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Migrating into a cloud. [ipSpace]
A Kubernetes primer. [Packet Pushers]
Rant: cloudy snowflakes. [ipSpace]
Why we need a new network architecture to connect DCs in the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Connecting to multiple clouds vs multi-cloud networking. [Network Computing]
Multi-cloud -- myths and reality. [ipSpace]
Cloud engineering for the network pro:
Part 1 - Cloud networks basics. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Part 2 - Virtual network architecture. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Part 3 - VPCs and virtual networks. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Part 4 - Virtual subnets and gateways. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Part 5 - Cloud firewalls and security groups in Azure and AWS. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Part 6 - VPNs and routes. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Part 7 - DNS and load balancers. [Packet Pushers, YouTube]
Older Articles
MTU settings in virtual network devices. [ipSpace]
An application-layer approach to multi-cloud networks. [Packet Pushers]
Getting experience with public cloud. [Lost In Transit]
Mitigating the risks of multi-cloud environments. [Network Computing]
The misaligned incentives for cloud security. [Schneier]
Who pays the price of redundancy? [Networking Nerd]
Implementing Layer 2 networks in a public cloud. [ipSpace]
Virtual networks and subnets in AWS, Azure and GCP. [ipSpace]
Availability zones and regions in AWS, Azure and GCP. [ipSpace]
Where network design fits into cloud native. [Packet Pushers]
Renumbering public cloud address space. [ipSpace]
In 2 years, will anyone care about multi-cloud networking? [Packet Pushers]
Public cloud providers and IPv4 address space. [ipSpace]
Cloud networking architecture. [ipSpace]
The dreadful state of cloud documentation and education. [No Jitter]
Deploying IPv6 in the cloud is easy. [ipSpace]
Comparing the network performance of AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud and Alibaba Cloud. [NANOG 78 YouTube]
Connecting your legacy WAN to the cloud is harder than you think. [ipSpace]
You're responsible for resiliency of your public cloud deployment. [ipSpace]
There is no Layer 2 in public cloud. [ipSpace]
Public clouds are aggressively proprietary. [EtherealMind]
4 reasons to not use the "Big 3" cloud providers. [ITPro Today]
You still need a networking engineer for a successful cloud deployment. [ipSpace]
Multi-cloud architecture -- three common performance challenges and solutions. [ITPro]
Addressing the risks of a strategic cloud migration. [Network Computing]
The best of both worlds: multi-cloud infrastructure. [Network Computing]
You cannot have a public cloud without networking. [ipSpace]
Securing multi-cloud environments. [DC Knowledge]
Comparing Equinix's inter-region SDN Fabric with Megaport. [DC Knowledge]
Collaboration anywhere -- a cloud migration story. [No Jitter]
Troubleshooting network performance in cloud architectures. [Network Computing]
Comparing the network performance of AWS, Azure and GCP. [NANOG 75 YouTube]
Achieving QoS in a hybrid cloud implementation. [No Jitter]
Cloud native vs hosted: organisational impact. [No Jitter]
Cloud native vs hosted -- pros and cons. [No Jitter]
Adopting a multi-cloud strategy. [DC Journal]
Openstack networking overview. [NANOG 74 YouTube]
Cloud 101 primer. [DC Knowledge]
DC design: the cloud factor. [DC Journal]
Guide to cloud computing architectures. [Network Computing]
The balancing act between cloud and on-premises IT. [DC Journal]
Getting technical with cloud migrations. [No Jitter]
Cloud connectivity: methods and myths. [Network Computing]
Disaster recovery: ditch your secondary DC for the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
The inevitability of cloud. [Russ White] [TNP]
Cloud users can't ignore GDPR requirements. [IT Pro Today]
Is lift-and-shift a viable cloud migration strategy? [Network Computing]
Comparing cloud connectivity options. [Network Computing]
Public cloud load balancer sandwich. [Packet Pushers]
Five key questions to ask before moving to the cloud. [Network Computing]
Multi-cloud is a reality, not a strategy. [DC Knowledge: part 1, part 2]
Is cloud moving too fast for security? [Russ White] [CSA]
Getting our heads out of the cloud: why the edge matters. [Network Computing]
The hidden dangers of cloud computing. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud vs colocation -- it's more complicated than you think. [DC Journa]
