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Nick de Plume speaks!

The old Apple rumor merchant looks back wistfully at the good old days.

Enterprise Social Networking v Unified Communications

I’m waiting for a couple of vendors to get back to me regarding their perspectives on enterprise social networking versus unified communications. I’ve contacted vendors from both sides of this equation so I can provide you with the different perspectives.

I have to concede that enterprise social networking has been around for a very long time. In fact, it has been around so long that it has only recently been identified as social networking. In the not so distant past eSN was called unified communications and collaboration.

Gym patrons forced to generate electricity

Connecticut residents who just want to lose a few pounds have been forced to mount diabolical devices that help pump electricity back into the utility grid. Is no one safe?

WCCP Refresh

I'm frequently asked to recommend or validate a WCCP design for customers. This tech note will summarize the most current capabilities and recommendations for using WCCPv2 with Cisco WAAS (Wide Area Application Services).

VMware HA Fixed for SMB 2 node clusters

VMware HA was busted when VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 was applied. VMware HA would fail to fire when a node was down, fail to evacuate VMs when entering maintenance mode, and fail to start VMs, with a not enough resources error, if the second node was down. This all applied to the SMB two node cluster world. With VMware Virtual Center 2.5.0 Update 3 and the 10/3/08 patches for ESX this is now fixed.

7 Ways to Beat Stress and Maintain Resiliency

Maintaining resilience and combating stress are major issues for the IT professional. Resilient employees are the ones who can easily bounce back from a stressful event. They do more than just recover. They often come out stronger than before. Employees in a resilient work culture can shake off frustration and move on.

Security Lessons in St. Louis

During the MasterMind Security Panel I moderated at the ITEC conference in St. Louis on October 2nd, two points made a big impression on me. Let me tell you the stories,

Vendor Neutral vs. Cisco Wireless Certification

As I have spent much time with Cisco equipment I have had a tendency to lean towards Cisco Certifications. It's not that I don't like other vendors, it's just that this is the world I live in. But still when it comes to the wireless arena I have found that there are not too many options.

What is Enterprise 2.0?

You know something is Enterprise 2.0 when you see it. Blogs and wikis, yes; Email, no ... Social networking, yes; Rolodexes, no ... Open-source, yes; Closed-source, no ... AJAX/RIA, yes; HTML forms/Static websites, no. So why is it still such an elusive concept?

VoIP Still Not Ready For Carrier-Grade Networks

After a quick tour of some Really Talented Groups dedicated to fuzzing research, I noticed three things: 1) Most teams are focused on fuzzing VoIP 2) Most if not all VoIP devices still break with fuzzing 3) Most VoIP vendors still do not get it. The tour continues...