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Optical Data Center Interconnect: Connecting Your Data Centers With Private DWDM Technology

Optical Data Center Interconnect (DCI) provides a cost saving, high density, flexible alternative to leased circuits for connecting geographically separated data centers.

Sep 7, 2021

5 min read

Case Study Manufacturing

Global Network Transformation for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Enterprise

See the impact that the WWT team made in transforming the network and end user experience at one of the world's leading manufacturing companies.

Apr 28, 2022

5 min read

How do I get started?

Data center networks have evolved to consist of both logical and physical networks. Simplifying data center operations through automation introduces new concepts as well as challenges to maintaining security and reliability. WWT can help you assess your current environment, then design, build, install and operate the optimal data center networking solution to meet your short and long-term business goals.

Evaluate

Evaluate and learn about the different technologies that make up today's modern data centers, software-defined networking (SDN) solutions, and automation tools and platforms.

Cisco ACI Module 1 - ACI APIC Setup, Best Practices Lab and Tutorial

Cisco's ACI Anywhere vision is to allow a single security and connectivity policy with a single pane of glass to manage all multicloud environments. The key to ACI Anywhere is the ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO), which allows the administrator to create consistent security and connectivity policies across multiple physical, virtual and cloud-based sites. This series of 4 lab modules will go through all the steps necessary to bring up an ACI Multi-Site environment from scratch. It will be divided into modules for the student to easily consume.

May 18, 2020

3 min read

Lab Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)

NEXUS Dashboard, NEXUS Insights and AppDynamics Lab

Over the years, Cisco has developed various ACI tools (now for DCNM and NX-OS and eventually public cloud visibility) known as the day 2 operations suite. The tools are Network Assurance Engine (NAE) and NEXUS Insights (NI is now the combination of Network Insights Resources (NIR) and Network insights Advisor (NIA)). Cisco has embarked on combining NAE and NI into a single pane of glass view and providing sharable data lakes for all apps, allowing for correlating application performance and fabric events.

Apr 26, 2021

2 min read

VMware NSX-T Virtual Lab

This is an On-Demand Lab for VMware NSX-T. It provides the same lab experience as the one day NSX-T training class but without the slide content and on-site architect. This lab is not meant to teach operations, best practices or replace VMware's hands-on classes.

Jan 31, 2021

2 min read

Multi-Site DCNM Lab

This lab will enable a student to build a basic Multi-Site fabric using Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for complete end-to-end connectivity.

Aug 30, 2021

1 min read

Article Cisco Multisite Orchestrator

Open Networking: Linux Fabric Lab

At the core of every modern network operating system sits a Linux kernel. This kernel is accessible on major vendors (eg, Cisco, Juniper and Arista), to varying degrees. However, in the Open Networking space, it IS the operating system. The open nature of Linux allows for a great deal more flexibility in designing, building, maintaining and automating a fabric than has been enjoyed by previous generations of technology.

Sep 20, 2021

1 min read

Design

Proper underlay (physical network) and overlay (logical network) design is crucial to achieving the desired simplicity of modern data center networks. You can only achieve data security and constant policy by taking a holistic approach that removes traditional data center workgroup silos. WWT can help you plan and design an automated, secure and streamlined data center.

Understanding the Cisco NEXUS Dashboard Platform

Here's what you should know about the new Cisco NEXUS Dashboard platform and how to think about day 2 operations moving forward.

Apr 2, 2021

7 min read

Thinking About ACI or DCNM for Your Next Data Center Upgrade?

Thinking about ACI or DCNM for your next data center upgrade? This article will help you learn more about the advantages of each fabric.

Sep 22, 2021

10 min read

Article

What Is Software-Defined Networking (SDN)?

At its core, software-defined networking (SDN) separates the management, which is the control plane of network devices, from the data plane, which relays network traffic.

Aug 25, 2021

5 min read

SmartNICs, Distributed Service Processing Cards and Functional Accelerator Cards: The Future of Networking

Learn what a SmartNIC is, and why today is the perfect time to start implementing them.

Jun 15, 2021

4 min read

Workshop Cisco ACI Virtual Pod

Five Questions to Ask Before Diving Deep Into Open Networking

Open network acts as a key enabler of disruptive technologies, allowing for innovative software integrations to run on top of off-the-shelf hardware to produce best-of-breed solutions that can deliver impactful business outcomes.

Mar 11, 2020

5 min read

Implement

Because data centers house the crown jewels of any business, they must be properly planned and implemented to mitigate risk. We have the experience and expertise to help you every step of the way.

Workshop Cisco

Data Center Networking Design Workshop

A Data Center Networking Design Workshop creates a holistic view of your data center infrastructure that can deliver the right support for security, connectivity and operational impact.

Sep 5, 2019

1 min read

Cisco ACI Design Workshop

Oct 31, 2019

1 min read

Workshop Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)

VMware NSX-T Design Workshop

WWT's goal of the NSX-T Design Workshop is to help provide a solid design foundation for NSX-T.

