issue number 33 thought for the week - packetpushers.net · cisco is a mature, nongrowth business....
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Another week of being a Human in IT Infrastructure Are you still alive to talkabout it
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IN THIS WEEKS ISSUE The Real Cost Of Sales Breaking Social Media ChangesPerils Of Working From Home amp Performance Drugs At The Office Pleaseremember to enable the images the magazine looks a lot better that way
Table of Contents (aka The Project Plan)
1 The Cost of Sales IsnrsquotFree2 Breaking The Chains OfSocial Media3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loop4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeInternets Of Interest Research NotesWatch ThisQuick Survey NetworkDisaggregation
Issue Number 33
06092016
The Productivity can becomplicated issue
Thought For The Week
the ruin of any work is a dividedinterest Concentrate-concentrateOne thing at a time - Mark Twain
1 The Cost of Sales IsnrsquotFreeby Greg FerroA 3Q16 financial report from Palo Alto Networks (PAN) showed that PAN isspending more than 50 of its revenue in sales Product Revenue $345 Million Sales amp Marketing $202 Million So I took a look at Ciscorsquos cost of sales as a comparison because PANsnumber seemed high Product Revenue $119B Sales amp Marketing $22B
What This Means To YouWhy should you care how much a company spends on sales Because theactual cost of selling products is paid for by the customer in the price of theproduct We can extrapolate that 20shy40 of a products price is the cost ofselling it Man those sales grunts and preshysales engineers are costing you a lot
Reading Those Tea LeavesAs a network architect I look at company numbers to evaluate the companysfocus and longshyterm position From this information I conclude that PAN has alot of extra resources as they bet heavily on growing the business If they aresuccessful then the head count will stay as is If there is a drop in ITsecurity spending PAN would have to shrink Cisco is a mature nonshygrowth business Its sales expenses of 20 of revenue
is still very high compared to other markets but has been steadilydecreasing (down $200MM since this time last year) Cisco is cutting back onsalesmarketing So one question to think about Would this affect my ownership of theirproduct
If my vendor drops sales engineers would that affect my projectsAm I depending on the sales team to support my deploymentDo I need to hire people to replace those lost resources and how do Irecover that cost from vendors
The Price of SalesThis discussion doesnrsquot include distributorreseller profits Every company onthe food chain adds about 10shy15 to the product price As an observation I wonder why we still rely on using humans instead of simplybuying these products from Amazon or Walmart Online It would be a muchmore efficient use of project time to simply buy from the Web and avoid endlesspurchasing meetings How much is that ldquofree sales supportrdquo really worth
A WhiteboxWhitebrand AngleAvoiding sales cost is clearly a big part of the price differential of whiteboxswitches If you look at whitebrandbritebox youll notice the 30shy50 markupthat is the ldquoexpense of sales cost
The Internet Removes MiddlemenThe Internet has a way of removing middlemen companies Amazon replacedretail sales costs and also removed warehousing amp distribution Could theInternet replace resellers and sales people in IT infrastructure I wouldnrsquot be surprised The more we move to converged amp hypershyconverged
systems the simpler the buying process becomes as the decision shrinks tosmall medium or large and would you like fries with that
2 Breaking The Chains OfSocial Mediaby Ethan Banks Followers of the Packet Pushers or Citizens of Tech podcasts have heard memention the book Deep Work by Cal Newport The book addresses the growingdifficulty information workers have in generating breakthrough productsbecause their focus is constantly disrupted by alerts Worse than thatinformation workers are addicted to this data stream of inputs - to ldquolikesrdquo if youwill If we as information workers are addicts then the situation is more than asimple nuisance For many of us social media has grown into a crisis beyondour ability to control Thinking about social media as an addiction has helpedme recognize the destructive power it can have over my work
Resistance Isnt UselessTo break the chains of social media Irsquove had to re-train my brain Irsquove takensome cues from Deep Work to launch this re-training process Mostly this is inthe form of resistance I resist the urge to check social media feeds or myinbox I resist the urge to stab at my phone when I have a moment of idleboredom such as standing in a line I enforce resistance with an app calledAnti-Social As my resistance muscles grow stronger over time Irsquove been ableto produce work more effectively Additional perspectives have helped break social mediarsquos chains For instanceI see social media for what it is a way for the platform owners to make moneyoff of my behavior I resent that Remember that no service is free mdash especiallywhen it costs no money
