Freelance – the term for a Knight of honour that is not pledged to a Lord. Modern Use: person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to an employer On the contest field, each Knight would pledge his lance to the Lord who owns his fealty. A Knight with no such pledge was Free [...]
Network Dictionary – Velvet Rut
26 September 2008 By Leave a Comment
“velvet rut” describes operational practice in a network that hasn’t changed in along time. Typically, some action that is done that way “because it’s always done that way”. Because it works and the world is a happy place therefore the practice must be a good one. Being stuck in a rut is no excuse for [...]
Secure Computing Sold to McAfee – What a Waste of Human Life
23 September 2008 By 8 Comments
FCoE Might Improve Storage but Will Complicate IT and Cause Team Disruption
21 September 2008 By 2 Comments
I was thinking over the integration of an IT Engineering team to provide a cloud computing services. While discussing team responsibilities and operational “edges” I realised how divisive and dysfunctional FCoE will be to a team.
The Difference Between Network and Server Engineers – Pictorial
18 September 2008 By 13 Comments
I have been planning cloud computing systems recently, and had many long discussions with different teams. I have prepared the following diagram to show the perceptual difference between how each team perceives the data centre.
Blog:Considering CCIE Security Training Material
16 September 2008 By 11 Comments
OS X:Tools – Mental Case – Flash Cards – With iPhone Support
15 September 2008 By 6 Comments
I have a constant struggle to memorise new content and review material. After some research I decided to try using flash cards as a new technique. Now I have some software to do this and its one of my favourite tools.
Network Dictionary – Orgy of Failure
15 September 2008 By Leave a Comment
“orgy of failure” is the party thrown at the end of large project to celebrate it’s “completion”. This is not necessarily a negative term, but usually, it is. At some point in your career you will be involved in a project that doesn’t achieve the original goals, but will be declared a success by ‘adapting [...]
TCP SYN Cookies – DDoS Defence
12 September 2008 By 7 Comments
A TCP SYN Cookie is typically used in DDoS engines and load balancers to create another level of protocol security for Denial of Service attacks. Lets take a quick dive through the technology.
Design: Lack of Choice Improves Client Outcomes
8 September 2008 By 1 Comment
One of the prime criteria for a design process is to search for and evaluate design choices. But research suggest that excessive choice actually produces negative outcomes, its hardwired into the human brain. Therefore a Network Designer needs to ensure that they are overriding their natural instinct.
Rant: Certguard in Computerworld – Go and Register Your Disgust
5 September 2008 By 8 Comments
Managing and Technical Life – Reprise
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Rant:Managing Is Easy Compared to Technical Life
4 September 2008 By 11 Comments
