Burning With The Bush

Why I Like Juniper’s QFabric (And A Mea Culpa)

Mike Fratto — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

While I was visiting Juniper in early December, I got a chance to sit down with the QFabric folks to discuss some of issues with QFabric and what I saw as a proprietary—with all the badness that word implies—product set in search of a reason. While QFabric is proprietary because of how the components are interconnected, I came away with the impression that the overall design and capacity looks extremely powerful. I think the upsides of the QFabric product set far outweigh the downsides. Give a month's time between visiting Juniper and now, I'd say that all my ballyhoo about being proprietary was a non-issue. My bad.

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Juniper’s financial challenges continue

iT News — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:18:48 +0000

Juniper Networks' challenges are due to timing with new product rollouts and shifts in investments from customers and channel partners.

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Juniper Points to the Economy

Light Reading: — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:22:00 +0000

A surprisingly weak Q1 outlook just reflects a cautious world, executives say

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Juniper’s Q1 Forecast Disappoints

Light Reading: — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Q4 earnings met lowered expectations. Just don't say 'It can't get any worse'

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Ultrabooks Poised For Growth But Pricing Is A Concern

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:26:27 +0000

Ultrabooks will expand in the market over the next five years, according to Juniper Research, but price is an issue

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Reckoning 2011 and Resolving for 2012

Chris Grundemann — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:41:58 +0000

I have to admit, I’m a little late posting this. I started thinking about writing it sometime in November or December and here it is, the end of January, and I’m just now getting to it… Oh well, today is the lunar new year, so we’ll call it right on time, right?

The point of this post is to wrap up 2011 and set the stage for 2012. Kind of a way to take stock and set a course. It’s something I think ought to be done at least once a year but something that I think many of us neglect (myself being a prime offender).

For a long time I’ve been anti-new-year-resolution. Much of this was just me being contrarian (as is often my nature) but my admitted reasoning was that you should constantly set and evaluate goals. That once a year is not enough for this important practice and that I was constantly conscience of my path.

While this is not totally untrue, I see now (perhaps age does bring wisdom) that forcing a full re-evaluation of the course of your life is exceptionally helpful and perhaps truly vital to our own well being and happiness (and thus to those around us as well). You see, I lie to myself. I’m pretty sure you do it to. A large part of it is (from what I can tell) a defense mechanism. Just like you don’t feel every square inch of your body at every moment and you don’t notice smells after they have been in the air for awhile and like us city dwellers who don’t hear the traffic (or even sirens) as we sleep, it appears that we swallow certain feelings, revelations, hopes, dreams, etc. so that they don’t interfere with the important business of staying alive.

This is probably a good thing overall: You don’t want to be worrying about the job you want so much that you can’t do the job you have. You don’t need the depression of past mistakes keeping you from enjoying time with your friends, or children. You don’t want to vacillate on every decision that comes your way, laboring over whether lemons or limes better fit your life plan. You simply can’t be second guessing every choice you make every day, you can’t spend all of your time daydreaming and you can’t dwell constantly on the past. Fact is, you really should spend the vast majority of your time living your life, not planning it (nor worrying about it).

Here’s the rub: If you never address these things, they build up. Unfulfilled desires, uncorrected mistakes, bad choices; none of them ever just go away. Believe me, I know this first hand. So this periodic self-check becomes necessary. We need to stop and consider our lives fully from time to time. What am I doing? Why? What are my true motivations? What has happened in my life since I last asked these questions? Which things have I truly enjoyed? Which would I rather eliminate? What makes me happy? How can I do more of that? The list goes on…

It may be that you are doing exactly what you should be doing; life is great, you’re happy every day, you’re creative and productive, the people around you are having fun, etc. But it’s just as likely that this isn’t true. That there are things you’re doing that don’t make you happy, that aren’t fun, or worse yet; that hurt people (yourself or others). By being completely honest with yourself and truly and fully evaluating the past and present, you can make informed changes for the future. Reducing (and hopefully eliminating) the things that do not make you happy while enhancing all of the things that do is only possible once you’re honest about what those things are.

And so, I have come to believe that the changing of the calendar is indeed a great time for resolving… but only after reckoning.