Another perspective is that reading waterfalls of timeline data is an exercise ineasy thinking mdash a way to engage your brain and feel busy without getting anyreal work done However if you stop reading the waterfalls you wonrsquot miss outon substance This has even become true for LinkedIn now the waterfall leaderin inspirational twaddle
If you agree you need to take the next step to break your own chains Theeasiest step is disabling notifications I recommend disabling all of them shyshyiMessages inbox Twitter Skype Snapchat all of it whatever you use If thatsounds too radical Irsquom guessing the chief objection is your inbox Perhaps your work culture expects instantaneous responses to eshymail I graspyour difficulty so ask your boss if itrsquos okay to limit your inbox interaction tospecific times of the day leaving you to focus on productive work otherwise Itsliberating to no longer react immediately to my inbox Now I respond withinhours or days and not minutes mdash and itrsquos been fine No ill effects You might also consider killing apps on your phone Do you really need Twitteron your phone Facebook LinkedIn The list goes on For example I no
longer run Twitter on my phone except for conferences This single change hashelped break the addiction more than any other thing I find my phone temptingto look at when loaded with all the social apps but much less so if Irsquove removedthose apps Resisting social media is also easier if you have a goal For me that goal hasbeen increased deep thought and productivity I can also complete the nextphase of projects in one hearty session of work if I am not interrupting myselfwith alerts and squirrel artifacts This has been worthwhile for me and I thinkcould be for you too
Now that the Packet Pushers havegone full time we need to knowabout our audience so we wrote ashort survey Wed really appreciateif you took a few minutes to fill it out
Network Break is a weeklypodcast that delivers news ampanalysis on the networking industryin a fun fast-paced style
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
1 The Cost of Sales IsnrsquotFreeby Greg FerroA 3Q16 financial report from Palo Alto Networks (PAN) showed that PAN isspending more than 50 of its revenue in sales Product Revenue $345 Million Sales amp Marketing $202 Million So I took a look at Ciscorsquos cost of sales as a comparison because PANsnumber seemed high Product Revenue $119B Sales amp Marketing $22B
What This Means To YouWhy should you care how much a company spends on sales Because theactual cost of selling products is paid for by the customer in the price of theproduct We can extrapolate that 20shy40 of a products price is the cost ofselling it Man those sales grunts and preshysales engineers are costing you a lot
Reading Those Tea LeavesAs a network architect I look at company numbers to evaluate the companysfocus and longshyterm position From this information I conclude that PAN has alot of extra resources as they bet heavily on growing the business If they aresuccessful then the head count will stay as is If there is a drop in ITsecurity spending PAN would have to shrink Cisco is a mature nonshygrowth business Its sales expenses of 20 of revenue
is still very high compared to other markets but has been steadilydecreasing (down $200MM since this time last year) Cisco is cutting back onsalesmarketing So one question to think about Would this affect my ownership of theirproduct
If my vendor drops sales engineers would that affect my projectsAm I depending on the sales team to support my deploymentDo I need to hire people to replace those lost resources and how do Irecover that cost from vendors
The Price of SalesThis discussion doesnrsquot include distributorreseller profits Every company onthe food chain adds about 10shy15 to the product price As an observation I wonder why we still rely on using humans instead of simplybuying these products from Amazon or Walmart Online It would be a muchmore efficient use of project time to simply buy from the Web and avoid endlesspurchasing meetings How much is that ldquofree sales supportrdquo really worth
A WhiteboxWhitebrand AngleAvoiding sales cost is clearly a big part of the price differential of whiteboxswitches If you look at whitebrandbritebox youll notice the 30shy50 markupthat is the ldquoexpense of sales cost
The Internet Removes MiddlemenThe Internet has a way of removing middlemen companies Amazon replacedretail sales costs and also removed warehousing amp distribution Could theInternet replace resellers and sales people in IT infrastructure I wouldnrsquot be surprised The more we move to converged amp hypershyconverged
systems the simpler the buying process becomes as the decision shrinks tosmall medium or large and would you like fries with that
2 Breaking The Chains OfSocial Mediaby Ethan Banks Followers of the Packet Pushers or Citizens of Tech podcasts have heard memention the book Deep Work by Cal Newport The book addresses the growingdifficulty information workers have in generating breakthrough productsbecause their focus is constantly disrupted by alerts Worse than thatinformation workers are addicted to this data stream of inputs - to ldquolikesrdquo if youwill If we as information workers are addicts then the situation is more than asimple nuisance For many of us social media has grown into a crisis beyondour ability to control Thinking about social media as an addiction has helpedme recognize the destructive power it can have over my work
