Getting Around the Logon/Legal Banner Issues when using APM PCoIP Proxy and Horizon
If you're using APM's PCoIP Proxy and require a logon banner, you've probably figured out that the PCoIP Proxy integration stops working when you turn on the integrated logon banner from within the Horizon Administrator. Adding to the pain, internal users can't get any logon banner since you had to turn it off in order for your external access to work! Well, the wait is over! With the use of a nifty iRule that you can attach to your internal Horizon Connection Servers virtual server, you can now present a banner BOTH internal users as well as external users who access Horizon resources using APM PCoIP Proxy. Here's how it works: Disable the logon banner through Horizon Administrator - the BIG-IP will handle presenting the banners for internal users (through the iRule) and external users (through the View iApp) instead of Horizon. Modify the text in the iRule with the text you want to show in the logon banner. Apply the iRule to your LTM Virtual Server that services internal Horizon users (either manually to the LTM virtual server or through the View iApp). You're done! A couple of things to think about when you implement this: If you need to present a legal disclaimer your external users using the PCoIP Proxy, you can still do that through the Horizon View iApp. Do not apply this to any virtual server running the APM PCoIP Proxy - it's only for providing the logon banner to internal Horizon users. The banner for PCoIP Proxy can be easily enabled through the iApp It's important to ensure the PCoIP Proxy's Connection Server settings are pointing to the individual connection server(s) and NOT the LTM virtual server that has the Logon Banner iRule applied. The iRule source is below. # Attach iRule to iApp created virtual server named "<iapp_name>_internal_https" # Replace the section “This is a XXX computer system that is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. This # system is subject to monitoring. Therefore, no expectation of privacy is to be assumed. # Individuals found performing unauthorized activities are subject to disciplinary action # including criminal prosecution.” with your desired text. when RULE_INIT { # Debug Level 0=off, 1=on, 2=verbose set static::internal_disclaimer_debug 0 } when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { set log_prefix_cs "[IP::remote_addr]:[TCP::remote_port clientside] <-> [IP::local_addr]:[TCP::local_port clientside]" if { $static::internal_disclaimer_debug > 1 } { log local0. "<$log_prefix_cs>: CLIENT_ACCEPTED" } } when HTTP_REQUEST { set bypass 0 if {[HTTP::uri] starts_with "/portal/info.jsp"} { if { $static::internal_disclaimer_debug > 0 } { log local0. "<$log_prefix_cs>: Portal Info request, bypassing further processing"} set bypass 1 } else { if {[HTTP::header exists "Content-Length"]} { set content_length [HTTP::header "Content-Length"] } else { # If the header is missing, use a sufficiently large number set content_length 5000 } if { $static::internal_disclaimer_debug > 1 } { log local0. "<$log_prefix_cs>: Set content-length to $content_length"} HTTP::collect $content_length if { [HTTP::path] == "/broker/xml" && [HTTP::header Expect] == "100-continue" } { SSL::respond "HTTP/1.0 100 Continue\r\n\r\n" if { $static::internal_disclaimer_debug > 1 } { log local0. "<$log_prefix_cs>: Application requested: client requires 100 continue response, sending 100-continue"} } } } when HTTP_REQUEST_DATA { if { [HTTP::payload] contains "set-locale" and ( not ($bypass)) } { HTTP::respond 200 content {<?xml version="1.0"?><broker version="9.0"><configuration><result>ok</result><broker-guid>aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-ddddddddddddddddd</broker-guid><authentication><screen><name>disclaimer</name><params><param><name>text</name><values><value>This is a XXX computer system that is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. This system is subject to monitoring. Therefore, no expectation of privacy is to be assumed. Individuals found performing unauthorized activities are subject to disciplinary action including criminal prosecution.</value></values></param></params></screen></authentication></configuration><set-locale><result>ok</result></set-locale></broker>} noserver "Connection" "close" "Content-Type" "text/xml;charset=UTF-8" if { $static::internal_disclaimer_debug > 1 } { log local0. "<$log_prefix_cs>: Sending Disclaimer Message"} } if { [HTTP::payload] contains "disclaimer" } { if { $static::internal_disclaimer_debug > 1 } { log local0. "<$log_prefix_cs>: Disclaimer Message Accepted - waiting for credentials."} } } This solution has been tested using Horizon 6.0 (and later) as well as the Horizon 3.0 (and later) Client. Earlier versions of the client and/or Horizon Connection Server could produce unexpected results. Big shout-out to Greg Crosby for his work on the iRule!Load Balancing VMware's Workspace Portal/Identity Manager with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
