The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods

Guests Tom Hollingsworth, an analyst at The Futurum Group, and Leo Vasileau, Director of Product Marketing at Catchpoint, dive into the current semiconductor landscape. They discuss TSMC's massive $165 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing and its geopolitical implications. The conversation also covers the urgent vulnerabilities reported by Broadcom and Cisco, emphasizing network security. Additionally, they explore the growing importance of Internet Performance Monitoring, focusing on Catchpoint's innovative solutions to enhance digital service reliability.

The CCIE remains the gold standard for networking certifications. But these days there are lots of other avenues for developing your skills and advancing your networking career, including network automation, cloud networking, and yes, even AI. So is the CCIE still worth it? We chew on this topic with Eman Conde. Eman has been known... Read more »

Ever wonder what network operations are like inside a colocation facility? Today we talk with Scott Brookshire, CTO of OpenColo. Scott shares his journey into networking, how OpenColo was founded, and the evolution of the company from a few servers to a significant data center operation. We delve into what it means to run a... Read more »

In this episode of the IPv6 Buzz, we dive into two RFCs for discovering IPv6 prefixes: 7050 and 8781. Why these two? First, 8781 is being proposed as preferential to 7050. Second, co-host Nick Buraglio is an author on 8781 and has insights to share. We start with some background on RFC 7050, including the... Read more »

The line between switches and routers can get a little blurry. On today’s N Is For Networking, we try to clear things up. We start by defining what a router and switch are, and then provide some historical and technical context to better understand the differences. Then we discuss how modern switches have evolved to... Read more »

Let’s talk about how AI affects the developer experience, particularly for open source tools such as Terraform. We’re joined by guests Welly Siauw and Tyler Lynch to examine a project that leverages AI to automate the generation of documentation and examples for AWS Terraform providers. We delve into the iterative development process with AI, the... Read more »

Mauricio Sanchez, Sr. Director at Dell’Oro Group, offers sharp insights into the network security market's future. He discusses the significant growth in network security spending and the game-changing role of SASE. AI's potential impact on enhancing security products and operators is also explored. Sanchez tackles the complexities of procurement strategies post-pandemic and the shift toward quantum-resistant cryptography, as well as the importance of balancing technology and skilled personnel in effective security measures.

There are multiple avenues into a career in Wi-Fi. Today on Heavy Wireless, we explore different career paths  with guests Sam Clements and Tauni Odia. Sam shares his unconventional journey from working at a gas station to becoming a Wi-Fi networking professional. He emphasizes the value of certifications and seizing opportunities. Tauni, with a background... Read more »

Take a Network Break! This week we start with a couple of follow-ups and a Red Alert, and then jump into tech news. Cisco and Nvidia team up to put Cisco ASICs and the Nexus NOS into Nvidia Ethernet switches, the market reads tea leaves as Microsoft walks away from data center capacity, and Juniper... Read more »

Cameron Daniel, the CTO of Megaport, shares insights on revolutionizing global WAN architecture. Discover how his company’s automated connectivity solutions enable rapid network provisioning, contrasting with traditional telcos. Cameron dives into the ease of deploying global networks, the intuitive features of the Megaport platform, and innovative technologies for data transmission. He also addresses the challenges of network congestion in financial services and the efficiency gains from utilizing the Megaport Cloud Router.