Nov 4, 2019

1 min read

Workshop Cisco ACI

NSX on ACI Workshop

WWT's goal of the NSX on ACI Workshop is to help provide guidance around integrating VMware NSX with Cisco's ACI.

Nov 6, 2019

1 min read

Briefing SONiC

Open Networking Briefing

Opensource/Whitebox Networking is both a technology and methodology. Through this briefing, you will develop an understanding of the technical, logistical and economic considerations involved in the evaluation, customization, at-scale deployment and ongoing support for ON solutions.

Aug 17, 2020

1 min read

Operate

The work doesn't stop once a data center is up and running. There are still Day 2 operational tasks, monitoring tools and additional features to implement. WWT can help you make the most of your hardware and software investment. Post-deployment is also a great time to continue learning about new automation tools and skills.

Video Infrastructure Automation

Using Ansible Tower to Implement Security Policies and Telemetry Streaming for Hybrid Clouds

Network analytics provides insight to the traffic flow between applications and endpoints. Telemetry data is streamed in real-time from software sensors and network devices to big-data clusters. Implementing the policy to create a whitelist-based segmentation and zero-trust model requires automation when dealing with tens of thousands of workloads and complex rules.

Nov 1, 2019

51:29

Case Study Data Center Networking

It's an Exciting Time to Be in Networking...

The role of network engineers is evolving to one that requires skills creating, manipulating and generating data used to automate network configuration.

Nov 18, 2019

4 min read

Article HashiCorp Terraform

An Automation Journey: From ACI to IAC With Terraform

Terraform is a tool for building, changing and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. It can handle the repetitive configuration task programmatically without the need to use the ACI management GUI or command-line interface.

Dec 2, 2019

3 min read

Case Study Cisco

WWT Saves Time and Money Using Ansible Automation

By adopting Ansible automation, WWT IT is no longer asking themselves if they should automate; they're asking what should they automate next?

Oct 22, 2019

4 min read

Article SONiC

Open Networking: What to Expect in 2021

SONiC is working its way to the top of the Open Network foodchain, and now the big vendors are lining up to support it.

Jan 28, 2021

5 min read

Case studies

Case Study Manufacturing

Global Network Transformation for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Enterprise

See the impact that the WWT team made in transforming the network and end user experience at one of the world's leading manufacturing companies.

Apr 28, 2022

5 min read

Case Study OT Security

Global Pharmaceutical Company Modernizes Critical Infrastructure

Learn how a large pharmaceutical manufacturer partnered with WWT to develop and execute a global IT-OT infrastructure modernization program that reduces operational risk while improving operational visibility.

Mar 17, 2022

4 min read

Case Study Why WWT

Building a Modern, Elastic IT Infrastructure From Scratch for Elanco Animal Health to Streamline and Optimize M&A

During a global pandemic, Elanco and WWT worked collaboratively to design, build and integrate an end-to-end IT infrastructure with the ability to scale and meet the evolving demands of the highly competitive animal health market.

Jan 12, 2022

6 min read

WWT Delivers First of Its Kind ACI Multi-Site, Multi-Pod Integration During Data Center Migration

Jun 1, 2021

4 min read

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Bill Thompson

WWT

Director, Global Solutions Development

Craig Kemmerer

WWT

Technical Solutions Architect - ACI

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WWT

Technical Solutions Architect

Eric Fairfield

WWT

Technical Solutions Architect

Michael Witte

WWT

Technical Architect III, GET

Jon Duren

WWT

Practice Manager - Secure Data Center Fabrics

Rita Younger

WWT

Solutions Manager

Nick Thompson

WWT

Principal Solutions Architect - Automation

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WWT

Technical Solutions Architect

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Comparing Two-Tier and Three-Tier Data Center Networks

Modern applications require a modern data center infrastructure, and two-tier, spine-leaf architectures offer many advantages over traditional three-tier designs.

Feb 17, 2022

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Case Study Why WWT

Building a Modern, Elastic IT Infrastructure From Scratch for Elanco Animal Health to Streamline and Optimize M&A

Jan 12, 2022

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Article Cisco Multisite Orchestrator

Cisco ACI 5.0 Virtual Simulator Lab

The ACI 5.0 Simulator is designed to give our customers a chance to experience the new ACI 5.0 release, from initial connectivity and setup through best practice fabric configuration and VMM integration. You can also launch this environment to utilize automation tools (Postman) to configure and interact with the APIC.

Jul 23, 2020

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Cisco ACI Multi-Site vs. Multi-Pod

Understanding these two powerful yet distinct architectures is paramount to deriving maximum value from your data center network powered by ACI.

Nov 7, 2019

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6 Steps to Understanding Cisco ACI

When understood, these six concepts will help anyone new to ACI to understand a more detailed technical discussion.

Jan 12, 2020

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What's new

Manage 1000+ Multi-Vendor Fabric Switches From a Single Interface

Apstra is a multi-vendor orchestration tool built for the enterprise and our changing digital environment.

May 19, 2022

3 min read

Press Release Intel

World Wide Technology Receives Solution Provider of the Year Award for Growth from Intel

As a certified Titanium partner, WWT is a leading solution provider of Intel's world-class foundational technologies for cloud architecture, data center modernization, AI/analytics/IoT, and supporting critical infrastructure for global service providers and public sector.

