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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!

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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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EP07: Interview with Jacob Hess – CoFounder of NexGenT

Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years experience in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers.

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EP06: Tech Lesson – Understanding Basic Network Traffic

In this episode of Rockstar SE Jacob Hess and Terry Kim discuss basic network traffic concepts. They break down topics such as collision domains and broadcast domains and how those concepts relate to network traffic and the world of network engineering. Join them in this Tech Lesson to learn more and don’t forget to download your free PDF!

Tech Lesson PDF: Understanding Basic Network Traffic

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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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Intro to Tcl Scripting on Cisco IOS

What is a Tcl Script?  Also known as “tickle”, Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a scripting language commonly used for rapid prototyping, scripted applications, GUIs, and … testing! Cisco IOS has a form of Tcl scripting built in which can be used for automating tests and tasks from within the IOS command line. To begin scripting with Tcl on a Cisco router for example you would first need to enter the Cisco IOS Tcl shell by typing  “tclsh” from the priviledged exec mode (Router# tclsh) which brings the router prompt to Router(tcl)#. If you are able to access this tcl-level mode it means Tcl is supported on your IOS device and you can begin to enter your script commands.

In this post we will see what it takes to use tcl scripting to automate a series of ping commands for testing layer 3 connectivity to multiple IP destinations. Before we get started we should note that it is best to first write out the script in your favorite text editor such as Notepad or Sublime Text. This way we can paste the script into the CLI when it is ready and also save it for future reference and Continue reading

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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