Over time the use of multiple paths within the modern corporate network has increased. Using both paths of an active/backup pair adds bandwidth. We've gone through a whole series of…
Purple and Blue? Packeteer and BlueCoat
So there's loads of stuff on the net about the upcoming merger between BlueCoat and Packeteer. I'm going to add my own 2p to the thoughts, as I think that…
What is hybrid networking?
You'll start to hear the term Hybrid Networking bandied around shortly. Whilst hybrid can mean many things, in this case we are talking about Hybrid Network Unification. In this article,…
State of the Network – a response
So Network Instruments have published their latest State of the Network report, and it makes for some worrying reading for network managers. The report is gathered from questionnaires answered by…
Posted from the mobile
So as part of the new job I needed to get a new phone. Since I'm not a big fan of Microsoft Windows Mobile, I wanted something different as a…
Ciena completes World Wide Packets acquisition
Ciena has announced that they have completed the acquisition of World Wide Packets. As covered in January, the deal closed for $196.7mn in cash, and 2.5mn Ciena shares ($87.8mn). Ciena…
The first week in the new job
So I've started the new job.. and the first week is over. Three days of training in Paris, in which it feels like I've met more than half of the…
The past is bright, the past is Orange
Well, it has come to that time again (nearly 11 years later), and I'm off to a different company. So shortly I'll be working for Ipanema Technologies, instead of Orange.…