On the December 18 Virtualization Security Podcast, we were joined by Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit) to discuss whether it is time for CISOs to move on. Should CISOs start to look beyond simply the problems at hand? Should they drive security into all decisions made at the business and architecture levels? The discussion was mixed, to …
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Edward L. Haletky, aka Texiwill, is an analyst, author, architect, technologist, and out-of-the-box thinker. As an analyst, Edward looks at all things IoT, big data, cloud, security, and DevOps. As an author, he has written about virtualization and security. As an architect, Edward creates peer-reviewed reference architectures for hybrid cloud, cloud-native applications, and many other aspects of the modern business. As a technologist, Edward creates code prototypes for parts of those architectures. Edward is solving today’s problems in an implementable fashion.
All It Takes Is One IF Clause (Santa Clause)
As we wind our way deeper into the holiday season, I am reminded that all it takes is one IF clause to ruin your day. Or even to ruin your holiday, if a change was made during a continuous integration cycle. Just because we can speed up and automate tasks does not mean we always …
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So You Want to Move that Application to the Cloud?
I was recently asked how a specialized application could be moved to the cloud. The vendor went to a group of folks who claimed to put applications in the cloud and basically never heard back from them. Why? Most cloud providers want tenants to do most if not all of the work of moving their …
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Cloud Dependency: Data Protection and Security
The premise of security is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The premise of data protection is integrity and availability. The two go hand in hand. However, it is often the case that certain groups within organizations handle data protection (disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup) while other groups handle security. As security moves closer and closer …
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Rewatching Computer Chronicles: Everything Old Is New Again
It has been thirty-one years since the first Computer Chronicles show, and that first show depicted many interesting things that were not considered new at the time. Today, we find them new and interesting, or more to the point, improved such that they are usable in ways only dreamed of then. Computer Chronicles discussed touchscreens, …
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Cloud Dependency: The Honeymoon Is Over
When you try out a new technology, there is a honeymoon period. The new technology can do no wrong, or at least it is working as you desire for the moment. Yet even if it is working as you desire, how do you know that a new cloud offering will grow with your business? Do …