What has happened during the vacation?

I always try to keep up with the news and stuff while on vacation (this year the journey went to sri lanka), but i guess not everybody does. So I though why not share the highlights?!?

• New hacking technique imperceptibly changes memory virtual servers
  
  A cool and nifty but disturbing Virtual Machine memory page attack:
  With this technique an attacker can crack the keys of secured virtual machines or install malware without it being noticed. It's a new deduplication-based attack in which data can not only be viewed and leaked, but also modified using a hardware glitch. By doing so the attacker can order the server to install malicious and unwanted software or allow logins by unauthorized persons.
  
  This attack manages to do the hack without the use of a software bug and therefore cannot be patched. It is uncertain but practically unlikely that ECC DRAM memory can reliably be attacked. ECC DRAM is normally used in enterprise environments.
  Also see my previous article about recommendations for inter- and intra TPS in VMware environments, a must read considering the risks!
• VEEAM v9 update 2
  
  This patch comes with over 300 enhancements. I personnally like this improvement the most:
  Backported a number of isolated Enterprise Scalability enhancements from 9.5 code branch to improve transaction log backup, tape backup and user interface performance.
  
  I encountered an issue where per-VM backup files showed performance issues with tape which, according to veeam support, was a known problem caused by the number of storages to be backed up and should be fixed in the next release only. But let's hope this fixes it before 9.5 (which is also announced)!
• Pernix bought by Nutanix
  
  OK... so I suppose the rumours were true. Also backed by Frank Denneman. My subconscious saw this coming; after hearing about the rumours of an AFA, i thought by myself why not stay a software company and improve the FVP & Architect features, platform support and stability. Or maybe even build a VSAN competitor with better pricing and/or more or other options? I imagine... what would this mean for the sales for competitors like Infinio?
• ESXi 6.0 patch fixed CBT (again)
  
  VMware has released a major patch on the 4th of August ESXi600-201608001 which has buildnumber 4192238. It fixes another CBT issue introduced in Express Patch 6 (only during VM quiescence with VMware Tools VSS though). The only ESXi6 images free from CBT issues and production ready are 6 Update 1b and Express Patch 5 I think (Update 2 has the vmxnet3 psod). Let's hope ESXi600-201608001 will become a stable one!

Other news:

• Cisco fires 5500
• Nimble AF1000, affordable AFA?
  
  Dutch article
• PowerShell is open sourced and available on Linux