Network Automation Nerds Podcast

Hello and welcome to Network Automation Nerds podcast. 

Today on the show, we will talk to Tim Bertino, Sr. System Architect, content creator, community influencer, and so much more. Many of us are already familiar with Tim's voice from being a co-host on the awesome 'The Art of Network Engineering' podcast. 

In part 1 of the talk, Tim shares with us how he got started with technology, network engineering, and what his career path is like so far. Our professional path is rarely a straight line, be sure to tune in to hear what some of the twist and turns are in Tim's path so far. 

I am super excited to have Tim on the show and I know we will have a great time chatting. Let’s dive right in!

Connect with Tim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-bertino-99378a62/
Follow Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimBertino
Tim’s Website: https://netication.com/
The Art of Network Engineering podcast: https://artofnetworkengineering.com/

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Hello and welcome to Network Automation Nerds podcast. 

Today is part 2 of the conversation with Josh VanDeraa. In part 1 of the talk (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1864201/12167008), Josh shared with us his technology origin story and his path toward network engineering.

In part 2, he shared with us his thoughts about how people can get into network automation, Python, and network visibility. We also discussed his book "Open Source Network Management" and the technology stack he uses.

I am super excited to have Josh on the show again. Let’s dive right in!

Connect with Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-vanderaa/
Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanderaaj
Open Source Network Management Book: https://leanpub.com/opensourcenetworkmanagement
Network to Code: https://www.networktocode.com/ 

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Hello and welcome to Network Automation Nerds podcast. 

Today on the show, we will talk to Josh VanDeraa, Managing Consultant at Network to Code, and my fellow network automation enthusiasts. Josh shares his passion for network automation with open-source projects, speaking at various conferences, and his book ‘Open Source Network Management.’ 

In part 1 of the talk, we will discuss how Josh got started with technology, his different technical roles, and how he started his network automation journey in a retail environment. 

I am super excited to have Josh on the show and I know we will have a great time chatting. Let’s dive right in!

Connect with Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-vanderaa/
Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanderaaj
Open Source Network Management Book: https://leanpub.com/opensourcenetworkmanagement
Network to Code: https://www.networktocode.com/ 

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Hello Network Automation Nerds! Today on the show, Danny Wade, a.k.a. DevNet Dan, is back with part 2 of the interview! 

Danny is a long-time friend of the show and an active contributing member of the network automation community. He actively blogs and streams his projects and learning. His most recent project, NetCheck, combines his passion for Python and Networking. 

In part 1 of this 2-part interview, Danny talks about his path into technology and how he discovered his passion for network engineering. In part 2, he talks more about his DevNet certification path, his open source projects, and many more. 

I am super excited to continue my conversation with Danny. Let’s dive right in!


Links

Follow Danny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/devnetdan
Connect with Danny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcwade/
Dan’s Net-Textorial Project: https://github.com/dannywade/net-textorial
Check out Danny’s GitHub Projects: https://github.com/dannywade/
Get to know Danny on his website: https://devnetdan.com/ 

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Hello Network Automation Nerds! Today on the show, we will be talking to Danny Wade, a.k.a. DevNet Dan, also a self-proclaimed network automation nerd. Judging by that account, it is long overdue we have Danny on the show!

Danny is a long-time friend of the show and an active contributing member of the network automation community. He actively blogs and streams his projects and learning. His most recent project, NetCheck, combines his passion for Python and Networking. 

In part 1 of this 2-part interview, Danny talks about his path into technology and how he discovered his passion for network engineering. 

I am super excited to have Danny on the show today, and I know we will have a great time chatting. Let’s dive right in!


Links

Follow Danny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/devnetdan
Connect with Danny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcwade/
Dan’s Net-Textorial Project: https://github.com/dannywade/net-textorial
Check out Danny’s GitHub Projects: https://github.com/dannywade/ 
Get to know Danny on his website: https://devnetdan.com/ 

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Network Automation Learning Community: https://members.networkautomation.community/ 
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Patreon of the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=62594522 

Today on the show, we will continue our conversation with Andy Champagne, SVP & CTO of Akamai Labs at Akamai Technologies. Andy has been in the industry since the early 1990s. His early work focused on network engineering and architecture for regional ISP. 