May 19, 2022

2 min read

Case Study Manufacturing

Global Network Transformation for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Enterprise

See the impact that the WWT team made in transforming the network and end user experience at one of the world's leading manufacturing companies.

Apr 28, 2022

5 min read

Lab Campus & LAN Switching

Arista EVPN VXLAN 101 Lab

This Arista MP-BGP EVPN Lab provides exposure to the new technology and capabilities of the products used. This lab introduces the Arista Cloud Vision Portal(CVP) and introduces students to the basics of building the VXLAN L3LS Underlay, MP-BGP overlay, MLAG, Asymmetric and Symmetric IRB, and eternal L2/L3 connectivity. It also provides an in-depth look at Arista Cloud Vision Portal(CVP) and how to use it for day 0,1 building and day 2 operations. 3 VXLAN EVPN scenarios based on best practices from the Arista design guides, ACE3 course material, Arista TAC support the Arista EOS forum posts. There are many different ways to create an Arista-based VXLAN EVPN fabric; these labs present a migration phase from a standard 3 tier VLAN and SVI-based network to a VXLAN fabric, Then the fabric changes to using Asymmetrical IRB and Symmetrical IRB. BGP routing is the underlay, overlay and connectivity to the remote data center under migration.

Apr 27, 2022

3 min read

Video Infrastructure Automation

Apstra Lab

This lab will enable a student to build a basic Multi-Site fabric using Apstra for complete end-to-end connectivity.

Apr 13, 2022

1 min read

Playlist ATC

ATC Builders Meeting Archive

This is the ATC Core Builders Meeting Playlist. Every week, WWT experts spend time covering their views and opinions on various technology products, topics and solutions. Tune in and fuel your passion for learning!

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Case Study OT Security

Global Pharmaceutical Company Modernizes Critical Infrastructure

Mar 17, 2022

4 min read

Programmability and Automation Meetup: Introduction to GraphQL for NetDevOps Engineers

GraphQL is a query language for APIs used by popular web services, including GitHub, ArangoDB and Nautobot, a network automation platform. In this session, Joel King introduced GraphQL and demonstrated using Nautobot as a Source of Truth to manage Arista Containerized EOS (cEOS) routers using Ansible.

Mar 10, 2022

51:51

Arista With Cloud Vision Portal Sandbox Lab

This lab provides exposure to the new technology and capabilities of the Arista products used. This lab introduces the Arista Cloud Vision Portal(CVP) and includes 3 VXLAN EVPN scenarios based on best practices from the Arista design guides, ACE3 course material and Arista TAC support the Arista EOS forum posts. There are many different ways to create an Arista-based VXLAN EVPN fabric; these 3 lab scenarios presents 1) a migration phase from a standard 3 tier VLAN and SVI-based network to a VXLAN fabric, 2) using Asymmetrical IRB and 3)Symmetrical IRB. BGP routing is the underlay, overlay, and connectivity to the remote data center under migration. This sandbox and configs can be further used to explore other configurations and functionality of Arista CVP.

Feb 27, 2022

2 min read

Video Infrastructure Automation

Comparing Two-Tier and Three-Tier Data Center Networks

Modern applications require a modern data center infrastructure, and two-tier, spine-leaf architectures offer many advantages over traditional three-tier designs.

Feb 17, 2022

6 min read

Lab Ansible

Arista Automation Lab

This lab is designed to expose network engineers to Arista-oriented automation techniques. The focus is mid-level programmability leveraging CloudVision Portal, Ansible, Jinja2,and Python.

Feb 12, 2022

1 min read

Article ESG Services

ZutaCore: Data Center Cooling for a Sustainable, Carbon-Neutral Future

Feb 8, 2022

6 min read

Video ATC

Nexus Dashboard Fabric (Formerly DCNM) Demonstration

This video provides a brief introduction to BGP/EVPN VXLAN and includes a demonstration of a basic fabric setup with Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

Jan 31, 2022

6:20

Programmability and Automation Meetup: IP Fabric

In this session, Daren Fulwell from IP Fabric dug into the hows and whys of network assurance, then demonstrate how IP Fabric delivers for the network engineer.

Jan 21, 2022

55:03

Page ATC

Testing Capabilities in the ATC

Jan 18, 2022

2 min read

Case Study Why WWT

Building a Modern, Elastic IT Infrastructure From Scratch for Elanco Animal Health to Streamline and Optimize M&A

Jan 12, 2022

6 min read

Article Consulting Services

Data Discovery, Validation and Risk Control

As modern working practices continue to shift and IT landscapes expand and evolve, so does the need to better understand data flows to effectively manage their ever-increasing complexities.

Jan 9, 2022

5 min read

Article Kafka

Use the NEXUS Dashboard Free Trial to Proactively Monitor Your ACI Fabric (Part 2)

The second part in this white paper series illustrates the use cases for NEXUS Insight Application to proactively monitor and maintain your ACI fabric.

Nov 29, 2021

43 min read