Bloggers speak out on controversial network industry issues. http://www.bradreese.com/blog/archive.htm BradreesecomBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Cisco's Q3'FY13 accounts receivable soared +$334 million MORE than the increase in Cisco's Q3'FY13 net sales and that ladies and gentlemen is a giant "red flag" which indicates classic channel stuffing.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/-UgAj8y1JWY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/-UgAj8y1JWY/5-16-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/5-16-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/5-16-2013.htm <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/R80vr6dRHPc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/R80vr6dRHPc/4-24-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/4-24-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/4-24-2013.htm SDN is more than just OpenFlow. Arista's programmatic interfaces showcase a broad array of multi-vendor network monitoring and cloud integration with technology partners such as NEC, NetScout Systems, Palo Alto Networks, SolarWinds, Splunk, Big Switch, Cloudera, Cloudscaling, Corvil and ExtraHop Networks.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/0KX0QescYwA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/0KX0QescYwA/4-1-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/4-1-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/4-1-2013.htm Here are three Cisco EMC Alliance leaders rumored to have been guillotined today:<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/r5oNgxkLg1E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/r5oNgxkLg1E/3-27-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-27-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-27-2013.htm The key to growing shareholder wealth and achieving $10 billion in sales will be the Reese's brand, as confirmed by the following Facebook statistics:<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/tXiKOmxSN2s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/tXiKOmxSN2s/1303661-facebook-stats-confirm-reese-s-brand-key-to-growing-future-hershey-shareholder-wealth http://seekingalpha.com/article/1303661-facebook-stats-confirm-reese-s-brand-key-to-growing-future-hershey-shareholder-wealth http://seekingalpha.com/article/1303661-facebook-stats-confirm-reese-s-brand-key-to-growing-future-hershey-shareholder-wealth I just don't get it, Hershey's top sales executive is calling for an aggressive top-line sales growth rate, while simultaneously The Hershey Store is rejecting affiliate sales from Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Georgia and Rhode Island.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/704Twknqi5Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/704Twknqi5Q/1281691-hershey-store-rejecting-certain-affiliate-sales-reveals-hidden-can-t-do-sales-attitude http://seekingalpha.com/article/1281691-hershey-store-rejecting-certain-affiliate-sales-reveals-hidden-can-t-do-sales-attitude http://seekingalpha.com/article/1281691-hershey-store-rejecting-certain-affiliate-sales-reveals-hidden-can-t-do-sales-attitude Cisco AVC IPFIX exports allow for much richer details when investigating potential cyber threats. Imagine having the ability to find out which URL an end user clicked on to get infected. Who else clicked on the same URL?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/zUApklF060I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/zUApklF060I/3-17-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-17-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-17-2013.htm In 2009 a CCIE in Motown could command a $120k average base salary, today even $175k is not attracting talent.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/0jEW4WAarBs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/0jEW4WAarBs/3-5-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-5-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-5-2013.htm "Specifically, Cisco will be an active participant in the Governor's proposed task force, we will support the redeployment or return of the routers identified by the State's comprehensive site capacity study, and we will extend the already-discounted router maintenance agreement by 3 years."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/r89z7Em61lg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/r89z7Em61lg/3-1-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-1-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/3-1-2013.htm "On Thursday, Cisco said it would take back routers if West Virginia can't find an appropriate place to put them."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~4/5cxSnZA9MG8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BradreesecomBlog/~3/5cxSnZA9MG8/2-28-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/2-28-2013.htm http://www.bradreese.com/blog/2-28-2013.htm