Category: Technology

How Ruckus Wireless is Different

Hello, Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be talking about Ruckus Wireless. How Ruckus Wireless is Different:  1. Ruckus makes and designs their own antennas. If you need an analogy, you can use the V-22 Osprey, which the Marines had custom-designed from scratch to perfectly fit their needs, instead of just taking some plane from… Read more »

SolarFlare for the Masses:10 GigE Network cards

Hello, Saar here, resident engineer at Myriad Supply. Today I’ll be talking about 10 GigE network cards from SolarFlare.   If you look at 90% of the current world wide servers, they have a Network card in the back:

Myriad Supply scores Meraki CMNAs at 2-Day Training Session

The 2-Day Meraki CMNA hosted by Meraki last week at the Columbus Avenue Mandell School was a blast. Myriad Supply wants to extend our gratitude to Meraki as well as the host of the training session, The Mandell School. During the 2-Day training, our engineers were guided by two capable Meraki trainers and product specialists… Read more »

Myriad heads off to Dallas, TX in October 2012 for NANOG 56!

Along with our usual team of human beings, we are bringing along our office companion Coco (a Kerry Beagle for those curious) with us to the NANOG 56 (North American Network Operators’ Group) conference on October 21 through October 24. As per previous tradition, we are handing out NANOG themed T-Shirts to conference attendees. This… Read more »

Introducting Arista utlra low-latency cut-through switch, 7150 Series, available now

Those looking for new ultra low-latency switches in their network should consider the new Arista 7150 series. These are 1RU switches designed for low-latency, high through-put, and is the first switch designed to integrate into a SDN environment. The 7150 Series comes in 3 main configurations, and they are available now at Myriad Supply.  … Read more »

Cisco buying tips: Catalyst G and Catalyst X Switches

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 »

VMware buys Nicira – $1.05 Billion: SDN the future of networking?

VMware took the IT industry by surprise yesterday with an announcement to acquire Nicira, a network visualization start-up for $1.05 billion. Network Virtualization, or Software Defined Networking (SDN) is growing steadily, but it is still considered as a niche market. According to an interview by New York Tiems, analyst Brent Bracelin from Crest Security estimates… Read more »

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

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 »