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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 [...]

How do you learn how to do network design well? NetCraftsmen does Network Assessments, as well as other types of assessments. We frequently get asked about design skills and sources [...]

In a recent blog post, I discussed how the WAN is changing for some organizations. This post considers the broader topic of what else might be changing in networks, affecting [...]

Have you noticed that WAN design is changing? Well, I think it is, and I’d like to share my thoughts. A Little History Old TDM networks used to be “random” [...]

NetCraftsmen is seeing increasing levels of consulting customer interest in Cisco IWAN. That reflects either tech cool-ness or cost-savings — or both! In a recent blog, I discussed some considerations for [...]

Over the years, I’ve done my share of troubleshooting. Sometimes it’s quick, sometimes … not. Along the way, I’ve learned to never underestimate my ability to assume something or overlook [...]

Recently, I’ve come across a number of blogs about networking skills. I have some thoughts on the subject, which may be a good bit different than what you’ve been reading. [...]

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 [...]