Resistance Isnt UselessTo break the chains of social media Irsquove had to re-train my brain Irsquove takensome cues from Deep Work to launch this re-training process Mostly this is inthe form of resistance I resist the urge to check social media feeds or myinbox I resist the urge to stab at my phone when I have a moment of idleboredom such as standing in a line I enforce resistance with an app calledAnti-Social As my resistance muscles grow stronger over time Irsquove been ableto produce work more effectively Additional perspectives have helped break social mediarsquos chains For instanceI see social media for what it is a way for the platform owners to make moneyoff of my behavior I resent that Remember that no service is free mdash especiallywhen it costs no money
Another perspective is that reading waterfalls of timeline data is an exercise ineasy thinking mdash a way to engage your brain and feel busy without getting anyreal work done However if you stop reading the waterfalls you wonrsquot miss outon substance This has even become true for LinkedIn now the waterfall leaderin inspirational twaddle
If you agree you need to take the next step to break your own chains Theeasiest step is disabling notifications I recommend disabling all of them shyshyiMessages inbox Twitter Skype Snapchat all of it whatever you use If thatsounds too radical Irsquom guessing the chief objection is your inbox Perhaps your work culture expects instantaneous responses to eshymail I graspyour difficulty so ask your boss if itrsquos okay to limit your inbox interaction tospecific times of the day leaving you to focus on productive work otherwise Itsliberating to no longer react immediately to my inbox Now I respond withinhours or days and not minutes mdash and itrsquos been fine No ill effects You might also consider killing apps on your phone Do you really need Twitteron your phone Facebook LinkedIn The list goes on For example I no
longer run Twitter on my phone except for conferences This single change hashelped break the addiction more than any other thing I find my phone temptingto look at when loaded with all the social apps but much less so if Irsquove removedthose apps Resisting social media is also easier if you have a goal For me that goal hasbeen increased deep thought and productivity I can also complete the nextphase of projects in one hearty session of work if I am not interrupting myselfwith alerts and squirrel artifacts This has been worthwhile for me and I thinkcould be for you too
Now that the Packet Pushers havegone full time we need to knowabout our audience so we wrote ashort survey Wed really appreciateif you took a few minutes to fill it out
Network Break is a weeklypodcast that delivers news ampanalysis on the networking industryin a fun fast-paced style
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
is still very high compared to other markets but has been steadilydecreasing (down $200MM since this time last year) Cisco is cutting back onsalesmarketing So one question to think about Would this affect my ownership of theirproduct
If my vendor drops sales engineers would that affect my projectsAm I depending on the sales team to support my deploymentDo I need to hire people to replace those lost resources and how do Irecover that cost from vendors
The Price of SalesThis discussion doesnrsquot include distributorreseller profits Every company onthe food chain adds about 10shy15 to the product price As an observation I wonder why we still rely on using humans instead of simplybuying these products from Amazon or Walmart Online It would be a muchmore efficient use of project time to simply buy from the Web and avoid endlesspurchasing meetings How much is that ldquofree sales supportrdquo really worth
A WhiteboxWhitebrand AngleAvoiding sales cost is clearly a big part of the price differential of whiteboxswitches If you look at whitebrandbritebox youll notice the 30shy50 markupthat is the ldquoexpense of sales cost
The Internet Removes MiddlemenThe Internet has a way of removing middlemen companies Amazon replacedretail sales costs and also removed warehousing amp distribution Could theInternet replace resellers and sales people in IT infrastructure I wouldnrsquot be surprised The more we move to converged amp hypershyconverged
systems the simpler the buying process becomes as the decision shrinks tosmall medium or large and would you like fries with that
2 Breaking The Chains OfSocial Mediaby Ethan Banks Followers of the Packet Pushers or Citizens of Tech podcasts have heard memention the book Deep Work by Cal Newport The book addresses the growingdifficulty information workers have in generating breakthrough productsbecause their focus is constantly disrupted by alerts Worse than thatinformation workers are addicted to this data stream of inputs - to ldquolikesrdquo if youwill If we as information workers are addicts then the situation is more than asimple nuisance For many of us social media has grown into a crisis beyondour ability to control Thinking about social media as an addiction has helpedme recognize the destructive power it can have over my work
