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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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QOS Your Life
So as we’re all busy network professionals, I’m sure you’ve ran into the problem of a work-life balance. I personally know lots of engineers that have burned out at one time, or their family life has suffered, and their kids barely know them. Now granted these are extreme case scenarios, but it could happen to […]
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QOS Your Life
So as we’re all busy network professionals, I’m sure you’ve ran into the problem of a work-life balance. I personally know lots of engineers that have burned out at one time, or their family life has suffered, and their kids barely know them. Now granted these are extreme case scenarios, but it could happen to […]
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Our Downtime Spaces Are Becoming Endangered
Our downtime spaces are disappearing, and work is no longer a place you go to; it’s a mobile and omnipresent obligation that accompanies you regardless of location.
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Our Downtime Spaces Are Becoming Endangered
Our downtime spaces are disappearing, and work is no longer a place you go to; it’s a mobile and omnipresent obligation that accompanies you regardless of location.
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Career Ladder, Salaries, and Retaining Top Talent
Reflecting on the recent PacketPushers podcasts on certifications and consulting life, I’m trying to document ideal conditions to train and retain top talent. (e.g. In the context of building a new consulting firm.) Please leave a comment to let me know what I’ve left out or gotten wrong. Establish a career ladder that clearly establishes […]
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Career Ladder, Salaries, and Retaining Top Talent
Reflecting on the recent PacketPushers podcasts on certifications and consulting life, I’m trying to document ideal conditions to train and retain top talent. (e.g. In the context of building a new consulting firm.) Please leave a comment to let me know what I’ve left out or gotten wrong. Establish a career ladder that clearly establishes […]
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RedHat And Ansible For Networks
Apparently RedHat Ansible has realised that network devices is a separate market for their product and has created an “Ansible for Networking”. Frankly, I’m surprised that this wasn’t a thing already.
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RedHat And Ansible For Networks
Apparently RedHat Ansible has realised that network devices is a separate market for their product and has created an “Ansible for Networking”. Frankly, I’m surprised that this wasn’t a thing already.
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How Rightsizing A Network Saved Millions
A few years ago I was approached by a state organization to be a second set of eyes for a large purchase of Cisco routers and access points to connect all its branch offices to a new central hub. Most hardware line items were Cisco 2921s and 2951s and Aironet 1041s. I asked how many […]
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How Rightsizing A Network Saved Millions
A few years ago I was approached by a state organization to be a second set of eyes for a large purchase of Cisco routers and access points to connect all its branch offices to a new central hub. Most hardware line items were Cisco 2921s and 2951s and Aironet 1041s. I asked how many […]
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Junos Conditional Route Advertisement
University network borders tend to be more complicated than those in similarly sized corporate organizations. I recently helped a peer from another university transition from IOS to Junos for border routing. While most of the configuration was straightforward, he required a unique conditional routing policy. Since I’ve been working with Junos for many years (starting […]
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