Notes from the field.
Long-form writing on career, automation, AI, and the practical realities of running networks.
Jul 28, 2026
Then Who Am I?
I stood on a stage and told a room I hated network automation. Now I've got a repo where strangers send me pull requests. What changed was never the tech.
Jul 15, 2026
The Network Effect: Why the Thing Everyone Uses Keeps Winning
Why does the thing everyone already uses keep winning, even when it isn't the best built? A conversation with William Collins on network effects, moats, the cold start problem, and why you can copy a product but never the crowd that believes in it.
Jul 14, 2026
The Biggest Myth About Open Source
I used to think open source meant giving away my ideas. A conversation with William Collins on the podcast changed how I think about where the real value in software lives, and why AI makes the human side matter more, not less.
Jul 8, 2026
Why? The 5 Whys for Network Engineers
Why ask why? Because the messiest problems are rarely what they look like on the surface. Inspired by James Bensley on the podcast, here is how the 5 Whys helps network engineers stop fixing symptoms and start solving root causes.
Jun 30, 2026
Why Most Network Designs Are Flawed
Most network outages aren't caused by hardware failures. They're caused by decisions. What my AutoCon 5 conversation with service-provider engineer James Bensley revealed about why so many network designs are fragile by the time they reach production.
Jun 16, 2026
From Network Engineering to Product Marketing: The Career Path More Engineers Should Consider
Network engineering rarely advertises its off-ramps. Andy sits down with Patrick McCabe on the move into vendor-side product marketing: why it suits engineers who lean toward communication, what changes when you stop translating outages and start translating products, and why most engineers never hear this path exists.
Apr 22, 2026
You Don't Need Python Anymore: Hello World For AI
For years, the message was clear: if you want to automate, learn Python. AI changed the entry point — and that matters more than Python ever did.
Apr 7, 2026
The Career Advice No One Tells Network Engineers
Working harder doesn't guarantee a promotion, being technical doesn't guarantee higher pay, and staying loyal doesn't guarantee anything — so how do we grow our careers?
Mar 24, 2026
You're Solving the Wrong Problem
Most network engineers pride themselves on solving problems — but what if the real issue isn't how you're solving the problem, but that you're solving the wrong one entirely?
Mar 10, 2026
Wi-Fi 7 for Network Engineers: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Who Needs It
Wireless has always had a different vibe than traditional networking — here's what Wi-Fi 7 changes, what problems it solves, and whether it matters in the real world.
Feb 24, 2026
The ABCs of AI for Network Engineers
Network engineers have earned their skepticism — but AI is finally crossing from interesting to operational, and the difference isn't the hype. It's the plumbing.
Feb 10, 2026
Life-Saving Networks at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude's mission shapes every operational decision across the organization, including IT — creating a different kind of motivation for the engineers running their network.
Jan 27, 2026
Learn to Code with AI
If you're a network engineer who's tried to learn Python and struggled, you're not alone — and AI changes both the opportunity and the risk.
Jan 13, 2026
Why Projects Fail (and Why It's Usually Not the Tech)
Most projects don't fail because the technology is too hard. They fail because the people system breaks.
Dec 30, 2025
Communication is a Super Power
Technical skills will get you in the room. Communication skills determine whether your ideas survive once you're there.
Dec 16, 2025
Why Routing Protocol Choice Still Matters
RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP — they all work. So does it matter how packets get from point A to point B? A conversation with Russ White and Michael Bushong about IS-IS, architecture, and what our industry traded away.
Dec 2, 2025
Building the Right Network
Andy Lapteff and Kevin Myers on why too many networks are built backwards — and how to reverse the approach by starting with the problem instead of the gear.
Nov 18, 2025
Cloudy Keynotes, Clear Context
Public cloud is amazing. It's also not magic. Resiliency myths, public speaking wins, and why MCP matters for NetOps.
Nov 4, 2025
Learn The Business
If you can't map your work to the business's priorities, your best ideas die in the hallway. Here are the ways engineering types self-sabotage their careers.
Oct 21, 2025
Learning Out Loud
Lexie Cooper and Andy Lapteff on learning in public, hands-on lab experimentation, streaming platforms, career pressures in networking, and automation in the industry.
Oct 7, 2025
Python Party II: Struggling, Labbing, and Learning
Learning Python as a network engineer isn't easy. It's frustrating. It's humbling. And sometimes it's downright boring — but it's also necessary.