What is VMware Identity Manager (formerly known as VMware Workspace Portal)? VMware Identity Manager is a service that extends your on-premises directory infrastructure to provide a seamless Single Sign-On (SSO) experience to Web, Mobile, SaaS, and legacy applications. Simply put, it's a service aggregator and identity provider for your IT resources. One single login to Identity Manager gains you access to Citrix XenApp, Horizon, Web, SaaS, and ThinApp resources. You can find more about Identity Manager at https://www.vmware.com/products/identity-manager/. BIG-IP can provide intelligent traffic management, high availability and monitoring through the use of BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and BIG-IP DNS (Global Traffic Management). BIG-IP's Access Policy Manager (APM) can also provide secure access to the apps and resources accessible through the Identity Manager portal as well as the actual Identity Manager portal itself. In this article, we'll focus on building a highly available Identity Manager implementation using BIG-IP LTM. You can download the updated step-by-step load-balancing guide for VMware Workspace Portal/Identity Manager here. What's also cool is you can do a walk through of this very setup in the VMware Hands-On-Lab at VMworld 2015 (Look for HOL-MBL-1659) or by clicking the following link - http://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalogs/lab/2078. Special thanks to Bryan Salek, Matt Mabis, and Mosa Emamjomeh for helping put this together! Stay tuned for a future post on how to securely access Workspace Portal/Identity Manager using BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), which includes proxying Citrix XenApp, Horizon, and Web Application resources. WorkspaceOne/Identity Manager 2.6 Update: When changing the FQDN of VMware Identity Manager there is an additional (and new) stepthat needs to be done.After changing the FQDN, log back into the Workspace One Admin UI using a local account and clickCatalog --> Settings. Next, selectNew End User Portal UIand clickEnable New Portal UI. Once completed, log out and you should now be able to login using a domain account.
F5 Anti-Fraud Solutions: Frictionless Protection for the Masses
Anti-Fraud Solutions: Why F5? In 2013, F5 Networks grew its security portfolio to include advanced Anti-Fraud services with the acquisition of the Israeli-based security company Versafe. At the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, we have a section of our F5 booth dedicated to the Anti-Fraud solution where we are talking about the technology, answering questions and demonstrating the capabilities all week. If you cannot make it to the conference or even if you attended but missed us at our booth, that’s not a problem. I’ll fill you in on some of the details. First, just walking around the RSA Conference, it’s clear that there is no shortage of anti-fraud solutions on the market. The number is mind blowing and continuously growing. As new threats emerge, new technologies are introduced to combat them. But if you look at the approaches each company takes, they are often quite different. So that begs the question: why F5? Well, from a feature and function standpoint, we cover a wide range of web-based fraud detection and protection capabilities. The WebSafe solution, which protects web-based applications, safeguards against various forms of malicious activity including phishing attacks, Man-In-The-Middle, Man-In-The-Browser and Trojan activity such as web injections, form hijacking, page modifications and transaction modification. But what makes the solution unique is that it enables 100% coverage of the user base in a completely clientless manner, without impacting the user experience. We inject our obfuscated code via an iRule, into the web application code as part of the response data. In other words, the solution is completely frictionless, which is key differentiator number one. And because the solution leverages common browser-based technologies, we protect users who are navigating from all types of devices: laptops, PCs, tablets, smart TVs, mobile devices, etc. As long as the user is navigating with a standard web browser, they will be protected. This is key differentiator number two. From a deployment