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Jun 24, 2020•8 min
Today's Tech Bytes Podcast, sponsored by Aruba, discusses the AI capabilities in Aruba’s new Edge Services Platform or ESP; in particular, we explore Aruba's AIOps offering, and how artificial intelligence can improve day-to-day IT operations. Our guest is Jose Tellado, Chief Technologist of AIOps and an HPE Fellow.
Jun 15, 2020•17 min
Today's Tech Byte episode, sponsored by Apstra, delves into solving common network problems with Intent-Based Networking (IBN), including how a customer used Apstra AOS to troubleshoot an EVPN issue. Our Apstra guests are Sean Hafeez, VP of Product Management; and Jeff Tantsura, Head of Networking Strategy.
Jun 11, 2020•17 min
Today’s Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by Fortinet, explores an SD-WAN deployment with PAYOMATIC, a lending company in NYC. We talk about how PAYOMATIC cut costs by migrating off MPLS, and how Fortinet Secure SD-WAN positioned the company to take advantage of new infrastructure options. Our guest is Michael Saraceno, CISO and VP of IT at PAYOMATIC.
Jun 08, 2020•14 min
Today's Tech Bytes podcast dives into using enriched flow--that is, flow records enhanced with logs and data from sources such as firewalls and directories--to improve your network performance monitoring and threat management. Our guest is Warren Caron, Sales Engineer at VIAVI Solutions. VIAVI is our sponsor for today's episode.
Jun 01, 2020•14 min
On today’s Tech Bytes we talk with SolarWinds about how the company boosted VoIP performance, improved end user experience, sped up the transfer of massive files, and increased development productivity by deploying SD-WAN EdgeConnect appliances from Silver Peak. Silver Peak is our sponsor.
May 25, 2020•17 min
Megaport provides global cloud connectivity, data center interconnect, and Internet exchange peering. On today's sponsored Tech Bytes podcast, we talk about the services Megaport offers, and how the company can support your remote-work needs. Our guest is Misha Cetrone, Sr. Global Director, Cloud Solutions.
May 11, 2020•16 min
Welcome to the Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers. AppNeta is our sponsor, and we’re going to talk about IT accountability in the age of network transformation. More and more applications are moving to the cloud, but IT is still on the hook for service delivery and user experience. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.
Apr 29, 2020•16 min
Forward Networks builds a real-time software model of your data center network that you can use to verify intent, test changes, and speed troubleshooting. Forward is sponsoring this Tech Bytes episode. Our guest is Nikhil Handigol, co-founder of Forward, and we’re going to talk about the state of network verification and where the technology is heading.
Apr 20, 2020•18 min
Our sponsor today is Silver Peak, and we’re talking about how to improve QoE using SD-WAN with their customer C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocer in the United States. Our guest is Leonard Bernstein, Senior Director of Infrastructure and Service Delivery.
Apr 13, 2020•16 min
Spectro Cloud is Kubernetes management. But...that's really oversimplifying it, especially with the hundreds of offerings that have something to with Kubernetes management or KaaS. If I'm being more precise, Spectro Cloud is about managing an entire infrastructure stack that's built around Kubernetes.
Apr 09, 2020•5 min
The US FCC has announced its intention to release the 6Ghz spectrum for unlicensed use in an upcoming vote. I spoke with Keith Parsons who is deeply involved in the process and years of experience on the process to find out more.
Apr 08, 2020•18 min
Today's Tech Bytes podcast tackles SD-WAN with sponsor Oracle. We examine how SD-WAN supports multi-cloud management, fail-safe network automation, more secure connections, and application fluency. Our guest is Doug Tait, Director of Product Marketing.
Apr 06, 2020•15 min
Rancher has announced version 2.4, which might seem like...meh...no big deal. Companies publish incremental software releases all the time. Well, Rancher 2.4 is interesting because it indicates where Kubernetes is heading. That is...Kubernetes everywhere, running production workloads. In your data center. At the edge. In the public cloud.
Apr 03, 2020•3 min
Terraform Cloud, from HashiCorp, is a SaaS-based service that provides governance, auditing, and collaboration for your infrastructure-as-code initiatives. Our guest to walk us through Terraform Cloud is Rosemary Wang, Developer Advocate at HashiCorp.
