About the Technical Reviewers

Ramiro Garza Rios, CCIE No. 15469 (R&S, SP, and Security), is a solutions integration architect with Cisco Advanced Services, where he plans, designs, implements, and optimizes IP NGN service provider networks. Before joining Cisco in 2005, he was a network consulting and presales engineer for a Cisco Gold Partner in Mexico, where he planned, designed, and implemented both enterprise and service provider networks.

Matt Esau, CCIE No. 18586 (R&S) is a graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently resides in Ohio with his wife and two children, ages three and one. Matt is a Distinguished Speaker at Cisco Live. He started with Cisco in 2002 and has spent 15 years working closely with customers on troubleshooting issues and product usability. For the past eight years, he has worked in the Data Center space, with a focus on Nexus platforms and technologies.