Tag: Cisco

This blog is one of five dealing with the encryption of various Cisco UC devices. This particular piece deals with setting up a Secure Gateway. The other blogs in this series are [...]

This blog is one of five dealing with the encryption of various Cisco UC devices. This particular piece deals with setting up Secure Hardware Conferencing. The other blogs in this series are [...]

This blog is one of five dealing with the encryption of various Cisco UC devices. This particular piece deals with setting up encrypted calls between phones on a cluster. The other [...]

Recently, I’ve noticed an increasing trend in the use of the term Collaboration versus Unified Communications.  Perhaps this increase is just a carefully timed marketing strategy…you know, a way to freshen things up a bit.  However, it sparked my interest and I began to ask select peers and colleagues their…

Denise Donohue was interviewed this week by Brandon Carroll on podcast.globalconfig.net on topics that ranged from industry certifications to hiring network professionals. Denise and Brandon discussed what managers look for when interviewing potential engineers, as well as how to remain part of a team once you have been hired.

I just finished listening to a podcast where Terry Slattery was interviewed by Brandon Carroll of globalconfig.net on training tips for career certifications. If you are working on a Cisco certification, you should find that Terry's comments and advice are worth reviewing. He discusses the value of certifications and talks…

I've been pondering this for a while.  With so much emphasis being put on Cisco's Unity Connection product, what does the future hold for Cisco Unity?  If you're active in the UC space, you know that Cisco and Microsoft are direct competitors in the UM space.  In fact, recent changes…

I recently did a recording for Cisco of a presentation that I’ve done at VoiceCon about troubleshooting VoIP in converged networks.   This recording, along with links to the audio files [...]

I attended a Cisco event yesterday titled “Cisco Tech Days.” It was an all-day seminar by Cisco SEs on two areas of technology: Advanced Campus Topics Branch-WAN Topics It was [...]

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Cisco announced the Cisco Certified Design Expert today.  This is an excellent program that extends their certification programs.  The Design Expert program is more about understanding network designs than about [...]

I don't think many people know the history of the Cisco CLI and the impact it has had on the industry.  Other companies are emulating it, as evidenced in recent articles on the topic.  Network engineers typically become experts in the Cisco CLI first, then move to other vendor gear,…