OTV and VXLAN

A great article on explaining what OTV is and how it compares to VXLAN http://www.routexp.com/2017/04/vxlan-and-otv-what-is-difference.html?m=1

Fear in I.T.

I have always been a firm believer in re-evaluating yourself on a regular basis. Take a look at yourself, your behaviors, and your quirks. By doing this, you can uncover weaknesses you. Read to work on, but also build on …

Zip Ties or no Zip Ties in the data center

Fluke networks has fired another volley in the “zip ties vs. velcro” for cables front.  While this article does not address velcro vs Zip ties directly, it does bring up some points about using zip ties. https://www.flukenetworks.com/blog/cabling-chronicles/beauty-isn-t-skin-deep

ISP Visio Stencil List

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Data Center Tiers

Tier 1 = Non-redundant capacity components. things such as power have single feeds. 99.671% Uptime no redundancy 28.8 Hours of downtime per year. Tier 2 = Tier 1 + Redundant capacity components. 99.749% Uptime Partial redundancy in power and cooling Experience …

Podcasts and Blogs List

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PeeringDB Tutorial

The folks over at PeeringDB have a presentation on setting up an account and adding your network. https://docs.peeringdb.com/presentation/20190227-peeringdb-workshop-2-main.pdf

Cisco Licensing

Our buddy Tony Mattke writes about his thoughts over at routerjockey. https://routerjockey.com/2019/03/13/mandatory-cisco-dna-licensing-is-this-the-future/

The future of Blockchain

This article goes over the industries blockchain will be used in.  BlockChain is just not Bitcoin. Blockchain, a technology that was generally unheard of previously, is one of the top emerging technologies revolutionizing today’s business models. Fundamentally, blockchain enables participants …