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The FT2DR also is equipped with Yaesu's versatile AMS (Automatic Mode Select) capability providing FM friendly digital communications that instantly recognizes either digital or FM analog communication and enables co-existance between the various modes. In addition, We have also included standard System Fusion features in the FT2DR to make it an ideal digital communication product for all Amateur Radio operators, such as (but not limited to): Snapshot with image data transmitting (requires MH-85A11U), Smart Navigation, Digital Group Monitor (GM) featuring position data and ID data transmitting during transmissions, and full support for the new and robust WiRES-X System.
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The role of voice within security is certainly growing, especially on the residential side of the equation, but as a recent study finds, consumers are embracing the power of the voice to control their phones, cars, homes and even security systems.
In fact, standalone voice assistants—or smart speakers—are one of the fastest-adopted technologies in U.S. history and have a 98 percent satisfaction rate among U.S. consumers, according to a new research report from Accenture based on a global survey of 22,500 consumers across 21 countries. Half of online consumers globally now use digital voice assistants, with emerging markets leading the way in adoption, the research firm found. "Adoption and satisfaction with smart speaker technology is booming," Robin Murdoch, co-author of the report and managing director of Accenture's global Software and Platforms industry practice, said. "Convenience and accessible price points are helping drive increased use but maintaining this loyalty will require companies to stay relevant with consumer needs while creating and constantly renewing trust." The report, "Reshape to Relevance," notes that smart speakers are disrupting the consumer technology and service ecosystems. Accenture found that 93 percent of consumers globally expect their home device purchases, such as smart TVs or computers, to be based on ease of integration with their standalone smart speaker. The relevance of smart speakers is reflected in consumers' expectations to use these devices for more-advanced tasks beyond routine activities like voice calling, playing music or eBooks, and accessing news, Accenture note. "They see value in voice assistants managing home security (61 percent of respondents), providing connected home automation (59 percent), paying bills and providing payment alerts (55 percent)—even making restaurant reservations (53 percent) and providing access to virtual medical advice (52 percent). "However, trust is a potential impediment to greater adoption of smart speakers, with 41 percent of consumers citing privacy concerns and 40 percent citing security concerns with the technology. Forty-six percent of consumers believe they don't have control of their data with voice assistants and 58 percent are more likely to re-evaluate their trust in this service by continually checking how their information is being used." Greg Roberts, another co-author of the report and managing director of Accenture's North America High Tech industry practice, said, "Consumers expect their smart speakers to handle complex workloads and integrate with other products. Brands that offer advanced artificial intelligence capabilities will be well positioned for success. But to attract more customers, they will have to be transparent in how they store, use and share data. Establishing an agreed trust standard with consumers is essential."
Accenture Research conducted an online survey of 22,500 consumers in 21 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. The sample in each country was representative of the online population. Ages of respondents ranged from 14 to over 55. The survey and related data modeling quantify consumer perceptions of digital devices, content and services, purchasing patterns, preference and trust in service providers, and the future of their connected lifestyles. The online surveys were conducted between October and November 2018.
Day number 26 … it's the longest shutdown in U.S. history, and with approximately 800,000 federal employees out of work or working without pay, and three or more hours of wait time to clear security in some of America's busiest airports—Atlanta, Houston, Miami and Washington—security-related vulnerabilities linger. Just by saying the U.S. is "shutdown" seems to give hackers, terrorists, criminals and such the impression that the whole country is weak and now is the time to strike.
Here's some specific areas the shutdown is hitting security the hardest, and please clcik here to comment on the topic in our News Poll:
Government payment portals and remote access services: Sites such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Court of Appeals, among others, are insecure or inaccessible, due to more than 80 expired TLS certificates used on .gov domains. What's more, only 1 in 20 HTTPS servers implement the security feature that prevents visitors from making unencrypted HTTP connections to a server.As more security certificates expire during the shutdown and with furloughed IT employees not renewing them, opportunities for a security hack increase.
Click the following links to see examples of expired .gov certificates as of January 16, 2019:https://ows2.usdoj.gov/https://rockettest.nasa.gov/
National cybersecurity: It seems "everyone" is furloughed…approximately half of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the employees who protect critical infrastructure, such as banking, water, energy and nuclear; 85 percent of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) employees and other IT professionals knowledgeable about the latest cyberattacks and how to deal with them most appropriately, according to CNBC.
Security operations, software patching and penetration testing are among the activities not getting done for government sites including but not limited to:• Departments of State;• Homeland Security;• Agriculture, Commerce and Housing and Urban Development;• Environmental Protection Agency;• Internal Revenue Service (IRS);• National Institute of Standards and Technology; and• National Park Service.
Weakened airport security: Not only is wait time increasing for passengers to get through security, but personal safety is quickly becoming an issue. On January 2, 2019, a Delta passenger successfully deceived TSA, sneaking a gun past agents and onto a flight headed to Tokyo from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
According to USA Today, TSA said they would "hold those responsible appropriately accountable," as they rejected the assumption that low staffing was to blame. Either way, carelessness or low staffing, security was breached and could have led to dire consequences.
As we see the deterioration of security right before our eyes, what are you most concerned about when it comes to the partial government shutdown and security?
Let's discuss! Looking forward to your responses.
Creating safer schools is a major dilemma facing our nation today, but thankfully it is one that some of the best minds are coming together to solve. The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has taken a major step by creating safety and security guidelines and standards of practice that all schools can turn to and follow, guidelines and standards that come from lessons learned from past tragedies and ones that were averted, and from experiences and expertise from leaders in security and education, and from parents and students.
The fourth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools provides school administrators, school boards and public safety and security professionals with guidelines for implementing a layered and tiered approach to securing and enhancing the safety of school environments.
Guy Grace Jr., PASS chairman and director of security and emergency planning for Littleton Public Schools, is leading this effort. The Security Industry Association (SIA) named Grace as the 2018 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions.
Grace began providing district services to LPS in 1990 and was soon promoted to patrolman, then lead officer and security facilitator before assuming his current role. He has created and assisted with developing many security-related projects, protocols and practices used today in school safety for both LPS and other school districts.
"The safety and security challenges schools face today are more multifaceted and complex than ever before, and protecting students and staff requires a comprehensive approach to these challenges," Grace said in the announcement of the new PASS standards. "We are proud to build on the PASS guidelines, which present the most comprehensive information available on best practices for securing school facilities, an essential component supporting all-hazards approaches to school safety."
