Raw Device Mappings (RDM)? Part two of this post looks at how to make an RDM using an interna...Jan. 22, 2013 10:30 AM EST Reads: 1,969 |
 *&%#* The system is running slow again! Now what? Is there a space hog application sucking up all my resources? Did we just crash? No, must not say that word...must not say that word... ...still running, just sloooowly. I wonder if anything new has been installed… Nice if they told m...Jan. 22, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,268 |
 Before buying more storage space it's a good idea to make sure your existing space isn't filled with redundant or old data - or hundreds of downloaded cat videos.
Disk capacity is increasing and while prices continue to drop, those savings are offset by demands for new capacity to sto...Jan. 22, 2013 08:00 AM EST Reads: 1,998 |
 Reactionary defenses cost an unreal amount of money for consumers, businesses, governments (both state and local), federal and military. You would think with all of this time and money spent on the various products billed as “protecting” you from cyber threats & intrusions, your enviro...Jan. 22, 2013 07:00 AM EST Reads: 1,358 |
 IT departments today are in a new position. No longer simply providers of technology to an organization, they’ve become true service providers. Today, the IT department or data center leverages advances in infrastructure and virtualization technology to change the way we do business fo...Jan. 21, 2013 09:30 AM EST Reads: 1,904 |
 When you purchase a high-end storage array, it is not generally advised that you half fill the racks and then forget about it, purchasing a new empty rack to fill when next you need high-end storage.
Knowing how the firmware is configured on a BIG-IP, we can chat about some of the m...Jan. 20, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,262 |
 Am I the only person who thinks that we need a clear, well understood and unambiguous determine if the development process that you are following can be classified as Agile development process?
Do you necessarily have to have a small, co-located, cross-functional team to be able to cl...Jan. 19, 2013 02:00 PM EST Reads: 2,802 |
 This article is a comprehensive and detailed look at the key metrics that are needed to understand and optimize a SaaS business. It is a completely updated rewrite of an older post. For this version, I have co-opted two real experts in the field: Ron Gill, (CFO, NetSuite), and Brad Co...Jan. 19, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 3,290 |
 Rapid trends in collaboration and business networking are driving innovation and new social interactions, so BriefingsDirect invited a Harvard Kennedy School researcher and a chief strategist at business network provider Ariba to explore the ramifications.
The opportunities for collab...Jan. 18, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,529 |
 This is a follow-up companion post to the larger industry trends and perspectives series from eariler today (Part I, Part II and Part III) pertaining to today's VMAX 10K enhancement and other announcements by EMC, and the industry myth of if large storage arrays or systems are dead.
T...Jan. 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST Reads: 2,852 |
 What is the “Social Journey” and why is it important to integrate community and web together? I realized that some of you may be asking that question why would I put my team and community through this process and spend the level of effort to make it happen. Well, The answer is 48% and ...Jan. 17, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 1,469 |
 This is the third in a multi-part series of posts (read first post here and second post here) looking at what else EMC announced today in addition to an enhanced VMAX 10K and dispelling the myth that large storage arrays are dead (or at least for now).
In addition to the VMAX 10K spec...Jan. 17, 2013 08:00 AM EST Reads: 3,009 |
 The godfather of Viewpoint in the new era of cloud computing is clearly Salesforce.com. As I have written here, SalesForce.com's "The End of Software" created a unique and compelling Viewpoint that aligned with the aspiration and frustrations of their target customers who needed fas...Jan. 16, 2013 03:14 PM EST Reads: 1,700 |
 A few weeks ago, I swapped out my Nexus 7 for an iPad Mini. I forced myself to grab the iPad Mini at every turn, and I have to say I am overwhelmingly disappointed. While it was fun to check out Infinity Blade and other similar titles, I found more and more that it is a crippled device...Jan. 16, 2013 01:14 PM EST Reads: 2,210 |
 In the last few posts, we have outlined how in-memory solutions are being adopted in industries such as financial services, travel & logistics, and big pharma to overcome many kinds of Big Data challenges. Here I’d like to share an independent report from a leading analyst, Aberdeen Gr...Jan. 16, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 1,698 |
 This is the second in a multi-part series of posts (read first post here) looking at if large enterprise and legacy storage systems are dead, along with what todays EMC VMAX 10K updates mean.
Thus on January 14 2013 it is time for a new EMC Virtual Matrix (VMAX) model 10,000 (10K) sto...Jan. 16, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 3,383 |
 This is the first in a multi-part series of posts looking at if large enterprise and legacy storage systems are dead, along with what todays EMC VMAX 10K updates means.
EMC has announced an upgrade, refresh or new version of their previously announced Virtual matrix (VMAX) 10,000 (10K...Jan. 16, 2013 08:00 AM EST Reads: 2,312 |
 Virtualization has been a boon to enterprise, as it makes IT operations more efficient. Some like its green qualities as virtualization saves on energy consumption, while others appreciate the storage capacity, as well as the data recovery solutions for if disaster strikes.
However, t...Jan. 15, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,373 |
 I recently posited a question on Twitter to feel out the attitudes toward technology related to cloud bridges. As you might recall, IPSec VPN connectivity was cited by attendees (real people) as a major requirement for cloud bridges at Gartner DC. For some time now, SSL VPNs have been ...Jan. 11, 2013 12:00 PM EST Reads: 2,479 |
 The data centers of the future may look more like NASA ground control – governance inside, resources out
One theme has remained consistent throughout the evolution of cloud thus far - enterprise IT wants to retain control of both its data and access to to it.
This is not an unreasona...Jan. 9, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 2,183 |
 My copy of the new book The Human Face of Big Data created by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt arrived yesterday compliments of EMC (the lead sponsor). In addition to EMC, the other sponsors of the book are Cisco, VMware, FedEx, Originate and Tableau software.
To say this is a big book...Jan. 8, 2013 10:00 AM EST Reads: 3,609 |
 Many organizations are focusing on IT metrics and metering to generate IT cost savings. Here's a quick summary of how one organization is using metering of IT resource consumption to improve IT cost visibility and move from being a cost center to an internal service provider.
The Comp...Jan. 8, 2013 09:00 AM EST Reads: 2,409 |
 Having all the security solutions--even if they're cloud-based--doesn't necessarily ensure holistic protection. In the modern enterprise, there are simply too many parallel silos of data. The key is to get the solutions not only to talk to each other, but to leverage one another's capa...Jan. 8, 2013 06:30 AM EST Reads: 2,988 |
