Welcome to the Flackbox blog, where my aim is to help you build your cloud and data center career. If you’re looking to widen your knowledge across server, networking and storage technologies then you’ve come to the right place. I regularly upload training video tutorials featuring vendors such as Cisco, NetApp and VMware.

Subnetting Overview

Posted on March 31, 2020 By

Subnetting Overview

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’re going to understand how we can implement submitting. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial.   Subnetting Overview Video Tutorial [youtube v = a_ChLbdUH-4 maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″]   Subnetting is a r...

NetApp Deduplication, Compression, and Compaction Tutorial

Posted on March 27, 2020 By

In this NetApp training tutorial, we will cover deduplication, compression, and compaction. These are ONTAP storage efficiency technologies that help save physical space and reduce cost. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Deduplication, Compression, and Compaction Video Tutoria...

Cisco QoS Overview

Posted on March 24, 2020 By

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, I’m going to give you an overview of Quality of Service (QoS). When people talk about QoS in general, they’re usually referring to queuing. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial. Cisco QoS Overview Video Tutorial [youtube v = 9gEujvDdAbI maxwid...

NetApp Thin Provisioning Tutorial

Posted on March 19, 2020 By

In this NetApp training tutorial, we will take a look at NetApp Thin Provisioning which makes it appear to your clients that they’ve got more storage available than the actual physical storage space that is really on their storage system. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetAp...

Cisco Connected and Local Routes Tutorial

Posted on March 17, 2020 By

Cisco Connected and Local Routes Tutorial

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’ll learn about connected and local routes, which are the first type of routes that you’re going to have on your router. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial. Cisco Connected and Local Routes Video Tutorial [youtube v = ke0Jqwgqw1o maxwidth...

Cisco Loopback Interfaces Tutorial

Posted on March 11, 2020 By

YouTube Cisco Loopback Interfaces

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’ll learn about loopback interfaces. A loopback interface is a logical interface and it allows you to assign an IP address to a router or a Layer 3 switch, which is not tied to a physical interface. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial. Cisco L...

Cloud XaaS Anything as a Service Tutorial

Posted on March 5, 2020 By

Youtube Cloud XaaS Anything as a Service Tutorial

In this cloud training tutorial, I’m going to cover XaaS, Anything as a Service, and it is not included in the NIST’s standard definition of Cloud Computing. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial.   This is part of my ‘Practical Introduction to Cloud Computing’ cou...

Cisco Administrative Distance Tutorial

Posted on March 3, 2020 By

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’ll learn about administrative distance. Administrative Distance (AD) is used along with the metric to decide which of the available paths is going to make into the routing table. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial. Cisco Administrative Distan...