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VMware “vFabric” And the Potential Impact on Data Centre Network Design

11 August 2010 By Greg Ferro 9 Comments
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If the VMware vFabric speculation is true, then the service focussed data centre designs just got very, very, interesting.

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Musing: On Using the Word Cisco or CCIE in Your Blog Title

14 April 2010 By Greg Ferro 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 ?

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What Might It Mean if Cisco Dumps HP as Certified Partner ?

18 February 2010 By Greg Ferro 6 Comments

Thinking through the impact of the breakup between Cisco and HP as announced on Silicon Angle.

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Is This the Year of 10 Gigabit Ethernet in the LAN ?

6 January 2010 By Greg Ferro 6 Comments
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A number of switch vendors have announced (and they are certainly hoping) that 10Gb Ethernet is the THING for 2010. Really ?

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This Year I’m Working Harder on Mistakes

3 January 2010 By Greg Ferro 3 Comments
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One of my resolution for the coming decade is to accept my mistakes gracefully and learn from them.

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Blessay: FCoE Is JUST a Transition Technology

17 December 2009 By Greg Ferro 14 Comments

Chris Evans believes that “FCoE” will rule the world. Hah. I believe it’s just a transition technology that drags Storage out of it’s closed, proprietary mindset into the open collaborative world. Data Networks can easily adapt.

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Etherealmind – Motto Selection

8 December 2009 By Greg Ferro 5 Comments

I’m getting some new business cards printed and want to ask you for some input on a suitable slogan.

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Cynicism and Regret Are Powerful Design Tools

30 November 2009 By Greg Ferro 7 Comments

If there are two aspects of my personality that drive my design process, its Cynicism and Regret. Let me tell you that bitter tales of disappointment, let downs and failure that make for better designs.

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Rant: People Are Not Valuable or Why I Don’t Attend Office Parties

19 November 2009 By Greg Ferro 16 Comments

I am often asked to attend parties with my co-workers for people who are leaving, Christmas or team parties. Then I realised how little it really mattered and got on with my life.

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Blessay: Working for a Reseller or End User Is Different Like Doctoring and Parenting

2 November 2009 By Greg Ferro 10 Comments

Where you choose to work in the Networking Industry can come to down to a simple choice: Are you a Doctor or a Parent ?

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Blinken Lights, It’s All About the Blinking Lights

19 August 2009 By Greg Ferro 4 Comments

Classic Slashdot.

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Networking Is Cloud Ready. But Where Is Network Management ?

15 August 2009 By Greg Ferro 1 Comment

Doug Gourlay recently postulated that the Networking Industry was not ready for Cloud Computing, and there are no answers to the technical challenges that lie ahead. What a load of tosh. All we need is pastel colours and rounded corners and we are there.

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Too Many Directions, Too Much to Think About

31 July 2009 By Greg Ferro 2 Comments

I’m working on too many things – too many technologies, too many vendors. How did I get here ?

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Microsoft OpenDocument Doesn’t REALLY Work

4 May 2009 By Greg Ferro Leave a Comment
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Microsoft continues to disappoint its customers. This time the loudly announced ODF support doesn’t appear to actually work.

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Musing:Schooner Launches Specialized Servers for Speedy Data Delivery

13 April 2009 By Greg Ferro Leave a Comment
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Musing:There Is Hope for the World After All

8 April 2009 By Greg Ferro Leave a Comment

Knowing that there are young people like this in the world is exciting. Not only does she do math, she does APPLIED math and can clearly articulate the vision and application of the science. Network Designers could learn a lot from watching this. ISEF ’08 Winner: Knot Theory Mathematics Via Boing Boing.

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Design: When to Choose Free Space Optics (Ethernet Lasers) ?

3 April 2009 By Greg Ferro 5 Comments
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Some technologies just don’t catch on, no matter how good they are. Free Space Optics or Ethernet Lasers is one of those technologies. I take a quick look here.

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Diagrams and Colour Pencils

2 March 2009 By Greg Ferro 2 Comments
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When working through the creative phase of a design, I use colour pencils to layout diagrams and think through issues.

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