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Today we’re going to figure out what is Application Performance Management (APM) and why this crusty old infrastructure engineer cares. Application Performance Management (APM) I write mostly about networks and technology infrastructure, so jumping up the stack into the realm of applications warrants an explanation. This hard-core infrastructure engineer is interested in understanding the performance […]

How is Pensando using P4? Is the tech really as cool as it sounds? Can MPLS drive adoption without Cisco putting fuel in the tank? Well…

I was a little surprised when I heard VMware’s Narayan Bharadwaj mention Terraform during the opening session of Cloud Field Day 7. In fact, what he said is that VMware is “embracing Terraform in a pretty big way” as part of their focus on Infrastructure as Code. This struck me for two reasons. One, you […]

One of my favorite quotes is from William Gibson: The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed. I like it for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is how useful it is when thinking about the application of technology to solve business challenges. I have found countless examples […]

I have spent the past 18-24 months deep inside the rabbit hole that is Enterprise InfoSec (Information Security). Cybersecurity has always been a part of my work as an infrastructure engineer and architect. This singular focus was new though. In order to help my company, colleagues, and clients truly see the world of the 21st […]

We all know that Wi-Fi is a fantastic way to connect employees and customers to the network without tying them down to a specific location. What you may not know is how to capture location data and put it to use for your business. This is typically called locationing. More than just a hot trend, […]

I’m trying a “Quick Take” approach to book reviews here for the first time with Kevin Kelly’s The Inevitable. I’ve been a fan since the very first time I saw Kevin Kelly speak:   Shortly I realized that he was one of the driving forces behind much of the great content and lasting change in […]

Certainty, Scale, Spectrum…? Sweet alliteration Chris, but what are you trying to say? I’m glad you asked! Let’s sift backwards through the significantly soft sounds and see what sentience I can supply: Spectrum? No, not a band of colors – the Spectrum I’m talking about here is Silicon. Specifically, it’s the ASIC from Mellanox Technologies […]

Networks are changing. More and more we’re hearing terms like whitebox, britebox, disaggregation, NOS, commodity hardware, and open source when we talk about the future of networking. I’ll assume you get that and spare you a description of these terms here. If you do want a crash course on network disaggregation and how it relates […]