Heavy Networking

Remote operation of infrastructure has renewed importance in the era of remote working. Opengear offers secure, zero trust and segmented methods to reach serial & LAN ports plus GUI interfaces. You can add observability agents like Thousand Eyes into containers so that your worst day becomes just another day.

Take a Network Break: Drew is on holiday (again) and Ethan shows up. Who knew he was still around ? We start with FU, Cisco Live was underwhelming announcing a new focus simplicity and that customers hate their licensing, Bluecat spends again, Hashicorp gets a financial slapping, Itential ships a new version and Quantum Space Networking.

Sponsor: Itential

Itential simplifies automation across hybrid cloud network infrastructure. Their platform makes it easy for network teams to bring their own automation assets and scale their network automation efforts, so you can spend more time working on the things you like instead of the repetitive, tedious tasks. Find out more at itential.com/packetpushers

Show Links:

Link: Unleashing Innovation Starts with Unifying Experiences – Cisco Blogs – https://blogs.cisco.com/news/unleashing-innovation-starts-with-unifying-experiences

Link: Let’s Go! at Cisco Live 2023: Cisco Unveils Industry-defining Innovations for a More Connected, Secure and Inclusive World – https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2023/m06/lets-go-at-cisco-live-2023.html

“Cisco naming converging on Catalyst. Cisco Switching, Catalyst Routing, Catalyst Center, Catalyst SD-WAN #CiscoLive” Danial Dib – https://twitter.com/danieldibswe/status/1666145400024354816

Jonathan Cisco EVP Enterprise video on licensing and simplicity:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonathandavidson1_ciscolive-ugcPost-7072286252745588737-bPN9/

Nvidia Top500 Supercomputer Trends :

https://nvdam.widen.net/s/xrksv8dqpb/top500-interconnect-trends-june2022

Link: HPE Slingshot Interconnect – Your HPC Networking Solution | HPE – https://www.hpe.com/us/en/compute/hpc/slingshot-interconnect.html

Link: BlueCat acquires network infrastructure monitoring and automation platform Indeni – BlueCat

https://bluecatnetworks.com/press/bluecat-acquires-network-infrastructure-monitoring-and-automation-platform-indeni/

Link: Higher Prices and Backlog Release Catapulted Data Center Switch Sales to a New Record Level in 1Q 2023, According to Dell’Oro Group – https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/higher-prices-and-backlog-release-catapulted-data-center-switch-sales-to-a-new-record-level-in-1q-2023-according-to-delloro-group-301839511.html

Link: Cisco Showcases Vision to Simplify Networking and Securely Connect the World – https://newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom/en/us/a/y2023/m06/cisco-showcases-vision-to-simplify-networking-and-securely-connect-the-world.html?source=rss

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By some estimates, 50 to 70 million tons of e-waste is generated every year, and that number is growing. When sent to landfills to be buried or burned, e-waste can leach toxic chemicals into soil and air. On today’s Heavy Networking, we’ll look at options for responsible disposal of IT gear, including repurposing it on site, reselling or donating it, and working with e-cycling companies.

On today’s Heavy Networking we have a conversation about monitoring, visibility, and observability with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. More specifically we’ll dig into Palo Alto Networks’ Autonomous Digital Experience Management, or ADEM product, and how Palo Alto Networks is integrating ADEM with AIOps.

If you’ve shied away from network automation because you’re a network engineer not a coder, fear not. There are network automation approaches that can help you get needful work done and don’t require a computer science degree. On today's Heavy Networking we talk with sponsor BackBox about its practical approach to network automation and dive into use cases including network OS backups and compliance.

Modern F1 racing is bathed in data. Real-time vehicle telemetry. In-car video feeds. More video from camera crews and drones. Live streaming. All of this and more needs a network. On today's Heavy Networking we speak with Formula 1's David Ramsden, Senior Network Engineer; and Lee Wright, Head of IT Operations, to get the inside track on building the networks that support F1 races.

It's common for SD-WAN vendors to offer monitoring as part of the solution, but leaves the question … how do I monitor the rest of the network? Today’s sponsor Broadcom offers digital experience monitoring that is independent of the underlying WAN infrastructure. We explore how it works with guest is Jeremy Rossbach, Chief Technical Evangelist, NetOps by Broadcom.

Today's Heavy Networking explores the challenges Wireless ISPs (WISPs) face when bringing services to locations without a lot of fiber in the ground. Those challenges include lining up radio antennas, maintaining mountaintop gear, wild horses, network and routing designs, and more. Our guest is Bradley Thompson, Senior Network Engineer at SkyFiber Internet.

On today's Heavy Networking we dive into the frameworks commonly used by service providers to tackle network slicing and traffic engineering challenges. We'll also talk their pros and cons, and the approach that Cisco is seeing its customers adopt as providers create virtual networking products for their customers. Cisco is our sponsor for today's show.

You ever want a group of fellow networking nerds to hang with once in a while? The US Networking User Association might be exactly what you’re looking for. With local networking user groups popping up in various places all over the US and soon other countries, the USNUA is fostering community and knowledge sharing for networkers everywhere. On today's Heavy Networking we speak with Jason Gintert and Chris Kane, two of the folks behind the USNUA organization, to discuss what the USNUA is, and how you can work with them to get a NUG started in your area.