Colin McNamara - CCIE 18233 , VCP, RHCE, GCIH, GEEK

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Entries Tagged as 'CISCO'

Jayshree Ullal takes the helm of Arista Networks

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The speculation is over, Jayshree Ullal former Senior Vice President in charge of Data Center, Switching, and Security groups for Cisco Systems is now the CEO of Arista Networks. Why she made that change is best by her on her blog -
It is truly my pleasure and honor to join Arista Networks as the President [...]

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Tags: CISCO · cloud computing

Is your network ready for Cloud Computing with Virtual Infrastructure 4?

November 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Cloud computing is coming whether you like it or not. VMware’s next release , Virtual Infrastructure 4 (Vi4) is going to change how applications are fundamentally delivered in your Data Center. But what does that really mean to you as a network and systems architects?
First and foremost it is important to discuss how many networks [...]

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Tags: CISCO · DC3.0 · FCOE · Fibre Channel Over Ethernet · cloud computing

Humor inside the Nexus 5000 switch fabric architecture

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I was putting together some presentations this morning and found a joke hidden inside the Nexus 5000 switch fabric architecture. Can you find it?

If you are from the San Francisco bay area you will recognize the towns of Los Altos and Los Gatos. InĀ  this diagram, the chipsets are Altos and Gatos. But where is [...]

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Tags: CISCO · FCOE