Samsung has completed the sale of its printer business to HP Inc for $1.05bn. (HP Completes Acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Printer Business). This completes a deal announced in…
My challenges with upgrading VMware to 6.5u1
So in theory, a new VMware release is normally a doddle to upgrade to using the methods covered in Keeping VMware ESXi Updated: 6.5 Update 1. It's worked for the…
Aquantia deliver workstation mGig (Multi-Gigabit Ethernet)
As part of the roll-out of mGig (IEEE 802.11bz), Aquantia have launched network interface cards for the workstation market. These offer 2.5Gb/s and 5Gb/s connections using existing cables. (See Multi-Gigabit…
VMware closing the virtual switch infrastructure to third parties
VMware is closing down the APIs that third parties use to access the virtual network within the VMware ecosystem. This means that if you are using one of the third…
Mr Robot’s Christian Slater warns about the dangers of hackers breaking into your printer in an ad for HP
I've been watching Mr. Robot over the last few weeks, and whilst it's a little dramatic on the info-sec elements of the hacking involved, the series has been quite good,…
Multi-Gigabit Ethernet is here – IEEE 802.11bz
In June 2015, the IEEE created a working group to bring two industry alliances together to deliver Multi-Gigabit Ethernet. Work done by the NBASE-T and MGBASE-T industry groups is brought…
RESTful Server Management with some Redfish
Managing servers is hard enough. Doing it with a rack of servers is more difficult. Maintaining a data centre full of servers can provide a significant challenge. There are lots…
HP Inks $1.05bn deal for Samsung’s printer business
HP Inc (the printer and consumer business) has announced a deal to acquire Samsung's printer business. (HP Acquires Samsung Printer Business) HP is looking to disrupt the $55bn copier industry…