| MORE TOP PICKS: Aruba finds a way into Cisco accounts Cisco reveals more details of its social networking platform Cisco Chambers not worried by impending recession Cisco loses to Riverbed in WAN optimization bake-off FROM OUR BLOGGERS: Brad Reese on Cisco: Why is San Antonio, Texas the hot spot for talented Cisco engineers?
San Antonio, Texas has emerged as one of the hottest hiring locations for Cisco Certified Network Engineers seeking to fast-track their careers into hyperspace. Aggressive hiring by Cisco powered network and managed hosting giant Rackspace has certainly contributed to San Antonio's growing reputation as a Cisco engineer career advancement paradise. Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone: Building a CCNA lab, Part 1
So you decided to pursue a Cisco cert, and you're just getting started. If you have to go the self-study route, one of your early tasks will be to find/scrounge/buy some gear so you can practice all the features covered on the exams. The problem is that when you're starting to prepare for an exam, you may not know enough about the technology to make good decisions about what to buy - and by the time you know enough to confidently purchase the lab, you've gone well past the date by which you would have wanted to have a lab handy for practicing. (See what your peers are pursuing this year on last Monday's post.) Michael Morris From the Field: Why do net execs make network device naming conventions so user unfriendly?
I'm often surprised by the different ways people and organizations will name their network devices. I've seen really bad, decent, and come up with my own that, of course, I think are the best. Plus, the affection people have for their naming conventions equals the affection people have for their icons. NEW: Author Expert: Wes Noonan: Fly the hacking skies...I just got done reading this cool article over at Wired about how the 787 may be vulnerable to a hacker attack. Apparently the plane is designed to provide in air internet service by having a network in the passenger compartment. As we all know from network design 101, what you want to do is make sure that an insecure network like the passenger network is directly connected to the network that all of the plane's control, navigation and communications systems are on. Holy lack of firewall batman!! Joe Panettieri's Eye on Cisco: Cisco Set to Raid Microsoft?
One of Cisco's most critical positions -- head of North American channels -- is vacant. It's the post that drives more than 90 percent of Cisco's North American sales ... the very lifeblood of Cisco's business. So here's the big question: Should Cisco promote from within? Or, as Cisco seeks to recruit more software partners, is it time to steal some channel talent from Microsoft? You can make a strong argument for either move. In fact, I did exactly that earlier today during a call with a Cisco senior VP. Here's how the conversation turned out. HOT DISCUSSIONS AMONG CISCO SUBNET READERS: Cisconet: Cisco loses to Riverbed in WAN optimization bake-off Noonan: Fly the hacking skies... How safe is the Boeing 787? Odom: What's your New Year's certification resolution? Cisconet: Cisco Virtual Switch System wows Network World testers FREEBIES, GIVEAWAYS AND OTHER NOTABLES: Exclusive Free Chapter of a Cisco Press Book: Read Chapter 11: Switching Secured Content of Content Networking Fundamentals by Silvano Da Ros. More exclusive Cisco Press book chapters here. Cisco Press Book Giveaway: Enter to win one of 15 copies of Firewall Fundamentals by Wes Noonan and Ido Dubrawsky. Competition details here. Cisco Training Giveaway: Enter to win a shiny new Apple iPod Touch courtesy of Cisco Learning Partner Global Knowledge. Details here. | 
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