Wow! I can’t believe it. I’ve been blogging for 10 years! Where did time go? July 16th 2010 is when I posted the first time to this blog. It was a post saying “I’m game” and I included Radia Perlman’s
Cisco IT Blog Awards Finalist
I’m proud to announce that I’ve been selected as a finalist in the Cisco IT Blog Awards in the “most inspirational” category. I’m happy to be in this category as I hope that my posts here have inspired others to
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
Checking community interest for a new kind of networking site
A couple of days ago I got an idea for a new kind of networking site. The idea is to do something similar to dpreview.com but for network products. I work a lot on network designs these days and part
400k Views in 4 Years – A Review of My Last 4 Years
Very often in our lives we are fully focused on what is going to happen in the future. We rarely look back at what we have done and how we got to where we are now. People that know me,
Cisco Live Customer Appreciation Event
This year Cisco is celebrating its 25th CAE. It will be hosted at the home of the World Series Champions – The San Francisco Giants. AT&T Ballpark is hosting the event. The artists playing will be Lenny Kravitz and Imagine
RESPONSE: Why I’m in the Cisco Champions Program
My friend Lindsay Hill wrote about the potential negative sides of joining an ambassador program. Lindsay brings up lots of valid points. My response here is to explain why I’m in one, which might not be obvious from the outside
Cisco Learning Network VIP 2014
I have been selected to join the Cisco Learning Network VIP program for 2014. I’m very happy and proud to join this program as I like to give back to the community. I try to do so by answering questions
Merry christmas – and some of my plans for 2014
I would like to wish everyone a happy christmas and a happy new year. 2014 is going to be a big year for me and I would like to describe some of the things that I plan for 2014. I
200k views
This blog has now seen 200k views since I started it. It started out slow but after a year or so it gained some pace. The blog started out describing my journey to the CCIE which I accomplished 6 months