I was intrigued and excited about the Junipers announcement last week of QFabric. I was vaguely aware of TRILL and Cisco implementation (Fabric Path), but came to the table (so to speak) with no pre-conceptions of what I might expect. SCI-FI – Is this just me? Is the Q in QFabric taken from sci-fi [...]
Cisco Cius Versus iPad Versus HP WebOS – Year of the Tablets
6th January 2011 by
Comparing Cisco Cius and the iPad in the Enterprise
Teaching Management to Think New Thoughts
13th October 2010 by
HP has developed a Cloud Workshop for Managers. Which means that you might not have to teach your managers about Cloud Computing after all. Huzzah.
VMware vCloud, Isolated Networks and L2 Network Overlays.
12th October 2010 by
Apparently VMware vCloud product supports the use of “isolated networks”. What I just found out is that Isolated Networks are MAC-in-MAC encapsulated Ethernet. Oh my.
Blessay: Cloud Convergence, Skills and Your Career
19th September 2010 by
Did we forget that change is the only constant in IT ?
Internets of Interest:31 Aug 10
31st August 2010 by
Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 31 Aug 10:
Internets of Interest:29 Aug 10
29th August 2010 by
Lots and Lots happening on the web this week: Collection of useful, relevant or inane places on the the Internets for 29 Aug 10:
Bisectional Bandwidth. And Why L2MP and Trill/RBridges Is Important ?
3rd June 2010 by
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.
TRILL: Its a Deja Vu All Over Again
1st June 2010 by
If youíre old enough to remember what ZX-81 was all about, youíll probably experience a weird sense of dÈj‡-vu when being exposed to the beauties of TRILL says Ivan Pepelnjak.
Market Positioning Acadia, EMC, Cisco and the Whole vBlock Idea
17th May 2010 by
So a while back, Cisco, VMWare and EMC announced that they are forming a partnership to co-operatively sell and support products in a joint venture named Acadia. Selected engineers and sales grunts, USD$200 million bucks and “no large customer left untouched” door to door marketing campaign. Is there anything to it ?
