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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: NVIDIA BlueField And Project Monterey (Sponsored)

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, we talk Data Processing Units (DPUs) with sponsor NVIDIA. The context is VMware’s Project Monterey. Wes Kennedy, TME for BlueField at NVIDIA, is here to discuss how NVIDIA is partnering with VMware to enable offloads of applications such as NSX and VSAN.

Aug 17, 202212 min

Tech Bytes: Aruba Networks AIOps Get More Features and Functions

Aruba Networks is announcing new capabilities in its Aruba Central platform that leverage machine learning to do things like provide insights into clients on the network, recommend firmware for the best AP performance, and enable natural language queries in languages other than English.

Aug 08, 202220 min

Tech Bytes: Nokia Fabric Services System Streamlines Network Automation For Application Stacks (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we welcome back sponsor Nokia to talk about a compelling feature in Nokia’s Fabric Services System. This feature, called Connect, lets Fabric Services System integrate with platforms such as VMware, OpenStack, and Kubernetes to streamline the provisioning of network services in Top Of Rack switches when new workloads or services are instantiated.

Jul 25, 202216 min

Tech Bytes: Forecasting SD-WAN Performance With WAN Insights (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we look at how to get better visibility into the WAN. Our sponsor is Cisco ThousandEyes and we’re going to discuss its latest capability, called WAN Insights, that analyzes WAN performance data to help remove SD-WAN blind spots and give network engineers a better understanding of whether their providers are delivering as promised.

Jul 18, 202216 min

Tech Bytes: Maximize Network Data With Nokia’s Streaming Telemetry (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we discuss the value of streaming telemetry in a modern network with sponsor Nokia. Nokia's SR-Linux network OS enables streaming telemetry, so let's dive into the value of telemetry, how the OS supports it, and options for consuming the telemetry to do useful things with it.

Jun 27, 202216 min

Tech Bytes: Enhancing CI/CD Pipelines With Nokia’s Digital Sandbox (Sponsored)

Today we welcome sponsor Nokia back to the Tech Bytes podcast to get more information about its Digital Sandbox, and how this software, part of Nokia’s Fabric Services System, helps enable a continuous integration/continuous delivery, or CI/CD framework, for network engineers. Our guest is Erwan James, Product Line Manager at Nokia.

May 31, 202214 min

Tech Bytes: MSP Softchoice And VMware Tackle Hybrid And Multi-Cloud Deployments (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Managed Service Provider (MSP) and VMware partner of the year Softchoice on how Softchoice helps customers navigate multi-cloud and hybrid cloud deployments using VMware. We cover details about two real-world Softchoice/VMware customer use cases: a Major League Baseball team and a financial services firm.

May 23, 202216 min

Tech Bytes: Cloudflare Simplifies Wide Area Networks With Magic WAN (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking WAN architectures and how to simplify and secure them with sponsor Cloudflare. Cloudflare's Magic WAN is a network-as-a-service offering. Customers can connect data centers, branches, and users to Cloudflare's private network; add security services; and integrate with third-party SD-WANs.

May 16, 202217 min

Tech Bytes: How Nokia’s Digital Sandbox Enhances Intent-Based Automation (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into sponsor Nokia's Digital Sandbox, which creates a real-time model of a data center network by extracting state and configuration from leaf and spine switches. Network engineers can use this model to test and validate changes. We discuss how the sandbox works and how it ties into Nokia's approach to intent-based networking.

May 09, 202217 min

Tech Bytes: Why The Network Is Essential For Securing Hybrid IT (Sponsored)

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast gets into networking and security. More specifically, despite what you might hear about cloud taking over, the network still matters, and is essential to an organization’s security strategy, especially as cloud adoption and remote work drive the need for hybrid IT. We’re going to address this topic with sponsor Fortinet.

Apr 25, 202219 min

Tech Bytes: Why Wi-Fi 6E Is Off To A Fast Start (Sponsored)

Today on Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, about the evolution of Wi-Fi standards, why Aruba is seeing the fast take-up of Wi-Fi 6E, practical enhancements in 6E, and what to expect with Wi-Fi 7.

Apr 18, 202222 min

Tech Bytes: The Advantages Of Singtel SD-WAN For Cloud Access (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes with sponsor Singtel, we look at SD-WAN as a critical network feature for cloud access, including the use of overlays to simplify operations. We also discuss why organizations might consider a service provider for SD-WAN and dig into Singtel's SD-WAN offering.

Mar 23, 202214 min

Tech Bytes: Apstra Extends Intent-Based Data Center Networking To The Edge (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about a new release of Juniper’s Apstra intent-based networking platform for data centers. Apstra is introducing new features including a collapsed fabric to extend intent-based networking to edge locations and a new capability that enables group-based policies for more fine-grained policy enforcement.

Mar 21, 202217 min
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