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

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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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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 [...]

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What being married to a geek who does search engine optimization gets you

January 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · photographer, photography, Technology

I have been learning all the right ways to build a website that Google can understand. Along the way I set a couple of goals. The first and foremost goal is to only use “white hat” or legal ways of increasing her visibility Get Ashley on page 1 for four target keywords Get An indented [...]

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