Author Archives: Greg Ferro
Author Archives: Greg Ferro
Define "Skull Glitter"
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I've just finished watching a talk at RIPE71 conference by Karl Brumund for Dyn about real-world experience of building a small-scale datacenter and using automation etc. etc. and it had a lot of great lessons. Really, just great.
The post Nerdgasm: Karl Brumund – Building a Small DC… For the rest of us – RIPE71 appeared first on EtherealMind.
Following through on Ivans blog post to show that 1000 VMs per rack is conservative.
The post Response: Number of VMS Per Rack ? Its more than 1000, Dell & MS for example appeared first on EtherealMind.
The US, UK and Australian governments have all introduced legislation that effectively co-opts Internet Providers/Carriers to become legal surveillance arms for secret services. Why are governments pushing forward to use private companies to perform activities that were previously restricted to secret services such as the NSA, GCHQ and DSD ?
The post Governments Want Cheap Interception and Cheap Politics appeared first on EtherealMind.
Redefining the term Nerd Knobs as Wanker Knobs
The post Nerd Knobs Are Career Limiting appeared first on EtherealMind.
I'm standing on my office chair screaming, fist pumping and yelling YES YES YES
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The Future of Network with David Ward, CTO at Cisco and long time open source advocate and raconteur, many decades of corporate life talks about how he sees the future of networking.
The post Show 262 – Future of Networking – Dave Ward appeared first on Packet Pushers.
As an Enterprise IT person you probably know that today is the day that HP splits into two companies and discards the “deadweight” of the $50 Billion PC and Printer business to “HP Inc” while the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) company is expected to be leaner and more focussed on Webscale and Enterprise $50B […]
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A show recorded in a bar. What could go right ?
The post Field Engineering – A Garage bar in Oregon appeared first on Packet Pushers.
A show recorded in a bar. What could go right?
The post Field Engineering – A Garage Bar In Oregon appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Intel is entering the networking market as part of its strategy for growth in the years ahead. Here is how.
The post Blessay: Intel the Networking Company appeared first on EtherealMind.
Define "head down" or "head up"
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While attending an influencers event at Intel in Portland, Oregon I got into a discussion with Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower and Keith Townsend @ctoadvisor on the nature of Docker networking and its plugin architecture.
The post PQ Show 59 – Docker Network Plugin Architecture appeared first on Packet Pushers.
The next generation of networking is more complex and multi-functional compared to the networks of today. Networks are moving from “connectivity as a service” to “multi- service platform. Takeaways SDN & NFV are complementary technologies NFV depends on SDN to deliver network features that enable it. Both use controller concepts for Operations and Administration (OAM). […]
The post Basics: Explaining the Difference Between Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) appeared first on EtherealMind.
Amazon Internet of Things PaaS platform was announced yesterday with the buzz line "Cloud Services for Connected Devices". I am comparing the strategic differences with Cisco Fog Computing.
The post AWS IoT vs Cisco Fog Computing – Cloud vs Network IoT appeared first on EtherealMind.
If you build a service on the AWS cloud, are you at risk if Amazon decides to compete with you ?
The post Musing: Amazon stops selling competitor products, impact on AWS ? appeared first on EtherealMind.
Are we at GhandiCon Three ?
The post SDN Progress is at GhandiCon 3 – September 2015 – appeared first on EtherealMind.
Training isn't enough. You need some teaching too.
The post Teaching AND Training Are Education appeared first on EtherealMind.
What is the Future of Networking according to Douglas Comer ?
The post Show 255 – Future of Networking with Douglas Comer appeared first on Packet Pushers.
With 25GbE costing just 1.4 times that total cost of 10GbE, its time to start considering whether 25GbE is right for you. For many data centres, this might mean skipping 10GbE products completely.
The post Musing: Skipping 10Gig Ethernet and Going Direct to 25Gigabit ? appeared first on EtherealMind.