Tech Bytes

Tech Bytes: Nokia Event-Driven Automation: Simple, Reliable Data Center Automation (Sponsored) Feb 18, 2025

Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation, or EDA, is a network automation platform that aims to help network engineers achieve predictable, error-free operations so you can keep up with all the change tickets coming your way while ensuring the data center is reliable and performant. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we’ll talk about how EDA... Read more »

Tech Bytes: When the Internet Is Your Network, Catchpoint IPM Provides Critical Visibility (Sponsored) Feb 10, 2025

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into Digital Experience Monitoring and Internet Performance Monitoring with sponsor Catchpoint. As more users rely on SaaS and cloud for applications, the Internet has essentially become a business-critical network. But how can you, a network engineer, be expected to manage the Internet? Enter Internet Performance Monitoring, or... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Unifying Cloud, On-Prem Security with Lacework FortiCNAPP (Sponsored) Jan 27, 2025

CNAPP, or Cloud Native Application Protection Platform, is an integrated suite of tools for cloud-native apps that aims to help organizations manage cloud app risks and identify and respond to threats. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Fortinet about its Lacework FortiCNAPP offering and how it integrates CNAPP for unified security... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Can SD-WAN Solve Latency Issues for Modern Applications? (Sponsored) Jan 20, 2025

Traditional SD-WAN ensures that business-critical apps get the best-performing network path to deliver a good user experience and meet service levels. But as SaaS and cloud adoption increase, the best path across a WAN may not be enough. Techniques like WAN ops and legacy caching techniques may have worked for enterprise or private apps, but... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Protecting OT/IoT Devices With FortiLink NAC (Sponsored) Dec 09, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we talk about IoT and OT risks and how to mitigate them. One option from Fortinet is FortiLink NAC, a free feature that can help you segment and protect IoT and OT devices and can even help deploy virtual patches. Another option is FortiNAC, a full-bore... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Converge Networking and Security with Fortinet APs and Switches (Sponsored) Nov 25, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk Ethernet switches and wireless APs with sponsor Fortinet. Yes, Fortinet. Best known for firewalls and other security products, Fortinet has a full line of switches for the campus and data center, as well as a robust portfolio of wireless APs. Fortinet is here to make its case... Read more »

Tech Bytes: MinIO Optimizes Object Storage for AI Infrastructure (Sponsored) Nov 18, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we welcome back sponsor MinIO to talk about how AI is altering the data infrastructure landscape, and why organizations are looking to build AI infrastructure on-prem. We also dig into MinIO’s AIStor, a software-only, distributed object store that offers simplicity, scalability, and performance for AI infrastructure and other high-performance... Read more »

Tech Bytes: How Autodesk Modernized Its Network and Security Architecture with SASE (Sponsored) Nov 12, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk with Palo Alto Networks customer Autodesk about how it migrated from SD-WAN and traditional remote access VPNs to SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge. We’ll talk about the trends that drove Autodesk’s migration and the results of their SASE adoption. Our guests... Read more »

Tech Bytes: From AWS Topography to On-Prem Flows, Cisco ThousandEyes Boosts Network Visibility (Sponsored) Oct 21, 2024

The Tech Bytes podcast welcomes back sponsor Cisco ThousandEyes to talk about new features that improve visibility into both the public cloud and your on-prem network. We’ll get details on the new topographical mapping feature for AWS, as well as ThousandEyes’ new capability to consume flow records from on prem and correlate those records with... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Security and Operational Benefits of Fortinet Unified SASE (Sponsored) Sep 30, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, brings together networking and cloud-delivered security services. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we with talk with sponsor Fortinet about Unified SASE; that is, where a single provider offers both the networking and cloud elements of the service. We discuss essential elements of Unified SASE, Fortinet’s notion of sovereign SASE,... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Reduce GenAI App Risks Without Reducing Productivity (Sponsored) Sep 23, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about GenAI apps. From search to software development to video creation, Generative AI tools are widely available as standalone apps and are being bundled into enterprise applications. Whether you want them or not, GenAI apps are out there and running wild. On today’s show, sponsored by Palo... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Smarter Networking and Automation With SuzieQ’s Network Observability (Sponsored) Sep 03, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast: network observability. SuzieQ is an open-source project that collects, normalizes, stores, and analyzes multi-vendor network data. This data becomes a foundation for network observability and automation. We talk with Dinesh Dutt, creator of SuzieQ and founder of Stardust Systems, which makes a commercial version of SuzieQ. Stardust Systems is... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Why It’s Time To Say Goodbye To NFS (Sponsored) Aug 26, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk cloud storage. More specifically, we dive into why it’s time for NFS to sail off into the sunset, particularly for cloud datasets. Our guest is Tom Lyon, an industry legend who has delivered a talk entitled “NFS Must Die.” We talk with Tom about the strengths and weaknesses of NFS, the... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Nokia’s SR Linux Embraces OpenConfig to Support Network Automation (Sponsored) Jul 29, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk OpenConfig and data models with sponsor Nokia. Nokia’s SR Linux network OS has embraced OpenConfig to help you support automation initiatives. We talk with Nokia about why it chose OpenConfig, how it handles mixed data models for device platforms that may or may not use OpenConfig, and... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Prioritizing and Managing IoT/OT Vulnerabilities with Palo Alto Networks (Sponsored) Jul 22, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss vulnerability management for IoT and OTT devices with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. These devices–think video cameras, sensors, medical equipment, industrial control systems, and so on–present unique challenges when it comes to finding, prioritizing, and managing software vulnerabilities. Palo Alto Networks’ machine learning-based solutions offer visibility, risk prioritization,... Read more »

Tech Bytes: High Performance, Scalable Object Storage with MinIO (Sponsored) Jul 08, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Jonathan Symonds, Chief Marketing Officer at MinIO about MinIO’s object storage offering; a software-defined, Amazon S3-compatible object storage that offers high performance and scale for modern workloads and AI/ML. We discuss how MinIO helps customers across industries drive AI innovation and AI architectures, how object storage... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Why SD-WAN is the Secret to SASE Success (Sponsored) Jul 01, 2024

The rise of SASE has eclipsed SD-WAN as organizations develop strategies and analyze products for secure access. But SD-WAN is an essential component of SASE; in fact, sponsor Palo Alto Networks says SD-WAN is the most important component. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Palo Alto Networks about why SD-WAN underpins a SASE... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Performance, Power Efficiency Drive Dutch IXP Upgrade to Nokia Routers, Silicon (Sponsored) Jun 24, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we hear from Nokia customer NL-IX. NL-IX is a leading Internet Exchange based in the Netherlands. The organization recently redesigned and upgraded its network. Nokia played a role in that upgrade, including 400 and 800G routers and FP5 silicon. We’re joined by Dirk Kalkman, Chief Network... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Journey to SSE with HPE Aruba Networking (Sponsored) Jun 17, 2024

When it comes to SSE, it’s helpful to know the vendor’s history and approach to understand if it’s the best fit for your organization. HPE Aruba’s SSE journey started when it acquired Axis Security, a company focused on solving the problem of third party access. Because of that focus, HPE Aruba says its SSE is... Read more »

Tech Bytes: NaaS by Meter: Next-gen Hardware, Software, and Operations (Sponsored) Jun 10, 2024

When a network for a new location needs to come online, networkers are faced with a predictable (and painful) to-do list: deal with ISPs, design and implement floor plans, obtain hardware, configure devices, etc. Meter’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is here to take care of all that for you. Meter’s CEO Anil Varanasi joins the show to... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Real-Time Network Performance Monitoring with NetBeez (Sponsored) May 06, 2024

Network monitoring is growing increasingly complicated. Companies are facing more distributed applications and more remote employees. NetBeez, our sponsor today, is here to talk about how they monitor network performance in real time for the campus, WAN, and more. From proactively testing networks after configuration changes to identifying how well a worker’s laptop is connecting... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Using ZTNA for VPN Consolidation, Protecting Dev Access with SSE (Sponsored) Apr 29, 2024

Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA, is a core element of a Security Service Edge because it enables secure remote access to on-prem and cloud-based applications. On today’s episode, sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking, we dig into ZTNA from HPE’s perspective and hear customer stories on how it’s being used for third-party access, VPN consolidation,... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Begin Your Unified SASE Journey with Next-Gen SD-WAN (Sponsored) Apr 22, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, combines SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security services including next-gen firewall, CASB, secure web gateway, and others. You can mix and match your SD-WAN and cloud security, but today Rajesh Kari from Palo Alto Networks is here to advocate for the benefits of their single-vendor option. We talk performance, security, and... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Building an Effective Security Platform with Fortinet (Sponsored) Apr 15, 2024

There’s a lot of well-earned criticism of security platforms: They’re a tangle of acquired products, packaged so you pay for more than you need, sucking you into a single vendor. Today John Maddison from Fortinet explains why their security platform is different. Fortinet has one unified fabric with a single operating system, agent, and management... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Simplifying Network Deployment & Operations With Nile (Sponsored) Apr 01, 2024

Today Austin Hawthorne from Nile joins us to dig into the company’s Network as a Service (NaaS) approach and how it differentiates from traditional networking solutions. Nile aims to streamline network deployment and operations by providing a complete network service: It performs the site survey, provides the switches and access points, brings the gear on... Read more »

Tech Bytes: How SR Linux Lets You Take Control Of Your Data Center (Sponsored) Mar 25, 2024

On today’s Tech Bytes, we explore SR Linux, the network operating system developed by today’s sponsor Nokia. Why should you care about the network OS running in your data center? Nokia designed SR Linux to support automation, orchestration, and customization. We’ll dig into SR Linux’s support for YANG and gNMI and how that ties into... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Protecting Connected Medical Devices With Palo Alto Networks IoT Security (Sponsored) Mar 18, 2024

Medical devices are an essential element of patient care. They’re also network-connected devices that need resilient connectivity and security. On today’s Tech Bytes we examine the challenges of supporting and securing connected medical devices, including threats, vulnerabilities, and regulatory frameworks. We’ll also discuss strategies and best practices to manage medical device risks and ensure the... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Cisco ThousandEyes Deepens Visibility for Remote Workforce Management (Sponsored) Mar 11, 2024