With that in mind, 2011 was a fascinating year for me: I changed jobs, got divorced and fell in love (twice). I moved from the suburbs to the city and started riding to work (instead of driving). I ended my battle to get ARIN-2010-14 implemented, and started thinking more seriously about my personal content network (which has led to some new research as well). I was interviewed by Juniper, took 16 trips to 13 different cities (many for the first time), joined TheHundred Denver, and was kicked out of Canada (ask me in person sometime). I started speaking more, working less, and spending more time with my kids. I published my second book, co-authored my first Internet-Draft, filed my first patent application, and re-discovered my spirituality. Oh, and I turned 30.

The rest of the details are probably more than you want to know (and likely more than I’m willing to share with you) but you can rest assured that I have taken full stock over this holiday/new year season and am much more aware of who I am, what I want, and how to get it than I ever have been before. It’s not a perfect picture I’m sure, but it’s a hell of a lot clearer than it was.

So what do I plan to do with this new found clarity?

Run with it!

I have decided to foster my spirituality and my creativity. To pay more attention to the things that make me happy and less to the things I once thought I was “supposed” to do. You know those things; they are the ones you think that others expect you to do, the things you think define success, the things that actually have nothing to do with you at all. I also plan to foster the positive relationships in my life, prune the negative ones and to continue to take care of my body.

That brings us to my resolutions (posted here, publicly, to force myself into them):

Write more.

Write an average of 1 blog post every week (52 posts in 2012).
Self-publish at least one book this year.

Create more and in new ways.

Assemble a decent “craft/art box” in the first quarter of 2012, then use it (see 4.1.).
Complete at least one project from every issue of Make: received in 2012.
File at least 4 patent applications this year.

Exercise more consistently.

Ride my bike to work (with a little bus assistance) at least 90% of the days I go into the office.
Do push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups every day (especially when traveling) during 2012.
Have sex at least 20 times every month in 2012 (must be over 5m to count).

Be more present with my children.

Go to the park at least three times a month with my boys.
Do at least two creative projects a month (using the craft box from 2.1.) with my boys.
Take at least one trip a month to a museum, zoo or aquarium with my boys.

Stay positive.

Identify positive and negative thoughts as often as possible.
Avoid negative people (not sad/sick/hurt people, truly negative ones).
Post a positive affirmation on Facebook at least once a week.
Continue and grow Colorado Love.
See 3.3.

Well, that’s all folks. I hope your 2012 is off to a beautiful start! Mine sure is =)

Reckoning 2011 and Resolving for 2012 is a post from don't panic - One Network Arhitect's View of Life, the Internet, and Everything.

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Juniper acquires BitGravity content technology, engineers

iT News — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:27:45 +0000

Juniper Networks has acquired technology and personnel from BitGravity, the content delivery networking (CDN) subsidiary of Tata Communications.

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Juniper Adds to Its CDN Offering

Light Reading: — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

A deal with Tata Communications has Juniper feeling bold about content delivery networks

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MLM Pocket Coach 1.1 (Mobile)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

How To Build A World Wide Network MARKETING Dynasty And Get Paid Like A ROCK STARMLM Pocket Coach was created by Myron Golden and Skillionaire Enterprises Inc.

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MLM Pocket Coach 1.0 (Mobile)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

How To Build A World Wide Network MARKETING Dynasty And Get Paid Like A ROCK STARMLM Pocket Coach was created by Myron Golden and Skillionaire Enterprises Inc.

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Meeting Intense Performance Demands in Cloud Environments

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Organizations increasingly place demanding performance requirements on cloud networks. Many find that using an external cloud service provider lets them take advantage of established expertise to meet emerging technical requirements. Other customers building their own cloud environments likewise stand to gain from the innovation of a vendor experienced in building cloud software, running cloud...

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Exploring the Symbiosis Between Merchant Silicon and Software-Defined Networking

Brad — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:06:21 +0000

In a recent post at EtherealMind.com, Greg Ferro examined possible implications associated with the impending dominance of merchant silicon in the networking industry. Early in his post, Ferro reproduces a Broadcom graphic illustrating that the major switch vendors all employ … Continue reading →

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IMBC 2012 2.78 (Mobile)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

On behalf of the Association of Marina Industries and B2K Systems, Inc., EproMeetingApps is the official app provider for IMBC, February 13, 2012, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL.This app puts all details about the conference in the palm of your hand; allows you to be kept up to date on conference details, speaker information and any changes/updates that may occur;...

