One reason you’ve never thought of for buying dual supervisors for the Nexus 7000, or even the Catalyst 6500.
Why Buy Dual Supervisors on Cisco Nexus 7000 ?
9 July 2010 By 25 Comments
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Loading ...Bisectional Bandwidth. And Why L2MP and Trill/RBridges Is Important ?
3 June 2010 By 8 Comments
Greg Ferro looks at Bisectional Bandwidth as a design technique in the data centre and why the impact of Layer 2 Multi-Pathing is a vital part of Data Centre Network Design.
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(3 votes, average: 9.33 out of 10) Loading ...Control CPU Usage in GNS3 / Dynamips With Process Lasso
2 June 2010 By 7 Comments
have been a user of Dynamips/GNS3 for several years now and I can’t imagine what I would do without it. I use it for doing Proof Of Concept work and for Studying. This tip looks at managing CPU utilisation on Windows.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...How Long Does It Take to Become a CCIE From 0?
20 May 2010 By 16 Comments
I don’t have the answer but in this not so brief post I can show you how long it took me and tell you a little about my journey.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Has IT Certification Become Nothing More Than a Racket?
20 May 2010 By 9 Comments
Has IT certification become nothing more than a racket? Something I heard this week made me really start to wonder?
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Cisco UCS Servers – A Little Bit of Cynical Marketing Magic Can Go a Long Way
16 May 2010 By 2 Comments
You can take the view that Cisco Unified Computing System is a product that is carefully designed so that selling it is as easy as possible. A cynical marketing analysis has produced a product that customers can be convinced to buy. Or is it an innovation in server and data centre design that is desperately needed ?
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...How Do You Interview for Technical People?
14 May 2010 By 6 Comments
The classical method of interviewing (either in person or over the phone), I’ve always found to be quite useless. It does have a ‘weeding’ effect of removing the completely clueless, but that’s all. The problem is when you ask people to describe protocols/systems/methods etc you’re testing their booksmart skills, not their real world ones.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Evolution of the Diffserv Field
13 May 2010 By Leave a Comment
I found this graphic in a Cisco Networkers presentation. Something just clicked.
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(1 votes, average: 7.00 out of 10) Loading ...Is Cisco Licensing an Attack on Corporate Privacy and Security ?
9 May 2010 By 7 Comments
The not so obvious aspect of the License Management is that Cisco will receive reports from your license server that will not only show the licenses that you own but also all the hardware that you have. From this Cisco will be able to build a very effective picture of what your business looks like. How much will Cisco know about you ?
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(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10) Loading ...Why the CCIE Program Is More Useful Than the Certification Itself.
27 April 2010 By 11 Comments
The CCIE program isn’t just about knowledge, it’s also about technique and methods that help you continue learning all your life.
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(4 votes, average: 8.75 out of 10) Loading ...Cisco FWSM and ACE Resource Allocation Strategies
20 April 2010 By 1 Comment
This post looks at design models for handling the allocation of resources within the Cisco ACE and FWSM modules. In may be relevant to other virtualisation system where allocation of virtual resources needs a strategy.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rant: It’s a Yes / No Question & Cisco IOS Software Licensing Hell Begins Here
24 March 2010 By 1 Comment
For Crom’s sake, answer the question. Who let the marketing people write this stuff!!!
OH, AND Cisco IOS Software Licensing hell starts now. I’m calling it.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Blessay: On CCIE Core Knowledge Waivers. The HP Fallout Continues. – UPDATED
16 March 2010 By 12 Comments
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(2 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10) Loading ...Security: ASA Version 8.3.1 Released
11 March 2010 By 3 Comments
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(1 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10) Loading ...Cisco Press Errata – The Textbook Is Sometimes Wrong!
21 February 2010 By 3 Comments
It’s not common knowledge that Cisco Press publish errata on their website that list the errors in their textbooks. But even if you did, it’s not easy to find.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...CCNP Troubleshooting TSHOOT Exam Topology (via Chainring Circus)
21 February 2010 By 1 Comment
Cisco have released the topology for the CCNP troubleshooting exam.
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(1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10) Loading ...What Might It Mean if Cisco Dumps HP as Certified Partner ?
18 February 2010 By 6 Comments
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Is EEM Ready for the Big Time ?
17 February 2010 By Leave a Comment
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