Doug Madory has been called “The Man Who Can See the Internet.” Doug has developed a reputation for identifying significant developments in the global layout of the internet. He joins us today to discuss his role in analyzing internet data to identify trends and insights. He shares his journey from a data QA position to... Read more »

Confidence in a new technology is one of the greatest barriers to adoption of that technology. If you don’t believe it will improve your NetOps, why would you adopt it? This is especially true of AI products. On today’s show, we’re joined by Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer of Mist/Juniper to make the case for... Read more »

Knowing the flow of how a packet gets from one end to the other is one of the most important pieces of advice given by today’s guest, Mark Prosser. He shares his journey in the IT industry, his thoughts on Ops vs. design, and the differences between working in a telco NOC and the enterprise... Read more »

On today’s show, we introduce Aviz Networks with Vishal Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO. Vishal and Aviz are making Networks for AI, and AI for Networks. Vishal explains how Aviz does this by offering AI Networking Unpacked. Designed for open-source and vendor-agnostic networking, AI Networking Unpacked works with existing network infrastructures. It also integrates with existing... Read more »

Guest Chris Grundemann believes that NetOps is in the third phase of networking–improving the network operator experience. Not just making the network functional or improving end user experience. In this episode, Chris tells his origin story at a wireless service provider and growth into a founder of multiple companies. He also shares his community-focused work... Read more »

There are both benefits and challenges when adopting automation in the public sector, but Red Hat Ansible enhances efficiency, security and service delivery. With the right tooling, network operators can integrate automation into existing environments and improve network security.  Providing insights into adopting automation in the public sector are Tony Dubiel, Principal Specialist Solution Architect... Read more »

What’s it like to move from a NOC role to an operations and automation role? On today’s show we get the perspective of guest Joseph Nicholson, a Network Operations Engineer at NTT Data.  He explains how he got started with automation, using tools like Python and Ansible, and the critical role of documentation in network... Read more »

Mist AI is a key part of Juniper’s AI-Native Networking Platform to simplify operations and optimize user experiences across wired and wireless networks. On today’s sponsored show, we explore the evolution of network operations and talk about the integration of AI and automation in the Juniper Mist platform. We also look at how Juniper has... Read more »

Ever wonder what network operations are like inside a colocation facility? Today we talk with Scott Brookshire, CTO of OpenColo. Scott shares his journey into networking, how OpenColo was founded, and the evolution of the company from a few servers to a significant data center operation. We delve into what it means to run a... Read more »

What does it mean for a network engineer to develop a product mindset? And what does a product mindset have to do with network automation? Guest Peter Sprygada connects these concepts in today’s episode of Total Network Operations, sponsored by Itential. Peter says that as an organization advances its network automation capabilities, the impetus shifts... Read more »