Resistance Isnt UselessTo break the chains of social media Irsquove had to re-train my brain Irsquove takensome cues from Deep Work to launch this re-training process Mostly this is inthe form of resistance I resist the urge to check social media feeds or myinbox I resist the urge to stab at my phone when I have a moment of idleboredom such as standing in a line I enforce resistance with an app calledAnti-Social As my resistance muscles grow stronger over time Irsquove been ableto produce work more effectively Additional perspectives have helped break social mediarsquos chains For instanceI see social media for what it is a way for the platform owners to make moneyoff of my behavior I resent that Remember that no service is free mdash especiallywhen it costs no money
Another perspective is that reading waterfalls of timeline data is an exercise ineasy thinking mdash a way to engage your brain and feel busy without getting anyreal work done However if you stop reading the waterfalls you wonrsquot miss outon substance This has even become true for LinkedIn now the waterfall leaderin inspirational twaddle
If you agree you need to take the next step to break your own chains Theeasiest step is disabling notifications I recommend disabling all of them shyshyiMessages inbox Twitter Skype Snapchat all of it whatever you use If thatsounds too radical Irsquom guessing the chief objection is your inbox Perhaps your work culture expects instantaneous responses to eshymail I graspyour difficulty so ask your boss if itrsquos okay to limit your inbox interaction tospecific times of the day leaving you to focus on productive work otherwise Itsliberating to no longer react immediately to my inbox Now I respond withinhours or days and not minutes mdash and itrsquos been fine No ill effects You might also consider killing apps on your phone Do you really need Twitteron your phone Facebook LinkedIn The list goes on For example I no
longer run Twitter on my phone except for conferences This single change hashelped break the addiction more than any other thing I find my phone temptingto look at when loaded with all the social apps but much less so if Irsquove removedthose apps Resisting social media is also easier if you have a goal For me that goal hasbeen increased deep thought and productivity I can also complete the nextphase of projects in one hearty session of work if I am not interrupting myselfwith alerts and squirrel artifacts This has been worthwhile for me and I thinkcould be for you too
Now that the Packet Pushers havegone full time we need to knowabout our audience so we wrote ashort survey Wed really appreciateif you took a few minutes to fill it out
Network Break is a weeklypodcast that delivers news ampanalysis on the networking industryin a fun fast-paced style
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
systems the simpler the buying process becomes as the decision shrinks tosmall medium or large and would you like fries with that
2 Breaking The Chains OfSocial Mediaby Ethan Banks Followers of the Packet Pushers or Citizens of Tech podcasts have heard memention the book Deep Work by Cal Newport The book addresses the growingdifficulty information workers have in generating breakthrough productsbecause their focus is constantly disrupted by alerts Worse than thatinformation workers are addicted to this data stream of inputs - to ldquolikesrdquo if youwill If we as information workers are addicts then the situation is more than asimple nuisance For many of us social media has grown into a crisis beyondour ability to control Thinking about social media as an addiction has helpedme recognize the destructive power it can have over my work
Resistance Isnt UselessTo break the chains of social media Irsquove had to re-train my brain Irsquove takensome cues from Deep Work to launch this re-training process Mostly this is inthe form of resistance I resist the urge to check social media feeds or myinbox I resist the urge to stab at my phone when I have a moment of idleboredom such as standing in a line I enforce resistance with an app calledAnti-Social As my resistance muscles grow stronger over time Irsquove been ableto produce work more effectively Additional perspectives have helped break social mediarsquos chains For instanceI see social media for what it is a way for the platform owners to make moneyoff of my behavior I resent that Remember that no service is free mdash especiallywhen it costs no money
Another perspective is that reading waterfalls of timeline data is an exercise ineasy thinking mdash a way to engage your brain and feel busy without getting anyreal work done However if you stop reading the waterfalls you wonrsquot miss outon substance This has even become true for LinkedIn now the waterfall leaderin inspirational twaddle
