The increased rate of change in networking isn’t just impacting the operational models used to run networks. Network security posture, infrastructure, and operations are having to adapt quickly as well. In this episode we sit down with Henry Jiang, CISO of Diligent Corporation, to talk about how security is adapting to current infrastructure trends. Henry Jiang Guest Rick Sherman Host Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...
Jun 10, 2020•45 min
Have you ever wondered how emergency communications get re-established after major disasters? Who are the people who rush in to enable first responders to do their jobs efficiently in the most trying of circumstances. In this episode we talk with Dustin Li and Andrew White of ITDRC (Information Technology Disaster Resource Center) to find out exactly what it takes to use technology in disaster response and why it is so important. You can learn more about what ITDRC is doing as well as help out t...
May 20, 2020•1 hr
The network automation community is continuously expanding and evolving. This can make it challenging to get a feel for where you are at on the automation journey. To shed some light on the current state of network automation, the NetDevOps survey was created. It’s an independent survey of network practitioners that collects information about the state of NetDevOps in the real world. As you might expect, it reveals some interesting trends within the community. In this episode we speak with the o...
May 13, 2020•44 min
I always enjoy an opportunity to talk about the ins and outs of what it’s like to do networking in industries that don’t follow the typical enterprise models. In today’s episode we’re doing just that. Brian Martin, from the Twitch network engineering team, is joining us to talk about what it’s like to run a network where the primary product is real-time streaming video. If you, like me, are interested in hearing what it takes to make a service like Twitch run, this episode is for you. Brian Mart...
May 06, 2020•44 min
We find ourselves recording this in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and I have to be honest that it’s been a bit challenging finding motivation to talk about networking when there’s so many other important things on people’s minds. I mean, who really cares about networking at a time like this? But as I started thinking about that very question the reality hit me, it’s everyone. Everyone cares about networking at a time like this because everyone, young and old, is using technology, networ...
Apr 29, 2020•48 min
Technology is only a small piece of the automation puzzle and automation efforts often require adjustments or updates to the ways companies do their day to day work. Today we’re continuing our focus on Network Automation and Programmability by talking about Navigating Enterprise Process during automation projects. Bryan Culver Guest Daryn Johnson Guest Rick Sherman Host Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3....
Apr 08, 2020•45 min
Cisco leads the industry when it comes to respected and valued IT infrastructure certification paths and last month Cisco made some significant changes to the way they do certifications. In today’s episode we discuss some of these changes and what the implications are for those of us pursuing new Cisco certifications or maintaining the certifications we already hold. Nick Russo Guest Kyler Middleton Guest Craig Stansbury Guest Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompete...
Mar 18, 2020•43 min
In this inaugural episode of Network To Code on Network Collective, Jeremy Stretch, John Anderson, Rick Sherman, and Jordan Martin meet up around the virtual roundtable to discuss what a source of truth is, how it can play a critical role in your network automation efforts, and how the open source project NetBox might fill that role in your network. Jeremy Stretch Guest John Anderson Guest Rick Sherman Host Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed und...
Mar 11, 2020•42 min
It’s not illogical to argue that since we all use the same networking technologies that all networks are essentially the same. Routing protocols, layer two technologies, and overlays all behave the same whether they are run in SOHO, enterprise, or service provider environments. That being said, it feels like there can be worlds of difference between the application of these technologies in different environments. In this episode Nick Buraglio, Kevin Myers, and I discuss just how interchangeable ...
Mar 04, 2020•52 min
In today’s iteration of the Network Collective Community Roundtable, I join Kevin Myers and Darrel Clute to talk about what’s on their minds and whether or not the WAN as we know it is a thing of the past. Hardware independent software overlays are becoming more popular but does this mean that traditional WAN is going away? Hear what Keven, Darrel, and I have to say about it on this episode. Darrel Clute Guest Kevin Myers Guest Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompet...
