By What is an Evaluation Assurance Level? An Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) is a category ranking assigned to an IT product or system after a Common Criteria security evaluation. The level indicates to what extent the product or system was tested. A product or system must meet specific assurance requirements to achieve a particular EAL. […]
Technology history is filled with disruptive pairings — cellphones plus wireless internet, for example — but the combination of quantum computing and AI might become the most disruptive duo of all. The major potential of combining quantum computing with AI rests on the former’s potential to accelerate the latter’s capabilities. Quantum-powered AI could translate into […]
Red Hat is replacing CentOS 7 with CentOS Stream, and RHEL 7 will reach end of maintenance in the summer of 2024. This leaves admins wondering about upgrade options and what the process looks like. If you’re a RHEL administrator or a developer using CentOS 7 on your company’s systems, you might be curious of […]
What is ducting (data center cooling)? Ducting is an approach to air management that uses a series of metal or plastic pipes to carry heated or cooled air from one place to another. A duct system is often referred to as ductwork. There are two categories of ducts: active and passive. Ducts are naturally passive […]
What is Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)? Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is an IP routing protocol that uses a mathematical algorithm to calculate the most efficient path to direct traffic on IP networks. OSPF is an open standard and designated by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as one of several Interior Gateway Protocols […]
What is Cisco IP SLA? Internet protocol service level agreement (IP SLA) is a network performance monitoring (NPM) feature of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) that enables an IT professional to collect information about network performance in real time. Cisco IOS IP SLA provides a way to monitor network performance and report on […]
In 2004, Gregory Kurtzer created CentOS as a build of Caos Linux. In 2020, Red Hat took over maintaining CentOS and announced the final release of the OS, CentOS 8. CentOS was the free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and was used by individuals and organizations around the globe. However, Red Hat decided […]
2023 looked a lot like 2019 — at least as far as the data storage conference schedule was concerned. As the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially subsided, most storage-related events on the calendar this year were fully in person. A new conference has even joined the stalwarts of the data storage conference lineup. Memory is a […]
Lift and shift involves moving an application and its associated data, OS and workload to a new environment. It provides a way to move apps to the cloud without redesigning the app to suit the new infrastructure or fundamentally changing the workload. Data center admins use lift and shift to migrate apps and workloads from […]