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The Napkin Dialogues: Nexus Programmability, Part II
The Napkin Dialogues: Nexus Programmability, Part II
When last we left our hero, he (that is, me, or I) was getting a crash course in Nexus programmability and trying to understand what all of this stuff
July 9, 2014
Are You Ready for Dev Ops and SDN Software Development with Cisco ONE?
Are You Ready for Dev Ops and SDN Software Development with Cisco ONE?
One of the great challenges of SDN – that many in my view underplay – is the change in paradigm from having a vendor deliver your network (hardware...
April 5, 2014
Use SDN Strategically – and NOT as a “Band Aid”
Use SDN Strategically – and NOT as a “Band Aid”
The other week I attended the “Software Defined Networking 2013” conference in London.  This is a UK-based event for...
Dec. 17, 2013
Follow-up Q&A on ACI Methodology and the Pursuit of an Application-Aware Architecture
Follow-up Q&A on ACI Methodology and the Pursuit of an Application-Aware Architecture
We've been getting a lot of great questions about ACI since our launch as people try and better understand the...
Nov. 15, 2013
MegaTrends: Network Programming and Cisco ONE in Enterprise Networks
MegaTrends: Network Programming and Cisco ONE in Enterprise Networks
How do we evolve the IT architecture to enable an ever-increasing set of services while multiple MegaTrends are rapidly transforming the environment? How
Oct. 21, 2013
Cisco’s onePK Part 2: Reaching out to a Network Element
Cisco’s onePK Part 2: Reaching out to a Network Element
Exordium In the previous installment of the onePK series, you received a crash course on Cisco's onePK. In this article, you'll take the next step with a
Oct. 15, 2013
Cisco’s onePK Part 1: Introduction
Cisco’s onePK Part 1: Introduction
Exordium Cisco's One Platform Kit (onePK) is a fantastic toolkit for building custom applications that interact with your Cisco routers and switches.
June 12, 2013
Announcing the New Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches
Announcing the New Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series Switches
What do you get when you take Cisco’s best-selling campus access switch line, double almost everything (including port density in-stack, stacking
June 5, 2013
Five Cool Router Tricks with onePK
Five Cool Router Tricks with onePK
Network Management is dull.  No excuses.  Monitoring and interacting with the devices that move data from one location to another is a thankless
Jan. 17, 2013