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Do you suffer from CINO?!?
Eric Sommers: 04.04.2023
Do you suffer from CINO?
Hardware (2)
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New mGig more of a “meh” gig?
Eric Sommers: 03.07.2023
Is the new mGig feature more of a “meh” gig?
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We need microchips. Are You Prepared for a One-year Pause?
Eric Sommers: 01.25.2022
Or, Can you afford to be? It may sound like an exaggeration, but Cisco 9200Ls were quoted to a client at 434 days lead time this week. That’s Easter...
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PANIC! At the Cisco
Eric Sommers: 10.20.2021
Unfortunately, high hopes won’t get you very far if you’re trying to purchase and install new Cisco before year end. Lead times continue to grow and...
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How To Optimize Your Data Center Hardware With Pre-Owned Equipment
Eric Sommers: 10.12.2020
Operating in the landscape of more efficiency without investing more money must imply optimization at all levels, be it software, hardware, or...
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What Is The Difference Between Cisco Nexus And Catalyst?
Amongst the array of switches are the Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches that are the most popular. While Nexus switches are a flexible and...
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How To Configure Cisco Catalyst 9300 Switch?
Eric Sommers: 08.05.2020
Designed to leverage assurance, security, and automation capabilities for the Cisco SD access and DNA center, the Catalyst 9300 Switches set the...
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Used Network Equipment – How Can Network Managers Benefit?
Decisions, especially regarding network equipment purchases, are rarely cut and dried. Aside from the belief that Moore’s law will continue to drive...
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DNA and SD WAN Critical Security Vulnerability Notice
A new security vulnerability pushed Cisco to urge enterprise administrators to install critical security updates. As always, a SMARTnet contract is...
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Tariff Update on China's Imports
May 10, 2019 Tariff increase to 25% scheduled to impact switching and routing hardware, as well as phones. Costs to end-users on products...
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Cisco’s New Smart Licensing
Simplifying the Cisco Software Experience I guess the biggest question that I have is for who? Is the software experience being simplified for Cisco?...
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Network Hardware - How to Manage to Prevent Waste
Eric Sommers: 05.14.2019
Thomas Edison put it this way, “Waste is worse than loss …. Every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him...
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Cisco Issues a “Critical” Security Advisory for their Nexus 9K Series
Per Cisco: “The vulnerability is due to the presence of a default SSH key pair that is present in all devices. An attacker could exploit this...