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A Simpler Way to Understand F5 BIG-IP LTM

Sep 15, 2026

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5 min read

A Simpler Way to Understand F5 BIG-IP LTM

Stop memorizing F5 objects

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Network Engineer Prep

workplace-noise

Stop Letting Your Job Decide Whether You Feel Good About Yourself

Sep 11, 2026

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3 min read

Stop Letting Your Job Decide Whether You Feel Good About Yourself

The field note

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Network Engineer Prep

palo-alto

A Simpler Way to Understand Prisma Access

Sep 8, 2026

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5 min read

A Simpler Way to Understand Prisma Access

Prisma Access is simpler than its acronyms

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Network Engineer Prep

workplace-noise

The Invisible Work That Comes with Being the Senior Engineer

Sep 4, 2026

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2 min read

The Invisible Work That Comes with Being the Senior Engineer

More senior, more meetings - The field note

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Network Engineer Prep

automation

How to Think Through an API Task Before Writing Python

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

How to Think Through an API Task Before Writing Python

A simpler way to think about APIs

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Network Engineer Prep

networking-fundamentals

The Optics Problem Nobody Thinks About Until the Hardware Is Ordered

Aug 19, 2026

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3 min read

The Optics Problem Nobody Thinks About Until the Hardware Is Ordered

SFP, SFP+, QSFP, and QSFP28 make more sense when you stop memorizing names and start designing the link.

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Network Engineer Prep

fortinet

Normalized Interfaces Are Just a Translation Layer

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Normalized Interfaces Are Just a Translation Layer

FortiManager can get abstract...fast

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Network Engineer Prep

career-optionality

Job Fish Constantly. Do Not Wait Until You Are Desperate to Hunt.

Aug 6, 2026

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4 min read

Job Fish Constantly. Do Not Wait Until You Are Desperate to Hunt.

The Field Note

Network Engineer Prep
Network Engineer Prep

junos

Stop Treating Every Juniper Box Like the Same Damn Device

Aug 5, 2026

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5 min read

Stop Treating Every Juniper Box Like the Same Damn Device

Juniper hardware gets confusing fast.

Network Engineer Prep
Network Engineer Prep

career-optionality

Seek Leverage Before Burnout Makes the Choice for You

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

Seek Leverage Before Burnout Makes the Choice for You

The Field Note

Network Engineer Prep
Network Engineer Prep

aci

ACI Is Confusing Because It Renames Familiar Ideas and Buries Them in Folders

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

ACI Is Confusing Because It Renames Familiar Ideas and Buries Them in Folders

Cisco ACI can make a competent network engineer feel like they have forgotten how networks work.

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