High-Performance Applications in a Secure Environment Michael Tepedino

Why are we here? Large Amounts of Bandwidth Large Amounts of Bandwidth University Partnerships University Partnerships Sharing Lessons & Knowledge Sharing Lessons & Knowledge Being Ready for the Next Big Thing Being Ready for the Next Big Thing Moving Technology into Production Faster Moving Technology into Production Faster

Hurdles for High Performance Applications Networks Networks High Latency High Latency High Bandwidth High Bandwidth Public Accessibility Public Accessibility TCP TCP Security / Encryption Security / Encryption Data Speeds Data Speeds

The Corporate Perspective Looking for the common ground – Not Looking to Push the Newest Technology Looking for the common ground – Not Looking to Push the Newest Technology Global Differences – MAN’s, LAN’s & WAN’s Global Differences – MAN’s, LAN’s & WAN’s Applications – Run the Business Applications – Run the Business SECURITY – SECURITY – SECURITY SECURITY – SECURITY – SECURITY How do We Apply Lessons Learned How do We Apply Lessons Learned

Why Have a Secure Environment? Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Hackers Hackers DoS DoS Viruses Viruses Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery Secured Communications Secured Communications

How do we decide what to secure? Corporate Policies Corporate Policies Specific Tunnels for Internal Research Test vs. External Tests with Partners Specific Tunnels for Internal Research Test vs. External Tests with Partners What is the Data Being Used For What is the Data Being Used For

Securing the Network VPN Tunnels VPN Tunnels Internet2 Public Access Internet2 Public Access Multiple sites Multiple sites Firewalls Firewalls Hardware Hardware Things to watch for Things to watch for Monitoring Monitoring Being Proactive Being Proactive

VPN Tunnels Secure vs. Open Ended Secure vs. Open Ended Latency Latency Protocol Dependent Protocol Dependent Design is Very Important ! Design is Very Important !

Public Internet2 Access Convenience? Convenience? True Life Testing True Life Testing A Very Real Scenario Needed A Very Real Scenario Needed

Firewalls Hardware Hardware How to Choose How to Choose Differences Differences Things to Watch for Things to Watch for Avoidance is the Best Solution Avoidance is the Best Solution

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