The fourth edition of the guidelines is completely revised under a simplified structure and greatly expanded to now cover best practices on a district-wide level that relate to safety and security and additional areas such as school transportation, cybersecurity and network infrastructure, architectural features and emergency communications.
The PASS Guidelines identify and classify best practices for securing K-12 facilities in response to urgent needs for information identified by the education community. The guidelines aim to answer two key questions – "What should we do?" and "How do we prioritize?" – and include:
• Specific actions that can effectively raise the baseline of security;• Vetted security practices specific to K-12 environments;• Objective, reliable information on available safety and security technology;• Assessment of current security measures against nationwide best practices;• Multiple options for addressing security needs identified; and• How to distinguish needed and effective solutions from sales pitches on unnecessary products.
The guidelines describe approaches within five physical layers for school facilities: district-wide, the property perimeter, the parking lot perimeter, the building perimeter and the classroom/interior perimeter. Within each layer, the resource outlines key safety and security components, such as policies and procedures, people (roles and training), architectural components, communication, access control, video surveillance and detection and alarms.
"We believe this approach provides a simplified way for administrators to effectively evaluate their security infrastructure, prioritize investment and maximize security in ways that are consistent with longstanding security practices and ensure a baseline of facility security measures appropriate for school facilities," Mark Williams, PASS vice chairman, said in the press release.
Established in 2014, PASS brings together expertise from the education community, law enforcement and the security industry to develop and support a coordinated approach that can assist school administrators in making effective use of proven security practices specific to K-12 environments, including elementary, middle and high schools.
The latest guidelines are available at no cost on the PASS website, and PASS encourages education professionals, public safety personnel and security solutions providers to take advantage of these free resources.
It's good to see registration is open for the second annual Cyber:Secured Forum, and that it's in my "neck of the woods." The Westin Dallas Park Central will welcome this conference that helps connect cybersecurity, physical security and systems integration, hosted by ISC Security Events, PSA Security Network and the Security Industry Association (SIA). It's to be held July 29-31, one of the hottest times in Dallas might I add, so plan on drinking lots of water! Hydration is key during our hot, Texas summers.
(Tip: Walk or Uber over to the Circle K convenience store at 12950 Coit Rd., which is right beside the Westin, and buy water for your hotel room. Usually our convenience stores will have 2 bottles for $2, or some sort of sell.)
According to the SIA website, attendees can look forward to topics including global cybercrime trends, tools and technology for better cybersecurity of physical security systems, monetizing cybersecurity services, cyber-hardening of security systems and more, presented by IT and physical security professionals. The goals of the conference are to connect and share information on risks and liabilities, learn how to respond to cybersecurity threats and work toward establishing security control standards across IT systems.
Plan on attending the July 29th welcome reception, plugging into sessions and strolling around the exhibits displaying various solutions related to cybersecurity, and don't forget to find me buzzing around. In fact, reach out now, [email protected], and let's get something on the calendar – a booth visit, coffee, lunch – I'm open to pretty much anything. And of course, I can help you figure out the best places to eat and visit during your stay in Dallas.
I'm excited to attend the forum, meet with you, learn more about cybersecurity trends and what's going on in that world, and how cyber and physical are successfully merging to keep people and infrastructure safe.
ADS Security, a regional electronic security and automation company based in Nashville, Tenn., has revealed they surpassed $4 million in RMR in 2018, including a record-setting eight companies in 2018, surpassing the previous record of seven acquisitions in 2016.
ADS achieved this mark through strong organic growth driven by a focus on providing legendary service and by maintaining a large acquisition pipeline.
"2018 was the best year in ADS's history," John Cerasuolo, president and CEO, swaid in the announcement. "We have built a strong culture and team of people who care about providing legendary service to our customers and to the security company owners we acquire. We are not slowing down and expect 2019 to be another record-setting year."
After its inception in 1990, ADS achieved $2 million in RMR in 2012 and now has doubled that monthly revenue in about a quarter of the time. ADS Security's $4 million in RMR is made up of more than 100,000 residential and commercial customer sites spread over 25 branch locations throughout the southeastern United States.
With a UL-listed monitoring center located in Nashville, ADS Security offers a full range of burglar, fire alarm, video surveillance, access control, and automation systems.
Cerasuolo told Security Systems News after the company's latest acquisition back in December, that he us excited for similar growth in 2019.
"We have very high expectations for 2019. We've got a good number of deals that are in various stages along the process. So, we expect to come out of the gate pretty strong in 2019, in terms and acquisitions," he said. "There's no reason not to expect that we'll have similar kind of results in [2019] that we had this year."
Look around in any public place, be it a hospital, stadium, park, retail outlet, bank and even on the shoulders of police officers, and you are likely to see at least one video camera. This sophisticated piece of equipment is recording and retaining data on the activities in its coverage area to ensure safety to people and infrastructure. Over the past 10 years, video cameras and surveillance systems have become a permanent fixture, perhaps so much so that some people don't even realize the presence of cameras, and according to BIS Research, there is no evidence of this trend slowing down.
BIS recently released a new market intelligence report, "Global Video Surveillance Market – Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2023," indicating the global video surveillance market is estimated to grow over $77.21 billion by 2023. This increase is driven by the rising demand for IP cameras, video content analytics (VCA) and Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaas) to help mitigate rising security concerns as well as the need for the security industry to provide highly efficient, time-saving surveillance systems at an affordable price, pointed out by BIS in their press release.
BIS also noted the camera market seems to be acquiring major market share within the video surveillance industry as seen by a proliferation of IP camera-based surveillance systems in response to increased consumer demand for more physical security.
Taking a global look with BIS, Asia-Pacific (APAC) led the global video surveillance market last year and is expected to maintain dominance within this five-year time frame, accounting for approximately 41.5% of net revenue generated by video surveillance equipment, in addition to enormous investments in future security-related projects in India and China. A rise in video surveillance demands is also expected from Europe, specifically from the UK and Germany.
The majority of end-users seek three important aspects when deploying a video surveillance system—cost effectiveness, increased safety and convenience. To fulfill these three demands and create a robust surveillance system, in my opinion, IP cameras, intelligent video analytics, video management systems (VMS), VCS and VSaaS must be incorporated.
Of course, with such technology comes issues of concern. Let's discuss data protection, data surveillance laws, unskilled security professionals and more:• Do you believe the industry is creating ways to protect the data produced by the high-capacity storage required by IP-based video surveillance systems?• Do you feel there is a lack of data surveillance laws? If so, what laws should we consider passing?• Do you think there is a shortage of skilled security professionals available to manage the operation and software of IP-based surveillance systems?• According to this report's executive summary – "Cameras are the most important part of any surveillance system." Do you find this statement to true or false, and why?
