a network engineering blog
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]
Forward Networks has stepped out of the shadows to announce their Network Assurance platform, and I was fortunate enough to be a delegate for Networking Field Day 13 to see their first public briefing. We were all excited to set foot onto the … [Read more]
Looks like the culprit in the recent Cisco debacle is the Intel Atom "System on Chip" (SoC) that Cisco used in it's gear. My sources within Cisco won't give up the goods, but many seem to be pointing to Cisco, although a single source at Cisco seemed … [Read more]
A couple months ago many engineers started hearing rumors regarding an ISR 4331 recall, and problems surrounding the device. Until this week, none of us had very good information, but it seems that today Cisco has officially released some information … [Read more]
This is going to be a busy week for the Tech Field Day family. They have delegates en-route to Tech Field Day 12 this morning, and Wednesday the crew for Network Field day 13 arrive. I can't express how excited I am about going to Networking Field … [Read more]
Today's IT landscape if full of software defined marketecture, and lore of a dystopian future full of network engineers that do nothing but write code. But in reality, there are plenty of actual reasons you should be learning programming, or at least … [Read more]