If you agree you need to take the next step to break your own chains Theeasiest step is disabling notifications I recommend disabling all of them shyshyiMessages inbox Twitter Skype Snapchat all of it whatever you use If thatsounds too radical Irsquom guessing the chief objection is your inbox Perhaps your work culture expects instantaneous responses to eshymail I graspyour difficulty so ask your boss if itrsquos okay to limit your inbox interaction tospecific times of the day leaving you to focus on productive work otherwise Itsliberating to no longer react immediately to my inbox Now I respond withinhours or days and not minutes mdash and itrsquos been fine No ill effects You might also consider killing apps on your phone Do you really need Twitteron your phone Facebook LinkedIn The list goes on For example I no
longer run Twitter on my phone except for conferences This single change hashelped break the addiction more than any other thing I find my phone temptingto look at when loaded with all the social apps but much less so if Irsquove removedthose apps Resisting social media is also easier if you have a goal For me that goal hasbeen increased deep thought and productivity I can also complete the nextphase of projects in one hearty session of work if I am not interrupting myselfwith alerts and squirrel artifacts This has been worthwhile for me and I thinkcould be for you too
Now that the Packet Pushers havegone full time we need to knowabout our audience so we wrote ashort survey Wed really appreciateif you took a few minutes to fill it out
Network Break is a weeklypodcast that delivers news ampanalysis on the networking industryin a fun fast-paced style
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Another perspective is that reading waterfalls of timeline data is an exercise ineasy thinking mdash a way to engage your brain and feel busy without getting anyreal work done However if you stop reading the waterfalls you wonrsquot miss outon substance This has even become true for LinkedIn now the waterfall leaderin inspirational twaddle
If you agree you need to take the next step to break your own chains Theeasiest step is disabling notifications I recommend disabling all of them shyshyiMessages inbox Twitter Skype Snapchat all of it whatever you use If thatsounds too radical Irsquom guessing the chief objection is your inbox Perhaps your work culture expects instantaneous responses to eshymail I graspyour difficulty so ask your boss if itrsquos okay to limit your inbox interaction tospecific times of the day leaving you to focus on productive work otherwise Itsliberating to no longer react immediately to my inbox Now I respond withinhours or days and not minutes mdash and itrsquos been fine No ill effects You might also consider killing apps on your phone Do you really need Twitteron your phone Facebook LinkedIn The list goes on For example I no
longer run Twitter on my phone except for conferences This single change hashelped break the addiction more than any other thing I find my phone temptingto look at when loaded with all the social apps but much less so if Irsquove removedthose apps Resisting social media is also easier if you have a goal For me that goal hasbeen increased deep thought and productivity I can also complete the nextphase of projects in one hearty session of work if I am not interrupting myselfwith alerts and squirrel artifacts This has been worthwhile for me and I thinkcould be for you too
Now that the Packet Pushers havegone full time we need to knowabout our audience so we wrote ashort survey Wed really appreciateif you took a few minutes to fill it out
Network Break is a weeklypodcast that delivers news ampanalysis on the networking industryin a fun fast-paced style
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
longer run Twitter on my phone except for conferences This single change hashelped break the addiction more than any other thing I find my phone temptingto look at when loaded with all the social apps but much less so if Irsquove removedthose apps Resisting social media is also easier if you have a goal For me that goal hasbeen increased deep thought and productivity I can also complete the nextphase of projects in one hearty session of work if I am not interrupting myselfwith alerts and squirrel artifacts This has been worthwhile for me and I thinkcould be for you too
Now that the Packet Pushers havegone full time we need to knowabout our audience so we wrote ashort survey Wed really appreciateif you took a few minutes to fill it out
Network Break is a weeklypodcast that delivers news ampanalysis on the networking industryin a fun fast-paced style
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