I look forward to receiving your thoughts and opinions to get the conversation started, and to continue to explore the rapidly growing and expanding world of video surveillance.
ASSA ABLOY recently announced its new Preferred Installer program to help streamline deployments for installers and systems integrators.
Building on decades of experience in the higher education market, ASSA ABLOY has developed a national network of Intertek certified hardware installers who are highly skilled in providing physical installation of its integrated electronic locking devices.
"Systems integrators, who often face staff shortages, can take advantage of this network of installers to maximize their efficiency," the company said in the announcement, noting that the ability to outsource this skill helps improve productivity, ensure a quality installation, and create a competitive advantage. "What's more, when contracted through ASSA ABLOY, an additional year of warranty is provided for products installed by Preferred Installers. This program also helps end-users meet their deadlines, provides peace of mind with high-quality installations, and protects their investment with an extended warranty."
Preferred Installers go through a rigorous, four-day hands-on training course given by ASSA ABLOY instructors. "We have attended many a training class, and this is hands down the only class offered that is truly a hands-on course with an instructor that is more than qualified to teach," Chad Smith, chief of operations at ACME Security Solutions, LLC, said in the announcement. "We had an amazing learning experience, and this is all owed to the instructor, who took this training above and beyond our expectations."
ASSA ABLOY Preferred Installers are third-party certified by Intertek, which means the technicians are qualified to field prep Warnock Hersey labeled fire doors for the installation of specific ASSA ABLOY integrated locks and accessories while retaining the door's fire resistance rating and compliance with NFPA 80. In addition, Intertek Qualified Personnel may apply supplemental serialized labels to doors they've prepped and after ASSA ABLOY hardware has been installed. This signifies to Authorities Having Jurisdiction and Fire Door Inspectors that the installation was completed in accordance with NFPA guidelines.
"The Intertek Qualified Personnel (IQP) ASSA ABLOY Hardware Installer program provides assurance that personnel conducting work in the field are fully qualified and that the work is done correctly each and every time," Justin Hendricks, program manager - Openings Building & Construction, Intertek. "Participation in the program is also crucial to maintaining the door's Intertek fire resistance rating and subsequent compliance with NFPA 80 guidelines."
Lester LaPierre, director of business development, Electronic Access Control, ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions added: "ASSA ABLOY has provided installation services for many years across the country at our largest installations incorporating thousands of electronic access control locksets. We've learned that the outcome of each of those projects was quality workmanship and high productivity. This resulted in timelines being met, site issues and product returns being reduced, and, most importantly, satisfied integrators, general contractors, and end users. That's why we're expanding and formalizing this program so those same benefits can be applied across all opportunities."
ASSA ABLOY Certified Integrators interested in using a Preferred Installer can simply log on to the Partner Area of www.IntelligentOpenings.com to find the Installation Services Quote Request form to begin the process. For dedicated hardware installation professionals interested in joining the ASSA ABLOY Preferred Installer network, please contact Lester LaPierre ([email protected]).
"It's good to be back." This phrase has been running through my mind since I joined SSN's editorial team as managing editor just a few days ago. I have fond memories of the security industry, and although a lot has changed and I have some re-learning to do, I'm refreshed and ready to take it on.
Having served the security industry previously for three years, and after about a four-year hiatus, I'm back to doing what I love: meeting industry professionals, writing and editing, being part of the security industry "family," and shaking things up a bit with fun, conversational yet professional, honest and authentic commentary.
I am excited to engage again with industry leaders, build strong relationships, and share and report on newfound industry knowledge as well as establish and retain rapport with readers. I hope to inform, educate and inspire in my role at Security System News by assisting with editorial content, providing thought-provoking blog posts, participating in trade shows and chatting on social media.
I feel like I've returned home. I'm ecstatic to be a part of the SSN team and returning to an industry that truly impacts the world for the better.
Security Systems News is excited to announce the hiring of Ginger Schlueter as the new managing editor of the publication. Ginger brings three years of prior security industry reporting experience, as well as a proven track record in both print and online media, with particular expertise in social media.
As Ginger says in her first blog post today, she is happy to be back in the security industry after spending a few years away as a freelancer.
"I have fond memories of the security industry, and although a lot has changed and I have some re-learning to do, I'm refreshed and ready to take it on," she said.
As I have been told by many in the industry, and as I told Ginger, "Once you've worked in the security industry, you can't leave—it keeps pulling you back in." Many in the industry I am sure can relate to this sentiment.
And while SSN is forever grateful to former managing editor Spencer Ives for the outstanding work he did here at the publication (good luck Spencer in your next endeavor!), we here at SSN are excited to have Ginger joining the team!
The Board of Directors of Digital Systems Corporation, the parent company of Galaxy Control Systems, a leading provider of integrated access control and security solutions, announced the appointment of Rick Caruthers to the position of president at Galaxy Control Systems. Effective immediately, this appointment reflects the company's long-term planning and succession strategies.
"Rick has essentially been working in the capacity as president of Galaxy Control Systems for the past several years, and with this appointment will be able to execute his vision and goals for the company," Robert Laughlin, chairman of Digital Systems Corporation, said in the announcement. "After 17 years of proven service and dedication to Galaxy Control Systems, we are most confident that Rick is the person best suited to be at the helm of this organization moving forward."
Caruthers' extensive experience and proven track record in the professional security industry spans over 28 years, where his career was initiated on the integration side of the business then migrated into the manufacturing space. Over 17 years to date, Caruthers has risen through the ranks in positions ranging from regional sales manager, government sales director, vice president of sales, executive vice president, to his current role as president of Galaxy Control Systems.
"I am extremely honored with the Board's decision to entrust me with the continued expansion and growth of Galaxy Control Systems," Caruthers said in the announcement. "There are so many exciting opportunities that lie ahead for Galaxy as we continue to evolve and supplement our portfolio of on-premise based and cloud access control solutions, and expand internationally. And we will maintain our focus on the core values that have propelled Galaxy Control Systems over the years, including exceptional customer service and outstanding quality hardware and software offerings that will remain designed, developed and manufactured in-house in the USA."
The Galaxy Control Systems portfolio is centered on the company's System Galaxy v11.02 and Cloud Concierge access control platforms, which accommodate the latest reader technologies and technology trends, as well as holistic VMS integration. The versatile offering provides resellers and users with the unique ability to implement the access control solution that best fits their specific needs and budget.
