This afternoon Cisco released a new member of the Nexus family of switches, the Nexus 1000V. This is the first switch to take advantage of VMware opening up their ESX and ESXi platforms to for third party network device manufacturers. This switch directly address some pretty big pain points surrounding current virtualization implementations.
The boundary between [...]
Cisco releases Nexus 1000V virtual switch for VMware
September 16th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: CISCO · DC3.0 · Nexus 7000 · cloud computing · vmware
Measuring and mitigating risk involved with sharing virtual infrastructure between DMZ and Internal environments
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Ivan Pepelnjak over at IOS Hints and Tricks wrote a post about DMZ VLAN leaking that got me thinking.
He writes about “the VLAN leaking myth” and how it encourages clients to utilize physically separate network infrastructure in the DMZ’s. Now first things first, I wouldn’t call VLAN leaking a myth. At one time it was [...]
Tags: hyper-v · virtualization · vmware
It’s on like Donkey Kong - CCDE practical registration is open
July 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The CCDE just got VERY real in a big way.The following announcement was posted in the CCDE zone at the Cisco Learning Network. (If you haven’t checked the Cisco Learning Network out yet, I recommend it. Its like NetPro on steriods, but focused around certifications.)
REGISTER NOW for the BETA Practical Exam
Cisco is now registering beta [...]
Tags: CCDE