Oct 6, 2025
Python Party Launch
If you’ve skimmed network engineer job postings lately, you’ve noticed the pattern: automation experience required. Not “nice to have.” Required. Employers expect fluency with APIs, version control, repeatable...
Sep 9, 2025
What is BGP?
TL;DR
Aug 12, 2025
From COBOL to Cloud: Ethan Banks on the Evolution of Network Engineering
The evolution of network engineering has been a fascinating journey to witness, and few people have had a better vantage point than Ethan Banks, co-founder of Packet Pushers. In a recent episode of The Art of Network...
Jul 29, 2025
Behind the Scenes: How The Art of Network Engineering Podcast is Made
Ever listen to a podcast and think, “They probably just hit record and start talking”?
Jul 1, 2025
Productivity Tools for Network Engineers: What’s in Your Toolbox?
In the world of network engineering, staying organized isn't just helpful, it's essential. Between managing complex projects, documenting troubleshooting steps, and constantly learning new technologies, engineers juggle...
Jun 18, 2025
Floating Networks: The Engineering Behind Cruise Ship Communications
When most people picture a cruise ship, they imagine endless buffets, sun-soaked decks, and bustling entertainment venues, not a high-tech nerve center humming below deck. But behind the scenes, modern cruise ships are...
May 20, 2025
Network Engineering Isn't Dead—It's Evolving
The convergence of traditional network engineering and software development is reshaping the networking industry. This transformation was front and center in our latest The Art of Network Engineering podcast episode,...
May 6, 2025
Inside the Consulting Engineer Role
In the latest episode of The Art of Network Engineering, we pulled back the curtain on a role that many in the industry admire—but few truly understand: the Consulting Engineer (CE). Joined by Nokia’s Principal...
Apr 22, 2025
Bridging the Divide Between Developers and Network Engineers
In a recent episode of The Art of Network Engineering podcast, hosts Andy Lapteff and Jeff Clark welcomed Erika Dietrick—known online as “Erika the Dev”—to tackle a long-standing cultural and technical divide in IT: the...
Apr 8, 2025
Fork Yeah! Git in Network Engineering
Git has revolutionized software development over the past two decades, but many network engineers still view it as a tool exclusively for developers. This mindset creates an artificial barrier between networking...
Mar 25, 2025
Firewall Fluency: What Networking Pros Need to Know
For much of our careers, many of us in network engineering have lived comfortably in the lower layers of the OSI model. Layer 2? We speak it fluently. Layer 3? That’s our bread and butter. But what about Layer 7—or even...
Mar 12, 2025
The Resistance to Network Automation: Understanding the Psychological and Practical Barriers
Network automation has long been heralded as the game-changer that would revolutionize networking. It promises easier management, fewer errors, and more time for strategic, high-value work. Yet, despite these clear...
Feb 25, 2025
Ethernet vs. InfiniBand: The Battle for AI Networking Supremacy
As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at a frantic pace, so do the demands placed on network infrastructure. The age-old debate between Ethernet and InfiniBand is taking center stage once again, particularly as AI...
Feb 12, 2025
Network Engineering 2.0: Adapting to Automation, AI, and Cloud
In our latest podcast episode, we listen in on the (PA)NUG podcast panel of William Collins, Andy Lapteff, Ned Bellavance, and Drew Conry-Murray, as they dive deep into the evolving world of network engineering, a field...
Jan 22, 2025
Meter: fast, reliable, and secure networks (Sponsored)
When setting out to build Meter, one thing was abundantly clear: the industry didn’t need another point solution. Instead, we wanted to build an incredibly performant, reliable, and secure networking solution, with zero...
Jan 14, 2025
EVPN VXLAN, with author Aninda Chatterjee
The latest episode of the Art of Network Engineering podcast dives deep into the intricacies of using VXLAN and EVPN in modern networking. We’re joined by Aninda Chatterjee, a seasoned expert in the data center space...
Sep 17, 2023
KTech CONNECT Recap
The AONE team recently had the opportunity to attend a KTech Connect event in Knoxville, Tennessee thanks to the Knoxville Technology Council. KTech is an organization in the Knoxville area with the goals of promoting...
Aug 30, 2023
Back to School!
As summer holidays come to their end, a popular "trend" will start to make the rounds on social media. Over the next few weeks social platforms will be a wash with pictures of children on their way to (and in some...