SecOps, NetOps, and help desks need integrated data, increased context, and the ability to quickly understand interdependencies in order to take on the complex tasks facing them. That’s why ThousandEyes is now integrated with Cisco Secure Access, Cisco’s SSE solution. Tune in to learn about ThousandEyes’ deeper visibility, system process metrics, streamlined test setup, and... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Securing IoT/OT Devices: Beyond Traditional Solutions (Sponsored) Feb 12, 2024

Hackers access a casino’s network through a fish tank thermometer. No, this isn’t Ocean’s Eleven, this is the reality of IoT/OT risks to enterprises today. Through its AI/ML-powered system, Palo Alto Networks takes a multi-pronged approach to these threats: Device identification, risk assessment, segmentation in zero trust policies, intrusion prevention, and automated security workflow. Kalyan... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Breaking Through The Noise With Wi-Fi 7 (Sponsored) Feb 05, 2024

Wi-Fi 7 is the latest iteration of the wireless standard from the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi 6 brought significant increases in throughput and performance. Wi-Fi 6e made the 6Ghz spectrum available (at least in the US). What does Wi-FI 7 bring to the table, and is it worth going through an upgrade? Our guest is Chris... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Building An Automation-Ready Service Catalog With NetOrca (Sponsored) Jan 29, 2024

Let’s say you’ve built a set of automations for your network infrastructure, and now you want teams or departments within your organization to use those automations. Our Tech Bytes sponsor NetOrca offers a service catalog that provides a simple front-end to make it easy for internal customers to come and consume those capabilities you’ve worked... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Optimizes Dynamic Content And User Experience With App Acceleration (Sponsored) Jan 22, 2024

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about accelerating dynamic content to improve application performance and the user experience. The increase of remote and hybrid workers, and more applications being delivered from the cloud, can complicate IT’s efforts to measure and improve application performance. Today’s sponsor, Palo Alto Networks, shares its approach to accelerating... Read more »

Tech Bytes: AI-Powered Autonomous Digital Experience Management (Sponsored) Jan 08, 2024

Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) provides detailed visibility into end user device and application performance. On today’s sponsored episode, we talk with Palo Alto Networks about how it uses AIOps with ADEM to help IT and help desk teams quickly identify and respond to problems for a distributed workforce. We also discuss synthetic transactions, and... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Fortinet Advisor Brings GenAI To Support SecOps Teams (Sponsored) Dec 18, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we dive into Fortinet Advisor. This is a new generative AI offering designed to act as an assistant to SoC analysts and security teams by providing context-aware event summaries, potential impacts, and recommended responses while also keeping humans in the loop. Episode Guest: Kevin Faulkner |... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Pliant Combines APIs, Low Code Approach For Network Automation (Sponsored) Dec 04, 2023

Network automation takes a variety of forms, from individual scripts that handle specific tasks, to workflows that have to be orchestrated across multiple devices and systems. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Pliant about its automation platform. Pliant helps you orchestrate across devices and domains with a low-code approach that uses... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Nokia Deepfield Brings Fresh Analytics, New Gear To The DDoS Fight (Sponsored) Nov 27, 2023

Distributed Denial of Service attacks, or DDoS, have plagued the Internet for decades. And attackers are finding new ways to take advantage of higher levels of bandwidth and the ever-growing number of network-connected devices. Today on Tech Bytes, sponsored by Nokia, we’ll talk about what’s brewing on the DDoS front and how Nokia’s Deepfield is... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Why AI Workloads Require Optimized Ethernet Fabrics (Sponsored) Nov 13, 2023

Network engineers have a good grasp on how to build data center networks to support all kinds of apps, from traditional three-tier designs to applications built around containers and microservices. But what about building a network fabric to support AI? Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we talk about the special requirements... Read more »

Tech Bytes: How VMware And HPE Greenlake Tackle AI And Multi-Cloud For Customers (Sponsored) Nov 06, 2023

On today’s Packet Pusher’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by VMware, the conversation delves into HPE’s partnership with VMware, particularly around HPE Greenlake for VMware Cloud Foundation. HPE was recently recognized as VMware’s 2023 partner of the year. Today’s podcast features an interview with Frances Guida, Director, Compute Workload Solutions Product Management at HPE. The podcast... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Nokia’s ChatGPT App Lets Engineers Query The Network (Sponsored) Oct 30, 2023

AI is making its way into network operations, and on today’s episode, sponsored by Nokia, we talk about how Nokia has developed a ChatGPT-based application that runs on its SR Linux network OS. Network engineers can use this app to query about network state, ask troubleshooting questions, check configurations, search logs, and quickly sort through reams of documentation.

Tech Bytes: Addressing New Service Provider Routing Applications With Nokia’s FPcx Silicon (Sponsored) Oct 23, 2023

Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores custom silicon with sponsor Nokia. Nokia has recently launched its new FPcx chip for Nokia routers. We’ll talk about the features and capabilities in the new silicon, and the value to service providers and enterprises that custom silicon can bring.

NB452: Cisco Makes You Feel Vulnerable; Broadcom 25.6Tbps Routing ASIC Targets Custom Silicon; China Mandates IPv6 Oct 23, 2023

This week's IT news podcast covers a serious Cisco exploit against IOS XE, new firewalls from Juniper, Broadcom's hopes to capture the routing market with merchant silicon, more movement on restoring net neutrality in the US, and more.

Tech Bytes: Secure Hybrid Workers Without Compromising User Experience (Sponsored) Oct 16, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about techniques to improve user experience and application performance while also securing end users, applications, and devices. Our sponsor is Palo Alto Networks and we’ll talk about how Palo Alto Networks is integrating technologies such as Remote Browser Isolation and application acceleration into Prisma Access, their cloud-delivered security offering.

Tech Bytes: Why Retail Branches Need Next-Gen SD-WAN And SASE (Sponsored) Oct 10, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we talk with sponsor Palo Alto Networks about SD-WAN for retail locations. From securing payment card data to supporting customer Wi-Fi to connecting a multitude of IoT devices, a secure, reliable WAN is a must for retail. We talk with Palo Alto Networks about how SD-WAN can help retail locations get and keep shoppers in stores.

Tech Bytes: The SD-WAN Prescription For Healthcare Networks (Sponsored) Oct 02, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we talk with sponsor Palo Alto Networks about SD-WAN in healthcare markets. The healthcare sector has stringent requirements around the privacy and security of patient information, but clinics also need reliable and robust performance. We discuss how SD-WAN can help meet all these requirements.

Tech Bytes: Introducing The Network Automation Forum And AutoCon Event (Sponsored) Sep 05, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss the Network Automation Forum (NAF) and its inaugural independent conference--AutoCon 0. The networking industry has been taking about automation forever, but most engineers and organizations don't get much beyond a few scripts. The Network Automation Forum wants to change that by serving as a salon where enterprises, service providers, and vendors can talk openly about what works, what doesn't, and how to advance the state of the art.

Tech Bytes: How StackPath Uses Catchpoint’s Internet Performance Monitoring To Accelerate MTTI (Sponsored) Aug 28, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about monitoring network and application performance. Our sponsor is Catchpoint, and they’ve sent a customer, StackPath, to talk about using Catchpoint in production. This includes real-time BGP monitoring and Catchpoint’s observability network that lets you test networks and applications from multiple vantage points, and instant tests when you need immediate data.

Tech Bytes: Spotting Performance Problems Faster With Digital Experience Monitoring (Sponsored) Aug 07, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get into Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM). DEM goes beyond traditional SLAs by offering more precise measurements of network and application performance as experienced by end users, and can provide detailed measurements to help network engineers identify and respond to problems. We talk with sponsor Fortinet about how it delivers DEM.

Tech Bytes: Modernizing Your Secure Web Gateway For A Distributed Workforce (Sponsored) Jul 31, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we explore Secure Web Gateways with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. Secure Web Gateways sit between users and Web traffic to enforce policies around Web and application access and inspect traffic for malware. We talk with Palo Alto Networks about customer challenges with secure Web gateways, innovations in Prisma Access Cloud Secure Web Gateways, and more.

Tech Bytes: Need Those Packets? Palo Alto Networks Introduces Traffic Replication In SASE (Sponsored) Jul 24, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about traffic replication in SASE environments. Our sponsor is Palo Alto Networks, and they’ve added a new capability in Prisma Access that lets you replicate and then store traffic sent to the Prisma Access cloud service. That replicated traffic can then be used for deep packet analysis, forensics, or network analysis. We’ll talk about how Prisma Access replicates traffic, use cases, and more.

Tech Bytes: ThousandEyes Extends End-to-End Network Visibility To Meraki MX And More (Sponsored) Jul 17, 2023

In today’s Tech Byte, we’ve got Cisco ThousandEyes sharing new product capabilities, including ThousandEyes on Meraki MX and Webex RoomOS devices and faster insights into the root cause of problems your users are calling to complain about. We also discuss the recent acquisition of SamKnows, which gives ThousandEyes deeper visibility into ISPs.

Tech Bytes: Deploying Sovereign Clouds With VMware And Tietoevry Jul 10, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we explore the concept of sovereign clouds with sponsor VMware. Sovereign clouds provide the agility and scale of the cloud while ensuring data resides in a specific country or geography and meets area requirements for security and privacy. We speak with Tietoevry, one of the first VMware partners to offer major sovereign cloud solutions for its Nordic clients.

Tech Byte: DWDM at the Edge with Nokia PSE6 Coherent Optics Jun 19, 2023

Today’s Tech Byte is a discussion on Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE) optics. Release 6 of its PSEs promises huge changes to DWDM Edge by bringing coherent optical DWDM circuits directly to your Nokia routers and switches. No more costly DWDM shelves and transponders just to terminate a tail circuit, reducing lead times and providing more options for resilience.

Tech Byte: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN App-defined Fabric (Sponsored) Jun 13, 2023

SD-WAN provides new options for connecting branch locations to your headquarters, SaaS, and cloud applications. But SD-WAN is about more than just connectivity, Palo Alto Networks offer an application fabric. Learn more in this episode.

Tech Bytes: Building The Branch Of The Future With Palo Alto Networks SD-WAN And SASE (Sponsored) Jun 05, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we explore the branch of the future with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. We talk about how SD-WAN and SASE come together with Digital Experience Management (DEM) to meet the challenges of security, cloud, and hybrid work at the branch.

