Software Development Straight Talk Series In this new series, I will introduce popular and not so popular concepts in the software engineering world. In each article, I will be introducing a concept, its goals, the mechanics of the concept, and then onto a discussion of pros and cons. You can think of these articles as a discussion with fellow engineers over pizza and beer. There is no right or wrong answer, only a discussion of…

Given how much I’ve blogged about TCO, that title might surprise some. Refreshing is about doing the same as before just faster. Modernizing is doing things differently in how you operate, manage, and consume your infrastructure. Just like refreshing, there are obvious TCO benefits that you will get by modernizing: simplification through server consolidation due to increased performance and the financial impact of consolidation (reductions in OpEx (power, cooling, warranty, software licenses) and administrative overhead)….

Landing a dream job straight out of college may seem like just that – a dream. Some people are fortunate enough to see their aspirations turn into a reality however, and such was the case for me!  Back in late 2017, I was in my senior year at San Jose State University, prepping for job interviews as graduation neared. I remember hearing stories of alumni and classmates getting great job offers from Cisco, and I…

If you’re not familiar with the new 100G LR, you may be wondering, “What’s so great about it, especially compared with 100G LR4?” The names are nearly identical and both refer to 100G pluggable optics that provide 10km reach over duplex SMF (Single-Mode Fiber). In that respect, they are equivalent. However, a little history lesson reveals that there’s much more to it than that. Way back in what seems like the dark ages of 2010,…