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Author Archives: Matthew Norwood
Easier Cabling Migrations
Switching upgrades are a necessary part of any network over a given period of time. Port speed requirements change. Platforms change. What doesn’t seem to change as often are the cables themselves. This is especially true in wiring closets. While … Continue reading
Posted in efficiency, hardware, switching
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Networking 101: STP Root Bridge Placement
I created this video because I wanted to explain WHY root bridge placement is so important from a Spanning Tree(STP) perspective. There are lots of videos and information out there about STP, but I haven’t found one that actually explains … Continue reading
Posted in learning, Networking101, switching
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People Who Ask Why
There are a lot of things I want to teach my kids, but at the same time, I find myself not wanting to for certain things. Let me explain. For the first years of my children’s lives, they made very … Continue reading
Posted in career, learning, training, troubleshooting
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My Lego Datacenter
I was invited to take part in a datacenter building contest from Juniper Networks recently. I don’t need to give you the full story behind myself and Legos. Let’s just say I have loved them for a long time. Both … Continue reading
Posted in contest, data center, humor, juniper
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Appreciating Complexity
For four years, I played the French Horn in school. I learned a fair amount about music. Mainly, I learned how difficult it was to write music. Not just writing it, but also performing it at a high level. Once … Continue reading
Posted in career, efficiency
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Another Controller-less Wi-Fi Solution
I was looking over the list of vendors that are presenting at the upcoming Wireless Field Day 5 and decided to do a little more research on a few of them. I’m familiar with Metageek, Aerohive, Fluke, and Xirrus. Motorola … Continue reading
Posted in airtight networks, wireless
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One Man’s Opinion On VAR Life
Back in October of 2012, I had a very lengthy video chat with Mark McClure, who is a freelance white paper and case study writer based out of Japan. He wanted to get my opinion on content marketing and how … Continue reading
Posted in career
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Smarter Backups
I had the pleasure of seeing a presentation from Veeam as part of Tech Field Day 9 in Austin,TX back in June. Since I primarily work in the route/switch/wireless world, backups are not something I normally deal with except when … Continue reading
Posted in veeam, WAN Optimization
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Vendors Are Listening
There isn’t a day that goes by where someone on Twitter isn’t complaining about some vendor. I do it myself. Sometimes it seems as if we are all shouting about the same thing and nothing is ever done about it. … Continue reading
This Job Isn’t For Everyone
The longer I spend on the value added reseller(VAR) side of the house, the more I realize this job isn’t for everyone. If you stop and think about it, it can be downright depressing at times due to the following … Continue reading
Posted in career
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