February 07, 2009

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - How HP Can Fight Cisco and Win

I'm off stirring the pot again on GigaOm.... This time I wrote a blog about the startups that HP should buy to compete with Cisco. Cisco has moved into servers and I am sure that has angered HP - that is their core enterprise IT market focus. You can read my full post here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at February 07, 2009 05:20 PM

February 05, 2009

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - Should Canada Bail Out Nortel?

I wrote this post for GigaOm this morning - I was inspired by a conversation I had the other night with a Canadian startup CEO that was outraged by his government funding a bail out of Nortel.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at February 05, 2009 10:38 AM

December 03, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - Microsoft Reveals 4th Gen Datacenters

Microsoft revealed details of their vision for the future of datacenter architecture for cloud computing. I wrote a short piece for GigaOm here on the topic.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at December 03, 2008 02:46 PM

November 27, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Open Source Routers in Amsterdam

A few years back before I was a venture capitalist I used to hang around in data centers across the globe. One of my favorite locations to visit was Amsterdam because there were data centers close to both the free-spirited and bohemian city and Schipol Airport (which I was was told is literally pronounced "ship-hole" because the airport is on the site of a buried ship - please tell me if I've come to believe some urban myth here :). That is why this blog post by Peter Judge brought back some good memories - and highlighted another Vyatta success story.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at November 27, 2008 07:27 AM

November 26, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm: Trailer Park 2.0 - Where All Your Data Lives

I wrote a post today for GigaOm on a potential next generation metropolitan data center solution. It was a fun post to write and I even got to mention The Jerry Springer Show. You can read the full post here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at November 26, 2008 08:29 PM

October 28, 2008

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Catching up on a few posts

I've continued to be busy writing for GigaOm.... Here is a post on why I think now is the time for startups to take VC money. I've also done a post on the very real possibility that Cisco will buy EMC and on the enterprise migration to cloud computing with something I am calling the "Cloud Two-Step". Comments and thoughts always welcome!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at October 28, 2008 11:26 AM

September 12, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - Cisco to support VMware?

I have been hearing a rumor about Cisco announcing support for VMware virtual machines next week at their VMworld conference. I wrote about this today for Om here - could be a very interesting development in the networking market.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at September 12, 2008 05:10 PM

August 31, 2008

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Cross-post: GigaOM: Coming Soon, PC as a Service over Broadband

As service providers look for ways to monetize their pipes and become more than just plumbers who charge by the hour (or byte) it looks like they are seriously considering providing virtualized PCs over broadband in the near future. I wrote about this trend for Om here. Comments always welcome!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at August 31, 2008 09:32 AM

August 04, 2008

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BusinessWeek!

My latest post for GigaOm just got picked up and syndicated by BusinessWeek. I guess the term "cloud computing" has made it to the mainstream business press....

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at August 04, 2008 08:44 AM

August 01, 2008

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Cross-post: GigaOm: It's 2018 - Who Owns the Cloud?

Like many of my VC brethren, I've been spending a lot of time thinking about cloud computing. My latest post on this from GigaOm is here. Of course, I predict all clouds will be running Vyatta :)

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at August 01, 2008 09:02 AM

July 17, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - Why Metered Broadband Is Bad for Microsoft, Google & Us

Usage-based pricing for the Internet appears to be headed our way and I think this will dramatically change consumer behavior. This could have serious implications for cloud computing and other content-driven business models. I wrote about this for Om here. Comments always welcome!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at July 17, 2008 03:20 PM

July 14, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Intel Compute Power Just Increased 1000X

Earlier this month Intel began messaging to software developers to prepare for compute processors with "thousands of cores." I think the implication of this much compute power on the horizon will have dramatic affects on the development of dedicated ASICs for a wealth of applications. For networking products, like those from Vyatta, the implications are huge - imagine a core (or ten) per process doing VPN termination, encryption, anti-virus analysis, intrusion detection and so on. I wrote a bit about this for Om awhile back - this post might be worth revisiting for a refresher.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at July 14, 2008 12:57 PM

