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Entropy, vacuums, and visibility…
In the vacuum of two network engineers arguing, there are non-existent ideal situations where networks are built, grow or shrink congruently, and never have bugs. In perpetuity. Forever and ever. Amen. The Forces of Evil From the moment we conceive of a network and through the end of it’s life, there are numerous competing forces […]
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Entropy, vacuums, and visibility…
In the vacuum of two network engineers arguing, there are non-existent ideal situations where networks are built, grow or shrink congruently, and never have bugs. In perpetuity. Forever and ever. Amen. The Forces of Evil From the moment we conceive of a network and through the end of its life, there are numerous competing forces […]
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Cisco Enterprise NFV, DNA, IWAN and a bunch of other acronyms
So Cisco had some big announcements today. Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA). Ohhh, sounds fancy. Let me put on something a little more formal before I get too involved in the post. So what are all these awesome acronyms, you may be wondering? Well basically we start with DNA, which is the overall ecosystem that […]
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Cisco Enterprise NFV, DNA, IWAN and a bunch of other acronyms
So Cisco had some big announcements today. Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA). Ohhh, sounds fancy. Let me put on something a little more formal before I get too involved in the post. So what are all these awesome acronyms, you may be wondering? Well basically we start with DNA, which is the overall ecosystem that […]
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Netronome Brings Virtual Networking Hardware Offload To Busy CPUs
Netronome Agilio is a niche play for customers with specific compute requirements centered around OVS and, soon, Juniper Contrail. The majority of data center owners are likely to find that they just don't have the problems that Netronome is solving, but those that do will be pleased that Netronome exists.
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Netronome Brings Virtual Networking Hardware Offload To Busy CPUs
Netronome Agilio is a niche play for customers with specific compute requirements centered around OVS and, soon, Juniper Contrail. The majority of data center owners are likely to find that they just don't have the problems that Netronome is solving, but those that do will be pleased that Netronome exists.
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Cisco Launches Hyperconverged Platform & Acquires Cloud Orchestration Startup
It's a busy day for Cisco as it launches HyperFlex, a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliance family; and announces the acquisition of CliQr Technologies, a startup that aims to make it easier to run applications across multiple cloud environments.
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Cisco Launches Hyperconverged Platform & Acquires Cloud Orchestration Startup
It's a busy day for Cisco as it launches HyperFlex, a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliance family; and announces the acquisition of CliQr Technologies, a startup that aims to make it easier to run applications across multiple cloud environments.
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Midokura’s MEM 5.0 Adds Insight To Their Virtual Networks
Network automation is a nascent discipline with the annoying problem of having to deal with legacy network devices designed in a bygone era while at the same time keeping up with the requirements of modern compute infrastructure. I see Midokura's MEM as one reasonable answer to the divide found between networking and automation.
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Midokura’s MEM 5.0 Adds Insight To Their Virtual Networks
Network automation is a nascent discipline with the annoying problem of having to deal with legacy network devices designed in a bygone era while at the same time keeping up with the requirements of modern compute infrastructure. I see Midokura's MEM as one reasonable answer to the divide found between networking and automation.
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Packet Pushers At Aruba Atmosphere 2016
The Packet Pushers head to Aruba Atmosphere 2016 to talk wireless, networking, IoT, mobility, and more. We're interviewing Aruba executives and experts for a podcast series to be published after the conference.
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Packet Pushers At Aruba Atmosphere 2016
The Packet Pushers head to Aruba Atmosphere 2016 to talk wireless, networking, IoT, mobility, and more. We're interviewing Aruba executives and experts for a podcast series to be published after the conference.
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Simplifying WAN Complexity With Active Monitoring
In today's WAN, network administrators need to complement traditional SNMP-based tools with active monitoring. NetBeez lets administrators constantly monitor end-to-end connectivity and performance for every site.
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Simplifying WAN Complexity With Active Monitoring
In today's WAN, network administrators need to complement traditional SNMP-based tools with active monitoring. NetBeez lets administrators constantly monitor end-to-end connectivity and performance for every site.
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Scalable network diagram layouts and tips for MS Visio
Last time I wrote about drawing L3-diagrams. Since then, I have been planning to write generally about drawing techniques. This blog post will cover some useful layouts as well as MS Visio tips for network engineers. I think MS Visio is not quite optimal for network diagrams and is lacking some key features from network diagramming […]
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Scalable network diagram layouts and tips for MS Visio
Last time I wrote about drawing L3-diagrams. Since then, I have been planning to write generally about drawing techniques. This blog post will cover some useful layouts as well as MS Visio tips for network engineers. I think MS Visio is not quite optimal for network diagrams and is lacking some key features from network diagramming […]
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New OpenDaylight Beryllium Release Touts Performance, Intent-Based Networking
OpenDaylight Beryllium, the latest release of the open-source controller, promises enhanced performance and stability, and broader support for intent-based networking models.
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New OpenDaylight Beryllium Release Touts Performance, Intent-Based Networking
OpenDaylight Beryllium, the latest release of the open-source controller, promises enhanced performance and stability, and broader support for intent-based networking models.
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5 Lessons Learned From The SD-WAN Trenches
There are a lot of marketing claims about SD-WAN these days. There’s also an abundance of curiosity from IT managers. Four large organizations share their experiences with Talari's SD-WAN and what they learned.
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5 Lessons Learned From The SD-WAN Trenches
There are a lot of marketing claims about SD-WAN these days. There’s also an abundance of curiosity from IT managers. Four large organizations share their experiences with Talari's SD-WAN and what they learned.
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