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Short Take – Give The Monkey A Smaller Club
In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ White takes a look at the impact of abstraction, complexity, and scale as they relate to the size and scope of attack surfaces presented to attackers.
Russ White
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Episode 32 – Networking In Harsh Environments
Networking is hard enough when deploying it into typical environments like campuses and datacenters, but what happens when you’re tasked with doing networking in areas that were never meant to support technology? In this episode of Network Collective, Scott Morris and Jeremy Austin join us to share their experience with networking in harsh environments.
We would like to thank Cumulus Networks for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Cumulus is bringing S.O.U.L. back to the network. Simple. Open. Untethered. Linux. For more information about how you can bring S.O.U.L. to your network, head on over to https://cumulusnetworks.com/networkcollectivehassoul. There you can find out how Cumulus Networks can help you build a datacenter as efficient and as flexible as the worlds largest data centers and try Cumulus technology absolutely free.
Scott Morris
Guest
Jeremy Austin
Guest
Jordan Martin
Host
Eyvonne Sharp
Host
Russ White
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/
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Short Take – SDN Is Not Devops
In this short take, Russ White talks about the differences between SDN and Devops. Some may consider this obvious, but the differentiation is a bit more nuanced when looking at the goals of both.
Russ White
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History Of Networking – Vint Cerf – The Internet
In this episode of Network Collective, Vint Cerf, networking pioneer and co-inventor of TCP/IP, joins us to talk about the origins of the Internet.
Vint Cerf
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Russ White
Host
Donald Sharp
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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/
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Short Take – Education Is Useless?
Are certification and education useless in a culture of freely available knowledge? Russ White shares his thoughts on the topic and and provides some suggestions on how you should approach education in general.
Russ White
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Episode 31 – Analytics and Security
Security is facing a crisis of well trained engineers. As a result, operators are relying more heavily on analytics to provide security intelligence. In this show, Eric Osterweil joins Network Collective to discuss the use of analytics in security, and the role analytics can play to augment engineering talent.
We would like to thank Core BTS for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Core BTS focuses on partnering with your company to deliver technical solutions that enhance and drive your business. If you’re looking for a partner to help your technology teams take the next step, you can reach out to Core BTS by emailing them here.
We also would also like to thank Cumulus Networks for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Cumulus is bringing S.O.U.L. back to the network. Simple. Open. Untethered. Linux. For more information about how you can bring S.O.U.L. to your network, head on over to https://cumulusnetworks.com/ncautomation. There you can find out how Cumulus Networks can help you build a datacenter as efficient and as flexible as the worlds largest data centers and try Cumulus technology absolutely free.
Eric Osterweil
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Eyvonne Sharp
Host
Russ Continue reading
Short Take – Networks Without Operators
Intent based and orchestrated networks are the prevailing trend in the industry but is that necessarily a good thing? In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ White takes a look at the impact of removing the operator from network operations.
Russ White
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History Of Networking – Steve Crocker – The RFC Series
The RFC series has been one of the leading forces in establishing standards-based interoperability in networking. Steve Crocker joins Network Collective to talk about his role in the RFC series and how it came to be what it is today.
Steve Crocker
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/
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[Sponsored] Short Take – Cumulus Networks
In this sponsored Network Collective Short Take, Pete Lumbis joins us to talk about how Cumulus Networks is offering a new disaggregated approach to network operations. There are some common concerns when it comes to a disaggregated model and in this conversation we focus on how Cumulus is making support, operations, and procurement fit within the models and experiences you are used to. All of this while still empowering engineers to take advantage of the power and flexibility that Cumulus Linux has to offer. For more information about Cumulus Linux, visit https://cumulusnetworks.com
Pete Lumbus
Guest
Eyvonne Sharp
Host
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Off the Cuff – Site Reliability Engineering
Site Reliability Engineering is a concept that the networking world is coming to terms with. At Interop ITX 2018, Network Collective took the opportunity to sit down with Michael Kehoe to get his take on how SRE concepts can improve network operations.
Michael Kehoe
Guest
Jordan Martin
Host
Eyvonne Sharp
Host
Russ White
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/
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Episode 30 – Privacy In Networking
In this episode of the Network Collective Community Roundtable, Tom Hollingsworth and Nick Buraglio join us again to expound on the topic of privacy in networking.
We would like to thank Core BTS for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Core BTS focuses on partnering with your company to deliver technical solutions that enhance and drive your business. If you’re looking for a partner to help your technology teams take the next step, you can reach out to Core BTS by emailing them here.