Tech Bytes: Assembling A SASE Architecture With Fortinet (Sponsored) May 30, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we pull back the covers on SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge. Fortinet is our sponsor. One important concept to grasp around SASE is that it’s as much an architecture as it is a product. It requires planning and foresight to put the pieces together and operate them. We talk with Fortinet about the elements of its SASE offering and what a typical customer engagement with SASE looks like.

Tech Bytes: Pica8 NOS Enables Multi-Vendor Networking To Solve Campus Supply Chain Problems (Sponsored) May 22, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we speak with sponsor Pica8 about how whitebox networking gives engineers the flexibility to choose the hardware and software that best meets their campus needs. Because Pica8’s network OS can run on multiple hardware platforms, engineers can overcome challenges including supply chain disruptions, end-of-life hardware, and security events.

Tech Bytes: Nokia Delivers 800GE Routing With An Eye On Performance And Efficiency (Sponsored) May 08, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Nokia about 800G Ethernet. Nokia is deploying 800G Ethernet routing to customers (primarily hyperscalers and providers). We examine the drivers of 800G, and how Nokia balances performance with efficiencies for power and density. Our guest from Nokia is Igor Giangrossi, Sr. Director, Consulting Engineering - Webscale Segment.

Tech Bytes: How ITQ And VMware Support Multi-Cloud And Hybrid Work (Sponsored) May 01, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss multi-cloud deployments and supporting hybrid workers with VMware’s Workspace ONE. We’re sponsored by VMware, and we talk with VMware partner ITQ. Our guest is Johan Van Amersfoort, Technologist Digital Workspace and AI from ITQ.

Tech Bytes: Configure Devices, Stream Telemetry With Nokia’s Free, Open-Source gNMIc (Sponsored) Apr 10, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into gNMIc with sponsor Nokia. gNMIc is open-source software you can use to configure devices and collect device telemetry. It can output telemetry to InfluxDB, Prometheus, and SNMP traps. Nokia has contributed gNMIc to the OpenConfig project. We talk with gNMIc creator Karim Radhouani, Technology and Architecture Consulting Engineer at Nokia, about why he developed the tool and how customers are using it.

Tech Bytes: Choosing Single-Vendor SASE For Networking And Security (Sponsored) Mar 27, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we get into Secure Access Services Edge (SASE), which combines SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security services. You can integrate parts from different vendors, but Palo Alto Networks is here to make a case for why you might want to consider a single-vendor approach.

Briefings In Brief 103: Arista Enters The SD-WAN Arena Mar 24, 2023

Arista Networks has announced two hardware WAN routers, the 5510 and the 5310, which are targeted at branch, edge, and remote sites. The routers run EOS with a full routing stack. The new hardware can run as standard routers, or be used for SD-WAN with all the features you’d expect, including support for multiple links and app identification. Ethan Banks and Drew Conry-Murray share what they learned in a briefing with the company and debate the strategy behind Arista's entry into the SD-WAN market.

Tech Bytes: Automating Network Administration At Scale With BackBox (Sponsored) Mar 13, 2023

Today's Tech Bytes podcast gets into network automation with sponsor BackBox. BackBox’s approach to automation is to focus on network engineers and integrate automation with how they already do their jobs. BackBox works with more than 180 network and security vendors.

Tech Bytes: ThousandEyes Enhances Data Correlation With OpenTelemetry (Sponsored) Feb 27, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about OpenTelemetry with sponsor Cisco ThousandEyes. OpenTelemetry is an open collection of tools, APIs, and SDKs to help share telemetry data among different monitoring and analysis platforms to improve data correlation and visibility. ThousandEyes, the first network visibility platform to support OpenTelemetry, joins the podcast to discuss how it works, use cases, and more.

Tech Bytes: Extending ZTNA To Remote And Office Workers With Fortinet (Sponsored) Feb 21, 2023

Today's Tech Bytes podcast dives into the notion of applying Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) to users on campus as well as remote workers. Our sponsor is Fortinet and we discuss bringing ZTNA to users on prem, as well as IoT devices.

Tech Bytes: Event-Driven Automation With Nokia’s SR Linux Event Handler Framework (Sponsored) Feb 13, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about Event Handler, a new automation feature in Nokia’s SR Linux network OS that lets you automatically run scripts to fix problems when an event occurs. Nokia is our sponsor, and our guest is Roman Dodin, Product Line Manager at Nokia.

Tech Bytes: Enabling Smart Cloud Migration With VMware And Expedient (Sponsored) Feb 06, 2023

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about cloud migration and operating in a multi-cloud environment. We’re sponsored by VMware and we’re speaking with Expedient, a VMware partner. Expedient is also a cloud service provider and runs 14 data centers across the US. Our guest is Bryan Smith, CEO at Expedient.

Tech Bytes: Fortinet’s FortiRecon Customizes Digital Risk Protection (Sponsored) Jan 30, 2023

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we discuss security reconnaissance with sponsor Fortinet. We drill into FortiRecon, a service that can provide critical information, personalized for your organization, about potential threats to company assets, employees, and customers.

Tech Bytes: Redefining Secure Remote Access With Fortinet’s SASE Solution (Sponsored) Dec 12, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we explore sponsor Fortinet’s Secure Access Service Edge, or FortiSASE, offering, including the FortiClient agent, what cloud-delivered security services are available, SASE use cases, and more. Our guest is Nirav Shah, VP of Products at Fortinet.

Tech Bytes: Diagnosing SaaS Outages When It’s Not The Network (Sponsored) Dec 05, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we explore two outages of big-time cloud applications with sponsor ThousandEyes, a Cisco company. These outages share a common thread, in that the network was up and the applications were reachable, but problems on the backend meant the applications weren’t available. We discuss what happened and offer takeaways to minimize business disruptions.

Tech Bytes: Run On-Prem Infrastructure Like Public Cloud With vSphere+ (Sponsored) Nov 28, 2022

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by VMware, dives into VMware’s vSphere+. vSphere+ allows you to operate your on-prem workloads and infrastructure as if they were a public cloud. It supports VMs and Kubernetes, and provides admin, developer, and add-on services delivered via SaaS.

Tech Bytes: Boosting WAN Speeds While Cutting Costs With VMware SD-WAN (Sponsored) Nov 21, 2022

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by VMware, we explore a real-world SD-WAN deployment. A customer in the automotive industry needed a better way to share large CAD files among global sites, and its MPLS network wasn’t cutting it. The company also wanted to lower WAN costs while improving performance of business apps. We talk with Coevolve, a VMware partner, on how Coevolve helped the automotive company deploy and operate a global SD-WAN from VMware that increased bandwidth by a factor of 10 and cut costs by as much as 40 percent.

Tech Bytes: Why SASE Is An Architecture, Not A Product (Sponsored) Nov 07, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we’ll be investigating Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, including the current state of the market and how SASE is evolving. We’ll also look at how sponsor Juniper Networks is moving into the SASE space. Our guest is Kate Adam, Sr. Director of Security Product Marketing at Juniper Networks.

Tech Bytes: Aruba Enhances Security Capabilities In EdgeConnect SD-WAN (Sponsored) Oct 31, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking SD-WAN. We dive into new features and capabilities in Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN, including new security and segmentation features, licensing options, and more. Our sponsor is Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.

Tech Bytes: Using Opengear Every Day–For Disruptions And More (Sponsored) Oct 24, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about how to use out-of-band management for daily networking tasks, not just when there’s a problem or crisis. Our sponsor is Opengear and we’re joined by Ramtin Rampour, Solutions Architect, to talk about use cases including zero touch provisioning, configuration, and more.

Tech Bytes: LiveAction Integrates NDR And Network Visibility (Sponsored) Oct 17, 2022

The Tech Bytes podcast welcomes sponsor LiveAction, which provides network visibility and NDR products for network engineers. We’ll get an overview of LiveAction’s portfolio and take a closer look at new security capabilities in its ThreatEye Network Detection and Response product.

Tech Bytes: Get Early Attack Detection And Fast Response With Fortinet FortiDeceptor (Sponsored) Oct 11, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking deception. That is, deceiving attackers that try to exploit your network by creating fake assets and infrastructure. Sponsor Fortinet is here to talk about using deception techniques to spot intruders via its FortiDeceptor product. We’ll also talk about threat reconnaissance capabilities of a product called FortiRecon. Our guest is Moshe Ben Simon, VP of Product Management.

Tech Bytes: Juniper Integrates SD-WAN, AI Ops To Solve WAN Challenges (Sponsored) Oct 05, 2022

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Juniper Networks about its AI-driven SD-WAN. While SD-WAN solves a number of problems for network engineers, it also introduces new ones: more site links, more link types, more paths, more ISPs, and more apps, all of which means more data. The Mist AI integration with SD-WAN looks for network anomalies that could lead to problems, and can often fix those problems automatically.

Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Enhances AIOps For Prisma SD-WAN (Sponsored) Sep 26, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Palo Alto Networks about the latest AI Ops features for SD-WAN. AI Ops analyzes network data and then recommends fixes for probems, a capability that's becoming increasingly necessary as network complexity grows to encompass underlays, overlays, on and off-prem cloud destinations, remote working, and more.

Tech Bytes: Aruba Navigates 6Ghz Spectrum Challenges With AFC Demo (Sponsored) Sep 19, 2022

Wi-Fi 6E gear can take advantage of the 6GHz band, but there are incumbent entities that also have a stake in the spectrum. To prevent interference, the Automated Frequency Coordination database coordinates among licensed and unlicensed users. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Aruba, we’ll hear about Aruba’s participation in the first public demonstration of Wi-Fi 6E and the AFC database. My guest is Dave Wright, Head of Global Wireless Policy at Aruba.

Tech Bytes: Develop Custom Network Apps With Nokia’s SR Linux NDK (Sponsored) Sep 06, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Nokia about its SR Linux network OS. More specifically, because SR Linux is open, customers can write homegrown applications to solve specific problems with the network OS using Nokia's NetOps Development Kit (NDK).

Tech Bytes: Augtera Builds AIOps Specifically For Networking (Sponsored) Aug 29, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk AIOps with sponsor Augtera, which takes a domain-specific approach to AI and ML that focuses on networking to develop its operational capabilities. Our guest is Rahul Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Augtera.

