Network Monitoring – So Many Choices!
I’ve had network monitoring systems on my mind recently as we’ve been looking to determine the right specification for a number of fiber taps and aggregation devices so that we can fulfill the needs of […]
Networking
NFD8 Is Coming!
This one has seriously crept up on me; it’s only a week until the kickoff presentation for Networking Field Day 8 in Silicon Valley. I’m truly honored to be able to attend another Tech Field […]
Refactoring Code: Fun With REST and JSON
Recently I’ve been writing some automation code for Atlassian’s JIRA project management / bug tracking product. Think of JIRA as a generic AGILE-aware tool that can provide everything from project tracking all the way down […]
SolarWinds NPM 11 – Now Application Aware
I had a chance last week to speak with a couple of folks at Solarwinds about the release of their Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 11 product, which is being announced today. I don’t cover network management […]
A10, aXAPI, and Another Awesome App
Another day, another issue with an automation script. Today’s task was to grab the configuration file from an A10 Thunder load balancer. I don’t want to use the GUI, and while I could – in […]
Big Switch “Big Cloud Fabric”. Big Deal?
Today Big Switch is formally announcing availability of their new “Big Cloud Fabric”, touted as “the industry’s first bare metal SDN data center switching fabric.” And that means what? Well, if you like the idea […]