Category Archives: SDN

Software Defined Networking Posts mainly around Cisco ACI and VMware NSX

CCIE Program Refresh, My thoughts.

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

The world of technology as we know is changing fast, faster than many predicted. This is certainly true in the data center. In the “Old days” (more than 3 years ago) most of my time was spent evangelising a particular … Continue reading →

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Cisco UCS Integration with Cisco ACI

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

This video gives a complete walkthrough of configuring a Cisco UCS domain into a Cisco ACI Fabric, and then extending the Cisco ACI Policy into a VMware vSphere environment within that UCS infrastructure. Have fun!  

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Where’s the Tyrrel gone?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by

Those that know me, will be well aware that I’m no stranger to the inside of a saloon, and it was during one of these evenings that I got into a debate on Formula 1, now I don’t really follow … Continue reading →

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#EngineersUnplugged ACI Edition with Colin Lynch and Hal Rottenburg

Posted on March 12, 2014 by
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Colin Lynch and Joe Onisick Talk Cisco ACI

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

Listen to Cisco Champion radio with Joe Onisick @jonisick and Colin Lynch @UCSguru on Cisco ACI and Nexus 9000 hosted by Amy Lewis @CommsNinja http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-132150/TS-828758.mp3

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The SDN Meteor is coming

Posted on February 15, 2014 by

When you next look up at the night sky, you may see a bright spec in the distance, and that bright spec is set to get a lot brighter. The spec of which I speak is Software Defined Networking (SDN) … Continue reading →

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Cols Guide to… VXLAN

Posted on February 9, 2014 by

Your indispensible guides to making your IT life simpler. So what is VXLAN and why do we need it? Well put simply it’s VLAN with an X in the middle 🙂 the X standing for eXtensible. VXLAN was a joint … Continue reading →

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My initial thoughts on SDN

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Hi All As you all know I have been a Cisco UCS Specialist for the past 3 years, but I have recently also been made the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Software Defined Networking (SDN) Now don’t worry I am … Continue reading →

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