A lot of people look to me for mentoring and advice. When you see someone in the industry having success, it’s easy to think that they know it all and never have any setbacks, that their career was a straight
Introducing Network4dev
Intro Some of you may have heard it through the grapevine but it’s time to make my plans known. I have founded a new website called Network4dev which has been setup by my friend Cristian Sirbu. What is it? Network4dev
Networking in the Cloud – Different but the Same
Networking in the cloud is impressive. Building redundant internet access is as easy as attaching an internet gateway (IGW) to your VPC. In an on-premises network we would have to build VLANs, subnets, IGPs, possibly HSRP and BGP etc. This
Snowflake Networks
Snowflake networks, sounds like a good name for a network design company, but this is not what this post is about. Are you familiar with the concept of a snowflake network? This terminology comes from the notion that each snowflake
CCIE Datacenter Updated to Version 2.1
Last year Cisco announced that they would revise their certifications more often and in smaller increments instead of doing only major revisions which had problems keeping up with the pace of the industry. This is exactly what they are now
Most Important Skills in Networking
It’s easy to get blinded these days by all the talk about cloud, SDN and automation leading both new and existing people in networking to make decisions in their career which may not be the best ones long term. I’ve
The Network Architect Part 2
I got some great comments from my readers on the first part of this post. I love engaging with readers! So I thought I would write a part two to explain some of my thinking which I described in some
The Network Architect
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
General – Merry Christmas And A Little Gift
Hi all, I had some issues with the site and I haven’t blogged as much lately as I would have hoped but I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and send you a little gift from Martin Duggan. Martin