Why Compatibility And Support Don’t Justify $1000 Optics
Howdy. By now I hope y’all realize I don’t pull any punches and no subject is off-limits. Having said that, I want be upfront and say this subject is very near and dear to my heart and is one of my main areas of work for almost two years. I’ll do my best to be […]
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Why Compatibility And Support Don’t Justify $1000 Optics
Howdy. By now I hope y’all realize I don’t pull any punches and no subject is off-limits. Having said that, I want be upfront and say this subject is very near and dear to my heart and is one of my main areas of work for almost two years. I’ll do my best to be […]
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Debug Generator – Fortigate Flow Trace
I’ve found that when working with Fortigate firewalls and needing to be able to use the debug flow command set, it takes a bit too long to manually type out the commands. If you’re in a pressurised environment saving a few seconds here and there can be valuable. First we need to grab the script […]
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Debug Generator – Fortigate Flow Trace
I’ve found that when working with Fortigate firewalls and needing to be able to use the debug flow command set, it takes a bit too long to manually type out the commands. If you’re in a pressurised environment saving a few seconds here and there can be valuable. First we need to grab the script […]
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Configuration Management: DevOps From Ops
Configuration Management is a big category today, largely comprised of Puppet and Chef, followed by Ansible and Salt, but what is Configuration Management? Configuration Management is, at it’s simplest, a matter of boolean states on a machine, stack, or infrastructure. Is the Apache httpd installed on this server? If not, install it. Does this file […]
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Configuration Management: DevOps From Ops
Configuration Management is a big category today, largely comprised of Puppet and Chef, followed by Ansible and Salt, but what is Configuration Management? Configuration Management is, at it’s simplest, a matter of boolean states on a machine, stack, or infrastructure. Is the Apache httpd installed on this server? If not, install it. Does this file […]
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What Are SAI And Switchdev And Why Do We Need Them To Succeed?
Howdy. In my last post I discussed the need for an open source framework to drive merchant switching silicon. Towards the end of that long post, I mentioned a future post talking about the Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) and switchdev in depth. Welcome to that post. There’s been a lot of synergy between both projects, […]
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What Are SAI And Switchdev And Why Do We Need Them To Succeed?
Howdy. In my last post I discussed the need for an open source framework to drive merchant switching silicon. Towards the end of that long post, I mentioned a future post talking about the Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) and switchdev in depth. Welcome to that post. There’s been a lot of synergy between both projects, […]
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Show 273: Big Switch Networks: Product Updates & Free Editions (Sponsored)
On today's episode of the Weekly Show we talk with Big Switch Networks. Rob Sherwood, Big Switch CTO, joins us to discuss the latest capabilities in Big Monitoring Fabric and Big Cloud Fabric.
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Show 273: Big Switch Networks: Product Updates & Free Editions (Sponsored)
On today's episode of the Weekly Show we talk with Big Switch Networks. Rob Sherwood, Big Switch CTO, joins us to discuss the latest capabilities in Big Monitoring Fabric and Big Cloud Fabric.
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PQ Show 73: VMware’s Martin Casado On SDN Evolution In 2016 (Sponsored)
Martin Casado, General Manager of the Network and Security Business Unit at VMware, joins the Packet Pushers to get nerdy about where SDN and VMware’s NSX have been, and where they’re going in 2016.
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PQ Show 73: VMware’s Martin Casado On SDN Evolution In 2016 (Sponsored)
Martin Casado, General Manager of the Network and Security Business Unit at VMware, joins the Packet Pushers to get nerdy about where SDN and VMware’s NSX have been, and where they’re going in 2016.
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OpenConfig: Standardized Models For Networking
The customer-driven OpenConfig project is establishing network models to encourage development & use of platform independent configuration tools. But will vendors support this effort? And what about the IETF, who is also working on standard networking models? Is there a conflict?
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OpenConfig: Standardized Models For Networking
The customer-driven OpenConfig project is establishing network models to encourage development & use of platform independent configuration tools. But will vendors support this effort? And what about the IETF, who is also working on standard networking models? Is there a conflict?
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Make Like A Tree And Branch Out
Alright, so you’ve decided to branch out and you may be wondering what else you can do to help things along. You can always try your friendly neighborhood blog or message board, but there’s always the problem of whether or not you’re getting good information. You should also check to see if your company has […]
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Make Like A Tree And Branch Out
Alright, so you’ve decided to branch out and you may be wondering what else you can do to help things along. You can always try your friendly neighborhood blog or message board, but there’s always the problem of whether or not you’re getting good information. You should also check to see if your company has […]
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Don’t Do Anything Twice
Hello, and welcome to my first blog post! Today I’ll be talking automation and why we automate things, including the simplest response of “it’s more interesting than doing the same thing 15 times a day”. That seems like such a simple thing to say, but it’s boring to do the same thing every day. It […]
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Don’t Do Anything Twice
Hello, and welcome to my first blog post! Today I’ll be talking automation and why we automate things, including the simplest response of “it’s more interesting than doing the same thing 15 times a day”. That seems like such a simple thing to say, but it’s boring to do the same thing every day. It […]
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PQ Show 72: Three Use Cases For Sonus VellOS Dynamic Path Networking (Sponsored)
On today’s Priority Queue, sponsored by Sonus Networks, we examine three use cases for the VellOS SDN platform, including enterprise SD-WAN, service provider interconnects, and multitenant interconnects for colocation providers.
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PQ Show 72: Three Use Cases For Sonus VellOS Dynamic Path Networking (Sponsored)
On today’s Priority Queue, sponsored by Sonus Networks, we examine three use cases for the VellOS SDN platform, including enterprise SD-WAN, service provider interconnects, and multitenant interconnects for colocation providers.
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