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6WIND – From Data Plane Acceleration to Virtual Appliances
6WIND is an interesting company I’ve been following for some time now, initially out of curiosity, and then out of more curiosity :-). They first started as a networking software company claiming to solve performance challenges for software defined networks … Continue reading →
Posted in 6WIND, 6WIND, Dell, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Linux, Network Architecture, Networking, Operating Systems, Servers, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
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Security, Art of Hacking, & the Worst 2014 Security Breaches
Security is hot; no doubt about it. Consider the fact that between 2011 and 2013, venture investors put nearly $3 billion into cyber security companies, resulting in new funding for some 300 firms (Source: Thomson Reuters). Worldwide security software revenue … Continue reading →
Posted in Business, Hacks, Labs, Linux, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Python, Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Security, Technology, Technology, Tips, Tips & Tricks, Windows
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Tagged backdoor, backdoor access, backdoor script, brute-force, cyber security, data breach, DOS, employee negligence, Experion, firewall, firewall misconfiguration, Gartner, Global Cybersecurity Spending, Goodwill industries, Goodwill Industries data breach, Goodwill industries security breach, hacked Linux, hacked pc, hacked target, hacker, hacking, Home Depot, Home Depot data breach, Home Depot security breach, host scanning, JP Morgan, JP Morgan data breach, JP Morgan security breach, linux, malicious code, malware, malware detection software, malware software, malware software detection, Michael Bruemmer, Michaels Data Breach, Michaels security breach, micro-segmentation, microsegmentation, negligence, Neiman Marcus data breach, Neiman Marcus security breach, network security, novice hackers, packet injection, perl, Point-of-sale, Point-of-sale system, Point-of-sale systems, Point-of-sales system, Point-of-sales systems, Ponemon Institute, POS, POS systems, proxy server, Python, Python client, Python hacking, Python hacks, Python server, RedHat, RedHat Linux, RedHat Linux Enterprise, security, security breach, security exploitation, security infrastructure, security perimeter, security software, sensitive information, social engineering, Sony, Sony data breach, Sony security breach, sophisticated hackers, spyware, spyware detection software, spyware software detection, SQL injection, Target, Target data breach, Target security breach, traffic sniffing, trojan, unpatched Windows, unpatched Windows flaw, vi, Visa, windows, Windows flaw
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MariaDB and the Future of MySQL
As you may know by now, since the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle in 2009 for $7.4 billion, there has been some uncertainty in the industry on the future of MySQL which Sun Microsystems itself acquired for $1 billion … Continue reading →
Posted in Business, Databases, Fedora, Linux, MariaDB, openSUSE, Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Slackware, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Technology, Technology
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Tagged Andrew Riston, Fedora, forked, forked MySQL, Google, Jaroslav Reznik, MariaDB, MariaDB vs MySQL, Michael "Monty" Widenius, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsystems, Monty, Monty Widenius, MySQL, MySQL documentation, MySQL forked, open source, openSUSE, Oracle, Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems, Oracle Express, Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Slackware, SQL, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Widenius, Wikipedia
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openSUSE 13.1 and Useful Apps
openSUSE 13.1 has been released. I just installed it on an old HP 6530b laptop without issue. Screen resolution, volume, wireless internet, and USB device recognition all seem to work without any additional mucking around. Of course things may not … Continue reading →
Posted in Linux, openSUSE, Operating Systems, Technology
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Tagged Eclipse, Eclipse install, Eclipse Keplar install, Eclipse Kepler, Eclipse Plug-in, GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program, Gwenview, HP 6530b, HP 6530b laptop, HP 6530b laptop linux, HP 6530b Linux, HP Linux, Instal Java, Java, Java JDK, JDK, jdk-8u5-linux-x64.rpm, KDE, KDE Desktop, KDE Image Viewer, KDE Photo Viewer, LibreOffice, linux, Linux distribution, Linux distributions, Linux Image Editor, Linux Image Viewer, linux laptop, Linux Office Suite, Linux Photo Editor, Linux Photo Viewer, openSUSE, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE distribution, openSUSE Linux, openSUSE Linux distribution, openSUSE on HP 6530b, openSUSE on HP 6530b laptop, Oracle Java, Oracle Java JDK, Oracle Java RPM, Packman, PyDev, PyDev Eclipse, PyDev Eclipse Plug-in, suse, SUSE distribution, SUSE Linux, symbolic link, update-alternatives, update-alternatives Java, Video Player, VideoLAN, VideoLAN Linux, VideoLAN openSUSE, VideoLAN Packman, VideoLAN player, VLC, VLC Linux, VLC openSUSE, VLC Packman, VLC Video Player, zypper, zypper install jdk
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Configuring a Syslog Server on CentOS 6.3 for Dell Force10 Switches
In this lab I’m going to demonstrate how to configure a syslog server to use with Dell Force10 switches. A syslog server can be used to store log files remotely on an external server. Syslog servers can be invaluable when … Continue reading →
Posted in CentOS, Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Linux, Network Architecture, Networking, Operating Systems, Troubleshooting
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Linux – tar command
The linux ‘tar’ program (name derived from tape archive) is a useful utility for archiving/transmitting files. A ‘.tar’ file does not represent compressed files; it is a collection of files within a single uncompressed file. If the file is a … Continue reading →
Posted in Linux, Operating Systems
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Tagged .tar.gz, .tgz, compress, compress files, decompress, extract, files, linux, tar, tar commands, tar options, tarball, unzip, zip
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Unix shell script – convert Mac ASCII file to Unix ASCII file
With some applications like Microsoft Word you can save a file in ASCII format. However, for new lines Macs use a carriage return (ASCII character 015) while Unix uses a linefeed (ASCII character 012). If you save the file as … Continue reading →
Posted in Linux, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Shell Scripts
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Tagged ASCII, carriage return, linefeed, MAC, Mac to Unix, Microsoft Windows, new line, shell script, Unix, windows
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How to install Tomcat 6 on Ubuntu Server
Before installing Tomcat, make sure you have the Java Runtime Environment installed. You can check this with the following command: dpkg –get-selections | grep sun-java
Posted in Application Servers, Linux, Technology, Tomcat, Ubuntu
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Tagged Apache, Apache Tomcat, Java, Tomcat, ubuntu, Ubuntu Server
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Installing Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 10.10
Below is a walk-through of how to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 10.10. I’ve listed two methods of installation – one using ‘apt-get’ and the other using ‘dpkg’. The main difference is that ‘apt-get’ will resolve dependencies for you and … Continue reading →
Posted in Operating Systems, Ubuntu
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Tagged Chrome browser, Google Chrome, Install Chrome, Ubuntu 10.10
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How to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10
Just some quick tips on how to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10. Flash and Python are pretty straight-forward. However, installing Java is slightly more complicated since Sun’s (now Oracle) Java 6 has been removed from the Ubuntu … Continue reading →
Posted in Flash, Java, Linux, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Python, Technology, Ubuntu
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Tagged Install Flash, Install Java, Install Python, Ubuntu 10.10
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