architectural approach

September 27, 2017

SECURITY

When it Comes to Network Security, Your Best Defense is Security Everywhere!

3 min read

New troubling cyberattacks are in the news almost daily. No one is immune. Have you checked your credit score lately? I just finished freezing mine. A national credit bureau breach...

June 2, 2017

SECURITY

Less is More – Fewer Cybersecurity Vendors Yield More Effective Security

3 min read

A traditional, tactical approach to security -- encounter a new threat, buy another box -- usually results in a complex security “frankenstructure” of products. Cisco delivers greater simplicity and automation.

December 4, 2015

DATA CENTER

Ten Learnings and Observations from the 2015 London Gartner Data Center Conference (Part 1)

3 min read

This past week I attended the 2015 Gartner Data Center Conference in London.  This is always a great conference to learn from, although it always pays to look out...

August 25, 2015

DATA CENTER

5 Top Challenges of SAN Design: View from our SAN Design Experts – Part 2

3 min read

Last week, here, I started my 2 part blog on some of the top SAN design and deployment challenges we see.  As I mentioned, I put this together...

August 18, 2015

DATA CENTER

5 Top Challenges of SAN Design: View from our SAN Design Experts – Part 1

3 min read

One of the aspects I really enjoy about my job is that I get to learn from some of the world’s top network and data center design engineers, and...

February 14, 2014

DATA CENTER

Get Started on SDN and Cisco ONE: Learn from Our New Technical White Paper

5 min read

If you were to believe the industry press, you could easily be forgiven for thinking that many companies across the world were rolling software defined networking (SDN) technologies into their...

February 10, 2014

DATA CENTER

IT Leaders can be Brokers of Cloud Technology

1 min read

We live in a world of many clouds, clouds that are as unique as we are. Today’s IT leaders are helping organizations manage the new demands of rapidly changing business requirements and the delivery of innovative services, all due to the rise in cloud adoption. Yet, according to a recent Wired article, the advancement of […]

December 23, 2013

DATA CENTER

SDN Adoption Challenges: My Wrap Up For 2013

3 min read

2013 was the year I started working on SDN - specifically in the area of devising professional services for Cisco ONE and Application Centric Infrastructure, ACI.  A few...