Perspectives
#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep6 UCS
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists, hosted by Cisco’s Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja). This week we’re talking about UCS. Listen to the Podcast Featured Guests: Cisco Champions: Robert Novak (@gallifreyen), AJ Kuftic (@ajkuftic) Cisco Subject Matter Experts: Scott…
Cisco Meraki – Guest Access in an MPLS branch
A couple of months ago I designed a Cisco Unified Wireless Network for an enterprise company. One of the big challenges was the ability to serve wireless guest services in the branch offices, which are connected to the headquarters via MPLS. Mostly the MPLS connections are terminated in the LAN zone…
Connected “Things” I’d Like to Try
There is a plethora of connected devices out there and even more that will bombard us in the coming months and years. I thought I’d put together a sample of the ones I’m interested in and give my two cents on each. Nest Protect The Nest Protect was released late last year and is a perfect companion…
#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep5: UCS Invicta
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists, hosted by Cisco’s Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja). This week we’re talking about UCS Invicta. Listen to the Podcast Featured Guests: Cisco Champions: Trevor Roberts (@vmtrooper), Matt Oswalt (@mierdin) Cisco Subject Matter Expert…
Why I Certify
I’m a addicted to certifications. I’ve always been good at taking tests, but I didn’t realize how rewarding it could be until relatively recently. I had been in IT for 15 years as a sysadmin and certification had never seemed valuable to me. In 2009, I made the shift from working primarily as a Syst…
Importing contacts from WebEx Connect to IM & Presence
Currently, WebEx Connect has no method of exporting contacts into Jabber or IM & Presence. I came up with this solution to help a couple of my users migrate their large contact lists, and thought I would share the solution with you. Let me know what you think. This method relies on the use of a…
Getting started in IT
Recently, I researched wireless home internet packages at a local mall and being the IT guy that I am I asked some very technical questions. “Is this running over WiMax?”, “What frequency band is it operating in?”,”Where are your base stations located?”, “Is the s…
#CiscoChampion Radio S1|Ep4: Cisco Certifications
#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by Cisco Champions as technologists, hosted by Cisco’s Amy Lewis (@CommsNinja). This week we’re talking about Cisco Certifications. Listen to the Podcast Featured Guests: Cisco Champion: Stephen Rodriguez (@WiFiJanitor) Cisco Subject Matter Experts: Antonell…
#IoE Napkin Math and Your Daily Commute
Google is creating a vehicle that drives itself. This isn’t really news, right? They’re testing it all over the place, and it’s on the roads in California, at least on highways and freeways (it’s my understanding Google employees are required to be hands-on on side streets an…