standpoint, today the WebSafe solution is implemented via an iRule on an F5 device (either physical or virtual), so there is no need to introduce changes to the web applications our customers are looking to protect from online fraud. This saves time when deploying the solution because there is no need to engage web development resources which are often outsourced or already engaged in critical projects. Our ability to deploy without these web application changes equates to savings and is key value proposition number three. As a matter of fact, many F5 customers can leverage their current F5 investment and deploy the Anti-Fraud services on their existing infrastructure, requiring no additional hardware investment: differentiator number four. Lastly, WebSafe provides protection against online fraud without a client install and with no change in the online users’ experience. Introducing CAPTCHAs, popups, etc is often too intrusive to the end user, so we are looking to protect the users without introducing friction in the process. Summary If you are at the RSA Conference, stop by booth 1801. We would be happy to demonstrate our Anti-Fraud solution and help to enhance your fraud protection capabilities. If you are not at RSA, look for further details here. We will be posting more details about F5’s Anti-Fraud solutions throughout the coming weeks.You’re Getting Under My (e)-Skin
Imagine if the temporary tattoos that come in a box of Cracker Jack (if you’re lucky) had an electronic display logo that lights up when you put it on. Or a fitness tracker that you tape to yourself rather than wearing it around your wrist. Or a watch so thin that it lights the time while blending into your skin. Or even, a sensor that can be applied directly to an organ to determine health. This is the future for electronic skin. Yup, I said it: E-Skin. Researchers in Japan have developed an ultra-thin and ultra-stretchy material that can mimic the flexibility of human skin. Ultraflexible organic photonic skin is an organic polymer with light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) or small sheets of energy-efficient lights that are laminated right on the skin. These are intended to equip the human body with electronic components for health-monitoring and information technologies. These are transparent but when powered with electrical pulses, it’ll emit a colored light, number or letter depending on the implementation. The arrangement of PLEDs can also display more complex information. They also report that this PLED film produced less heat and consumed less power than previous e-skin samples. The interesting thing here is that they used organic materials, added an extra layer of film to protect it from oxygen and water, so it lasted several days. Past organic efforts lasted less than a day due to air exposure. Today, non-organic materials used to make super-thin tattoo-like monitoring devices can last weeks or longer. These advancements will only fuel the health care wearable market which is growing exponentially. Research firm Tractica released findings from its report ‘Wearable Devices for Healthcare Markets’ that show worldwide shipments of healthcare wearables will increase from 2.5 million in 2016 to 97.6 million in 2021…or $17.8 Billion in yearly revenue. The general wearable device market will increase from 85 million units in 2015 to 559.6 million units by 2021 - a compound annual growth rate of about 37%. If you thought the influx of data center and cloud traffic from mobile was big, just wait until all our body vitals start hitting the wire. Add that to all the other IoT initiates, like home/automotive, big data suddenly turns into ginormous data. While we may instantly think about the fitness trackers and smartwatches that garner our bodies, the health care industry is also looking at the treatment of chronic diseases, wellness programs, remote patient monitoring and physician use. And there are other devices like posture monitors, connected wearable patches and pain management wearables that are gaining ground. I can already hear the posture sensor barking, 'Stop Slouching!' and a pain patch that actually works instead of those menthol smelling globs – great idea! ps Related Super-thin electronic skin lights up a digital display on your hand Ultraflexible organic photonic skin Healthcare wearables will bring $17.8B in yearly revenue by 2021, says Tractica Wearable Devices for Healthcare MarketsMeet the Sensors
