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by Nick Buraglio — 1 year ago

Strategy Series: Build vs. Buy (sorta)

Build vs. buy is an often lamented and always hotly debated question in all aspects of IT, however, if one is able to truly look at all angles the answer is typically straightforward and can be rooted in one simple strategy: don’t reinvent... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 1 year ago

Strategy Series: How do you view outside of your network?

In the tradition of my NIX4NetEng series I’m going to dive deep into the world of strategy, and specifically into the strategy of how we look at and operate our networks, the data they generate and the analytics that are available (and... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 1 year ago

Strategy Series: What is your netflow strategy?

You have one, right? Even if your entire strategy is “collect some flow data”, there is absolutely NO reason not to have a netflow implementation, and frankly, it will save you time and money over time if you make the effort to do it. I... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 1 year ago

Speculation on the obvious: stuff changes, why freak out?

I have my +100 hat of irreverence on today so it’s time for a soapbox post. Having recently read a several posts and articles on what seems to be the never-ending cavalcade of assertions that “networking people will be out of jobs... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 2 years ago

Configuration backups and an opportunity for automation and management

Configuration management is a critical part of successfully and efficiently run any network. From the early days of networking there have been options for doing configuration backup. Several projects have been around for literally decades, enabling... Read more →