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Why does the Enterprise Data Center need EVPN and VXLAN?
IT sits at the core of an enterprise’s digital transformation and bears the burden to provide an on-demand infrastructure that delivers high uptime...
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Is SD-WAN the new MPLS?
As SD-WAN adoption matures and moves from “peak of inflated expectation” to “slope of enlightenment”, a question that I hear and many technologist...
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The Network Reliability Engineer's Manifesto
The industry is at a crossroads. And this isn’t just hyperbole - we as an industry have some decisions to make around what we stand for - as...
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The Cable Story, Part 4: Automating the Network
This is the last of my “Cable Story” blog series, and what better way to finish it other than discussing automation? Why, because it stands to be the...
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Edge and fog computing: Cutting through the haze (Part 1)
Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie, Westworld, may be where the initial concept of edge and fog computing (as well as the computer virus) first...
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Why is intent-based networking good news for software-defined networking?
In a previous blog post Cisco Engineering teams looked “under the hood” at intent-based networking. A common question we receive is: “What is the...
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Putting Reliability at the Forefront of Network Engineering
In March, I had the pleasure of co-presenting at Open Networking Summit about Network Reliability Engineering, and had several awesome discussions...
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The Collateral Damage of DDoS Attacks - Part 1. What is what
ISP networks are part of the backbone of the Internet—and carry any and every security threat. Most threats are not considered by the ISP, since they...
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Seven Deadly Deceptions of Network Automation
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. - Leonardo da Vinci
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The Fourth Network Revolution
We stand in the midst of a technological revolution. The complexity, scale, and more importantly, the pace, are unlike anything humankind has...