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On Pretentiousness
At the 2015 Cisco Live Welcome Keynote, I was fortunate enough to tag along with some other Cisco Champions and Social Media folks who were provided advance seating to the event. This gave us an...
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Updated Study Plans
It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and really mapped out where my studies are going. The last several months have been rather crazy, with some family issues, having a new baby (not me, my wife), and...
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Hyperscale Networking for the Masses
In my career I’ve typically been responsible for plumbing together networks for branch, campus, and (very) small enterprise networks that had datacenters that were defined by single-digit rack numbers....
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Netool – Pocket Sized Network Tester and Analyzer
As network engineers/analysts/administrators, we’re always looking to add to our list of tools. Whether these are pieces of software, tidbits of script, or physical tools, anything that helps us in the...
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Forward Thinkers, Forward Networks.
Maintenance windows. Let’s be honest, they suck. If you ask any network admin they will likely tell you the midnight maintenance windows are their least favorite part of the job. They are a necessity...
View ArticleFree Cisco CCNA Lab Guide
I’ve just had a look at the free Cisco CCNA Lab Guide from Neil Anderson at the Flackbox blog. The eBook contains complete configuration lab exercises and solutions that help prepare you for and pass...
View ArticleCisco Catalyst Wifi, Take Two
On November 13th, Cisco announced their next-generation wireless platform with the release of the Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller. You read that right, the next WLC platform from Cisco is...
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Rapid Incident Reponse with PathSolutions Security Operations Manager –...
As I delve further and further into “all things security” along my career path, it has become clear to me that one of the key skills a good Security Professional must have is the ability to filter out...
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She’s a Keeper! Keeper Security presents at Security Field Day 7.
I never thought I’d leave you, 1Password… Password Managers aren’t a new technology. Arguably the Excel 97 spreadsheet in your corporate file share labelled DefinitelyNotPasswords.xls was an early...
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The Continuing Evolution of Forward Networks – Networking Field Day 34
Check out those backdrops! Digital Twin I was very fortunate to be a delegate at Networking Field Day 13, all the way back in 2016. This was a milestone event for Forward, as this was their official...
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