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Collaboration Notes from Cisco Live: Tuesday Wrap-Up
Collaboration Notes from Cisco Live: Tuesday Wrap-Up
Today was another busy day in a city by a bay. With the Cisco Live gears fully engaged, there were more sessions, more classes, and more of everything
June 9, 2015
Upcoming Technology Trends at Cisco Live
Upcoming Technology Trends at Cisco Live
Cisco Live in San Diego is right around the corner. It’s the place to be to meet with people, learn and to stay current with the technology trends of the
May 22, 2015
Importance of naming standards in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Importance of naming standards in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
In network engineering I have learned that the biggest lie I tell myself is that “I do not need to write this down.” That being said, when you are in the
May 19, 2015
A Tour of Cisco’s Allen Data Center
A Tour of Cisco’s Allen Data Center
As a consultant I have seen many different ‘Data Centers’, from Co-location facilities, to in house and well thought out, to a dirty closet that no one
May 11, 2015
To flow or not to flow?
To flow or not to flow?
NetApp's newest storage operating system, clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT), leverages a backend of Cisco Nexus switches for it's cluster interconnect network.
May 7, 2015
4+1 Practices for Effective Lifelong IT Learning (Part 2)
4+1 Practices for Effective Lifelong IT Learning (Part 2)
Happy with how you go about learning, or wish you could learn more, learn more quickly, and even just do it? Today’s post continues what was begun in the
April 20, 2015
Is Your Network Cloud Ready?
Is Your Network Cloud Ready?
Is your network cloud ready? We at NetCraftsmen, a Cisco Gold Partner, are hearing this question more often. Let’s discuss how to tell if your network is
April 17, 2015
4+1 Practices for Effective Lifelong IT Learning (Part 1)
4+1 Practices for Effective Lifelong IT Learning (Part 1)
The debate of what we should be learning seems to be a more frequent topic today. For instance, there’s been a long-standing question for each new
April 6, 2015
FlexPod for the Future
FlexPod for the Future
I’ve been a huge fan of Cisco and NetApp’s FlexPod since 2011, when I had the pleasure of working with it for the first time.  We had just gotten two
April 3, 2015
IoT, from Cloud to Fog Computing
IoT, from Cloud to Fog Computing
Introduction Nowadays, there are billions of devices connected to the Internet, and this has led to some advances in the Electronics and Telecommunication
March 25, 2015
A Summary of Cisco VXLAN Control Planes: Multicast, Unicast, MP-BGP EVPN
A Summary of Cisco VXLAN Control Planes: Multicast, Unicast, MP-BGP EVPN
With the adoption of overlay networks as the standard deployment for multi-tenant network, Layer2 over Layer3 protocols have been the favorite among
March 12, 2015
Why Network Design in the Modern Era Has Kept Me from Retirement
Why Network Design in the Modern Era Has Kept Me from Retirement
In youth-oriented Silicon Valley, it's risky to mention this, but I've been around for a long time. In fact, in theory I could retire! I already moved to
March 10, 2015