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Edward Haletky
Edward HaletkyEdward L. Haletky, aka Texiwill, is the author of VMware vSphere(TM) and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing the Virtual Environment as well as VMware ESX and ESXi in the Enterprise: Planning Deployment of Virtualization Servers, 2nd Edition. Edward owns AstroArch Consulting, Inc., providing virtualization, security, network consulting and development and The Virtualization Practice where he is also an Analyst. Edward is the Moderator and Host of the Virtualization Security Podcast as well as a guru and moderator for the VMware Communities Forums, providing answers to security and configuration questions. Edward is working on new books on Virtualization. [All Papers/Publications...]

Cloud Security: On Moats

January 4, 2013
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VirtualizationSecurity

This got me thinking about cloud security. The ongoing desire to put moats between us and the attackers. But what is us, in the cloud? Can we prevent the attacks? What are the current moat style technologies in play today?

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2013 Virtualization and Cloud Computing Predictions

December 31, 2012
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CloudComputing

Herewith we offer our 2013 Virtualization and Cloud Computing Predictions. May we also wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous 2013.

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Change: Moving to the Cloud

December 26, 2012
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CloudComputing

The Virtualization Practice will be moving from our internal virtual environment and cloud configuration to an external hosted cloud configuration, at least temporarily. However, what we have found is that not all clouds are alike (we all knew that), and that some of our processes were not cloud friendly but what does it mean for…

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Moving to the Cloud: When Does It Make Sense?

December 20, 2012
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CloudComputing

On 12/18, I had an interesting twitter conversation with Mark Thiele (@mthiele10) about moving to the cloud based on cost. There is a cost perspective to consider as cloud services can be very expensive. When does it make sense to go to the cloud, I think there are two scenarios to consider when talking about…

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End User Computing: Using just a Tablet

December 18, 2012
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DesktopVirtualization

Recently I have been trying to lighten my conference going load. To do that, I have been thinking about ways to do without my laptop and all the accessories for it, which got me thinking about what it takes to completely use such a device; to fully embrace the next generation of end-user computing using…

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Cloud API: In-Security?

December 14, 2012
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VirtualizationSecurity

The 12/13 Virtualization Security Podcast featured George Reese CTO on enStratus as our guest panelist. We discussed Cloud API security or more to the point the lack of real cloud API security. To paraphrase George: Some got it, others do not. So what makes up a good cloud API? how can we fix broken cloud…

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Technology Roundup: Security and Data Protection

December 11, 2012
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CloudComputing

There have been quite a few new products announced in the last few months. Some I have received as briefings, others I have researched. These security and data protection products show the changing face of virtualizaiton and cloud.

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12 Step Program to Enter the Cloud

December 6, 2012
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VirtualizationSecurity

On the 11/29 Virtualization Security Podcast Omar Khawaja the global managing principle at Verizon Terremark Security Solutions joined us to discuss Verizon's 12 step program for entering the cloud. This 12 step program concentrates on the IT and Security admins working together with the business to identify all types of data that could be placed…

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Threats and Risks in the Cloud

November 29, 2012
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CloudComputing

There are threats to the cloud and there are risks within the cloud. A recent article from Tech Target Search Security blog spurred several thoughts. The main claim here is that there are not enough people who can differentiate threats and risks enough to talk to business leaders who may know very little about security,…

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