Apr 01, 2020•15 min
As more employees work from home, organizations are struggling with the rollout and support of remote work forces. On today's Tech Bytes podcast we walk through the four phases of scaling up remote workers with our sponsor, Viavi Solutions. Viavi provides network performance monitoring and visibility products. Our guest is Bill Proctor, Customer Success Manager at Viavi.
Mar 30, 2020•17 min
Robin Gilijamse deployed a 10000 user remote working VPN in about 4 weeks. We briefly discuss the design and some lessions learned from the project.
Mar 26, 2020•21 min
AppNeta combines path, packet, Web, and flow data to provide a detailed picture of end user performance. In this sponsored Tech Bytes episode, we discuss how AppNeta works, how performance visibility can help organizations move from fighting fires to proactive remediation, the value of synthetic transactions, and more. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.
Mar 23, 2020•17 min
Could COVID19 lead to walk back from public cloud ? A discussion with Mike Dvorkin.
Mar 17, 2020•13 min
Today’s Tech Bytes talks multi-cloud networking with sponsor Aviatrix. We look at how Aviatrix provides common network operations across public clouds, providing essential visibility and control. Our guest is Rod Stuhlmuller, VP of Product Marketing at Aviatrix.
Mar 16, 2020•14 min
Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores end user experience with sponsor ThousandEyes. ThousandEyes offers end point agents that measuring application experience and network performance from the end-user perspective. These agents capture real-time session data or run scheduled synthetic tests to provide visibility into the performance of SaaS applications as well as local network conditions.
Mar 09, 2020•17 min
On today's Tech Bytes podast we talk with sponsor CodiLime about the benefits of SDN, how SDN works, and CodiLime's network engineering services that help organizations of all sizes migrate to SDN. Our guest Monika Antoniak, head of R&D at CodiLime.
Mar 02, 2020•14 min
On today's Tech Bytes we discuss the essential role that visibility plays in network security. Riverbed is our sponsor. We explore how Riverbed brings together logs, flow records, and packet capture to provide a full-fidelity view from multiple angles to help you respond to analyze security events. Our guests are Marco Di Benedetto, SVP and CTO; and Vincent Berk, VP and Chief Architect for Security at Riverbed.
Feb 24, 2020•13 min
On today's Tech Bytes we talk with J-U-B Engineers, Inc., about how the company boosted employee productivity with an SD-WAN from Silver Peak. Silver Peak is our sponsor. Our guest is Tory Adams, Director of Information Technology at J-U-B Engineers.
Feb 17, 2020•18 min
Eric Chou, author of Master Python Networking Third Edition, discusses what's new in this edition of the book. Quite a lot!
Feb 14, 2020•12 min
NRE Labs offers free automation training for network and infrastructure engineers. The site recently relaunched with new content, a new interface, and an easier way for the community to contribute lessons. Matt Oswalt, Tech Lead at NRE Labs, joins Briefings in Brief to tell us what's new.
Feb 12, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 87
How do you manage the performance of SaaS applications such as Office 365 when you don't own the applications or the networks they run across? On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Riverbed, we discuss the SaaS challenges poised by hybrid networks, latency, and remote and mobile workers, and how Riverbed helps network engineers solve them.
Feb 10, 2020•18 min
On today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsor Forward Networks talks about how it creates a real-time data model of your network that you can query to verify intent, speed troubleshooting, and check configuration changes. We discuss Forward's Network Query Engine (NQE) and its latest feature, In-App NQE. Andi Voellmy, a member of the technical staff at Forward.
Feb 03, 2020•15 min
Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores conquering hybrid network complexity and smoothing the transition from a legacy architecture to a modern network. Riverbed is our sponsor, we're joined by guests Marco Di Benedetto, SVP and CTO; and Brandon Carroll, Senior Tech Evangelist.
Jan 27, 2020•18 min
Today’s Tech Bytes podcast looks back at some of 2019's impactful Internet outages, including Google Cloud, with sponsor ThousandEyes. We’ll discuss what happened in these outages, who was affected, and lessons learned. Our guest is Angelique Medina, Director of Product Marketing at ThousandEyes.
Jan 20, 2020•16 min