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On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we're going to talk about how a SASE architecture and a next-generation CASB, or Cloud Access Security Broker, can help security teams manage SaaS risks. The post Tech Bytes: Managing SaaS Risks With Smarter, Cloud-Delivered Security (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Take a Network Break! This week we examine the drivers behind Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard, Juniper integrates its SD-WAN portfolio with Mist Cloud, and Wi-Fi 7 emerges on the horizon. Cisco announces a new Catalyst switch for industrial use cases, Telia Carrier rebrands, and JP Morgan Chase discloses tidbits about its IT strategy. The post Network Break 366: Microsoft Spends $68.7 Billion On Games; Wi-Fi 7 On The Horizon appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Heavy Networking gets deep in the guts of what's going on with all the modern trends in networking: cloud-native, containers, eBPF, Kubernetes, DPUs, and so on. Guests Brent Salisbury and Dave Tucker give their insider's view of developments in cutting-edge networking tech. You'll walk away with a better idea of what to pay attention to in the months and years to come. The post Heavy Networking 614: eBPF, Cloud-Native Networking, And Other Modern Networking Trends appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Day Two Cloud we have a career conversation with Angela Andrews, a Solution Architect at Red Hat. Angela provides an introduction to OpenShift, a cloud-based offering for running and orchestrating Kubernetes containers in public clouds and on premises from Red Hat. We also discuss how to integrate communication skills with technical knowledge, the role of a Solution Architect, how to stay on top of new and changing technologies, and more. The post Day Two Cloud 130: Getting Started With OpenShift For Kubernetes Orchestration appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we're talking security clouds; that is, cloud services that offer capabilities including firewalls, traffic inspection, Web gateways, and more. We explore why these clouds aren't all the same, and why the architecture, including networking, makes a difference. Netskope is this episode's sponsor. The post Tech Bytes: Why Network Design Matters For Security Clouds (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This week on Network Break we discuss why Salesforce is requiring multi-factor authentication from customers starting in February 2022, examine an SFP module that comes with a tiny computer running Linux, highlight the vast gap between cloud hype and cloud spending compared to traditional IT gear, and cover more IT news. The post Network Break 365: Salesforce Forces Multi-Factor Authentication; FAA Implements 5G Buffer Zones appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This Heavy Networking episode focuses on building a data center fabric. Pluribus Networks is our sponsor. Pluribus brought along a customer to talk about their active/active DC deployment. We'll get into stretching layer 2 safely, Pluribus's L3 capabilities, operational concerns of active/active when the DCs are many hundreds of miles apart, and the pressure of delivering customer-facing services that drove the selection of the Pluribus architecture. The post Heavy Networking 613: Deploying An Active-Active Data Center Network For Private Cloud (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Optimizing cloud costs means more than looking at your bill and hunting down unused instances. It's about understanding the full lifecycle of cloud workloads, dealing with management that wants predictable spending even as your actual usage varies, and setting up repeatable processes. Guests Fred Chagnon and Jeremy Roberts, both at Info-Tech Research Group, offer practical advice for optimizing your cloud spending. The post Day Two Cloud 129: Practical Advice On Optimizing Cloud Costs appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Heavy Networking explores big ideas around service provider and cloud provider network services in 2022, both how they collide and are complementary. Our sponsor is Juniper Networks. We also get an update on Juniper's Contrail product, a software-defined networking platform that now includes native integration with Kubernetes. The post Heavy Networking 612: Cloud-Native Kubernetes Networking For CSPs (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Byte podcast we discuss redefining networks and policy in today's hybrid world–that is, a network that needs to be available anywhere, anytime, anyhow, and any way. Aruba is our sponsor and we're joined by James Robertson, CTO Advisor and Technology Strategist in the Office of the CTO. The post Tech Bytes: Embracing Policy-Driven Networks To Support Hybrid Work (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Take a Network Break! This week we examine Oracle's purchase of network assurance vendor Federos, discuss why Cisco has added a service mesh manager to its Intersight Kubernetes service, explore why some users are frustrated with a crypto-miner in NortonLifelock's anti-virus software, and cover more tech news. The post Network Break 364: Oracle Acquires Federos For Network Assurance; Google Snags Security Startup Siemplify appeared first on Packet Pushers.