Nosy neighbours and cloud privacy. [Russ White] [Adrian Colyer]
Avoid falling into the hybrid cloud hype. [Russ White] [DC Journal]
Don't let security misconceptions cloud your judgement. [DC Knowledge]
Google Cloud and the network engineer. [Network Computing]
Bare metal cloud. [Russ White] [The Next Platform]
Who wins the three-way cloud battle? Google vs Azure vs AWS. [ReadWriteWeb]
Six pitfalls of cloud assessments. [DC Knowledge]
Looking past the cloud computing era. [EtherealMind]
Three great lies of cloud computing. [Russ White] [TheNextPlatform]
Dissecting the DC: what can – and can’t – be moved to the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Successful private clouds aren't spoken about in public. [EtherealMind] [ipSpace]
Hölzle: Google will be the Android in cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Five security best practices for cloud and virtualization platforms. [DC Knowledge]
Encryption is the only guarantee of data destruction in the cloud. [Graham Cluley]
AWT IoT vs Cisco Fog Computing -- Cloud vs Network IoT. [EtherealMind]
Building carrier-grade cloud infrastructure. [ipSpace]
Private and public clouds, and the mistakes you can make. [ipSpace]
There is no such thing as “the cloud,” it’s just somebody else’s computer. [PocketNow]
Should companies do most of their computing in the cloud? [Schneier: part 1, part 2, part 3]
Five tips for securing your cloud computing system. [DC Knowledge]
The 12 security questions you should ask your cloud provider. [Collaborista]
How cloud has changed the data center architect. [DC Knowledge]
Google does cloud DNS, VPN, HTTPS load balancing. [The Register]
How Google avoids cloud downtime with VM migration. [DC Knowledge]
Why hybrid cloud continues to grow: a look at real use-cases. [DC Knowledge]
The meaning of cloud. [Pedro Marques]
What is the cloud, and where is it? [Gizmodo]
Combine physical and virtual appliances in a private cloud. [ipSpace, case study]
Is converged infrastructure the future of cloud solutions? [DC Knowledge]
Living on the edge with Fog Computing. [DC Knowledge]
The ethics of cloud computing. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud automation: what you need to know and why it’s important. [DC Knowledge]
Use a disaster recovery project to build your new cloud. [ipSpace]
How new types of DDoS affect the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud skills certification can add zeros to your pay cheque. [The Register]
Public vs private cloud? No debate for the savvy CIO. [Wired]
Three ways to use cloud as a service. [Wired]
Private cloud block architecture diagram. [EtherealMind]
Cloud protection: how to avoid emergency-related outages. [DC Knowledge]
Build a cloud in 3 easy steps. [ipSpace]
Is cloud networking an oxymoron? [NZ Herald]
The cloud computing market could be much, much bigger than we thought. [ReadWriteWeb]
Google open sources its secret weapon in cloud computing. [Wired]
Cloud computing is FAIL and here’s why. [The Register]
Understanding the world of cloud automation. [DC Knowledge]
The Internet is a cloud for networking. [EtherealMind]
A potted history of cloud computing. [The Register]
Does it make sense to build new clouds with overlay networks? [ipSpace]
Using cloud and virtualisation to deliver next-generation workloads. [DC Knowledge]
Public clouds won't be big in 2014, private clouds will – a contrarian view. [EtherealMind]
Security concerns not slowing public cloud adoption. [ReadWriteWeb]
The truth behind Microsoft Azure's global cloud mega-cock-up. [The Register]
Understanding cloud security, certificates, and compliance. [DC Knowledge]
How virtualisation creates cloud-ready security options. [DC Knowledge]
Most 'cloud' traffic never sees the cloud. [The Register] [Cisco PDF]
Cloud is a key-management pain: NIST. [The Register]
Cloud architecture: get it right first time. [Network Computing]
Cloud security panel at GigaOm structure, public private SDDC symposium. [EtherealMind]
Extending Layer-2 connection into a cloud. [ipSpace]
Welcome to fog computing: extending the cloud to the edge. [DC Knowledge]
New technologies target OpenStack private clouds. [Network Computing]
What the HIPAA final rule means for data centers and cloud providers. [DC Knowldge]
Planning for a cloud-ready distributed storage infrastructure. [DC Knowledge]
CIA spooks picked Amazon's "superior" cloud over IBM. [The Register]
Amazon's invasion of the CIA is a seismic shift in cloud computing. [Wired]
