Spanning tree is dead, right?
There has been a lot of press lately around virtual switching and the fact that it’s needed to get a reliable, highly available network. I started thinking about that and the fact that I have what I...
View ArticleWhat REALLY keeps data center managers up at night….
If you’ve been following this blog for more than a few weeks you know I manage a data center. If you do too, then you probably hear a lot in the media about how hard it is to keep things in a data...
View ArticleTwo Factors Why Cloud Applications May Not Be Truly Cloud-Ready
Steven John, CIO from Workday recently posted what he calls the “10 Critical Requirements for Cloud Applications” which summarizes 10 characteristics that true cloud applications should have. I found...
View ArticleDo you know what apps you have in the cloud?
I think most people have come to the realization that the cloud is secure; well, as secure as anything can be. Sure there is the occasional story in the press that we all hear about, but as many of...
View ArticleIPv6 RA crashes: Why this shouldn’t be an issue
In case you missed it, there was a slew of talk about an IPv6 issue that can cause whole Microsoft networks to lock up. You can read the article in Network World. In essence by sending out bad IPv6...
View ArticleJust in Time Architecture
The IT department at Enterasys is going through a cloud transition evaluating our on-premise solutions and moving to cloud-based software and services. While we are not new to the cloud, having been a...
View ArticleHow do people really WANT to manage networks
I was watching a cool video with Mark Benioff and Eric Schmidt (CEO’s of salesforce.com and Google – you may have heard of them) and one thing they highlighted between Microsoft and Apple was Apple...
View ArticleNetwork “Ghostbusting” with isaac
One of the worst network issues to troubleshoot is the “ghosts in the network”. This is the kind that are random, sporadic and as soon as you look one place, they seem to move. You know what I mean,...
View ArticleBest Practices for BYOD in Healthcare
BYOD or not to BYOD; that is the question. Healthcare organizations are facing a tsunami of personal devices trying to access the network. More than 80% of physicians now own tablets and almost every...
View ArticleNew Report Shows Higher Education CIOs Are at Risk of Irrelevancy
Message to CIOs: Adapt or Die! Colleges and universities are faced with almost existential challenges posed by the stagnant economy, rising costs, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and turbulent...
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