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Cisco Live 2017 – Know Before You Go

Fryguy — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:34:27 +0000

Cisco Live is just a few days away and I figured it was a good time for a Know Before You go type post. Here are some important things to know before you go:

Know the Wireless info!
Wireless SSID: #CLUS
Protocol: WPA2 – personal
Passcode: @ciscolive
It’s going to be HOT HOT HOT.
Pack accordingly, but also don’t forget that we will be inside for most of the conference. This also means drink lots of water!
Here is a 14-day forecast for Las Vegas taken from Time and Date. To sum it up, we are looking at high temperatures over 100**°** F / 37**°** C every day.

Know the bus schedule!Here is a link to the bus schedules and their pickup/dropoff locations.

Cisco Live 2017 – Closing Keynote Speaker

Fryguy — Fri, 19 May 2017 12:30:42 +0000

Cisco Live 2017 is just over a month away, amazing how the time flies! There is time to [register,][1] so what are you waiting for? You waiting for the closing keynote speaker to be announced If that is the case then you missed the announcement last week from the @CiscoLive twitter account. There they announced the closing Keynote Speaker as none other than Bryan Cranston! Bryan is a multi-talented actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and even an author. His most famous role is that of Walter White from Breaking Bad. I am really curious to see what he will say as I was not able to find any TED talks or anything else from him. There is a good chance that this will rank up there with William Shatner. Perhaps Bryan has a boat story that we need to know about ( you had to be there!). Based on the below video from 2013, I am sure there will be some great entertainment.

Cisco Live On Demand Library

Fryguy — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:03:25 +0000

Continuing with the Cisco Live theme I wanted to blog briefly on a great, and best of all, FREE resource that Cisco Live has provided. The resource that I am referring to is the Cisco Live On-demand Library.
The Cisco Live On-demand Library is a wonderful resource, and as I mentioned – free. This resource has most of the past Cisco Live sessions (currently 2012 London to 2017 Melbourne) available for streaming. You can find a session, technology, or topic that interests you and actually watch and listen to the Cisco Live presentation. Even the presentation is typically available in PDF format.
You do not need an account to browse the content, but you do need an account to play the media. Setting up an account is free and simple, just click on Login and then Create an Account. You do not need to have ever attended a Cisco Live event to access this material. If you have attended Cisco Live in the past, you can use that login to gain access to the library.

Cisco Live 2017 – It's Coming!

Fryguy — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 19:23:01 +0000

It is hard to believe but in just a few months it will be time for the annual geek-camp (term credit goes to Fish) called Cisco Live! Once again we are heading back to Las Vegas at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Convention Center. While Vegas may not be my first choice of locations (I prefer Orlando – something to do with a Mouse), it does provide one of the best venues for Cisco Live and the attendees. There are plenty of places to stay, eat, and things to do before and after the conference. Where else can you go from Egypt (Luxor), to the Middle Ages (Excalibur), to the streets of New York (NYNY), to Paris (Paris), to Italy (Venetian), to the the President’s Party Place (Trump Hotel) in a single night? No place but Vegas!

So the big question is usually “Why do I want to go?” or “Why should I go?”, well let me tell you – Education, People, Vendors, People, the Customer Appreciation Event (CAE), and People. As you can see, I mentioned people over and over again. Out of all the things that Cisco Live brings together, its the people that really make it the event what it is. The picture below is two strange fellows being egged on by Denise, I blame her for this embarrassing picture. Just glad I am not one of those guys – oh wait.

Now don’t get me wrong – the education opportunities of the sessions are amazing, you can find classes from basic to way over expert levels there. You want to learn about VXLAN – last year they had at least 5 sessions last year that covered VXLAN: