Blog Map

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After I got many of your emails where I was informed that it was somewhat difficult to find the materials of your interest in the blog, I decided to make a Map of the entire Blog. The first section, "Battle Arena" is where the we compare different technologies, or how different vendors solve the same problem, and it's probably the "sexiest" part of it all. Down below you will find the posts simply categorised by technology.

Battle Arena

1. Cisco CCIE vs SDN&NetworkVirtualization
2. Network Virtualization vs SDN
3. Cisco ACI vs VMware NSX
4. F5 vs CITRIX: Cisco ACI Service Graph (L4-7), ADC
5. RedHat vs Mirantis: Cisco ACI and OpenStack Integration
6. ASA vs PaloAlto: ACI Service Graph (L4-7), FWaaS [under construction]
7. Cisco ACI vs VMware NSX vs Nokia Nuage: Multi Data Center [under construction]

AWS

• How I passed the AWS SAP (Solutions Architect - Professional) Exam

Google Cloud Platform

1. Why I decided to become a Certified Cloud Architect, why Google Cloud, and how I want to prepare
2. Introduction to Big Data and Hadoop
3. Google Cloud - Compute Options (IaaS, PaaS, CaaS/KaaS)
4. Google Cloud - Storage and Big Data Options
5. Google Cloud - Networking and Security Options

SDN and Network Virtualization:

1. Why SDN isnt where we thought it would be in 2019
2. On relevance of CCIE in 2019
3. Network Virtualization vs SDN
4. Should I go for CCIE or learn SDN?
5. Is SDN really the future?
6. How VxLAN works
7. Are Cisco Nexus 1000v, CSR 1000v and Vyatta the same thing?
8. Which SDN solution is for me? Comparison of the Market Leaders

Cisco ACI

1. Cisco ACI: Fudamentals
2. Cisco ACI: Application Network Profiles, Contracts and ACI Connection to the Outside Network
3. Cisco ACI: Hypervisor integration
4. Cisco ACI vs VMware NSX
5. Cisco ACI Guide for Humans, Part 1: Physical Connectivity
6. Cisco ACI Guide for Humans, Part 2: Upgrade Cisco ACI

VMware NSX

1. vSphere Networking for CCIEs
2. How vSphere sees VLANs
3. NSX Fundamentals
4. NSX Components
5. NSX integration with OpenStack
6. Instructions: How to build a NSX Home Lab
7. Cisco ACI vs VMware NSX

OpenStack and OpenDayLight

1. OpenStack Neutron and OVS (Open Virtual Switch) translated to the Network Engineers language
2. Can OpenStack Neutron really control the Physical Network?
3. NSX integration with OpenStack
4. OpenStack and OpenDaylight for Network Professionals
5. Open Virtual Switch (OVS) Deep Dive: How L2 Agent "wires" a new VM

Cisco Data Center

1. Cisco UCS: Introduction to the UCS
2. Fiber Channel and Cisco Storage Fundations
3. Cisco Storage: Unified Fabric and FCoE

Cisco Routing

*Content Table Under Construction*

Cisco Switching

*Content Table Under Construction*