http://www.networkworld.com/community/blogs/cisco Subnet - Cisco bloggers en http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43245 Since I cannot post the June 2009 Magic Quadrant picture, I will put the information below in general terms.  But I will tell you where they are at, they are in order for each of the four sections of the quadrant. Leaders Section, (Top Right) Riverbed Blue Coat Expand Networks    Visionaries, (Bottom Right) Citrix Systems   Challengers, (Top Left) Cisco Systems   Niche Players,... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43245#comments Blue Coat Cisco Expand gartner report Juniper Larry Chaffin magic quadrant for wan optimization controllers 2009 Pluto Networks Riverbed steelead WAAS wan accelerations Cisco still not in leaders sections of Magic Quadrant. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:52:13 +0000 Larry Chaffin 43245 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43242 On May 8, 2007, as Cisco announced its third quarter fiscal year 2007 financial results, Chairman and CEO John Chambers commented on the importance of Web 2.0 to business, saying “this second phase of the Internet will drive the industry for the next decade from an innovation, productivity, personalization and process change perspective.” Cisco’s strategic consulting arm, Internet Business Solutions... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43242#comments Cisco General discussions Wireless / Mobile Business Value Enterprise evolution fundamentals mobile Web Sales 2.0 Web 2.0 Delivering Business Value Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:45:10 +0000 Susan Bouchard 43242 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43228 Cisco is expected to make the cut as customer AT&T pares its vendor roster to cut costs. Previous reports had AT&T winnowing down its list of vendors from 150 to 40, but investment firm UBS says domestically the carrier is looking to deal with about 16 equipment suppliers. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43228#comments Cisco AT&T suppliers vendor Carrier streamlining supplier roster around product, project areas Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:10 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43228 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43221 This blog will explore the shaped round robin (SRR) technology implemented on the Cisco 2960/2970/3560/3750 switches. The 2960/2970/3560/3750 switches will be referred to as the 3750 switch family throughout this blog. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43221#comments Careers Cisco SRR WTD Shapred Round Robin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:52 +0000 Dennis Hartmann 43221 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43223 Cisco gave a thumbs up to the broadband stimulus funds and rules unveiled this week by the US government. The feds are releasing over $4 billion of the $7.2 billion total broadband funding to pay for the first round of broadband projects mandated by the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year, colleague Brad Reed reports. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43223#comments Cisco broadband Cisco Systems to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration telecommunications policy Says "fundamental step" for economic growth, global competitiveness for US Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:22 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43223 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43211 Last month, Network World reported that Cisco lost market share across the board. Meanwhile earlier this week, network security vendor Enterasys, issued a press release revealing that its NAC sales revenue grew 317% in 2009 compared to the same consecutive quarter in 2008. This growth rate contradicts many security industry analysts and pundits, who say that NAC will never get off the ground... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43211#comments Cisco LANs / WANs Security Black Hat attack on Cisco's network admission control (NAC) Boas also led an educational session at the Gartner Security Summit Boas shares his insight on the most prevalent threats to the enterprise network Cisco NAC design flaws that the folks at Black Hat so alarmingly described Compromised the Cisco agent installed on the end system Customer-proven best practices of network access control (NAC) Enterasys NAC is agent-less assessment based on a network scan Enterasys security expert Dennis Boas Enterasys uses multiple criteria beyond end system health assessment to assign and limit access granted to an end system Enterprise concerns about the financial and management aspects of NAC Flexible options with Enterasys NAC Network security vendor Enterasys Ponemon Institute reported Security mechanisms are used to validate the integrity and authenticity of the Enterasys agent for all server/agent communications Why the Enterasys NAC solution is doing so well Why the Enterasys NAC solution is in such high demand Q & A session with Enterasys security expert Dennis Boas on why the Enterasys NAC solution has been so successful lately. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:53:20 +0000 Brad Reese 43211 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43208 Like the previous post, I'm just rambling about the things that stuck out at Networkers. Short list: Attendance vs. party hats, party hats, the not-CCA, millennial to overcome baby boomers by 2011, the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer I spent in San Francisco... I'll start and end with my two favorites of the day. The Networkers hat this year looks like a Devo hat. Red, concentric cylinders.... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43208#comments Careers Cisco CCA CCDA CCENT CCIE CCNA CCNP Cisco Certified Architect Cisco Press Was it really 10,000 attendees? And does it matter? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:14:57 +0000 wendell 43208 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43207 “Now’s your chance to meet the author of Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business! Come to the Data Center of Future area in the World of Solutions Expo! And be sure to pick up a free t-shirt…” Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43207#comments Cisco Cisco Live free t-shirts green Data Center Opening a conversation on green Data Center issues Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:36:36 +0000 dalger 43207 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43195 Cisco's latest emerging technology -- or latest $1 billion-plus opportunity -- is Smart Connected Buildings, a market which requires an information network to enable buildings and cities to increase energy efficiency. Smart Connected Buildings falls under Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities initiative, one of the 30 market adjacencies Cisco is addressing in addition to its core routing and switching... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43195#comments Cisco emerging technology Networkers at Cisco Live! new markets Smart Connected Buildings one of 30 market adjacencies company addressing Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:23:46 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43195 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43186 Former Cisco exec Mike Volpi, once considered a candidate to succeed CEO John Chambers, is out himself as a CEO. Volpi's been kicked upstairs to the chairmanship of Joost, the Web TV company that pulled the plug on its service this week. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43186#comments Cisco Cisco CEO John Chambers Joost Mike Volpi Mike Volpi once considered heir to Cisco throne Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:42:19 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43186 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43170 I was sent this very good story of Cisco having issues at Cisco Live with the Chambers demonstrations. But the story was more of Chambers being heckled by people from the Union Local 1877, that's right these are the janitors that Chambers fired. I wonder if the buy American Group will be the next to come heckle Chambers? Could the media be next to heckle Chambers for the miss-understanding that kept... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43170#comments Careers Cisco Data Center E-commerce General discussions Google LANs / WANs Microsoft Network Management Outsourcing Security SMB Software VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile Cisco Live Cisco Networkers John Chambers Larry Chaffin Pluto Networks protesting Could the buy America Group be the next to heckle Chambers at Cisco Live? Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:24:21 +0000 Larry Chaffin 43170 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43160 Today's the first full day of the Networker's conference. It's a busy day, in part due to the 7:30AM start, and in part due to being the day before the customer appreciation event. Seems that every year, the best day to schedule any kind of smaller party, meeting, or event is that one evening on the day before the Networkers party - so three different places to be for me tonight. Anyway, I wanted to... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43160#comments Careers Cisco CCNA Network Simulator CCNP wireless Cisco Live Cisco Press Networkers SCP SolarWinds Wendell Odom Cisco's 20th anniversary of their end-user conference Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:26:12 +0000 wendell 43160 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43157 Starwood Hotels plans to equip 10 of its properties with Cisco TelePresence rooms under a deal with service provider Tata Communications. The facilities will be open by the end of 2009 in the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, The Westin Los Angeles Airport and W Chicago-City Center.  A little later, Starwood plans to expand it to properties... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43157#comments Cisco Cisco TelePresence collaboration Virtual Meeting Ten hotels to house public virtual conferencing spaces Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:28:03 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43157 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43144 Cisco says it will compete in the SaaS, collaboration platform and IT foundation areas of cloud computing. But it has no plans for offering IT compute as a service, company officials said during the Cisco Live Virtual conference today. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43144#comments Cisco cloud computing collaboration SaaS Company outlines SaaS strategy and where it will, won't compete Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:36:10 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43144 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43134 I blogged last April about how Cisco was working overtime AGAINST the Buy America provisions of the $7.2B broadband stimulus fund. Fast-forward to June 19, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) granted Cisco its coveted Buy American Exemption, allowing Cisco to sell to recipients of the $7.2B broadband stimulus fund all of the products that it has outsourced to contract... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43134#comments Cisco Data Center LANs / WANs Security SMB VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile A government official in possession of a large corporate stockholding while that corporation is subject to administrative rulings by that same government official An assortment of communications companies Confirmation testimony before the U.S. Senate noteworthy How Cisco was working overtime AGAINST the Buy America provisions of the $7.2B broadband stimulus fund I have worked for a handful of telecommunications companies of varying sizes I voted for President Obama seeking change Its been proven that a government official can be bribed with free dinners Larry Strickling is confirmed as the new Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Made by Strickling during his March 19 My previous government service at the FCC provide me a unique background for the position of Assistant Secretary Showed that Stickling owned a large Cisco stock position The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) granted Cisco its coveted Buy American Exception Financial disclosure document reveals ownership of at least $100K in Cisco stock by new NTIA administrator, Larry Strickling. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:48:12 +0000 Brad Reese 43134 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43116 If you are considering a network design that has a ring topology and you desire to use Ethernet then you should first be aware of the issues of using Ethernet with a ring architecture. Ethernet is traditionally thought of a as a bus or star topology. With the pervasiveness of Ethernet technology you may find yourself contemplating using Ethernet with a ring architecture. These new extensions to... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43116#comments Cisco 802.17 802.1D EAPS EPSR ERPS Ethernet G.8032 REP ring RPR RRPP STP Methods of using Ethernet in a ring topology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:41:26 +0000 Scott Hogg 43116 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43112 On Monday, Cisco announced a new certification, the Cisco Certified Architect, which will become the rank above CCIE. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43112#comments Cisco careers CCA CCIE Certifications Cisco certification Cisco Certified Architect network certifications training The new Cisco Certified Architect will become the highest level of accreditation available by Cisco Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:57:18 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43112 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43110 An insightful piece of analysis from Morningstar, the mutual fund ranking people, on the disruptive effects of cloud computing suggests hard times ahead for hardware. Enterprises looking to pay for compute cycles on an as needed basis will require less data center infrastructure -- that's a given. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43110#comments Cisco cloud computing commodity data center Morningstar analysis see disruptive trend a headwind for hardware vendors Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:33:41 +0000 Cisco Subnet 43110 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43098 This Saturday, July 4th, marks the two year anniversary of my "From the Field" blog on Network World. It's been a great and demanding experience. Best I can tell, I've written over 140 blogs in those 2 years on everything from Webtorials to Routing iSCSI with 10GIG. There are usually around 10,000 to 15,000 unique readers of my blogs each month. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43098#comments CCDE Cisco Cisco Nexus Network Design templates written architecture Written Architectures with Template Designs Should Form the Basis of Everything You Do Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:51:20 +0000 michaeljmorris 43098 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43097 Talking with a director for a small marketing company on Sunday he mentioned that they are hiring again. When I asked him why he said it is due to Google Voice. The application that allows the customers to have voicemail changed to text and then displayed on the web or phone, it has telemarketers people all happy. They had many people blocking or turning off texting to stop marketing from companies... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43097#comments Careers E-commerce General discussions Google Microsoft Outsourcing Security SMB Software VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile Google Voice Larry Chaffin Pluto Networks telemarketing vm to text A new way to get your company message to customers, voicemail to text on the phone. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:35:37 +0000 Larry Chaffin 43097 at http://www.networkworld.com/community