Network design

May 11, 2022

LEARNING

CCDE and the Timelessness of Good Network Design

4 min read

Distinguished by its timeless network design principles, the CCDE's legacy lives on in the latest CCDE v3 blueprint.

June 1, 2020

NETWORKING

Enterprise Network Availability: How to Calculate and Improve

11 min read

Key to supporting network availability is understanding the flexibility--or lack thereof—of the end-to-end network architecture. In this post, learn how to calculate and improve network stability.

March 10, 2015

PERSPECTIVES

Why Network Design in the Modern Era Has Kept Me from Retirement

4 min read

In youth-oriented Silicon Valley, it’s risky to mention this, but I’ve been around for a long time. In fact, in theory I could retire! I already moved to a small town in the Pacific Northwest where the cost of living is low, and I could spend my days hiking in the mountains. But actually I […]

November 8, 2013

NETWORKING

6 Tips for High Density Network Design

2 min read

The guys from No Strings Attached Show just published their podcast we sponsored featuring Jim Florwick yesterday and already the verdict is in: Jim Florwick is awesome. For those of you who haven’t had the chance to download the podcast yet (What are you waiting for?! Download  podcast) or you have a few extra minutes to […]

May 15, 2013

NETWORKING

Steps to Optimizing Your Network – Design & Hardware Strategy

3 min read

In my last post, I discussed the importance of a strong network foundation.  Let's get a little deeper into this now. The strategies depicted in the diagram below have...

April 12, 2013

NETWORKING

IPv6 Just Works: Cisco Live London Dual-Stack Network

4 min read

Another year, another CiscoLive. This was the last year in the London venue, and since it was the third time we did it, we had a chance to incorporate learning from the previous two years. As a result, I would say the network was quite a success. The key element of the design, led by […]