Conf T with your SE

Ep 48 - Thousand Eyes and Catalyst Jun 16, 2021

Special guest Simon Donahue joins us to talk about Thousand Eyes and our recent integration with Catalyst Switches.

Follow Simon!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simondonahue/

Links

What is digital experience monitoring: https://www.thousandeyes.com/product/digital-experience-monitoring

Embedded Agent Info: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/thousandeyes-cisco-sdwan-optimized-digital-experience

Free Trial: https://www.thousandeyes.com/signup/

Free t-shirt: https://www.thousandeyes.com/tshirt/

Connect with the Show

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Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLpvS4z8zbGvKiWbroTvHeA

Check out our website: https://www.conft.show

Contact us: hello@conft.show

Join the Discord Study Group - It's all About the Journey: https://discord.gg/hqZ7XEG

Ep 47 - DNA Spaces Jun 02, 2021

Special guests Jake and Sean discuss DNA Spaces, Cisco's people and asset tracking solution.

Our Guests

Jake Lovisolo

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakelovisolo/

Sean Park

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanpark2020/

Mojo's Instgram - hairlessnhappy

Links

DNA Spaces - https://dnaspaces.cisco.com/

DNA Spaces Demo - https://dnaspaces.cisco.com/demo/

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Check out our website: https://www.conft.show

Contact us: hello@conft.show

Join the Discord Study Group - It's all About the Journey: https://discord.gg/hqZ7XEG

Ep 46 - Mitre Att&ck Framework May 21, 2021

Bryan and Tom invite special guests Keith Manville and Mike McPhee to go over what the Mitre Attack Framework is and how it can be used to help security teams.

Our Guests

Follow Keith - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithmanville/

Follow Mike - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mcphee/

Links

Mitre Framework Homepage - https://attack.mitre.org/

Mitre Engenuity - https://mitre-engenuity.org/

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Check out our website: https://www.conft.show

Contact us: hello@conft.show

Join the Discord Study Group - It's all About the Journey: https://discord.gg/hqZ7XEG

Ep 45 - Cisco Live! 2021 Recap Apr 07, 2021

Bryan and Tom invite Sal and Patrick to join them in a discussion around the largest Cisco event of the year. They discuss some of the latest announcements and their thoughts on where Cisco is heading as automation becomes more important every day.

Follow Sal!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2KVKOuK4Hwa3NJRA3FHefg

Follow Patrick!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7ts9zQ-SVBpBWptzsaJAA Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrick__k9

LinksMeet the Author Event Link: https://www.ciscolive.com/2021/learn/session-catalog.html?tab.digitalbundle=connected-learning&search.sessiontype=Meet-the-Author#/session/1612991605149001PZnS Free Devnet Training: https://developer.cisco.com/startnow

Connect with the ShowLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conft.show Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConftShow Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLpvS4z8zbGvKiWbroTvHeA Check out our website: https://www.conft.showContact us: hello@conft.showJoin the Discord Study Group - It's all About the Journey: https://discord.gg/hqZ7XEG

Ep 44 - Threat Hunting with Cisco Secure Endpoint Mar 24, 2021

Special guest Keith Manville joins us to discuss Cisco Secure Endpoint, formerly known as AMP for Endpoints. We discuss the latest in threat hunting, automation and orchestration as well as a deeper dive into the various engines that make Secure Endpoint such an amazing tool.

Links

Cisco Live 2021 - www.ciscolive.com

It's all About the Journey Discord - https://discord.gg/hqZ7XEG

Keith's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithmanville/

Conf T with your SE Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLpvS4z8zbGvKiWbroTvHeA

Farewell to Mr Boyd Feb 16, 2021

A special announcement from the Conf T team as we thank Brian Boyd for all his contributions to the podcast.

Ep 43 - IoT Deep Dive Jan 14, 2021

Bryan sits down with Stephen Friedenthal, IoT Solutions Architect at Cisco to discuss all the happenings within the IoT industry covering 5G, edge computing and everything in between.

Ep 42 - WebexOne Recap Dec 16, 2020

Tom and Sal come on to discuss the 2 day event Cisco ran called WebexOne and all the cool announcements that were made. From innovative software announcements to cool new hardware, WebexOne was packed with informaition. We break down all of the announcements that is making Webex meetings 10x better than in -person.