Aug 13, 2023
CCNA Series - NGFW and IPS
It is time to dig into some security on the CCNA Series! In the post, we will be covering Network Fundamentals > Explain the role and function of network components > Next generation firewalls and IPS of the exam...
Jul 13, 2023
The AONE - KTech Connection
While the Art of Network Engineering is primarily a technology podcast, it is not necessarily the tech that 'keeps us going'. The podcast was born from a sense of community. It started as a group of like-minded people...
May 9, 2023
The 'Mist'ification of Juniper Networks (Sponsored)
The AONE team recently had the fantastic opportunity to attend the Juniper Networks 2023 Enterprise Analyst and Influencer Summit, held on the beautiful campus of UT Dallas. For this event, Juniper invited many...
Mar 2, 2023
How 'telnet' and similar tools help you troubleshoot
In Episode 110 of the Podcast there was a brief discussion of "telnet" as a troubleshooting tool (starts around 22:00).
Feb 12, 2023
Book Reaction - Big Magic
Given that this is the Art of Network Engineering, I thought it appropriate to write about a book I recently finished, around creativity. Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert sheds some light on...
Feb 5, 2023
Cooking up Coding Fun, from 'Scratch'
Have you ever wondered of a fairly low effort, fun way to get your kids, friends, or family members into the basics of programming? Or maybe even yourself for that matter? On the surface, this can seem like a daunting...
Jan 22, 2023
NFD30 - Gaining Intelligent Observability w/ Selector AI
Troubleshooting networks can be a very difficult, manual process. Businesses run disaggregated systems and operators often need to jump from one to another when trying to find and fix problems. A large amount of...
Jan 19, 2023
NFD30 - Juniper Campus Fabric and Segmentation
Major goals for enterprise campus networks are flexibility, reliability, and security. With legacy networks, it sometimes seems to be difficult to get all three in one solution. For example, to build flexible networks,...
Jan 1, 2023
Entry Level Cloud Certification
About mid-way through 2022 I was looking for the next step in my learning journey. Earlier in the year I had taken on an architecture role and saw it fit to start branching out from purely network infrastructure related...
Dec 27, 2022
You Are Good Enough
As I think it is natural for us to do near the end of a year, I have been doing some reflection. While ups and downs are often the norm, it seems to have been quite the year for many of us. All I have to do is check out...
Oct 30, 2022
"FREE" IT/Cyber Training for Air Force People
When it comes to money, I don't like to spend it. Furthermore, one of the key tenets to writing is 'write what you know' or so says a few people anyways. So here we are. There is a lot of training out there so in the...
Oct 26, 2022
The Bat Cave
Oct 6, 2022
If I Could Start Over in Tech
I've written maybe 20 posts or so on this here website. Almost all of them have been explainers or reviews. The following will be something different, something personal. It will probably be a bit short, but I'll work...
Oct 2, 2022
Basic NBA Data Parsing with Python
About eight weeks ago I saw John Capobianco and Tim Bert were holding an online meeting about trying to pull down some NCAA football data using an API. I, myself, finally finished up the last certification exam I've had...
Sep 27, 2022
Sharkfest22 Kansas City Review
I was scrolling through twitter.com and saw a post about a new podcast, 'Sharkbytes' hosted by Roland Knall. The first episode is an interview with Betty DuBois and Sasha Mullins-Lassiter. In the interview, Sasha goes...
Sep 19, 2022
GNFA, GCFA, eCDFP, CySA+ & Pentest+
It's been so long since I've sat down to write a blog post. I've conferred with Aninda Chatterjee on my lack of motivation to write, where did it go and if it would ever come back again numerous times with months in...
Apr 12, 2022
Smart Troubleshooting with PathSolutions
While troubleshooting issues is a fantastic skill to hone and practice, as network admins and engineers, it is not something we want to spend all of our time doing on a daily basis. Rather than constantly working...
Apr 5, 2022
Handling Toolbox Drama with NetAlly
As network/systems engineers and admins, the natural approach to something new is to start with training and understanding a new technology, job, project, or task. This is a valid approach, but many times is only half...
Mar 13, 2022
Careers at a Crossroad: Staying Technical vs. Heading into Management
This article is sponsored by Auvik and first appeared on their blog
Feb 15, 2022
Enterprise Network Automation with Itential
In this day and age, saying that enterprise networks are critical would be an understatement. Networks have essentially become a utility similar to electricity, gas, and water. When you turn that proverbial knob, those...
