a network engineering blog
With the release of the new 9200 series switches many enterprise organizations are starting to look towards the future. Cisco has also been looking towards the future… of their profit margin. With the 2960x platform is nearing it's EOS/EOL … [Read more]
Out of everything I think will be big in 2019, AIOps is near the top of the list. My current prediction is Artificial Intelligence (AI) making big moves in the enterprise IT Infrastructure and Operations market. AI-based technology is a hot topic in … [Read more]
In the past I have personally given a lot of flack towards Gartner, but that was when I was in a different stage of my career. Over the past two years I've transitioned into management, and with that had to learn several valuable lessons. The most … [Read more]
I made a couple changes to the RouterJockey store this week and I wanted to make sure I got the word out. Previously the store worked in sprints that I tried to open up 2-3x a year. Instead of trying to manage these sprints, and keep the products … [Read more]
Founded by Kunihiro Ishiguro and Yoshinari Yoshikawa the founders of GNU Zebra, came together to form IP Infusion back in 1999 as a commercial-grade, hardware-independent networking software company. If you're not familiar with Zebra, you probably … [Read more]
At times I have trouble focusing on writing articles for some of the presentations I am exposed to at Tech Field Day. Because of that, I really wanted to try something different. This article is more of my free-formed thoughts about NSX and why I'm … [Read more]
Hey guys, I just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that I've relaunched my teespring shirt campaigns with enough time that you should get your orders before Cisco Live US 2017. I've got several types of clothing under each design, so make … [Read more]
During Networking Field Day 15 our friends from the Linux Foundation, including Lisa Caywood, briefed us on a recent "acquisition" from Cisco. PNDA (Panda) is an open source Platform for Network Data Analytics, which aggregates data from multiple … [Read more]
Yet again I find myself honored, and questioning their selection methods, by being selected for a Networking Field Day event. Networking Field Day 15 kicks off April 6 and 7th in San Jose California. Each and every Tech Field Day event is always an … [Read more]
Whenever I start talking about network visibility and aggreagation taps I can't help but think of The Matrix. Millions of packets flowing through your network every minute of every day, tapping into that can be a daunting exercise. Luckily we have … [Read more]