Woz explains how cloud computing is turning us into Soviet Russia. [BGR]
Amazon confirms CIA spook cloud contract. [The Register]
Facebook's first data center drenched in actual cloud. [The Register] [Gizmodo]
Cloud computing driving data center automation. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud storage: yay or nay? [Stuff]
The evolution of the IT professional -- understanding the cloud's demands. [DC Knowledge]
DoD cloud adoption helps US troops stay connected. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud jargon unwound: distinguishing SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS. [ReadWriteWeb]
Agility for the cloud with Juniper and OpenStack. [Juniper]
Designing for dependability in the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Quantifying the cloud: bringing the science back. [DC Knowledge]
Perspectives on cloud, data center and networks. [DC Knowledge]
How storage is shaping the cloud data center. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud-on-cloud computing. [Wired]
Public cloud will grow when experienced IT folks die. [The Register]
DaaS, MaaS & DRaaS: the next phase of cloud computing. [ReadWriteWeb]
10 essential domains for moving to private cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Designing for dependability in the cloud. [DC Knowledge part 1, part 2]
Not ever cloud outage is created equal. [DC Knowledge]
As cloud wars heat up, server OEMs bet on OpenStack. [DC Knowledge]
Five myths of cloud computing. [DC Knowledge]
Colocation communities are a match for cloud. [DC Knowledge]
How the data center has evolved to support the modern cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Amazon is building the CIA's new cloud computing system. [Gizmodo] [FCW] [DC Knowledge]
Cloud computing's security pitfalls. [BBC News]
Compare cloud pricing versus private infrastructure. [EtherealMind]
Cloud haters: you too will be assimilated. [HardOCP] [ZDNet]
DDoS protection for hosting and cloud service providers. [DC Knowledge]
Beware of rogue clouds, warns Symantec. [The Register]
Expect to see more attacks on cloud services. [Voxy]
Cloud security frameworks: security by design. [DC Knowledge]
Extending the data center into the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Glasshouse -- 'cloud' is no longer sufficient. [DC Knowledge]
Building the foundation for private cloud infrastructure. [DC Knowledge]
It's not always sunny in cloud computing: a look at the risks. [DC Knowledge]
The biggest problem with each cloud storage service -- and how to fix them. [Lifehacker] [FixYa]
Cloud computing -- why waiting might make sense. [DC Knowledge]
Firewalls in a small private cloud. [ipSpace]
The Pirate Bay moves to the cloud to avoid shutdown. [BBC News] [ExtremeTech] [The Register] [BoingBoing] [HardOCP] [TorrentFreak] [Ars Technica]
Understanding and controlling cloud sprawl. [DC Knowledge]
Managing security in transitioning to the private cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Cisco grows its cloud and adds elastic core for carriers. [DC Knowledge]
Private clouds will change IT jobs, not eliminate them. [EtherealMind] [Network Computing]
How cloud computing's growth disrupts hardware and software vendors. [ReadWriteWeb]
Creative ways to deliver cloud computing services. [DC Knowledge]
Nobody has any idea what the cloud is. [Gizmodo]
The "appliance" approach to big data and private cloud. [Brad Hedlund]
What happens to your life when the cloud disappears? [Gizmodo]
Low latency trading moves to the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Woz predicts "horrible problems" with cloud computing. [HardOCP] [news.com.au]
Why Wozniak is right and wrong about the cloud. [Wired]
Delivering corporate networks to the cloud: is your network ready? [DC Knowledge]
What took so long? The first open source private cloud software arrives. [ReadWriteWeb]
Misconfigured network device caused Microsoft Azure cloud outage. [DC Knowledge]
Errant 'safety valve' caused Windows Azure outage. [DC Knowledge]
How cloud computing has shifted engineering hiring demands. [DC Knowledge: part 1, part 2]
At Amazon, SSD boosts cloud power for database apps. [DC Knowledge]
OpenStack cloud fluffer growing faster than Linux. [The Register]
Iceland's cheap, green cloud: how a tiny island could drive big changes. [ReadWriteWeb]
How to host your data for less in Iceland's green data centers. [ReadWriteWeb]
The cloud: what's holding you back? [DC Knowledge]
5 reasons cloud computing is key to business success. [DC Knowledge]
Owning a cloud means learning to love the business. [The Register]
Understanding the cloud's effect on facilities teams. [DC Knowledge]
Are IT fears holding back cloud computing? [ReadWriteWeb]
Cisco puts a virtual router in the clouds. [The Register] [DC Knowledge]
Cisco apologises for "lack of clarity" in Linksys privacy mess. [WSJ ATD] [ExtremeTech] [ZDNet] [The Register] [Wired]
Enabling data center and cloud service management. [DC Knowledge]
Seven cloud computing trends. [DC Knowledge: part 1, part 2]
Will the cloud's brand suffer from outages? [Wired]
Cloud SLAs: what you don't know can hurt you. [Wired]
Closer look: OpenStack OS for clouds. [DC Knowledge]
Nvidia unveils GPUs to power clouds. [DC Knowledge]
The cloud isn't cheap -- part four or five, I think. [EtherealMind]
Cloud computing networking presentations available online. [ipSpace]
Five mistakes to avoid when adopting the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Exposed: Apple's 'Area i51' - home of iCloud. [Wired: article 1, article 2]
The secret history of OpenStack, the free cloud software that's changing everything. [Wired]
How green is the cloud? [Wired]
It's onward and upward with cloud security. [DC Knowledge]
The personal cloud: the future's here, but unevenly distributed. [Wired]
Small businesses harness the power of cloud computing. [BBC News]
Understanding enterprise cloud management. [DC Knowledge]
Eight fundamental truths about cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Let’s get real about the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Retaking the high ground in the cloud discussion. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud lessons & LeMans racing. [DC Knowledge]
Fundamental truths of enterprise cloud strategy. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud strategy, Pickett’s charge, and you. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud computing recipe: 1 part tech, 9 parts process. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud architecture & Henry Ford’s Model T. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud policy: where ideals meet reality - part 1. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud policy: where ideals meet reality - part 2. [DC Knowledge]
Bandwidth management, cloud & the 405 freeway. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud ecosystems, profitability, common sense & the new order. [DC Knowledge]
Deploying layer 4-7 network services in the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
The bottom-up nature of cloud adoption. [DC Knowledge]
What's an "Open Cloud" anyway? Red Hat says it's not VMware. [ReadWriteWeb]
Video: the world of many clouds. [DC Knowledge]
FBI puts cloud providers on notice over security rules. [Wired]
Five reasons to own your cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Megaupload saga teaches painful lessons about cloud file storage. [ReadWriteWeb]
Megaupload's demise: what happens to your files when a cloud service dies? [ExtremeTech]
Explainer: how can the US seize a "Hong Kong site" like Megaupload? [Ars Technica]
Piston releases private cloud based on OpenStack. [DC Knowledge]
Network optimisation through cloud architecture. [DC Knowledge]
What's really new about the cloud? [ReadWriteWeb]
Thought leaders examine cloud computing. [DC Knowledge]
Cloud data, ownership and government sponsored data theft. [EtherealMind]
Momentum builds around cloud computing code of practice. [Geekzone]
Cloud policy: where ideals meet reality. [DC Knowledge: part 1, part 2]
Next generation preps for cloud containers. [DC Knowledge]
Mobile network operators in the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Internap joins OpenStack cloud race for 'first'. [The Register]
Cloud architecture and Henry Ford's Model T. [DC Knowledge]
Let's get real about the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Know your cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Arbor Networks introduces Cloud Signalling; Telstra Clear first to join. [Geekzone]
The mobile cloud: what it is and why it matters. [DC Knowledge]
Optimising your data center for the cloud. [DC Knowledge]
Still not convinced the cloud is a risky place? Here are some scary numbers to ponder. [WSJ ATD]
Amazon: networking error caused cloud outage. [DC Knowledge]
The EC2/EBS outage: what Amazon didn't tell you. [EvilRouters]
Amazon details last week's cloud failure, and apologises. [WSJ ATD]
