UPDATE – for those looking for the Nexus 1000v release, check out this post In the past couple years, VMware has changed from a product hidden in development and testing environments to a full fledged enterprise computing platform. It brings many benefits to the companies that implement it, however with those benefits come changes to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'DESIGN'
Challenges integrating VMware into Cisco networks
March 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments · CISCO, Technology, virtualization, vmware
Tags: blog·C·CCIE·certification·CISCO·Colin·Data Center·DESIGN·eplus·linux·NDA·Network·Nexus·nexus 1000v·passed·Power·security·storage·switch·Technology·VCP·virtualization·vmware·VMware Certified Professional
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 [...]
Tags: ASR1000·C·CCIE·CISCO·connecting·DESIGN·Fibre Channel·IOS-XE·isr·kvm·Learning·linux·MPLS·NDA·Network·Nexus·packet·Pic·Power·Provider·quantumflow·Router·security·service provider·storage·switch·Technology·virtualization
Reader question – Why are corporations looking for BGP experience?
March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · CCIE, certification, CISCO, Technology
Mike, a reader of my blog, sent me an email last week with decent question for someone early in their career. Mike is currently looking for a new job. He was curious why so many corporate IT jobs were requiring BGP knowledge and experience. Mike Writes – “Hi Colin, I’m an avid reader of your [...]
Tags: BGP·blog·C·CCIE·CCNA·CISCO·Colin·Data Center·DESIGN·hiring·Learning·Mike·MPLS·NDA·Network·Provider·service provider·Technology·virtualization
