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    Tech Bytes: NetFlow Optimizer: More Insights, Less Flow Volume (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 17:25


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we talk about how to get more out of your NetFlow records with sponsor NetFlow Logic. NetFlow's been around for a long time, and if you're already including flow records as part of your monitoring and management arsenal, you may think you're extracting all the value you can from... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Nix AI Risks With Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS, Prisma Access Browser (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 15:05


    AI is no longer on the horizon. It's part of how people and products work today. And as AI finds its way into more business applications and processes, it can create new risks. On today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk about how Palo Alto Networks is addressing those risks so that... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Sharpen Your Wireshark Skills at SharkFest'25 US (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 12:53


    SharkFest is the twice-yearly conference where Wireshark users and trainers gather to learn, share, and improve their packet and protocol analysis skills. The US version of SharkFest’25 is June 14 -19 in Richmond, VA. Gerald Combs of the Wireshark Foundation is here to tell us about why this live event needs to be on your... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Network Observability AIOps Tips For Success (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 23:39


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we're talking AI readiness with sponsor Broadcom. More specifically, getting your network observability ready to support AI operations. This isn't just a hardware or software issue. It's also a data issue. We'll get some tips with our guest Jeremy Rossbach. Jeremy is Chief Technical Evangelist and Lead Product Marketing... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Get Data Center Automation as-a-Service with Nokia Event-Driven Automation (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 17:35


    Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) is a modern infrastructure automation platform that combines speed with reliability and simplicity. It makes data center network automation more trustable and easier to use, from small edge clouds to the largest AI fabrics. Today on Tech Bytes, we talk with Sam Arora from Nokia for more details about some of... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: An Inside Look at the Wireshark Foundation (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 16:56


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get a look at the inner workings of the Wireshark Foundation. Many already know what Wireshark is and can do for you. It's a free, open-source, and widely used tool for packet and protocol analysis. But what does it take to keep Wireshark running, to update software and... Read more »

    0324 Tech Byte: Tech Bytes: How Fortinet Unified SASE Secures Hybrid Workers for Customer Liquid Networx (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 18:29


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we get a customer view of Fortinet's SASE offering from Liquid Networx. Liquid Networx isn't just a Fortinet customer; it also provides professional services for other customers of FortiSASE. We'll talk about why Liquid Networx decided to adopt SASE, its evolution from on-prem to cloud-based security,... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Securing 5G Networks With Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 15:13


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into 5G security with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. 5G services are being adopted worldwide for use cases such as IoT, connected vehicles, and AR and VR. At the same time, the number of threats against 5G is growing. We'll talk about Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE 5G,... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: How Internet Synthetic Transactions Boost App Performance Visibility (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 15:42


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about Internet Performance Monitoring, or IPM, with sponsor Catchpoint. Catchpoint provides visibility across the full Internet Stack to help you understand the performance of your SaaS and cloud apps, WAN and branch connections, and more. We'll talk about how Catchpoint can enrich network monitoring with synthetic transactions... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Nokia Event-Driven Automation: Simple, Reliable Data Center Automation (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 18:02


    Nokia's Event-Driven Automation, or EDA, is a network automation platform that aims to help network engineers achieve predictable, error-free operations so you can keep up with all the change tickets coming your way while ensuring the data center is reliable and performant. On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we'll talk about how EDA... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: When the Internet Is Your Network, Catchpoint IPM Provides Critical Visibility (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 16:24


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into Digital Experience Monitoring and Internet Performance Monitoring with sponsor Catchpoint. As more users rely on SaaS and cloud for applications, the Internet has essentially become a business-critical network. But how can you, a network engineer, be expected to manage the Internet? Enter Internet Performance Monitoring, or... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Unifying Cloud, On-Prem Security with Lacework FortiCNAPP (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 17:37


    CNAPP, or Cloud Native Application Protection Platform, is an integrated suite of tools for cloud-native apps that aims to help organizations manage cloud app risks and identify and respond to threats. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Fortinet about its Lacework FortiCNAPP offering and how it integrates CNAPP for unified security... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Can SD-WAN Solve Latency Issues for Modern Applications? (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 21:08