Links

WebexOne One Demand Content - https://www.webex.com/webexone/sessions.html#ondemand

Video of this podcast - https://youtu.be/98hvyoBElzI

Sal's Babblelabs Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiyUt34PnRg

Ep 41 - Meraki Physical Security Nov 18, 2020

Mike Lavallee from Cisco Meraki joins us on this episode to discuss what Meraki is doing to address physical security and environmental monitoring for businesses and IT infrastructure. We dive into the features and benefits of the Meraki MV Camera lineup including the progression of hardware and software capabilities. Then in the second half we discuss Meraki's latest hardware announcement, their MT line of environmental sensors affectionately called Meraki Things.

Links

** Webex One Registration** - www.webexone.com

Meraki MV - https://meraki.cisco.com/products/smart-cameras/

Meraki MT - https://meraki.cisco.com/products/sensors/

Meraki Documentaion - https://documentation.meraki.com

Ep 40 - Customer Spotlight: LLS Oct 21, 2020

Special guest Andrew Struzik, Sr director of IT Operations and Cyber Security at LLS comes on the show to talk about the various changes their non-for-profit went through with Covid and what made them decide to go with Cisco's Security EA.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a 501 charitable organization founded in 1949, is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting blood cancer in the world. The LLS's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Support LLS in their mission to cure blood related cancers. Find out how you can help by visiting their website.

Links:

LLS Website: www.lls.org

Light The Night: www.lightthenight.org

Ep 39 - App Dynamics Oct 07, 2020

Bryan and Brian sit down with Shaun Dolan and Devin Adair to discuss App Dynamics. Everything from its components, strengths, integrations and use cases is covered on this in-depth episode. Be sure to check out the links for more information.

Links:

AI Ops vision: https://www.appdynamics.com/central-nervous-system

Customer success stories/verticals: https://www.appdynamics.com/customers

Free trial licensing/POC: https://www.appdynamics.com/free-trial/

AppDynamics/ThousandEyes Webinar for 10/27: https://www.appdynamics.com/webinar/future-of-network-and-application-visibility

MicroDemos: SAP- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHnYYGQSUWA Workload Optimizer Integration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJYaRe8w03Q Deep Code Insights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKj7deiBZk&list=PLbH8EadIRdvItlFlngzJtvtJrYGAEcLyH Harness (CICD): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_kk2WoJg4

BiQ with Carhartt: https://youtu.be/MLYmAj_ZlIk

Ep 38 - Day 2 Operations for Data Center Fabrics Sep 24, 2020

Joe Piperata joins us again for another great data center conversation around day 2 operations for data center fabrics. We also have a great conversation around ACI and the various tools Cisco has to offer that can greatly reduce your management operations and ensure your security posture is being correctly applied.

Ep 37 - Fluidmesh Founders Session Aug 27, 2020

Co-founders and brothers Cosimo and Umberto Malesci join us to tell the story about how Fluidmesh started and what it brings to Cisco. From humble beginnings in MIT to the recently closed Cisco acquisition, Cosimo and Umberto share their experiences with how they started from a failed MIT competition to ground-breaking technologies within the rail and IoT systems.

Links:

Fluidmesh Acquisition Announcement: https://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=2085377

Fluidmesh Website: https://www.fluidmesh.com/

Ep 36 - Cisco SecureX Jul 15, 2020

Jamey Heary joins us on this very special episode to discuss Cisco's latest security project, SecureX. Building on our previous episode's conversation around automation and API integration, SecureX ties together the various Cisco and Third-Party security products and tools into an easy to use, intuitive interface that empowers your IT team to discover, remediate and automate their security posture.

Links:

SecureX Landing Page: www.cisco.com/go/securex

Security Portal: security.cisco.com

Ep 35 - Cisco DevNet with Susie Wee Jul 01, 2020

Susie Wee, SVP of Cisco DevNet joins us for a great interview about the history and future of Cisco DevNet.

Links:

Cisco DevNet: https://developer.cisco.com/

Susie Wee's Website: https://susiewee.com/

Get Started with Development: https://developer.cisco.com/startnow/

DevNet Certifications: https://developer.cisco.com/certification/

Ep 34 - An Intro to ThousandEyes Jun 17, 2020

On May 28, 2020, Cisco announced it's intent to acquire ThousandEyes. On this episode, we speak with a fellow Cisco SE who was a heavy user of ThousandEyes in his previous role and go over its uses, methods and how it can offer additional visibility of network performance beyond the LAN.