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OpenFlow start-up aiming at Cisco’s dominance

Jim Duffy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:08:07 +0000

OpenFlow start-up Big Switch Networks is submitting its controller software to the open-source community in order to catalyze an ecosystem of application developers, according to GigaOm. Read more

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Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings season could be stormy

iT News — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:02:55 +0000

Get ready for a perfect storm of earnings news. With tech bellwethers including IBM, Microsoft, Intel and Google set to issue financial reports next week, earnings season will pick up in earnest and judging from recent forecasts and profit warnings, it could be a bumpy ride.

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Always On, Always Connected, Not Always Costly

JayKelley — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:45:37 +0000

Anytime, anywhere connectivity. Hyperconnectivity. Call it what you will, but what it equates to is we – me, you, and just about everyone in the worldwide workforce – are always connected to something. We not only want, but many times need to be connected, wherever we are.

In their most recent quarterly report on today’s global, mobile workforce (The iPass Global Mobile Workforce Report), iPass, a worldwide leader in managing mobile connectivity for large enterprises and global carriers through mobility and cloud services, reported that 88% of those surveyed work from the road, including 84% from coffee shops, restaurants or bars.

Our need to be always connected has taken many of our employers – and in a domino effect, their service providers – by surprise. This has caused a significant spike in mobility costs, which in turn has driven up the mobility expense incurred by many enterprises today, especially those with worldwide globetrotters. Since mobile workers must be connected all the time, Internet connectivity has become a mobile worker’s lifeline.

Now, Juniper Networks and iPass deliver simple anytime, anywhere trusted network connectivity and role-based, secure, mobile remote access through a single client over a myriad of worldwide connectivity, types and means.

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Is There More to Juniper’s Earnings Miss?

Light Reading: — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Most analysts reacted breezily to Juniper's earnings warning, but one believes there's a systemic market shift worth looking at

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Why Nicira Says Networking Doesn’t Need a VMware

Brad — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:04:17 +0000

At Martin Casado’s Network Heresy blog yesterday, a guest post was offered by Andrew Lambeth, who once led the vDS distributed switching project at VMware but is now, like Casado, ensconced at Nicira. The post was titled provocatively, “Networking Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Juniper warns on Q4 due to soft carrier router sales

iT News — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:30:40 +0000

Juniper Networks said its fourth quarter 2011 results will be a little light due to softness in carrier routers.

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Juniper’s Q4 Got Even Worse

Light Reading: — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:14:00 +0000

It's becoming clear that carrier Q4 spending wasn't what it was cracked up to be

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ZUD 01-09-2012 (Windows)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The software is provided at no cost, BAAC, Inc. makes there revenue by supporting our clients with low cost annual support or clients may opt to purchase our services as needed. There are various levels of annual support as well as individual pricing such as network setup assistance to use the program on a network with multiple users. The free program is for a single user only. The...

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uTorrent Regulator 1.5.1 (Windows)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

This application is intended only for use with uTorrent (version 3.0 or above), which is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application distributed by BitTorrent, Inc. This application can regulate the Global upload and download speeds of uTorrent on the basis of Network based, Process based and/or Time based rules. Any one or all three features may be used.uTorrent Regulator can act as a...

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ZUD 01-05-2012 (Windows)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The software is provided at no cost, BAAC, Inc. makes there revenue by supporting our clients with low cost annual support or clients may opt ot purchase our services as needed. There are various levels of annual support as well as individual pricing such as network setup assistance to use the program on a network with multiple users. The free program is for a single user only. The...

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Cisco nemesis facing a mixed quarter?

Jim Duffy — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:22:13 +0000

Juniper's enterprise business is tracking well but the compnay still may face some challenges in 2012 as four major new products ramp. For Cisco, this is good news - enterprises are spending, which means they'll buy Cisco stuff as well as Juniper's - and its rival's product transition may also open up some opportunity. Read more

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DocuNECT Document Analyzer 3.0.2 (Windows)

juniper networks inc. on TechRepublic — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Document Analyzer allows you to inventory documents that are stored on your local or network hard-drive. This is a free-application that is provided by Portford Solutions Group, Inc. that helps identify different types, duplicates and volume of documents. This application can be used to help organize documents as part of a migration to a document management system. The information about each...

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