Jan 23, 2022
How to do a Basic Linux Server Installation using Ubuntu
In this article, we will show you how to do a basic Linux Server OS install using Ubuntu Server. Linux is an extremely popular operating system in our field. Many system builders will build their platform on Linux. As a...
Jan 16, 2022
Top 10 Book Recommendations by Network Engineers, For Network Engineers
In our Discord Server - It's All About the Journey - we've got a book club where all of our server members share books that have helped them throughout their journey. We've compiled a list of the Top 10 books...
Jan 9, 2022
So, You Want To Start a Study Group!
Studying for certifications is hard, and a lot of people are studying for certifications. It would be great to be able to leverage the thinking of other people: their viewpoints, opinions, ways of solving problems you...
Jan 2, 2022
CCNA Series - Automation and Programmability
In this article, we are going to discuss several parts of Section 6 - Automation and Programmability of Cisco CCNA Syllabus. Programmability and Automation are two huge and very hot topics in the world of Networking....
Dec 26, 2021
Be the Ally, Not the Ego
Competition is everywhere. Sometimes it is unavoidable. For instance, when you are looking for a job. You want to focus on you, skill up, and set yourself apart from the rest that are competing for that same job. It is...
Dec 21, 2021
Planning and Maintaining Wireless Networks with NetAlly
For years now, the ability to be productive has been changing. In many cases, you do not need to be tethered to a desk working off of a computer that is wired into the network to get things done. We have evolved from...
Dec 19, 2021
Toys For Tots
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Dec 5, 2021
Gift Giving Guide for Network Engineers
There's no denying that network engineers can be a tricky group to shop for, especially if you aren't a network engineer yourself. This year-round guide can help you shop for the network engineer in your life,...
Dec 5, 2021
Climbing the ENCOR Mountain
This is not meant to be a "hooray for me" success story. The purpose of this post is to be a message of hope. I'm not someone who goes out and gets 10+ certifications a year. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that,...
Nov 28, 2021
Hacking Passwords, a GIAC Network Forensics Exam and an Interview
Oct 3, 2021
CCNP Security - A Review
In my quest to pursue my next certification I sat down and thought about what cert I should dedicate time studying for. There were many things I was interested in which is my first reason to pursue a cert. I was knee...
Sep 9, 2021
Faces of the Journey - Chris Denney
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Aug 8, 2021
Making Meaningful Connections Online
This weekend I definitely felt old online. I was trying to figure out how to get into DEFCON's packet hacking village's CTF Friday morning. I couldn't figure out the process for the life of me and had to ask for...
Aug 1, 2021
Cumulus in the Cloud Just Got Real
So I was just checking the Cumulus Docs as you do to see if they finished this feature I was really excited about and guess what, it looks to be up! The big thing I'd been waiting for was the ability to build your own...
Jul 25, 2021
What are you t-awk-ing about?
Today I'd like to talk to you a bit about studying in public, how I go about it and some of the benefits it has given me the last few years. Studying in public, which I've mostly done on Twitter until I started writing...
Jun 13, 2021
Learning Linux and my First Ansible Playbook
So Linux has never been my daily driver until a few months ago. Now it's my daily driver for work and home and with that I'm learning a lot and since you can use a lot of the applications in conjunction with each other...
May 30, 2021
CCNA Series - Endpoints and Servers
In this post of the CCNA Series, we will be covering endpoints and servers in the network. In the CCNA exam topics, we are looking specifically at Network Fundamentals > Explain the role and function of network...
May 20, 2021
Faces of the Journey - Teneyia Wilson
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
May 16, 2021
GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) // SANS503 Review
If you've been following my feed a bit, you know I've been going pretty strong for the last four months into SANS503. More than half the blog posts I've had published on this site were dedicated to a tool introduced or...
May 9, 2021
CCNA Series - L2 and L3 Switches
In this edition of the CCNA Series, we are going to cover network switches. In the CCNA exam topics, we are looking specifically at Network Fundamentals > Explain the role and function of network components > L2 and L3...
May 6, 2021
TSHOOT - Linux Networking Style
When I got restarted in networking circa 2018-19 everyone on my timeline would always profess how much they loved Cisco's TSHOOT exam. People had tickets to do and felt like they were showing off what they knew, their...
May 2, 2021
CCNA Series - Routers
In the first ever post of the AONE CCNA Series, we are going to start from the top. If you are following along on the CCNA exam topics, we will be covering Network Fundamentals > Explain the role and function of network...