I often write about the Internet of Things, or the soon-to-be-cliché IoT. You know, the smart-fridges, smart-cars, smart-thermostats, healthcare devices, wearables and any of those connected devices that have a sensor, gathers data and reports back to some entity. You are able to control these devices (and see the data) with mobile apps or even your own voice and gestures. They are all the rage and sitting at the top of the Gartner Hype Cycle. But it’s all the various sensors inside those devices that are doing the actual measuring, calculating, tracking and reporting. Each has its own specialty providing specific functionality. I’ve always wondered about what’s inside some of the wearables let’s take a look at a few. Have you ever wondered what spins the screen so you’re not looking at an upside down picture? That’s an Accelerometer. It measures orientation and movement. The iPhone was the first to use this back in 2007 and amazement ensued. It can tell the difference between running away from a charging buffalo in Yellowstone verses making faces with a chimp at the zoo. It can also tell if you’re sleeping simply by the fact that you haven’t moved for a while. These are typically used to track step count and how well you’ve rested. I noted that the accelerometer measures step count but what about those steps up a flight of stairs? Well, that would be the Altimeter. Altimeters measure altitude so it can sense changes in height. In conjunction with the steps the accelerometer counted, the altimeter will add its bits and give you a more accurate calorie count for those fire escape runs. Instead of asking how tall someone is, next time ask ‘What’s your alti?’ And if you’re going to step out for a run, you might want to know if it’ll be sunny or sprinkles during the trek. Often seen as a smaller dial on an outdoor clock but now on wristbands, a Barometer measures atmospheric pressure – the weight of air in the Earth’s atmosphere. It’s used in forecasting the weather and you often hear meteorologists note, ‘There’s a high ridge of atmospheric pressure keeping the rain away.’ At least that’s what they’ve been saying in California about the drought. So you thought of attempting an Iron Man competition but wondered if your device could differentiate between the swimming, biking and running. You’re in luck if your device has a Gyroscope. Using the Earth’s gravity, it can help determine orientation. The big difference between an accelerometer and a gyroscope is that a gyroscope can also measure rotation or more specifically, the rate of rotation around a particular axis. Gyroscopes take into account the Earth’s gravity and rotation while the accelerometer does not. If tracking stars for navigation and location like the early Polynesians is not your style, then the ever popular GPS is your tool. Using three satellites to ‘triangulate’ your location, the receiver measures distance to the first satellite. Based on that, you are in a certain sphere location on the planet. It then measures the distance to the second satellite to get another sphere location. Therefore, you must be somewhere on the circle where these two spheres intersect. By using a third satellite reading, the sphere that cuts through the circle of the intersection of the first two spheres narrows your location even more. Now our position is narrowed to two points in space. One of those two points is so absurd and instantly tossed, thus leaving you with an exact location. There are a bunch of other sensors like Optical Heart Rate Monitors, typically worn on the wrist and it shines a tiny light against your skin to measure the blood pumping through your arm veins. And the various Gesture Tech things that use a little camera to see your hand and body movements to translate that into action on a gaming device, or a drone following your Snake River Canyon jump or even turning up the volume on the TV. It’d be cool to move something out of the way by effortlessly swiping your hand in the air, huh? Sensors have been all around us for a while but now they are becoming close confidants. We should get to know our new Ohana. ps Related What do the sensors in wearable tech actually do? The World's First Urine-Powered Wearable Is Here Accelerometer vs. Gyroscope: What's the Difference? Wearables Head to Tail Oh, Is That The Internet You're Wearing? Connecting the Threads Our Five Senses on Sensors Sensors and IoT Technorati Tags: iot,wearables,sensors,humans,silva,f5,mobile Connect with Peter: Connect with F5:Blog Roll 2015
