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Cisco LAN Upgrade 2011 Video Whiteboard Overview

Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 11:45 pm  
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Here is a video I made that talks about the typical LAN upgrade considerations when going from 1Gbps to 10Gbps on servers and uplinks, as well as the reasons why. A written version of this topic can be found at Cisco LAN Upgrade.

The video is split into two parts. Part 1:

Part 2:

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Cisco LAN Upgrade Design Notes for 2011

Thursday, May 19th, 2011 at 12:58 am  
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Mid-size and large organizations are entering another cycle of Local Area Network upgrades due to two recent technology changes. One is that 10Gb Ethernet are now standard connections on servers. The other is the widespread adoption of wireless devices like the iPad that has put a strain on Wireless Local Area Networks. This is forcing the adoption of 10Gb Ethernet for server and access layer uplink connectivity. Because the LAN has to be upgraded, organizations … Read the rest