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The security community became aware of a new type of hardware-based “Zero Day” vulnerability a few years ago, starting with a complex issue dubbed RowHammer. This was an exploit that took [...]

Improving the customer experience is the top priority for nearly 75 percent of businesses, according to four to eight percent above the market — and those that deliver less-than-ideal experiences [...]

Today, the big emphasis in IT seems to be on “software defining” everything: SD-WAN, SD access, intuitive networks, switches and routers that run containers and programming languages. Are network engineers [...]

A number of NetCraftsmen attended Cisco Live 2017 in Las Vegas this past June. While there was a lot to take in for all attendees, a few highlights from the [...]

I’m looking forward to #NFD16. On the techie delegate side, we’ve got some of the usual suspects (thought leaders, bloggers, social media presences): me, Terry Slattery, Amy Arnold, Carl Niger, [...]

During Cisco Live 2017, Cisco made promises of significant changes to its security portfolio, including many feature enhancements for its next generation firewall (NGFW) platform, Firepower Threat Defense (FTD). These [...]

The big announcement at Cisco Live 2017 was, of course, the DNA offerings, featuring: Intuitive, intent-based automation Analytics and assurance SDN using validated designs Subscription service I plan to comment [...]

While talking about rapid deployment of millions of IoT devices per day in his Cisco Live 2017 keynote, Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems, said the following:

I really enjoyed attending Cisco Live this year — especially meeting and networking with people. A significant part of why I attend the event is simply for networking in the [...]

During one of the keynote presentations at Cisco Live 2017, I had the privilege of intent-based networking systems (IBNS) early in 2017. There are just a few vendors making products [...]

When you visit NetCraftsmen’s website and blog, you’ll typically find information that revolves around network engineering, infrastructure, and security — technical things. But not everyone on our team is an [...]

I haven’t had a regular office for 17 years. When I was teaching for Global Knowledge, instructors were never in one city long enough to need an office, so I [...]