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[ Networking ] 5 min read
It has been said that software is eating the world. In the world of networking, however, the food has been slow to digest. Network engineers can be a stodgy bunch, and change is not only slow to come but fast to be …
[ Industry events ] 4 min read
Editor’s Note: This was written by my lovely wife, Jennifer Bryson, after a frustrating few days of reading the same hackneyed advice for convention goers. I have been reading a lot of different tips people are posting …
[ Networking ] 1 min read
Cisco just announced today that their VIRL product, formerly only available in a personal edition, and an enterprise edition, will be available in a cloud hosted version soon. This new version will remove a major barrier …
[ Industry events ] 2 min read
I just wanted to post a quick announcement around the band for Cisco Live this year. This is usually a hotly contested issue in the community, with Cisco often letting attendees vote, and most of us look forward to the …
[ Networking ] 1 min read
The product formerly known as VIRL has been rebranded and is slated for release in the first half of 2014. My money is on it being released just prior to, or at, Cisco Live in May. It is an intriguing product that I have …
[ Industry events ] 1 min read
A few people you might recognize, including yours truly, are featured here in a video for Cisco Live. This was shot at Cisco Live in Orlando back in June. I’ll see you all next year in San Francisco!
[ Networking ] 1 min read
I recently wrote a multi-part blog series for Cisco and, as we know, while it may seem like the writing is all of the work, getting the word out is at least as hard. So, for those of you who have already seen this, I …
[ Industry events ] 4 min read
Teren and I just returned from Cisco Live in Orlando. As always, we had an amazing time seeing some of the friends we have made over the past few years and meeting some new friends too. I noticed that this year there …
[ Industry events ] 5 min read
_ “Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”_ Peter Drucker One of the questions that gets asked a lot when people find out that I go to the Cisco Live convention every year is, …
[ Industry events ] 1 min read
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