It’s that time of year when we gift and re-gift, just like this text from last year. And the perfect opportunity to re-post, re-purpose and re-use all my 2015 blog entries. If you missed any of the 89 attempts including 59 videos, here they are wrapped in one simple entry. I read somewhere that lists in blogs are good. I broke it out by month to see what was happening at the time and let's be honest, pure self-promotion. Thanks for reading and watching throughout 2015. Have a Safe and Happy New Year. January 2015 OK 2015, Now What? The Analog Generation Application Availability Between Hybrid Data Centers Will Deflate-Gate Lead to Micro-Chipped Footballs? VMware Partner Exchange 2015: Video Preview February VMware PEX 2015 – Find F5 VMware PEX 2015 – What Customers Want From Security Vendors VMware PEX 2015 – BIG-IP on vCloud Air VMware PEX 2015 – F5 Channel Partner Ecosystem VMware PEX 2015 – That’s a Wrap! 5 Ways #IamF5 The Internet of Me, Myself & I Intelligent DNS Animated Whiteboard Mobile World Congress 2015 - The Preview Video March MWC 2015 - Find F5 MWC 2015 – NFV for Service Providers (feat Yue) MWC 2015 – Threats to Mobile Carrier Networks (feat George) MWC 2015 – How LTE Roaming Works (feat Nas) MWC 2015 – Getting Work Done on the Go (feat Carovano) MWC 2015 - SDN Demystified (feat Duncan) MWC 2015 – TCP Opt for Service Providers (feat Yue) MWC 2015 – Enhancing Subscriber’s Quality of Experience (feat Mahmoodi) MWC 2015 – The Mobile Revolution with F5 CEO John McAdam MWC 2015 – That’s a Wrap! Lost in Translation...in Italy April Healthcare in the Crosshairs What are These "Things”? IoT Influence on Society RSA 2015 - The Preview Video RSA2015 – Find F5 RSA2015 Partner Spotlight - RSA Risk Based Authentication RSA2015 – Defending the New Perimeter RSA2015 – The InfoSec Landscape with Jeremiah Grossman RSA2015 Partner Spotlight: FireEye Partnership RSA2015 – SSL Everywhere (feat Holmes) RSA2015 – That’s a Wrap! IoT Effect on Applications May IoT Ready Infrastructure F5 Agility EMEA 2015 - The Preview Video F5 EMEA Agility 2015 - Welcome to Edinburgh What Are You Looking Forward To At F5 Agility 2015? F5 Agility 2015 EMEA – ACI with F5 & Cisco F5 Agility 2015 EMEA – King Robert the Bruce F5 Agility 2015 EMEA – Sir William Wallace That’s a Wrap from EMEA F5 Agility 2015 June The IoT Ready Platform I Almost Bit...and Would've Been Bitten July F5 Animated Whiteboards Is 2015 Half Empty or Half Full? F5Agility15 - The Preview Video August Welcome to F5 Agility 2015 Innovate, Expand, Deliver with F5 CEO Manny Rivelo Get F5 Certified at F5 Agility 2015 Software Defined Data Center Made Easy with F5 and VMware F5 DevCentral Solves Your BIG-IP Questions That's a Wrap from #F5Agility15 Our Five Senses on Sensors VMworld2015 – The Preview Video VMworld2015 – Find F5 VMworld2015 – Realize the Virtual Possibilities (feat. de la Motte) September VMworld2015 – Business Mobility Made Easy with F5 and VMware (feat. Venezia) Software Defined Data Center Made Simple (feat. Pindell) - VMworld2015 That’s a Wrap from VMworld2015 F5 + Blue Medora: Gain Control of Your Applications with vRealize Is Your DNS Vulnerable? October AWS re:Invent 2015 – The Preview Video IoT: Tabs to be Read Later Find F5 at AWS re:Invent 2015 AWS re:Invent 2015 - Value of App Services in the Cloud (feat Vrankic) AWS re:Invent 2015 – SSL Everywhere…Including the Cloud (feat Stanley) AWS re:Invent 2015 – Web Application Firewall in the Cloud (feat Haynes) AWS re:Invent 2015 – Programmability in the Cloud (feat Applebaum) AWS re:Invent 2015 – The F5 Ready Program (feat Pickering) That’s a Wrap from AWS re:Invent 2015 The Wave of Change at Tech Events F5 + SimpliVity: Deploy and Simplify Application Deployments Together Wearables Head to Tail F5 + Nutanix: Invisible Infrastructure and SDAS Joining Forces November Ask the Expert – Are WAFs Dead? Ask the Expert – Why SSL Everywhere? Ask the Expert – Why Web Fraud Protection? Ask the Expert – Why Identity and Access Management? Connecting the Threads Identity Theft: Not So Scary Anymore? F5 Blog: Backseat Drivers, Your Wish Has Come True Inside the ALOHA! December Arguing with Things Punchbowl, Pearl Harbor and my Grandparents The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2016 And a couple special holiday themed entries from years past. e-card Malware X marks the Games ps Related Blog Roll 2014 Blog Roll 2013 Blog Roll 2012 Blog Roll 2011 Technorati Tags: f5,big-ip,security,cloud,mobile,video,silva,2015,blogs,iot,things Connect with Peter: Connect with F5:The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2016
