Ahh, Aerohive, the company with the little worker bees all over the world! Aerohive is a great company that builds an easily deploy-able network taking into consideration other aspects of networking: the user. Their products are web based and cloud based allowing for more streamlined approach at upgrades and maintenance that some verticals such as…
Our first presenter at Wireless Field Day 5 was Fluke Networks. Fluke Networks purchased AirMagnet 4 years ago and has continued to develop the AirMagnet product line. They focus on three primary customers: [list_3] Enterprise – hardware and software for net diagnostics, analysis, monitoring and reporting of network and application performance for both wired and…
It’s time again for another round of Wireless Field Day and once again I was fortunate enough to be invited! One of the greatest aspects of the Tech Field Day events is the ability to hear from vendors that I don’t always have exposure to and hearing their side of the story. Historically in the…
As long as there has been networking equipment we have needed access into devices to configure and manage. Serial connectivity is the defacto setup method for new equipment so it’s only naturally that console servers have come to market. For example I use a Cisco 2811 at home in my lab for console connectivity but…
It’s been a week since I flew to Google’s NYC offices located at Chelsea Square to pickup my Google Glass. Back in March I put out at simple tweet to enter the #ifihadglass contest that @ProjectGlass was holding to be selected as a Glass Explorer. #ifihadglass I would help people that suffer with memory loss…
Hard to believe that another Cisco Live US is only a few weeks away! It doesn’t seem like a year has already passed since the last CLUS in San Diego. Last year’s CLUS was a different event for me as I really focused on tracks that are not my strength and I was fortunate to…
Frequently I’m asked while at customer sites why I work for a partner and not directly for a vendor or corporation so I thought it would make an interesting blog discussion. I’ve worked in the EDU, Manufacturing, and Corporate space prior to working for partners so I’ve had a little taste of some of the…
Information Technology is an interesting market, I’ve seen a lot of different setups from where people would be Jack of All Trades Master of None to the full silo where you only know one thing, and one thing alone. When I entered the professional services market you focused on a track if you will that…
Last year was the year of BYOD when it came to buzzwords. Everyone was hopping on the bandwagon and using that term like crazy. The funny thing is that it really wasn’t anything new! Having worked in the higher ed space at the beginning of my career I’ve always had to deal with people bringing…
Meraki is one of those wireless companies that the more you learn about them the more you like what they are doing. They are a quick, agile, and nimble young company that is now owned by Cisco and is known as the Cloud Networking Group. I’ve had experience using their wireless, security, switching, and mobile…