Packet Pushers - Datanauts

Today is the final episode of the Datanauts podcast. Thanks to all the listeners who joined us on this starship journey through IT infrastructure. The post Datanauts 173: Goodnight, Datanauts appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Set phasers to automate! The Datanauts delve into Cisco's Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) on today's sponsored episode. We explore how NSO works, examine its architecture and configuration workflows, discuss use cases and more with guest Carl Moberg. The post Datanauts 172: Getting Automation In Tune With Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) – Sponsored appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Turning to technical folks and their blogs is a good way to "not panic" when it comes to dealing with the trough of woe. In this episode, we'll talk to prolific technical blogger & VMware employee William Lam to get an insider's view of what happens to generate community-oriented content. The post Datanauts 171: The Joy Of Engineering With William Lam appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts explore NRE Labs, a free site where network engineers, or anyone, can get training on automation concepts and tools. NRE Labs is backed financially by Juniper Networks, but it's a free and open-source project that welcomes community involvement. Matt Oswalt is our guide for this tour of NRE Labs. The post Datanauts 170: NRE Labs – A First Step For Network Automation Training appeared first on Packet Pushers.

RESTful APIs are the subject, Ethan Banks is the student, and Chris Wahl is the teacher in today's Datanaut's podcast. Chris and Ethan explore foundational concepts about RESTful APIs and how they work, examine the anatomy of an API conversation, and discuss why APIs are a key to automation. The post Datanauts 169: Understanding RESTful APIs For Infrastructure Engineers appeared first on Packet Pushers.

When you're tasked with a new infrastructure project on premises or in the cloud, a design process will significantly improve your chances of success. Guest Adam Post joins the Datanauts podcast to discuss a proper design process, examine frameworks for virtualized and cloud environments, and more. The post Datanauts 168: Why Design Process Matters For Data Centers And The Cloud appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Security expert Zoë Rose beams aboard the Datanauts podcast to discuss the intricacies of vulnerability management, including how to asses risks, when and what to patch, the importance of input from multiple stakeholders, compensating controls, and more. The post Datanauts 167: Patch Now Or Later? The Delicate Art Of Vulnerability Management appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Matt Stratton beams aboard the Datanauts starship to share his opinions and experiences with DevOps. Is DevOps a role you can hire for, or a culture you create? If it's the later, how do you get started, what are the impacts, and how do you iterate? The post Datanauts 166: Can You Hire ‘DevOps’? appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts podcast was recorded live at Google Next 19. Greg Ferro, Packet Pushers cofounder, comandeers the Datanauts bridge for a roundtable conversation with three IT pros on a variety of topics, including chaos engineering, business intelligence, cloud migration, and more. The post Datanauts 165: IT Roundtable – Chaos Engineering And More From Google Next 19 appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts episode gets personal, and a little emotional, as we discuss the pressures of life in IT, how those pressures get to you, how to keep going in a role, and when to move on. Our guest is Al Rasheed, who inspired this episode with a deeply personal blog post. The post Datanauts 164: When Is It Time To Walk Away? appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Why is hybrid cloud DNS with AWS hard? What has AWS recently done to make it better? Should we use the new Route 53 Resolver features? The Datanauts tackles these questions and other cloud DNS issues with guest Matt Adorjan. We also explore Matt's CloudPing utility that measures inter-region latency in AWS. The post Datanauts 163: Hybrid Cloud DNS Design With AWS Route 53 appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Looking to elevate your skills from on-prem hardware monkey to cloudy diva? In this Datanauts episode, we explore one person's career path from tech support to cloud architect, and get his opinions on key cloud tools and issues. The post Datanauts 162: From Tech Support To Cloud Architect – An Opinionated Career Path appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Just because your application is in the cloud doesn't mean you can forget about resiliency. On today's Datanauts episode, guest Tom Vachon shares insights and tips on how to design a resilient infrastructure in Azure. We discuss availability zones, availability sets, paired regions, and more, as well as how to balance cost against resilience, and the role of DNS. The post Datanauts 161: Building Application Resilience On Azure appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts episode offers travel advice for IT pros who spend a lot of time on the road. Our three guests have logged millions of miles for work. They share tips on getting from A to B smoothly, offer packing hints for clothes and equipment, give advice on maximizing travel programs, and tout their favorite travel gear. The post Datanauts 160: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To IT Travel appeared first on Packet Pushers.

