The Net

Anil Vishnoi joins The Net crew for a jam session on multi-cluster networking in Kubernetes. Anil talks through the challenges in this area, and we ask the question if this is even needed.

You can find Anil on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/vishnoianil_

Al Lynn and Vinny Parla join The Net crew to discuss how you can get to the "Left of Boom." Al explains how he came up with this acronym, and how it applies to enterprises. We also talk about the current CVE explosion, and how insider threats are just as important to understand for risk mitigation.

You can find Al and Vinny on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-lynn-425258163/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vparla/

Lisa Caywood joins The Net crew to discuss the state of Open Source Program Offices. We delve into why they are important, and how they can help your company better engage with open source in a productive way. You can find Lisa on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/reallisac

Peter Sprygada joins The Net crew to discuss his involvment in Ansible. They talk automation in general, and how it has helped to evolve and change the IT and networking industries. You can find Peter on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/privateip

Roopa Prabhu joins The Net crew to discuss her involvment in Linux kernel networking for the past decade. We talk about switchdev, which Roopa has been involved in since it started. We also talk about the operational aspects of Linux kernel networking. You can find Roopa on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/__roopa

Maryam Tahhan joins The Net crew to discuss XDP, specifically AF_XDP, and it's ongoing development in the upstream communities. We talk fast networking, with a bit of DPDK and VPP as well. And we learn more about the future of AF_XDP. You can find Maryam on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/maryamtahhan

Vinny joins The Net crew to discuss the recent log4j hack. We also talk more broadly about Open Source security. You can find Vinny on LinkedIn, where has written a great article that talks more deeply Log4j: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-log4j-exploit-so-serious-vinny-parla/

Roy joins The Net crew to discuss 5G. We talk about the evolving standard, deployments, and how it can work for everyday users. We also talk about 5G fixed wireless access and how it is disrupting the home internet space.

Join The Net crew for their first 5 minute jam session. Note, the session actually runs longer than 5 minutes. We talk about Open Source software in the age of log4j and colors.js, what it means for users and maintainers, and how it affects everyone.

Join The Net crew as we talk about our favorite episodes of the year. We're also joined by some prior guests an listeners as they share what they are thankful for in Open Source Networking this year. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, we hope you enjoy some downtime over the winter break!