Very shortly I will be migrating my site to Github Pages. RSS feed and other URLS should stay the same, but there’s a chance some things will break, and that you might see double posts in the RSS feed. Hopefully all goes well. I’ll post again from the other side. If you haven’t seen any […]
CCIE Renewed Again – Exam 400-101 v5.1
It came around again: CCIE renewal. Last time I renewed, I wasn’t sure if I should do it again. But I gave in, passed the CCIE R&S Written Exam, and moved one step closer to Emeritus. Turns out it wasn’t that bad, and I should not have put it off for so long. Renewal Cycle […]
Formatting Matters
Using proper formatting can make it much easier to read code and log samples. Yet so many people don’t bother putting proper formatting around blocks of text. Take some time to learn how to format text in common applications and forums, and make things easier for those trying to help you. What’s easier to read? […]
News at Last: It’s Extreme
We have news at last: Extreme Networks is acquiring Brocade’s Data Center Networking business. This includes the SLX, VDX and MLXe routing and switching product lines, Network Visibility and Analytics products, and most importantly, my team: StackStorm. Extreme Networks has been around a long time – they were founded in 1996, the same year as […]
No Dress Code? AHAHAHAHAHA
Dress codes are funny things. Everyone in Silicon Valley likes to make out they are super-relaxed, and you can wear whatever you like. “We don’t have a dress code.” But that’s not really true. There are still rules about what you can wear. People who say “we don’t care what you wear” very much do […]
Brocade Update: No Update
This blog has been quiet since my last post in November 2016, covering the announcement that Broadcom is acquiring Brocade, and selling off my part of the business. That was over four months ago, and many of you will be wondering what’s happening. Unfortunately I have no real news: we still don’t know what’s happening. Update: […]
Brocadecom
The news is public: Broadcom is acquiring Brocade, my employer. Official announcement here, and some (unofficial) commentary here. What’s happening, and what does it mean for me? There’s limits to what I can say – either because I don’t have the answers, or because it’s not public. But here’s a little bit of info for […]