Solution: Networking

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Introducing Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Network Virtualization: Enabling Rapid Migration and Workload Isolation in the Cloud 

We’ve all heard about the agility that server virtualization delivers.  However, our conversations with people in the trenches made it clear that the full potential of virtualization remains frustratingly beyond their grasp.  In particular, the lack of agile networking limits the agility you can achieve at a reasonable cost.
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Guest Post: Marathon and Microsoft fault tolerant computing 

Hi, I’m Jerry Melnick, chief technology officer at Marathon Technologies. Today we announced an expanded development and marketing agreement with Microsoft that underscores industry recognition of the growing need to eliminate downtime for your most important applications.  Working together, Marathon and Microsoft will bring sophisticated fault tolerant availability technology to Windows Server and Hyper-V.
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Next Generation of Windows Networking at the IPv6 Summit 

Ian Hameroff here; a first-time blogger, long-time reader.  I’m a product manager within the Windows Server Division and am focused on the advanced networking technologies. I wanted to talk about a brand new networking stack coming in Windows Server “Longhorn” (and Windows Vista).
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802.1x Authentication for Wired Networks – A vulnerability note 

Thanks to Steve Riley for pointing out some of the vulnerabilities about my post with using 802.1x to secure wired networks:  (The whitepaper from this post does address these concerns) Essentially,  the vulnerability is a weakness in the 802.1x protocol — it authenticates only upon connection establishment and assumes all traffic after authentication is legitimate.
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New 802.1x and IPSec Whitepaper for Wired Networks 

I have talked to many IT Pros over the years about using IEEE 802.1x to secure their wireless networks.  One thing that I always found interesting is the number of people who are unaware that 802.1x isn’t just for wireless networks….wired too! If you network switches support 802.