Routing & Switching

Virtualization, the Cloud, and Multi-Tenant Environments

May 2, 2013 Kerry Doyle Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

For organizations, the cloud’s per-use approach provides tangible relief from hardware or software investments by offering a pay-for-service model. The benefits include greater resource access, dynamic scaling, and improved costs, along with the ease of automated management for resources and performance. Companies adopt cloud computing to reduce infrastructure overhead, adjust service levels to meet changing needs, and to quickly deliver applications. However, with these advantages come certain limitations, especially in relation to security.

Traditional Telephony Concepts

May 1, 2013 Joe Rinehart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Cisco Voice Technologies, now typically referred to as Unified Communications Technologies, not only depend on a solid network foundation, but also use conceptual building blocks from the world of traditional telephony. The reasons for this are:

Capability to interconnect the Unified Communications Environment to the PSTN
Creating “new world” equivalent logical functions that mimic “old world” methodologies
Understanding the basic elements utilized in older telephony can help in knowing how these same functions are created in Unified Communications networks. Here we will map out the basics of an analog telephone call.

Basic Project Management Techniques

May 1, 2013 Danielle Beavers Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In each organization problems are going to come up and a project is going to be created to help resolve this issue. Each project is unique and there are going to be different techniques a project manager can use to ensure a successful completion. We have complied a list of some basic techniques project managers use throughout the timeline based on the PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition.

Beginner’s Guide: Seven Layers of the OSI Model

April 30, 2013 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The OSI model is a conceptual tool used to discuss and describe network functions. The use of a standard reference model is essential to communicating ideas as well as creating new technologies. It is a good idea to be familiar with the OSI model, the features assigned to each layer, and examples of common protocols or technologies associated with the OSI layers.

A Good LinkedIn Group Is Not So Hard To Find

April 30, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

One of LinkedIn’s greatest and possibly most underused features is its groups. Used in the correct way, LinkedIn groups can help you successfully reach almost any social media marketing goal, especially when it comes to networking.

LinkedIn limits users to 50 groups. I am a member of 50 groups, so I know a useful LinkedIn group when I’m in the middle of one. Anyone can join 50 LinkedIn groups, but doing so can be like having 100,000 Twitter followers. You can’t successfully be a part of that many conversations, so choose carefully.