Monthly Archives: March 2008

Comparing QualysGuard PCI to Comodo HackerGuardian

Posted on March 27, 2008 by DaveK

I’m not doing e-commerce transactions, so its not required that I do quarterly external PCI Scan Compliance scans, as dictated by the Security Standards Counsel. But, for the fun of it, I ran an official scan, from two Approved Scanning … Continue reading →

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My Experience @ MIX08

Posted on March 15, 2008 by DaveK

Yes, I know that Microsoft is the enemy…. or are they? I attended the MIX08 conference at the Venetian in Las Vegas, March 4-7, 2008. It changed my perspective of Microsoft. Now I know the difference between old Microsoft and … Continue reading →

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Deduplication Snapshots on Amazon S3

Posted on March 15, 2008 by DaveK

Deduplication is a term that refers to the practice of storing files by breaking up into chunks (or slices), getting a unique hash for each chunk, then storing the chunks and keeping metadata that explains how to reassemble the file … Continue reading →

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