A few weeks ago I wrote blog post about some cool technologies including NetFlow and Cisco's IP SLA and provided some information on what IP SLA can be used for and how it works. Since then I've become even more convinced that IP SLA is a must-use technology. I guess you could say I've gone from being just a fan to being somewhat of a fanatic. Sort of like the way I feel about Mountain Dew, spinnerbaits, and bird dogs - I just plain love 'em. Over the last few weeks I've really been able to get my hands dirty with this technology. I hosted a webcast -Deep Dive...

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This Thursday, March 26th, at 10:00 a.m. CDT, we're hosting a new webcast on "Network Troubleshooting - the Top 5 Technologies to Leverage". This webcast is going to be a little different than some of the others as we're going to dive a little deeper into how each technology works vs. focusing on applications the leverage the technology. We'll also cover some of the common concerns that people raise with enabling these technologies on your corporate network. During the webcast we'll take an in-depth look at: Trace route SNMP NetFlow (J-Flow, sFlow, etc)...

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IP based networks are more complex today than ever before. Not only are they now supporting voice, video, and data, but complications like dwindling IPv4 resources, sprinkles of IPv6, and constant changes in topology can make them seem almost unmanageable. Tactical networks have all of these complexities with the added pressures of needing to be deployed quickly, by a sometimes untrained and ever-changing staff, and with consequences of failure measured in more important things than lost packets… The good news is that there are some best practices that you can adopt when it...

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This Thursday we're hosting a new webcast on some of hidden secrets of Cisco IOS. Specfiically, we're going to dive into Cisco IP SLA, NetFlow, and EnergyWise. I'm pretty excited as my buddy Jimmy Ray Purser (co-host of Cisco TechWise TV , Network World Blogger , and Security Expert/hacker extraordinaire) is going to be co-hosting and when you get two redneck supergeeks like us together it's bound to be interesting... You can sign-up and read the full description of the webcast here . Flame on... Josh Follow me on Twitter

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Next week we'll be in Washington D.C. delivering a free seminar on extending Cisco technologies. We'll cover some cool technologies like NetFlow, IP SLA, and EnergyWise. Full details and sign up information here . Also, there will be free food and I will try to come up with a new joke or two. The food should be good... Flame on... Josh Follow me on Twitter

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