As an added bonus, we had the privilege of featuring "Old Town Network" at the end of the episode performed by Mike Schultz and his team's group called "Layer8".

Links:

Cisco Press Release: https://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=2077910

ThousandEyes CEO Message: https://blog.thousandeyes.com/cisco-announces-intent-to-acquire-thousandeyes/

Marc Nufrio's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-nufrio/

Mike Schultz's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-schultz-80248a1b/

Old Town Network Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOmSDhPEpg

Ep 33 - Meraki Adaptive Policy May 20, 2020

Bryan and Brian sit down with Meraki PSS, Ryan Harami to discuss the latest Meraki developments and the launch of the Meraki Adaptive Policy.

Links:

Meraki Adaptive Security Webinar: https://meraki.cisco.com/webinars/adaptive-policy-set-once-secure-forever/

Cisco TrustSec Overview: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/trustsec/index.html

Meraki Blog - Adaptive Policy: https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2019/11/adaptivepolicy/

Ep 32 - Viptela/SD-WAN Deep Dive May 06, 2020

In this episode we sit down with two colleagues from our Viptella team to discuss the evolution of Cisco's SD-WAN offerings as well as provide competitive insight, product updates and a peek behind the curtain of what is coming next from the Viptela engineers.

Links:

Cisco SD-WAN Page: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/index.html

What is SD-WAN: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/sd-wan/what-is-sd-wan.html

Article on Integration with GCP: https://www.crn.com/news/networking/cisco-sd-wan-will-reach-beyond-cloud-edge-into-google-cloud-platform

Trent's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trent-cleveland-2626129/

Scott's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-e-robbins-2b64121/

Ep 31 - Cisco Modeling Labs Apr 22, 2020

Bryan and Brian sit down with Ralph Schmieder, Technical Lead at Cisco to discuss the latest release of CML2, previously known as VIRL. Ralph shared valuable insight into the history and future of CML.

Links:

Cisco Modeling Labs Landing Page - https://cisco.com/go.cml

DevNet CML - https://developer.cisco.com/modeling-labs/

CML Client Library (APIs) - https://pypi.org/project/virl2-client/

Ansible Plugin for CML - https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/ansible-virl

David Bombal Videos on CML - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7-FgLxlyk

Ralph Schmieder Twitter - https://twitter.com/rschmied_csco

Ralph Schmieder LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rschmied/

Ep 30 - Segment Routing (SRv6) Apr 09, 2020

Special guest Bruce McDougall Joins Bryan in this episode to discuss Segment Routing and IPv6 within the Service Provider and Cloud Computing space.

Links:

Segment Routing Labs: http://segment-routing.net/

Bruce's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-mcdougall-02503a1/

Ep 29 - Boyd's Journey to 6 Kids Mar 25, 2020

On this episode, special guest Vaughn Suazo speaks with us about the different technologies and operations that our customers within the service provider space work with. In this rare peak behind the curtain, we get to see what Cisco is doing to help our customers in a world that is becoming ever reliant on cloud services.

Links:

Cisco Silicon One: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/innovation/silicon-one.html

SRv6: https://blogs.cisco.com/sp/srv6-is-coming

DevNet: https://developer.cisco.com/site/networking/

COVID-19 Offerings: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/covid19.html

Folding @ Home: https://foldingathome.org/

Ep 28 - Secure Internet Gateway Mar 11, 2020

On this episode of Conf T, we being back special guest Shaun Furey to discuss the latest additions to the Cisco Umbrella product stack to keep your users safe and policies enforced.

Links:

Cisco's COVID-19 Response and Offerings: https://blogs.cisco.com/security/cisco-expands-free-security-offerings-to-help-with-rise-in-remote-workers

Umbrella Packages Overview: https://umbrella.cisco.com/products/packages

Getting started with SIG: https://docs.umbrella.com/umbrella-user-guide/docs/getting-started

AV-Test Results: https://umbrella.cisco.com/blog/2020/02/18/av-test-places-cisco-umbrella-first-in-security-efficacy/

Shaun Furey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunfurey

Ep 27 - A Journey to CCIE Feb 26, 2020

We speak with Chris Pratt about his personal journey to achieving the CCIE certification. Links: Chris's Website: https://cmpnetworking.com/ Chris's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismpratt/ Your CCIE Success Strategy Book: https://www.amazon.com/Your-CCIE-Success-Strategy-Non-Technical/dp/1470103168/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=your+ccie+lab+success+strategy&qid=1582298346&sr=8-3 Router Gods: https://www.meetup.com/routergods/ Cisco Recertification Policy: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/recertification-policy.html VIRL: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/virl GNS3: https://www.gns3.com/ EVE-NG: https://www.eve-ng.net/

Ep 26 - Protecting Talos Feb 12, 2020

Bryan sits down for a conversation with Nigel Houghton from the Talos organization to discuss the finer points of protecting the largest threat intelligence organization in the world against itself and adversaries alike. We discuss the various shortcomings and concerns when it comes to securing an organization in this modern day environment as well as taking a look back to simpler times.

