Investing in productivity

We are in a productivity trap. There seems to be nothing but savings in the toolbox. But if we really want to increase productivity, we need to smartly invest more in tools and people. Save money and work harder Globally, the telco sector is a sad example of how companies are trying to sustain theirContinueContinue reading “Investing in productivity”

Experimenting Cumulus Linux

This post was originally posted as Twitter thread 4.3.2021. https://twitter.com/AnttiLeimio/status/1367469583007899648 Last few weeks I’ve tried to dive into Cumulus Linux and test how it is configured and operated. The goal is to make a tutorial for Cisco network engineers. Here’s a thread what I’ve noticed during my experimentation. There used to be over 130 differentContinueContinue reading “Experimenting Cumulus Linux”

Cisco ACI day 2: Real life design and operational issues

This post was originally posted as Twitter thread 15.12.2020 https://twitter.com/AnttiLeimio/status/1338764464510918658 ACI journey continues. Now I’m involved in real life practical designs and hands-on deployments. Thoughts on design and issues I have experienced. Resource objects are still hard to understand properly. Why this and that, why so many pieces? What is the best combination of vlanContinueContinue reading “Cisco ACI day 2: Real life design and operational issues”

Cisco ACI first impressions

This post was originally posted as Twitter thread 28.10.2020. https://twitter.com/AnttiLeimio/status/1321352258261536770 I took a 5 days Cisco DCACI course. This is all new to me. I’m confused. Who is ACI for? Capabilities and completeness of features are fantastic but how to manage this complex system? Everything is based on objects. I thought Junos is policy heavyContinueContinue reading “Cisco ACI first impressions”