I attended a hands-on class today about using Hashicorp’s Terraform to build infrastructure using code. I have been building network infrastructure for decades using command lines, web interfaces, templates, and FortiManager and Cisco Meraki dashboard templates. At the same time, I have been working with Amazon Web Services to build out my own virtual private […]
Fortinet SD-WAN hands-on training
I recently attended a hands-on workshop by Fortinet to program SD-WAN in a virtual environment.
OSPF and EIGRP indoor bicycle ride
I watch training videos on OSPF and EIGRP routing while riding my indoor bicycle.
Synology backup to Amazon Glacier
I recently set up my Synology DS1515 NAS servers to back up my 12 terabytes of images and video to Amazon’s I have two Synology DS1515 NAS servers, each with 20TB of spinning disks. I used to have one at home and one at a remote location, but I no longer have the remote location […]
Lack of documentation builds technical debt
Most IT professionals will agree that good documentation is important to maintaining stable, easily manageable infrastructure. However, many are so busy and rushed that they put off or completely ignore documentation because of all the pressing fires they feel pressured to stamp out. They rush from one fire to the next, swatting at the flames, […]