June 20, 2008

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Cross-post - Gigaom: Data Centers Caught in a Cool FLIRy

I wrote a post today for Gigaom about an interesting technique to help identify data center cooling issues using FLIR thermography. You can read the post here - comments always welcome!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at June 20, 2008 12:56 PM

May 20, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - The Quest for Reliability on the Internet

I spent some time talking to some Internet operations friends of mine today and thinking about reliability and uptime measurements. This post on GigaOm was the result. Comments always welcome!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at May 20, 2008 06:44 PM

May 01, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - Inexpensive, Powerful and Blindingly Fast

Intel enters the 10GigE adapter market in an aggressive way. Look out below - 10 Gig Ethernet is now a commodity. You can read my post on this here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at May 01, 2008 10:21 AM

April 30, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - Interop Vegas, Land of the Inexpensive and Powerful

A pervasive theme at Interop this year is using inexpensive and powerful hardware for networking. Hard for me to argue there! You can read the post over at GigaOm here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at April 30, 2008 02:33 PM

April 17, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Argentina goes Open!

Interesting news from Ostatic that Argentina may be the first country to regulate that all government offices use open source. For those that know me well, you know that my godson is from Buenos Aires and that I've spent my fair share of time crossing 9 de Julio. I have lots of good memories of BA and this news just reaffirms my desire to spend more time in this great country eating milanesas and alfajores de Havanna.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at April 17, 2008 03:03 PM

April 02, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm on The Music Industry

Nothing gets me revved up faster than a double shot of espresso than more the stupidity of the music business. You can read my latest rant on this topic over at GigaOm. You really don't want to see me after the espresso :)

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at April 02, 2008 08:00 AM

March 25, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Venture Watch

Who Will Control The Next Enterprise Data Center?

As a venture capitalist looking at investments for the enterprise data center space, it is clear that there are multiple contestants in the fight to control this market over the next few years. The question facing CIOs today is - who do you trust to control your next enterprise data center?

read more

by allan_leinwand at March 25, 2008 06:10 PM

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post on ostatic with quote from Kelly Herrell

Kelly Herrell is famous for some great quotes around the workplace. I took one of these and turned it into a blog post on ostatic that you can read here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 25, 2008 04:02 PM

March 21, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post - GigaOm: Coming Soon - the Cisco Blade Server?

I wrote a blog post this week on the possibility of Cisco moving into the enterprise data center by offering blade servers for their new Nexus 7000 switch. I think this move is inevitable given that Cisco, IBM, HP, Microsoft, VMware and others are fighting for account control in the enterprise data center. You can read my post here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 21, 2008 06:02 PM

March 20, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm: Save Music - Disconnect the Internet!

This topic has never failed to raise my blood pressure and get me worked up.... Why again should ISPs be responsible for people breaking the law using their infrastructure? Read my latest post on this topic here and get ready for some dripping sarcasm.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 20, 2008 12:26 PM

March 11, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

NASA and open source

It looks like open source is going where few people have gone before - to space, the final frontier. Coverage of NASA's use of Fedora and RHEL starts here on the ostatic blog. I can already picture the Vyatta system routing packets between planets, something that has been on the minds of networking geeks for over 8 years.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 11, 2008 09:18 AM

March 07, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

US recession would help open source

According to Sun, FOSS will be helped by the US recession. I guess there is always a silver lining! Read about the good part of the US recession here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 07, 2008 03:49 PM

No wonder I like Europe so much....

The EU has announced that it will consider buying more open-source software. While this is clearly another gnarl at Microsoft, it also bodes well for EU business practices and economics. You can read some thoughts on this announcements over at Ostatic as well. Ah, how I look forward to Paris in the spring time - browsing the web with Firefox running on Fedora and connected to the Internet with Vyatta routers.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 07, 2008 06:23 AM

March 04, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post on Ostatic

Om asked me to help christen his latest addition to the GigaOm network, the Ostatic blog with a post on open source telecom. That seemed right up my alley.... You can read my post here. In case you are wondering - I know I was - Ostatic is destined to be slang for "ecstatic with open source." That works for me!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at March 04, 2008 02:48 PM

February 12, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

GigaOm: ISPs or Bobbies?