The time of year when crystal balls get a viewing and many pundits put out their annual predictions for the coming year. Rather than thinking up my own, I figured I’d regurgitate what many others are expecting to happen. 7 Future Predictions for the Internet of Things – IoT is one of the hottest terms and trends. From connected cars, homes, businesses and more, connected devices are becoming more prevalent in our lives. Stable Kernel looks at the future economic growth, development of smart cities, wearables, privacy challenges and how voice commands will become the norm. Top 10 Humanoid Robots Designed To Match Human Capabilities And Emotions – While once a dream of The Jetsons, companion robots in the home will become as common as pets, even if the pet is a robot. WT VOX explores whether robots could fully replace humans by 2045 as some predict and takes a look at the top 10 that are starting to match human capability. The top security threats of 2016 – ZDNet digs into McAfee's 2016 cybersecurity threat report covering areas like hardware, ransomware, cloud services, connected cars and the warehouses of stolen data. From the Ashley Madison hack, to Jeeps taken off-road and the TalkTalk breach, digital infiltration is now a daily occurrence and no one is immune. Forrester’s top 10 predictions for business in 2016 — and what they mean for tech – Computerworld summarizes Forrester’s top 10 predictions and how 2016 will be the year that the companies that thrive will be those advancing down the customer obsession path. They look at critical business issues like loyalty, analytics, personalization and how privacy will become a value to which customers will respond. You need to live a customer-obsessed operating model to survive. IBM predicts tech world of 2016 – At number 5, IBM has published its 6th annual Five in Five - where it predicts five innovations that will change all of our lives in the next five years, with mind-reading machines apparently set to be interpreting our thoughts by 2016. From generating our own energy to no more passwords to almost everyone having some sort of mobile technology, IBM Labs is exploring these emerging technologies. DDoS Predictions for 2016, IBM Insights – Also from Big Blue, they are sharing insight into new types of DDoS attacks that are to be expected during the coming year. DDoS is no longer a nagging problem but a bona fide technique to disable a company’s resources. BitTorrent, malicious JavaScript and Temporal Lensing DDoS (pdf) attacks are all explained. As I’ve mentioned before, there have always been protesters and activists - some write letters, some picket on the sidewalk, some throw rocks and with the advent of the internet, now you can protest (and more) by creating digital havoc. 5 IT industry predictions for 2016 from Forrester and IDC – CIO.com hits on the 2016 predictions of IDC and Forrester, two of the largest analyst firms. In their distillation, there could be a bleak future for legacy vendors since according to IDC, ‘by 2020, more than 30 percent of the IT vendors will not exist as we know them today.’ There will also be some cloud consolidation, big data gets even bigger and traditional enterprises will turn into software companies. Software developers will become a scarce commodity. IDC Software Licensing and Pricing Predictions 2016: Top 10 Predictions – And speaking of software, Amy Konary of IDC writes about focus areas like the growth of subscription and outcomes-based pricing, the real cost of licensing complexity, usage models in IoT, the business model impacts of the convergence of cloud, mobile, social, and big data technologies. 10+1 Commandments For Companies Developing Wearable Health Trackers – Many of us will be getting a wearable or two this holiday season so ScienceRoll rolled up it’s 10+1 commandments every company developing wearable health trackers should follow. Practical value, online communities, long live batteries and gamification are what user’s desire. We know you want to make money but focus on helping people live a healthier life. In-depth: Top 10 Internet of Things companies to watch – We started with IoT and figured I’d caboose this with another. RCRWireless digs in to the top players in both Industrial IoT and Consumer IoT. Many of the names are familiar: Cisco, IBM, ATT, Google, GE, Samsung and a few others are already hedging their future on all these connected nouns. See what these organizations are doing both internally and externally to embrace IoT and take advantage of this proposed multi-trillion dollar market opportunity. And if you want to see if any of the previous year’s predictions came true, here ya go: The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2015 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2014 The Top 10, Top 10 2013 Predictions The Top 10, Top Predictions for 2012 ps Technorati Tags: 2016,predictions,future,technology,security,cloud,iot,silva,wearables,f5,top10 Connect with Peter: Connect with F5:
