Tag: architecture
Is Conference Room Air Making You Dumber?
A small body of evidence suggests that when it comes to decision making, indoor air may matter more than we have realized.
Assessing the damage at Notre Dame Cathedral – in pictures
After Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed by flames on Monday, work has begun to assess the damage to the 850-year-old buildingNotre Dame fire: follow the latest developments – live Continue reading…
Trilobites: What Termites Can Teach Us About Cooling Our Buildings
“We think humans are the best designers, but this is not really true,” a researcher said.
Advice to correct and improve a network diagram
I need to build a “secure”-network diagram with Visio for my school.
I already build it but I want to get some advise about it to tell me if I made some big mistake or if I can improve it. My diagram is a simplified view of a…
Resources for Solution Architect
Just started a new job as a solutions architect from my previous position as a network engineer.
Now my day-to-day will consist of recommending the right equipment for the job to solve certain solutions the customer may want…
Abstract language to describe network deployments?
Is there any more or less standard/spec that is, vendor neutral, for network configuration language? Say, a VPC with networks and virtual machines would become an XML or JSON file.
Something like,
<deployment>
<vpc…
What does a bi-directional link in a linear array mean?
What does a bi-directional link in a linear array mean?
Does it mean two number of links between adjacent nodes of a linear array, or a single link with the ability to communicate in either direction.
Please explain.
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Spine and Leaf architecture with LACP
In a spine and leaf architecture with Link Aggregation between spine and leaves (active-active) like this:
Do we have the same active-atcive link aggregation between the leaf and the server?
Is the bandwidth in the aggre…
Concrete city: the beauty of Los Angeles’ most popular material – in pictures
LA is a city of concrete. From Frank Lloyd Wright’s modernist mansions to Rudolph Schindler’s tilted houses, architects working there have embraced the material. A new map by Blue Crow Media shows some lesser-known structures are just as striking Cont…
Mod squad: the world’s most beautiful art deco buildings – in pictures
Graphic designer and film-maker Arnold Schwartzman has shot the biggest, boldest and brightest art deco buildings around the world, from a New Zealand fire station to a Paris butcher shop Continue reading…