Tag Archives: datacenter

Touring Geek Heaven

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Matthew Norwood
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A few weeks ago, I went to Atlanta to tour a data center. HP invited me down to take a look at a specific customer of theirs. I live about 4 hours away, so I drove down the night before … Continue reading →

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Just Another Cisco Nexus Install

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Matthew Norwood
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The most recent Cisco Nexus implementation I was involved in had some challenges. Since you can’t really have an in depth discussion on Twitter due to the 140 character limit, I figured I would throw this post together and share … Continue reading →

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Where Packets Never Die

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Matthew Norwood
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I talked with a fairly large service provider yesterday regarding quality of service(QoS) possibilities for a particular network. Essentially, we were trying to figure out what was available from a queues perspective so that we could make sure we were … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Architecture With IRF

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Matthew Norwood
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Several years ago when I was introduced to Cisco’s VSS technology, I thought it was a pretty cool idea. Not only did it reduce the number of devices you had to administer, it gave stand-alone servers and blade enclosures the … Continue reading →

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A Black Box For Your Virtual Environment

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Matthew Norwood
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Every time you hear about a plane crash on the news, the big thing they focus on apart from the casualities is finding the “black box”.  The “black box” is nothing more than a flight data recorder. A variety of … Continue reading →

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Some Tradeoffs Are Worth It

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Matthew Norwood
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I like tools. The more complex they are, the better. I can easily spend an hour in a hardware store like Lowe’s or Home Depot and never leave the tool aisle. If it has laser beams, sharp blades, and requires … Continue reading →

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Should I Buy The Combo Meal?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Matthew Norwood
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A number of years ago, fast food restaurants got smart. Why sell individual items when you can just make it easy on people and sell bundles? This way, all they have to do is pick a number and pay. Problem … Continue reading →

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Tech Field Day 5 Is Over. Now What?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Matthew Norwood
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I made it back to Nashville before noon on Saturday. A cross country red eye flight with a short layover in Atlanta put me into Nashville just in time. I was able to get a few hours with my kids, … Continue reading →

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Wrapping My Head Around The Nexus1000v – Part 1

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Matthew Norwood
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****Note – I am NOT in any way shape or form a VMware expert. I can’t guarantee you that I will be 100% correct in my terminology or representation of VMware, VMotion, VSphere, etc. I apologize in advance. I am … Continue reading →

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The Many Hats of the Network Engineer

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Matthew Norwood
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Remember when the network field wasn’t so complicated? Think back to the early 1990’s. Wireless for enterprise users was in its infancy. Firewalls seemed to be a bit easier to administer. Virtualization was limited to the mainframe community. A T-1/E-1 … Continue reading →

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