Be sure and listen to Nigel on the "Beers with Talos" podcast available wherever fine podcasts are sold.

Ep 25 - Deep Dive with Duo Jan 29, 2020

Bryan and Brian sit down with Karl Lewis from the Duo team to discuss the finer points of Multi-Factor Authentication and why its such an important thing to have. They also explore the concept of Zero trust, and look of some of the competitive differences between Duo and other MFA providers.

Show Notes:

Duo Demos: https://duo.com/demos

Duo Tiers and Pricing: https://duo.com/pricing

Cisco MFA Case Study: https://www.cisco.com/c/en_au/about/case-studies-customer-success-stories/duo.html

Duo Free Trial: https://signup.duo.com/

Ep 24 - BUR(R)A Jan 15, 2020

Bryan and Brian sit down with Joe Piperata to chat about Cisco's Backup and Recovery Solutions.

Links:

Cisco S3260: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/ucs-s3260-storage-server/index.html

Veeam on S3260: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/data-protection-solutions/whitepaper_c11-739852.pdf

Cisco & Cohesity: https://www.cohesity.com/resource-assets/solution-brief/Cohesity-Transform-IT-Hyperconvergence-Enterprise-Solution-Brief.pdf

Cisco Hyperflex: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/hyperconverged-infrastructure/index.html

Ep 23 - Cisco UCS Nov 20, 2019

Bryan and Brian chat with Joe Piperata about the Cisco UCS platform and all the benefits and differentiators that Cisco brings to the table, mainly around the management features. We also touch on intersight and why it's a no-brainer to sign up for.

Cisco UCS - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/index.html

Cisco Intersight - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/intersight/index.html

Ep 22 - Cisco Talos Nov 06, 2019

Bryan sits down with Craig Williams and Sean Mason from Cisco Talos to discuss everything from their outreach program, to incident response and everything in between. Sean and Craig give us a peek behind the curtain of the largest private security research firm in the world and lets us in on some of the lessons learned.

Links:

Talos IR Announcement: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2019/11/talos-cisco-incident-response-team-up.html

Cyber Security & Insurance: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/security/cyber-insurance/index.html

Talos Incident Responce: https://talosintelligence.com/incident_response

Beers with Talos Podcast: https://talosintelligence.com/podcasts

Ep 21 - Cisco E-mail Security Oct 23, 2019

On this episode, we sit down with Technical Solutions Architect Clarke Caporale to discuss what Cisco is doing to protect our customer from the largest attack vector, e-mail. We discuss the various forms that an email attack can take as well as technical and even non-technical ways they can be approached.

Links:

Email Security Best Practices: https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/products/security/esa-best-practices.html

Email Security PoV: https://engage2demand.cisco.com/LP=7517

Ep 20 - Cisco CX Oct 09, 2019

On this episode, we sit down with Katelyn Cadoff from the Services team where we discuss Cisco CX (Customer Experience) and the breadth of services options from Cisco. From adoption to implementation, we learn how the CX "Racetrack" is used and where customers can benefit the most from what the CX team has to offer.

Links

Cisco CX Overview: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/services/overview.html

Managed Security: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/managed-services.html

Incident Response Retainer: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/sas-incident-response.html

Business Critical Services: https://discover.cisco.com/en/us/services/guide/businesscriticalservices

Total Care Portal: https://www.cisco.com/web/smartservices/sntc.html

Ep 19: Cisco Impact Pt 2 Sep 25, 2019

Join Bryan and Brian as they explore the non-technical side of Cisco and dive into the culture that makes Cisco such a great company to work for.