Feb 05, 2020•44 min
In this episode we sit down with Jed Casey and Bruno Wollmann to have a conversation about what’s top of mind. We take a quick look back at predominant trends in 2019, pull out the crystal ball and make some predictions for 2020, and discuss certifications and learning as engineers. Bruno Wollmann Guest Jed Casey Guest Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr
It’s been a while but we’re back and it feels great. In this episode I talk about the status of the show, where the heck I’ve been, and where we are headed. I also share my personal story on burnout and some of the lessons I learned along the way. In the episode I mention the fantastic Denise Fishburn and a video she did on burnout that helped me realize what I was dealing with. That video is embedded below. Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed un...
Jan 08, 2020•34 min
Terry Slattery has a distinguished career in networking and is well known for his contributions to the Cisco CLI, being the second person to obtain the CCIE, providing consultation to many organizations, and the list goes on. If it’s happened in networking, there’s a very good chance that Terry has experience in it. Today Terry joins us to to talk about how he got started into networking and how he’s navigated a very successful career in networking. Terry Slattery Guest Jordan Martin Host The po...
Sep 20, 2019•20 min
At different points in our careers it can be difficult to ask for help. Maybe the expectation is that your customer is paying for expertise and you have to demonstrate it. Maybe it’s just embarrassing to admit when you don’t know something. Nobody can know it all though, so knowing when and how to ask for help will save you trouble and pain in your career. Listen in as Kevin Myers shares his thoughts on when, where, and how to ask for help. Kevin Myers Guest Jordan Martin Host The post Lessons L...
Sep 13, 2019•14 min
As the networking world continues to embrace automation and orchestration, some of the terms used to explain this new way of doing things remain a little fuzzy. In today’s episode we’re going to look specifically at Infrastructure as Code and by the end we hope to define what it is as well as what it is not, provide some relevant examples of it in action, and clear up as much confusion as possible about what it means to network engineers. Ken Celenza Guest Damien Garros Guest Jordan Martin Host ...
Sep 11, 2019•55 min
Today’s Network Collective Community Spotlight is highlighting Kevin Myers. Kevin is an accomplished engineer working in some of the more complicated and advanced corners of the Internet. Join us as we take a look into how Kevin got his start in networking and how he ended up working on some pretty interesting technology. Kevin Myers Guest Jordan Martin Host The post Community Spotlight – Kevin Myers appeared first on Network Collective ....
Sep 06, 2019•33 min
There’s always something to learn from other people’s stories so we’re making it a point to spend time talking about past experiences and lessons learned. In this first foray into this format, Nick Russo joins us to talk about a formative leadership experience that happened early in his career and changed his perspective on what leadership and failure looked like. Nick Russo Guest Jordan Martin Host The post Lessons Learned – Nick Russo – Leadership appeared first on Network Collective ....
Aug 30, 2019•14 min
In this episode Jordan shares his thoughts on some of the nuanced differences between simple, complicated, and complex network designs. These are terms and descriptions that get thrown around a lot in our industry but do you really understand what they are or how they should impact your design? Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post Simple Complic...
Aug 28, 2019•27 min
Today we’re introducing a new twist to the Network Collective Short Take, the community spotlight. One of the reoccurring themes in the listener survey was that you get to hear a lot about what our guests know but don’t get to know anything about them or how they came to have the knowledge that they do. This is an easy problem to fix so occasionally we’ll be profiling individuals in the industry who are doing good work. Today, that individual is Nick Russo. Nick has been a long time contributor ...
Aug 16, 2019•24 min
Many people look forward to the day that they can quit the day job and become their own boss. In this episode we chat with Jody Lemoine and Bruno Wollmann, two people who have done just that, to discuss some of the lessons learned as they transitioned into independent self-employment in the networking space. Jody Lemoine Guest Bruno Wollmann Guest Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creati...
