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EP13: Colin McNamara DevOps expert and cloud architect shares with us on how to secure your future in IT!

Colin McNamara is the Founder and Principle Consultant at Farkley, where he helps Companies, Communities and Individuals succeed in a world be transformed by next generation technologies.  Previously he was running DevOps at Dimension Data and has been a very early adopter of the practice. His expertise is around SDN, DevOps, and is an OpenStack ambassador.

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Your favorite quote?
The difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little longer – U.S. Navy Seabeas

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EP12: Cisco SE Manager (CCIE #1753) Rusty Heird shares what he looks for when hiring and more!

Rusty Heird is an Systems Engineering Manager at Cisco Systems based in Tulsa, OK. He manages a team of system engineers across Oklahoma and Arkansas for Commercial customers. He holds a CCIE in R&S #1753 for 20 years!

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Your favorite quote?
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison

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EP11: Legendary Network Architect Russ White (CCDE#1 and CCAr) shares his habits for success.

Russ White has over 30 years of experience in network engineering; A Distinguished Architect during his time at Cisco, holds the highest certification Cisco has to offer as a CCAr and holds CCDE #1. He’s also a Published author, worldwide speaker at many tech conferences, and has over 40+ patents. This guy is a legend in the field of networking folks.

In this episode we discuss SDN, Fog Computing, Disaggregation, and what network engineers should focus on for the future and more! You don’t want to miss this one!

Quote: “Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” C.S. Lewis

Resources or Topics Mentioned:

Book Recommendation: The Art of Network Architecture

Tech Lesson of the Day: Disaggregation and the Future for Network Engineers

Russ White’s List of Recommended Sites for Reading!

Technology (First)

Technology (Second)

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EP10: From Dubai to Silicon Valley, interview with LinkedIn’s lead architect Shawn Zandi

Shawn Zandi is a principal network architect with LinkedIn, where he builds large scale data center, backbone and networks. Over the past two decades, Shawn has worked as network and security architect for consulting firms from Dubai to Silicon Valley. Shawn holds many publications, patents and certifications including 3x CCIE in routing and switching, Security and Service provider as well as CCDE, while through the years of practice has become a vendor-neutral consultant. He currently lives in San Francisco, in Sunny California. In addition to his commitment to LinkedIn, Shawn is a technical advisor to networking startups in the Bay Area.

Quote: RFC1925 – The Twelve Networking Truths Rule (11)

Every old idea will be proposed again with a different name and a different presentation, regardless of whether it works.
Resources or Topics Mentioned:
Tech Lesson of the Day: Applying Machine Learning and Big Data to Networking

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EP04: Interview with Data Center Solutions expert Loy Evans at Cisco

Loy has been in the IT industry over 20 years. He got his start as a programmer, but jumped into the networking side of the house early in his career. He’s holds a CCIE in Routing & Switching and is currently employed at Cisco Systems as a Data Center Solutions Consultant. Loy has a true passion for Data Center technologies and has been a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live numerous times.

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EP03: Ask Us Anything – Open Questions and Answers with TK

Questions Asked:

  • I have my CCNA R/S. Should I continue my CCNP R/S or go after my CCNA Security then CCNP Security?
  • I have had my CCNA for a year and a half now, but cannot get into an engineer role. Do you have any suggestions?
  • I’m currently working as a computer systems administrator… any suggestions on how to transition?
  • How does someone specialize in a particular technology?
  • I am 17 years old and have an interest in IT. What is the best way to start?

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