3 Working From Home BetterStay In The Loopby Keith Townsend Most engineers dream of the day they can give up their cube and workuninterrupted from a home office Whether itrsquos creating a new installation script or analyzing telemetry data thethought of putting onersquos head down and working without the usual walkshyupinterruptions is appealing Wearing your bathrobe and not having to commute isalso attractive However there are drawbacks Both HPE and Yahoo made headlines for changing their remote work policiesTo improve collaboration (and their fortunes as both companies have struggledin their respective industries) HPE and Yahoo now require employees to reportphysically to an office While I poked fun at these changes therersquos some validity to the idea of havingemployees work in the same physical location Engineers should consider the nature of their projects and the culture of theirorganizations before agreeing to work from home If your job is static and has awellshydefined scope working from home is less of a concern If your job scope is fluid however tread carefully Many work cultures naturallylend themselves to physical interaction The benefits of body language watercooler conversations and impromptu collaboration sessions are difficult to reshycreate remotely Some of my biggest projects and decisions started as a result of a hallwayconversation Itrsquos difficult to stay in the loop and influence the direction ofprojects from home because many decisions result from these informalinteractions
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
If you find yourself in the latter group but still want to work from home overshycommunication becomes your friend Actively interact with your peers Usetools such as Skype IM and Slack to recreate some of the spontaneousconversations that happen in hallways and break rooms Most importantly getinto the office as much as possible
4 Performance Drugs At TheOfficeby Drew Conry-Murray Doping is frowned on in professional sports (at least officially) but itrsquos highlyencouraged in the officemdashin the form of caffeineshyrich coffee energy drinks andsoda Most of us rely on caffeine to start the day beat the afternoon slump andprovide focus and energy to get through a gnarly project Caffeine is so deeplyenmeshed with work that it seems ridiculous to question whether itrsquos a goodidea In fact lots of offices provide free caffeine to employees to boostproductivity and get more work out of them So what if instead of coffee your office started handing out Adderall orModafinil These drugs were originally developed to treat ADHD andnarcolepsy but it turns out that when you give these drugs to people who arenrsquothyperactive or narcoleptic the drugs boost attention sharpen concentrationand provide other cognitive benefits What if your coworkers started taking these drugs and you (and your bosses)saw their productivity kick up a couple of notches Might you feel somepressure to join in
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
The technology industry worships at the altar of productivity and therersquos lots ofanecdotal evidence that techies and wouldshybe startup titans are popping Ritalinor experimenting with a category of unregulated supplements calledldquonootropicsrdquo At present this use of performanceshyenhancing substances is off the bookswhen it comes to official corporate policies But a recent article in the HarvardBusiness Review looks at the implications of ldquosmartrdquo drugs in the workplaceand asks some difficult questions For instance if these drugs are generally safe wouldnrsquot it make sense forprofessionals such as surgeons and airline pilotsmdashfor whom a lapse inconcentration could have catastrophic consequencesmdashto take them It also asks if smart drugs become commonplace might the enhancedproductivity lead to less work The article speculates ldquoIn theory we could work shorter hours in a more focused and productivemanner rather than long hours in an unfocused and unproductive wayrdquo
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
With the extra time saved from productivityshyboosting drugs we could devotemore hours to personal and family pursuits Thatrsquos a laughable theory The rise of computers has generated massiveproductivity gains but very few people will tell you they have less work to doThe fact is work follows a kind of devious gas law in which it will alwaysexpand to fill your available time Which gets us back to the original issue If wersquove normalized coffee as aproductivity tool will pills be next And if so are you willing to swallow them
Internets Of Interest A collection of pre-loved links that might interest you Pre-lovedbecause I liked them enough to put into this newsletter Its not true love By Greg Ferro
The REAL State of Cloud Greg Knieriemen writes about why the private cloud is going to be bigger thanGartner analysts think From Gregs blog The more important question is not ldquowhichrdquo but ldquowhenrdquoWhen public when private and when hybrid This is where actual research andsome data are needed for context Public cloud is well suited to SaaS applications which you rent monthly If youdonrsquot want to own it donrsquot spend money on the hardware Greg collects thedata from 451 Research which highlights that private cloud will be bigger thanpublic cloud LINK
