Grift’s like anything else, Roy. You don’t stand still. You either go up or down. Usually down, sooner or later. Lilly Dillon from “The Grifters” At Interop this month, every vendor had product sheets that claimed, “Now with SDN!” It’s the latest industry buzzword and I started to recall some previous one-hit wonders from the past. Remember […]
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Expands Management Team with New Executive Role Focused on Customer Success
SANTA CLARA, CA — May 21, 2013 — Packet Design, the leading provider of IP network route analytics software, announced today that it has added another industry veteran to its management ranks. Andy McFarland has been appointed to build and lead the new Customer Care function and will be responsible for customer success and satisfaction.
McFarland joins Packet Design from CA Technologies where he held various customer success leadership roles, including Vice President of Customer Support. Before that, he was Vice President of Customer Care at NetQoS and helped the company achieve industry-leading Net Promoter Scores. Earlier in his career, Andy help Internet Engineering and Operations management positions at Sprint and Broadwing Communications (now Level 3), and was Director of Carrier Relations and Access Strategy at MegaPath. Andy began his career as a surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy.
“Andy McFarland understands the importance of customer enablement after the sale to ensure full value is received from the products and services acquired," said Scott Sherwood, CEO of Packet Design. "Furthermore, he has years of experience in our market implementing measurable customer care programs that promote customer success Continue reading
Welcome to the third part of the Programming 101 for Network Engineers series. This is likely to be the most ‘straight up’ piece so far; all fact and almost no fun (but learning is right?). Sorry, but for now the comment and opinion need to be put aside as we get into some nitty-gritty. The following […]
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It’s either two hours, two days, two weeks… or too long. Two things these last two weeks have brought this old saying to mind in full force. First, there is this interesting article about the woes of the Medicaid Management System in Tennessee. Here we have a program that has overrun it’s budget for multiple […]
The post Two Hours, Two Days… appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Russ White.
I have recently come across an article that references comments from a Cisco survey as claiming you are more apt to see Big Foot than software-defined networking (SDN) deployments. Cisco’s statement is not surprising and the results of the survey are probably skewed by Cisco’s ability to deliver solutions that enable more agile and programmable networks, such as those that can be built with available SDN products.
Cisco has done a lot for the networking industry, but these most recent comments it has made related to SDN should be a concern for enterprise and service provider customers looking to the incumbent for innovation. Equating SDN with a Big Foot sighting, or creating a consortium to deliver SDN solutions that won’t be available for years (if ever), won’t solve the real problems customers face today – the lack of network agility, lengthy provisioning times, the need for over-provisioning to meet variable demand, etc.
With all due respect, I understand the plight of the incumbent. I've been on the other side of the fence myself. Answering and educating shareholders on new revenue models, never mind training and compensating sales people to drive consumption-based versus one-time, monolithic, “big box” selling methods is a Continue reading
After a number of months studying and final 2 weeks full 100% dedicated preparation I passed the CCIE Data Center Lab exam last week on April 25th in Brussels at first attempt!!!
This is my fourth CCIE title and I can honestly say that this is the title means a lot to me! Currently there are so few individuals who passed the CCIE Data Center lab and many have failed it already.
What did I use for preparation?
IPexpert CCIE Data Center Workbook
Of course I used the CCIE Data Center Workbook from IPexpert for my preparation, because I wrote the book. After writing the labs for the past couple months I really had to re-do them all to get a feeling about the entire picture again. This has been an invaluable resource with labs that are a lot harder than the actual lab tasks!
Real life experience
In my work for a Cisco Gold Partner (Telindus) I did a lot of projects with Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000, Nexus 2000, MDS switches and a ton of UCS systems. This is where I found that I learned most of the knowledge that was required for the test.
Focus Focus Focus!
After spending a considerable amount of time on forums like the Cisco Learning Network, it is apparent that there are many challenges for those entering the field of technology. Freshers, as they are known in the industry, have many challenges. Some of these challenges stem from the gap between the education process and the real […]
The post The Important Question for a Technology Fresher appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Paul Stewart.
I contributed 2 pieces to a Network World “digital spotlight” on software defined networking (SDN). SDN’s all the rage with marketing teams & the industry media. I’ve been contracted to write or contribute to a total of 3 large SDN pieces, including this one, over the next few months. And of course at Interop, you couldn’t walk […]
The post Shopping at the SDN App Store: What Enterprises Really Want? appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
For the details on what Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) is and how it works on a high-level, see my previous blog entry about OTV 101. OTV troubleshooting requires a basic understanding of Multicast, as well as ISIS. In-depth troubleshooting on these subjects are not part of the scope of this document. This document will only […]
The post Cisco OTV Implementation & Troubleshooting (Legacy Multicast mode) appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ken Matlock.
For many network engineers, IP multicast routing is evil. Difficult to design, complicated to implement, painful to troubleshoot and challenging to scale, multicast routing is rarely implemented on a given network unless it’s absolutely required. Most engineers would just rather not bother until the issue is forced upon them. Blame PIM. Blame RPF checks. Blame […]
The post Show 147 – Avaya Fabric Connect Makes Multicast Simple (Really) – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ethan Banks.
What is OTV? Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) is a Cisco-proprietary protocol suite that allows us to extend Layer 2 between datacenters with Layer 3 boundaries in between. It works by encapsulating the L2 packets into L3 multicast packets and sending them out to all other OTV AED’s (Authoritative Edge Devices, used for loop prevention). The […]
The post Cisco OTV 101 (Legacy Multicast Mode): MAC Learning Process Walk appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Ken Matlock.
Now that I’ve returned from the whirlwind that was Interop Las Vegas, I thought I’d share some thoughts about my experience as a speaker and attendee. First the good: The UBM staff was awesome and I appreciated the chance to pontificate on one of my favorite subjects, firewalls. Thanks to some quick thinking by the […]
The post Interop: Firewalls, Booth Babes and Unicorn Poop appeared first on Packet Pushers Podcast and was written by Mrs. Y.
This post represents the solution and explanation for quiz-11. A very important topic when configuring Network Address Translation (NAT) is the order of operation. Who is performed first: NAT or Routing ?
