Brian Chee
Brian Chee is a senior contributing editor to the InfoWorld Test Center and the founder and manager of the Advanced Network Computing Laboratory at the University of Hawai'i School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
by Brian Chee
With Windows Server 8, Microsoft has outdone itself, from a revamped UI to hundreds of new features, including vastly improved virtualization management... more
Microsoft's seamlessly integrated IM, VoIP, and videoconferencing put users in touch and in control... more
A small-business NAS with Big Iron roots, Netgear's ReadyNAS is full-featured and flexible, with options for SOHO users up through enterprise workgroups... more
The single-port Lantronix SecureLinx SpiderDuo wins with a low price, advanced features, and local console pass-through... more
With a multitude of software options and strong support for VMware and Hyper-V, the QNAP NAS appliance can play many roles in a growing small business... more
InfoWorld's Brian Chee gets a demo of McAfee's new firewall technology straight from the Interop show floor... more
Opengear's all-in-one appliance combines service processor aggregation, serial console, and environmental monitoring at a nice price... more
Astaro's Linux-based firewall appliance stands out with a laundry list of capabilities, but runs several steps behind top competitors... more
ZyXel's ZyWall USG1000 delivers a solid set of features, acceptable performance, and a surprising level of attack protection at a bargain price... more
WatchGuard's Firebox Peak X5500e is a strong, manageable firewall and the fastest in our test, but complexity and weak attack protection hold it back... more
SonicWall's NSA E7500 firewall combines smooth setup, high performance, and real protection against Internet malware... more
InfoWorld Test Center attacks Astaro, SonicWall, WatchGuard, and ZyXel firewalls, and only one puts up a fight... more
We challenged the Astaro, SonicWall, WatchGuard, and ZyXel appliances with a maximum dose of legitimate traffic, 200 VPNs, and hundreds of Internet attacks, all at the same time
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Providing flexible traffic generation and simultaneous firewall and VPN testing, the Ixia test tool laid the foundation for our scenario-based test... more
Mu Dynamics' Mu-4000 Analyzer and Published Vulnerability Attacks take a hammer to our UTMs
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Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 stands apart with smooth setup, a nice set of features, and potential for growth... more
What happens when you build the datacenter you really want?... more
A datacenter makeover and migration can go wrong in many ways. Do as we suggest, not as we did.... more
Avocent's MergePoint and DSView out-of-band server management lets our fingers do the walking... more
The combination of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 brings voicemail to the in-box, and speed and flexibility to how Windows workers communicate... more
InfoWorld review: Superior storage for small networks
