Day Two Cloud 210: Can Network Automation Catch Up To The Cloud?
On today's Day Two Cloud we discuss the state of network automation and whether and how it can catch up to automation in the public cloud. We look at network automation challenges, define boundaries with other elements of the infrastructure stack, the impact of cloud networking, whether AI and ML can help, and more. Our guests are Chris Grundemann and Scott Robohn, co-founders of the Network Automation Forum (NAF).
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Day Two Cloud 210: Can Network Automation Catch Up To The Cloud?
On today's Day Two Cloud we discuss the state of network automation and whether and how it can catch up to automation in the public cloud. We look at network automation challenges, define boundaries with other elements of the infrastructure stack, the impact of cloud networking, whether AI and ML can help, and more. Our guests are Chris Grundemann and Scott Robohn, co-founders of the Network Automation Forum (NAF).How to Stay Up and Running When the Cloud Goes Down – and Avoid Lock-ins
The dominance of a small set of cloud providers means many businesses find themselves in ‘one-stop shops’ where vendor lock-in remains a huge issue, especially when outages occur.Building companies means building careers: why I joined Cloudflare as Chief People Officer
One piece of advice I received early in my career was to get into a transformative industry. Those words have followed me ever since, and it’s a goal I’ve encouraged many others to pursue.
For me, it meant first launching into biotechnology where I learned my passion for working with deeply technical and disruptive businesses doing things that hadn’t been done before.
I later joined Amazon at a time when it was best known as a retailer instead of a technology company as it is today. While there, I led HR for some of their most technical businesses from eCommerce to AWS. As all these businesses scaled over the next decade, I became increasingly focused, and then finally fully dedicated to, leading HR for AWS. During that time, I had the opportunity to serve as a thought partner to the AWS CEO and leadership team as the organization grew from 400 employees to 30,000.
It was at this point in my career that I realized my passion for scaling a company with practices that reinforce the mission and building programs with intention to nurture the culture. To have any impact, all this work must be in support of promoting a Continue reading
BGP Labs: Bidirectional Route Redistribution
In the next BGP labs exercise you’ll build the customer part of an MPLS/VPN solution. You’ll use bidirectional OSPF-to-BGP route redistribution to connect two sites running OSPF over a Service Provider MPLS backbone.
I would strongly recommend to run labs with netlab, but if you like extra work, feel free to use any system you like including physical hardware.
BGP Labs: Bidirectional Route Redistribution
In the next BGP labs exercise, you’ll build the customer part of an MPLS/VPN solution. You’ll use bidirectional OSPF-to-BGP route redistribution to connect two sites running OSPF over a Service Provider MPLS backbone.
How to Minimize Multi-Cloud Complexity
Successfully juggling multiple clouds can sometimes feel like performing a circus act. Fortunately, a few simple tricks can keep the task from becoming a showstopper.Heavy Networking 700: Rethinking Networking and Security For The Campus And Branch With Fortinet (Sponsored)
On today's sponsored Heavy Networking we talk with Fortinet about how it converges network and security across the breadth of its portfolio. Fortinet is best known for its firewalls, but the company also offers campus and branch switches, has a wireless portfolio, offers SD-WAN and SASE, provides AI-supported operations, and more. We also talk about Fortinet's approach to the branch office that rethinks networking, security, and performance.
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