If you have security concerns about sharing a common ground infrastructure to access your data center, one satellite industry startup, Cloud Constellation, might have the answer for you. "SpaceBelt" is planned to be a worldwide cloud storage network that doesn't rely on lease lines, Internet cable or any other physical network to function, because the data center [...]
The answer a lead engineer in Ford's autonomous vehicle program gave when asked a question shows one of the parallels between self-driving cars and the network automation capabilities of the Uplogix out-of-band platform. Question: "Do the cars always have to be connected to the network to drive?" Answer: "You can't depend on it [the infrastructure] being there, so [...]
When it comes to barriers to innovation in federal IT or even in the enterprise, individual ego and personal empires built on unnecessary network privileges can be a significant problem. The good news is functionality like the granular authorization capabilities of the Uplogix out-of-band platform make it easier to rein in so called "privilege hogs." Federal [...]
Uplogix is announcing the end-of-life of a few older hardware platforms, specifically the Uplogix 3200, Uplogix 430 and Uplogix 400 platforms. In order to continue providing superior products to our customers, we stay on the forefront of technological innovations and market changes. Therefore, effective December 31, 2016, we will no longer offer maintenance renewal contracts for these products. Hardware not under maintenance [...]
For years, Uplogix has delivered out-of-band (OOB) connections over everything from a POTS line to satellites and fiber to cell modems. All that time, people asked us if they could move non-management traffic over those links and the answer was always no. About a year ago we released WTF - WAN Traffic Failover. With the [...]
(April 1, 2016 | AUSTIN, TEXAS) Uplogix today announces a game changing advance in the remote management of network and communications infrastructure. The PHINGER (PHysical INtelligent Gadget for Electronics Resetting) is an add-on product for Uplogix Local Managers, conquering at last a fundamental challenge in out-of-band management: devices that cannot be reset through software commands [...]
You can count on two things during mid-March in Austin, Texas: bluebonnets popping up along the roadside, and the city earning its self-proclaimed title of the Live Music Capital of the World with the South by Southwest Festival. For years it's been more than just music with the addition of film and interactive tracks. This [...]
What blog would be complete this time of year without the obligatory basketball-themed, March Madness-inspired, slam dunking post on a subject totally unrelated to hoops? That's right, today we're highlighting the Sweet Sixteen of Uplogix Custom Rules. Uplogix Local Management Software includes the ability to create custom rules and monitors. For details on how these work [...]
An article in NetworkWorld earlier this month on three fixes needed to get the network ready for the IoT revolution missed a fourth critical component: IoT automation. Cisco says today that there might be 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, which some are beginning to say might be low, especially once you [...]
The state of technology is in flux for CIOs juggling cybersecurity threats, expanding demands from business units and the challenge of having to compete for the very customers their organization is charged with supporting. An extensive survey in CIO Magazine revealed some of the challenges facing today's heads of IT -- a role nearly 90 percent say [...]
