On today's Heavy Networking we discuss a Nautobot, an open-source software tool that can serve as a source of truth for network automation. We explore how Nautobot works, what it's used for, how it ties in with Python and Ansible, major features, and more.
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Tim Davis of env0 joins Ned Bellavance & Ethan Banks of the Day Two Cloud podcast in this clip from the December 8, 2021 episode. We discuss the coding principle of “don’t repeat yourself” aka DRY, and how it helps make Infrastructure-as-Code suck less. Tweets by vtimd Tweets by DayTwoCloudShow https://daytwocloud.io You can subscribe to […]
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There are a lot of good things you can do with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation, repeatability, and ease of operations and development. But there are also code and infrastructure pitfalls where you can tumble into a hole, break your leg, and get eaten by spiders. OK, maybe not that bad, but on today's episode we talk about potential IaC pitfalls and how to avoid them with guest Tim Davis.
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So far, this series has explored applying the Model, View, Controller (MVC) software design pattern to infrastructure with purely Python-driven network automation. We have created a fully function infrastructure-as-software application using the out-of-the-box Django framework; a PostgreSQL database (Model); pyATS jobs (Controller); and the trinity of Python URLs and Views and Django Templating Language (DTL) […]
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Today's Tech Bytes podcast is a security conversation--specifically security fabrics or ‘security mesh’ architectures: an integrated set of products that work together to help you manage risk in the network, on endpoints, and to do things like improve detection and response. Fortinet is our sponsor.
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Today's Network Break covers two AWS announcements including a private 5G offering and new networking service, discusses why the FTC is against Nvidia acquiring Arm Holdings, examines a new security feature in Aviatrix, and more tech news.
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Today's Heavy Networking considers the current state of networking technologies and the networking market. We debate whether we've seen any significant innovations over the past year, if the industry has stagnated, or if we're simply trying to stay on top of disruptions caused by cloud, Covid, and the erosion of traditional network boundaries. We also discuss how network engineers and the industry are dealing with complexity, if organizations can "cloud" their way out of legacy problems, and more.
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In this episode Ed, Scott, and Tom chat about Unique Local Addresses (ULAs), what they are, how they are used, when (or if) you should use them in your networks.
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Aviatrix, which makes multi-cloud networking software for public clouds, has introduced a new security feature that can identify and then block customers’ cloud-based workloads from connecting to a malicious IP address or known-bad host on the Internet. The new capability is called ThreatIQ with ThreatGuard. It’s available to customers that already license the Aviatrix Co-Pilot […]
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On today's Day Two Cloud, we dig into Azure Arc and the construction of hybrid clouds with guest Ben Weissman, a consultant, author, and Pluralsight creator.
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As remote work becomes the norm, SD-WAN might seem like a good fit to support remote employees, but current offerings all have their drawbacks.
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In this week's Network Break we discuss how an Israeli spyware maker ran afoul of the US government, why Ericsson is dropping $6.2 billion in cash for Vonage, new IPv6 subnets available in AWS, and more tech news.
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