Though I never try to date myself—it’s my hope that everyone views me as a mid-20s genius, sipping on a cup of fussy coffee, wearing tight jeans and an ironic t-shirt—I know that’s never truly going to be my perceived persona … my wife has made that very clear. So, in the case of the … Read more
Product Overview With the explosion of video traffic and social networking applications, speed and scalability are critical factors to keeping consumers happy. As consumer demand for high-quality media on any device grows daily, cable operators are considering new intelligent solutions for their medianets (all-IP Next-Generation Networks optimized for rich media). Cisco provides an end-to-end, DOCSIS ® 3.0-capable … Read more
There’s that old adage of “you have to spend money to make money,” but does anyone really believe that anymore? Because let’s face it, there’s also the old adage of “you cannot drink margaritas for breakfast,” but we’ve proven them wrong on that one, right? All jokes aside, the concept of needless extravagant spending to … Read more
The holidays can be an interesting time of year with our personal and professional lives sometimes colliding. For the majority of those looking forward to the season’s festivities, it means time with family, good cheer with friends, and perhaps reflecting on the past year’s events and the obvious spiritual connections. Then, or course, there’s the … Read more
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the twenty-first century where data is the new currency. And like any type of currency, there are thieves who prey on the vulnerable, waiting to exploit the perfect opportunity to rob them blind. Dangerous dark alleyways and parking lots have now evolved and moved into the deepest recesses of the … Read more
It seems that almost daily I see more and more news surrounding hybrid cloud infrastructure—having IT reside both on-premises and outside of one’s own four walls simultaneously—the new cool that has taken the business world by storm. And to think this comes a mere few years since the cloud was feared by so many. What … Read more
Product Overview The Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processors (ESPs) handle all the network data-plane traffic‑processing tasks of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. These ESPs allow the activation of concurrent enhanced network services, such as cryptography, firewall, Network Address Translation (NAT), quality of service (QoS), NetFlow, and many others, while maintaining line speeds. … Read more
It’s been a while since my last overly alarmist IT security blog, and with the holiday season upon us—as millions of IoT devices lie in wait to once again flood our homes and offices—I figure what better time to scare the crap out of the general public. But, in this instance, it’s not actually about … Read more
