Well, since I’m on a Java kick as of late, I thought I’d try out one of
the more popular blogger’s running in Java. I have it online using Java
5 running on JBoss 4.0.4, but don’t get me started on whether or not
that’s an appropriate choice. I’ll go into more details in the future,
but let’s just say that I’m tired of trying application server after
application server only to find various major quirks in each of them.
They’re probably just related to my relative lack of experience in the
field of Java application servers, so I’m starting with one of the more
popular open source ones in JBoss’s Application Server.
As a network engineer and systems architect of close to 10 years, I
have recently realized that my job is much like that of a goalie on a
soccer or water polo team. I basically keep the network safe from being
scored on. Things like network failures, system outages,
misconfigurations and security breaches all are similar to the opposing
team scoring points against my employer (and my reputation ). So, I
decided to coin myself a new term (to my knowledge), a “Network
Goalie”. Who knows if it’ll really take off, but I think its cool, so
I’m going to use it.
Anyway, I’ll be posting reviews of projects here, usually open source
as that is my preference. Hopefully, in sharing my experiences with my
peers and exposing them to criticism and review, it will benefit the
entire community of network goalies like myself. There are many great
communities, but there are also many projects, both proprietary and
open source, that could benefit from a little bit more broad of a
vision.