Enterprise Wireless and Wired: A Byte is a Byte (Part 2): This is a second post regarding enterprise wireless and why those networks are much more manageable, (out of the box) then it’s wired network brethren. I have simplified my explanation of why the current path needs adjusting and the reasons why. Enterprise, Data Center and Service… Continue reading Enterprise Wireless and Wired: A Byte is a Byte (Part 2)
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Why Enterprise Wireless Networks Got it Right
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Why Enterprise Wireless Networks Got it Right[/fancy_header3] I wanted to post some 802.11 wireless usage numbers and device breakdowns. These are two week University usage numbers in August of 2012. This period is right before students return so I wanted a baseline to capture the diff when students 25,000+ students come back with the… Continue reading Why Enterprise Wireless Networks Got it Right
Cisco onePK Announcement, big Surprise or About Time?
This week Cisco announced their new strategy for engaging software defined networks (SDN) with the announcement of the the onePK (Cisco One Platform Kit). I think we saw what I think most of us expected. I didn’t expect an DK, so that was a pleasant surprise. I know many folks especially from R&E have wanted that visibility into the planes of… Continue reading Cisco onePK Announcement, big Surprise or About Time?
Cisco Networkers Live CLUS or whatever we call it now SDN Predictions
I was emailing with my buddy Roy at SDN Central http://www.sdncentral.com/ about it would be fun to see a poll for people to guess what Cisco will do with their big SDN announcement. I jotted down four options that are all in the realm of possibility, or at least the same realm of if SDN makes sense and… Continue reading Cisco Networkers Live CLUS or whatever we call it now SDN Predictions