Puss in Boots movie powered by #HP

"DreamWorks chose HP Networking solutions includingHP 12508 and 5800 series switches, HP Networking Intelligent Management Center, and HP Intelligent Resilient Framework to provide improved levels of network performance while simplifying network management across the studio’s scalable 10G WAN/LAN environment."


http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111026xa.html

Listen to the #PacketPushers podcast interview of #HPN

http://packetpushers.net/show-69-hp-talks-tech-at-interop-nyc-on-openflow-optical-backplanes-irf-and-ipv6/

#HP #Networking for Dummies Book

https://h10139.www1.hp.com/h41111/rfg_formprocessor/rules_of_networking/Networking_for_Dummies/us/en/

Good Questions to ask when designing a #DataCenter #Network

I appreciate the thoughts in this blog on good questions to ask when designing a data center network

http://ethernetfabric.com/2011/10/new-decision-criteria-is-needed-for-evaluating-an-ethernet-fabric/

Practice Test's for #HP #Networking #MASE

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-ExpertONE-Forum/Now-available-Practice-exams-for-HP-Master-ASE-Network/td-p/2387309?jumpid=reg_r1002_usen

#HP to keep #PSG (Personal Systems Group)

While not directly effecting the networking group here at HP... it certainly is good as HP is very big on component sharing between hardware products. This keeps our products more cost effective against our competition.

One big fallacy that our competitors try to score with... HP make a cheaper product. No, sorry, we dont, we use a lot of the same components that Cisco does... we're just bigger than they are...we buy more.. and we get a better discount than they do!!!

http://h30261.www3.hp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71087&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1622848&highlight=

#OpenFlow gains traction... #JNPR now supporting

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/102611-juniper-openflow-252389.html?hpg1=bn

#FCOE multi-hop not ready for prime time

Interesting blog...

http://blog.fosketts.net/2011/10/21/fcoe-ready-prime-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StephenFoskettPackRat+%28Stephen+Foskett%2C+Pack+Rat%29

Nice Networking Blog

my friend and co-working Chris Young's blog:

http://kontrolissues.net/

#JohnChambers makes $12.9M Is he worth it?

The stock continues to plunge, customers leave in drove, employees are rif'ed,  upper management is leaving in droves.

Is he worth it?  No.  But as long as John stays at Cisco..it probably means competitors have a better chance of winning.  

#HPN supports 2000 10gb connections in a core data center switch

With the announcement at Interop of four chassis IRF for the 12500 family it means that we can have 2048 10gb connections in one system with one cam, one fib. One config.

#Blackberry outage due to #Cisco network #failure

Apparrently a core data center switch....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/8825661/BlackBerry-blackout-how-it-happened.html

My coworker Jeff Kabel talks about #IRF and #Vmotion

http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Networking/Intelligent-Resilient-Framework-rocks-boosting-vMotion/ba-p/98609

Realization about some data center fabric solutions

http://networkingnerd.net/2011/10/06/forest-for-the-trees/

#HP announced Four Chassis IRF in the #12500 chassis

NetworkWorld reports

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/100511-interopnyc-hp-switch-251594.html?hpg1=bn

#HP announced 48port #10gb ToR switch Four #40gb uplinks

Killer!

http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/whatsnew/5900/index.aspx

#Cisco feels #HP is a competitor in #networking

As soon as you start the hear the subjective arguments... the "slams" based on incorrect facts... the poorly thought out arguments...it normally means... Cisco is scared.   Check out the internal memo that Network World has posted:

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/cisco-memo-slams-hp-strategy?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cisco_2011-10-05

Even the fact that Network World has the leaked memo says reams about Cisco.  I know many people still working there... they are disillusioned.  The guys that are long term employees are milking it until they retire.  The young guys... are struggling trying to figure out how to sell the convoluted, very complex marketecture that Cisco has.