Some news and thoughts

A few days ago I passed the Milestone Advanced Certified exam.

Milestone is the global leader in IP video management system with many partners such as Agent VI from Israel.

As my profession now, after roughly 18 yrs, has shifted from IT and consulting to more traditional engineering, at a global security company focusing on physical security, I no longer feel that this blog will suit it´s original purpose and therefore I´ll consider shutting it down in a near future.

Polycom VSG Infrastructure Software Advanced Technical Exam

Today I passed the Polycom VSG Infrastructure Software Advanced Technical Exam with the claimed score of 84%. Only have VCE certification left

AIS 2010 - Delta Exam

Delta Exam for AIS 2010 was passed today with the claimed score of 81.67%

PPTP route add a la Powershell

Ever wanted not to use the Windows setting “Use default gateway on remote network” when using PPTP, but still want to reach other networks on remote side than the one you are assigned an IP for ?

Well, use this simple Powershell script and you´ll be on the run. Don´t forget, however, to tell Powershell to accept your scripts by issuing: set-executionpolicy remotesigned

Create a textfile and rename it to, for example, routeadd.ps1

Paste the following into the file, save it and run it from within Powershell:

$vpnip = ((ipconfig | findstr [0-9].\.)[0]).Split()[-1]
route add 192.168.3.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 $vpnip

Fortinet Certified Sales Associate (FCSA)

Achieved the Fortinet Certified Sales Associate (FCSA) certification today.

Polycom infrastructure

Wandering into the depth of videoconferencing was, for me atleast, the natural step beyond traditional VoIP and IP telephony, in which area I have many years of experience from, among others, Cisco, Alcatel and Grandstream.

Lately I´ve been studying hard and achieved a whole of four technical certifications on Polycom infrastructure and video solutions/environments.

As of now I´m pushing myself harder into both Polycom, but also 3CX Phone System in order to widen my knowledge of other vendors and techniques as a complement to what I already have in my baggage.

Evaluating Fortigate-One

Recently I got my hands on a Procurve-One module (J9289A) for the Procurve ZL fabric switches. This module can be loaded with different products, however since we are partners with both Procurve and Fortinet I decided to load the module with Fortinet Fortigate product tailored for the Procurve-One module.

This is one sweet and welldesigned product which offers same capabilities as the Fortigate appliance boxes and enjoys the same benefits, but it lacks the drawbacks that Fortinet appliances have, such as they need a separate PSU (which is quite cheaply built switched PSU), most of the Fortigate appliances are not 19″ which makes them more or less troublesome to mount in a 19″ environment.

The Procurve-One module loaded with the Fortigate-One product integrates seamlessly into the switch fabric and provides, among other things, two 10 GbE interfaces directly into the switch fabric. The management of Fortigate-One is ofcourse the same as before. One of the strengths that Fortinet has is that they always use the same webinterface regardless of firewall size or capabilities.

The Procurve-One ZL module is a nice piece of hardware:

• Intel T7500 Core 2 Duo @ 2200 MHz
• 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
• 4 GB compact flash
• 250 GB SATA II 7200 rpm hard disk drive

The pricetag however is not for the fainthearted, the Procurve-One ZL module and the Fortigate-One product is about 120.000:- swedish crowns, but considering the function, performance and seamless integration I believe that this might be a considerable option if you already got the fabric in place.

VTSP claimed….

Today I claimed certification for VTSP, VMware Technical Sales Professional.

Certified VMware Sales Professional, VSP

Recently I achieved status as an certified VSP, VMware Sales Professional.

I chose this track since I´m quite involved in planning, designing, implementing and maintaining converged infrastructures often involving VMware solutions. This complements well to my infrastructural security track.

Next step is certified VTSP.

Procurve Platform Specialist - 2008

Scored HP2-Z02 with 76% qualifying me for Procurve Accredited Platform Specialist 2008