A lesser known standard is Backplane Ethernet. I wasn’t aware of it until I was researching Notes on Cables and Connectors for 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet. I spent some time over the weekend scratching an itch to have a look at it and why it exists.These are scrach notes, and observations from a research session and not intended to a canonical investigation. Interesting though because it’s is valuable to understand that many network products are functionally all the same – only the software and the people are different.
All the Ethernet Cooks
10th December 2010 by 8 Comments
Just how many standards bodies actually make standards for Ethernet ?
Packet Pushers – Show 24 – Internet Exchange and Peering Points
31st October 2010 by Leave a Comment
We talk with Stephen Wilcox and Russell Heiling about Internet Exchange and Peering Points covering purposes, some technology and looking into the peering industry.
IBM Buys Blade Networks – Cisco Keeps Its Buddy ?
28th September 2010 by 4 Comments
IBM buys Blade Networks IBM has ìrun for the stackî as customers ask for end to end guarantees for servers and networking in the data center. With Cisco and HP playing the FUD card and telling customers that only a single vendor solution can guarantee the next generation of blade servers and networks, IBM has [...]
So You Want to Be a Network Consultant
8th August 2010 by 13 Comments
Having spent over twenty years in I.T. and over seventeen years in networking, Iíve worked with a lot of Network Engineers. Career progression has always been a hot topic. Iíve always been interested in learning how people have found themselves in the job they now do. Here are ten tips from a Technical Services Director (or Vice President) on how to work for a Reseller.
Packet Pushers Podcast – Show 4 – The Interview Process
23rd May 2010 by Leave a Comment
This week Dan, Ethan and Greg cover some news and then put Marko Milivojevic through a “job interview” to deep dive the Interview Process.
Market Positioning Acadia, EMC, Cisco and the Whole vBlock Idea
17th May 2010 by 7 Comments
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 ?
Review of the Cisco CRS-3 Marketing Debacle
10th March 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Cisco Marketing team kicked sand in the their own face with a failure to comprehend what customers want, and expecting them to comprehend what a BFR is for. The claim that “Internet will never be the same again” got a massive cold shoulder when they announced another big router.
The Harbinger of Death for PABX and IP Telephony
2nd March 2010 by 5 Comments
Unlimited voice/text/data plans in the UK signal the end of Legacy and IP Telephony market as we know it.
What Might It Mean if Cisco Dumps HP as Certified Partner ?
18th February 2010 by 6 Comments
Thinking through the impact of the breakup between Cisco and HP as announced on Silicon Angle.
