Comments on: Virtual Security Solutions http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/ Go Green with Virtualization. Go UGLY Green with vmetc.com. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:56:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Simply Automating Virtual Machine IP Addressing For Disaster Recovery Sites (without scripting) | VM /ETC http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-3983 Simply Automating Virtual Machine IP Addressing For Disaster Recovery Sites (without scripting) | VM /ETC Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:16:58 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/#comment-3983 [...] VMware vSwitch and an extra virtual NIC (vNIC) in each VM. It’s been a long time since I had a “ton of bricks” moment, but this concept crashed down on me with the realization of a configuration [...] [...] VMware vSwitch and an extra virtual NIC (vNIC) in each VM. It’s been a long time since I had a “ton of bricks” moment, but this concept crashed down on me with the realization of a configuration [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Kevin Wed, 07 May 2008 16:12:59 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/#comment-435 Rich, I agree that virtual security is a huge area that is overlooked in nearly every VMware environment. I have tried to get our sales team to embrace vendors like Reflex Security's VSA product, but I don't think they "get it". I think true understanding and communications to customers will have to come from the smart guys in the trenches like yourself. Good article - keep 'em coming! Rich, I agree that virtual security is a huge area that is overlooked in nearly every VMware environment. I have tried to get our sales team to embrace vendors like Reflex Security’s VSA product, but I don’t think they “get it”. I think true understanding and communications to customers will have to come from the smart guys in the trenches like yourself. Good article – keep ‘em coming!

]]> By: Christofer Hoff http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Christofer Hoff Wed, 07 May 2008 14:45:10 +0000 http://vmetc.com/2008/05/07/virtual-security-solutions/#comment-433 Rich: Given the capabilities/constraints of today's vSwtiches, there are some very large caveats related to the claims of many of these products. There is an awful lot of marketing going on at the moment regarding just what these products do and do not do given the visibility they currently enjoy. You might be interested in a couple of the posts that I've made over the last year on the subject: http://rationalsecurity.typepad.com/blog/virtualization/index.html You'll notice there are some articles on the products you mention above as well as an article or two regarding some very nasty performance, capacity planning and configuration issues that nobody's really taking about. /Hoff Rich:

Given the capabilities/constraints of today’s vSwtiches, there are some very large caveats related to the claims of many of these products. There is an awful lot of marketing going on at the moment regarding just what these products do and do not do given the visibility they currently enjoy.

You might be interested in a couple of the posts that I’ve made over the last year on the subject:

http://rationalsecurity.typepad.com/blog/virtualization/index.html

You’ll notice there are some articles on the products you mention above as well as an article or two regarding some very nasty performance, capacity planning and configuration issues that nobody’s really taking about.

/Hoff

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