Aug 14, 2019•49 min
Tunnels and overlays are all the rage in software-defined networking but 128 Technology thinks there is a better way forward. Without tunnels or overlays, 128 can provide all the features you’ve come to expect from an SD-WAN solution and more. Listen in if you would like to hear how they can do all of this without encapsulation, offering far smaller overhead yet still keeping your data secure in transit. Once you’ve watched the overview here, you can find an even deeper dive into their technolog...
Jul 29, 2019•16 min
The idea of a 10x engineer is just too good to be true. In this Short Take I take a look at the recent controversy and share my thoughts about the twitter thread that sparked it all. Here’s a hint, there’s no such thing as a 10x engineer but there are some things to be learned from what the author had to say. Jordan Martin Host The post 10x Engineers – Don’t Believe The Hype appeared first on Network Collective ....
Jul 19, 2019•14 min
Cloudflare come out strong, pointing the finger at Verizon for shoddy practices putting the Internet at risk. It didn’t take long for karma to come around and for Cloudflare to have their own Internet impacting outage from a mistake of their own. In this episode we talk about that outage, the risk of centralization on the Internet, managing MSPs when trouble strikes, and whether or not agile processes are forgoing security in favor of faster releases. Darrel Clute Guest Jed Casey Guest Jordan Ma...
Jul 10, 2019•41 min
Community is a valuable thing and conferences are a great place to take community to the next level. In this short take I talk with Kern Celestine about his first time experience at Cisco Live and how being introduced to the community there impacted his perception of this industry. Kern Celestine Guest Jordan Martin Host The post Conferences and Community appeared first on Network Collective ....
Jul 05, 2019•17 min
Another week, another BGP hijack. This time a steel company in western Pennsylvania got surprised with a sizable portion of the Internet’s traffic. In this Network Collective short take, Nick Buraglio joins me to talk about the recent BGP blunder, its causes, some of the reactions, and discuss the BGP optimization tool that sparked the whole issue. Relevant BGP Security episode with Geoff Houston. Jordan Martin Host The post BGP Blunder appeared first on Network Collective ....
Jun 28, 2019•19 min
The initial hype of SD-WAN claimed that MPLS was dead as SD-WAN was going to remove all need for SLA based circuits. Now that we’re several years in and have some experience under our collective belts, we take a look at whether or not the original hype was correct and what real world customers are doing when it comes to selecting circuits for their SD-WAN networks. Jason Gintert Guest Matt Ouellette Guest Jordan Martin Host Eyvonne Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech....
Jun 26, 2019•47 min
In this episode we talk with Daniel Grossman about his role in the development of Asynchronous Transfer Mode, or ATM. This is part 2 of a 2 part series. If you haven’t listened to the first episode, you can find it here . Daniel Grossman Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post History Of ATM (Part 2) – Daniel Grossman appeared ...
Jun 19, 2019•47 min
In this episode we talk with Daniel Grossman about his role in the development of Asynchronous Transfer Mode, or ATM. This is part 1 of a 2 part series so stay tuned for the second part releasing later this week. Daniel Grossman Guest Russ White Host Donald Sharp Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post History Of ATM (Part 1) – Daniel Grossman appeared first on ...
Jun 17, 2019•47 min
Is the traditional networking hardware/software dynamic broken? Do monolithic network stacks make your infrastructure fragile and difficult to manage? In this episode we speak with SnapRoute’s Glenn Sullivan and Adam Casella about how they are looking to change that with their cloud native network operating system. Built from the start on a modern microservices architecture, SnapRoute aims to improve network agility and remove fragility from your infrastructure. Listen in as we talk about the de...
May 31, 2019•24 min
In this episode we take a look at the gradual shift to subscription based licensing, how 5g could potentially set back weather radar 30+ years, and a conversation about the hype cycle in networking. Jody Lemoine Guest Tom Hollingsworth Guest Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post Subscription Licensing, The 5g Time Machine & The Trough Of Disi...
May 29, 2019•51 min