How mature are APIs, toolsets, and other components of AWS and Azure? Cloud architect Alex Neihaus joins the Datanauts to discuss this question. We also explore public cloud migration, and Alex argues that organizations shouldn't get hung up on tools and focus on process instead. The post Datanauts 159: Examining Public Cloud Maturity appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts examines the successful open source project dbatools to better understand its intent, how the project is operated, and how folks collaborate across a wide spectrum to build something magnificent and open. Our guests are Chrissy LeMaire and Rob Sewell. The post Datanauts 158: Creating, Operating, And Collaborating On Open Source appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Datanauts podcast we assess the current state of the PCI-DSS compliance standard and its impact on your infrastructure and security operations. Our guest is Paul Snyder, an IT Risk Consultant for a large insurance agency. The post Datanauts 157: Balancing Compliance And Security With PCI-DSS appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts explores three different topics in one show: we dive into AWS Outposts with Ned Bellavance, NVMe fabrics with Howard Marks, and parallel NFS with Chris Wahl. It's a triple play episode! The post Datanauts 156: AWS Outposts, Choosing An NVMe Fabric, Parallel NFS Cautions appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In our final Datanauts episode for this year, we review how the show did over 2018, talk a little about how the show comes together, and finish with our 2019 predictions done Mad Libs-style. The post Datanauts 155: The Mad Libs Prediction Show appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts episode, sponsored by HPE and Intel, explores how HPE helps companies unify their silos and build a modern IT infrastructure. Our guest is Garth Reid, Senior Strategist - Enterprise Portfolio at HPE. The post Datanauts 154: Modernizing IT Infrastructure With HPE (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

