The traditional project planning process is supposed to help us identify when a project cannot be successful before the work begins. But in reality, the number of unknowns often makes it impossible to make such dire predictions with any certainty. This is just as true with Agile projects as with any other. But Agile projects have an advantage in that there is a ready-made barometer built into the process that will provide early warning of impending doom.
Read moreWhich tool can be used for end-to-end network performance tests based on clear measurement metrics, as well as for path control?
Read moreBeyond configuration, accessing the switch’s console port or connecting across the network, gives us both diagnostic and troubleshooting abilities. Depending on the nature of the problem, some of the following troubleshooting tasks may help when working with switches.
Read moreOne of the first things you will notice about IPv6 addresses is that they are always written using hexadecimal characters. Network engineers certainly have become accustomed to seeing and using this numbering system, especially with regard to hardware or MAC addresses. Since the reason for using it with IPv6 addresses may seem less clear, let’s […]
Read moreITIL describes a service portfolio as a collection of the overall set of services managed by a service provider. A service portfolio describes a service provider’s boundaries and promises across all of the customers and market spaces it serves. I like to think of a service portfolio as describing the past, present, and future collection of services offered by a service provider. The figure below shows a high-level view of a service portfolio.
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