Caruthers told Security Systems News that some of his short-term goals for the company include bringing both the on-premises and cloud solutions together to provide one platform.
"Early on, our cloud development team worked to get the product up and running so I had two engineering efforts—our on-premises team and our cloud team," he explained. "What we are doing now is merging the two together, so our focus is to let everyone know that the Galaxy product can be used on premises and in the cloud. We are basically building a platform around the philosophy that the only thing you need to decide is where your database is going to reside: Is it going to reside on a server on site, or is it going to reside in a hosted cloud environment, or in a hybrid set-up?"
He continued, "So all of the tools, the web interfaces, the client stations—every bit of the software behind that—works simultaneously and seamlessly with both. So we are moving those two platforms to one starting in 2019 and hope to have our software in at least a beta format by ISC West, along with a couple of new mobile apps."
A key long-term effort is "strengthening our core intelligence inside our technology group to reflect that next generation of developers that is going to take us to the next 20 years," said Caruthers, who noted that more and more clients are embracing cloud-based solutions.
"While SMB companies are certainly embracing cloud, some of our bigger corporate clients are adopting cloud for all of their applications," he noted. "And many are doing it for cost savings, especially when considering the continual investments in refreshing servers and hardware that are required with on premises data centers or server rooms."
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Many people when asked the name of England's highest mountain will reply 'Scafell'. At 3162 feet, Scafell is actually England's second highest peak, that honour going to neighbouring Scafell Pike. From many angles though - notably from the top of Scafell Pike, Scafell can appear the higher summit and it certainly presents a more imposing facade with the grey rock walls of Scafell Crag and Deep Ghyll Buttress on its northern side.
The mountain is usually climbed from Wasdale or Eskdale being situated on the south western side of the Lake District and has a choice of routes to its summit. The most well known - that of Lord's Rake - has in recent years, been affected by rock fall and it would be worth checking locally as to its safety if this is your intended way. The ridge via Slight Side to the south is a fine outing with good views and the Cam Spout/Foxes Tarn route is an interesting ascent from Eskdale. This is also now the normal way from Wasdale and involves crossing Mickledore first.
A word of warning! If ascending from Wasdale or crossing Mickledore to Scafell Pike, Foxes Tarn is the walkers route. Broad Stand, though short, is a rock climb - not a walk and attempting it unroped is dangerous if you're not an experienced climber! The other routes mentioned are safe for walkers.
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|Lake District
|Walk up
|Best months for climbing:
|Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
|Nearest major airport:
|Manchester, England
|Convenient Center:
|Wasdale Head or Eskdale
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Trip Reports
There are 30 trip reports for Scafell.
- Log #14017 - by Carol Howard on Sep 16, 2004Really misty, lovely streams and difficult variety of rocks to tackle. Lots of people climbing, a real sense of achievement. Could do with a pub on the way down!
- Log #14018 - by Alan Graham on Apr 23, 2004Dry run for the three peaks challenge in 6 weeks time. In a group of 6 we set off for the summit in decent weather. By the time we reached the summit from Seathwaite via the corridor route the...
- Log #14019 - by Ed Taylor on Sep 17, 2003Hello, this was my first time up Scafell Pike, unfortunately the cloud was at about 800ft and never lifted, but I still enjoyed the challenge of the walk. Started at Wasdale, walking up river beside...
- Log #14020 - by Gordon L. Hewstone on Sep 16, 2003IMPORTANT INFORMATION Having just attempted to climb ScaFell via Lords Rake please note that this popular route from Brown Tongue and Hollow Stones up Lords Rake is now BLOCKED by a large and...
- Log #14021 - by Sam King on July 04, 2003Three peaks Challenge Summer 2003
- Log #14022 - by zoe on Jan 13, 2003i thaught it was great and i realy injoid the climd i recomend this climb to any one
- Log #14023 - by paul woodcock on July 09, 2002hello fellow climbers/hill walkers,, ive read a few of your entries and started wondering if my little story would be of intrest to anyone, It was a cold day in October when we decided to pack our...
- Log #14024 - by Arthur Pennus on June 10, 2002Just climbed Mt Teide in Spain. At 3715m it makes Scafflod Pipe seem like a walk to the bathroom.
- Log #14025 - by Robert Gregory on June 09, 2002In blazing sunshine we left the farm at Seathwaite and began the final leg of the quest set by my son Tom some five years ago ....to climb the highest peaks in the UK and Ireland. Snowdon was...
- Log #14026 - by David Hebron & Becky Heb (10) on June 08, 2002A 6am start saw a Sunny start in the morning, with rain and cloud at 2700ft (Magellen data) wind and rain on the summit. At 10 years old she was exceptional. Although my attempt at eating sandwiches...
- Log #14027 - by Darren Brinkley-Smythe on Apr 24, 2002It were great day out. We summited top haveing been chased by goats for a half mile via the Lords Rake. On reaching the top we laid out a blanket for lunch. It was right funny as we got our lunch...
- Log #14028 - by Andrew Small on Nov 28, 2001I climbed with me friends Nick And Helen. It my second summit, Snowdon being the first and Nick's first, Helen being a old hand around the world but never in the UK. We climbed from Wadale Head via...
- Log #14029 - by Jason Mcturner on Nov 19, 2001When i reached the top of the mountain i was ecstatic but then suddenly i saw a goat and it chased me i ran down the mountain tripped and bunped my head.
- Log #14030 - by David Morris on Feb 28, 2001I was 8 when i first went up scafell pike. WE went up from Wasdale head, up brown tongue to Lingmell col and then on to the summit. I later ascended Scafell at the age of 14. Me and my family were...
- Log #14031 - by Ian Latimer on Dec 21, 2000The first trip up was to Orientate ourselves for the next trip, which was going to be in the dark as part of the Three Peaks Challenge. Great weather for first trip. Up from Wastwater via lingmell...
- Log #14032 - by Paul Tizzard on Dec 07, 2000First of the three peaks .Walked up from wasdale head taking in Lingmell first then Scafell Pike itself.Fantastic weather conditions at the top with clear views everywhere.Came down via bowfell...
- Log #14033 - by Dan Hazelton on Oct 08, 2000Climbed from Seathwaite, via Corridor route when I was 13, with little navigation or climbing experience. Great views from the top when cloud lifted.
- Log #14034 - by Melanie Burd on Aug 31, 2000I went up in my brothers size 7 climbing boots bcos I'm not a big climber really. So I went up in 4 pairs of socks 2. Earlier in my holiday I hads climbed the White Maiden which is a smaller mountain...
