Tech Bytes

Tech Bytes are short sponsored audio segments that appear at the end of Network Break episodes. We also separate them into this standalone feed so it’s easy to stay in the loop on new vendor developments.

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Tech Bytes: Cushman & Wakefield Taps Silver Peak SD-WAN For Cloud-First Goals (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Silver Peak, we talk with Cushman & Wakefield about how the global real estate company is using SD-WAN to enable its cloud-first goals. Our guest is Chris Butcher, Platform Architect, Global Networks, Cloud and Perimeter Security at Cushman & Wakefield.

Jan 13, 2020•20 min

BiB086 – Space Networks, 5G and Autonomous Cars

Based on what we know about Space Networks like Starlink, I propose that next generation cars won't use 5G. Its doesn't make sense to deal with telcos.

Jan 06, 2020•7 min

BiB085 – Data Driven Infrastructure – Is that a thing ?

Software Defined Infrastrcture has changed the way we operate networks but little impact on the process of design or decision making. Doing the same old thing better isn't enough, enter Data Driven Infrastructure.

Jan 02, 2020•14 min

Tech Bytes: Fortinet Taps ASICs To Accelerate SD-WAN (Sponsored)

In today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by Fortinet, we talk about how the company differentiates itself from competitors, including its ability to inspect TLS 1.3, its use of custom ASICs, and more.

Dec 16, 2019•14 min

Tech Bytes: Vitec Group Transforms Its WAN With Silver Peak’s SD-WAN (Sponsored)

Vitec Group has transformed its global WAN with an SD-WAN rollout from Silver Peak. The company has boosted the performance of critical business applications, reduced backup latency by 70%, and decommissioned expensive MPLS circuits in favor of DIA. Find out how in this sponsored Tech Bytes podcast. Our guest is Ben Skinner, head of corporate networks and infrastructure at Vitec Group.

Dec 09, 2019•16 min

BiB084 – Public Clouds Are Proprietary and Dont Care About You

Apparently this is a controversial idea.

Dec 06, 2019•6 min

Tech Bytes: Arista Targets Cloud-Native Networking With CloudEOS

On today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsor Arista Networks introduces us to CloudEOS, a cloud-native version of Arista's network operating system. CloudEOS is designed to provide a common operational experience from private clouds to public clouds and all the way down into your Kubernetes hosts. Our guest is Doug Gourlay, VP and GM, Cloud Networking Software, at Arista Networks.

Dec 02, 2019•19 min

Tech Bytes: SolarWinds’ APM Tools Work Together To Help IT Solve Application Problems (Sponsored)

SolarWinds stops by the Tech Bytes podcast to talk about its Application Performance Management suite, which includes Web app and user experience monitoring, log management and analysis, and app infrastructure monitoring. We look at how they work together to help IT teams get to the bottom of application issues. Our guest is Denny LeCompte, senior vice president and general manager of application management at SolarWinds.

Nov 25, 2019•18 min

BIB 084 Keysight Ixia Visibility and Testing

Keysight took a different approach to this Tech Field Day briefing and spent a lot of time talking about the current state of networking threats and the events that you are protecting against. If you aren’t aware from what your network security is doing, its an good presentation for that. Keysight has many ... Read more »

Nov 25, 2019•7 min

BiB083 – Forescout – Visibility For Segmentation

I'm talking about Forescout after receiving a briefing during Tech Field Day 20.

Nov 22, 2019•7 min

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