Optimize Real-World Throughput with Cisco Silicon One

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Switches are the heart of a network data plane and at the heart of any switch is the buffering subsystem. Buffering is required to deal with transient oversubscription in the network. The size of the buffer determines how large of a burst can be accommodated before packets are...

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Preparing for the Cisco 300-620 DCACI Exam: Hints and Tips

CCNP Data Center certification confirms your skills with data center solutions. To obtain CCNP Data Center certification, you need to pass two exams: one that involves core data center technologies and one data center concentration exam of your preference. For the CCNP Data Center concentration exam, you can...

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Cisco User Defined Network: Redefining Secure, Personal Networks

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Connecting all your devices to a shared network environment such as dorm rooms, classrooms, multi-dwelling building units, etc. may not be desirable as there are too many users/devices on the shared network and onboarding of devices is not secure. In addition, there is limited user control; that is,...

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Introduction to Terraform and ACI – Part 5

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If you haven’t already seen the Introduction to Terraform posts, please have a read through. Here are links to the first four posts:1. Introduction to Terraform2. Terraform and ACI​​​​​​​3. Explanation of the Terraform configuration files4. Terraform Remote State and Team CollaborationSo far we’ve seen how Terraform works, ACI...

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The Best Kept Secret in Mobile Networks: A Million Saved is a Million Earned

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I’m about to let you in on a little secret, actually it’s a big secret. What if I told you that you could save millions – even tens of millions – of dollars in two hours or less? If you were the CFO of a Mobile Operator, would...

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Introduction to Terraform with ACI – Part 4

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If you haven’t already seen the Introduction to Terraform post, please have a read through. This section will cover the Terraform Remote Backend using Terraform Cloud.​​​​​​​1. Introduction to Terraform2. Terraform and ACI​​​​​​​3. Explanation of the Terraform configuration filesCode Examplehttps://github.com/conmurphy/intro-to-terraform-and-aci-remote-backend.gitFor explanation of the Terraform files see the following post....

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