Why Didn’t We Have Anycast Gateways Before VXLAN?
A while back I started thinking about why it took so long before we started using anycast gateways. I started […]
Network Design
Network Design
Network Design
Vendor Lock-in – Is It Really That Bad?!
In today’s IT infrastructure, open source software is a common component. Many organizations and network engineers stay away from certain
Commentary, Network Design
Do I Need a WAN?
In the latest Network Break, Network Break 213 from Packet Pushers, they discussed some of the latest news in networking,
Network Design
Snowflake Networks
Snowflake networks, sounds like a good name for a network design company, but this is not what this post is
Network Design, Routing
General – Challenges in Load Balancing Traffic
For the last year I have been working a lot with IWAN which is Cisco’s SD-WAN implementation (before Viptela acquisition).
CCDE, Network Design
CCDE – The CCDE Mindset
This post was written to help CCDE candidates get into the right mindset but is very applicable to network architects
Announcement, Network Design
Network Design Webinar With Yours Truly at CLN
I’m hosting a network design webinar at the Cisco Learning Network on Feb 19th, 20.00 UTC+1. As you may know,
Network Design
Routing Considerations in DDoS Protection Environments
Lately I have done some studying for the CCDE and one of the things I was looking at is how
Catalyst, Convergence, Network Design, OSPF
Why fast IGP timers aren’t always beneficial
Introduction When tuning your IGP of choice, the first thing people look at is usually the hello and dead interval.
Network Design
Network Campus Design
Introduction Modern networks need to be enabled for voice and video. These applications do not tolerate a lot of loss