We also would also like to thank Cumulus Networks for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Cumulus is bringing S.O.U.L. back to the network. Simple. Open. Untethered. Linux. For more information about how you can bring S.O.U.L. to your network, head on over to https://cumulusnetworks.com/networkcollectivehassoul. There you can find out how Cumulus Networks can help you build a datacenter as efficient and as flexible as the worlds largest data centers and try Cumulus technology absolutely free.
Nick Buraglio
Guest
Tom Hollingsworth
Guest
Jordan Martin
Host
Eyvonne Sharp
Host
Russ White
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/
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Short Take – Complexity Sells
In this Network Collective Short Take, Russ White examines why our industry continually introduces complexity even though most engineers recognize that simpler solutions are usually more robust and maintainable.
Russ White
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History Of Networking – Christian O’Flaherty – The Latin American Internet
In this episode of the History of Networking, we are joined by Christian O’Flaherty of the Internet Society to discuss the growth of the Internet in Latin America, including the unique role internet exchanges have played in the region, and the resulting connectivity patterns.
Christian O'Flaherty
Guest
Donald Sharp
Host
Russ White
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/
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Off the Cuff – Interop Speakers Panel
At Interop ITX 2018, Network Collective sat down with a few of our favorite speakers from the Network Transformation Summit to chat about the topics they were presenting on. From the emergence and importance of disaggregations and whitebox switching (Peyton Maynard-Koran), multi-gig connectivity for getting more out of your cabling investments (Peter Jones), to business driven design (Denise Donohue), this episode has a little bit of everything.
Peyton Maynard-Koran
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Peter Jones
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Denise Donohue
Guest
Jordan Martin
Host
Eyvonne Sharp
Host
Russ White
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/
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Short Take – Culture and Technology
In today’s Network Collective Short Take, Russ White discusses his take on the intersection of culture and technology.
Russ White
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Episode 29 – MPLS Part 2 – VPNs
In a continuation of our MPLS deep-dive series, Nick Russo, Russ White, Jordan Martin, and Eyvonne Sharp return to discuss some of the operational considerations when using MPLS VPNs.
We would like to thank Core BTS for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Core BTS focuses on partnering with your company to deliver technical solutions that enhance and drive your business. If you’re looking for a partner to help your technology teams take the next step, you can reach out to Core BTS by emailing them here.
We also would also like to thank Cumulus Networks for sponsoring this episode of Network Collective. Cumulus is bringing S.O.U.L. back to the network. Simple. Open. Untethered. Linux. For more information about how you can bring S.O.U.L. to your network, head on over to https://cumulusnetworks.com/networkcollectivehassoul. There you can find out how Cumulus Networks can help you build a datacenter as efficient and as flexible as the worlds largest data centers and try Cumulus technology absolutely free.
Show Notes:
- When enterprise use the term “MPLS”, SP provided VPNS is often what they mean
- Generally means a private WAN service, L2 or L3VPN
- Quick packet Continue reading
Short Take – Thinking About Your Career Trajectory
In this Short Take, Eyvonne explores how to think about your career trajectory and covers 5 questions you should ask yourself when planning your career.
Eyvonne Sharp
Host
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History Of Networking – Dave Crocker – Email – Part 2
Few technologies are as ubiquitous as email. In Part 2 of this two-part series, Dave Crocker joins us to talk about the History of Email. Listen in as he talks about the early days of message exchange and how the technology evolved to be an integral part of modern day communication.
Dave Crocker
Guest
Russ White
Host
Donald Sharp
Host
Eyvonne 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/
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Off the Cuff – Microsoft Aquires GitHub
On June 4, 2018, Microsoft announced it will acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion. What does this acquisition mean for developers, the projects that use GitHub, and the online community surrounding it? Listen is as Network Collective discusses with this acquisition means for Microsoft, GitHub, and the many projects and developers that rely on GitHub.
Alistair Woodman
Guest
Russ White
Host
Donald Sharp
Host
Eyvonne 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/
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History Of Networking – Dave Crocker – Email – Part 1
Few technologies are as ubiquitous as email. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dave Crocker joins us to talk about the History of Email. Listen in as he talks about the early days of message exchange and how the technology evolved to be an integral part of modern day communication.
Dave Crocker
Guest
Russ White
Host
Donald Sharp
Host
Eyvonne 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/
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