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  • Is Social Media Bad?

    Feb 21, 2018 career 2018

    Most of us have tossed around the idea of restricting our social media consumption, or even giving it up altogether. It’s not that we don’t like it. We love it, sometimes too much. But inherently, something about social media just seems wrong. But what is it?

    Social is Not a Neutral Tool

    People often say that social …

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  • Video: How to Subnet in Your Head

    Feb 9, 2018 cisco networking subnetting ccnp 2018

    Learn to subnet in your head in just seconds! If you like what you see, check out Cisco Enterprise Networks: Basic Networking and IP Fundamentals.

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  • Understanding the Meltdown Attack

    Jan 5, 2018 security 2018

    This month, security researchers released a whitepaper describing the Meltdown attack, which allows anyone to read the full physical memory of a system by exploiting a vulnerability in Intel processors. If that sounds bad, that’s because it is. It means that if you’re running workloads on a public cloud provider, and …

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  • 3 Ways to Increase Your IT Earnings in 2018

    Dec 31, 2017 career certification 2017

    As 2018 draws near, companies go into hiring mode, and people come and go, which often leaves a lot of open positions. If you qualify to fill one of the more in-demand positions, you can often negotiate a higher salary.

    My biggest salary jumps have always come in the first quarter of the year. To increase your chances …

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  • 4 Inconvenient but Effective Security Measures

    Oct 5, 2017 security 2017

    Security usually requires sacrificing convenience (or money). So naturally, we tend to get away with as little security as possible. But if you’re a glutton for punishment, here are 4 very inconvenient but highly effective measures you can take right now to protect yourself from the  evils lurking on the interwebs. …

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  • Blockchain is a Passing Fad

    Oct 4, 2017 security blockchain networking 2017 bitcoin cryptocurrency

    Whenever a tech fad comes to an end, it becomes so obvious why it failed. Yet during the hype, it’s easy to miss the problems lurking just below the surface. I want to explore some of the problems I see with public blockchain and why I think it’s not going to live up to the hype.

    Blockchain can’t track real things …

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  • Yes, You Need IT Certifications

    Sep 30, 2017 career ccnp cisco citrix networking 2017

    Certifications are often lambasted as “worthless pieces of paper” and “experience is more important.” But for some people, certifications are more important than experience.

    A substitute for experience

    Newcomers to the IT world face the classic problem: how do you get experience without a job? Sure, you can tinker …

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  • Containers are Virtual Machines After All

    Sep 15, 2017 2017 virtualization docker

    Many a nerd has thrown punches over the question of whether containers (e.g. Docker, LXC, etc.) are actually virtual machines. The conventional wisdom is that although containers are similar to virtual machines, they’re fundamentally different. I beg to differ.

    Are containers virtual machines or not?

    There’s a common …

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  • A Quick and Dirty Review of AWS Diagramming Software

    Sep 7, 2017 2017 aws

    I’m trying out different services to import an AWS environment and turn it into a technically correct and aesthetically pleasing diagram. Surprisingly, although most of the services can correctly identify the resources, none of them are able to identify network connections. If you’re hoping for something to …

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  • It’s Time to Stop Using the Term Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

    Aug 25, 2017 aws cisco cloud networking virtualization 2017

    I think it’s time to stop using the term “network function virtualization”. Why? Because it doesn’t exist, at least not in the way the term suggests. The term is a category error, and when people try to make sense of the term, confusion and frustration ensue.

    Think of it like this: what’s the difference between a …

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