Tech Bytes: NVIDIA BlueField And Project Monterey (Sponsored) Aug 17, 2022

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, we talk Data Processing Units (DPUs) with sponsor NVIDIA. The context is VMware’s Project Monterey. Wes Kennedy, TME for BlueField at NVIDIA, is here to discuss how NVIDIA is partnering with VMware to enable offloads of applications such as NSX and VSAN.

Tech Bytes: Manage Cloud Risks With Fortinet’s New FortiCNP Offering (Sponsored) Aug 15, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about managing cloud risk with sponsor Fortinet. Fortinet recently announced its new FortiCNP product, which collects and correlates security findings, alerts and other data from cloud-native services, analyzes vulnerabilities, looks for misconfigurations, and more.

Tech Bytes: Aruba Networks AIOps Get More Features and Functions Aug 08, 2022

Aruba Networks is announcing new capabilities in its Aruba Central platform that leverage machine learning to do things like provide insights into clients on the network, recommend firmware for the best AP performance, and enable natural language queries in languages other than English.

Tech Bytes: Nokia Fabric Services System Streamlines Network Automation For Application Stacks (Sponsored) Jul 25, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we welcome back sponsor Nokia to talk about a compelling feature in Nokia’s Fabric Services System. This feature, called Connect, lets Fabric Services System integrate with platforms such as VMware, OpenStack, and Kubernetes to streamline the provisioning of network services in Top Of Rack switches when new workloads or services are instantiated.

Tech Bytes: Forecasting SD-WAN Performance With WAN Insights (Sponsored) Jul 18, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we look at how to get better visibility into the WAN. Our sponsor is Cisco ThousandEyes and we’re going to discuss its latest capability, called WAN Insights, that analyzes WAN performance data to help remove SD-WAN blind spots and give network engineers a better understanding of whether their providers are delivering as promised.

Tech Bytes: Maximize Network Data With Nokia’s Streaming Telemetry (Sponsored) Jun 27, 2022

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we discuss the value of streaming telemetry in a modern network with sponsor Nokia. Nokia's SR-Linux network OS enables streaming telemetry, so let's dive into the value of telemetry, how the OS supports it, and options for consuming the telemetry to do useful things with it.

Tech Bytes: Fortinet Firewall Integrates SD-WAN, ZTNA, LAN Controller (Sponsored) Jun 20, 2022

The Tech Bytes podcast welcomes Fortinet to to discuss the universal nature of Fortinet hardware and software. The same FortiGate NGFW appliance includes networking capabilities including a router, SD-WAN, ZTNA, and a LAN controller.

Tech Bytes: The Evolution Of Zero Trust Network Access (Sponsored) Jun 13, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk about Zero Trust Network Access and how it’s evolving to provide more comprehensive and consistent security.

Tech Bytes: How Aruba NaaS Changes Network Consumption (Sponsored) Jun 07, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about Network as a Service with sponsor Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, including how Aruba defines NaaS, the market appetite for network as a service, customer examples, and more.

Tech Bytes: Enhancing CI/CD Pipelines With Nokia’s Digital Sandbox (Sponsored) May 31, 2022

Today we welcome sponsor Nokia back to the Tech Bytes podcast to get more information about its Digital Sandbox, and how this software, part of Nokia’s Fabric Services System, helps enable a continuous integration/continuous delivery, or CI/CD framework, for network engineers. Our guest is Erwan James, Product Line Manager at Nokia.

Tech Bytes: HashiCorp’s Consul Tackles Network Infrastructure Automation (Sponsored) May 25, 2022

Welcome to this sponsored Tech Bytes episode with HashiCorp, where we focus on how HashiCorp's Consul product helps automate network infrastructure. We also dig into what’s included in the Enterprise version of Consul. Joining us today is Hari Sankaran from the Consul product team.

Tech Bytes: MSP Softchoice And VMware Tackle Hybrid And Multi-Cloud Deployments (Sponsored) May 23, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Managed Service Provider (MSP) and VMware partner of the year Softchoice on how Softchoice helps customers navigate multi-cloud and hybrid cloud deployments using VMware. We cover details about two real-world Softchoice/VMware customer use cases: a Major League Baseball team and a financial services firm.

Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Introduces Security As Flexible As Today’s Hybrid Workforce (Sponsored) May 20, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Palo Alto Networks about two new approaches for supporting remote and hybrid workers. First is Okyo Garde, a new wireless mesh product to support remote work. And second, a new bandwidth-on-demand option for Palo Alto’s Prisma SD-WAN.

Tech Bytes: Solving Service Networking Problems With HashiCorp’s Consul (Sponsored) May 18, 2022

Today's sponsored Tech Bytes dives into HashiCorp's Consul product to learn how it’s evolved from its humble beginnings to become a service networking platform with features including a service mesh, service discovery, network infrastructure automation, an API gateway, and more.

Tech Bytes: Cloudflare Simplifies Wide Area Networks With Magic WAN (Sponsored) May 16, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking WAN architectures and how to simplify and secure them with sponsor Cloudflare. Cloudflare's Magic WAN is a network-as-a-service offering. Customers can connect data centers, branches, and users to Cloudflare's private network; add security services; and integrate with third-party SD-WANs.

Tech Bytes: How Nokia’s Digital Sandbox Enhances Intent-Based Automation (Sponsored) May 09, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into sponsor Nokia's Digital Sandbox, which creates a real-time model of a data center network by extracting state and configuration from leaf and spine switches. Network engineers can use this model to test and validate changes. We discuss how the sandbox works and how it ties into Nokia's approach to intent-based networking.

Tech Bytes: Flexible Cloud Migration Using VMware vRealize Network Insight Universal (Sponsored) May 04, 2022

Welcome to the Tech Bytes podcast. VMware is our sponsor, and we’re discussing vRealize Network Insight Universal, the SaaS version of vRealize Network Insight. We look at how it can help with your cloud migration project.

Tech Bytes: Switching On Fortinet’s Wired, Wireless Portfolio (Sponsored) May 02, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we’re going to dig into Fortinet’s campus and branch switching and wireless LAN portfolio. You might think of Fortinet primarily as a firewall company, but they do much more.

Tech Bytes: Why The Network Is Essential For Securing Hybrid IT (Sponsored) Apr 25, 2022

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast gets into networking and security. More specifically, despite what you might hear about cloud taking over, the network still matters, and is essential to an organization’s security strategy, especially as cloud adoption and remote work drive the need for hybrid IT. We’re going to address this topic with sponsor Fortinet.

Tech Bytes: Why Wi-Fi 6E Is Off To A Fast Start (Sponsored) Apr 18, 2022

Today on Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, about the evolution of Wi-Fi standards, why Aruba is seeing the fast take-up of Wi-Fi 6E, practical enhancements in 6E, and what to expect with Wi-Fi 7.

Tech Bytes: An Introduction To Nokia’s Edge Network Controller (Sponsored) Apr 11, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Nokia about its Edge Network Controller, a Kubernetes-based application that lets you configure switch hardware in edge cloud locations and support a NetOps environment for edge deployments.

Tech Bytes: Building The Right Network Underlay With Singtel (Sponsored) Apr 06, 2022

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, we discuss the importance of getting the underlay network architecture correct with sponsor Singtel. And we don’t mean just the circuits. We mean the management of the underlay as well.

Tech Bytes: Why Arelion Pushes For Open Optical Networks (Sponsored) Apr 04, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about disaggregated optical networks and what they mean for both customers and carriers when it comes to issues such as service delivery and cost. Our sponsor is Arelion.

Tech Bytes: Achieve SD-WAN Multicloud With Palo Alto Networks And Azure (Sponsored) Mar 28, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, which is expanding its cloud partnership by integrating with Azure to help customers achieve a multicloud strategy.

Tech Bytes: The Advantages Of Singtel SD-WAN For Cloud Access (Sponsored) Mar 23, 2022

On today's Tech Bytes with sponsor Singtel, we look at SD-WAN as a critical network feature for cloud access, including the use of overlays to simplify operations. We also discuss why organizations might consider a service provider for SD-WAN and dig into Singtel's SD-WAN offering.

Tech Bytes: Apstra Extends Intent-Based Data Center Networking To The Edge (Sponsored) Mar 21, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about a new release of Juniper’s Apstra intent-based networking platform for data centers. Apstra is introducing new features including a collapsed fabric to extend intent-based networking to edge locations and a new capability that enables group-based policies for more fine-grained policy enforcement.

Tech Bytes: Integrating Digital Experience Management And Cloud-Delivered Security (Sponsored) Mar 14, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we focus on the intersection of security and digital experience management. With more applications moving to the cloud, IT has to provide secure access while also ensuring a good user experience. Our sponsor Netskope, which provides cloud-based security services, has ideas on how to make this happen.

Tech Bytes: Solving WAN Problems With Singtel Solutions (Sponsored) Mar 09, 2022

In this Tech Bytes episode we welcome back Singtel to discuss real-life examples of WAN problems from customers and how Singtel helped solve them.

Tech Bytes: Credit Union Taps Aruba ESP For SD-WAN, Branch Networking (Sponsored) Mar 07, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into a real-world SD-WAN deployment. Our sponsor is Aruba and we’re talking with Aruba ESP customer Alabama ONE, a credit union. Our guest is Bobby Umfress II, Director of IT and Operations at Alabama ONE.

Tech Bytes: How Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs Turns Billions Of Security Events Into Intelligence (Sponsored) Feb 28, 2022

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast explores threat intelligence with sponsor Fortinet and its FortiGuard Labs. FortiGuard Labs analyzes billions of global security events daily and distills them into actionable information for network and security teams. Fortinet also uses those events to inform security updates to its products.

Tech Bytes: Misconceptions About Connecting Your Network To The Cloud (Sponsored) Feb 23, 2022

This Day Two Cloud Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by Singtel, discusses common customer misconceptions about connecting private networks to the public cloud. For instance, SD-WAN might seem like a simple option, but things get tricky when you're talking about hundreds of sites across different countries. Our guest is Mark Seabrook, Global Solutions Manager at Singtel.

Tech Bytes: Improve Network TCO, Enable Cloud-Like Innovation And More With DriveNets (Sponsored) Feb 23, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we’re talking about how your organization can adopt a hyperscale model in your network to improve TCO, scale out capabilities and services, and get supply chain diversity. Our sponsor is DriveNets, and we’re speaking with Run Almog, Head of Product Strategy.

