ethernet

IT Is from Venus, OT Is from Mars

Bringing Alien Worlds Together in the Internet of Things In the 1990s, I, like millions of others, read the book Women Are from Venus, Men Are from Mars. This best-seller suggested that the frequent misunderstandings between genders make it seem as though men and women are from different, alien worl…

February 11, 2015

SMALL BUSINESS

New Wireless Models, PoE PD and PoE PSE, and Switching Updates

Greetings all. February is here. Winter is in full swing on this side of the equator. Summer is grasping the other. I know it’s been a warm one so far for our friends in Australia. But snowfall amounts in the Northeast has our ski areas in Northern California and the Rockies so envious. Such i…

November 11, 2014

DATA CENTER

NVMe for Absolute Beginners

Note: This blog was simultaneously published on the SNIA blog. When I first started in storage technology (it doesn’t seem like that long ago, really!) the topic seemed like it was becoming rather stagnant. The only thing that seemed to be happening was that disks were getting bigger (more space) an…

June 13, 2014

SMALL BUSINESS

Small Business Team Update: Friday the 13th

It is Friday the 13th and we have a full moon, perfect time to provide a quick update from the Cisco SMB Team. First off, we have posted a Teaser Announcement providing a quick view of some new products that are coming out later this month. The entire Cisco SMB Team has been working hard on this new…

Hitchhiker’s Guide for Service Providers at Cisco Live, San Francisco

Written By Amrit Hanspal, Senior Manager, Service Provider Lead, Network OS Tech Group Cisco Live in San Francisco (next week!) offers a host of learning opportunities if you are part of a Service Provider, or a large Enterprise that offers services to internal groups. Let my blog be your guide to h…

January 29, 2014

NETWORKING

Wired or Wireless: Connect with Aironet 700W Series Access Points

Quality wireless is already considered a base expectation by consumers across industries. At Cisco we aim to provide our spectrum of customers with a whole range of high performing products, so they can select the product best suited for their organization. If you were to stop by the Enterprise Netw…

December 20, 2013

SMALL BUSINESS

The Cisco RV325 – The newest edition to the Cisco Small Business Routing Portfolio

Now that the Holidays are upon us, and we look forward to 2014, the Cisco Small Business team continues to raise the Small Business networking bar with the introduction of the all new Cisco RV325. This Dual WAN, 14-port VPN Router, provides all of the same performance, security and reliability of th…

August 15, 2013

SMALL BUSINESS

Cisco Small Business Online Device Emulators

How do you get a feel for things? Perhaps a little research online, a review or two, maybe a referral from a friend or co-worker. But big purchases, such as a new car may require more; more information.  So you go to take a test drive. Well, we have something similar to a test drive. As you may know…

June 27, 2013

SMALL BUSINESS

Picking a Networking Solution for a Fast-Growing Small Business

Network Connectivity is a big concern for any size of business, let alone a small, growing business. Picking the right solution to address  growth is a key decision. There are countless options available to small business owners ranging from asking cousin Jimmy, calling a “computer expert̶…