Cables2Clouds

Join Chris and Tim as they delve into the Cloud Networking world! The goal of this podcast is to help Network Engineers with their Cloud journey. Follow us on Twitter @Cables2Clouds | Co-Hosts Twitter Handles: Chris - @bgp_mane | Tim - @juangolbez

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Ep 11 - Using AI for cloud networking

Send us a text Join Tim, Chris, and Alex as they dive into some responses to questions fed into ChatGPT. The point of this discussion was to feed it some simple and some more complex scenarios and then break down what the responses looked like. There are definitely some interesting takes and approaches. Come listen and see how well we think it fared! Prompts and answers document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19NGBziqE7OgVvA_FPXHhAdCDevX_j20kNjRIKML7JPg/edit ChatGPT: https://openai.com/chat...

Jul 12, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 11

Ep 10 - Network Engineering to Cloud Strategist: A Conversation with Eyvonne Sharp

Send us a text In this podcast episode, the hosts bring Eyvonne Sharp in to discuss transitioning from traditional infrastructure engineering to working at GCP as a Customer Engineer/Tech Transformation Lead. Eyvonne has a long history with the networking community and used to be a co-host of the Network Collective. Eyvonne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SharpNetwork Network Collective YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NetworkCollective Networking Field Day: https://techfieldday.com/nfd/ Ey...

Jun 28, 2023•46 min•Ep. 10

Ep 9 - Cloud journey spotlight with Mersedes ( @blkwomenread )

Send us a text In this episode, we are joined by Mersedes, aka @blkwomenread. We talk about her journey from working at one of the countries busiest Dominos, to call center, to today. These days Mersedes works as a Systems Engineer/Monitoring Engineer which lines up very nicely with her strong interest in the field of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). We dive into the nitty gritty about her transition from fast food worker to network engineer and learn about what her day-to-day looks like in h...

Jun 14, 2023•47 min•Ep. 9

Ep 8 - How to Avoid Falling for Tech Scams: Tips and Red Flags to Look Out For

Send us a text In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss the rise of tech scams during the pandemic, particularly in relation to people looking to transition into tech careers. They offer advice on avoiding these scams, including red flags to look out for and the importance of doing research. The hosts also discuss the value of certifications in the tech industry and caution against pursuing them just for the sake of collecting them. They emphasise the need to be realistic when it comes to tran...

May 31, 2023•46 min•Ep. 8

Ep 7 - Terraform for the Network Engineer

Send us a text Welcome to the Cables2Clouds Podcast! In today's episode, hosts Chris Miles, Alex Perkins, and Tim McConnaughy are joined by special guest Will Collins, Principal Architect at Alkira and LinkedIn Learning Instructor. The topic of discussion is "Terraform for the Network Engineer." The conversation begins with a brief overview of Terraform and its benefits, as well as its relevance to network engineers in the cloud. Will explains how Terraform allows network engineers to automate i...

May 17, 2023•50 min•Ep. 7

Ep 6 - Real World Cloud Transition with @GiftedLane

Send us a text In this episode, we are joined by Shala, aka @GiftedLane. Shala is currently a Cloud Associate Architect and has held multiple cloud positions over the last 12 months. We dive into the nitty gritty about her transition from network engineering into DevOps and learn about what her day-to-day looks like in her current and past cloud roles. We also explore the importance of salary negotiation within the industry and how she used certain methods to assure she was getting paid properly...

May 03, 2023•55 min•Ep. 6

Ep 5 - Cisco's NEW Cloud Connectivity Certification (300-440) with Hank Preston

Send us a text In this episode, we talk with Hank Preston, one of the lead creators of the new Cisco Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Connectivity exam. We cover why the exam is needed, what role it plays as part of Cisco's larger certification ecosystem, and what the blueprint means. How to connect with Hank: Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/hfpreston ] LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hpreston/ ] Cisco Blogs: [ https://blogs.cisco.com/author/hankpreston] ENCC Exam Topics https://learningcontent.ci...

Apr 19, 2023•46 min•Ep. 5

Ep 4 - Cloud Industry Myths

Send us a text In this episode, we tackle common myths surrounding cloud in general. The cloud is someone else’s data center The cloud is always more/less expensive than on-prem Everything should run in the cloud Enterprises should not go multicloud We are too small to take advantage of the cloud AWS 7 Rs Links: AWS 7 Rs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/application-portfolio-assessment-guide/prioritization-and-migration-strategy.html#migration-r-type Facebook Data Center...

Apr 05, 2023•43 min•Ep. 4

Ep 3 - Translating Security to the Cloud

Send us a text In this episode, we talk with Steve McNutt, a cybersecurity professional at Cisco. Steve has seen the industry change several times, and together we cover the traditional security design as well as how to design for cloud security in the new age. We bounced around between a lot of security topics in this show, so there are a lot of links to share! How to connect with our guest: Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/densem0de ] Blog: [ https://densemode.com/ ] Topics: NIST: [ https://www....

Mar 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 3

Ep 2 - Cloud Network Engineer Skills & Mindset

Send us a text This episode is all about how to approach the transition from a traditional network engineering role to a more cloud centric network engineering role. While we firmly believe that hybrid cloud is not going anywhere, there are plenty of things within cloud networking that require a bit of a shift in how you frame your thinking and what you do in this new role. Today’s episode is very much a round table discussion where we go around and discuss our thoughts on a variety of questions...

Mar 16, 2023•47 min•Ep. 2

Ep 1 - Welcome to the Cables2Clouds Podcast!

Send us a text Today’s episode is an introduction to the Cables 2 Clouds podcast. We go into the co-host's backstories a bit and talk about what kicked off their transition into the cloud networking world from the more traditional network engineering roles they started with. The “target audience” is covered as well as ideas and topics that we want to cover in future episodes. Alex, Chris, and Tim talk about the sort of forced elegance in the cloud and give opinions on what each of them really en...

Mar 01, 2023•29 min•Ep. 1

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