Tech Bytes: Getting Traditional Networks Cloud-Ready With Singtel (Sponsored) Feb 09, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we continue our conversation with sponsor Singtel on how to make your existing WAN communicate with cloud services more effectively. The traditional MPLS network lacks the flexibility to support modern cloud services, such as breaking out traffic for content inspection or security scanning. Our guest to help us understand how to get your traditional network more cloud-ready is Mark Seabrook, Global Solutions Manager at Singtel.

Tech Bytes: AppNeta Provides SASE Observability For Ops Teams (Sponsored) Feb 07, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about how to get end-to-end observability into cloud-delivered security, including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) and SASE. Our sponsor is AppNeta.

Tech Bytes: Embedding Network Security Into Your Cloud Network (Sponsored) Jan 31, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talk network security at scale. That is, in a cloud environment, how can you build security capabilities and features into the network while also being able to keep up with security policies, operations, compliance, and more. Our sponsor is Aviatrix, which provides multi-cloud networking software for public clouds.

Tech Bytes: Singtel And The Cloud-Ready Network (Sponsored) Jan 26, 2022

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Singtel, a global provider of network services. We dive into the services Singtel provides, including Internet, MPLS, IP transit 4G/5G, and why you might want to consider Singtel for cloud connectivity. Our guest is Mark Seabrook, Global Solutions Manager at Singtel.

Tech Bytes: Managing SaaS Risks With Smarter, Cloud-Delivered Security (Sponsored) Jan 24, 2022

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we’re going to talk about how a SASE architecture and a next-generation CASB, or Cloud Access Security Broker, can help security teams manage SaaS risks.

Tech Bytes: Why Network Design Matters For Security Clouds (Sponsored) Jan 17, 2022

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking security clouds; that is, cloud services that offer capabilities including firewalls, traffic inspection, Web gateways, and more. We explore why these clouds aren’t all the same, and why the architecture, including networking, makes a difference. Netskope is this episode's sponsor.

Tech Bytes: Embracing Policy-Driven Networks To Support Hybrid Work (Sponsored) Jan 10, 2022

Today on the Tech Byte podcast we discuss redefining networks and policy in today’s hybrid world–that is, a network that needs to be available anywhere, anytime, anyhow, and any way. Aruba is our sponsor and we’re joined by James Robertson, CTO Advisor and Technology Strategist in the Office of the CTO.

Tech Bytes: Bringing ChatOps Into SD-WAN To Simplify Operations (Sponsored) Dec 13, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we discuss a new ChatOps feature in Palo Alto’s Prisma SD-WAN. Engineers and administrators can query the SD-WAN controller from a chat app such as Microsoft Teams and get a meaningful response. Sutapa Bansal, Director of Product Management at Palo Alto Networks, joins us to discuss how it works, use cases, and implementation.

Tech Bytes: The Security Fabric Advantage With Fortinet (Sponsored) Dec 06, 2021

Today's Tech Bytes podcast is a security conversation--specifically security fabrics or ‘security mesh’ architectures: an integrated set of products that work together to help you manage risk in the network, on endpoints, and to do things like improve detection and response. Fortinet is our sponsor.

Tech Bytes: How Pluribus Automates Data Center Fabrics With SDN And BGP EVPN (Sponsored) Nov 29, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about data center fabrics and BGP EVPN with sponsor Pluribus Networks. A BGP EVPN deployment can be a heavy lift, but Pluribus is here to talk about how it can simplify and automate this process.

Tech Bytes: Why Customers Should Care About SASE Architecture (Sponsored) Nov 22, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re diving into SASE, which provides firewalling, Web filtering, and more as a cloud-delivered service. Sponsor Palo Alto Networks is here to make that case that how the service is architected matters, and how Palo Alto integrates SD-WAN and digital experience management into the service.

Tech Bytes: Containerlab Makes Container And VM Networking Labs Easy (Sponsored) Nov 15, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss Containerlab, open-source software that lets you build virtual network labs on a server or even a laptop. It supports a variety of network OSs for network emulation, training, and testing. Containerlab was developed by Nokia, our sponsor for this episode.

Tech Bytes: Balancing Remote Work And Back-To-Office Priorities With AppNeta (Sponsored) Nov 08, 2021

As forecasts vary between a full return to office and distributed work, IT organizations have to figure out how to monitor and manage work-from-anywhere. This Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by AppNeta, explores how IT can balance on-prem and distributed-work priorities. AppNeta also recently introduced a new monitoring point that runs on Cisco Catalyst switches for improved visibility into app performance at branch and remote sites.

Tech Bytes: Advania Chooses Apstra For Data Center Operations (Sponsored) Nov 01, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Juniper, we talk with a customer of Juniper’s Apstra intent-based networking data center software. IT solutions provider Advania uses Apstra internally to operate its own data centers, as well as for customer engagements.

Tech Bytes: Cloud Agility, On-Prem Performance With Pluribus And ITRenew (Sponsored) Oct 25, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about how to get cloud agility on premises. Our sponsor is Pluribus Networks, which makes data center SDN software. They’ve brought along partner ITRenew, which specializes in providing high-performance rack-level infrastructure. We talk about how Pluribus and ITRenew come together to deliver a private cloud.

Tech Bytes: What’s New With Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN 5.6 (Sponsored) Oct 18, 2021

Today on Tech Bytes podcast we look at new features in Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE and Prisma SD-WAN, including digital experience management for home and branch users, new Cloudblades, a new appliance, and enhanced AI Ops capabilities.

Tech Bytes: Why Fortinet Zero Trust Works For You Oct 12, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA, with sponsor Fortinet. As organizations grapple with controlling end user access to applications and services, particularly when those end users and applications could be anywhere, Fortinet is here to make the case that it’s the right platform for ZTNA. Our guest... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Global Manufacturer Taps Aruba EdgeConnect For SD-WAN, WAN Optimization Oct 04, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we look at a global SD-WAN deployment for manufacturing company IMMI, which makes vehicle safety products, including products for school buses and military vehicles. Our guest is Tom Braden, VP of Enterprise Technology at IMMI, and our sponsor is HPE Aruba.

Briefings In Brief 102: ZPE Systems Melds Universal CPE With Out-Of-Band Management Sep 30, 2021

ZPE Systems presented at a recent Network Field Day. Founded in 2013, ZPE Systems focuses on two markets: providing out-of-band management for infrastructure, and providing universal CPE for remote and edge locations. The uCPE gear can run third-party VNFs, including firewalling and SD-WAN functions from your favorite vendors.

Tech Bytes: Getting Performance Visibility Into The Last 6 Feet (Sponsored) Sep 27, 2021

You’ve heard of the last mile problem. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking problems with the last six feet. With work-from-anywhere becoming commonplace, one of the hardest challenges for IT is how to measure user experience and troubleshoot problems happening somewhere between the desktop and a home router. Our sponsor AppNeta has some ideas on how to help.

Briefings In Brief 101: Juniper Wants To Wire Your Campus Fabric With Mist Cloud Sep 23, 2021

Juniper Networks has announced a new wired campus fabric solution that uses EVPN VXLAN to create a fabric and ties in to the Juniper Mist Cloud for automation and management. Ed Horley and Drew Conry-Murray describe how it works, how it integrates with Juniper Mist Cloud, and how Juniper positions this offering against other campus options.

Tech Bytes: Operationalizing EVPN For Data Center Networks With Nokia (Sponsored) Sep 20, 2021

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we dive into data center networking and EVPN. Nokia’s SR-Linux operating system can help you build a data center fabric with EVPN, and in this episode we’re going to discuss how Nokia operationalizes that protocol.

Tech Bytes: Fortinet Secures Work-From-Anywhere With SD-WAN And ZTNA (Sponsored) Aug 30, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we explore the evolution of SD-WAN to encompass Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA. Our sponsor is Fortinet and we’ll dig into how Fortinet’s SD-WAN and FortiClient combine to support work from anywhere with zero trust.

Tech Bytes: DDOS and State Exhaustion With NETSCOUT – Updated Aug 26, 2021

Its not widely that DDOS attacks also cause damage from state exhaustion in devices. A recent study why Netscout surprised me that many engineers are aware of overload bandwidth or routing devices but give less considerations to state exhaustion in application aware devices.

Tech Bytes: How Kentik Enables Automated Performance Testing (Sponsored) Aug 23, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get into the automation of network performance testing and synthetic transactions. Our sponsor is Kentik and our guest is Avi Freedman, Kentik's CEO and co-founder.

Tech Bytes: Pharma Distributor Ensures Uptime, App Performance With Aruba SD-WAN (Sponsored) Aug 09, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes sponsored podcast we're talking SD-WAN with Ascent Health & Wellness, a digital healthcare platform for pharmaceutical distribution. We discuss how the company deployed Aruba EdgeConnect to ensure uptime for critical pharmaceutical fulfillment services, speed up order processing, and provide robust performance for cloud-based business apps.

Tech Bytes: Get IoT Context And Control With Aruba ESP (Sponsored) Aug 02, 2021

Today's Tech Bytes podcast discusses how to get visibility into, and context for, all the IoT devices connecting wirelessly to your network. Our sponsor is Aruba, and we explore Aruba’s Edge Services Platform, or ESP, and how it delivers hyper-awareness of your IoT environment.

Tech Bytes: Protecting Public Schools With Fortinet’s Security Fabric (Sponsored) Jul 26, 2021

In this Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Bill Pulte, CIO of the Educational Services Unit (ESU), which provides education services to public schools in Nebraska. Pulte uses multiple Fortinet products, including Fortinet's firewalls and Security Fabric, to help protect school districts across the state. Fortinet is our episode sponsor.

Tech Bytes: Instrumenting For Hybrid Work With AppNeta (Sponsored) Jul 19, 2021

On today's sponsored Tech Bytes episode, we talk with AppNeta about instrumenting application performance to support on-prem and remote employees in today's hybrid work environment. Our AppNeta guests are Sean Armstrong, VP of Products; and Alec Pinkham Director of Product Marketing.

Tech Bytes: An IT Punch List For Reopening The Office (Sponsored) Jul 12, 2021

If IT thinks it can take the office network out of mothballs and expect everything to be fine when employees show up, think again. On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Netskope, guest Hansang Bae shares a punch list of tasks IT should complete before end users get back to the office.

Tech Bytes: What Telia Carrier’s 400G Expansion Means For Your WAN (Sponsored) Jun 28, 2021

We talk global IP backbones and 400G with sponsor Telia Carrier on today's Tech Bytes podcast. The company offers IP services from multiple PoPs in the US and is making significant investments in 400G, creating new opportunities for Telia Carrier and its customers. Our guest is Mattias Fridstrom, VP & Chief Evangelist at Telia Carrier.

Tech Bytes: Batteries Plus Powers Its Branches With Fortinet SD-WAN (Sponsored) Jun 21, 2021

Today's Tech Bytes podcast is an interview with Fortinet customer Batteries Plus, a retailer that specializes in batteries, chargers, and lighting, about its SD-WAN and SD-Branch deployments. Fortinet is our sponsor for this episode.

Tech Bytes: Digital Experience Management For Distributed Workforces (Sponsored) Jun 14, 2021

Today's Tech Bytes podcast dives into Digital Experience Management, or DEM. With distributed and remote work becoming more accepted, IT orgs are looking for better ways to monitor and manage user experience. We talk about DEM with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. Our guest is Anupam Uphadhyaya, Senior Director, Product Management at Palo Alto Networks.

Tech Bytes: Wi-Fi 6E – New Spectrum, New Opportunities (Sponsored) Jun 07, 2021

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast dives into Wi-Fi 6E, the extended version of the Wi-Fi 6 standard that takes advantage of newly available spectrum in the 6 GHz band. We’re sponsored today by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, and we’ll explore highlights of the standard and discuss Aruba’s forthcoming 6E AP.

Tech Bytes: Why Sanitas Selected Aruba EdgeConnect As Its SD-WAN Solution (Sponsored) Jun 01, 2021

On today's Tech Bytes podcast we speak with healthcare provider Sanitas on why the organization is replacing its existing SD-WAN vendor with Aruba EdgeConnect to provide network insights for visibility and troubleshooting, fine-grained segmentation for security and compliance, and easier operation for a small IT team.

Tech Bytes: Nokia’s Fabric Services System Simplifies Data Center Operations (Sponsored) May 24, 2021

Today's Tech Byte explores a digital sandbox for fabric emulation. This unique feature is part of Nokia's Fabric Services System for automating and operating a data center fabric. Our Nokia guest is Phani Koganti, Senior Director of Product Management. This is a sponsored episode.

Tech Bytes: Automating Network Troubleshooting With PathSolutions (Sponsored) May 17, 2021

Today we’re talking about automating network troubleshooting. We’re sponsored by PathSolutions, maker of the TotalView network monitoring software. TotalView pulls in network and device data and then runs it through a heuristics engine to identify problems such as cabling faults, QoS misconfigurations, VLAN tagging faults, and others. The engine can surface up issues automatically to help network engineers identify and resolve problems. Our guest is Tim Titus, CTO at PathSolutions.

Tech Bytes: Auto Dealer Takes Network Control With Fortinet (Sponsored) May 10, 2021

Frustrated by poor service from an MSP, the IT team at White Family auto dealers needed a more efficient way to connect locations while ensuring high performance and strong security to meet regulatory requirements. The company chose Fortinet for its network and security equipment. Fortinet is our sponsor, and we talk with Shane Williams, Director of IT; and Paul Provorse, System Administrator about going all-in with Fortinet to run their own show.

Tech Bytes: VMware vRealize Network Insight: App-Aware Network Monitoring And Assurance (Sponsored) May 04, 2021

This Tech Bytes podcast explores the network assurance and verification feature in VMware's vRealize Network Insight network monitoring software. This feature builds a real-time model of your production network by collecting information from switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices. This model can then be used for testing changes, verifying reachability, improving troubleshooting, and more. VMware is our sponsor.

Tech Bytes: Rethinking Network Automation Using Nokia Fabric Services System (Sponsored) Apr 26, 2021

Operating a data center fabric is a substantial challenge. Nokia Fabric Services System embraces automation to manage your data center fabric. In today's episode, sponsored by Nokia, we dive into Fabric Services System and SR Linux to learn how they bring intent-based automation to your data center.

Tech Bytes: Unifying Cloud Automation And Network Infrastructure With Gluware (Sponsored) Apr 21, 2021

In this Tech Byte podcast, sponsored by Gluware, we explore the latest features and capabilities in the Gluware network automation and orchestration platform, including an API-based controller to work with SD-WAN, and Terraform integration to support infrastructure automation across public clouds.

Tech Bytes: Optimizing Performance And IT Support For Your Distributed Workforce (Sponsored) Apr 19, 2021

On today’s Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by AppNeta, we explore how IT can optimize performance and support for a highly distributed workforce and develop a sustainable strategy for a Work From Anywhere reality. Our AppNeta guests are Adam Edwards, Chief Customer Officer; and Mike Hustler, CTO.

Tech Bytes: New Prisma SD-WAN Features Improve Operations, Analytics (Sponsored) Apr 12, 2021

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast explores new features in Prisma SD-WAN 5.5 from Palo Alto Networks, our sponsor for this episode. New features include event correlation and analysis, improved stats and analytics dashboards, and the ability to export telemetry to third-party devices and services. Our guest is Bill Pruitt, Sr. Product Manager, SD-WAN.

Tech Bytes: Prioritizing Identity And Zero Trust Across The Network With Aruba (Sponsored) Apr 05, 2021

On today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Aruba Networks, we discuss the role of identity in security and why identity is a critical component of a zero-trust approach to network access. Our guest from Aruba is Jon Green, Chief Security Technologist.

BiB100: Zero Trust With Araali Networks Apr 02, 2021

Today’s briefing summary is about startup Araali Networks, one of the most interesting startups we’ve chatted with in a while. Abhishek Singh, CEO and co-founder, gave Ethan Banks and Drew Conry-Murray at Packet Pushers an overview of their approach to modern application security on March 31, 2021.

Tech Bytes: Inside The Latest SASE Features Of Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access 2.0 (Sponsored) Mar 29, 2021

oday on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we dive into Prisma Access 2.0 and how it differs from the first-generation version. We talk about cloud-delivered security, Zero Trust Network Access, the return of proxies, and the importance of user experience management for distributed work.

Tech Bytes: Automating Cloud Networks With Gluware (Sponsored) Mar 22, 2021

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Gluware, we discuss automating cloud networks. Our guest is Mike Haugh, VP of Product Marketing. Mike takes us through how Gluware worked with a customer to integrate with Terraform to automate standing up AWS resources.

Tech Bytes: How Palo Alto Networks Differentiates Prisma SD-WAN (Sponsored) Mar 15, 2021

Palo Alto Networks sponsors today's Tech Bytes. We drill into key differentiators of the Prisma SD-WAN platform including its use of machine learning, the unique CloudBlades offering, and its app-defined approach to path selection and policy enforcement. Our guest from Palo Alto Networks is Rohan Grover, Senior Director of Product Management.

Tech Bytes: Manufacturer Taps Fortinet SD-WAN For IT/OT Convergence (Sponsored) Mar 08, 2021

Dutch manufacturer Wavin wanted to securely connect offices and factories. The company turned to Fortinet SD-WAN to support its cloud-first strategy and converge its IT/OT security requirements. Fortinet is the sponsor for this Tech Byte episode, and our guest from Wavin is Gerben Bremmer, Manager Networking Services EMEA.

Tech Bytes: Law Firm Relies On Aruba EdgeConnect To Support Work-From-Anywhere (Sponsored) Mar 01, 2021

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Aruba, we talk with Scott Shaw, Chief Technology Officer at law firm FordHarrison about his SD-WAN deployment. Shaw was able to retire legacy routers, boost performance of critical applications, and enable the law firm's work-from-anywhere strategy.

Tech Bytes: Monitoring Remote Access VPN Performance With ThousandEyes (Sponsored) Feb 24, 2021

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, we talk with sponsor ThousandEyes about monitoring remote access VPNs to get a clearer picture of connectivity and performance issues and to speed troubleshooting. Our guest is Alex Cruz Farmer, Principal Product Manager at ThousandEyes.

Tech Bytes: InterBank Invests In Aruba EdgeConnect To Speed Branch Performance (Sponsored) Feb 22, 2021

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Aruba, dives into an SD-WAN deployment with InterBank. Guest Daniel Ruhl, Senior VP and Director of IT at InterBank, turned to Aruba's EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform to bond MPLS connections with broadband at each branch to improve the quality of experience while also retiring legacy infrastructure.

Tech Bytes: MSSP Partners With Fortinet To Deliver Secure SD-WAN (Sponsored) Feb 15, 2021

Today's Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers is a conversation with Node4, a managed security service provider that's deploying and operating Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN for its customers. Fortinet is our sponsor. Our guest from Node4 is Glenn Akester, Lead Network Services Architect.

Tech Bytes: Get Your Arms Around Network Changes With Infoblox’s NetMRI (Sponsored) Feb 08, 2021

NetMRI from Infoblox is a network management tool with a variety of capabilities including device discovery and network topology mapping, configuration monitoring, change management, and more. We dive into what this tool can do with guests Ingmar Van Glabbeek, Senior Product Manager at Infoblox; and Adam Fox, Solution Architect at Empowered Networks. Infoblox is our sponsor for this Tech Bytes podcast.

Tech Bytes: Aruba Fabric Composer Automates And Orchestrates Leaf-Spine Network Provisioning (Sponsored) Feb 01, 2021

Today’s Tech Bytes dives into the Aruba Fabric Composer. This is data center software that can automate the provisioning of your network underlay and overlay, plus capabilities for orchestration, visibility, and troubleshooting. Aruba Networks is our sponsor. We're joined by Simon McCormack, Senior Manager, Product Management, at Aruba Networks.

Tech Bytes: Doing Better Than ‘Good’ Or ‘Bad’ For UX Metrics (Sponsored) Jan 25, 2021

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by AppNeta, we talk about getting real-time monitoring in place so that you can clearly define your performance benchmarks, accurately measure them from the end-user perspective, and have a strategy to make sure those benchmarks are met. Our guests are John Tewfik, Director of Global Alliances; and Seth Differ, Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting.

Tech Bytes: VMware’s vRealize True Visibility Suite Illuminates Dark Corners Of Your IT Stack (Sponsored) Jan 20, 2021

On today's sponsored Tech Bytes podcast we discuss VMware's vRealize True Visibility Suite (TVS), an add-on that helps you understand transactions from the physical layer all the way through to the application layer. Our guest is Apolak Borthakur, VP/GM at VMware.

