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.

Cisco Switches vs Hubs

Posted on February 9, 2021 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’re going to learn about the basics of hubs and switches. I’ll also do a comparison between the two devices. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. Cisco Switches vs Hubs Video Tutorial [youtube v = 65bfrawBuEc maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view...

Cisco EtherChannel Protocols and Configuration

Posted on February 9, 2021 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about the different EtherChannel Protocols. I’ll also discuss how to configure and verify them. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. EtherChannel Protocols and Configuration Video Tutorial [youtube v = nSzsqG_1AGk maxwidth = 100%] [testi...

NetApp Data Protection Overview

Posted on February 3, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, I’ll give you an overview of the different ONTAP data protection technologies and how they all fit together. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Data Protection Overview Video Tutorial [youtube v = QiLvXQFtHmQ maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=...

The Best IT Career Advice from 111 Industry Gurus

Posted on January 29, 2021 By

Best IT Career Advice

111 Industry Experts give their Best IT Career Advice Breaking into the IT industry today is way more complicated than it used to be. When I started out, you woke up one morning with your shiny new degree or Microsoft certification and breezed into a job. Employers were queued round the block to fig...

NetApp Tape Backups

Posted on January 21, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about tape backups and NDMP in ONTAP. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Tape Backups Video Tutorial [youtube v = JhLJ3DXeZIY maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”2″]   Tape Backups   ONTAP does not have its ow...

NetApp Snapshot Operation

Posted on January 14, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn what ONTAP Snapshots are and how they work. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Snapshot Operation Video Tutorial [youtube v = z8fbS0fS-bo maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”2″]   Snapshots   A Snapshot copy i...

Cisco EtherChannel Load Balancing

Posted on January 12, 2021 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about how EtherChannel load balancing works. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. Cisco EtherChannel Load Balancing Video Tutorial [youtube v = Lv9vEFQDLRs maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″]   We’re going to use ...

NetApp SnapMirror Fan In, Fan Out, and Cascades

Posted on January 7, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about SnapMirror Engine fan in, fan out, and cascades. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp SnapMirror Fan In, Fan Out, and Cascades Video Tutorial [youtube v = x_zUF8iOq3E maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”2″]   F...