Links:

5G Rural First: https://www.5gruralfirst.org

Cisco Innovation Team: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/innovation-centers.html

Cisco Tactical Operations: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/supply-chain-sustainability/tactical-operations-tacops.html

Ep 18: Cisco Impact Pt 1 Sep 11, 2019

Join Bryan Young and Brian Boyd as they recount some of the moments and technologies that stood out to them at Cisco Impact 2019 in Las Vegas.

The boys go over some of the impressive technology and solutions that Cisco has to offer in the IoT space as well as security as they hear from product specialists in the following areas.

Extended Enterprise
Edge Computing
Industrial Routing
LoRa (Long Range) WAN
IoT Security
Cisco Vision
Duo
Firepower
Talos

Ep 17: Tetration Aug 28, 2019

On this episode of Conf T, Bryan Brian and Joe continue the conversation of zero trust and dive into the world of visibility within the Data Center. While the focus is on Cisco's Tetration, we also cover some of the other tools available to you to gain the visibility necessary to protect your data center.

Ep 16: Zero Trust Aug 14, 2019

Cisco Security Technical Solutions Architect Katherine McNamara joins Bryan Young and Joey D to discuss zero trust. We cover the definition of zero trust, where it should be applied, and how to take the first steps in going down the path of implementing a zero trust architecture.

Links:

Katherine's Blog: http://cs.co/9008E2EZu

ISE Helpdesk Troubleshooting Guide: http://cs.co/9009E2EZR

ISE High Level Design: http://cs.co/9000E2EZr

Google's Beyond Corp: http://cs.co/9001E2EZT

Demystifying Zero Trust Cisco Live Presentation: https://www.ciscolive.com/global/on-demand-library.html?#/session/1538529748838001SblZ

Ep 15: Cisco Certifications Jul 31, 2019

On this episode of Conf T with your SE, special guest Mike McPhee joins us again to discuss Cisco Certifications and his pathway to becoming a double CCIE and a CCDE. Also, we take some time to discuss the changes coming to the Cisco Certification program staring in February 2020.

Show Links:

Cisco Certifications: http://cs.co/9001ELRBx

Cert Migration Tools: http://cs.co/9002ELRBI

Cisco Learning Network: http://cs.co/9003ELRBL

Cisco Learning Library: http://cs.co/9005ELRBF

Cisco Live!: http://cs.co/9006ELRB2

Mike McPhee's Books on Kali Linux: http://cs.co/9008ELRB4

Ep 14: ACI Jul 17, 2019

In this episode of Conf T with your SE, Bryan and Brian discuss ACI with special guest Joe Piperata. Everything from Spine Leaf topology, zero trust, and application and QoS awareness is discussed in this Data Center focuses installment.

Links:

L4-7 Compatibility List - http://cs.co/9004EaXAy

Ep 13: Meraki Jul 03, 2019

Special guest Ryan Harami joins Bryan, Brian and Joe as they discuss the wonderful world of cloud based management that is the Meraki dashboard.

Links:

Meraki Developer Hub - http://cs.co/9008EtMCw

Meraki Apps Marketplace - http://cs.co/9009EtMCb

Meraki Adventure API Lab - http://cs.co/adventure

Ep 12: Meet the Team Jun 19, 2019

Bryan, Brian and Joe mix things up on this episode and get to know more about each other in this special episode.

Ep 11: Cisco Collaboration Jun 05, 2019

On this very special episode of Conf T with your SE, special guest Salvatore Limura from YouTube's "CiscoSal" joins us to discuss one of Cisco's most well known technologies, collaboration.

Joey D and Bryan Young discuss the various hosting options as well as various endpoint options for basic voice as well as HD video. We also take the time to discuss the WebEx brand and wrap things up with our consumption models.

Links:

Cisco Sal YouTube Channel: http://cs.co/9004EWt02

Cisco Project Workplace: http://cs.co/9003EWt0F

Ep 10: Protecting the Edge May 22, 2019

On this episode, Bryan and Joe speak with special guest Shaun Furey about Cisco Umbrella, Cisco's DNS-based web security and content filtering solution. They discuss the importance of protecting the edge as well as how easy it is to deploy Umbrella, it's key features, and new and upcoming features.

Cisco IT on Cisco Umbrella - http://cs.co/9008EYLnm

Cisco Umbrella Blog - http://cs.co/9004EYLX0

Cisco Umbrella Status Page - http://cs.co/9001EYLkl

Ep 09: Protecting the Endpoint May 08, 2019

Bryan Young and special guest Keith Manville discuss Cisco's EDR solution; AMP for Endpoints.

