CCIE 10-Day Bootcamp
I leave tomorrow morning for my INE 10-Day CCIE bootcamp in Seattle. Im both very excited and nervous for what's in store over the next 14 days. From what I gather both weeks consist of 10-14 hour days...
View ArticleCCIE Bootcamp - First Two Days
First two days of my CCIE bootcamp have been pretty good. David Smith, with INE, is great and he is very passionate about the topics. Dave's teaching style makes it super simple to stay focused and...
View ArticleCCIE Bootcamp - First week
Man week one went fast but there was a tons of great information we reviewed. Wednesday was primarily OSPF and some EIGRP towards the end. Dave did a great job with breaking down the LSDB and we ran...
View ArticleCCIE Bootcamp - Second week
The second week of my INE 10 Day bootcamp went a lot quicker than expected. Week two though was just as intense as the first week. Dave did a great job on Monday of breaking down MPLS VPNs and really...
View ArticleCisco Champions 2015
Wow! Im very excited to anounce that I have been selected to be a Cisco Champion for 2015. There is a lot of smart and talented folks in Cisco Champions and I am greatly honored to be involved. What...
View ArticleCCIE R&Sv5 Lab Attempt 1
Start here: I passed diagnostics, just missed troubleshooting and failed configuration. So my lab experience, that's what you're hear for, right? OK, here we go... Troubleshooting TS was close but I...
View ArticleThe CCIE Journey Continues: Strike Two
Failed my second attempt at the CCIE R&S last week in RTP. I felt good going in and preformed very well in config but I just missed the mark in troubleshooting. Overall, I am proud of the ground I...
View ArticleCCIE: Attempt #3
My day started off great. The troubleshooting section was up first and I quickly found my rhythm and started knocking off tickets. When I finished troubleshooting I still had a massive 4-pointer...
View ArticleThe CCIE Journey Ends
For my forth attempt I walked in feeling pretty good. But thats how I was for attempt three. I jumped straight in and cleared TS no problem. Had a couple tickets hold me up and one I couldn't fully...
View ArticleWhat do I do now?
Over the past year, every week I saw blog post and technology announcements pass by my purview. But I glanced at it and set it to the side so I could focus on my CCIE studies. Like a kid receiving the...
View ArticleNetwork Automation Training - Network to Code
I was fortunate enough to attend a networking automation class the other week, held by Network to Code and instructed by Jason Edelman (@jedelman8). As an introduction to automation for us networking...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking Series
Im kicking off a new series on various DC networking trends. All of these are technologies that are hot right now and I've been wanting to dig into deeper. I'm not sure how this series will flow as Im...
View ArticleONUG Spring 2016
I just returned home from ONUG Spring 2016 in Mountain View CA. I was lucky enough to be invited by my buddies Steven and Tom of Tech Field Day. More and more people are talking about ONUG over and...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking - VXLAN Overview
The data center has two main struggles when it comes to networking. Loop free layer two by sacrificing half the links. VM or workload mobility anywhere at any time. Smaller shops might be fine with...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking - Arista VXLAN
In my last post I covered the fundamentals and basic design of VxLAN. Now its time to get to the fun stuff, configuration! This post will focus on Arista's VxLAN configuration using vEOS. Arista has...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking - Cumulus Networks
Hopefully by now you have heard about Cumulus Networks. If not here is a quick intro. Cumulus Networks is a full feature Linux distribution for data center (DC) routers and switches. Cumulus Linux is...
View ArticleNew Year, New Focus
2016 has been a busy year. Both career and family have demanded a ton of my time leaving very little for myself, this blog and social media. The CCIE took a huge toll on my family, and they deserved me...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking - Cumulus EVPN VXLAN
In my previous post on Cumulus Networks we covered the basics and getting BGP peering setup with our data center (DC) topology. Now we need to get VxLAN working to move forward with our design. Cumulus...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking - Ansible
Moving along in the series, I guess its time to start automating something, right? Yes lets automate! Ansible has been around for a while and is popular among server and network engineers. As the...
View ArticleCurrent Trends in DC Networking - Ansible Basics
In the last post we covered the install and a quick introduction to Ansible. Today I will go over the basics of Ansible and how to build and run playbooks. Ansible is very powerful and flexible....
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