The Art of Network Engineering

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In this episode, we chat with Russ White! Russ has made significant contributions to Networking, such as writing some of the very RFCs we use today! Russ hold’s a Ph D., is one of a handful of Cisco Certified Architects, and is the host of the Hedge Podcast, among other things. Please enjoy our conversationContinue reading "Ep 113 – Russ White"

In this episode, A.J. and Tim are joined by repeat guest Girard Kavelines, of TechHouse570. The guys all attended Networking Field Day 30 together and wanted to share their thoughts on what they saw at the event. TechFieldDayNFD30 Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd30/Become a Delegate: https://techfieldday.com/delegates/become-field-day-delegate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us onContinue reading "Ep 112 – NFD30 Special!"

In this episode, we talk wireless network with Rowell Dionicio, from  @ClearToSend ! More from Rowell: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rowelldionicio Website: https://rowelldionicio.com/ Clear to Send: Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleartosend YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ClearToSend Website: https://www.cleartosend.net/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.com​MerchContinue reading "Ep 111 – Wireless Networks"

In this episode, the team discusses some of their favorite network tools! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.com​Merch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord Study group – https://artofneteng.com/iaatj

In this episode, Tim and Lexie talk all about labs! Home Labs, study labs, and even labs at work! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.com​Merch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord Study group – https://artofneteng.com/iaatj

In this episode, we talk to two different Technical Marketing Engineers to learn more about this position, what it entails, and the type of work a TME does. Pete Lumbis and Wes Kennedy join us for this exciting episode! More from our guests: Pete Lumbis: https://twitter.com/PeteCCDE Wes Kennedy: https://twitter.com/wesdottoday Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengContinue reading "Ep 108 – TME Panel"

In this episode, we interview the Founder and CEO of Augtera Networks, Rahual Aggarwal. We learn about Augtera and how they can help network engineers! More from Augtera and Rahual: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raggarwa/ https://twitter.com/raggarwa https://twitter.com/Augtera https://www.linkedin.com/company/augtera/https://augtera.com/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group onContinue reading "Ep 107 – Augtera Networks"

This week we talk to Gabe Pariacote. Gabe is a Principal Architect with Sirius Computer Solutions (a CDW company).  He helps customers design and implements enterprise campus and data center networks.  Gabe also has a background in the service provider space and is a 3X CCIE Routing and Switching, Service Provider, and Data Center. CheckContinue reading "Ep 106 – Data Center Network Design"

In this episode, we discuss leadership with Mike Bushong, GVP of Cloud Ready Data Center at Juniper Networks. We reveal what leadership is, the characteristics of a good leader, leading with your strengths, connecting with people in a genuine way, the power of questions, cognitive biases, influence, and work/life balance. More from Mike:Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbushong CheckContinue reading "Ep 105 – Leadership"

You sent them in and we’re sharing them! These are some of your scary network outage stories! We even share some of our own scary stories too! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.com​Merch StoreContinue reading "Ep 104 – Scary Stories!"

In this episode, we’re talking Packet Capturing with Chris Greer! Chris shows us all a thing or two about capturing packets and packet analysis with Wire Shark! More from Chris:YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/ChrisGreerWebsite: https://packetpioneer.com/Wireshark Training on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/wireshark-ultimate-hands-on-course/?referralCode=4F008584C9FF58683EE9Chris Live Course: https://packetpioneer.com/product/wireshark-fundamentals-training/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us onContinue reading "Ep 103 – Packet Capturing with Chris Greer"

In this episode, we chat with Iain Geddes, a Network Reliability Engineer that understands Fiber Optic networking at a deep level. We deep dive with Iain on how Fiber Optics works! More from Iain:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetworkDoozerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iaingeddes/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin theContinue reading "Ep 102 – Deep Dive in Fiber Optics"

In this episode, we talk with Alex Saroyan, CEO and Co-Founder of Netris, VPC Networking for On-prem, Edge, and Bare Metal! We learn about how Netris can help us as Network Engineers. Links:Connect with Alex on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-saroyan/ Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex_saroyanFollow Netris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/netrisaiTry Netris: https://www.netris.ai/Netris Videos: https://www.netris.ai/videos/ Netris Documentation: https://www.netris.ai/docs/en/stable/  Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on TwitterContinue reading "Ep 101 – Netris"

