DevOps Roundup: June 4 - 12
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Join For FreeWith the Reload Button, Everyone is a Network Admin
Thanks to the reload button, partial network failures are easily
mitigated when browsing on a desktop. However, with regards to mobile
applications, the network fails all of the time and there is no ‘reload’
button. Accounting for these what-if failures is hard, but possible by
tricking the application to retry at various levels and sacrificing
battery life/performance. HTML5 does not allow you to program automatic
retries, which is another reason HTML5 will have a hard time gaining
momentum in the mobile sphere.
Predicting the Next Step to Speed Up the Web
Article covers how Chrome optimizes DNS resolution and TCP connections
based on user behavior and predicting resources required in the near
future.
AT&T Has Enabled IPv6 on Nearly One Million Homes
AT&T highlights recent advances in their IPv6 technology and
traffic, including a 650-fold increase of IPv6 traffic across their
backbones. It plans to have enabled IPv6 on 5 million homes by end of
2012.
Microsoft Warns Of Future Exploits Based on Flame
The technology behind Flame could open the door for even bigger security
risks if others adapt Flame for their own exploits. Flame is able to
act as a Microsoft trusted application by manipulating Microsoft
certificate approval system.
Twitter Not For Customer Service, Yet
A study released by STELLAService shows that only 40% of customer
complaints tweeted to 25 of the Internet Retailer top sites were
answered after 24 hrs. They found Zappos.com and LL Bean to be the most
reliable in giving responses.
Microsoft Azure Update Includes Linux Support
Microsoft introduced several new features in the latest Azure including
support for custom configured Virtual Machines, which can run Linux. The
new features were driven by a push for a “hybrid cloud” solution, one
which can connect to many datacenters.
IE10 Might Violate Future DNT Specification?
The default setting of Do Not Track on IE10 might be violating the new
proposed specification update. The spec update proposes that the by
default the browser should not enable Do Not Track – and that the user
must specifically enable the feature. Neither the spec, nor IE10 have
yet been finalized – so one or both might change position again.
The IT Operations Evolution
Mike Loukides takes a look at the “Devops” movement and the evolution of
“Operations” since the microcomputers were first introduced in the
1970′s.
Is anyone safe from hackers?
A recent security breach at CloudFlare, an internet security and
performance optimization company, is leaving everyone shaking in their
shoes a little. However, CloudFlare decided to be public about the hack
and share the details with their customers (in a cute little timeline).
They attributed the hacker’s success to flaws in AT&T, Google, and
CloudFlare’s security protocols.
Updates to Cloud Pricing
The top 3 IaaS providers, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and
Rackspace are still battling head to head, slashing prices one after
another. Azure is focusing on targeting entry level and small
developers, AWS has eyes on larger clients, and Rackspace holds firm
with the lowest entry level pricing of the three.
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