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Network and Security Monitoring: Study Shows Much Room For Improvement

Jan 28th, 2010
by Tommy P. Landry.
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A few days ago we announced the results of Monitoring Optimization 2010: Trends and Issues Surrounding Network and Security Monitoring from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). We commissioned EMA for this study in mid-2009 because we found a significant shortage of available data regarding out-of-band / passive monitoring. Quite simply, we have been building out our product strategy with a particular approach in mind. This approach has been validated innumerable times by prospects and customers, but the smart strategist doesn’t build a product based strictly on anecdotal data or a myopic view of the world.

So we took matters into our own hands.

Predictions for 2010: Breaking Down IDC’s Take for Data Centers and Service Providers

Dec 15th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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Continuing our end of year review of the various predictions from IT and networking thought leaders, today we turn our attention to IDC. For those of us who have been in high tech since the early 90s (or longer), IDC is a well-known entity. I remember working with them directly back in my days of fab planning and market research at Advanced Micro Devices, and they always offered a spin that made me take pause when interpreting trends and new developments.

Data Centers: Top Issues for the Next Five Years

Dec 9th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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Last week at the annual Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas, key analysts overviewed the most important issues that data centers face in the next five years. As expected, rising energy costs and the movement toward “green” solutions was a primary topic, as was social networking technology. But there were several other hot topics which the responsible network operations professional should be pursuing.

A Look Inside Security Tools (ALIST): Bill Roth of LogLogic

Dec 3rd, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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After a one-week hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday (and we hope you liked our “MeThinks” entry), we turn our attention back to the ALIST series. For those of you who are familiar with the SIEM space, you should already know about LogLogic. Bill Roth, their new CMO, has graciously agreed to take part in the ALIST series. As a quick aside from our focus on SEs and Technical Marketing types, let’s get the viewpoint from the executive suite.

A Look Inside Security Tools (ALIST): Johnnie Konstantas of Altor Networks

Nov 19th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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After our one-week hiatus from the ALIST series, we turn our attention back here to profile a key executive at Altor Networks. Johnnie Konstantas has a long track record of technical and marketing leadership success at leading companies such as Juniper Networks, CheckPoint, and most recently, Varonis Systems. Now, she leads the charge to market Altor Networks’ virtualization security products. Let’s get right to the interview…

A Look Inside Security Tools (ALIST): Rick Basile of Fortinet

Nov 5th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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Welcome to the third installment of our ALIST series. Today we offer you Rick Basile, the Senior Director of Technical Services for Fortinet. We want to thank our friend Jennifer Leggio (@mediaphyter), Strategic Communications Director at Fortinet and Social Business blogger for ZDnet, for helping us arrange this interview with Rick.

A Look Inside Security Tools (ALIST): Jay Botelho of WildPackets

Oct 27th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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We hope you greatly enjoyed the first ALIST posting last week focused on Rob Andrews of Sonicwall. This week, we turn to a Product Management professional at WildPackets, Mr. Jay Botelho. Enjoy!

A Look Inside Security Tools (ALIST): Rob Andrews of Sonicwall

Oct 20th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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Today we are kicking off our “A Look Inside Security Tools” (ALIST) series, starting with Rob Andrews, System Engineer from Sonicwall. Over the next several weeks, we will be interviewing technical sales professionals from leading security monitoring tool companies. But don’t worry, this will not be a straight product pitch. We do offer each subject to share an elevator pitch about their flagship product, but we will also delve into a range of security topics associated with virtualization, cloud computing, and “Golden Eggs”.

Security Pros on Twitter (SPoT): David Mortman / @mortman

Sep 30th, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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Welcome to the final installment of the Security Pros on Twitter (SPoT) Series on The Network View. Today we focus on a gentleman who we have followed since our very early days on Twitter: David Mortman. According to his bio, Mr. Mortman is a CSO who is currently seeking his new adventure, so if you like what you read here, perhaps you can explore working together.

Together with Alex Hutton and other leading security experts, David is one of the masterminds behind The New School of Information Security. Take a look at David’s most recent post titled Meta-Data? for a good read about the appropriate level of information that is required to have important strategic discussions about security. The post has already spawned a conversation within it’s comments.

Security Pros on Twitter (SPoT): Michael R. Farnum / @m1a1vet

Sep 22nd, 2009
by Tommy P. Landry.
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Welcome to today’s entry in the ongoing SPoT series. Today, we are covering someone who serves a different role in security, Michael R. Farnum, who is a Pre-Sales Security Engineer for a VAR / Consulting company. Most of our SPoTs to date have been client-side practitioners, but that is most certainly not a requirement to be considered a “Security Pro”. Mr. Farnum is also known for his role in An Information Security Place, a blog which offers insightful security podcasts a minimum of once each month. The podcast discusses a range of topics, including hacking, security breaches, PCI, vulnerabilities, security/compliance audits, and cybersecurity.

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