It’s been a while since I have posted for a few different reasons, not least of which; I have recently changed jobs! Prior to leaving my old job, there was a lot of things I had to get done. Now
Account Security
I have of late, found myself pondering the security of my online accounts more and more. The seed of this was planted a few years ago, when I had signed up to a little known service; HaveIBeenPwned. (The same service
Learning Python
It’s been some time since I’ve last posted. In that time, I’ve been patiently waiting for INE to release their CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure material (due Early December). To fill the void of not learning, I’ve decided to start learning Python
Labbing A Modern Datacentre
As promised, I’ve been working hard to bring you a guide on creating a miniature datacentre lab! Utilising VMware Workstation, EVE-NG and Cumulus VX, following this guide will hopefully teach you a bit about technologies such as VXLAN, BGP and
Open Standards Datacentre Networking
For decades, datacentre networking has been dominated by cumbersome, monolithic, not to mention expensive solutions from manufacturers such as Cisco, HP and Arista. Their grip on the datacentre market has slowly but surely, been loosening with the growing popularity of
Cisco 9800-CL on EVE-NG
It’s been a number of months now since Cisco first announced their new wireless LAN controller platform, the Catalyst 9800. This new product indicated the companies change in direction, away from AireOS and toward IOS-XE. There’s been a few posts
Updating Netbox
Following on from my previous post regarding the installation of Digital Ocean’s network documentation application; Netbox, this post will concentrate on updating the code in Netbox. This ensures you’re running the latest release that contains all the up to date
Documenting a Network
In this post I will focus on the installation process of a product that I am a great fan of, Digital Ocean’s Netbox. From their documentation, Netbox is an open source web-based application designed to help manage and document computer
Malawi Police WAN Implementation
This week has seen me assigned to return to South East Africa, to continue the WAN implementation work we’ve been undertaking in partnership with Malawi Police Service, Police Scotland, Scottish Government and the Lord Provost’s Malawi Fund. To date, Malawi
CCNP Achieved!
It’s been a while since my last post, and there’s two very good reasons for that. I stepped up my study efforts to finish TSHOOT, (which I passed at the beginning of June!) So I’ve achieved CCNP status, and I’m