Insanity around policing the Internet continues. The UK is considering legislation that will force ISPs to disconnect users if they are suspected of downloading pirated music or video. I thought theft was handled by police? Read my post on this topic here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at February 12, 2008 12:36 PM

February 08, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

A decade of open source

Here's a great post by Bruce Perens about the first decade of open source. As entrenched open source is throughout IT infrastructure, it's easy to forget this movement is only ten years old.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at February 08, 2008 10:59 AM

February 07, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm on Insecure Borders

I read an article today that really bothered me about the US government performing searches on digital media when entering the country. I wrote a short blog about this for Om that you can read here. I guess when you bring a Vyatta system into the US you may have to boot it up and execute a "show config" command?!?

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at February 07, 2008 04:12 PM

February 05, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

GigaOm: The IPv6 Revolution is Nigh

Here's a post that I wrote on how we're getting closer and closer to IPv6 being deployed globally. Another chink in the chain fell into place this week with the root-level domain name servers returning IPv4 and IPv6 addresses instead of only IPv4 addresses. Read more of my post here.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at February 05, 2008 04:23 PM

January 30, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Publicly Slamming U2

Here's a post I wrote for Om where I have publicly slammed my favorite rock band of all time (well, their manager). Bono please forgive me, but something had to be said on this issue.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at January 30, 2008 12:49 PM

January 23, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Open source spaceship

Virgin Galactic revealed plans for SpaceShipTwo with an open architecture today. From the press that I read, it looks like Virgin Galactic will be more of a user of open source than an open source company. Still, the words "open source" next to the word "spaceship" is pretty cool Yes, I think the open source model has evolved. If it is good enough for rocket science, it is surely good enough for data networks!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at January 23, 2008 01:28 PM

January 21, 2008

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

My year without the Broncos - the review

So, it is 2008 and the Denver Broncos finished last season in miserable form. I honestly don't know their final win-loss record off the top of my head and it's been decades since that was true in January. I did manage to hold true to my oath not to watch the Broncos in 2007 and I'm really not worse for the wear. 2007 was a good year but I suspect I'll ruin 2008 following my favorite team to another disappointing season. Baseball anyone? :)

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at January 21, 2008 05:54 PM

Cross-post: GigaOm on Collaboration Tools

Here's a post I did for Om on my current quest for new collaboration tools for our advisors at Panorama Capital. As always, please let me know your comments and suggestions.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at January 21, 2008 05:49 PM

December 27, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post - GigaOm: How to Safeguard Your Privacy Online

I'm been fascinated by the constant drum of media around privacy issues on the Internet and how people are surprised when their privacy has been compromised. I absolutely believe that everything you send on-line is being tracked and monitored (and I'm not too paranoid :) and wrote about some things you can do to help you try to keep some of your privacy and leave less of a digital footprint for Om.

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at December 27, 2007 07:51 AM

December 19, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - In Search of the Über Set-top Box

I've been thinking a lot about video on the Internet these days given our recent investment in GridNetworks. That got me thinking about set-top boxes and I wrote this post for Om. Comments and suggestions always welcome!

by Allan Leinwand (noreply@blogger.com) at December 19, 2007 11:49 AM

December 05, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Venture Packets

GIgaOm: The Portable Risk of High Capacity USB Drives

Lots of folks carry a lot of data on USB disk drives these days.  And that can be a big security concern for CIOs - I wrote about about this for Om here.

by Panorama at December 05, 2007 07:47 PM

GigaOm: The Time Has Come for IPv6

Here's a post I wrote for Om on the movement on the Internet toward IPV6.

Please let me know your thoughts!

by Panorama at December 05, 2007 07:21 PM

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Breaking out of the Cisco mold

I came across a great article by Network World today on why it makes sense to break away from Cisco as your single networking vendor for your organization. To be fair, this article was a counterpoint to an argument on why having a single vendor and a single throat to choke is a good thing. The point of the article that I found very interesting was that while Cisco is a single company, their product line is complex and filled with many reliability impacting software features that most people never touch. This impacts MTTR and means that the claim that a single vendor provides better reliability is not relevant and fairly hollow. You can read the full article here.

