Got DejaBlue? Microsoft squashes critical RDS bugs

Modern Infrastructure Digest: News and advice for creating tomorrow's data centers

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | August 15, 2019 FEATURED STORY Got DejaBlue? Microsoft squashes critical RDS bugs By Tom Walat, Site Editor August Patch Tuesday lacked the usual fare of zero-days and public disclosure. But it did expose the arrival of new 'wormable vulnerabilities' -- similar to the BlueKeep vulnerability -- that Microsoft stressed admins should patch promptly. (SearchWindowsServer.com) Advertisement NEWS   Cray wins contract to build 3rd exascale system U.S. efforts to improve its large nuclear weapons stockpiles are being done virtually. The Dept. of Energy is buying an exascale system from Cray Inc., its third from the company which is now being acquired by HPE. The $600 million system will be used in nuclear weapons development. (SearchDataCenter.com)   TACC inserts Quantum tape into its archive system NSF-funded Texas Advanced Computing Center has adopted Quantum tape into its Ranch long-term storage system. Now powered by a Scalar i6000 tape library and StorNext archive file system, TACC serves 50,000 researchers and preserves about 40 petabytes of data. (SearchDataBackup.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Use vSAN to enhance storage in your data center VMware vSAN provides software-defined storage in the data center. Learn the features of vSAN -- such as ReadyNodes and Performance Diagnostics -- and learn how you can combine it with an HCI appliance to streamline operations, as well as improve storage and security. (SearchVMware.com)   How VMware could cash in on Kubernetes' popularity Although VMware has not yet announced any radical plans, the future of VMware and Kubernetes looks bright. VMware might have opportunities to cash in on Kubernetes -- the vendor could integrate Kubernetes with vSphere, craft a Kubernetes interface for vCenter or use PKS to add Kubernetes to VIC. (SearchVMware.com)   Deploying Hyper-V with VARs limits possibilities IT administrators looking to get started with Hyper-V might turn to VARs. Admins can also deploy Hyper-V with Admin Center, Microsoft's application for managing servers, for increased flexibility and the ability to remotely manage servers, but the push toward cloud migration can cause problems. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   A closer look at the Azure AD Premium offerings Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service Azure AD offers different functionality depending on the subscription you select. Most organizations analyze Azure AD Premium P1 vs. P2 to determine which offering works best for them, and yours should do the same. (SearchWindowsServer.com) About This E-Newsletter The Modern Infrastructure Digest is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2019 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List