This is episode 100 of The Art of Network Engineering! In this episode, we celebrate you our fans, the Network Engineer Community at large, and all the friends we’ve made over the last 100 episodes. Thank you! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoinContinue reading "Ep 100 – Community, Friendship, and 100 Episodes of AONE"

In this episode, Tim, Lex, and Andy talk about Mental Health and how they cope with it. Mental Health is a real problem in our industry as IT Professionals, as well as a serious problem around the world. Take the time for yourself and your mind. If you need help, get help and talk toContinue reading "Ep 99 – Mental Health 2"

In this episode, Jason Gooely returns! With Tim at the helm, he is joined by two guest co-hosts. The first time we had Jason on the show it was a YouTube Live Stream and we were not able to release it as a regular episode. We are happy to be able to talk to JasonContinue reading "Ep 98 – Jason Gooley Returns!"

In this episode, sponsored by Opengear, we talk to Ramtin Rampour. Ramtin is currently a Solution Architect at Opengear, but he started there as a warehouse employee packing and shipping units. His career journey is certainly one you don’t want to miss. Then we talk about the importance of Out-of-Band Management, and the Opengear Difference.Continue reading "Ep 97 – Ramtin Rampour"

In this episode, we talk to Jeff McLaughlin a Sr. Director of Technical Marketing at Cisco. Jeff, Andy, and Lexie talk about working for large tech companies, network automation, and a whole lot more, in addition to Jeff’s career. More from Jeff:Blog: https://subnetzero.info/Substack: https://subnetzero.substack.com/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofneteng Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Continue reading "Ep 96 – Jeff McLaughlin"

In this episode, we chat with Kori Younger! Kori shares with us how she was inspired by her own mother to seek a job in tech. She also shares her recent experience landing a job at Cisco and pursuing her CCNA, DevNet Associate, and CCNP. Hear all that and more on this episode of AONE!Continue reading "Ep 95 – Kori Younger"

In this episode, we interview Geoff Anderson, Program Manager for the CCNA Certification Program. Tim, Lexi, and Geoff talk about the program, how questions are selected for the CCNA question pool, the value the certification holds, and so much more! You can find more of Geoff: Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ganders2112 Check out his Blog:Continue reading "Ep 94 – Geoff Anderson – CCNA PM"

This week we chat with Adam Hill. Adam is consulting engineer for an ISP. He helps customers connect their networks to the cloud, and ensures quality and highly available connections. Adam is extremely hard working and great at focusing his energy. Check out Adam’s motivational story! You can find more of Adam:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamehill87/ Check outContinue reading "Ep 93 – Adam Hill"

In this episode, we were recording live at our event in Asheville. Check out our first-ever live event! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.com​Merch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord Study group – https://artofneteng.com/iaatj

You heard it here first! To get the pace of the show to a speed we can sustain, we’re going to start dropping episodes every other Wednesday. We appreciate all of our listeners! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedInContinue reading "AONE Announcement"

This episode is the first time in our history we recorded together in the same room! A.J., Andy, Dan, and Lexie discuss their time in Ashville, what it’s like meeting each other for the first time, and then they recount the history of the podcast, and we also discuss its future. Unfortunately, Tim’s travel wasContinue reading "Ep 91 – Our First Time Recording Together!"

In this episode, we interview Lexie about her amazeballs new job as an Avionics Integration Engineer at Blue Origin and we count the times she says “I can’t really talk about that.” We think she’s seen the aliens, but we can neither confirm nor deny that claim. More from Lexie:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracketPacerTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tracketpacer Check out ourContinue reading "Ep 90 – Rocket Girl!"