What is metadata, and why should IT practitioners care? How is metadata stored? What impact does metadata have on enterprise IT storage? We answer these questions and more on today’s Datanauts podcast with guest Karen Lopez. The post Datanauts 153: Understanding Metadata For IT Operations appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Datanauts we examine why people stretch clusters, the problems this can cause, and alternative design strategies. Our guest is Erik Ableson, owner of the consultancy Infrageeks. The post Datanauts 152: No More Stretched Clusters! appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts get an inside view of IT training and certification with guest Brett Guarino, who helps design and teach instructional courses for VMware Education. The post Datanauts 151: An Insider’s View Of Technical Education And Certification appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Advancing your IT career means getting outside your comfort zone. The Datanauts and guest Ken Nalbone talk about overcoming tech inertia, taking technology and career risks, and why it's essential to go out into the real world and interact with people, even when you're an introvert. The post Datanauts 150: Living Outside Your Technology Comfort Zone appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts dive into Microsoft's Azure DevOps, a suite of online tools to help developers make DevOps a reality. Our guest and guide is Nathaniel Avery, a solutions architect. The post Datanauts 149: Entering The DevOps World With Azure DevOps appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Chris Wahl and guests dive into the latest announcements about Azure and Azure Stack, including the Data Box storage device, new networking features, and more. This Datanauts episode was recorded live at Microsoft Ignite 2018. The post Datanauts 148: What’s New In Azure And Azure Stack – Microsoft Ignite 2018 appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today’s Datanauts podcast, we break down what it takes to build out a private cloud on your premises. Our guest is Rita Younger, National Practice Lead SDDC / SDN and Technical Innovation Group at CDW. The post Datanauts 147: What’s Your Private Cloud Strategy? appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In this Datanauts podcast, we get a fresh perspective on designing and deploying VDI in the enterprise. Most of the conversation is based on VDI Design Guide, a new book from our guest Johan van Amersfoort. The post Datanauts 146: A VDI Design Guide appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts explore Envoy (an application-level proxy) and Istio (management software or the control plane for service meshes), key open-source projects for microservices architectures. Our guest is Christian Posta, Chief Architect, Cloud Application Development at Red Hat. The post Datanauts 145: Microservice Meshes With Istio And Envoy appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This Datanauts podcast episode dives into the realities of dealing with work stress, especially when trying to embrace time off and unplugging from work. Our guest is Eric Shanks. The post Datanauts 144: Managing Work Stress And Cognitive Biases appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts podcast looks at Day 2 cloud issues including operations, training, understanding and managing costs, and of course, security. Our guest is Maish Saidel-Keesing. The post Datanauts 143: Getting To Day 2 Cloud appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Datanauts podcast, sponsor Big Switch talks about its cloud-first networking initiative and new products that aim to make your public and private clouds operationally consistent. The post Datanauts 142: Cloud-First Networking With Big Switch Networks (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today’s Datanauts episode, we talk to Justin Garrison, a senior systems engineer, about managing cloud native applications. We cover the challenges of managing a microservices architecture, sidecars, troubleshooting and more The post Datanauts 141: Managing Cloud-Native Applications appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts and guest Sean Massey explore the ins and outs of End User Compute (EUC) and VDI, including use cases, the end user perspective, and EUC/VDI's impact on the data center. The post Datanauts 140: Exploring End User Compute appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today the Datanauts explore how to lock down AWS services to ensure they aren't publicly exposed--and it's not just S3 buckets. Our guest is Scott Piper, who'll share tips and open-source tools. The post Datanauts 139: Getting AWS Security Right appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Datanauts episode delves into the current state of Ethernet fabrics with guest Stefan Fouant. The post Datanauts 138: What’s Up With Ethernet Fabrics? appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Our guest today is Ned Bellavance. We pick Ned's brain about infrastructure as code and his hands-on experience with HashiCorp's Terraform. The post Datanauts 137: Automating Infrastructure As Code With Terraform appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On this episode of Datanauts, we chat with Brandon Olin, the creator of PoshBot, a PowerShell based chatbot for ops teams. What does PoshBot do? How was PoshBot built? How do chatbots impact Brandon's delivery model? The post Datanauts 136: ChatOps Using PoshBot With Brandon Olin appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts explore edge computing, including a working definition, use cases, issues of locality and latency, and the infrastructure that drives edge computing. Our guest is Alex Marcham. The post Datanauts 135: An Introduction To Edge Computing appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's sponsored episode we explore HPE InfoSight, an AI-driven cloud service that helps predict and prevent problems that could affect Nimble Storage arrays and other HPE products. HPE is our sponsor. The post Datanauts 134: Preventing Failures With AI And HPE InfoSight (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Datanauts: the job hunt. We break down the process to understand and optimize it with guest Doug Lane, who'll share his own experiences on a recent career transition. The post Datanauts 133: Perfecting The Job Hunt appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Datanauts we explore why and how you should test your scripts. Our guest is Adam Bertram, an automation engineer working with PowerShell and other DevOps tools and author of The Pester Book. The post Datanauts 132: Unit Testing For Fun And Profit appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today the Datanauts talk about why mentorship can lead to IT mastery and how to get past objections from experts who don't want to share their knowledge. The post Datanauts 131: Masters And Mentorship appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts and guest Eric Gullickson dive into the good, bad and ugly of the life of a VAR from people who have lived it. The post Datanauts 130: The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The VAR Life appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts parse the meanings of automation, infrastructure as code, and DevOps; explore new AWS services; and talk security best practices on today's cloudy episode. Our guest in Ken Hui. The post Datanauts 129: Automation And Security In AWS appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Kelsey Hightower beams aboard the Datanauts starship to discuss the latest evolution of Kubernetes, serverless, and the wild new world of application design. The post Datanauts 128: Kubernetes, Serverless And No Code With Kelsey Hightower appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts crack open our cabinet of curiosities to explore a variety of ideas found on the Internet including SREs, AWS vs. Amazon for a cloud career, the ups and downs of industry certifications & more. The post Datanauts 127: Found On The Internet Series 4 appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Stephen Foskett beams aboard the Datanauts starship to talk about what's new in storage, including for containers and cloud, plus cogent career advice. The post Datanauts 126: Stephen Foskett On Storage, Containers & Cloud appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Is security gamification a useful tool for training security talent, or just a gimmick? The Datanauts dive in to explore this issue. Our guest is Evan Dornbush. The post Datanauts 125: Security Gamification & Training New Talent appeared first on Packet Pushers.

VMware Cloud on AWS lets you run a native VMware environment on bare metal AWS servers. The Datanauts delve into service details, use cases, and nerd knob options with episode sponsor VMware. The post Datanauts 124: VMware Cloud On AWS (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Can you run a secure infrastructure without firewalls? Today on Datanauts, we make the case for this idea with guests Nick Buraglio and Jon Zeolla. The post Datanauts 123: Security Without Firewalls appeared first on Packet Pushers.