QNAP has announced the release of their newest network interface cards, the dual-port 25GbE QXG-25G2SF-CX4 and 10GbE QXG-10G2SF-CX4. When installed in a server-grade PC, the new QNAP NICs are expected to significantly improve workflows in offices and homes. As far as components go, both cards are equipped with a Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx SmartNIC controller and support
Home Lab Deep Dive: A Software Engineer’s Setup
I am a software engineer with an interest in computer networking and security. The intention for the homelab is for self-learning on computer networking plus the ability to stand up software development environment and infrastructure needed for work related prototype. I also want isolation between work, entertainment, utilities (network printer, NAS) and IoT devices network
Mistakes Were Made: Home Lab Horror Stories
In partnership with /r/homelab we gave away a Synology RS214 recently. The mission was simple, just post an anecdote about that one time you made a mistake in your home lab. There were over 150 replies with stories that ranged from funny to depressing. Below are a few of our and the community's favorites.
Veeam Introduces Instance Licensing
Veeam is converting their subscription licenses to an instance licensing scheme. This does not affect perpetual licensing, but for the first time, Veeam will now allow customers to have both Perpetual and Instance Subscription licensing in the same centrally managed environment.
News Bits: AMD, WinMagic, Snowflake, Carbonite, & Veritas
This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. AMD released the new AMD Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q1 driver. WinMagic releases SecureDoc Enterprise Server 8.3. Snowflake triples revenue and customer base. Carbonite and Veritas announce reseller partnership.
AWS Introduces 5 New Amazon EC2 Bare Metal Instances
Amazon Web Services (AWS) released five new EC2 bare metal instances. Bare metal instances are ideal for workloads that need direct access to the process and memory resources. AWS also released lower cost storage, EFS Infrequent Access (EFS IA).
DigitalOcean Launches Managed Databases
Today DigitalOcean announced the launch of its Managed Databases. The first offering released under their Managed Databases is PostgreSQL. Through this service developers will be able to create fully managed database instances in the cloud quickly and efficiently.
Cisco Announces 2Q19 Earnings
Cisco reported its second quarter earnings for its fiscal 2019, which ended on January 26, 2019. Overall the numbers are looking pretty good, especially compared to this time last year. The stock had a bit of a mixed day as it was downgraded from Morgan Stanley; it did however spike up in after hours trading.
Nexenta & Cisco Partner On Enterprise Files Services For HCI
Nexenta announced that it is partnering with Cisco putting its software-based enterprise file services on Cisco’s HyperFlex solution. This new solution has been tested, validated, and is ready to deploy offering HyperFlex benefits such as independent scaling and flexible cluster scaling that in turn should accelerate adoption and expand to new use cases through Nexenta's
Veeam Announces FY 2018 Results
Today Veeam Software announced record results for its fiscal year 2018. The company is claiming $963 milling in total bookings, up 16% year-over-year. Veeam also stated that it has added roughly 4,000 new customers per month over the last year.




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