Keith Townsend, Author at TechRepublic

Keith Townsend

Keith Townsend is a technology management consultant with more than 15 years of related experience designing, implementing, and managing data center technologies. His areas of expertise include virtualization, networking, and storage solutions for Fortune 500 organizations. He holds a BA in computing and a MS in information technology from DePaul University.

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Internet of Things
3 inexpensive steps to secure IoT

IoT devices can be openings for attackers, causing major disruptions to businesses. Follow these three steps to secure your IoT devices.

Keith Townsend
Published: November 1, 2022, 4:30 AM PDT Modified: November 1, 2022, 4:57 AM PDT Read More See more Internet of Things articles
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Data Centers
4 critical lessons DevOps admins can learn from Netflix’s container journey

Netflix chose to build their own container orchestration system. Here are some of the key lessons the company learned along the way.

Keith Townsend
Published: February 9, 2018, 10:51 AM PST Modified: February 9, 2018, 10:03 AM PST Read More See more Data Centers articles
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Hardware
Want to build a home lab for containers and virtualization? Consider mini PCs

The latest version of Intel's mobile processor family creates some interesting options for a physical home lab. Here are some considerations for leveraging this inexpensive platform.

Keith Townsend
Published: July 11, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT Modified: July 8, 2016, 7:06 AM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
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Cloud
5 lessons IT learned from the Netflix cloud journey

Netflix recently completed migrating their streaming service with AWS. Keith Townsend shares insights for enterprises considering a cloud move.

Keith Townsend
Published: February 17, 2016, 11:06 AM PST Modified: February 17, 2016, 11:04 AM PST Read More See more Cloud articles
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Data Centers
Open source projects that warrant data center managers’ attention

When you're making the case to a data center manager about tech that is worthy of her consideration, make sure these three open source options are on your list.

Keith Townsend
Published: November 26, 2014, 1:01 PM PST Modified: November 26, 2014, 12:47 PM PST Read More See more Data Centers articles

Keith Townsend

3 inexpensive steps to secure IoT

4 critical lessons DevOps admins can learn from Netflix’s container journey

Want to build a home lab for containers and virtualization? Consider mini PCs

5 lessons IT learned from the Netflix cloud journey

Open source projects that warrant data center managers’ attention

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