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@_Val_ did a CheckMates Live event in Ireland and I did two in Denmark with @Oren_Koren and Avishai Duer:
The major thing that happened this past week was the migration to the new community platform, something that was at least a year in the making:
As with any migration of this nature, a few challenges were encountered. Not all the data could be migrated automatically, like the videos, which will be migrated by hand. The features aren't exactly the same as the old platform. Some things in the site design need tweaking. Nerd knobs need turning. There's definitely more work to do in order to make this new place feel like home.
We will rapidly iterate to address the various issues you've told us about and we've encountered ourselves. As we're big on transparency, we'll do our best to keep you all informed as improvements are made. Keep your feedback coming, positive or negative!
Info about the new platform we've shared so far:
Despite the challenges caused by the migration, there was no shortage of conversations in the community this week:
This is a post @_Val_ put together a few months back that I just spent a lot of time with to update all the links and to ensure the videos were uploaded. Lots of great stuff here if you're just starting out with Check Point!
There are ways, yes.
When working with the API, remember to publish when you make changes, MDS or otherwise.
In R80.20, yes.
For the moment, yes.
A how-to document.
If you didn't go to CPX 360 this year, here's one of the things you missed!
What basic settings you need.
If you use HTTPS Inspection on R80.x, watch out for this one!
Doing it remotely via SNMP or similar.
Some things to keep in mind here.
While not strictly required, it's helpful to know some.
We are now maintaining our event calendar in Google Calendar.
You can browse our calendar of events here: CheckMates Calendar
Upcoming events include:
If you would like a CheckMates Live event in your area, get in contact with us: checkmates@checkpoint.com
