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WAN Optimization is Shifting from Strategic to Tactical
I was reading the recent Network World article, which highlighted the improved performance of Cisco’s latest WAAS appliances (http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2011/112111-cisco-waas-252854.html?page=2). While the results were interesting and showed that Cisco might finally be closing the gap between itself and Riverbed, it did get me thinking about the evolution of this industry and where future competitive lines will be drawn. Read more
Cisco rival Brocade hitting stride in Ethernet
Brocade's fortunes are rising in Ethernet switching. After a few initial hiccups following the Foundry acquisition, Brocade is seeing solid traction. Read more
How Green are Your Switches?
The Green Initiative has certainly caught on. Pens made of cardboard, the short-lived paper straws at McDonald's, and even bamboo paneled laptops. There have been a number of ideas, both good and bad, on how to save the environment. Some of these ideas come direct from network manufacturers. We can all agree that creating less waste and being more efficient is a good thing, but not every plan survives contact with the enemy.
Enter the Cisco 3560 and 3750 v2 switches. Read more
Come see me, Jeff Doyle, Scott Hogg, ARIN's John Curran at Network World's IPv6 event in New York
Please mark your calendars for December 13 in New York for an awesome Network World event lead by world-class experts Jeff Doyle and Scott Hogg. I'll be there, too. Plus, we've lined up other big names in the IPv6 world including John Curran, President and CEO of ARIN and John Brzozowski, Chief Architect, IPv6, and Distinguished Engineer of Comcast. As always, this Network World event is free for qualified attendees (and we'll even feed you). Read more
Cisco pulls away from pack in Q3
Despite a decline in the overall market, Cisco grew revenues in carrier infrastructure in the third quarter on both an annual and sequential basis. Synergy Research Group found that Cisco grew share in service provider core and edge routers, and Carrier Ethernet switches, from 48.7% in Q2 to 52.9% in Q3, 2011. Read more
Cisco SmartNet smarts
A rather interesting IOS licensing situation has cropped up, chronicled here by CCIE Ethan Banks of Packet Pushers, a site recognized by NW. Read more
Cisco girds for Huawei's US entry
Analysts are upbeat on Cisco's fiscal Q1 results, which beat Wall Street estimates and served as proof positive that the company's restructuring is paying off. There were several highlights in the quarter, but there are also areas still in need of improvement. Read more
Cisco counterfeiter sentenced
A Kansas man was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to selling counterfeit Cisco networking products. Timothy Weatherly, 29, of Overland Park, KS, received 27 months in federal prison for an elaborate, eight year scheme that acquired products from China and attached Cisco logos to them. Read more
Cisco Buries – and Befriends – the Competition
Cisco’s old attitude toward its competitors: “If we can’t see them, they aren’t there.” (Or maybe they were just taking the high road. Who knows?)
Cisco’s new attitude toward its competitors: “I have met the enemy, and it is us.” Cisco finally started to get aggressive, and was naming names.
And now, Cisco’s new new attitude toward its competitors: “Can’t we all just get along?” I was just getting used to Cisco’s hard line approach. And then they get all soft on me and collaborate with HP on the Nexus B22-HP fabric extender. Read more
Cisco dials up the mid-market
Aiming at a multibillion dollar market, Cisco this week revamped its IP PBXes to address midmarket needs. Read more
OpenFlow, Merchant Silicon, and the Future of Networking
2011 has been one of the most exciting years for networking I can remember. Innovations made popular this year will prove to bring more value to enterprise networking consumers than anything in recent memory. Not only are we transitioning to cloud architectures and highly automated systems management, but new trends promise to do for the networking industry what x86 and the PC clone did for the compute market. Read more
Cisco study finds young workers want access, not money
Forget paying our best and brightest to work for your company. Give them what they really want: a mobile device with Internet access.
According to Cisco's latest study, young professionals and college students might value Internet-connected mobility and social networking in the workplace over monetary compensation. And the company that more freely embraces social media during business hours may be more attractive to the job applicant. Read more
Cisco Hires New Security SVP from VMWare and formerly RSA Security
Cisco just announced it will be hiring Chris Young to head up its security group. This is the first time Cisco will have an SVP leading its security business. Chris will be reporting directly to Mrs. Warrior (CTO). Read more
FIB No. 6: The Revival of a Software Evangelist
After securing his place in history as the world’s foremost software evangelist, Guy Kawasaki went on to build a superlative personal brand, enchanting millions of fans with his endless wit, wisdom, and appeal to common-sense values and virtues. And that was just by the year 2011. Read more
Cisco seen turning things around
The reinvention and recovery are well underway. Another Wall Street analyst expects Cisco to hit the mark this quarter, just two quarters after eliminating 12,000 jobs in a restructuring to focus back in its core routing and switching businesses. Read more
Are You Taking Advantage of SMARTnet?
Everyone has heard of Cisco SMARTnet. We all know what it is and what is does, and what resources are available to us, right? Well, not so fast.
Sure, Cisco SMARTnet isn’t exactly rocket science, but the SMARTnet IQ of some isn’t quite as high as they think.
Let’s say you purchase a bunch of Cisco 3750s. You’re thinking realistically. You want to cover your butt in case of unforeseen issues in the future. Things happen. So you purchase SMARTnet. Read more
Cisco, AT&T offer Wi-Fi IPTV
Cisco this week said it launched a wireless IPTV service with AT&T. Cisco says it is the sole provider of the wireless IPTV system, including receivers and access points, for AT&T's U-verse service.
The Cisco gear will be deployed across the entire U-verse footprint beginning Monday, October 31. Read more
Cisco ASA Upgrade Adds Identity Firewalling
Identity aware firewalling seems to be all the rage right now. Having the ability to make firewall policy decisions based on user and group information from Active Directory can have enormous benefits if used properly. The Cisco ASA recently acquired the identity aware firewalling ability with the release of 8.4.2 code. It works with Microsoft Active Directory, cut-through proxy and VPN authentications today for user/group to flow matching. This new feature allows you to write access control policies that take a source username or group membership as match criteria. Read more
Replay of CVOICE - Digital Voice Ports Webcast
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the replay of a CVOICE Read more
Cisco's Chambers most overpaid CEO?
Is Cisco CEO John Chambers overpaid? After Cisco's challenging fiscal 2011, which saw the elimination of 12,000 jobs and much of its consumer business, and a 30% drop in its stock, Chambers' salary was reduced by 2% and his stock compensation by one-third. Read more
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