- Log #14035 - by Nick Barber on June 23, 2000The first part of the "easy" path was an absolute gut & knee creaser at 3am after Ben Nevis 4 hours before...!!
- Log #14036 - by Dr.Philip Hollywood on May 25, 2000Walked up from Seathwaite, over the Great End massif. 75 degrees and no breeze at all. Wonderful views over the whole of Lakeland, Morecombe Bay and the Isle of Man. Heaven!
- Log #14037 - by Dave Marsh on Apr 06, 2000We started the ascent and all was clear then a horrendous fog came down half way up brown tongue(1500ft) took a wrong turning and ended doing the ascent via lords rake (very tough) not for begineers
- Log #14038 - by Gordon L. Hewstone on Apr 05, 2000Climbed the same week as Helvellyn & Skiddaw. Route: from Borrowdale via Taylorgill Force and the Corridor Route, returning to Sty Head and then via Sprinkling Tarn and Ruddy Gill back to start....
- Log #14039 - by paul cantor on Sep 26, 1999the three wise men(or not) walked to the summit on the hottest day of the year not a wise move
- Log #14040 - by EDDIE LORD on Sep 22, 1999An excellent climbing area. The Scafell Massif itself strikes me as slightly boring compared to the neighbouring Great Gable and Pillar etc. But nevertheless a mountain well worth a climb. Summited...
- Log #14041 - by foinaven on Sep 07, 1999Many different and varied routes - Broad stand, Lords rake and Slingsby's Chimney amongst others. A lovely summit.
- Log #14042 - by
Thomas S. Burton on Aug 24, 1999Summited with Gaylynn Burton and James S. Burton via Styhead Gill. We planned to do some rock climbing on Scafell but it was too cold at the upper elevations. We ended up climbing on the Napes Crag.
- Log #14043 - by Spleaner, Weaner and Claires Lover on Nov 01, 2004Spleener - James Biffen (17) Weaner - Jeff Pyle (16) Claires Lover - Dave Wright (16) This was part of the three peaks challenge, Ben Nevis followed by Scaffell Pike and then Snowdon, all in 24...
- Log #14044 - by Spleaner, Weaner and Claires Lover on Nov 01, 2004Spleener - James Biffen (17) Weaner - Jeff Pyle (16) Claires Lover - Dave Wright (16) This was part of the three peaks challenge, Ben Nevis followed by Scaffell Pike and then Snowdon, all in 24...
- Log #14045 - by Philip Lenaghan on Dec 01, 1998There was still a lot of snow around and I didn't have my ice-axe with me, and consequently slid about 200 foot down sheer ice. Luckily I only had scratches. A couple of pints later I was grand....
- Log #14046 - by Cameron Johnston on Nov 04, 1998Englands highest peak is one that has a reputation for crowds. I never met a soul today and it was middle of the summer hols. The reason was heavy rain and mist. I had visited Hellvellyn and Skidaw...


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BASE OF THE 46TH REGIMENT, Syria - Syrian rebels have taken over a large military base in the country's north, carting off tanks, armored vehicles and truck-loads of munitions their leaders say will give them a boost in their fight to topple President Bashar Assad.
The fall of the base of the Syrian army's 46th Regiment is a significant step in the rebels' expanding of control in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, along Syria's northern border with Turkey.
Gen. Ahmad al-Faj of the rebels Joint Command, one grouping of rebel brigades, said rebels attacked the base on Saturday and seized full control on Sunday after defeating or capturing all the government soldiers inside.
Reporters from The Associated Press who visited the base some 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Aleppo late Monday saw no trace of government forces other than the dead bodies of seven soldiers. Rebels calmly roamed the base, searching its buildings for booty.
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|Legendary Australian Recipes
Here you'll find some traditional and probably not so traditional Australian recipes.
If you have some worthwhile recipes that you'd like to contribute that use Australian ingenuity, drop us a line and if it passes the taste test we'll post it here so everyone can enjoy it!
|Chocolate Ripple Cake
A classic Australian dessert for when Auntie Marj and the kids drop in.
To add extra flavour to the cake, brush the biscuits with a spirit or liqueur of choice, for example rum or Kahlua, before sandwiching together, or add a splash of alcohol to the cream before whipping.
|ANZAC Biscuits
There are a few theories on the origins of ANZAC biscuits (or ANZAC Cookies for Americans) but it is certain that they came about during the First World War, around 1914/15.
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A classic snack for breakfast, lunch, dinner or the perfect accompaniment with post party Berocca.
Bread. Sliced.
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Firstly, one needs bread. Put one or two (or more) slices in the toaster. Adjust the toaster dial to your preferred level and depress the lever.
When cooked, spread the butter on the toast.
This is the good bit. Open the Vegemite, and spread it on the buttered toast. If you're new to Vegemite, start thin and work up. If you're a seasoned little Vegemite, go for it. If your face screws up into a twisted cramp whilst eating it, you've obviously used too much. Try again.
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The existence of the Tim Tam has given rise to the phemomena of the Tim Tam Slam or Tim Tam Explosion. This practice involves biting off opposing corners of the Tim Tam (which is a oblong shaped biscuit) and then using it as a 'straw' to suck up a hot beverage (usually tea, coffee, or Milo) and then, just before the biscuit falls apart, it is placed in the mouth. The sensation of the Tim Tam 'exploding' in the mouth has been described by some as a near orgasmic pleasure and leads to very fast consumption of biscuits.
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Here's an art request that I thought was pretty cool. California native, Hilary came by the table and asked Ego and myself to draw some art on her shoes. Ego skull head on one shoe, and Frankenskully Aug-head on the other. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Anyway, the show was a blast and I wish I had more time to check out the show, but most of the time was spent behind the table dorking out on art and catching up with old friends. Thanks to everyone that took the time to stop by the table and check things out. If you want to see more photos from the show, the Seattle Weekly has some cool pics online. The Seattle Pi also has some great behind the scenes photos from the costume show. Also, check out Karin's photos at her Stumpytown site as well as Ed and Memo's con pics.
See everyone next year at the three day Emerald con! THREE!?!?!?!?
p.s. -If the guy that came by the table is reading this, that took a picture with me and his Lou Ferrigno signed fire fighter hat, I'd love to get a copy from you.
p.s.s -To the guy that came by the table asking if there was a High Times booth at the comic con, sorry you couldn't find one. It looked like you found one somewhere else anyway.
p.s.s.s. -To the guy that was dressed as Enlsaved Princess Leia, I wish you NEVER walked by my table. You have scarred my retinal nerves forever.


