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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 …
[ Networking ] 5 min read
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Clare Boothe Luce According to a recently published survey by Cisco Systems, Inc., IT organizations spend 67% of their budgets on operational expense, and consume 80% of their …
[ Networking ] 6 min read
Software programming is a challenging endeavor. I know, because it’s how I started my career, and it’s still something I do for fun and to keep my network engineering skills sharp. Writing software is also very tedious, …
[ Networking ] 8 min read
In 1876, an internal memo at Western Union is reported to have read: “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” At the …
[ 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 …