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Musing: From a Q&A With Ken Xie – Growth, Consolidation, Convergence and so on
Some thoughts got provoked reading this article.
HS031 Kolide and Honest Security
We discuss how Kolide tools engage the user to improve end-point security. Monitoring devices and then contacting the user to gather more information and provide contextual questions is a novel approach.
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Response: Why You Shouldn’t Tie IP Addresses to Tokens – Akamai
Unique identifies are hard - part two zillion
HS030 Can Low Code Fit Your IT Strategy
Both sides of the low code/no code debate. We outline two sides of the debate, discuss four topics in favour of low code and then cover four negatives. Avoidance of toil coding, avoid skill shortage and viable testing are good things. Lockin, shadow IT and ownership are problematic. Its a solid debate on the topic.
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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.
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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.HS029 Do You Want A Strategic Vendor ?
The pro and con's of having preferred supplier for IT technology ? You can save time and effort, simplify purchasing and move quicker but are you getting the best solution and support. We discuss different perspectives on going down the path and point out the subscription pricing moves towards vendor lockin.
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Is Automation A Full-Time Career?
This post originally appeared on the Packet Pushers’ now-defunct Ignition site on September 17, 2019. I have a lot of respect for people who focus on network automation and the people at Network To Code are top notch at helping and giving to open source. However, I do mostly disagree with this take on […]
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Heavy Networking 639: Juniper Cloud Metro Boosts Metro Performance, Efficiency And Sustainability (Sponsored)
In today’s sponsored Heavy Networking podcast we dive into Juniper Cloud Metro, which includes new appliances, software, and integrations with other Juniper services to address the entire business of ownership and operations. Our guests are Kanika Atri, Sr. Director, Product Management; and Tim Pennell, Sr. Director, Product Management.
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Heavy Networking 639: Juniper Cloud Metro Boosts Metro Performance, Efficiency And Sustainability (Sponsored)
In today’s sponsored Heavy Networking podcast we dive into Juniper Cloud Metro, which includes new appliances, software, and integrations with other Juniper services to address the entire business of ownership and operations. Our guests are Kanika Atri, Sr. Director, Product Management; and Tim Pennell, Sr. Director, Product Management.HS 028 – Do’s and Don’ts of Selecting Technology Provider
We discuss different aspects of selecting technology to buy. Topics include business case, planning, selection, evaluation and review - as you might expect - but we find that there isn't one right answer.
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The Best Outcome Of Automation? Visibility
This post originally appeared on the Packet Pushers’ now-defunct Ignition site on October 28, 2019. I was recently asked a question about the best business outcome of automation. My immediate thought was improved speed of operations by mechanizing operational tasks, like automated software upgrades, creating VLANs, updating ACLs or routing, and so forth. This […]
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Special: Heavy Strategy Ep27 Broadcom And VMware – What’s Gonna Happen?
Heavy Strategy is a new podcast from Packet Pushers. We look at the strategy and business of IT Infrastrucrure in two-sided debate format. We believe that the questions are more important than the answers since its all your responsibility anyway.
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Special: Heavy Strategy Ep27 Broadcom And VMware – What’s Gonna Happen?
Heavy Strategy is a new podcast from Packet Pushers. We look at the strategy and business of IT Infrastrucrure in two-sided debate format. We believe that the questions are more important than the answers since its all your responsibility anyway.Is Security A Feature Or A Product?
This post originally appeared on the Packet Pushers’ Ignition site on July 9, 2019. Premise: I would be cautious about a vendor who sells security as a product or a critical/primary feature. Security-as-a-product is coming to an end. We need to return to making the things we already have work efficiently. There is only so […]
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Possible Impacts Of Covid-19 On Data Networking
This post originally appeared on the Packet Pushers’ Ignition site on April 22, 2020. In this post I review what might happen to networking when we return to work. We won’t return to normal, but we will be back at work. To start, here are nine ideas about the pandemic’s impact, divided into two […]
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Heavy Networking 637: The Ongoing Evolution Of Arelion’s Global Network (Sponsored)
On today's Heavy Networking podcast we talk with sponsor Arelion about how it continues to build and maintain global IP networks, and why you should be considering them for your backhaul needs.
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Heavy Networking 637: The Ongoing Evolution Of Arelion’s Global Network (Sponsored)
On today's Heavy Networking podcast we talk with sponsor Arelion about how it continues to build and maintain global IP networks, and why you should be considering them for your backhaul needs.Analysis: Will Your Security Infrastructure Be Determined By Your Cyberinsurance?
This post originally appeared on the Packet Pushers’ now-defunct Ignition site on October 1, 2019. Insurance companies that offer cyberinsurance policies are looking at ways to reduce their risk (and improve profit margins) by discounting for companies that deploy reviewed and approved technologies. Company executives will make decisions about the cost and value of […]
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Reading: The Case for a Mostly Open Internet
This post originally appeared on the Packet Pushers’ Ignition site on January 14, 2020. There is a slow but steady trend for Governements’ to take back control of internet in their countries. For China the “great firewall” is now a rigid access control on content. Russia has been progressing changes to to be isolate itself […]
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