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Cancer-causing genes can work in more powerful and sneaky ways than have been realized. Scientists have shown that a gene named JAK that is closely related to a common cancer-causing gene in people tips the scales toward cancer in an unexpected manner. JAK disrupts the activity of an organism's DNA on a broad scale, thwarting a critical molecular event very early on in an embryo's development.
A team from the University of Rochester Medical Center made the finding, published in the Sept. 7 issue of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Genetics, through research involving fruit flies, which share much of the same complex cellular signaling as humans. Sorting out the major molecular processes in fruit flies or other comparatively simple organisms first has often allowed scientists studying diseases like cancer to speed the development of new treatments by years or even decades.
By manipulating the DNA of fruit flies and analyzing their body types as they develop - as maggots - the team made a surprising finding: The cancer-promoting effects of a mutation to the DNA sequence of a gene that normally suppresses cancer can be passed from parents to offspring, even if the mutation itself is not passed to the offspring. Under some circumstances, having one parent with the mutation is enough to ultimately affect the offspring, even when the mutation itself is not passed to the next generation.
The work offers a stark illustration of a reality that scientists are coming to fully respect only recently: Even though the DNA code has been traditionally considered the only way to pass genetic information through the generations, there are other, more subtle genetic legacies, types of a "molecular memory" that can go from generation to generation as well.
The team made the finding with a cancer-causing gene, or oncogene, known as an activated JAK kinase. A biochemical system extremely similar to JAK is vital for people's health, but when its signals run amok, the system can play a role in the development of leukemia or lymphoma.
For decades, scientists have been teasing out DNA's secrets, learning how one snippet of DNA controls another, how some genes wield incredible power over others, and how the DNA code encrypts all kinds of biochemical signals - start, stop, turn on, turn off, and so on. Scientists have made great progress understanding the complex signals that govern diseases like cancer, often finding that a key gene that should be on is turned off, or that a gene that is supposed to be off is turned on, or that a mutant gene creates a faulty protein that doesn't work correctly.
Now researchers are trying to make more sense of the glut of genetic information becoming available. For instance, what does a given sequence of chemical bases that make up our DNA, such as ACTGGGCTAGTTGGCAGT, really mean for our health" Scientists are turning more attention to the big picture, looking at broad mechanisms that determine how our bodies interpret the DNA, the master blueprint that controls how an organism develops and functions. It's part of a body of work known as "epigenetics." The main idea is that genetic information can be regulated on a more global scale than just on a gene-by-gene basis, which has been the focus of much genetic research thus far.
The team, based in the University's Department of Biomedical Genetics and the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, has shown how epigenetic information can play a significant role in causing cancer.
"You might assume that a fruit fly that inherits a mutation that can increase cancer is more at risk for the disease than its sibling that does not inherit that mutation," said geneticist Willis Li, Ph.D., the lead author of the study and associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Genetics.
"We have found an example where this is not true. We found that the cancer-causing effects of certain mutations can persist in cells that don't even carry the damaged gene, and that these effects can be passed from one generation to the next even though they're not actually in the DNA code. The mutation's effects on the DNA of one of its parents affect the genes of its offspring. Even though the mutation is in one fly but not in another, both are affected equally," said Li.
To understand the work, it helps to think of large stretches of DNA, sometimes encompassing many genes, as valuable parcels of information that must be handled with precision and great care, not only as they are passed from generation to generation but also during the lifespan of an individual. Such packages contain little flags or markings. Just as a regular package might have the words "handle with care" stamped on it, our DNA has chemical signals that tell the body things like, "Don't turn this set of genes on" or "Turn these genes on only in case of emergency." No matter what's "inside the package" - no matter the specific DNA code - such chemical signals on the outside provide instructions that help the body determine what to do with the DNA.
The instructions frequently come through a mechanism known as DNA methylation, which the body uses often to turn genes off. Normally, such chemical markings are wiped clean and reset very early in an organism's life through a process known as epigenetic reprogramming. But Li's team showed that JAK - specifically an activated JAK kinase known as HOP-Tum-l - can disrupt that reprogramming, so that the offspring inherit the methylation pattern of a parent. In other words, the specific pattern of genes that are destined to be turned on or off - the instructions for what to do with the DNA - is mistakenly passed on from parent to offspring.
While scientists have known that epigenetic information can be passed from generation to generation, Li says this is the first time the phenomenon has been linked to a cancer-causing gene.
To do the study, Li's team focused on the interaction between JAK and a gene known as Krüppel, best known for playing a major role in the development of a fruit fly's body. It turns out that Krüppel also enhances an organism's ability to suppress tumors, and if the normal gene is knocked out or replaced by a faulty version, an organism is more likely to develop cancer when another cancer-causing gene like JAK is present.
His team found that some flies with a normal version of Krüppel got just as many tumors as their brethren with the bad copy - about three times as many tumors as most fruit flies with the normal version - simply because one of their parents harbored the JAK oncogene. Scientists believe the JAK mutation somehow messed up the "package" that contained Krüppel, and this damage causes problems a generation later, even when the faulty Krüppel gene is no longer around.
"In Jurassic Park, all the knowledge that was needed to re-create dinosaurs was gotten out of ancient DNA embedded in amber," said Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., a colleague and fellow fruit-fly researcher who was not directly involved in the study. "Willis and other scientists are showing that there is so much more that goes into controlling and regulating genetic information than just knowledge of the DNA code. Michael Crichton would have a harder time making that film today, given what has been discovered in recent years.
"This work tells us that we have to pay more attention to the ways in which DNA is packaged. It's not just about the DNA sequence," Bohmann added.
Last year in a paper in Nature Genetics, Li first showed that JAK is a more powerful oncogene than previously thought, with the ability to turn on cancer-causing genes that are normally silent, through another epigenetic mechanism involving gene packaging. The new work shows that the gene is also able to suppress cancer-suppressing genes that are normally turned on, making JAK even more of a threat than had been known.
Work like Li's is getting the attention of pharmaceutical companies, which are developing drugs that target an organism's DNA governance at the epigenetic or "packaging" level. Such work provides a new target for developing drugs to stop cancer, and it reminds scientists just how much more research is necessary before we fully understand the workings of ACTGGGCTAGTTGGCAGT and the countless other DNA sequences in our body.
The first author of the paper is graduate student Yalan Xing. In addition to Li, other authors include graduate student Song Shi; former postdoctoral fellow Long Le, M.D.; technician Crystal A. Lee; and post-doctoral researcher Louise Silver-Morse, Ph.D. The work was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the American Cancer Society, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.


