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Excerpt: I keep having to remind myself that SDN is more about solving a policy problem than a transport problem. This is why the answer to the question “Will SDN solve all of our networking problems?” is always NO. Truth be told, SDN has been around for a while (see SNMP, Perl, Netconf) in various forms, but it’s receiving a lot of attention right now because the mechanisms are starting to mature and frankly, the networking industry hasn’t really seen a lot of groundbreaking innovations lately. While the debates behind which SDN mechanisms are best rage on, the choice of where the control plane…
KIClet: SDN – Pick Your Poison
April 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
No Experience is Irrelevant
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Excerpt: So you’ve recently changed jobs, and you have a very extensive linux skillset. Your new job doesn’t include or require this skillset. Does that mean that experience will not serve you in this new role? Absolutely false. The most valuable thing these experiences give us is perspective. The ability to see things from a unique point of view makes you a unique and valuable addition to any team. This is a strong reason for my advocacy of the Unified Skillset. I will say this – a great tactic when looking for a position is asking the hiring position how easy it is to…
KIClet: Microphone troubles with Lenovo W520
July 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Excerpt: I came across this the other day and wanted to share. For some reason, Windows by default decided to enable the “audio enhancements” feature on my new Lenovo Thinkpad w520. This caused my microphone to essentially be unusable – I was in several webex meetings and each time everyone said I was completely garbled and not even close to being able to understand me. After a little poking around, I found this: As shown above, go to audio settings and then to the properties of your microphone, then disable the box that says “Enable audio enhancements”. Your audio will then sound much better….