Amazon: bad execution during planned upgrade caused outage. [Network World]
Amazon cloud fell from sky after botched network upgrade. [The Register]
Complex systems have complex failuers. That's cloud computing. [EtherealMind]
The aftermath of Amazon's could outage. [DC Knowledge]
Security for public and private clouds. [DC Knowledge]
The wrong way to cloud-enable a data center. [DC Knowledge]
Private clouds -- not just a cost and technology issue, its all about trust, the family jewels, corporate value, and identity. [Loose Bolts]
Microsoft Azure
Azure route server -- behind the scenes. [ipSpace]
Impact of Azure subnets on HA designs. [ipSpace]
Azure Networking through the eyes of a Cisco engineer. [Network Experts Blog]
Azure networking 101. [ipSpace]
Stretched Layer 2 subnets in Azure. [ipSpace]
Azure networking to improve with private links to multi-tenant services. [The Register]
IPv6 support in Microsoft Azure. [ipCisco]
Lessons learnt in cloud networking -- AWS vs Azure. [Lost In Transit]
Microsoft unveils Azure Sentinel cloud security programme. [DC Knowledge]
Connecting your DC to the cloud: Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect. [DC Knowledge]
Build a virtual DC in Azure. [Adam Raffe] [YouTube]
Microsoft runs a simulation of the entire Azure network to prevent outages. [DC Knowledge]
Secure connectivity from Azure VNets to public services. [Adam Raffe]
Here's how the SDN that powers Azure works. [DC Knowledge]
ACI - Azure Container Instances. [Adam Raffe]
Should you go with AWS or Azure? That may be the wrong question. [DC Knowledge]
Networking in Azure. [Russ White] [Microsoft Azure]
Who wins the three-way cloud battle? Google vs Azure vs AWS. [ReadWriteWeb]
Amazon AWS
A quick look at AWS Scalable Reliable Datagram (SRD) protocol. [ipSpace]
My journey to getting AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty certified. [Lost In Transit]
AWS introduces IPv6-only networks. [The Register]
Intricate AWS IPv6 Direct Connect challenges. [ipSpace] [Oasys Networking]
Deploying advanced AWS networking features. [ipSpace]
AWS networking 101. [ipSpace]
AWS networking performance: load balancers. [Packet Pushers]
Multicast routing in AWS. [Packet Mischief]
StrongSwan -- an inexpensive AWS VPN alternative. [Packet Pushers]
Lessons learnt in cloud networking -- AWS vs Azure. [Lost In Transit]
AWS certified advanced networking in 20 days. [The Network Stack]
AWS Solution Architect Associate. [Lost In Transit]
AWS ABCs -- network building blocks. [Packet Mischief]
Figuring out AWS networking. [ipSpace]
A quick intro to the AWS CLI. [Scott Lowe]
Integrating 3rd party firewalls with AWS VPC networking. [ipSpace]
AWS overview. [ipSpace]
Network performance in AWS: five factors. [Network Computing]
Connecting your DC to the cloud: Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect. [DC Knowledge]
AWS networking tutorial: getting started. [Network Computing]
VMware on AWS - how it fits, thoughts on how to use it. [Packet Pushers]
Should you go with AWS or Azure? That may be the wrong question. [DC Knowledge]
Who wins the three-way cloud battle? Google vs Azure vs AWS. [ReadWriteWeb]
OpenStack faces 'irrelevance and death' without AWS compatibility. [The Register]
Containers
Introduction to Kubernetes. [Network Computing: part 1]
The evolution of Docker container security. [ITProToday: part 1]
Container security through segregation. [ipSpace]
The future is containerized. [Scott Lowe]
IPv6 and containers. [Russ White] [APNIC Blog]
Kubernetes primer: key concepts and terms. [Network Computing]
Want to learn more about Docker and containers? [ipSpace]
Keep these 3 things in mind when choosing a container technology. [DC Knowledge]
10 layers of Linux container security. [Russ White] [Open Source]
12 container fundamentals to know. [Network Computing]
ACI - Azure Container Instances. [Adam Raffe]
Docker basics:
Part 0: why should I care about containers and microservices? [Russ White] [TheNewStack]
Why Docker is so popular. [DC Knowledge]
Containers: a primer for enterprise IT pros. [Network Computing]
Why containers are crap. [EtherealMind]
Docker networking fundamentals. [Network Computing]
Building network tools with Docker. [NetworkStatic]
Docker blasts into 1.0, throwing dust onto traditional hypervisors. [The Register] [TechCrunch]
Google embraces Docker, the next big thing in cloud computing. [Wired]
Havana see your bare metal: New OpenStack v8 clinches containerization. [The Register]
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