Tech Bytes: NetBeez Enables Active Monitoring For The Distributed WAN (Sponsored) Jan 18, 2021

NetBeez provides network monitoring for the WAN, Wi-Fi, remote workers, and the cloud. On today's sponsored Tech Bytes, we discuss how NetBeez customer AmWINS Group uses NetBeez sensors in conjunction with a Cisco IWAN deployment to better understand the end user experience. Our guests are NetBeez cofounder Panos Vouzis; and Brad Addington, Network Engineer at AmWINS Group.

Tech Bytes: SD-WAN Helps Medical Imaging Company Get The Picture Faster (Sponsored) Jan 11, 2021

This Tech Bytes podcast explores how SimonMed, a medical imaging company, turned to an SD-WAN deployment from Silver Peak to reduce image delivery time from minutes to seconds, improve performance of VoIP, and begin a migration from expensive MPLS circuits.

Tech Bytes: Accelerating Cloud Applications With Riverbed’s Cloud SteelHead (Sponsored) Dec 16, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes is a customer story with sponsor Riverbed. It’s a tale of latency and its impact on network performance when moving applications to cloud. Our guests from Riverbed are Aly Walowski, whose title is roughly “Cloud Goddess” at Riverbed; and Jack Sweeney, Major Account Manager.

Tech Bytes: Securing Remote Work For 2021 And Beyond With Zscaler (Sponsored) Dec 14, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Zscaler, we explore securing a distributed workforce for 2021 and further, the role of Zero Trust Access, how Zscaler secures access to applications rather than networks, and more. Our guest is Pam Kubiatowski, Sr. Director of Transformation Strategy at Zscaler.

BiB099: Isovalent Brings You Cilium Enterprise Dec 08, 2020

Isovalent is essentially a commercially supported flavor of Cilium, although it’s more than that. Isovalent is offering Cilium Enterprise, which adds more capability to the Cilium Community project. Is there enough “more” to make you want to invest in Cilium Enterprise? That will depend on your organizational needs, of course, but the differences are substantial enough to warrant investigation.

Tech Bytes: ThousandEyes Expands Visibility Into Modern App Architectures (Sponsored) Dec 02, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes peers into cloud visibility with sponsor ThousandEyes. The company is improving its platform with multi-service views, Internet and hybrid cloud visibility, SD-WAN monitoring, and more. The goal is to give you a more comprehensive picture of the dependencies that make up today's applications, services, and networks. Our guests are Angelique Medina and Archana Kesavan.

Tech Bytes: Automating Troubleshooting With Riverbed (Sponsored) Nov 25, 2020

Today's Day Two Cloud Tech Byte, sponsored by Riverbed, looks at how Riverbed is using ML and AI to enable more automated troubleshooting. Our guest is Chris Eckert, Technical Solutions Architect at Riverbed.

Tech Bytes: Palo Alto Networks Pushes For The Next Generation Of SD-WAN (Sponsored) Nov 23, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we discuss advances in Palo Alto's CloudGenix SD-WAN capabilities, explore two new SD-WAN appliances, and talk about where the technology is headed. Our guest is Kumar Ramanchandran, SVP of Products at Palo Alto and a CloudGenix co-founder.

Tech Bytes: Pluribus Rethinks Open Networking For Better Programmability, TCO (Sponsored) Nov 20, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes dives into Pluribus Networks’ Linux-based Netvisor ONE OS for white box switches. We also discuss Pluribus’ Adaptive Cloud Fabric, a distributed, controllerless SDN solution for deploying and automating data center fabrics that promises simpler operations and a lower TCO. Our guest is Alessandro Barbieri, VP of Product Management.

Briefings In Brief 098: Cisco Tetration Enables Microsegmentation And App Dependency Mapping Nov 18, 2020

Cisco Tetration enables microsegmentation and application dependency mapping for on-premises and cloud applications. This Briefings In Brief explores essential details on Tetration, including how it works and how it fits with other products in Cisco's portfolio. This briefing is based on a Security Field Day presentation by Cisco on the Tetration product.

Tech Bytes: Protecting Remote Workers From VPN Risks With Zscaler (Sponsored) Nov 16, 2020

Many companies use VPNs to protect their distributed workforce. But VPNs present their own security challenges, from compromised clients to insecure VPN servers. Sponsor Zscaler explains how its cloud-based security service can provide safe, high-performance remote access. Our guest is Lisa Lorenzin, Director, Transformation Strategy at Zscaler.

Tech Bytes: Getting The Benefits Of Proactive Network Monitoring With Riverbed (Sponsored) Nov 11, 2020

Today's Day Two Cloud Tech Bytes is all about proactive network monitoring with sponsor Riverbed. The goal of proactive network monitoring is to see and respond to an emerging issue before it becomes a problem that affects end users or application performance. Our guest is Chris Eckert, Technical Solutions Architect at Riverbed.

Tech Bytes: Nation-Wide Dentistry Network Chooses Integrated SD-WAN, SD-Branch, Security With Fortinet (Sponsored) Nov 09, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes, sponsored by Fortinet, explores an SD-WAN deployment with Smile Brands, a nation-wide network of dental practices. Smile Brands started with one SD-WAN product and then switched to an integrated security, SD-WAN, and SD-Branch solution with Fortinet. Our guest is Brett Stetzko, Senior Network Engineer at Smile Brands.

Tech Bytes: First Bank’s Automation With Gluware. The Real Story. Nov 03, 2020

In this Tech Byte, we talk with Gluware customer, First Bank. First Bank is a family-owned, privately held bank operating in the Midwest and California, with roughly 100 locations in 5 different states. Our guests are Julie Wehling, Solutions Architect at Gluware; and Mike Pazarena, Network Engineer at First Bank. Mike talks about starting his... Read more »

Tech Bytes: How VMware Uses Machine Learning To Optimize vSAN (Sponsored) Oct 28, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes welcomes sponsor VMware to talk about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are being put to use to optimize vSAN clusters as part of the vRealize AI Cloud service. Our guest is Mike Wookey, CTO and VP or Cloud Management.

Tech Bytes: Construction Firm Improves Job Site Productivity With Silver Peak SD-WAN (Sponsored) Oct 26, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by Silver Peak, is an SD-WAN conversation with Rogers-O’Brien Construction. We’ll talk about how this construction company relies on SD-WAN to enable fast, high-performance connectivity at remote construction sites, handle massive file transfers, securely segment partner traffic, and more.

Tech Bytes: Integrating Automation And Whitebox With Apstra And SONiC (Sponsored) Oct 19, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Apstra, dives into the integration between Apstra’s AOS data center automation platform and the SONiC Enterprise distribution, a Dell-supported version of the open-source SONiC network OS.

Tech Bytes: Providing Secure Work-From-Anywhere With Zscaler (Sponsored) Oct 09, 2020

For many organizations it’s now incumbent on IT to provide a seamless, secure experience for end users whether they’re working from home, in the office, or anywhere. On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored today by Zscaler, we examine how to deliver a safe, high-performance remote access experience.

Tech Bytes: NetMotion Integrates VPNs With The Software Defined Perimeter Oct 05, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes, sponsored by NetMotion Software, explores how NetMotion integrates client VPNs with more modern approaches, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and the Software Defined Perimeter. Our guest is Mike Spence, Systems Engineer at NetMotion.

BiB097: VMware’s Future In The Cloud-Native Era Oct 02, 2020

Kit Colbert is the VP & CTO, Cloud Platform BU at VMware. In this briefing, Drew Conry-Murray and Ethan Banks reflect on a Zoom conversation they had with Kit during VMworld 2020. The context of the conversation was simple enough. Harshly stated, we wanted to know what VMware's future is in the cloud-native era. Will companies need VMware? Kit's answer was not hand-wavy, cheerleader-ish nonsense. Instead, he responded with a thoughtful plan.

Tech Bytes: Fortinet’s SD-WAN Is Good Medicine For Healthcare Provider’s Video App (Sponsored) Sep 28, 2020

Urgent care company PM Pediatrics relies on SD-WAN from Fortinet to provide the performance and security to support real-time voice and video applications as well as other critical apps, and to help cut bandwidth costs and streamline operations. Our guest is John Tabako, Director of IT Infrastructure for PM Pediatrics.

Tech Bytes: Dell Technologies With Intel Partner To Deliver An Innovative Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (Sponsored) Sep 23, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Dell Technologies, examines an Azure Stack HCI offering from Dell EMC. Dell worked with Intel and Microsoft to optimize the performance and scale of the Azure Stack platform, including the use of Intel Optane's persistent memory. Our guests are Jayanth YK, Sr. Cloud Architect - Microsoft Hybrid Cloud at Dell Technologies; and Chris “Murph” Murphy, Regional Sales Director at Intel.

Tech Bytes: AppNeta And Performance Visibility Over The Last Mile (Sponsored) Sep 14, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes episode is sponsored by AppNeta, and we’re going to discuss how companies can get performance visibility for end users now that many people are working from home and connecting over last-mile networks that IT has little visibility into or control over. Our AppNeta guests are Seth Differ, Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

Tech Bytes: Balancing Remote Access Security And User Experience (Sponsored) Sep 07, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes sponsor is secure remote access company NetMotion Software, and we’re going to talk about how to achieve secure remote access without compromising on user experience. Our guest is Chris Edgmon, Systems Engineer at NetMotion.

Tech Bytes: UCT’s Global WAN Performance Sparkles With Silver Peak SD-WAN (Sponsored) Aug 31, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes is a conversation with Silver Peak customer UCT about how it adopted SD-WAN to boost performance and minimize the downtime of critical business applications. With 21 sites in 8 countries, the company relies on its WAN to support in-house applications and manage the logistics of its global operations. Our guest is James Mccoll, Network Engineer at UCT.

Tech Bytes: Protecting Remote Workers With NetMotion’s Software-Defined Perimeter (Sponsored) Aug 17, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast examines the challenge of securing remote workers with sponsor is NetMotion. We explore the difficulties of getting visibility into what remote workers are up to, and striking a balance between security of the organization and employee privacy. Our guest is Joel Windels, Chief Marketing Officer at NetMotion.