As some of the comments on the article point out, quality support from your networking vendor is of paramount importance. We here at Vyatta agree and think our customers say it best.

by Allan Leinwand at December 05, 2007 02:24 PM

November 20, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Broncos on MNF again

I just found out that the Broncos are on Monday Night Football tonight. I'm really going to try to not torture myself like last time. Repeat after me three times: "I will not watch the Broncos lose again on Monday Night. I will not watch the Broncos lose again on Monday Night. I will not watch the Broncos lose again on Monday Night." Wish me luck on avoiding inevitable pain and sorrow....

UPDATE: I just read this morning that the Broncos actually won. Repeat after me: "A single win does not equal a winning streak. A single win does not equal a winning streak. A single win does not equal a winning streak."

by Allan Leinwand at November 20, 2007 07:09 AM

November 07, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - The Time Has Come for IPv6

Here's a post I wrote for Om on the upcoming transition that may finally be upon us - it's time to learn IPv6. Really, we mean it this time. :) You can read the post here.

by Allan Leinwand at November 07, 2007 06:20 AM

November 04, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

I may be paranoid, but how did MSFT know?

I was having some challenges this past weekend on my home desktop PC running Windows XP. I was getting the dreaded hang at the Windows Splash screen (the where the flag logo shows up and the green bars scroll along the bottom of the screen) that I could not solve. Nothing had changed on my machine and I had tried all sorts of options to get my system back running based on some research I did on the Net: ran chkdsk multiple times, tried multiple different restore points, booted into safe mode, checked msconfig options and so forth. Let's just say that I spent a number of hours working on the issue to no avail and I was more than a bit frustrated.

In a last ditch effort, I was doing one last chkdsk and booting off my Windows Recovery Disk into safe mode. While the chkdsk was running (about a 3 hour process) I finally decided to take the advice of my friend Om to "get a mac." For those that know me, I used to be violently anti-Mac based on a horrific experience in the early 90s with a AppleBook that I was forced to use that continually gave me a bomb message with "Sorry a system error occurred." But, I've grown older and maybe wiser to look beyond the past. So, while my PC was running chkdsk for the third time I decided to boot my laptop and surf www.apple.com to check out the options on the iMac and MacBook Pro. I must admit they look very cool!

And just as I was checking prices, I swear, my PC completed the chkdsk and rebooted perfectly. It was up and running, no issues to be found. For fun, I rebooted it twice and it came back up perfectly (I still have no idea what the issue was or how I solved it).

So, I may be paranoid, but if AT&T was watching my web browsing and sent that information over to Microsoft, did an automated process kick in and fix my PC to avoid me becoming an Apple convert? Of course, if that was really the case, I would like to think that Microsoft would have solved the problem on my PC before I reached the frustration point of pricing a Mac. But, I wonder....

by Allan Leinwand at November 04, 2007 02:06 PM

October 30, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Seriously - why do I do this to myself?

If you read this blog you know I have sworn off the Denver Broncos in 2007. I was doing good with my fasting - I had not watched a single minute of any of their games nor did I even know where they stood in the standings. But, when they played last night on Monday Night Football, it was hard to resist settling in to watch them play. I mean come on - a re-match of Elway's SuperBowl victory over Favre and the Packers?!? What football fan could resist?

But, I did resist. I did not listen to the game on the way home from work on ESPN. I did not come home early to watch the game and I declined a few invitations to go to a local bar and watch the game with friends. I was feeling good about my abstinence.

I came home, did some errands, ate some dinner and did some work. I was doing just fine.... And then, I decided to sit down and relax in front of the tube. The tube came on to ESPN and I saw the score: Denver 13, Green Bay 13, start of overtime. I actually said aloud, "Well, this may be worth watching!" I felt a little guilty for breaking my promise, but seriously, what could it hurt?