Cisco Talos Threat Intelligence - http://cs.co/9002EYLbq

The Power of Cisco Threat Response - http://cs.co/9003EYLbS

Threat Hunting Video - http://cs.co/9004EYLbs

AMP Chalk Talk - http://cs.co/9005EYLbt

AMP for Endpoints Workshop Videos - http://cs.co/9006EYLbQ

Cisco Security Webinars and Demo Fridays - http://cs.co/9007EYLbv

Ep 08: Hyperflex Apr 24, 2019

Bryan Young and Brian Boyd dive deep into the world of Hyper-Converged and showcase Cisco's solution called HyperFlex. We discuss the benefits of HyperFlex, the technology that makes it possible, and go over some competitive advantages.

Link to ESG report: http://cs.co/9006EYLjs

Ep 07: Wireless Apr 10, 2019

On this episode of Conf T with your SE, Bryan, Brian and Joe go into the weeds a bit and talk about Wi-Fi. Everything from best practices, to new standards including WPA3 and 802.11ax. Bryan and his fellow SEs go over some common mistakes made when planning for wireless deployments and even take a peak behind the curtain to see what the future of wireless technologies look like.

Links:

Cisco Clean Air: http://cs.co/9007ElwqT

Meraki Air Marshall: http://cs.co/9008Elwqp

Cisco Wi-Fi 6 Overview: http://cs.co/9009ElwqV

What is Wi-Fi 6: http://cs.co/9000Elwqn

Cisco Blog - Wi-Fi 6: http://cs.co/9001ElwqX

Wi-Fi 6 Whitepaper: http://cs.co/9002Elwqk

Ep 06: SD-WAN Mar 27, 2019

On this episode of Conf T with your SE, Brian Boyd and Bryan Young discuss Cisco's offerings for SD-WAN, comparing and contrasting the two major offerings and going through some design considerations such as number of transports, feature parity, and deployment options.

Ep 05: Next Generation Firewalls Mar 13, 2019

In this episode of Conf T with your SE, special guest Mike McPhee talks with us about the two major Cisco solutions we have in the NGFW space and where each of them hold their strengths. We dive into both Cisco Firepower and Cisco Meraki solutions comparing features along with management options to better understand where these solutions fit for our customers.

Ep 04: Cisco Enterprise Agreements Feb 27, 2019

On this episode of Conf T with your SE, we dive into Cisco Enterprise Agreements. This recent offering from Cisco grants our customers flexibility in how they license their Cisco Software solutions. Bryan Young and Brian Boyd go over some of the similarities between the various EAs across the different architectures as well as some of the specifics available for each type.

Ep 03: Refresh Your Network Feb 13, 2019

In this episode, we explore the important reasons why you should keep your Cisco hardware up to date with current support. We explore the lifecycle of Cisco hardware, take a look at support and advanced services offered by Cisco and talk about the latest licensing trends and models used by Cisco. Lastly we cover the hardware changes that have been introduced and go through the various recommended product recommendations.

Cisco EoS/EoL Policy: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html

Cisco Notification service for PSIRT and other alerts: https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html

Cisco Product Support Page: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/services/technical/solution-support.html

Cisco Support Services at a glance: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/services/portfolio/documents/solution-support-service-at-a-glance.pdf

Catalyst 9K Series at a Glance: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-9000/nb-09-cat-9k-aag-cte-en.pdf

ISR4K Series Routers at a Glance: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/routers/4000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/at-a-glance-c45-732425.pdf

Ep 02: Intent-Based Networking Jan 30, 2019

On this episode, we discussed Cisco's next generation of campus networking called Intent-Based Networking.

We discussed the different pillars of intent-based networking and the management platform known as Cisco DNA Center.

The hardware compatibility matrix for Cisco DNA Center can be found at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/software-defined-access/compatibility-matrix.html

To check out design guides for Cisco DNA Center, please check out the following link: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/design-zone/networking-design-guides/digital-network-architecture-design-guides.html

If you are interested in learning more about Cisco's Intent-Based networking, or would like to inquire about a demo or Proof of Value, please reach out to your local Cisco account team, and let them know you heard about it from this podcast.

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Ep 01: Data Center Switching Jan 16, 2019

In our first episode of Conf T with your SE, we go over the differences between our Data Center and Access Layer switching and why these two product lines exist.

The Cisco whitepaper mentioned in this episode can be found at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/white-paper-c11-738488.html