Since joining Akamai in 2000, Andy has held various engineering and product leadership roles. 

In part two of this episode, we will continue our conversation around leadership principles and chat about our opinion about the future of technology. I hope you enjoy this episode! 

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Akamai Technologies: https://www.akamai.com/
Follow Andy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andychampagne/

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Today on the show, we will talk to Andy Champagne, SVP & CTO of Akamai Labs at Akamai Technologies. Andy has been in the industry since the early 1990s. His early work focused on network engineering and architecture for regional ISP. 

Since joining Akamai in 2000, Andy has held various engineering and product leadership roles. 

In part one of this episode, I talk to Andy about his origin story, how he got into network engineering, and some of his leadership principles. Let’s dive in.

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Akamai Technologies: https://www.akamai.com/
Follow Andy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andychampagne/

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Hello Network Automation Nerds! Today on the show, we will be talking to Ratul Mahajan, co-founder and CEO of Intentionet. Ratul is also an Associate Professor at the University of Washington, where he teaches courses on Computer Systems and Networking. 

Prior to co-founding Intentionet, Ratul was a long-time researcher at Microsoft Research on subjects such as networking, distributed systems, and high-performance computing. 

I am super excited to have Ratul on the show today, and I know we will have a great time chatting. Let’s dive right in!

Links

Connect with Ratul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratulratul/
Follow Ratul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ratulm
Intentionet: https://www.intentionet.com/
Batfish Documentation: https://batfish.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
Batfish Enterprise: https://www.intentionet.com/documentation/
Ratul UW Faculty Page: https://www.cs.washington.edu/people/faculty/ratul
Oracle Cloud Network Path Analyzer: https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/post/introducing-oracle-cloud-network-path-analyzer 

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Today on the show, I am excited to welcome Jeremy Schulman, a.k.a. Network Automaniac. Jeremy is the Principal Software Engineer at Major League Baseball, where he leads the digital transformation for their network infrastructure. 

People in the network engineering circle might be familiar with his work at Juniper as the originator of PyEZ. Jeremy is also not shy about sharing his knowledge with the network community. I am a big fan of Jeremy’s content on his YouTube channel, ranging from NetBox, AsyncIO, Python, network visibility with Kenik, and many others. 

I can't wait to listen to Jeremy about his journey and the projects he is working on. Let’s dive right in! 

Links

Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyschulman/
Follow Jeremy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwkautomaniac?lang=en
Subscribe to Jeremy’s YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0LlxkPtOygE02pWC2Hwxw
Read Jeremy’s blogs on various locations: 

• NWAutomaniac.info: https://nwkautomaniac.info/author/nwkautomaniac2020/ 
• Tech Field Day: https://techfieldday.com/tag/nwkautomaniac/ 
• Medium: https://medium.com/network-automaniac 

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In this episode, I talked to Alex Saroyan about his network engineering journey, automation opportunities, founding Netris, and scaling up its operations. Netris wants to let you run your network with a cloud-like experience by creating NetOps software for your private cloud. The use cases include hybrid/private cloud, on-premise Kubernetes, Edge computing, and many more. 

In this episode, Alex talked about his moment of clarity when he realized he wanted to create a company to satisfy an unmet need. This amazing journey where he took his ambition from Europe to the states, where he saw the next movements in the network automation industry.

Let's dive into the episode! 

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Connect with Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-saroyan/
Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex_saroyan
Netris: https://www.netris.ai/
Try Netris: https://www.netris.ai/try/
Netris videos: https://www.netris.ai/videos/
Netris documentation: https://www.netris.ai/docs/en/stable/
Werner Vogel’s 6 Rules for Good API Design: https://thenewstack.io/werner-vogels-6-rules-for-good-api-design/
Amazon Two-Pizza Team: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/24/the-two-pizza-rule-and-the-secret-of-amazons-success 

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