Datanauts 046: Business Critical Applications with Michael Webster
Designing for business critical applications takes some special consideration. On todays Datanauts, we define what a business critical application is, and then sort out how, exactly, to deal with them from an infrastructure perspective. Insert your earbuds to hear Michael Webster from Nutanix chat through this discussion with co-hosts Chris Wahl and Ethan Banks. The post Datanauts 046: Business Critical Applications with Michael Webster appeared first on Packet Pushers.Network Break 99: No Pay Rises But Bonuses Maybe
Are pay rises over pay rises for network pros ? The post Network Break 99: No Pay Rises But Bonuses Maybe appeared first on Packet Pushers.Show 300: The IETF Is The Best We’ve Got & A Packet Pushers Update
Its Weekly Show 300! Time for an update about how show is doing, our public appearances, and then some tech news on Greg s trip to IETF 96 in Berlin. The post Show 300: The IETF Is The Best We’ve Got & A Packet Pushers Update appeared first on Packet Pushers.
PQ Show 88: Multi-Layered Control Planes
Todays Priority Queue explores the notion of multi-layered control planes. Guest Russ White joins us to outline the concept of a control plane thats broken out into separate functional classes. The goal is to keep the networking protocols that operate at each layer as simple as possible. The post PQ Show 88: Multi-Layered Control Planes appeared first on Packet Pushers.Datanauts 045: The Fascinating World Of iSCSI
Todays Datanauts episode is all about iSCSI. Guest Andy Banta gets into the nitty gritty of iSCSI and explores its good sides and bad sides, particularly in the context of highly virtualized environments. The post Datanauts 045: The Fascinating World Of iSCSI appeared first on Packet Pushers.Network Break 98: Big Acquisitions; Quarterly Earnings
Todays Network Break episode digs into Oracle/NetSuite & Verizon/Yahoo acquisitions, compares IBM and Amazons cloud revenues, and much more! The post Network Break 98: Big Acquisitions; Quarterly Earnings appeared first on Packet Pushers.Show 299: ThousandEyes Internet Outage Detection (Sponsored)
On todays sponsored show ThousandEyes joins the Packet Pushers to talk about end-to-end network visibility and outage detection across the data center and the Internet. The post Show 299: ThousandEyes Internet Outage Detection (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.
PQ Show 87: Private Cloud Is For Real
Todays Priority Queue looks at the real state of private cloud. While public cloud gets the most media attention, and some analyst firms argue that private cloud doesnt make sense for most companies, its a myth that theres only one way to do cloud. The post PQ Show 87: Private Cloud Is For Real appeared first on Packet Pushers.Datanauts 044: Flight From The Public Cloud?
Todays Datanauts episode talks about why some organizations are moving away from the public cloud, including a lack of control over performance, and declining cost and complexity of running your own infrastructure. The post Datanauts 044: Flight From The Public Cloud? appeared first on Packet Pushers.Network Break 97: Softbank Grabs ARM; ONOS Pitches Open-Source Fabric
On todays Network Break episode we examine Softbanks purchase of ARM Holdings, examine a new open-source data center fabric, discuss a Gartner cloud prediction & more The post Network Break 97: Softbank Grabs ARM; ONOS Pitches Open-Source Fabric appeared first on Packet Pushers.Show 298: Listener Stories – Live Nation UK Rocks Networking
The Packet Pushers talk with Jamie Wilson, senior network specialist at Live Nation UK, to talk about the networking involved in putting on live music festivals. The post Show 298: Listener Stories – Live Nation UK Rocks Networking appeared first on Packet Pushers.
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.
Infotrek Episode 7: Windows Server 2016
Guest Juan Cruz joins the Infotrek crew to talk about the new features of Windows Server 2016 and why we’re still waiting for it.
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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.
Show 297: Mitigating Risk With VMware NSX (Sponsored)
Todays show, sponsored by VMware, is a different take on NSX. We talk with West Bend Mutual Insurance about risk management, protecting assets, and how IT can develop a business case for adopting a new technology. The post Show 297: Mitigating Risk With VMware NSX (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.
Infotrek Episode 6: Change Management
In the latest episode of the Infotrek podcast, the team talks about IT's love/hate relationship with change management.
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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.
Show 296: Never Free From Vendor Lock-In
Todays Weekly Show is a free-wheeling discussion on a variety of topics, including network disaggregation, whether open networking actually means freedom from vendor lock-in (probably not), the rise of 25Gig switching, the end of outsourcing, and more. The post Show 296: Never Free From Vendor Lock-In appeared first on Packet Pushers.