Apr 29, 2021
Faces of the Journey - Emmanuel Pimentel
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Apr 25, 2021
My Top 5 Network Engineering Books
With so many networking books out there, someone coming into networking could find themselves asking: are any of them any good??!
Apr 18, 2021
zeek-cut vs jq
Last week I wrote a quick little tutorial so that one could get started using tshark. In this post I want to look at different ways of viewing the same data using a tool called zeek. Zeek is often referred to as a...
Apr 15, 2021
Faces of the Journey - Tim McConnaughy
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Apr 11, 2021
tshark the best?!
I wrote a quick intro to tcpdump some months ago as I was learning about the tool and I thought it was just the best. You only love what you know right?! Well last week I embarked on a quest to find some flags on...
Apr 4, 2021
CCNA Series - Overview
Here at AONE, we believe in continuous learning and development. We also want to do what we can help those trying to break into the network engineering field. While by no means the only factor, certifications can help...
Mar 25, 2021
Faces of the Journey - Chris Randall
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Mar 21, 2021
Gitlab + Hugo = Website Magic Happy Time
I should let you know right off the top, this is not a 'how-to' from an expert. Instead, this is a how I was able to do something cool for the first time, article. The reason for this post is that I had to use multiple...
Mar 14, 2021
Network Troubleshooting Tip - Model Driven
No matter what the specific role, as an IT professional, you are going to be tasked to solve problems. Whether you are in a direct support role, part of an escalation team, or on the architecture/engineering team, you...
Mar 11, 2021
Faces of the Journey - Christine Pappas
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Mar 7, 2021
OSPF Route Optimization - Route Summarization (Post 4)
You've made it to the 4th and final post in the OSPF Route Optimization series, I'm proud of you! I honestly wasn't sure if I'd make it this far, myself. Anyway, in this post we will build upon the work we accomplished...
Feb 28, 2021
Starting the GIAC Certification Process
So I've made it through just about all of the SANS SEC503 material. That's no small accomplishment in it of itself and I already feel like I've leveled up a bit. I now know some of the secrets about the TCP handshake,...
Feb 21, 2021
OSPF Route Optimization - Multi-Area OSPF (Post 3)
In this post of the OSPF Route Optimization series, we take a look at multi-area OSPF. As stated before, while single-area OSPF provides us with global IP reachability, it tends to not scale well from an efficiency...
Feb 14, 2021
OSPF Route Optimization - Single Area OSPF (Post 2)
In this second post of the OSPF Route Optimization series, we take a look at our sample topology network configured with a single OSPF area. We will see that while we have global IP reachability throughout the network,...
Feb 7, 2021
OSPF Route Optimization - Background (Post 1)
When it comes to global reachability within an organization, dynamic routing is a beautiful thing. There are multiple internal gateway protocols (IGPs) out there, but in this series of posts, we are going to focus on...
Jan 31, 2021
scapy or not, here I come!
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Jan 24, 2021
new snort rule, who dis?
The third section of my SANS503 course has a huge section, the second biggest of the entire course, dealing with some 110+ slides on snort. I'm not here to give you the history of snort, IDS/IPS placement within your...
Jan 17, 2021
Protecting stored Cisco IOS passwords
This article first appeared on Andrew's blog - andrewroderos.com
Jan 10, 2021
PIONEERING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY BY BECOMING A NETWORK ENGINEER
Bitcoin continues to be pioneering as the currency continues to hit all-time high every new season, particularly in 2020.. As at the time this article was written. It currently trades at $26,765. But one of Crypto's...
Jan 3, 2021
tcpdump filters, an intro
When learning, I often try to do as my teacher. For example, when I went through Kirk Byers free network automation course he used Vim exclusively which meant I got to get pretty comfortable with it myself. Now that I'm...
Dec 27, 2020
Network Adjustments - Reflecting back on 2020
Dec 20, 2020
Starting Over
Standing at the bottom of the mountain looking up is where I find myself yet again. I joined the Air National Guard full-time in the summer of 2018, 36 years old and beginning what is my 4th, 5th or 6th career or life...
Dec 16, 2020
Exciting Announcement!!!
We are super excited to announce that we've been named a finalist in the 2020 Cisco IT Blog Awards, for the category Best Podcast or Video Series!
Dec 3, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Carl Zellers
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Nov 29, 2020
The Art of Automation - Getting Started
I imagine if you're here you just got done with a hellacious week of updating 100's of switches, 1000's of config directives, or your fingers are bleeding from hammering away all week. However, you may just very well be...
