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Heavy Strategy 003 – The Impact of DPUs, SmartNICs on IT Infrastructure Decision Making
Are DPU's something that you want ? What use cases can be addressed ? What makes them more than a SmartNIC ? How do you consume DPU's in your infrastructure ?
Heavy Strategy 002 – Is Microsoft VMware’s Biggest Threat ?
A topic that’s been popular from my blog is Microsoft is VMware’s biggest threat. The core of the conversation around it seems be about the stack. Does it make sense to outsource private and public cloud engineering to a provider such as Microsoft. An adjacent conversation is does VMware matter when you zoom out of... Read more »
HS001 – Detecting Hype in 5G Marketing
Greg brings the topic of Hype in 5G Marketing and attempts to explain why some hype is legit but humans should care less. Keith puts the brakes on and provides context, breakdown and reality.
PQ Show 86: Making Sense Of CloudRouter
CloudRouter is an open source project built on Linux. Its designed to run in physical and virtual environments, including the cloud, and includes core routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF. The Packet Pushers dig in to find out just what CloudRouter can do. The post PQ Show 86: Making Sense Of CloudRouter appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Datanauts 043: The Full Stack Journey With Scott Lowe
The Datanauts talk with blogger, author, and tech guru Scott Lowe about open source software, the future of the data center, and what the notion of the full stack engineer means for the technology profession. The post Datanauts 043: The Full Stack Journey With Scott Lowe appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 96: News From Cisco Live; A Security Debate
The latest Network Break delves into news from Cisco Live US, including new security products, a potential ACI/NSX roadmap, a call for network engineers to move away from the CLI and more! The post Network Break 96: News From Cisco Live; A Security Debate appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Datanauts 042: Understanding Serverless Architecture
The idea of serverless anything makes infrastructure people giggle. Because serverless is made of servers. The Datanauts explore what serverless really means, and examine the implications for infrastructure engineers The post Datanauts 042: Understanding Serverless Architecture appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 95: Cisco Trumpets Custom ASICs; DC Efficiency Yields Results
Take a Network Break! We cover Cisco cloud ASICs, examine the results of data center & server efficiency on electricity consumption, critique the IEEE for taking so long to officially ratify 25GigE, and more. The post Network Break 95: Cisco Trumpets Custom ASICs; DC Efficiency Yields Results appeared first on Packet Pushers.
PQ Show 85: FD.IO & VPP Open Virtual Switch
Todays Priority Queue episode dives into the FD.IO project and the VPP open virtual switch/router. FD.IO is a Linux Foundation project, with VPP code contributed by Cisco. Ciscos Dave Ward, Dave Barach, and Macek Constantovich join us to get into the all the details. The post PQ Show 85: FD.IO & VPP Open Virtual Switch appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Datanauts 041: The Value Of GitHub For Operations
The Datanauts talk about why and how operations folks can take advantage of Git and GitHub, share tips, and explore why they arent just for developers. The post Datanauts 041: The Value Of GitHub For Operations appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 94: Big Switch Builds A Bigger Fabric, Juniper Targets SD-WAN
Todays episode of Network Break looks at product rollouts from Big Switch, Juniper and Mellanox; plus a Cisco acquisition, an HPE court win, Brexit fallout & a rumored Microsoft/Docker bid The post Network Break 94: Big Switch Builds A Bigger Fabric, Juniper Targets SD-WAN appeared first on Packet Pushers.
PQ Show 84: Cloud Network Complexity Vs. Romana.io
Todays Priority Queue takes a visit to Romana, an open-source project that tackles network and security issues for cloud-native applications. Well explore just what the Romana project is about, drill into its major components, and look at its integration with OpenStack and Kubernetes. The post PQ Show 84: Cloud Network Complexity Vs. Romana.io appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Datanauts 040: Hands-On Learning Series – CoreOS & AppVeyor
Todays Datanauts show is all about learning new technologies. Ethan and Chris have each spent time digging into a technology thats unfamiliar to them: building a DNS service using CoreOS for Ethan, and using AppVeyor to built a test environment for PowerShell scripts for Chris. The post Datanauts 040: Hands-On Learning Series – CoreOS & AppVeyor appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 93: Cisco V. Arista Round 2; Network Startups Multiply
Network Break explores the latest round of the Cisco/Arista legal battle, examines new networking startups, checks in on a tech IPO and more. The post Network Break 93: Cisco V. Arista Round 2; Network Startups Multiply appeared first on Packet Pushers.
PQ Show 83: Sonus Networks & Microservice Orchestration (Sponsored)
On todays episode of Priority Queue, sponsor Sonus Networks joins us to explore microservice orchestration for networking, particularly in the context of OpenStack. The post PQ Show 83: Sonus Networks & Microservice Orchestration (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Datanauts 039: The Silo Series – Resource Allocation for Virtualized Workloads
The Datanauts Silo Series explores how to determine how many resources to apply to a virtualized workload. We discuss how to properly size and configure tricky tier 1 applications and monster VMs. The post Datanauts 039: The Silo Series – Resource Allocation for Virtualized Workloads appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Network Break 92: LinkedIn Gets Rich; Cisco Goes Big With Tetration
The latest episode of the Network Break ponders the Microsoft/LinkedIn deal, looks at Ciscos new big data appliance, reviews acquisition news across the tech industry, and more! The post Network Break 92: LinkedIn Gets Rich; Cisco Goes Big With Tetration appeared first on Packet Pushers.
PQ Show 82: Aruba Certifications Overview
Today's Priority Queue climbs the Aruba certification ladder for wireless networking. Exam developer Kimberly Graves talks about what you'll learn, and offers training and testing insights.
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Datanauts 038: Failover Testing – Do It Now
An untested failover plan is a failover that won’t work when you need it. Therefore, test! The Datanauts talk about why, how, and what to do to get the most from a failover exercise.
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The Case for the 25GbE Access Layer
The 10GbE network interface card is rarely the bottleneck on the average enterprise host. So who needs 25GbE? The answer is about what you will need tomorrow versus what you do need today.
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