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Random Postings on Application Delivery, Development, and SOA 



December 2, 2009

Grokking the Goodness of MapReduce and SPDY

Certainly no one would seriously argue that web applications are fast enough for everyone. SPDY is one suggested solution, but what if we combine MapReduce and SPDY? Could we develop an architectural solution that leverages the best of SPDY without requiring entire infrastructure changes?
via devcentral.f5.com

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December 1, 2009

Virtual Infrastructure in Cloud Computing Just Passes the Buck

There are many good reasons to go down the virtual infrastructure road. The illusion that it’s cheaper than dedicated hardware solutions is not one of them. devcentral.f5.com

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November 30, 2009

No Shirt, No Shoes, No HTTP Service

Using Anonymous Human Authentication to prevent illegitimate access to sites, services, and applications to improve security, analytics, and efficiency.
via devcentral.f5.com

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November 23, 2009

The Application Delivery Spell Book: Detect Invisible (Application) Stalkers

The long, lost application delivery spell compendium has been found! Luckily, you don’t have to be Elminster or Gandalf or to cast this spell over your infrastructure.
via devcentral.f5.com

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November 20, 2009

Scaling Security in the Cloud: Just Hit the Reset Button

Sometimes the best answer to a problem is to hit the reset button, but it should probably be the last answer, not the first.
via devcentral.f5.com

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November 19, 2009

WARNING: Security Device Enclosed

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November 18, 2009

It’s DNSSEC Not DNSSUX

Whenever keys, certificates, and PKI enter into a security solution’s architecture the solution almost always becomes overly complex. DNSSEC is no exception, but it doesn’t have to be.
via devcentral.f5.com

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November 17, 2009

Google SPDY Protocol Would Require Mass Change in Infrastructure

Google’s desire to speed up the web via a new protocol is laudable, but the SPDY protocol would require massive changes across networks to support Check out this website I found at devcentral.f5.com

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November 16, 2009

Data as a Service Could Drastically Impact Success of SQL Injection Attacks

The question is whether that impact is positive (a reduction) or negative (an increase).
via devcentral.f5.com

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November 13, 2009

Is Vendor Lock-In Really a Bad Thing?

When you look at the success of some very proprietary solutions and the loyalty with which customers defend them, you have to wonder if vendor lock-in is really as bad a thing as we sometimes make it sound.
via devcentral.f5.com

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