Nov 22, 2020
10 Pieces of Advice for Network Engineers
This article first appeared on Tim's blog, carpe-dmvpn.com
Nov 19, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Charles Uneze
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Nov 15, 2020
My Advice on being a Traveling Parent
This article first appeared on A.J.'s blog, blog.noblinkyblinky.com
Nov 8, 2020
2020 Geek to Geek Pick Me Up Exchange
This article first appeared on Ben's blog - packitforwarding.com
Nov 5, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Eugene Byers Jr
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Nov 1, 2020
Study Tips for the Time Challenged
This article first appeared on David's blog, <https://zerosandwon.blog/>.
Oct 29, 2020
Faces of the Journey - David Alicea
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Oct 25, 2020
SD WAN Underlay Options
This article was first written by @aaronengineered and posted to his blog aaronengineered.com.
Oct 22, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Robin Canela
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Oct 18, 2020
Why people go for Network+ before CCNA?
This article was written by Chris and first appeared on his blog christechjourney.wordpress.com
Oct 15, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Luis F Garcia Jr
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Oct 11, 2020
Real World Experience
This article first appeared on Girard Kavelines's blog techhouse570.wordpress.com/
Oct 8, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Chris Dedman-Rollet
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers, and it can be very different for each of us. While the...
Oct 4, 2020
Adopting the Mindset of the IT Ninja
This article first appeared on A.J.'s blog, blog.noblinkyblinky.com
Sep 27, 2020
Conversation Starter: What do certs mean to you?
This article first appeared on Tim Bert's blog neticaded.com
Sep 24, 2020
Faces of the Journey - Girard Kavelines
"Faces of the Journey" is a series that highlights individuals in the network engineering community. The journey is the path we take through our careers and it can be very different for each of us. While the destination...
Sep 20, 2020
Simple Cisco Text File Changes
This article first appeared on David's blog, zerosandwon.blog.
Sep 17, 2020
MPLS for Dummies
This article first appeared on Aaron's Blog - aaronengineered.com
Sep 13, 2020
Success in Interviews
This article first appeared on Danny's blog, semperfinein.com
Sep 10, 2020
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Flags! ACI External EPG Subnet Flags...Just for Fun!
This post was originally written by Micheline Murphy, Cisco Learning Network VIP and Cisco Champion and first appeared on the Cisco Learning Network Blog
Sep 6, 2020
Upgrading IOS-XE on Catalyst 9000 series Switch Stack
This article was originally written by A.J. Murray and first appeared on his blog noblinkyblinky.com
Sep 3, 2020
The Importance of TAC along with some SSO Info
This article is by Andy West and first appeared on his blog, blueboxredbox.com.
Aug 30, 2020
TAC Connect Bot - Devvie Has a Sibling!
This article is written by Ben Story and originally appeared on his blog packitforwarding.com
Aug 27, 2020
Virtual Port Channel (VPC) – Base Configuration
This article was written by Taylor and first appeared on his blog on ucadministrator.com
Aug 23, 2020
5 Tips for New Engineers
This article first appeared on Dave A's blog zerosandwon.blog
Aug 20, 2020
An Introduction to DMVPN
This article was written by Danny Finein and first appeared on his blog semperfinein.com.
Aug 16, 2020
Conversation Starter: Route Where You Can, Switch Where You Must?
This article was written by Tim Bertino, and first appeared on his blog neticaded.com
Aug 13, 2020
Packaging Cisco AnyConnect
This article originally appeared on Ben Story's personal blog, packitforwarding.com
Aug 9, 2020
SDWAN for Dummies
This article originally appeared on Aaron's blog aaronengineered.com on Monday August 3 2020
Aug 6, 2020
The Art of Preparing for a Cisco Exam
This article was written by guest author Carl Zellers
Aug 4, 2020
My Journey to the CCNP Enterprise
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Aug 2, 2020
Cisco Certified DevNet Associate, what to expect?
![]()In 2019 Cisco announced a whole new series of certifications, in parallel with updating their existing offering; this time is not a change, but something brand new, and everyone is very excited. Still, some of us...
Jul 23, 2020
WAN for Dummies
Ok don’t be so hard on yourself you aren’t a dummy! Whew, now that we have gotten over that let’s talk about a few things.
Jun 22, 2020
Welcome to the Art of Network Engineering Podcast!