And then came the shock therapy. Denver kicks off and on the first play from scrimmage Favre throws an 82-yard touchdown pass (I think it was some sort of Monday Night Football record) to end the game. In literally 16 seconds of my time spent watching the game it was over. At least I did not waste 4 hours watching the Denver Donkeys - I got the same treatment in an efficient 16 seconds.

by Allan Leinwand at October 30, 2007 10:34 AM

October 28, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: GigaOm - How Network Statistics Can Make Search Better And More Relevant

Here's another cross-post on a piece I wrote for Om on using network traffic statistics to produce more relevant search results. This post was inspired by an excellent paper by Joe Weinman of AT&T that you can find here. I really thought this post would spark some major concerns over privacy, but since it did not I guess everyone knows that whatever you do on the Internet (email, IM, VoIP, web browsing, etc.) is public knowledge.

by Allan Leinwand at October 28, 2007 08:33 PM

The Day the Routers Died...

If you have not seen this video from the RIPE 55 Meeting last week in Amsterdam at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky (great place - been there a few times) then you're missing out. Classic networking geek video - try to see how many of the technical references you can catch.

My favorite verse: "And now we've all lost our purpose.. my cisco shares completely worthless..." Enjoy!


by Allan Leinwand at October 28, 2007 09:33 AM

October 11, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-post: NewTeeVee post on infinite bandwidth

Today NewTeeVee (part of the GigaOm network) posted a blog I wrote about how the Internet would change if bandwidth was infinite. It's good that I have a fairly thick skin as some of the comments on the post were less than constructive - and it got even worse on digg.

If you're up for joining the fray, I'd welcome your comments and thoughts on the topic!

by Allan Leinwand at October 11, 2007 12:18 AM

October 10, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Venture Packets

NewTeeVee: The Myth of Infinite Bandwidth

I authored a post on the possibility of infinite bandwidth for the Internet that went live today on NewTeeVee here. I think that the potential for infinite bandwidth is very real and the resulting applications would be absolutely fascinating.  Please let me know your thoughts!

by Panorama at October 10, 2007 06:28 PM

October 09, 2007

Chris Albinson

Inside the 2007 Web 2.0 Launch Pad




The startup pitch showdown known as Launch Pad  is one of my favorite parts of the Web 2.0  conference. Hundreds of companies pitching to be the next new thing!   Just two years after Launch Pad 2005, alumnus Zimbra   be purchased by Yahoo  last month for $350M  ! This year, front man John Battelle approached a couple of us to take a more active role with the event. Here’s an insider’s view of the process, and the market trends that are emerging through it:

Behind the scenes

This year, Battelle asked investors if we would do two things: First, reach into our pockets to sponsor the Launch Pad so that cash-strapped startups would not have to. Second, instead of just selecting companies as in past years come on to the main stage and have a conversation with the six finalists, as part of an American Idol style judging format. (I am not sure who is going to be Paula, Simon, or Randy, but I am sure the companies will be outstanding!) The audience will vote in real-time to determine the winner.

We have an exceptional group of companies to look at again this year. We are giving the review process our best shot, but it is by definition a difficult and less than perfect exercise. Entrepreneurs pour their heart and soul into these companies, and we only have a few minutes to spend on sizing each one up. (OK, maybe I am Paula.) As of Friday, the six judges have managed to narrow the pool of almost 200 companies down to 18 semi-finalists.

Trends

Although the judges are curiously split down the middle on “what is interesting,” several trends are apparent from our selection of the 18 semi-finalists.

  1. Extending commerce into community: referrals networks, advertising to vertically focused communities, and behavioral targeting.
  2. Monetizing video: publishing, distribution, advertising, and life cycle management
  3. Focused semantic web: enhancing search around specific verticals
  4. Replacing Microsoft with web apps: along the Zimbra theme, but the next step
  5. Communities and collective intelligence: using the social graph to get smarter faster on just about everything
  6. Bridging on & off-line worlds: how to bring more of the off-line world into an integrated experience online; resources, transactions, voice, etc.


