programmability

November 11, 2013

DATA CENTER

Close Peek at Cisco ACI : Network Abstraction, VXLAN, Programmability

4 min read

Last week was a memorable one for me in more ways than one. First, the unveiling of Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) specifics by John Chambers and his Executive Management...

August 26, 2013

NETWORKING

ONE + ONE = 6: New Math for Enterprise Programmability

4 min read

In my previous 3-part blog series I discussed the challenges in the Enterprise WAN and relevancy of SDN in overcoming these challenges and how Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture addresses these WAN challenges. In this blog post I will discuss how Cisco ONE (Open Network Environment) and ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture fit together. In a […]

July 8, 2013

NETWORKING

Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture: Programmability for WAN Networks

3 min read

In my last two blogs I discussed the challenges Enterprises are facing for their WAN, the differences between Enterprise needs in their LAN and WAN, and how the traditional ONF model for SDN isn’t practical for the Enterprise WAN.  Let’s now look at how the new Cisco ONE Enterprise Architecture can address this. Cisco ONE […]

June 20, 2013

NETWORKING

Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions – Is SDN Relevant to the Enterprise WAN?

3 min read

June is summer weather in the San Francisco Bay Area, but quite different from the June I was used to in Boston. A common misconception around Mark Twain and his relationship with San Francisco summer is that he never said “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” But he did […]