    Traditional SD-WAN ensures that business-critical apps get the best-performing network path to deliver a good user experience and meet service levels. But as SaaS and cloud adoption increase, the best path across a WAN may not be enough. Techniques like WAN ops and legacy caching techniques may have worked for enterprise or private apps, but... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Protecting OT/IoT Devices With FortiLink NAC (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 18:49


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we talk about IoT and OT risks and how to mitigate them. One option from Fortinet is FortiLink NAC, a free feature that can help you segment and protect IoT and OT devices and can even help deploy virtual patches. Another option is FortiNAC, a full-bore... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Converge Networking and Security with Fortinet APs and Switches (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 16:56


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk Ethernet switches and wireless APs with sponsor Fortinet. Yes, Fortinet. Best known for firewalls and other security products, Fortinet has a full line of switches for the campus and data center, as well as a robust portfolio of wireless APs. Fortinet is here to make its case... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: MinIO Optimizes Object Storage for AI Infrastructure (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 19:00


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we welcome back sponsor MinIO to talk about how AI is altering the data infrastructure landscape, and why organizations are looking to build AI infrastructure on-prem. We also dig into MinIO's AIStor, a software-only, distributed object store that offers simplicity, scalability, and performance for AI infrastructure and other high-performance... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: How Autodesk Modernized Its Network and Security Architecture with SASE (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 16:23


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk with Palo Alto Networks customer Autodesk about how it migrated from SD-WAN and traditional remote access VPNs to SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge. We'll talk about the trends that drove Autodesk's migration and the results of their SASE adoption. Our guests... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: From AWS Topography to On-Prem Flows, Cisco ThousandEyes Boosts Network Visibility (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 14:36


    The Tech Bytes podcast welcomes back sponsor Cisco ThousandEyes to talk about new features that improve visibility into both the public cloud and your on-prem network. We'll get details on the new topographical mapping feature for AWS, as well as ThousandEyes' new capability to consume flow records from on prem and correlate those records with... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Security and Operational Benefits of Fortinet Unified SASE (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 18:03


    Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, brings together networking and cloud-delivered security services. On today's Tech Bytes podcast we with talk with sponsor Fortinet about Unified SASE; that is, where a single provider offers both the networking and cloud elements of the service. We discuss essential elements of Unified SASE, Fortinet's notion of sovereign SASE,... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Reduce GenAI App Risks Without Reducing Productivity (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 20:06


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about GenAI apps. From search to software development to video creation, Generative AI tools are widely available as standalone apps and are being bundled into enterprise applications. Whether you want them or not, GenAI apps are out there and running wild. On today's show, sponsored by Palo... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Smarter Networking and Automation With SuzieQ's Network Observability (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 21:44


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast: network observability. SuzieQ is an open-source project that collects, normalizes, stores, and analyzes multi-vendor network data. This data becomes a foundation for network observability and automation. We talk with Dinesh Dutt, creator of SuzieQ and founder of Stardust Systems, which makes a commercial version of SuzieQ. Stardust Systems is... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Why It's Time To Say Goodbye To NFS (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 16:39


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk cloud storage. More specifically, we dive into why it's time for NFS to sail off into the sunset, particularly for cloud datasets. Our guest is Tom Lyon, an industry legend who has delivered a talk entitled “NFS Must Die.” We talk with Tom about the strengths and weaknesses of NFS, the... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Nokia's SR Linux Embraces OpenConfig to Support Network Automation (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 21:03


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk OpenConfig and data models with sponsor Nokia. Nokia's SR Linux network OS has embraced OpenConfig to help you support automation initiatives. We talk with Nokia about why it chose OpenConfig, how it handles mixed data models for device platforms that may or may not use OpenConfig, and... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Prioritizing and Managing IoT/OT Vulnerabilities with Palo Alto Networks (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 19:01


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss vulnerability management for IoT and OTT devices with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. These devices–think video cameras, sensors, medical equipment, industrial control systems, and so on–present unique challenges when it comes to finding, prioritizing, and managing software vulnerabilities. Palo Alto Networks’ machine learning-based solutions offer visibility, risk prioritization,... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: High Performance, Scalable Object Storage with MinIO (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 18:27


