Much advance understanding of Meraki Security, Attend more Webinar to advance my knowledge, Tackle down ECMS Certs, and additional Cisco Security Certs.
I'm looking to start leveraging Meraki API to make my life easier... Meraki makes life so much easier but I'm looking forward to unlocking their full potential!!!!
Focusing on outcomes... making life easier so we can be more productive... .. at home!
I have 3 kids, all girls (yes, I'm blessed!), aged 15, 10 & 8.
Each have different 'bed time' curfews when tech must be turned off so Youtube, TikTok etc is inaccessible. If not, what generally happens, is that they'll be awake late and my partner and I have to deal with the consequences ion the morning! It aint pretty!
So, multiple SSID's with time availability, aligned with wired connections for SmartTV connections - and not forgetting I need to look at content filtering, but on an individual basis given the ages.
We naturally focus on the use of Meraki for commerce, yet, it has a place in the home too to restrict unwanted content and aide bedtime routines!
The tech is there, just needs to be applied in context for the user.
Already started the set up of my home lab with the CMNA offered Meraki equipments; Configured AP, switch and the Mx with trunk ports and vlans plus traffic shaping and firewall rules. Will explore as many features as possible.
Finish installing all 287 Z3 units across the country. Then I can relax knowing that the 4G dongle will automatically kick in and take over if the fixed line internet goes down. #lowerbloodpresure
Pass CMSS when its released, learn more Python, develop lots of killer Meraki apps by leveraging the API even more, obtain an entry level DevNet Cert, quadruple our Meraki sales number, land at least two national projects, think big!
I am already using the API to help manage my inventory. I block devices that are not assigned to a user from accessing my Meraki WiFi though a custom web application. I would like to take automation to another level and configure switch ports automatically via the API too. And I need cable management in most of my closets.
My resolution is to achieve all the Meraki Engineering (Cisco) Black Belts (Pre-Sales, Deployment, Support) in the next 6 months. More than half way there!
Renew CCNP with the new ENCOR exam. Start learning ISE integrations with both Meraki switch/AP and Catalyst switch/AP. Get a customer to buy the new MS390. Start using ekahau for site surveying.
finaly get my s2s vpn working from the office to my house. I have a MX64 at home and a MX65 at the office. I want my home IP phone to register to the office CUCM so i can work from home
As John Steinbeck so eloquently put it, "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft aglay!" and as we know in IT, this is too true. I am not a huge fan of resolutions because although I may resolve to do something, my users have a way of taking that resolve, throwing it on the floor, trampling it ferociously and leaving it for dead.
Now, having said that, there are a few things that I have changed about myself:
1. I am more organized. I start each day with a to-do list (more of a "wish" list, mind you, but it's something) and I strive to get those things done in between the mortar salvos from the user community.
2. I am more involved in the field. In speaking with my supervisor at the end of last year, I realized that I need to be more "boots-on-the-ground", and put a face to the actions. Although I can do almost everything I need to do remotely, it is nice to get in my vehicle and make some "house calls", as it were.
3. I am taking steps to be more fit in all areas of my life: physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and financially. My wife and I have started reading the Bible every day (well, OK, you got me: we actually have Alexa read it to us, but that still counts!); my company has implemented a new wellness program and I am actively involved in that; I plan on travelling a lot this year, and I am enjoying my life and my work more than ever!
4. I will get my CCNA certification before the February 23rd, 2020 deadline. I know that's not a change in me, but it is a goal for this quarter.
So there you have it. Long-winded, I know, but those of you who know me know that I cannot be any other way. It's just who I am!
Upgrade switches to PoE to power our IP phones from switch, and convert from 1 Gb switches to 10 Gb. Replace servers and NAS, and some new PTZ cameras, and learning Python, upgrade MX68, use AD authentication for VPN.
Thank you to everyone who shared their 2020 Network Resolutions and congratulations to our randomly selected winners: @JohnGeorge, @SteveKatsman, and @bluemoon!
