Increase NFS performance: Linux nconnect

As we all know, the default behavior for transferring data is usually session based. NFS is also one of those protocols that will try to handle all the traffic through 1 session. On the client side you can manipulate this by using the nconnect option. This is available since linux kernel 5.3.
As a Ubuntu server 20.04 user I’m in luck, as it uses linux kernel version 5.4.

Kentik, a vendor to watch in 2020

Today I walked into the World of Solutions @ Cisco Live Barcelona 2020. Looking around at the different vendors and what they have to offer, one vendor peaked my interest. Kentik.

Cisco ACI overview and considerations when deploying single, multi-site or multi-pod designs

Designing and deploying Cisco ACI can be done in a lot of different ways. There is really no right and wrong here when it comes to the deployment model. There is just a list of requirement that best fits the chosen model.
As Cisco ACI has been around for several years now, it got more mature and is been seen more and more in the enterprise market.
I’ll try to help you decide on how to deploy Cisco ACI in a way that matches your requirements.

The Cisco ACI solution is trying to help you solve certain obstacles while still meeting your requirements to align with your “Business model”.

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Increase NFS performance: Linux nconnect

Kentik, a vendor to watch in 2020

Cisco ACI overview and considerations when deploying single, multi-site or multi-pod designs

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