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5 ways to deal with the network equipment shortage
Are you having trouble finding essential network equipment? You're not alone. The factors contributing to longer lead times are multi-faceted, and so...
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We need microchips. Are You Prepared for a One-year Pause?
Eric Sommers: 01.25.2022
Or, Can you afford to be? It may sound like an exaggeration, but Cisco 9200Ls were quoted to a client at 434 days lead time this week. That’s Easter...
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What Is The Difference Between Cisco Nexus And Catalyst?
Cisco offers a wide range of modular and fixed-configuration switches that help every business find the right solution to their networking needs....
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Used Network Equipment – How Can Network Managers Benefit?
Decisions, especially regarding network equipment purchases, are rarely cut and dried. Aside from the belief that Moore’s law will continue to drive...
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DNA and SD WAN Critical Security Vulnerability Notice
Eric Sommers: 06.20.2019
A new security vulnerability pushed Cisco to urge enterprise administrators to install critical security updates. As always, a SMARTnet contract is...
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Tariff Update on China's Imports
Eric Sommers: 05.21.2019
May 10, 2019 Tariff increase to 25% scheduled to impact switching and routing hardware, as well as phones. Costs to end-users on products...
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Cisco’s New Smart Licensing
Simplifying the Cisco Software Experience I guess the biggest question that I have is for who? Is the software experience being simplified for Cisco?...
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Cisco Issues a “Critical” Security Advisory for their Nexus 9K Series
Per Cisco: “The vulnerability is due to the presence of a default SSH key pair that is present in all devices. An attacker could exploit this...