So you’d have to be living under a rock (or else have a real life) not to see the coverage today on the Unified Computing System (UCS). I’m not going to go over specifications nor any of the technical aspects of what it does or does not do, I just want to ask… What the hell, Cisco? Why do we need another server platform? I have some ideas on what this is all about. Read more…
I’m not sure how many of you have heard of the Cisco QuantumFlow processor in the new ASR 1000 routers, but it’s pretty neat to see where network processors are headed. Here’s a good article from Network World about it including charts, graphs, movies and all that jazz: The Cisco QuantumFlow Processor - The Engine in the ASR 1000 Series
In case you haven’t heard of GET (Group Encrypted Transport) VPN it’s a newer method of virtual private networking (VPN) that can replace IPSEC mesh VPNs and be laid over an MPLS VPN for added security. Read more…
I don’t know if any of you are getting the same vibe lately but I’m hearing more and more from my colleagues about the service providers they work for transitioning from Cisco to Juniper routers. With reports like Cisco service provider sales slipping 20%, I’ve been thinking about some of the reasons why I see Cisco having a little bit less of a foothold and possibly even losing ground with some service providers. I’ve witnessed this as it has gone down over the years and I think there are a lot of reasons why Juniper is poised and ready in the right place, at the right time. Here’s what it looks like from an engineer’s perspective.
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