Colin McNamara – CCIE 18233 , VCP, EMCIE, NCDA, GEEK

Technical reviews and articles from a CCIE with extensive experience in designing and implementing converged enterprise networks.

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I’ll be at Cisco Live 2008 (networkers) in Orlando all week

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · CCIE, certification, CISCO, cisco live 2008, Networkers, Uncategorized

It’s that time of year again, time to meet, drink, collaborate and learn. It’s time for Networkers (officially Cisco Live 2008). For some of us that means taking detailed notes all week long, for others it means almost getting arrested for climbing the totem pole outside of the house of blues (you know who you [...]

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Tags: C·CCDE·CCIE·center infrastructure·certification·CISCO·cisco live·connecting·Data Center·DESIGN·john·Network·Networkers·Nexus·NX-OS·Power·Provider·security·service provider·Technology

Cisco is using Linux virtualization and 40 core CPU’s for its next generation routers

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments · ASR1000, CCIE, CISCO, IOS-EX, IOS-XE, linux, MPLS

Cisco recently released a new series of router called the Aggregation Services Router, or ASR for short. This series of routers is mainly targeted at the service provider market, where it is targeted as a single chassis solution for what is called the “triple play” – Voice, Video, and Data. More accurately it can be [...]

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Why GoDaddy Linux Virtual Dedicated Hosting Sucks & How to Fix It

February 3rd, 2008 · 79 Comments · CCIE, GoDaddy, howto, linux, scripting, Technology

Ok, put the guns away. Linux rocks… My beef is with GoDaddy and how they are hurting the average Linux virtual dedicated server user. GoDaddy, one of the nations largest registrars and hosting providers is distributing bloated and possibly insecure code that will cause the average user to more then double their hosting costs. In [...]

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