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Master (DevOps) Builders Need CollaborationToo Lori MacVittie at F5 has a good blog post that reminds developers about thedependencies that will affect their applications and why Dev and Ops need tocoordinate Theres also a reference or two to the Lego Movie for fun From Lori One of the best examples is that just about everything depends oncore network services being deployed first Thatrsquos true not only for theapplication and its dependent components but for the security and highershyorder(app) services that deliver the app Load balancing web application securityand even the firewall rely on network attributes to function Understandingthose dependencies (the coupling factor) between systems and servicesmanaged by different groups (silos) within IT can go a long way towardforwarding the need to communicate and collaborate to achieve even theresemblance of continuous deployment LINK
Automated Cars And Log Data Tesla Motors is relying on log data collection to assert that a driver rather thana Tesla vehicle was at fault in a recent crash An article in Technology Reviewlooks at how data collection from automobiles will affect the development ofselfshydriving carsshyshyand the insurance industry From Technology Review Companies such as GM are open about theirinterest in expanding the range of data they collect on driver actions to open upnew business opportunities LINK
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
The Weekly Show channel is ourone-hour deep dive on networkingtechnology
Priority Queue tackles niche andnerdy tech topics and cutting-edgeresearch projects
Research Notes Data to feed into your design processes By Greg Ferro
Ericsson Mobility Report Irsquove often talked about how much change will happen in the Wide Area Networkand this report puts gasoline on that fire From Ericsson In this Ericsson Mobility Report we continue to describe theevolution towards the Networked Society
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to surpass mobile phones as thelargest category of connected devices in 2018Between 2015 and 2021 IoT is expected to increase at a compoundedannual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent making up close to 16 billion ofthe total forecast 28 billion connected devices by 2021LTE subscriptions grew at a high rate during Q1 2016 There were 150million new subscriptions during the quarter reaching a total of 12 billionworldwide
This report also highlights how comparatively weak the Cisco VNI report is (seethe following article) LINK
Cisco Visual Networking Index Global MobileData Traffic Forecast Update 2015ndash2020 WhitePaper This report from Cisco has lots of data about the growth of mobile networkingIrsquom very dubious about the source and the methodology leaves me thinkingthat the outcomes is slanted in a particular direction But still data is data LINK
RE-THINKING THE NETWORK An article from Kelly Herrell at Brocade struck a chord From Kelly Our limitation is not technology itrsquos us Humans are prone tosomething cognitive psychologists call ldquoanchoringrdquo where our answers to newthought challenges cling to old frames of reference We donrsquot swing far enoughaway from that anchor in order to discover where the real answers lie
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
This article is really worth your time LINK
Recent ArticlesThe last five articles published on EtherealMind and Packet Pushers
EtherealMindcom LatestLogical Razors Can Take on Corporate Babble Canned Response to BGP Networking Questions ndash Reddit IETF RFC 8374 BGPsec Design Choices and Summary of SupportingDiscussions Net Neutrality Hasnrsquot Ended We Donrsquot Know When Next Market Transition Cheaper Buying Less Selling
Watch ThisWhere we collect some videos that make us reflect think about our inner livesor just entertain us
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
This presentation on DevOps is outstanding The presenter does an excellent job ofunderstanding where we are today and how DevOps can be applied in most
organizations
Cant get enough newsletters Check out Link Propagation our newestpublication We send you a free weekly digest with tech news interesting blogsand industry announcements all curated by the Packet Pushers Its an easyway to keep up and stay informed Subscribe at packetpushersnetlink-propagation
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Quick Survey NetworkDisaggregation How interested are you in network disaggretation (the separation of networkhardware from network devices OS) A So interested we buy and use separate hardware amp software B Were playing around with it C Definitely curious D Meh
Did We Miss Something Got an link or an article to share Email it tohumaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet
The End Bit
Sponsorship and Advertising - Send an email to humaninfrastructurepacketpushersnet for more information Youcould reach 5013 people Human Infrastructure is bi-weekly newsletter with view perspectives and opinions It is edited andpublished by Greg Ferro and Drew Conry-Murray from PacketPushersnet If youd like to contribute emailDrew at drewconrymurraypacketpushersnet We dont give away your email address or personal details because that would suck Copyright copy 2016 Packet Pushers Interactive LLC All rights reserved unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences