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Tech Bytes

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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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Episodes

Tech Bytes: Protecting Public Schools With Fortinet’s Security Fabric (Sponsored)

In this Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Bill Pulte, CIO of the Educational Services Unit (ESU), which provides education services to public schools in Nebraska. Pulte uses multiple Fortinet products, including Fortinet's firewalls and Security Fabric, to help protect school districts across the state. Fortinet is our episode sponsor.

Jul 26, 202115 min

Tech Bytes: Instrumenting For Hybrid Work With AppNeta (Sponsored)

On today's sponsored Tech Bytes episode, we talk with AppNeta about instrumenting application performance to support on-prem and remote employees in today's hybrid work environment. Our AppNeta guests are Sean Armstrong, VP of Products; and Alec Pinkham Director of Product Marketing.

Jul 19, 202115 min

Tech Bytes: An IT Punch List For Reopening The Office (Sponsored)

If IT thinks it can take the office network out of mothballs and expect everything to be fine when employees show up, think again. On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Netskope, guest Hansang Bae shares a punch list of tasks IT should complete before end users get back to the office.

Jul 12, 202117 min

Tech Bytes: What Telia Carrier’s 400G Expansion Means For Your WAN (Sponsored)

We talk global IP backbones and 400G with sponsor Telia Carrier on today's Tech Bytes podcast. The company offers IP services from multiple PoPs in the US and is making significant investments in 400G, creating new opportunities for Telia Carrier and its customers. Our guest is Mattias Fridstrom, VP & Chief Evangelist at Telia Carrier.

Jun 28, 202117 min

Tech Bytes: Digital Experience Management For Distributed Workforces (Sponsored)

Today's Tech Bytes podcast dives into Digital Experience Management, or DEM. With distributed and remote work becoming more accepted, IT orgs are looking for better ways to monitor and manage user experience. We talk about DEM with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. Our guest is Anupam Uphadhyaya, Senior Director, Product Management at Palo Alto Networks.

Jun 14, 202118 min

Tech Bytes: Wi-Fi 6E – New Spectrum, New Opportunities (Sponsored)

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast dives into Wi-Fi 6E, the extended version of the Wi-Fi 6 standard that takes advantage of newly available spectrum in the 6 GHz band. We’re sponsored today by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, and we’ll explore highlights of the standard and discuss Aruba’s forthcoming 6E AP.

Jun 07, 202117 min

Tech Bytes: Why Sanitas Selected Aruba EdgeConnect As Its SD-WAN Solution (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we speak with healthcare provider Sanitas on why the organization is replacing its existing SD-WAN vendor with Aruba EdgeConnect to provide network insights for visibility and troubleshooting, fine-grained segmentation for security and compliance, and easier operation for a small IT team.

Jun 01, 202115 min

Tech Bytes: Automating Network Troubleshooting With PathSolutions (Sponsored)

Today we’re talking about automating network troubleshooting. We’re sponsored by PathSolutions, maker of the TotalView network monitoring software. TotalView pulls in network and device data and then runs it through a heuristics engine to identify problems such as cabling faults, QoS misconfigurations, VLAN tagging faults, and others. The engine can surface up issues automatically to help network engineers identify and resolve problems. Our guest is Tim Titus, CTO at PathSolutions.

May 17, 202114 min

Tech Bytes: Auto Dealer Takes Network Control With Fortinet (Sponsored)

Frustrated by poor service from an MSP, the IT team at White Family auto dealers needed a more efficient way to connect locations while ensuring high performance and strong security to meet regulatory requirements. The company chose Fortinet for its network and security equipment. Fortinet is our sponsor, and we talk with Shane Williams, Director of IT; and Paul Provorse, System Administrator about going all-in with Fortinet to run their own show.

May 10, 202116 min

Tech Bytes: VMware vRealize Network Insight: App-Aware Network Monitoring And Assurance (Sponsored)

This Tech Bytes podcast explores the network assurance and verification feature in VMware's vRealize Network Insight network monitoring software. This feature builds a real-time model of your production network by collecting information from switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices. This model can then be used for testing changes, verifying reachability, improving troubleshooting, and more. VMware is our sponsor.

May 04, 202118 min

Tech Bytes: New Prisma SD-WAN Features Improve Operations, Analytics (Sponsored)

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast explores new features in Prisma SD-WAN 5.5 from Palo Alto Networks, our sponsor for this episode. New features include event correlation and analysis, improved stats and analytics dashboards, and the ability to export telemetry to third-party devices and services. Our guest is Bill Pruitt, Sr. Product Manager, SD-WAN.

Apr 12, 202118 min

BiB100: Zero Trust With Araali Networks

Today’s briefing summary is about startup Araali Networks, one of the most interesting startups we’ve chatted with in a while. Abhishek Singh, CEO and co-founder, gave Ethan Banks and Drew Conry-Murray at Packet Pushers an overview of their approach to modern application security on March 31, 2021.

Apr 02, 20219 min

Tech Bytes: Automating Cloud Networks With Gluware (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Gluware, we discuss automating cloud networks. Our guest is Mike Haugh, VP of Product Marketing. Mike takes us through how Gluware worked with a customer to integrate with Terraform to automate standing up AWS resources.

Mar 22, 202117 min

Tech Bytes: How Palo Alto Networks Differentiates Prisma SD-WAN (Sponsored)

Palo Alto Networks sponsors today's Tech Bytes. We drill into key differentiators of the Prisma SD-WAN platform including its use of machine learning, the unique CloudBlades offering, and its app-defined approach to path selection and policy enforcement. Our guest from Palo Alto Networks is Rohan Grover, Senior Director of Product Management.

Mar 15, 202115 min

Tech Bytes: Manufacturer Taps Fortinet SD-WAN For IT/OT Convergence (Sponsored)

Dutch manufacturer Wavin wanted to securely connect offices and factories. The company turned to Fortinet SD-WAN to support its cloud-first strategy and converge its IT/OT security requirements. Fortinet is the sponsor for this Tech Byte episode, and our guest from Wavin is Gerben Bremmer, Manager Networking Services EMEA.

Mar 08, 202116 min

Tech Bytes: InterBank Invests In Aruba EdgeConnect To Speed Branch Performance (Sponsored)

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Aruba, dives into an SD-WAN deployment with InterBank. Guest Daniel Ruhl, Senior VP and Director of IT at InterBank, turned to Aruba's EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform to bond MPLS connections with broadband at each branch to improve the quality of experience while also retiring legacy infrastructure.

Feb 22, 202119 min

Tech Bytes: MSSP Partners With Fortinet To Deliver Secure SD-WAN (Sponsored)

Today's Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers is a conversation with Node4, a managed security service provider that's deploying and operating Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN for its customers. Fortinet is our sponsor. Our guest from Node4 is Glenn Akester, Lead Network Services Architect.

Feb 15, 202117 min

Tech Bytes: Get Your Arms Around Network Changes With Infoblox’s NetMRI (Sponsored)

NetMRI from Infoblox is a network management tool with a variety of capabilities including device discovery and network topology mapping, configuration monitoring, change management, and more. We dive into what this tool can do with guests Ingmar Van Glabbeek, Senior Product Manager at Infoblox; and Adam Fox, Solution Architect at Empowered Networks. Infoblox is our sponsor for this Tech Bytes podcast.

Feb 08, 202117 min

Tech Bytes: Doing Better Than ‘Good’ Or ‘Bad’ For UX Metrics (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by AppNeta, we talk about getting real-time monitoring in place so that you can clearly define your performance benchmarks, accurately measure them from the end-user perspective, and have a strategy to make sure those benchmarks are met. Our guests are John Tewfik, Director of Global Alliances; and Seth Differ, Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting.

Jan 25, 202116 min
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