La transition vers HTTP/2, l'envisager, s'y préparer, la réaliser
HTTP/2 est désormais un standard avec son support intégré dans les browsers modernes. Les serveurs Web, proposent aussi dans leurs dernières versions, la compatiliblité avec cette évolution. Ce qu'il faut retenir est qu'HTTP/2 vient accéler le transport du contenu Web en maintenant la confidentialité à travers SSL. Un des bénéfices pour les developpeurs et fournisseurs de contenu est la capacité à se rendre compte des apports de ce protocole sans remettre en cause toute son infrastructure. Les démonstrations montrent bien les gains à travers un browser sur un ordinateur portable, choses encore plus appréciables sur les plateformes mobiles. La version 12.0 de TMOS permet de se comporter comme un serveur HTTP/2 vis à vis des clients tout en continuant à solliciter le contenu en HTTP/1.0 et HTTP/1.1 auprès des serveurs. Pour trouver des raisons de s'interesser à ce protocole, plusieurs sources d'information peuvent y aider : Making the journey to HTTP/2 HTTP/2 home
Billionaires, Icons and Movie Stars – Why Geek Is Now Chic
Over the past few years we’ve seen the unstoppable rise of the geek. From popular culture to big business,the geeks have inherited the earth. They’re the billionaires, the modern day rock stars, and their many achievements have resulted in a significant change to their status in popular society. They are now often championed, given the limelight or even imitated- geek is now chic! So let’s take some time out to look how the geek – and our perception of the geek – has evolved… The Geek Revolution Before the dawn of the information age, being an IT expert was associated with social ineptitude, a stereotype amplified by films such as 'Revenge of the Nerds.’ Although this negative stigma has not quite been completely reversed, the rise of the geek has been prolific, driven by the mainstream rise of tech and the acute relevance of previously niche skills. Whether consumers or enterprises, society relies heavily on certain technologies, making IT experts and their knowledge indispensable. Employment of ‘Genius’ assistants in Apple stores show the change in status and dependence of society on the geek, as customers compete for the attention of who can fix their gadgets. The behaviour of geek idols such as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates also helped make geeks cool, by having the audacity to drop out of (a Harvard) education to follow their dreams. The relevance of geek knowledge to businesses has been demonstrated by the scramble to fill the tech skills gap, but it spreads beyond classic computing know-how. Political forecaster Nate Silver received attention after mathematically predicting an Obama victory in 2012, resulting in a call to ‘hire geeks not pundits’ if you want to win a presidential election. The government introduction of compulsory IT-based aspects to school curriculums also shows the value attributed to IT know-how. The Omni-Present Geek Popular culture too is now exploring the techie as an unorthodox hero. This is perhaps most evident on the screen, demonstrated recently through television shows such as 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'The IT Crowd,' which explicitly focus their stories around stereotypical geeks. 'The Social Network' saw an entire film made about the rise of the IT genius. Characters are by no means portrayed with model good looks and bulging muscles, but the idea that the geek can 'win' is becoming more prevalent. In fashion, thick-rimmed, non-prescriptive glasses have become popular as an optional accessory rather than an optical necessity and been embraced by stars and school children alike. T-shirts sold by 'Topshop' emblazoned with the word 'NERD' or 'GEEK' were hugely successful when launched in 2013; it seems the implication of intellect, whether genuine or ironic, is now considered fashionable. Geek Power If society has progressed through the Iron Age and the Industrial Age, we are undoubtedly in the Tech Age. IT geeks have done amazing things with their inventions and innovations: Sir Tim Berners-Lee revolutionised global society by giving life to the World Wide Web; the inventions of Steve Jobs and Apple are omnipresent and envelop popular society and business; Mark Zuckerberg has helped shape a generation through social media – just try to escape social networks today! Despite geeks hitting the headlines for all the right reasons, there remains a significant gap between the level of demand for staff with specialist knowledge and the number of prospective employees who possess it. A number of recent high-profile hacking scandals show