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Jonathan Symonds, Chief Marketing Officer at MinIO about MinIO’s object storage offering; a software-defined, Amazon S3-compatible object storage that offers high performance and scale for modern workloads and AI/ML. We discuss how MinIO helps customers across industries drive AI innovation and AI architectures, how object storage... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Why SD-WAN is the Secret to SASE Success (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 17:32


    The rise of SASE has eclipsed SD-WAN as organizations develop strategies and analyze products for secure access. But SD-WAN is an essential component of SASE; in fact, sponsor Palo Alto Networks says SD-WAN is the most important component. On today's Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Palo Alto Networks about why SD-WAN underpins a SASE... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Performance, Power Efficiency Drive Dutch IXP Upgrade to Nokia Routers, Silicon (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we hear from Nokia customer NL-IX. NL-IX is a leading Internet Exchange based in the Netherlands. The organization recently redesigned and upgraded its network. Nokia played a role in that upgrade, including 400 and 800G routers and FP5 silicon. We're joined by Dirk Kalkman, Chief Network... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Journey to SSE with HPE Aruba Networking (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 19:35


    When it comes to SSE, it's helpful to know the vendor's history and approach to understand if it's the best fit for your organization. HPE Aruba's SSE journey started when it acquired Axis Security, a company focused on solving the problem of third party access. Because of that focus, HPE Aruba says its SSE is... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: NaaS by Meter: Next-gen Hardware, Software, and Operations (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    When a network for a new location needs to come online, networkers are faced with a predictable (and painful) to-do list: deal with ISPs, design and implement floor plans, obtain hardware, configure devices, etc. Meter's Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is here to take care of all that for you. Meter's CEO Anil Varanasi joins the show to... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Real-Time Network Performance Monitoring with NetBeez (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 21:22


    Network monitoring is growing increasingly complicated. Companies are facing more distributed applications and more remote employees. NetBeez, our sponsor today, is here to talk about how they monitor network performance in real time for the campus, WAN, and more. From proactively testing networks after configuration changes to identifying how well a worker's laptop is connecting... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Using ZTNA for VPN Consolidation, Protecting Dev Access with SSE (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 18:53


    Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA, is a core element of a Security Service Edge because it enables secure remote access to on-prem and cloud-based applications. On today's episode, sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking, we dig into ZTNA from HPE's perspective and hear customer stories on how it's being used for third-party access, VPN consolidation,... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Begin Your Unified SASE Journey with Next-Gen SD-WAN (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 18:40


    Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, combines SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security services including next-gen firewall, CASB, secure web gateway, and others. You can mix and match your SD-WAN and cloud security, but today Rajesh Kari from Palo Alto Networks is here to advocate for the benefits of their single-vendor option. We talk performance, security, and... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Building an Effective Security Platform with Fortinet (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 18:42


    There's a lot of well-earned criticism of security platforms: They're a tangle of acquired products, packaged so you pay for more than you need, sucking you into a single vendor. Today John Maddison from Fortinet explains why their security platform is different. Fortinet has one unified fabric with a single operating system, agent, and management... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Simplifying Network Deployment & Operations With Nile (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 19:15


    Today Austin Hawthorne from Nile joins us to dig into the company's Network as a Service (NaaS) approach and how it differentiates from traditional networking solutions. Nile aims to streamline network deployment and operations by providing a complete network service: It performs the site survey, provides the switches and access points, brings the gear on... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: How SR Linux Lets You Take Control Of Your Data Center (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 23:03


    On today's Tech Bytes, we explore SR Linux, the network operating system developed by today's sponsor Nokia. Why should you care about the network OS running in your data center? Nokia designed SR Linux to support automation, orchestration, and customization. We'll dig into SR Linux's support for YANG and gNMI and how that ties into... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Protecting Connected Medical Devices With Palo Alto Networks IoT Security (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 15:57


    Medical devices are an essential element of patient care. They're also network-connected devices that need resilient connectivity and security. On today's Tech Bytes we examine the challenges of supporting and securing connected medical devices, including threats, vulnerabilities, and regulatory frameworks. We'll also discuss strategies and best practices to manage medical device risks and ensure the... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Cisco ThousandEyes Deepens Visibility for Remote Workforce Management (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 19:35


