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by Nick Buraglio — 12 months 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 — 1 year 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 →

by Nick Buraglio — 2 years ago

Updates, podcasts, and videos

Anyone that looks at this site with any regularity may have noticed that I have been pretty remiss in adding posts – for that I apologize, things have been busy. However, I have not been absent in the tech world…quite the opposite,... Read more →

by Nick Buraglio — 2 years ago

No privacy may be the new privacy.

Taking politics and putting them aside, what the new administration has been attempting to change with regard to internet privacy is something we should all be informed about. Wether you have a tin foil hat or don’t care, “knowing... Read more →