Feeling like a Puppet

Jeff McLaughlin shares his experiences transitioning from Cisco to Juniper Networks, highlighting the challenges he faced while learning about network programmability and Puppet. He describes how he grappled with presenting Puppet’s integration with Nexus devices at Networking Field Day 11 shortly after changing companies, despite his initial unfamiliarity with the technology. McLaughlin reflects on the irony of mastering Puppet for a single presentation, overcoming his public speaking fears, and never using the tool again, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of tech careers and the value of adaptability.

Still Backhauling All Internet-Bound Traffic To Your Data Center?

Many organizations depend on a hub-and-spoke model for performing enterprise-grade traffic inspections, but in this post James Green illustrates why this can prove insufficient for cloud first branch networks. He then highlights how a recent partnership between Riverbed and Zscaler allows for better overall WAN management and branch security. James originally saw this at Riverbed’s Tech Field Day presentation.

The Importance of the Network Software Supply Chain

The Importance of the Network Software Supply Chain

Cisco Unified Codebase; Lighting Over PoE

Cisco Unified Codebase; Lighting Over PoE

Cumulus, Dell, Red Hat Demo Linux as Full Stack SDDC

Cumulus, Dell, Red Hat Demo Linux as Full Stack SDDC

Next Generation of PortMonitoring using SDN by Big Switch Networks Big Monitoring Fabric

Next Generation of PortMonitoring using SDN by Big Switch Networks Big Monitoring Fabric

Citrix at NFD11: Networking Is Better Done in Software

Citrix at NFD11: Networking Is Better Done in Software

Skyport Systems and The Zero Trust DC

Skyport Systems and The Zero Trust DC

Redefining the WAN

Redefining the WAN

Big Switch Networks – Big Tap Monitoring Fabric

Big Switch Networks – Big Tap Monitoring Fabric

NFD11: Reviewing Silver Peak’s WAN Optimization Product

NFD11: Reviewing Silver Peak’s WAN Optimization Product

Cisco Smart Building IoT Discussion and Digital Ceiling Strategy

Cisco Smart Building IoT Discussion and Digital Ceiling Strategy

The Future is Bright! The Future is PoE?

The Future is Bright! The Future is PoE?

Thoughts On The Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN Solution

Thoughts On The Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN Solution

Meet the Engineering Team at Citrix NetScaler

Meet the Engineering Team at Citrix NetScaler

NetScout presents Fluke Network’s TruView Live

NetScout presents Fluke Network’s TruView Live

Skyport Systems’ New Server Security Product is Promising

Skyport Systems’ New Server Security Product is Promising

Skyport Systems – Moving the Edge

Skyport Systems – Moving the Edge

Should Monitoring Systems Also Perform Mitigation.

Should Monitoring Systems Also Perform Mitigation.

Cisco IOS XE Denali @ NFD11

Cisco IOS XE Denali @ NFD11