I've been working on a data center migration from regular switches to a Cisco ACI fabric in the last couple of months. I can't say that's enough to be defined as an ACI expert but I'll share here what I learned from the experience.

The project started with a Network Centric approach for an one-to-one migration from the …

Asset management, documentation and monitoring are important parts of any IT Ops team but at the same time they are } boring, repetitive, error prone.

Last summer I spent some time investigating the possibility to integrate open source projects I like to create a Minimum Viable Product for asset management/monitoring …

Network changes tool to prevent disasters.

Network changes

Every time I manage a change to a customer network I have a chance to taste the many shades of possible IT Operations maturity levels.

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This week I've attended a training about Cisco ACI DCAC9K.

Based on my personal experience no training can cover all the topics or all the use cases but I think this training with a cover-to-cover read of Deploying ACI can help to build the basis to start the ACI journey with strong fundamentals. …

Scenario

As most IT professionals I usually configure network devices in a lab environment before the actual installation at customer site.

I try to limit the installation as much as possible to a simple box moving process, spending most of the change window in a previously defined validation process.

In this …

My new post about Cisco Network Assurance Engine: From Download to Value in 60 Minutes (or less) has been published, read it on GestaltIT Tech Talks.

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My new post about Aruba 8400 programmability has been published, read it on Aruba Blogs.

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My new post about Configuration and Hardware Assurance in the Datacenter with Cisco Network Assurance Engine has been published, read it on GestaltIT Tech Talks.

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My new post about bandwidth limit enforcement on access points has been published, read it on Aruba Blogs.

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At Cisco Live Europe in Barcelona I had a chance to see Cisco Candid (Network Assurance Engine) in action.

My new post about Network Security Policy and Compliance in the Data Center with Cisco Network Assurance Engine has been published, read it on GestaltIT Tech Talks.

Full video of TFDx session at CLEUR: