Category: Switches

Jibba Jabba or the Nines Nines Nines

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You’ve probably heard “nines” thrown around when talking high availability, so let’s review them to make everyone talk the same talk or IT Jibba-Jabba.

Laying the keel, a Layered Approach

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Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be discussing the OSI Model and the 7 layers. 1) Firewalls: a. Basic b. Next Generation c. Application Layer firewalls- Palo Alto/ Juniper d. Web application Firewalls- Mykonos now rebranded to webapp secure firewall Let’s review some basics about the OSI model and the 7 layers:

BPG Routing

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Hello, Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be talking about BGP Routing. BGP…you probably hear that word being thrown around. What is it and how can it help you? First, take a look at this cheat-sheet. The second item will give you a brief explanation on BGP and its uses. Cheat Sheet… Read more »

Cisco buying tips: Catalyst G and Catalyst X Switches

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In Cisco land, finding the right switch without any guidance is like wandering into a wild jungle without a map. Cisco is known to have dozens and dozens of variations of the same switch in the same line of switch. For example, even though WS-C3560X-48T-L and WS-C3560G-48TS-S are both in the same Catalyst 3560 family,… Read more »

Buying the right Chassis and Card that fit your needs: Cisco 6500 and SUP

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We sell a lot of 6500 and 6500-E, as well as their supervisor engines, and often times clients will purchase simply because of the lower upfront cost. However, as networking and bandwidth requirement will only grow larger, it may be wise to absorb the larger upfront cost and enjoy the lower overhead that follows when… Read more »