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I Was Wrong About Aruba: HPE CX Switches Are Now in HPE Mist

I Was Wrong About Aruba: HPE CX Switches Are Now in HPE Mist

My recent attendance at HPE Discover opened my mind to the HPE Aruba and Juniper merger. Here's what I think after observing HPE CX switches being used to operate the network at HPE Discover. When HPE completed its acquisition of Juniper Networks, the concern from people running Aruba

Why Your Next AI Decision Is a Networking Decision

Why Your Next AI Decision Is a Networking Decision

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Packet6 2025 Year in Review: Building a More Disciplined, System-Led Business

Simplifying Repetitive Tasks with Python Loops

Simplifying Repetitive Tasks with Python Loops

Python Flow Control with If Statements

Python Flow Control with If Statements

What are Python Boolean Values and Operators

What are Python Boolean Values and Operators

Python Flow Control

Python Flow Control

AI & What's Actually Real

Why Your Next AI Decision Is a Networking Decision

Why Your Next AI Decision Is a Networking Decision

I'll be honest, I didn't expect much from HPE Discover. I've watched HPE for years and never fully thought we'd see the industry be where it is today. I felt that HPE didn't have a clear path forward. Then I

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Network Assurance Doesn’t Stop at Visibility

From AIOps to Autonomous Networking

Marvis Minis and the Rise of Distributed Observability

Infrastructure That Holds Up

I Was Wrong About Aruba: HPE CX Switches Are Now in HPE Mist

I Was Wrong About Aruba: HPE CX Switches Are Now in HPE Mist

My recent attendance at HPE Discover opened my mind to the HPE Aruba and Juniper merger. Here's what I think after observing HPE CX switches being used to operate the network at HPE Discover. When HPE completed its acquisition of Juniper Networks, the concern from people running Aruba

Scaling Wi-Fi with EVPN

Edgeless Private 5G: Smart Architecture, But Will Enterprises Actually Deploy It?

Edgeless Private 5G: Smart Architecture, But Will Enterprises Actually Deploy It?

5G Neutral Host: Solving Enterprise Cellular Coverage Gaps

A Recipe for Perfect Restaurant Networks

A Recipe for Perfect Restaurant Networks

Vendor & Architecture Decisions

Rethinking Campus Networking

Should we be thinking about doing networking differently? We've been planning and deploying the same way for many years. But Nile is executing on a bold vision that challenges our long-held beliefs. Resetting Legacy Networking We’ve grown accustomed to managing complex networks with protocols like Spanning

Ubiquiti's Shift into Enterprise

Ubiquiti's Shift into Enterprise

Cisco Unveil's Meraki Campus Gateway: A Cloud-Managed Overlay for Complex Networks

Smarter, Faster, More Affordable: Juniper EX4000

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HPE's $14B Power Play - AI Networking Dominance

Running IT With a Lean Team

Systems-led business

Packet6 2025 Year in Review: Building a More Disciplined, System-Led Business

If I had to summarize 2025 for Packet6 in one sentence, it would be this: 2025 was the year we started building a disciplined, system-led business. This wasn’t a year of growth or big announcements. It was a year of clarity. A year where our weaknesses became visible.

Revenue vs Profit - IT Consulting

Revenue vs Profit - IT Consulting

What do you mean I have to do sales

What do you mean I have to do sales

The Honest Debrief

5 Lessons Learned in 2024 & Goals for 2025

5 Lessons Learned in 2024 & Goals for 2025

2024 was a whirlwind. I started the year with ambitious goals and a clear vision of where I wanted to be by December. But as the months unfolded, I learned some hard lessons about leadership, burnout, and the importance of being intentional with my time and energy. There were wins—

An Emotional WLPC

An Emotional WLPC

Looking Back at 2023

Looking Back at 2023

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The LCD Access Point: Wi-Fi Meets Digital Signage

Over the pond to WiFi Design Day in London

Are Wi-Fi Conferences Worth It?

Disaggregated Routing Software

Cloud & Network Automation - Networking Field Day 22