that IT experts have the potential to mould the business landscape in a variety of ways and have catapulted the cyber-security skills shortage to up the national agenda. These achievements have not gone unnoticed by businesses or the government, who have increased IT spending budgets and launched recruitment drives. The success of tech companies and individuals has seen expert knowledge come to be associated with entrepreneurial flair, with the stories of innovators like Zuckerberg carrying the geek into the unchartered realms of, dare we say it, coolness. Now that geek is chic, how about meeting some of the F5 geeks keeping businesses current in the age of tech? Why not join us at F5 Agility in Scotland in May? There will be F5 experts on hand to discuss your ideas and answer questions, as well as a host of sessions from a range of executives, from our CTO to our field engineers.Wearables Head to Tail
Have you sent Santa your list of all the wearables you'll want under the tree this year? Maybe you've asked for a fitness tracker, a health monitor or that fancy new smart watch. But don't stop there! As we continue to integrate technology with our desire for self-improvement and lifestyle control, a slew of wearables - from arm bands to socks to bras to a dog tail-wagging monitor - will be clipped, adhered, buttoned, inserted, ingested or worn to gather our vitals, movement and lives as we toast 2015 goodbye. Naughty or nice, if you're still unsure which wearables you want watching you, Fjord (part of Accenture Interactive) has a nifty infographic showing the multitude of gadgets for various body parts. From the head to upper body to wrists to feet to anywhere, our body has become both the controller and interface according to Fjord. Their research indicates that about 70% of wearables are intended to monitor our body in some way, with the remaining 23 percent designed for communication. 59% of these health-oriented devices monitor your health and 48 percent track fitness. Around 7% can help a person sleep better. Fjord predicts that wearable technology will become a growing trend for health care providers and digital applications for health care organizations have become a growing area of focus for Fjord. On your head you can wear a smart cycling helmet which takes your pulse and reports it to a smartphone app or a brain activity measurement tool to help understand and improve focus. On your upper body you can have a sensor and app tell you when you are slumping to improve posture or a t-shirt designed to capture biometrics or even the Microsoft Smart Bra designed to measure perspiration and heart rate in order to detect emotional triggers. Of course for the wrist we got the smart watches and fitness trackers but there is also devices that can tell you about sun exposure, how much food you've eaten and calories burned during the feeding frenzy. For your feet and pretty much anywhere on or in your body, there are smart socks that track your running technique with sensors around the ankle, sensors in the sole of shoes to measure motion parameters, gadget sensors that fit in your pocket for movement measurements and even second skin type materials that stick anywhere on the body and provides personalized health data on a variety of measurements. And if that's not enough, there are ingestible sensors that can monitor how much medicine is absorbed by the body and the PillCam that gives you a colonoscopy by having a light and two color video cameras within the pill. Not to be left out, your pet is also pawing up their list and DogStar Life is working on building TailTalk, a tail-mounted sensor intended to track your dog's emotions based on tail movements. Built into this tail clip-on is an accelerometer and gyroscope so it knows the difference between happy tail-wagging when you walk in the door verses when the tail is tucked or standing at attention. The sensor then sends the information to an app that translates the movement data into emotions, telling you if your dog is stressed, happy or crazy thrilled. And soon, I'm sure, there will be one that measures your significant other's reaction to the lame gift you got them. Like the evil eye death stare data isn't enough. ps Related INFOGRAPHIC: All The Wearables You Could Be Wearing Right Now Tail-monitoring gadget tries to sense your dog's emotions Are Ingestible Tracking Devices The Wearables Of The Future? Oh, Is That The Internet You're Wearing? The Digital Dress Code I Think, Therefore I am Connected IoT Influence on Society Technorati Tags: iot,wearables,sensors,body,clothes,fitness,healthcare,silva Connect with Peter: Connect with F5:
