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Whitebox and NOS Specialisation
Whitebox and Merchant Silicon might mean network operating systems that are designed for specific use cases.
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Talking NVMe, 3DXpoint and Networking
The IT Storage market is going through a lot of change. New silicon designs from Intel & Micron branded 3D Xpoint are impacting the short term future of the “all flash array” market. Intel has developed NVMe so that that speed of accessing this fancy new storage can be realised because the 30-year old SCSI/NFS/Fibrechannel protocols […]
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Response: Doing No Harm
Ivan posted here: I’ll take ownership of the statement because at least it sounds like something I have discussed on the podcast and, sadly, because there aren’t that many networking podcasts. The comment is in relation to the purpose of a stateful firewall when compared to a stateless firewall aka access lists. I do think that […]
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Response: Anomaly Detection For Monitoring
We manage a distributed system of autonomous elements where the operation, performance and stability is determined by external factors that are out of our operational control.
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Defining Software Defined Networking
Can you define what is a Software Defined Network ? Here is my take.
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Less Suppliers = Less Competition
I was reviewing ESG Dell-EMC Customer Sentiment Analysis report which surveyed 202 IT decision makers about their views on the merger. Here is the headline result: Whatever my or anyone’s opinion of the merger, one thing that no one seems to be discussing in the reduction in competition this brings to the market. Less suppliers […]
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PQ Show 70 – The HPE-Aruba Networks Merger – How Is That Going To Work?
HPE and Aruba Networks are merging their businesses. What does this mean for customers?
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PQ Show 70 – The HPE-Aruba Networks Merger – How Is That Going To Work?
HPE and Aruba Networks are merging their businesses. What does this mean for customers?
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Network Field Day 11 and Meetups in the Valley
It is my privilege to return as a delegate for Network Field Day 11 in Silicon Valley on January 20-22. You can find full details on the event at Tech Field Day page which lists the vendors and delegates in full. Lots of familiar faces and a few new ones.
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Mac OS X : Collection of CLI tips
This website is a fantastic resource for Mac OS X Users. Hundreds of A curated list of shell commands and tools specific to OS X. “You don’t have to know everything. You simply need to know where to find it when necessary.” (John Brunner) https://github.com/herrbischoff/awesome-osx-command-line
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OS X: Using Soulver for Fast Design
Working as an IT Architect often requries fast evaluation of the projects costs to make a rapid judgement on whether the costs exceed the benefit. Most of the time I use a spreadsheet to quickly lay out costs and decide whether it passes the sniff test for ROI. More recently I started using Soulver. Here […]
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Response: Adobe Profits Show Cloud is Expensive For Consumers
Adobe reports massive increase in revenue and profits on the back of moving to the cloud. First, let’s have a look at the numbers. Adobe reported a record $1.31 billion in revenue for the quarter, a 22 percent year over year increase. It disclosed record annual revenue of $4.8 billion. Mind you these are significant, but the big number to […]
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Network Break 64: Taking A Break From The Break
Network Break took a Thanksgiving break last week. Instead of news coverage, Greg and Ethan give an update on the state of Packet Pushers and talk Cisco, white box operating systems, and more.
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Network Break 64: Taking A Break From The Break
Network Break took a Thanksgiving break last week. Instead of news coverage, Greg and Ethan give an update on the state of Packet Pushers and talk Cisco, white box operating systems, and more.
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Show 265: Future Of Networking: Martin Casado
Talking with Martin Casado on the Future of Networking. Its all about the applications.
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Show 265: Future Of Networking: Martin Casado
Talking with Martin Casado on the Future of Networking. Its all about the applications.
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PQ Show 66: Competency In The Enterprise
IT has been trained to operate equipment, but can they--and should they--learn the fundamentals that underpin the infrastructure? Does the enterprise have the skills, resources, and competency to handle the transition to the cloud? Check out this passionate debate.
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PQ Show 66: Competency In The Enterprise
IT has been trained to operate equipment, but can they--and should they--learn the fundamentals that underpin the infrastructure? Does the enterprise have the skills, resources, and competency to handle the transition to the cloud? Check out this passionate debate.
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Briefing: Versa Networks – Managed Service SD-WAN
During the ONUG conference I attended a TechFieldDay event with Versa Networks and an introduction to their Service Provider SD-WAN product.
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Pearson Gets Owned, Cisco Certifications Database Taken
In the "least surprising security breach" category, Pearson VUE got hacked and your personal details have been taken.
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