What did the less interesting submissions have in common?

  1. We’ve already seen companies attack the problem with that type of solution (and even worse, we saw it at the 2005 or 2006 Launch Pad.)
  2. Narrow markets and/or difficult channels to the end customer
  3. Too complex, or too poorly articulated for the panel to grok in the limited time available to review submissions.


Next step: selecting the top six companies

The main criterion in narrowing the pool of 18 semi-finalists down to six finalists is simple: is the company fundable, or is it just a cool idea? Semi-finalists have been asked for additional information so we can make the final selection on Tuesday night. Lobbying has been creative – a life-sized raccoon cutout was delivered to my office last week – and persistent.

Although the names of the 18 companies are under wraps, we’ll be able to share more takeaways once the final 6 are selected. Names of the final 6 will be publicly announced at Web 2.0 on October 18th at 5 PM .   

Is there a Zimbra in the bunch?  Not sure, but the next round of conversations should be interesting.    It’s time for your close up Launch Pad semi-finalists!

by Panorama at October 09, 2007 06:39 AM

September 20, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

The Guardian: Ignoring open source is costing us dear

I found a great article in the Guardian today by Victor Keegan about how ignoring open source software (mainly Linux and Firefox) is costing the UK significant amount of revenues. What I found most interesting is that the author found a prevailing attitude toward open source as "anything that is free can't be any good." If the UK is getting ready to save some money with Linux and Firefox, wait until they realize that they can reduce their networking costs too using Vyatta! You can read the full article here.

by Allan Leinwand at September 20, 2007 08:24 AM

September 18, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Venture Packets

Earth2Tech: Where are the Green Network Devices?

I wrote a post on the need for network devices in the data center to go green.  It's live on the Earth2Tech site (part of the GigaOm network) here.

by Panorama at September 18, 2007 05:36 AM

GigaOm: Looking Back to the Future of Data Centers

Another post on the GigaOm site, this time focused on the interesting revolution in data centers.....  Read on here.

by Panorama at September 18, 2007 05:34 AM

September 17, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross-posts on data centers over at GigaOm

I've been thinking a lot about the future of data centers and the relevant systems and network architectures. Not following the Broncos has given me some free time on Sundays :)

Om posted my piece on the current revolution for data center architectures last week - it sure does look like we're headed back to the future. It's clear to me that virtualization is going to play a key role in the data center of the future and that looks vaguely familiar to network architectures of the past. You can read the post here.

I have also been very interested in making data centers more eco-friendly and wrote about this over at Earth2Tech (a GigaOm site) here. If you're a fan of Vyatta, then you know our software runs on servers that are Energy Star certified already!

P.S. Yes, I do know the Broncos are 2-0. I have not watched a minute of them in 2007 yet :)

by Allan Leinwand at September 17, 2007 11:53 PM

September 03, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Venture Packets

GigaOm - Why Cisco & Microsoft Are Uneasy Frenemies?

Being heavily involved in telecommunications and networking has me thinking about this market from multiple angles.  Here is a post I wrote for GigaOm on Cisco and Microsoft.

by Panorama at September 03, 2007 11:24 PM

GigaOm - Google Buy Adobe for Video!

I posted over at GigaOm on why Google should buy Adobe - and it's all about video.  You can read this post here.

by Panorama at September 03, 2007 11:22 PM

Allan Leinwand: Vblogatta

Cross post - CSCO vs MSFT on GigaOm

I've just posted a new piece I've written on GigaOm on CSCO vs MSFT that is found here. As you can tell, those of us involved with Vyatta are watching Cisco from multiple angles! :)

Please let me know your thoughts!

by Allan Leinwand at September 03, 2007 05:20 PM

August 17, 2007

Allan Leinwand: Venture Packets

GigaOm: Service Providers 2.0: It's All About Scale

I've been thinking a lot about how service providers can become SaaS and Web2.0 companies using their sheer size and scale.  A post on this topic went live today on the GigaOm site here.

by Panorama at August 17, 2007 04:26 PM