In this episode, we interview SheNetworks, aka Serena. Serena is most known for her work on TikTok as a content creator where she makes 60-second videos mostly focused on Network Engineering. Serena has spent years working as a Cisco TAC Engineer. During her time in TAC, she got some of the best experiences anyone canContinue reading "Ep 89 – SheNetworks"

In this episode, John returns to give us an update on his new position at Cisco as a Developer Advocate! John has also been working on numerous automation projects for the community, and a whole lot more! You can find more of John:Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_CapobiancoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-capobianco-644a1515/Blog: https://www.automateyournetwork.ca/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on TwitterContinue reading "Ep 88 – John Capobianco Returns!"

This week we talk to Jordan Villareal. Jordan has a very interesting start to his career, but it’s an exciting journey nonetheless. Jordan also shares some exciting news about a new position he has recently started! More from Jordan:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SystemMTUOneTwitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMTUOne SponsorsPathSolutions – What if you knew as much as your network does? Check outContinue reading "Ep 87 – There’s a Villa and It’s Real"

This Episode is sponsored by PathSolutions In this episode, we talk to Tim Titus, founder, and CTO of PathSolutions. Tim shares his network troubleshooting woes over the course of his 30-year technical career and then walks us through PathSolution’s automated troubleshooting platform. Tim is one of us; a cabling tech turned network engineer turned directorContinue reading "Ep 86 – Shouldn’t you know everything your Network knows?"

This week we interviewed Heather, aka BOFHgirl in our Discord. Heather has been working in Network Engineering/IT for over 20 years. She graduated from college with her degree, her CCNA, and her CCNP thanks to Cisco’s Networking Academy. She currently works as a Senior Network Engineer for Wayfair. She with us her enthusiasm for NetworkContinue reading "Ep 85 – Bofhgirl"

In this episode, Lex and Tim talk to Christopher Hart, from Cisco. Christopher was formerly a Cisco TAC Engineer focusing on the Cisco Nexus Data Center Platform, specifically Nexus running NX-OS (as opposed to ACI). Recently, Christopher has shifted to a new role in Solution Validation Services, where he gets to help Cisco’s customers validateContinue reading "Ep 84 – TAC – Technical Attorney Center"

We are going LIVE! Join us on April 9th in Asheville, NC for the FIRST EVER Art of Network Engineering Live Show! Click here for details. In this week’s episode, we bring back two previous guests – Tim McC and Brittany Mussett. The group discusses the art of Salary Negotiation, what has worked for usContinue reading "Ep 83 – Salary Negotiation"

This episode is sponsored by Itential. In this episode, we talk to Peter Sprygada. Peter is the VP of Product Management at Itential. Peter shares his career and experience and then, we dive into the Itential Automation Platform! Peter then introduces us to the Itential Network Automation platform. Itential can build in intelligent pre andContinue reading "Ep 82 – Automate your Network with Itential!"

We are going LIVE! Join us on April 9th in Asheville, NC for the FIRST EVER Art of Network Engineering Live Show! Click here for details. In this episode, A.J. shares some of his experience overhauling IT for a small manufacturing company. Lexie and Andy ask questions and dig deeper into the process of revampingContinue reading "Ep 81 – Real World Design Discussion"

In this episode, we interview Nick Russo! Nick is a Technical Leader at Cisco, a 2x CCIE in Routing and Switching and Service Provider Networks, as well as his CCDE. Nick is often called upon to help solve complex networking issues with Cisco’s customers. Nick talks about his career in the military and how heContinue reading "Ep 80 – Nick Russo"

In this episode, we speak to Du’An Lightfoot! Du’An has recently moved into a new role as Sr. Developer Advocate for Amazon Web Services. Du’An talks about his time in the military and the experience he gained from it. He also shares with us how he started creating content and his brand – LabEveryDay! NetmikoContinue reading "Ep 79 – LabEveryDay"

In this episode, we talk to Andy about his recent job change, from working as a Network Engineer in FinTech to a Product Manager at Juniper. Andy discusses imposter syndrome and how one interview changed his view on it, and possibly broke him of it, forever! We’ve also got some exciting news to share, butContinue reading "Ep 78 – Time to Move On"

In this episode, A.J. and Tim are joined by Lexie (@TracketPacer) and they discuss their goals for the upcoming year! Hear how each of them goes about goal planning and the goals they’ve set for themselves for the coming year. Enjoying the show? Please take a moment to complete our 2022 Listener Survey!https://artofneteng.com/2022survey Links:Space WeatherContinue reading "Ep 77 – New Year, New Goals!"

