What’s the difference between a network architect and a network designer? What is network architecture and what is network design? These are questions I asked myself a couple of years ago and that I get asked frequently from others. The
General – Taking the Long Road
As we start the new year, I started thinking about something. Why do people think it’s acceptable to take shortcuts in their IT career? Is it because people don’t see the true effect of their work? Or is the cheating
Career – The Value Of a Degree
I often get asked for career advice and the value of certifications. We live in a rapid pace world and people often look for the shortest path to success. They are trying to use the Dijkstra algorithm on their careers
General – The Future of Networking – Pete Lumbis
The next person I interviewed about the future of networking is my friend Pete Lumbis. Pete used to be the routing escalations TAC leader at Cisco and now he is working at Cumulus as a SE. Pete holds both a
General – The Future of Networking – Russ White
Hello my friends, Lately I have been thinking a lot about the future of networking and the career paths in this domain. As you probably know I like to guide and mentor people and with everything going on in the
GENERAL – HOW TO BUILD A NETWORK PT.3
In the previous posts I talked about why it’s important to build a network and how you can do it but there is still one component missing. Any guesses? How do we maintain our network once we have built it?
General – How to Build a Network Pt.2
In the previous post I talked about why you should build a network of people to both help you in your career and to improve your own skillset. How does one build this network of people? There are endless ways
General – How to Build a Network Pt.1
Building a strong network of people is very important in creating a successful career in IT. In these posts we will start first look at why building a network is important and in the other posts we will look at