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- How Effective are Process Frameworks?
- Hot Links
How Effective Are Process Frameworks?
In January, 2008, Dr. Dobb's ran a survey which explored the adoption rate and effectiveness of various process frameworks, in particular COBIT, CMMI, ITIL, PMI PMBoK, Prince2, TOGAF, and Zachman Framework. The survey ran for a week and it was promoted in Jon Erickson's blog and in a mailing which went out to Dr. Dobb's readers. The response rate was unusual for us, I suspect because of the topic: Only 339 started the survey, the lowest survey response rate that we've ever gotten, and only 219 completed it -- many people were turned off by the second of five pages which explored the adoption rate and effectiveness of frameworks listed above. Anyway, the results are interesting and arguably contradict some of the marketing rhetoric that we've heard over the years concerning some of these frameworks.
Let's start with a brief overview of each framework. This is important because as I discuss below the survey showed that many people are not familiar with these frameworks, even though they very likely should be. The frameworks I considered were:
- Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT). A framework for information technology (IT) management which provides managers, auditors, and IT users with a set of potential measures, indicators, processes and practices to assist them in maximizing the benefits derived through the use of IT and developing appropriate IT governance and control in an organization.
- Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). A requirement specification for a development process promoted by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
- The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of concepts and techniques for managing IT infrastructure, development, and operations developed by the UK's Office of Government Commerce (OGC). ITIL gives a detailed description of a number of important IT practices with comprehensive checklists, tasks and procedures.
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK). The PMI publishes standards related to project management and manages project management certification, its main standard is the PMBoK which is the only ANSI standard for project management.
- Projects in Controlled Environments v2 (Prince2). A project management methodology which covers the management, control and organisation of a project. Prince2 is promoted by the U.K.'s OGC.
- The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). An enterprise architecture framework which provides a comprehensive approach to the design, planning, implementation, and governance of an enterprise information architecture.
- The Zachman Framework. An enterprise architecture framework which describes a taxonomy for organizing architectural artifacts, such as design models and requirements documents. The taxonomoy takes into account both who the artifact targets and what particular issue is being addressed.
For each of these frameworks we asked whether your organization had adopted it and if so then how well it was working. For each framework respondents were asked "How would you describe your organization's adoption of [FRAMEWORK]?" and asked to choose one of Very Effective, Effective, Neutral, Ineffective, Very Ineffective, Just started the program and it's too early to tell, We considered it but decided not to adopt, We considered it and adopted some ideas from it, and I've never heard of this framework.
To determine how effective the frameworks are in practice, I took a weighted average of the responses by assigning the following points to each answer: Very Effective (2), Effective (1), Ineffective (-1), Very Ineffective (-2), and adopting some ideas (0.5). All other responses earned zero points. I also took a look at the responses from two groups so that I could compare the results to try to identify the true range of potential effectiveness of these frameworks. The first group was senior staff (100 respondents) which I defined as architects, IT managers, process engineers, and portfolio/program managers and the second group was developers (106 respondents). The results, in the format FRAMEWORK (Senior Staff Rating/Developer Rating), are: COBIT (0.245/0.019), CMMI (0.065/0.014), ITIL (0.15/0.019), PMI (0.18/0.009), PRINCE2 (0.075/-0.014), TOGAF (0.09/-0.009), and Zachman Framework (0.11/-0.005). As you can see, the developers weren't as impressed with the frameworks as senior staff were, I suspect because developers naturally chaff at any controls or constraints put on them. Even so, even senior staff weren't very impressed with the effectiveness of these frameworks " not one framework was even close to be considered effective (a score of 1) on average. Arguably these frameworks aren't living up to their promises in practice.
I was also a bit shocked as to the lack of market recognition that many of these frameworks have, even though all have been around for many years. The Prince2 numbers were understandably low because the majority of respondents, 61 percent, were from North America where the PMBoK overshadows Prince2. However, that doesn't explain the low recognition rate of the other frameworks. For example, IT managers should have at least heard about both COBIT and ITIL, yet respectively 52 percent and 32 percent hadn't. Similarly, architects should have heard about TOGAF and the Zachman Framework, yet respectively 54 percent and 38 percent hadn't. Everyone should have heard about CMMI, yet 23 percent hadn't. The implications are that the groups behind these frameworks still have significant outreach to do, and that any claims by some of the promoters behind these frameworks that they're offering "industry standards" are questionable at best.
All of these frameworks definitely have value when implemented appropriately within context, but the mixed adoption results appear to show that many organizations are struggling to do so. Implementing process frameworks straight "out of the box" likely isn't going to work very well for you, but picking practices from each one and developing an IT process which makes sense for your situation can work well if you have the expertise to do so. Getting help from people who have been there before is likely the best advice that I can give you.
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On today's high-speed Fibre Channel networks, analyzers need more memory, disk and speed than ever before.
With the advent of storage area networks (SANs) and higher bandwidths, data analysis tools are struggling to keep pace with the sheer magnitude of data. Operations are taking longer and hardware costs are increasing. The reason? Huge bandwidth increases and the growing complexities of storage networks.
Just a few years ago, bandwidth was measured in MB/s. Today the norm is 2GB/s, with higher bandwidths on the way. Another factor is the inherent complexities of storage networks, which occurred when Fibre Channel (FC) SANs arrived. Devices are farther apart and are connected through many ports, making the problems encountered harder to find. As a result, storage analysis tool vendors are scrambling to kick their products up a notch or two.
In the storage industry, analysis tools exist for developing and maintaining storage devices and networks. The analyzer plugs into a network and records the traffic. Users can view this traffic - known as a trace - in a decoded, understandable format to monitor and research link activity. Analyzers offer many features for examining traces such as searching, traffic filtering, code violation checking and triggering on a specific activity. They're also slowly emerging as invaluable tools for IT staffers to optimize performance and resolve problems.
With the move to FC and serial communications, analyzers had to become more robust, e.g., the analyzer's onboard high-speed memory, disk capacity, CPU speeds and port counts have increased dramatically. Five years ago, a typical SCSI bus analyzer contained 5MB of memory and a 20MB hard drive. Today, a 2Gb/s FC analyzer can have up to 4GB of memory and a 60GB hard drive. That is an 80-fold increase in memory alone.
