Russ White

Is Networking Becoming a Commodity?

January 31, 2018

In this video, Russ White looks at the future for network engineers as routers and switches become commodities.

Deconstructing the Meaning of Tunneling in Networks

December 07, 2017

In this video, Russ White discusses what tunneling really is.

Beyond Open Standards

February 05, 2016

With the rise of disaggregation, the networking industry needs more than the IETF in order to thrive.

How The IETF Is Fixing Its Open Standards Process

September 16, 2015

The Internet Engineering Task Force is making changes to speed its work, which will help the networking industry. However, there are tradeoffs.

Open Source: Good Medicine Or Placebo?

September 09, 2015

Moving away from painful IETF processes to the open source model could seem like the answer for the networking industry, but a closer look reveals the pitfalls.

Open Standards Vs. Open Source

September 02, 2015

The process for creating new networking standards, as exemplified by the IETF, is more complex and challenging than open source projects.

What's Behind The Open Source Software Explosion?

August 26, 2015

We've always had open source software. The difference now is that vendors are commercializing it.

Cisco-OpenDNS May Upset Networking Ecosystem

July 01, 2015

Cisco's acquisition of security provider OpenDNS is a symptom of the vendor's transition to services that could have wide partner and competitor repercussions.

Copyrighting Code & Interfaces: Ask The Right Questions

June 16, 2015

The U.S. government has supported the ruling against Google for violation of Oracle's Java API. Criticism from the technology community is rampant, but perhaps we should view software...

Verizon & AOL: What Can We Learn?

May 20, 2015

Verizon's purchase of media company AOL and the growth of Google Fiber highlight the need to find a balance between content and transport.

The Network Complexity Conundrum

June 02, 2014

Using complexity to deal with uncertainty in a network design will make a network more fragile. The challenge is finding a balance.

Turkey's Twitter Shoot: Lessons Learned