I was honored last week to be awarded Network Professional Association Professional (NPA) Excellence and Innovation Award – Corporate Fortune X. NPA is an association for professionals in Network Computing. More details of the award can be found here [IMG]http://www.npanet.org/Awards/NPAawards_2009.jpg[/IMG]
NPA – Advocate for the International Network Computing Professional The Network Professional Association (NPA): Established 1991, the non-profit Network Professional Association® is the leading organization for network computing professionals. To be identified as true professionals, the international membership adheres to a code-ofethics; demonstrates continual professional development and knowledge, adheres to the latest best practice standards, and strives for continual growth. The widely acknowledged and the industry’s only international Awards for Professionalism honors individuals for their outstanding achievements in network computing and meeting the values of professionalism. The impartial strength of the NPA is a result of vendor neutrality and self-regulation. The Network Professional Association® (NPA), in conjunction with Interop, Network Computing, Culminis, and Cisco Press, is proud to announce the NPA’s eighth annual Awards for Professionalism program, which honors individuals for their outstanding achievements as professionals within the network computing industry. The winners’ professional profiles and achievements are to be displayed as leading examples of professionalism.
The award was based on the work I have done with my team over the last 8 Months designing and deploying our new Data Center. Below are some other blogs detailing this data center initiatives; Complete End-to-End Nexus Data Center Design Our Nexus Data Center Network – To vPC or not to vPC ….??? Fabric Extender – Extended Virtual Chassis … VERY FEXY !!! A personal guide to basic vPC setup I want to thank the NPA for recognizing my work. I also want to thank my teammates and Cisco Team for all their work over the last year. This award would not have been possible without their support and help. Thanks guys!
