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Network functions virtualization (NFV)

Network functions virtualization (NFV) is an initiative to virtualize network functions previously carried out by proprietary , dedicated hardware. The concept, which was presented by a group of network service providers at the SDN and OpenFlow World Congress in October…

What are SDN Controllers?

An SDN Controller in a software-defined network (SDN) is the “brains” of the network. It is the strategic control point in the SDN network, relaying information to the switches/routers ‘below’ (via southbound APIs) and the applications and business logic ‘above’…

Waterfall vs. SCRUM

(software_development) Topics Plan-Driven Principles Agile Principles Similarity between development and manufacturing Both follow a defined process. Development isn’t manufacturing; development creates the recipe for the product. Process structure Development is phase-based and sequential. Development should beiterative and incremental. Degree of…

Microsoft Project 101

Project managers are frequently requested to share the critical path for their projects. In this article we will review the key elements that need to be in place to display the critical path using Microsoft Project 2010 or 2013. What…

Dependency

There are four standard types of dependencies: Finish to start (FS) A FS B = B can’t start before A is finished, or in another words Activity A must be completed before Activity B can begin.[2] (Foundations dug) FS (Concrete…

Cisco Converged Services Platform

Mobile subscribers are demanding the same type of services that are provided over the Internet on their mobile phones, including messaging, social networking, and video sharing. Mobile operators realize the importance of retaining their existing voice-service customers in the emerging…

How to increase your emotional intelligence

Nine key things that you can avoid in order to increase your emotional intelligence and performance. They Won’t Let Anyone Limit Their Joy When your sense of pleasure and satisfaction are derived from comparing yourself to others, you are no…

Deep Packet Inspection

Source:  Increasingly sophisticated DPI technology is being deployed in the evolved packet core network, particularly in conjunction with policy management.  This technology gives operators more insight into traffic usage patterns, allowing them to formulate policy enforcement rules that will improve…

Negotiation strategy

1. HAVE A POSITION BEFORE YOU ENTER THE ROOM. Good negotiation starts with knowing what you want and putting it forth in conversation. This requires a substantial amount of preparation and asking the right questions through the discovery process, rather…

Enable ETH0 on VMWare Cent OS and install VMWare tools

#dhclient eth0 -v create the file and we place this text in it: [vmware-tools] name=VMware Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever – $basearch baseurl= enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey= If we installed previously VMware tools via the local…