As we approach the end of 2021, it's informative to look back at how much change has gone on in the industry. One of the biggest transitions we've seen in enterprise networking has taken place in the data center. Software-defined approaches that emerged over the past decade have matured and are being deployed in production. On today's Heavy Networking, we talk with Juniper Networks in a sponsored episode about its Apstra Intent-Based Networking (IBN) platform and how Apstra is transforming the enterprise data center. The post Heavy Networking 611: Data Center Networking And Observability In 2022 (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today is a deeply technical episode on DevOps, Azure, Docker, Terraform, and more. Our guest is Kyler Middleton, Principal DevOps Network Architect. Kyler is also a Pluralsight author and blogger. The post Day Two Cloud 128: DevOps'ing All The Things appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we discuss a new ChatOps feature in Palo Alto's Prisma SD-WAN. Engineers and administrators can query the SD-WAN controller from a chat app such as Microsoft Teams and get a meaningful response. Sutapa Bansal, Director of Product Management at Palo Alto Networks, joins us to discuss how it works, use cases, and implementation. The post Tech Bytes: Bringing ChatOps Into SD-WAN To Simplify Operations (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This week's Network Break asks whether Broadcom's acquisition of AppNeta, which offers SaaS-based digital experience monitoring, is a good fit. We look at new features in the SONiC network OS, dive into a new firewall service available from Cloudflare, and more IT news. The post Network Break 363: Broadcom Buys AppNeta For Experience Monitoring; Cloudflare Offers New Firewall Service appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Heavy Networking we discuss a Nautobot, an open-source software tool that can serve as a source of truth for network automation. We explore how Nautobot works, what it's used for, how it ties in with Python and Ansible, major features, and more. The post Heavy Networking 610: Network Automation With Nautobot appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Heavy Networking we discuss a Nautobot, an open-source software tool that can serve as a source of truth for network automation. We explore how Nautobot works, what it's used for, how it ties in with Python and Ansible, major features, and more. The post Heavy Networking 610: Network Automation With Nautobot appeared first on Packet Pushers.

There are a lot of good things you can do with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation, repeatability, and ease of operations and development. But there are also code and infrastructure pitfalls where you can tumble into a hole, break your leg, and get eaten by spiders. OK, maybe not  that bad, but on today's episode we talk about potential IaC pitfalls and how to avoid them with guest Tim Davis. The post Day Two Cloud 127: Avoiding Infrastructure As Code (IaC) Pitfalls appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Tech Bytes podcast is a security conversation--specifically security fabrics or ‘security mesh' architectures: an integrated set of products that work together to help you manage risk in the network, on endpoints, and to do things like improve detection and response. Fortinet is our sponsor. The post Tech Bytes: The Security Fabric Advantage With Fortinet (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Network Break covers two AWS announcements including a private 5G offering and new networking service, discusses why the FTC is against Nvidia acquiring Arm Holdings, examines a new security feature in Aviatrix, and more tech news. The post Network Break 362: AWS Announces Private 5G Service; FTC Says No To Nvidia’s Arm Grab appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Heavy Networking considers the current state of networking technologies and the networking market. We debate whether we've seen any significant innovations over the past year, if the industry has stagnated, or if we're simply trying to stay on top of disruptions caused by cloud, Covid, and the erosion of traditional network boundaries. We also discuss how network engineers and the industry are dealing with complexity, if organizations can "cloud" their way out of legacy problems, and more. The post Heavy Networking 609: Innovation Or Stagnation – A Year-End Networking Review appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Day Two Cloud, we dig into Azure Arc and the construction of hybrid clouds with guest Ben Weissman, a consultant, author, and Pluralsight creator. The post Day Two Cloud 126: Azure Arc And Building A Hybrid Cloud appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In this week's Network Break we discuss how an Israeli spyware maker ran afoul of the US government, why Ericsson is dropping $6.2 billion in cash for Vonage, new IPv6 subnets available in AWS, and more tech news. The post Network Break 361: US Government Targets Spyware Maker; Ericsson Spends $6.2 Billion For Vonage appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we're talking about data center fabrics and BGP EVPN with sponsor Pluribus Networks. A BGP EVPN deployment can be a heavy lift, but Pluribus is here to talk about how it can simplify and automate this process. The post Tech Bytes: How Pluribus Automates Data Center Fabrics With SDN And BGP EVPN (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Heavy Networking goes deep on Network Access Control (NAC) for wired and wireless networks. Our guest is Arne Bier, a Senior Consulting Engineer and CCIE. We hit a bunch of topics including MAC authentication bypass, client certificates, EAP methods, and more. We also discuss reasons why NAC is worth deploying despite the effort. The post Heavy Networking 608: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About NAC (And Then Some) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