One reason analyzers have been forced to bulk up can be explained as a simple equation: Link data volume increases proportionately to bandwidth increases over a given period of time. In other words, increasing link speed means more data passes through the network, so there's more data to store and analyze. Another factor is the growing complexities of storage networks. With bus protocols such as the SCSI architecture, problems were confined to short distances and between few devices, making the traces relatively small, and the issues easier to locate. Now with serial communication network storage protocols such as FC SANs and the future iSCSI SANs, the distances are great and the number of devices enormous. As SANs grow with increasing port counts, link lengths and higher bandwidths, the analyzer will be further challenged.
Trace sizes are exploding
Dramatic increases in bandwidth are contributing to the rising volume of link data. For a 2Gb/s link speed running at peak utilization, there's more than 400MB of data transferred across the port each second. At 10Gb/s link speed, there would be more than 2,000MB (or 2GB) of data transferred across the port each second - a five-fold increase - and would require at least 2GB of memory and disk to store. This is leading to an explosion in trace sizes.
To confront this ongoing concern, some vendors such as Ancot, Menlo Park, CA, have begun offering up to 4GB per port, while others, such as I-Tech in Eden Prairie, MN, offer more than 20GB in a chassis that includes 16 ports. With traces becoming so large, the demand on the analyzer's trace memory is challenging practical limits, and simple everyday operations such as trace file management and post processing are becoming slow and cumbersome. For users, this translates into longer debug cycles and decreased productivity.
To handle large traces, vendors are incorporating a number of techniques. To address the trace memory constraints, all analyzers from the major vendors incorporate the well-known pre-capture filter and triggering hardware features. Pre-capture filter enables users to eliminate specific link data from being stored, which elongates the capture time. For example, eliminating all but the first 16 words of payload can increase the capture by 20 times.
The trick is users need to know what data they're not interested in ahead of time. Triggering enables users to eliminate all incoming data until an event they want occurs on the link, and then capture begins. Both of these features address the issue to a certain extent, but require some knowledge of the events before the capture begins. And, there remain cases where intermittent and unpredictable problems require all link traffic be captured. To address this need, vendors are attempting to design ways to combine memory from several analyzers together into one virtual memory space. For example, if you have four individual analyzers with 1GB of trace memory, together, they would appear as one analyzer with 4GB of memory.
In addition, many vendors are improving their analyzer's searching operations. Some vendors utilize the analyzer's hardware logic to assist searching, resulting in operations taking seconds to complete. However, hardware-assisted search engines only work on traces stored in the trace memory, and are somewhat limited to the range of search criteria supported by the hardware. The limitations arise from the number of hardware levels used in making the comparisons. In sophisticated searches exceeding the hardware capability, the software takes over and validates the search, introducing delays. When hardware-assisted search works, the results are impressive.
Filters and expert systems
Many vendors feature post-capture processing such as post-filter and expert system tools, assisting in analyzing the trace. Post-filter allows users to control what's displayed on the screen after the capture. Some vendors are addressing post-filter performance by using hardware-assisted index tables to produce the data virtually on demand. Systems such as Finisar's SANMetrics check the traces for a number of bugs. It also helps users locate problems, but can vary in processing time due to the size of the trace. As traces become larger, post processing and expert system analysis will need to keep pace.
File management is another area of ongoing concern, again due to the size of the traces. Most vendors will tell you not to save or file transfer an entire trace - they are too long. They suggest you partially save the trace and transfer only that section. When you need help in examining an entire trace, you could access the analyzer remotely across the Web either directly, as in the case of Ancot, or via a third-party software package. This clever feature allows a distant user to have complete control over the analyzer, including the view and hardware set up. Users from several different locations of a company can use this to work together to analyze the trace. To do this, users must bypass any security measures the company may have set up. And that's the rub. Many users who need to collaborate on a problem are actually from different companies, and firms often restrict outside users from entering their site.
Network complexities
As the rapid pace of SAN deployment continues, network complexities are escalating. Longer distances, massive port count SAN configuration (exceeding 1,000 ports) and increased switch intelligence are increasing trace sizes and placing additional challenges on the analyzers.
Distances between host and devices on a SAN are growing because of the sheer increase in port count configuration and through the use of MAN routers. Greater distances are an issue because they tend to elongate the trace. The longer it takes for an I/O operation to complete, the more the analyzer needs to capture.
Larger port counts are increasing the size of the trace and are having a profound effect on the design of the analyzers. Most analyzers offer up to 16 ports of simultaneous operation. In order to monitor and control multiple ports simultaneously, the analyzer needs to operate the ports at the same time or events may be missed. Vendors accomplish this by stringing single port hardware together as a group interconnected via a cable or back plane.
A distributed clock is necessary so traffic can be recorded in the same order as seen on the link. Using any other connection - such as Ethernet - would not provide enough precision. This design imposes practical limits to the number of ports that can be simultaneously controlled. The interconnect - cable length and back plane - is constrained by the clock cycle of the link capture speed, and as bandwidth increases, the clock cycle will be shorter. As users need to monitor more ports simultaneously, vendors will need to confront these challenges.
Displaying data
Vendors have been constantly upgrading their viewing software to keep pace with the industry's changes, and many now offer many different formats and displays. Finisar offers a top-down viewer that allows you to see all the ports interleaved one after another in the order they were captured with a detailed view of the highlighted event in another window. I-Tech features a side by side display of all ports also in the order they were captured. Other vendors are making their views more customizable. U.K.-based Xyratex offers a protocol editor that provides greater flexibility in altering the format and display of the data. As analyzers support higher port counts, vendors will need to ensure their displays can handle even more data in an easy-to-view format. Given the amount of space on a standard monitor, this is no easy feat.
SANs complexity is increasing with the advent of emerging protocols, including iSCSI and InfiniBand. These protocols are presenting challenges to the analyzer because they're built upon different physical layers from FC and analyzer vendors based their initial designs on FC. The challenge is to handle more than one protocol in a consistent, unified look and feel. I-Tech offers a seamless approach to analyze FC and iSCSI protocols in a single chassis. Their latest offering allows you to view each of the protocols side by side so you can easily watch data flow from one to the other, in a time synchronized order. Finisar offers support for InfiniBand as well. Their software will control and view all three protocols simultaneously in top-down, time synchronized, intertwined viewing. Other vendors have indicated plans to support other protocols as well.
Higher bandwidths and increasingly complex networks are the future. The FC and Gigabit Ethernet communities are preparing 10Gb/s specifications to meet these demands and the FC is considering an interim 4Gb/s speed. These changes will necessitate new and increasingly more sophisticated analyzers. It's likely analyzer tools will take on the shape of the networks they monitor: more ports, higher speeds and more complexity.


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