About Anthony Burke

ABOUT ANTHONY - Network Engineer, blogger and CCIE wannabe. I am a guest blogger on PacketPushers, my own content over at blog.ciscoinferno.net and on Twitter @pandom_

Pull My Strings, I’m Your Puppet: Juniper Bringing DevOps to Networking

21 February 2013 by 5 Comments

The buzzword in the industry of late is DevOps. It is one that I hope isn't tarnished by the marketing machine where … [Read more...]

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Why Is Cisco Bothering With “Open” EIGRP?

31 January 2013 by 14 Comments

My first taste of networking came via the Cisco Learning Academy. I did my CCNA and the old school ROUTE, and it did a pretty … [Read more...]

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Synergy Within Our Discipline

5 July 2012 by 8 Comments

Here ye. Here ye. Gather around now. I have a proposal for my fellow network engineers. Imagine a world where we could … [Read more...]

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Slow Down, It’s in the Details: A Story of BGP Peering Trauma

29 April 2012 by Leave a Comment

My new job sucked a little time away from me at the start, and now I am getting back on board with some nice new blog … [Read more...]

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Does a Tight Budget or a Time Crunch Mean It’s Okay to Compromise Security?

7 January 2012 by 4 Comments

Ignorance? Tight budget? A lack of management comprehension? I've just walked out of a meeting in which I drew upon the … [Read more...]

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Cisco Discovery Protocol – Dispelling Unnecessary Negativity

9 November 2011 by 14 Comments

Cisco Discovery Protocol. Many of us out here have a love/hate relationship with it. I for one (and I fear I could be in the … [Read more...]

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