Analysis: Cumulus Networks Loses Broadcom SDK...
Cumulus Linux is set to be the last version with Broadcom ASIC support. I dive deep in the causes and impacts of the situation...
ARTICLES
DNS Flag Day 2020 – What you need to kn...
Small but important changes to DNS might impact...
News: NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion &...
Rough thoughts on NVIDIA acquiring ARM that was announced today. The days of CPU / GPU silicon coming from specialist or...
Analysis Audio: Why Autonomous Cars Don’...
Its common for consultants and speakers to discuss the value of 5G for autonomous vehicles. A reasonable analysis will show that...
Dynamic Path Networking: SDWAN’s Better...
The report compares the technical underpinnings of traditional IP routing protocols with SDWAN's Dynamic Path Networking and its...
Possible Impacts Of Covid-19 On Data Networki...
In this post I review what might happen to networking when we return to work. We won't return to normal, but we will be back at...
Clearing up the myths around 5G and the coron...
Ofcom is the UK national body...
The 2020 Update To VMware’s Per-CPU Pricing...
Will the peasants revolt at VMware's new tax on the...
Reading: The Case for a Mostly Open Internet
Background material on the internet policy as countries control open...
Optics Are More Important Than Your Switches ...
400G Ethernet costs are strange. I examine the issues and considerations in this...
A Unified Theory Of SDWAN Futures Part 1 R...
Four phases of SDWAN development are predictable based on current information. In this whitepaper, I describe those phases, and...
Intel on Future Networking Silicon and Ethern...
Videos from the Next Platform that...
Video: Alex Stamos, Bluehat Keynote
This keynote gave me new ideas on...
SDWAN: Get A Managed Service Or Do It Yoursel...
MSPs believe enterprises don't have skills or capabilities to deploy and operate SDWANs, and that service providers are best...
The Best Outcome Of Automation? Visibility
Automation isn't just about...
Live Interview with Andy Bechtolsheim: Point ...
Andy Becholsteim from Arista hands out his perspective on DC...
Innovium Teralynx Announcements – Brief...
Teralynx 7 updates and details on Teralynx 5 with a briefing deck specifically prepared for Ignition...
Lumina Networks – Intent Based Networki...
Covers Intent Based Networking with OpenDaylight....
Three Years Is A Lifetime In IT – How L...
A post from four years ago on why a shorter lifetime on IT infrastructure makes sense has proven out in...
Analysis: Will Your Security Infrastructure B...
Your infrastructure choices could be limited to vendors and products that the insurance industry deems...
Perspective: How ML And AI Work With Networki...
Vendors regularly overstate the capabilities of their products, particularly when it comes to AI and ML. This whitepaper aims to...
Data Point: Consumer Bandwidth Drives the Ent...
Some data points on internet bandwidth replacing Private...
Is Automation A Full-Time Career?
No, its just a small part of your job unless it is your...
DNS Over HTTPS: What You Need To Know
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is an IETF standard that aims to improve the integrity of name resolution queries and increase security by...
The Next Phase Of SD-WAN: Obsolete Or A New M...
I'm considering what "Phase 2" SD-WAN is and why we want...
Containers and Networks Visibility with ntopn...
Open source metrics using nProbe, nTop and...
The Demise of Extended Validation Certificate...
Another abject failure by public...
Quick Take: Anti-Tracking in Web Browsers
What is the strategy behind anti-tracking from Firefox and...
Tracking Prevention Policy And Corporate Priv...
Is user surveillance by Google/Facebook a corporate security risk...
5G And Enterprise IT – Whitepaper
What's Inside: 28 pages Color illustrations & tables Get a comprehensive overview of 5G technology Understand...
Cisco Acquires Acacia Communications
Cisco is acquiring optics maker Acacia Communications for $2.6 billion in an all-cash deal. Cisco, already an Acacia customer,...
Is Security A Feature Or A Product?
I would be cautious about a vendor who sells security as a product or a critical/primary feature. Security-as-a-product is coming...
Size Of The SD-WAN Market In 2018
Seems like the size of the SD-WAN market is pretty small. We're still in the early growth...
Paying The Ransom Has Problems, Too
Paying the bad guys their ransom demand to get a key and decrypt your data might seem like the fastest way to recover from a...
Has RPKI Usage For Internet Routing Picked Up...
Have network owners started to use RPKI to secure the IP addresses and routing status on the Internet ?...
Enterprise IT Career Advice eBook: Part 4 ...
Book 4 in the Enterprise IT Career Advice series covers topics including certifications vs. experience, measuring your value to...
Enterprise IT Career Advice eBook: Part 3 ...
Book 3 in the Enterprise IT Career Advice series addresses common mistakes people make in their careers, explores why HR isn't...
Enterprise IT Career Advice eBook: Part 2 ...
Book 2 in the Enteprise IT Career Advice series tackles modern IT recruiting, how to build a portfolio, and the ins and outs of...
Enterprise IT Career Advice eBook: Part 1 ...
Part 1 of this 4-part series on career advice for enterprise IT professionals discusses why employers have the upper hand, why...
Hasty Guide To Technical Blogging & Writ...
The "Hasty Guide To Technical Blogging And Writing" e-book offers tips, insights, and guidance for people who want write a...
VIDEOS
The Campus Is Back – The Rise Of The So...
What is a campus network in 2020? Vendors have released a slew of announcements in the...
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Whitebox Networking & Cookies – Ma...
"Most people don't bake their own cookies," says Russ White as a metaphor for why...
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Analytics & ML Is Replacing Packet Captu...
Packet capture has been the definite tool for network visibility for many years, but it's...
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Enterprise IT, AI Sales and Dynamic Pricing
The old sales model of Enterprise IT is behind us. Subscription licenses change how we...
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