In this episode, women network engineers discuss the current realities for women in the network engineering space: the challenges, the support they’ve received, and how we can continue to make the industry a place that’s open to everyone. (Step one: ladies’ cut vendor t-shirts.) More from our Guests:LexieTwitter: https://twitter.com/TracketPacerTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tracketpacer EyvonneTwitter: https://twitter.com/SharpNetworkBlog: https://esharp.net MichelineTwitter: https://twitter.com/MichyfishMurphyContinue reading "Ep 76 – Deep Dive with Women in Networking"

In this episode, we interview author Eric Chou. Eric has written one of the most important books in Network Automation – Master Python Networking. Eric shares his career journey which includes working for two of the largest cloud service providers! Eric also shares with us all of the other content he is working to createContinue reading "Ep 75 – The Automation Chou’sen one!"

The best way to spread some cheer is by recording a podcast for all to hear! Please enjoy our holiday special episode. Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.com​Merch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord StudyContinue reading "Ep 74 – Holiday Special"

In this week’s episode A.J. and Andy interview David Alicea! While David was exposed to the Cisco Networking Academy at a young age in High School he actually didn’t land in Networking until later on. Since then he has been a career Network Engineer and recently landed himself a position at the mothership, Cisco. HearContinue reading "Ep 73 – Zeros and Wons"

In this episode, we chat with Chris Randall. Chris was worked as a professional chef for over 13 years and has recently transitioned into a career as a Cloud Consultant. Chris’ work ethic, drive, and ability to communicate help him stand out and have gotten him noticed, on more than one occasion. We can allContinue reading "Ep 72 – Cooking up a New Career"

Please note that we had some latency challenges while recording so please excuse us talking over John at times, as well as John’s delayed responses. NordVPN: Get 73% off the 2 Year Plan + 1 Month Free!https://nordvpn.com/taone In this episode, we talk to John Capobianco! John recently won the DevNet Creator Award for all ofContinue reading "Ep 71 – Merlin the Auto-Magician"

In this, our 70th episode, we interview Chris Denney – a very prominent member of our Discord community! Chris has built an amazing career, and the foundation is his willingness to take on anything! Chris is also a huge team player – both on and off the field. He is huge into soccer but whenContinue reading "Ep 70 – It’s never too late!"

In this episode, we interview Girard! Girard was inspired at a young age to fix some broken computers in his basement. His first tech job was in Geek Squad. There he got some essential skills troubleshooting tech and working with customers. Girard’s journey from there is really quite amazing, and he has the energy toContinue reading "Ep 69 – Girard Kavelines"

This week we chat with Eyvonne Sharp! Eyvonne shares how she got her start working at a small ISP in her hometown and how she has progressed throughout her career to land as an Architect working for a large Cloud provider. More from Eyvonne:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SharpNetworkBlog: http://www.esharp.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyvonne-sharp/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us onContinue reading "Ep 68 – Cloudy with a Chance of Networking"

This week we are joined by NetBeez CEO Stefano Gridelli! Stefano takes us through his career as a Network Engineer and explains how he identified the need for NetBeez and started creating it. He then goes on to discuss how he made the leap from working on NetBeez part-time to making it a full-time job.Continue reading "Ep 67 – The Buzz about NetBeez"

In this episode, we talk about Cisco Live – aka Nerd Summer Camp! Tim and A.J. share their experiences attending our industry’s largest conference. We highlight reasons to attend, and even how to pitch the idea to your manager. It’s never to early to start that process. Cisco has recently announced its intent to holdContinue reading "Ep 66 – Cisco Live!!"

In this episode the team talks about Enterprise Network Design. We cover a lot – everything from the 3 tiered design, routed vs switch access layer, and they even dip into a little bit of wireless! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofneteng​Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/​Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin theContinue reading "Ep 65 – Enterprise Network Design"