It's always better to catch misconfigurations and security issues earlier in your pipeline rather than later. That's especially true for cloud services where a simple configuration error can expose sensitive assets to the entire Internet. On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we discuss how to incorporate security checks into your Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) workflows. Our guest is Christophe Tafani-Dereeper, a cloud security engineer. The post Day Two Cloud 125: Scanning Infrastructure-as-Code For Security Issues appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we're diving into SASE, which provides firewalling, Web filtering, and more as a cloud-delivered service. Sponsor Palo Alto Networks is here to make that case that how the service is architected matters, and how Palo Alto integrates SD-WAN and digital experience management into the service. The post Tech Bytes: Why Customers Should Care About SASE Architecture (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This week's Network Break podcast examines why Facebook has chosen Cisco and Broadcom ASICS for new Open Compute Project switch designs, Apple will allow self-service repair of two iPhone models, Fortinet partners with Azure on SD-WAN and firewalls, Cisco and NVIDIA announce quarterly earnings, and more tech news. The post Network Break 360: Facebook Chooses Cisco ASIC For OCP; Apple To Allow Limited Self-Service Repair appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In today's sponsored Heavy Networking show with VMware, we take a fresh look at VMware's SASE and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution. VMware has a breadth of products that allow for a differentiated overall solution. Joining us today is Craig Connors, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Service Provider and Edge at VMware. The post Heavy Networking 607: ZTNA Everywhere With VMware SASE (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on Day Two Cloud, we talk about new ways of thinking about security for cloud. As organizations adopt  cloud services, they're applying on-prem security designs. Our guest Adeel Ahmad is here to argue that this doesn't work, and that you need a different approach. The post Day Two Cloud 124: New Cloud Security Thinking appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss Containerlab, open-source software that lets you build virtual network labs on a server or even a laptop. It supports a variety of network OSs for network emulation, training, and testing. Containerlab was developed by Nokia, our sponsor for this episode. The post Tech Bytes: Containerlab Makes Container And VM Networking Labs Easy (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This week's Network Break examines new 400G switches from Arista, discusses the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program for the HaLow long-range low-power standard, targets key Nvidia announcements, catches up on the latest in space networking, and more IT news. The post Network Break 359: Arista Increases Its 400G Switch Portfolio; Nvidia Accelerates InfiniBand appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The DNS Abuse Institute is a community effort to develop solutions to DNS-related problems including malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam. On today's show we speak with its Director, Graeme Bunton, about the institute and its work, and the challenges of dealing with malicious actors that exploit DNS and domain names. The post Heavy Networking 606: Dealing With DNS And Domain Name Abuse appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Welcome to Day Two Cloud, where the topic is visibility. Hybrid cloud visibility with a side of Kubernetes, to be specific. VMware has come alongside as today's sponsor for a discussion about vRealize Operations Cloud to give you that visibility into applications and infrastructure running in complex, multi-cloud environments. The post Day Two Cloud 123: Managing Multi-Cloud Applications And Infrastructure With vRealize Operations Cloud (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

As forecasts vary between a full return to office and distributed work, IT organizations have to figure out how to monitor and manage work-from-anywhere. This Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by AppNeta, explores how IT can balance on-prem and distributed-work priorities. AppNeta also recently introduced a new monitoring point that runs on Cisco Catalyst switches for improved visibility into app performance at branch and remote sites. The post Tech Bytes: Balancing Remote Work And Back-To-Office Priorities With AppNeta (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This weeks' Network Break discusses Juniper's Analyst & Influencer day plus a new Wi-Fi 6E announcement. Intel is teaming up with Google to develop a chip for offloading network, security, and storage jobs from the CPU (but Intel won't call it a DPU). And the FCC revokes authorization for China Telecom to operate in the United States. The post Network Break 358: Unpacking Juniper's Strategic Objectives; Intel Details New Infrastructure Chip appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on Heavy Networking, we consider a newly announced platform for artificial intelligence workloads, the cnvrg.io Meta Cloud. Our sponsor is Intel, and our guest is Yochay Ettun, Co-founder and CEO at cnvrg.io. The post Heavy Networking 605: How cnvrg.io Metacloud Can Help Solve MLOps Challenges (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Ethan Banks and Ned Bellavance hosted a panel discussion at VMworld 2021 with two VMware customers using VMware Cloud---the University of Miami and Sterling National Bank. This discussion looks at what works, where the customers ran into issues, and how their cloud journeys are progressing. The post Day Two Cloud 122: Two Customer Journeys To VMware Cloud (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Juniper, we talk with a customer of Juniper's Apstra intent-based networking data center software. IT solutions provider Advania uses Apstra internally to operate its own data centers, as well as for customer engagements. The post Tech Bytes: Advania Chooses Apstra For Data Center Operations (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss how startup Rockport Networks brings switchless networking to the data center. The FTC says ISPs are amassing and monetizing sensitive customer data. Cisco unveils new routing silicon, Juniper sees revenues rise and income fall, and more tech news. The post Network Break 357: Switchless Networking? Startup Rockport Says Yes; ISPs Monetize Customer Surveillance appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Heavy Networking discusses the notion of looking at, and learning about, networking via a systems approach. Our guest is Dr. Bruce Davie who's had a long career in networking, has written numerous IETF RFCs, and is the author of a new set of free books on networking and computer systems. The post Heavy Networking 604: Taking A Systems Approach To Networking With Bruce Davie appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today's Day Two Cloud is a nerdy show on GraphQL and AWS AppSync and what you can do with these tools. Our guest is Amrut Patil, a senior software engineer using these tools. The post Day Two Cloud 121: Building Cool Things With GraphQL And AWS AppSync appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we're talking about how to get cloud agility on premises. Our sponsor is Pluribus Networks, which makes data center SDN software. They've brought along partner ITRenew, which specializes in providing high-performance rack-level infrastructure. We talk about how Pluribus and ITRenew come together to deliver a private cloud. The post Tech Bytes: Cloud Agility, On-Prem Performance With Pluribus And ITRenew (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This week on the Network Break podcast we discuss a new ToR switch from Aruba that includes built-in silicon to offload security and network services. Dell Technologies says the VMware spin-off will be complete by November 1st, and SASE startup Cato Networks raises $250 in an F round of funding. The post Network Break 356: Aruba Beefs Up ToR Switch With DPUs; VMware Stands Free appeared first on Packet Pushers.

What would you build if you could treat your network infrastructure programmatically? That's what we're going to consider in today's sponsored Heavy Networking episode with Nokia. Nokia's SR-Linux is infrastructure-as-code friendly, and their NetOps Development Kit allows you to think of the network as data models and build all kinds of useful tools. Our guest is Bruce Wallis, Senior Director of Product Management in Data Center Switching at Nokia. The post Heavy Networking 603: Network Apps For Smarter Network Ops With Nokia (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Day Two Cloud we talk trends and predictions in cloud computing, including emerging technologies such as Web assembly, rivals to Kubernetes, and the role of GitOps in infrastructure as code. Our guest is Adrian Mouat, Chief Scientist at Container Solutions. His blog post "10 Predictions for the Future of Computing or; the Inane Ramblings of our Chief Scientist" inspired this episode. The post Day Two Cloud 120: Web Assembly, K8s Rivals, And Other Cloud Computing Trends appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on Tech Bytes podcast we look at new features in Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE and Prisma SD-WAN, including digital experience management for home and branch users, new Cloudblades, a new appliance, and enhanced AI Ops capabilities. The post Tech Bytes: What’s New With Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN 5.6 (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Network Break, we discuss Marvell's choice of the Dent network OS for its Prestera silicon, Microsoft shares details about how its Azure cloud service thwarted a 2.4Tbps DDoS attack, a researcher shares details on snooping data from a copper patch lead, and other tech tidbits. The post Network Break 355: Azure Brags About DDoS Protection; Marvell Hitches Ride With Dent Network OS appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on Heavy Networking, all about improving email security with SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance), and DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail). Our guest is Alex Blackie. He wrote an article on Email Authenticity 101 that I thought explained these topics really well. If you're a domain manager, you should listen to this one, even if you don't route mail through your domain. You can keep the bad guys from spamming in your name! The post Heavy Networking 602: All About SPF, DKIM, DMARC Email Security appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Ethan Banks & Ned Bellavance have a tech discussion with CEO Doug Murray and CTO Vishal Jain about multi-cloud security startup Valtix. Along the way, we find out that Valtix is a cloud-delivered security control-plane paired with a data-plane of enforcement points (sort of firewalls, but not exactly) delivered between any two points in the cloud you need them. Engineers should walk away from this chat with a solid idea of Valtix architecture and how it fits into their cloud design. The post Day Two Cloud 119: Unifying Multi-Cloud Security With Valtix (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we're talking Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA, with sponsor Fortinet. As organizations grapple with controlling end user access to applications and services, particularly when those end users and applications could be anywhere, Fortinet is here to make the case that it's the right platform for ZTNA. Our guest […] The post Tech Bytes: Why Fortinet Zero Trust Works For You appeared first on Packet Pushers.