Why Apps Can’t Run Faster
Published By rsivanandan On Monday, November 3rd 2008. Under Tech in general
This seems interesting; A Snip; Moreover, even if an application is rewritten to utilize all 20 cores, the performance gains will be lower than a decade ago when the clock speed was doubled on a single core processor. And that's a best-case scenario. ... Continue Reading
Juniper Networks Awarded 2008 SSPA STAR Award
Published By rsivanandan On Friday, October 31st 2008. Under Tech in general
Good job Indeed; Juniper Networks was recognized for providing technical support in mission-critical environments where “system up-time” is imperative, typically for enterprise customers. Technical support from these support organizations is a critical part of keeping customers up and running 24/7. Companies seeking this award underwent a ... Continue Reading
Microsoft’s “I am a PC” Ads– Good Ones.
del.icio.us Tags: "I am a PC",Microsoft ... Continue Reading
Tech Wonders!
Published By rsivanandan On Wednesday, September 10th 2008. Under Tech in general
Well, this week as of now 2; Over 30% of Attack/Exploit traffic coming from Japan (yeah read it again, it is Japan) ? Rumor about Juniper Networks eyeing Aruba or Meru Networks? Good move, why reinvent when something is already there, provided you’re funded :-) ... Continue Reading
Active/Active vs Active/Passive ???
Published By rsivanandan On Wednesday, September 3rd 2008. Under Tech in general
So here’s the question. When do you decide to go for Active/Active or Active/Passive standby/redundancy protocol configuration whether we’re talking about NSRP/JSRP/VRRP/HSRP – what ever be it? Both has advantages and disadvantages, would some one like to add data to this one? ... Continue Reading
Cisco ASA vs Juniper SSG/ISG firewalls
The latest report on performance from Miercom on Enterprise segment Firewalls goes as this; for real world HTTP (web 2.0) simulated traffic; While this is a performance evaluation of the box by itself, some time back NetworkWorld tested SSG 500 series firewalls from Juniper ... Continue Reading
Juniper’s EX Switches rock!
An evaluation of Junipers newly launched EX Series switch underwent tests for industry conformance and you can find it at Network World; The verdict: This is one fast box. The EX 4200 delivered line-rate throughput in every case, the only ... Continue Reading
Google’s Web Security Tool
Published By rsivanandan On Wednesday, July 2nd 2008. Under Attacks/Exploits, Tech in general, Tools For Life
Google’s passive web security assessment tool is made available – open source. A semi-automated, largely passive web application security audit tool, optimized for an accurate and sensitive detection, and automatic annotation, of potential problems and security-relevant design patterns based on ... Continue Reading
Opera 9.5 RC Released
Published By rsivanandan On Wednesday, June 11th 2008. Under Tech in general
For the browser world, I like Opera the best. Blazing speeds for my web browsing habits. The 9.5 looks really cool and has a lot of feature enhancements as well. Download available from :: http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/ ... Continue Reading
Counterfeit Network Gear – What in the World?
The new law enforcement and national security concerns were prompted by Operation Cisco Raider, which has led to 15 criminal cases involving counterfeit products bought in part by military agencies, military contractors and electric power companies in the United States. Over the two-year ... Continue Reading

