If the VMware vFabric speculation is true, then the service focussed data centre designs just got very, very, interesting.
VMware “vFabric” And the Potential Impact on Data Centre Network Design
11 August 2010 By 9 Comments
Musing: On Permananent and Ephemeral Knowledge and Exam Study
13 May 2010 By 2 Comments
Like many tech-workers, we need to ingest vast quantities of knowledge to get started in our jobs. Without that knowledge, there is no working in our business. What is unique, however, is that we continue to ingest knowledge for the remainder of our careers – often consuming large portions of our personal time and energy. Worse we even get tested on it by sitting formal examinations.
How can we manage this process to be more effective ?
Musing: On Using the Word Cisco or CCIE in Your Blog Title
14 April 2010 By 1 Comment
If I Can’t Fix It, I’ll Break It. And That’s OK, It Needed Fixing Anyway.
7 March 2010 By 12 Comments
When explaining outage risks in a change review, I often need to grit my teeth and say quietly to myself…..
“Just in Case” Versus “Just in Time” Learning. Or Why Am I Learning This Useless Crud !?
6 March 2010 By Leave a Comment
You need to learn what you don’t know to succeed in Networking. Understanding “Just in Case” instead of “Just in Time” learning might help you to understand why.
Cisco: Questions I Have About Cisco, UCS and the Market
12 February 2010 By Leave a Comment
Network ZEN: Management or Monitoring
20 January 2010 By Leave a Comment
Designer or Engineer, Artist or Painter
19 January 2010 By 6 Comments
Is This the Year of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in the LAN ?
6 January 2010 By 6 Comments
A number of switch vendors have announced (and they are certainly hoping) that 10Gb Ethernet is the THING for 2010. Really ?
Etherealmind – Motto Selection
8 December 2009 By 5 Comments
Why Does iSCSI Use TCP Instead of IP ?
26 November 2009 By 12 Comments
Musing:on Not Owning an E-Reader or Buying E-Books
15 October 2009 By 9 Comments
The Balloon Story
28 September 2009 By 3 Comments
Quite some time ago, someone sent me this joke. To this day, it should be funny but it isn’t because it is still true.
Why Can’t I Ping My ACE Module ? Diatribe on Service-Policy.
11 August 2009 By Leave a Comment
Network ZEN: Stackable or Chassis Switches
3 August 2009 By 7 Comments
The Zen Master was meditating over his network, at oneness with the Flow. A student approached the master and asked ‘may I not stack the c3750 to create more connections to the Flow’.
Too Many Directions, Too Much to Think About
31 July 2009 By 2 Comments
