Matthew Howard

XBOW found multiple critical vulnerabilities in Akamai CloudTest. Explore Diego Jurado Pallarés’s latest blog, where he provides a detailed walkthrough of how XBOW autonomously discovered an XXE vulnerability that allowed reading any file on the remote system. https://lnkd.in/dd8uMT38

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Over the past eight years I’ve worked across the open-source networking world—from building residential routers at Comcast, to Amazon Walkout Technology team, and most recently the Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi initiative. One lesson has paid dividends in every role: really understanding how a packet traverses the Linux networking stack. If you want to build the same picture in your head, start with these two gold-standard resources: 1️⃣ “How packets travel through Linux” – a one-hour deep dive by Jiri Benc 🎥 https://lnkd.in/e4fzxiPb 2️⃣ linux-network-performance-parameters – Leandro Moreira GitHub guide that links every critical /proc, sysctl, and tc knob to the problems it solves 📚 https://lnkd.in/epKnTgCh Bookmark them—you’ll never look at packet flow the same way again.

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“At the system level, flash outperforms HDDs not just in speed and density but also in sustainability, cost, and reliability. The performance-per-TB collapse in HDDs has rendered them obsolete for many enterprise needs. Flash storage options, particularly those built with Pure Storage DFM, result in far fewer devices, less energy consumption, and significantly lower embodied CO2e emissions compared to traditional HDD and SSD systems.” - https://lnkd.in/gpfZMn9h Pure Storage #DFM #Flash #Efficiency

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🚀 Game-changer for enterprise infrastructure! The native integration between Canonical LXD and Pure Storage FlashArray is here, and it's delivering sub-millisecond performance that will transform how we think about containerized and virtualized workloads. Key highlights that caught my attention: ✅ Direct API integration - no third-party plugins needed ✅ Instant, space-efficient snapshots managed through LXD ✅ Support for both iSCSI and NVMe/TCP protocols ✅ Non-disruptive scaling with zero downtime What excites me most? The unified management experience. Storage operations happen directly within LXD's interface - no jumping between tools or maintaining separate provisioning workflows. For enterprise teams running database workloads, analytics platforms, or cloud-native applications, this integration eliminates the traditional performance vs. simplicity tradeoff. Worth a read if you're dealing with: * High-performance database requirements * DevOps environments needing rapid provisioning * Infrastructure modernization initiatives * Multi-cloud strategies Check out the full story: https://lnkd.in/e_Sb4R6c #Enterprise #Storage #Virtualization #LXD #PureStorage #Infrastructure #DevOps #Containers

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#AWS customer SteelEye (a provider of regulatory and compliance data) reduced their cloud hosting costs by 50% using Graviton processors and Spot Instances, along with Karpenter -- a Kubernetes node manager. Using Karpenter's automated node rotation has allowed them to patch 99% of system bugs within a seven day period. Read the new case study at https://lnkd.in/gv6naSGc to learn more.

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Everyone says “70% of Broadcom’s customers are planning to leave VMware.” But the data doesn’t match the drama: 🔹 Broadcom’s VMware profits? Record highs 🔹 Backup vendors? Seeing maybe a 5% drop in VMware workloads 🔹 Competitors? No real spike in market share The myth? 👉 “IT leaders make decisions based purely on cost.” The reality? 🔹 Migrations are 2–3 year projects 🔹 Dependencies are deep 🔹 Teams are choosing to cut costs around VMware—not through it Tech decisions aren’t spreadsheets. They’re tradeoffs. And right now, most orgs are saying: “We’ll absorb the pain... and buy time.” 📘 I break it down here → https://lnkd.in/gi9Suy-K

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Customer Stories - 1st in a series "We came from VMware, where we had reporting pieces that were rarely utilized due to their complexity. In contrast, Nutanix presents information simply and directly...without requiring platform changes for reports." https://lnkd.in/gjEbsmtk Nutanix

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From Idea to Impact: How Panda AI (powered by Moveworks) Is Redefining Productivity at Palo Alto Networks 🐼 When generative AI exploded into the mainstream, Palo Alto Networks didn’t just experiment—they operationalized. Led by CIO Meerah Rajavel, the company crowdsourced use cases across every department, but only pursued the ones with the clearest ROI. The standout? Panda AI—an internal agent that now autonomously resolves 60% of all IT, HR, and Finance requests from employees. This wasn’t just about automation. It was about rethinking support: 📞 Phone lines? Gone. 💬 Slack channels? Gone. 🧾 Online portals? Gone. Every employee starts with Panda. Only if the agent can’t complete the task does it escalate to a human. The payoff? Huge cost savings. Fewer outsourced agents. And a re-skilled internal team now focused on fine-tuning AI accuracy, not repetitive ticket handling. It’s a paradigm shift in enterprise support—from information retrieval to task completion. Panda is more than a chatbot—it’s a lesson in focus, intentionality, and change management. The implications? ✅ AI won’t replace your teams—but it will reshape them. ✅ The biggest wins come when AI handles actions, not just answers. ✅ Adoption starts not with tech, but with trust and a willingness to rewire how work gets done. This is what the future of AI at work actually looks like. Thank you Meerah Rajavel and Palo Alto Networks team for your partnership! 🔗 Link in comments.

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💡 Why did SiriusXM move to Portworx and Red Hat OpenShift? It came down to two things: lower TCO and greater flexibility. In this clip from theCUBE, Nate Mason, Director of Platform Operations at SiriusXM, shares how the team built a scalable, hybrid cloud platform that spans on-prem, cloud, and edge - without locking themselves into costly legacy infrastructure. 🎯 The result? A fully integrated architecture that just fits. 🎥 Watch the story: Why TCO and Flexibility Drove SiriusXM’s Move to Portworx + Red Hat https://lnkd.in/e_4RtDpC #Portworx #RedHatOpenShift #SiriusXM #HybridCloud #CloudNative #DevOps #Infrastructure #Kubernetes #TCO

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