I had a challenge with a freezer getting unplugged a few weeks ago, luckily, I had caught it before everything got above 40 (refrigerator temperature), so the food was not spoiled but instead cooked in quick order. I had worked with ESP8266 and arduino before, but my old ESP8266 boards were no longer working. (my… Continue reading Using ESP32-devkitC and AWS serverless infrastructure.
Understanding and Working with PCI DSS 4.0
The Payment Card Industry data security standards have evolved since 2002 when the first version was released. The most recent update, version 4.0.1, was released in June 2024. This updates the PCI 4.0 standard, which has significant updates to both scope and requirements. These requirements were brought fully in force, in 2025. The purpose of… Continue reading Understanding and Working with PCI DSS 4.0
Arizona Drivers License Quiz App
driverstest.strongedge.io I created this to help my son study, if it helps you, please feel free to use it 🙂
CCNP Encor Study quiz web app
I have been leading study groups for the past year to help my team members and extended global community get certified. I have helped over 30 people pass tests in the past 6 months. To do this, I had a bank of questions that had been created, and had set a goal of making a… Continue reading CCNP Encor Study quiz web app
Understanding the FFIEC Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment Tool
Financial institutions have to be vigilant in the face of a continually evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. As these have attacks have evolved, regulatory bodies have updated their regulations to account for the increasing threat of cyber risk. In 2015, following a significant increase in nation state and hacktivist attacks on U.S. financial institutions, the FFIEC… Continue reading Understanding the FFIEC Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment Tool
TheDailyPositive: A Simple Webex Teams Bot for Good
A few months back I had been working on programmability via Devnet for different technologies and bringing things together. I was spending some time exploring Webex teams, bots, and thinking of use cases for integration. I had found bots interesting, but given the wide variety of existing bots and capabilities in Webex Teams, I didn’t… Continue reading TheDailyPositive: A Simple Webex Teams Bot for Good
ESP8266 with Webex Teams integration for Home Monitoring
I had a few use cases for using some ESP8266 modules I had been let from Richard Hornbaker, who is creating some cool stuff. One use was a garage door sensor to ensure my garage is closed in the evening, the other was a temperature sensor for my bearded dragons cage. A very nice aspect… Continue reading ESP8266 with Webex Teams integration for Home Monitoring
In praise of the new Devnet Certifications
The Devnet associate certification sets the stage to help network engineers begin understanding how their role is transitioning in a cloud first world. It can also give developers a finer appreciation for the network constructs and network applications work. It covers a number of important concepts I have taken for granted as I have focused… Continue reading In praise of the new Devnet Certifications
Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles: From an architecture of Gravy, to a modern multi-domain solution
I recently took a stroll down memory lane to the good old days of networking, where it was a simpler time. We had our high performing MLS switches, like the 6500. And they were like gravy. We could just put them everywhere. We had the 6500 in the campus, the 6500 in the Wan, and… Continue reading Planes, Tranes, and Automobiles: From an architecture of Gravy, to a modern multi-domain solution
Buffers and Muffins
I have had an opportunity to work through the years with exceptionally talented people, and have had quite a few good discussions around different technologies. One area that we tend to go back and forth over is around the value of a good buffering system within the network to ensure a high level of service.… Continue reading Buffers and Muffins
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