I was working with a PR person who asked me about some software tools. They wanted to know why I didn’t consider these tools anymore.
QFabric – What Excites Me!
1st March 2011 by 8 Comments
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 [...]
Nokia and Microsoft Announce Partnership – Observations
11th February 2011 by 2 Comments
So Nokia and Microsoft have joined to make phones. Some Observations.
Spanning Tree, Three States & Why Committees Can Suck
10th February 2011 by 4 Comments
Have you ever wondered why there are three states in the 802.1d Spanning Tree Standard ?
EtherealMind’s iPad Home Screen
1st October 2010 by 1 Comment
People have asked what applications I’m using on my iPad.
10 Networking Books to Read Before You DieÖ.
25th September 2010 by 17 Comments
Are all networking books over 10 years old obsolete? Kevin Bovis a Technical Services Director with Cisco Gold Partner provides 10 examples that would suggest that some networking books are worth keeping and can provide a bit of credibility to an ageing Technical Manager.
VMware “vFabric” And the Potential Impact on Data Centre Network Design – The “Network Trombone”
11th August 2010 by 21 Comments
If the VMware vFabric speculation is true, then the service focussed data centre designs just got very, very, interesting.
Musing: On Using the Word Cisco or CCIE in Your Blog Title
14th April 2010 by 1 Comment
Recently ciscoblog.com got a takedown notice from Cisco lawyers and then acted all offended when asked to handover the name. What, you didn’t see it coming ?
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.
Is This the Year of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in the LAN ?
6th 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 ?