    SecOps, NetOps, and help desks need integrated data, increased context, and the ability to quickly understand interdependencies in order to take on the complex tasks facing them. That's why ThousandEyes is now integrated with Cisco Secure Access, Cisco's SSE solution. Tune in to learn about ThousandEyes' deeper visibility, system process metrics, streamlined test setup, and... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Securing IoT/OT Devices: Beyond Traditional Solutions (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 18:19


    Hackers access a casino's network through a fish tank thermometer. No, this isn't Ocean’s Eleven, this is the reality of IoT/OT risks to enterprises today. Through its AI/ML-powered system, Palo Alto Networks takes a multi-pronged approach to these threats: Device identification, risk assessment, segmentation in zero trust policies, intrusion prevention, and automated security workflow. Kalyan... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Breaking Through The Noise With Wi-Fi 7 (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 14:01


    Wi-Fi 7 is the latest iteration of the wireless standard from the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi 6 brought significant increases in throughput and performance. Wi-Fi 6e made the 6Ghz spectrum available (at least in the US). What does Wi-FI 7 bring to the table, and is it worth going through an upgrade? Our guest is Chris... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Building An Automation-Ready Service Catalog With NetOrca (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 16:10


    Let's say you've built a set of automations for your network infrastructure, and now you want teams or departments within your organization to use those automations. Our Tech Bytes sponsor NetOrca offers a service catalog that provides a simple front-end to make it easy for internal customers to come and consume those capabilities you've worked... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Optimizes Dynamic Content And User Experience With App Acceleration (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 19:17


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about accelerating dynamic content to improve application performance and the user experience. The increase of remote and hybrid workers, and more applications being delivered from the cloud, can complicate IT's efforts to measure and improve application performance. Today's sponsor, Palo Alto Networks, shares its approach to accelerating... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: AI-Powered Autonomous Digital Experience Management (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 18:53


    Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) provides detailed visibility into end user device and application performance. On today’s sponsored episode, we talk with Palo Alto Networks about how it uses AIOps with ADEM to help IT and help desk teams quickly identify and respond to problems for a distributed workforce. We also discuss synthetic transactions, and... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Fortinet Advisor Brings GenAI To Support SecOps Teams (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 20:54


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we dive into Fortinet Advisor. This is a new generative AI offering designed to act as an assistant to SoC analysts and security teams by providing context-aware event summaries, potential impacts, and recommended responses while also keeping humans in the loop. Episode Guest: Kevin Faulkner |... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Fortinet Advisor Brings GenAI To Support SecOps Teams (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 20:54


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we dive into Fortinet Advisor. This is a new generative AI offering designed to act as an assistant to SoC analysts and security teams by providing context-aware event summaries, potential impacts, and recommended responses while also keeping humans in the loop. The post Tech Bytes: Fortinet Advisor Brings GenAI To Support SecOps Teams (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

    Tech Bytes: Pliant Combines APIs, Low Code Approach For Network Automation (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 17:00


    Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Pliant about its automation platform. Pliant helps you orchestrate across devices and domains with a low-code approach that uses APIs to automate and orchestrate across your infrastructure. The post Tech Bytes: Pliant Combines APIs, Low Code Approach For Network Automation (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

    Tech Bytes: Pliant Combines APIs, Low Code Approach For Network Automation (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 17:00


    Network automation takes a variety of forms, from individual scripts that handle specific tasks, to workflows that have to be orchestrated across multiple devices and systems. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Pliant about its automation platform. Pliant helps you orchestrate across devices and domains with a low-code approach that uses... Read more »

    Tech Bytes: Nokia Deepfield Brings Fresh Analytics, New Gear To The DDoS Fight (Sponsored)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 19:12


    Distributed Denial of Service attacks, or DDoS, have plagued the Internet for decades. And attackers are finding new ways to take advantage of higher levels of bandwidth and the ever-growing number of network-connected devices. Today on Tech Bytes, sponsored by Nokia, we'll talk about what's brewing on the DDoS front and how Nokia's Deepfield is... Read more »

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