APIs, or Application Program Interfaces, provide the means for different systems to communicate with each other. The API can limit the number of connections or queries and access to the data, which is good for the person hosting the data, and provide a standard means of communication for the developers trying to make something interesting out of the data. This only makes sense … [Read more...]
VMware Kilby ads are full of stereotypes
The guy always on the phone, the IT guy can't get a girlfriend, and other stereotypes run rampant in this video series from VMware. Usually when I go out with co-workers, it's mandated to not talk about work. IT Pros are still humans that have interests outside of work like family, TV, movies, and sports. There's more to talk about than the same thing over and over, apparently … [Read more...]
Microsoft poster details Azure, System Center, and Server 2012 R2 capabilities
Microsoft released a new poster that could make a nice addition to your server room or cubicle wall. It covers the cloud ecosystem options with Microsoft Azure and on-premise offerings like System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2. The poster summarizes different categories like storage, virtualization, file services, network services, and more. It helps give an … [Read more...]
Symantec describes cyber-threats to SMBs
Symantec shared an infographic to summarize some of the risks presented to small and mid-size businesses when it comes to cyber-crime. It covers business risk, BYOD, and protecting websites and business data. (Credit: Symantec, via Inc.com) If you are interested in this kind of information, you may also be interested in Symantec's 2014 Internet Security Threat Report, … [Read more...]
Pizza-As-A-Service helps explain today’s cloud
I saw this image posted on Twitter and realized there's some decent education value to it in addition to its humor. Using pizza, which we're all familiar with, it can explain the difference between different "cloud" implementations. It uses examples from traditional on-premise "private cloud" to infrastructure-as-a-service to platform-as-a-service to software-as-a-service. … [Read more...]