Tech Bytes: Fortinet’s SASE Is More Than Just The Cloud (Sponsored) Aug 03, 2020

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is an emerging market category. On today's Tech Bytes episode, we examine SASE with sponsor Fortinet, including how Fortinet's flexible consumption model differentiates its SASE offering. Our guest is John Maddison, Executive VP of Products at Fortinet.

Tech Bytes: Intent-Based Networking And The Evolution Of Automation (Sponsored) Jul 13, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes dives into Intent-Based Networking (IBN) as an evolution of network automation. Apstra is our sponsor for this episode and our guest is Mansour Karam, fouder and President. We discuss how IBN advances traditional automation, Apstra's support for open networking, customer use cases, and more.

BIB096 Considering KPIs For Network Operations Jul 01, 2020

I was asked what Key Performance Indicators would I consider for an operational data network. I spent an hour coming up with ideas and here they are.

BiB095 – On New and Old Normal in IT Infrastructure Jun 29, 2020

There was not an 'old normal' and there won't be a 'new normal'. Don't be fuddled about this.

BiB094 – HPE Discover Greenlake and Ezmeral Jun 24, 2020

HPE Greenlake Common cloud platform – pivot to “edge-to-cloud platform-as-a-service company” cloud services, software and customer experiences. Greenlake in numbers: 4B in contract value , 1000 customers, 50 countries, 90% retention rate 700 partners selling Greenlake = next generational partner ecosystem self-served, pay per use HPE Ezmeral The HPE Ezmeral... Read more »

Tech Bytes: Improving IT Operations With Aruba’s AIOps (Sponsored) Jun 15, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes Podcast, sponsored by Aruba, discusses the AI capabilities in Aruba’s new Edge Services Platform or ESP; in particular, we explore Aruba's AIOps offering, and how artificial intelligence can improve day-to-day IT operations. Our guest is Jose Tellado, Chief Technologist of AIOps and an HPE Fellow.

Tech Bytes: Solving Common Network Issues With Apstra’s Intent-Based Networking (Sponsored) Jun 11, 2020

Today's Tech Byte episode, sponsored by Apstra, delves into solving common network problems with Intent-Based Networking (IBN), including how a customer used Apstra AOS to troubleshoot an EVPN issue. Our Apstra guests are Sean Hafeez, VP of Product Management; and Jeff Tantsura, Head of Networking Strategy.

Tech Bytes: Payomatic Cuts Costs, Revamps WAN With Fortinet Secure SD-WAN (Sponsored) Jun 08, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by Fortinet, explores an SD-WAN deployment with PAYOMATIC, a lending company in NYC. We talk about how PAYOMATIC cut costs by migrating off MPLS, and how Fortinet Secure SD-WAN positioned the company to take advantage of new infrastructure options. Our guest is Michael Saraceno, CISO and VP of IT at PAYOMATIC.

Tech Bytes: Improving NPM And Threat Management With Enriched Flow From VIAVI Solutions (Sponsored) Jun 01, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes podcast dives into using enriched flow--that is, flow records enhanced with logs and data from sources such as firewalls and directories--to improve your network performance monitoring and threat management. Our guest is Warren Caron, Sales Engineer at VIAVI Solutions. VIAVI is our sponsor for today's episode.

Tech Bytes: SolarWinds Boosts VoIP Performance, Development Productivity With Silver Peak SD-WAN (Sponsored) May 25, 2020

On today’s Tech Bytes we talk with SolarWinds about how the company boosted VoIP performance, improved end user experience, sped up the transfer of massive files, and increased development productivity by deploying SD-WAN EdgeConnect appliances from Silver Peak. Silver Peak is our sponsor.

Tech Bytes: Accelerating Cloud Connectivity With Megaport (Sponsored) May 11, 2020

Megaport provides global cloud connectivity, data center interconnect, and Internet exchange peering. On today's sponsored Tech Bytes podcast, we talk about the services Megaport offers, and how the company can support your remote-work needs. Our guest is Misha Cetrone, Sr. Global Director, Cloud Solutions.

Tech Bytes: IT Accountability In The Age Of Network Transformation (Sponsored) Apr 29, 2020

Welcome to the Tech Bytes podcast from the Packet Pushers. AppNeta is our sponsor, and we’re going to talk about IT accountability in the age of network transformation. More and more applications are moving to the cloud, but IT is still on the hook for service delivery and user experience. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

Tech Bytes: Network Verification – Smarter Network Ops With Forward Networks (Sponsored) Apr 20, 2020

Forward Networks builds a real-time software model of your data center network that you can use to verify intent, test changes, and speed troubleshooting. Forward is sponsoring this Tech Bytes episode. Our guest is Nikhil Handigol, co-founder of Forward, and we’re going to talk about the state of network verification and where the technology is heading.

Tech Bytes: Improving QoE With Silver Peak SD-WAN (Sponsored) Apr 13, 2020

Our sponsor today is Silver Peak, and we’re talking about how to improve QoE using SD-WAN with their customer C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocer in the United States. Our guest is Leonard Bernstein, Senior Director of Infrastructure and Service Delivery.

BiB093: Declare A K8s Stack With Spectro Cloud Apr 09, 2020

Spectro Cloud is Kubernetes management. But...that's really oversimplifying it, especially with the hundreds of offerings that have something to with Kubernetes management or KaaS. If I'm being more precise, Spectro Cloud is about managing an entire infrastructure stack that's built around Kubernetes.

BIB092 – 6Ghz Wireless Spectrum, Unlicensed Access with US FCC Apr 08, 2020

The US FCC has announced its intention to release the 6Ghz spectrum for unlicensed use in an upcoming vote. I spoke with Keith Parsons who is deeply involved in the process and years of experience on the process to find out more.

Tech Bytes: Gain Application Fluency Across Multiple Clouds With Oracle SD-WAN (Sponsored) Apr 06, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes podcast tackles SD-WAN with sponsor Oracle. We examine how SD-WAN supports multi-cloud management, fail-safe network automation, more secure connections, and application fluency. Our guest is Doug Tait, Director of Product Marketing.

BiB091: Rancher Open Source K8s Management Releases 2.4 Apr 03, 2020

Rancher has announced version 2.4, which might seem like...meh...no big deal. Companies publish incremental software releases all the time. Well, Rancher 2.4 is interesting because it indicates where Kubernetes is heading. That is...Kubernetes everywhere, running production workloads. In your data center. At the edge. In the public cloud.

Tech Bytes: Using HashiCorp’s Terraform Cloud For Collaboration And Governance (Sponsored) Apr 01, 2020

Terraform Cloud, from HashiCorp, is a SaaS-based service that provides governance, auditing, and collaboration for your infrastructure-as-code initiatives. Our guest to walk us through Terraform Cloud is Rosemary Wang, Developer Advocate at HashiCorp.

Tech Bytes: Four Phases Of Scaling Your Remote Workforce With Viavi Solutions (Sponsored) Mar 30, 2020

As more employees work from home, organizations are struggling with the rollout and support of remote work forces. On today's Tech Bytes podcast we walk through the four phases of scaling up remote workers with our sponsor, Viavi Solutions. Viavi provides network performance monitoring and visibility products. Our guest is Bill Proctor, Customer Success Manager at Viavi.

BiB090 – Deploying a 10000 user VPN in a Month Mar 26, 2020

Robin Gilijamse deployed a 10000 user remote working VPN in about 4 weeks. We briefly discuss the design and some lessions learned from the project.

Tech Bytes: Getting Visibility Into The End User Experience With AppNeta (Sponsored) Mar 23, 2020

AppNeta combines path, packet, Web, and flow data to provide a detailed picture of end user performance. In this sponsored Tech Bytes episode, we discuss how AppNeta works, how performance visibility can help organizations move from fighting fires to proactive remediation, the value of synthetic transactions, and more. Our guests from AppNeta are John Tewfik, Principal Solutions Consultant; and Alec Pinkham, Director of Product Marketing.

BiB089 Why Coronavirus Pandemic Could Ignite Cloud Repatriation Mar 17, 2020

Could COVID19 lead to walk back from public cloud ? A discussion with Mike Dvorkin.

Tech Bytes: Aviatrix Tackles Multi-Cloud Networking (Sponsored) Mar 16, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes talks multi-cloud networking with sponsor Aviatrix. We look at how Aviatrix provides common network operations across public clouds, providing essential visibility and control. Our guest is Rod Stuhlmuller, VP of Product Marketing at Aviatrix.

Tech Bytes: Measuring End User Experience Of SaaS And Web Apps With ThousandEyes (Sponsored) Mar 09, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores end user experience with sponsor ThousandEyes. ThousandEyes offers end point agents that measuring application experience and network performance from the end-user perspective. These agents capture real-time session data or run scheduled synthetic tests to provide visibility into the performance of SaaS applications as well as local network conditions.

Tech Bytes: Is SDN A Revolution Or An Evolution Of Traditional Networks? (Sponsored) Mar 02, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes podast we talk with sponsor CodiLime about the benefits of SDN, how SDN works, and CodiLime's network engineering services that help organizations of all sizes migrate to SDN. Our guest Monika Antoniak, head of R&D at CodiLime.

Tech Bytes: Getting A Full-Fidelity View Of Network Security With Riverbed (Sponsored) Feb 24, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes we discuss the essential role that visibility plays in network security. Riverbed is our sponsor. We explore how Riverbed brings together logs, flow records, and packet capture to provide a full-fidelity view from multiple angles to help you respond to analyze security events. Our guests are Marco Di Benedetto, SVP and CTO; and Vincent Berk, VP and Chief Architect for Security at Riverbed.

Tech Bytes: Engineering Firm Builds Better End-User Experience With SD-WAN (Sponsored) Feb 17, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes we talk with J-U-B Engineers, Inc., about how the company boosted employee productivity with an SD-WAN from Silver Peak. Silver Peak is our sponsor. Our guest is Tory Adams, Director of Information Technology at J-U-B Engineers.

BiB 088: Mastering Python Networking Third Edition by Eric Chou Feb 14, 2020

Eric Chou, author of Master Python Networking Third Edition, discusses what's new in this edition of the book. Quite a lot!

BiB 087: NRE Labs Relaunches With New Automation Training Content Feb 12, 2020

NRE Labs offers free automation training for network and infrastructure engineers. The site recently relaunched with new content, a new interface, and an easier way for the community to contribute lessons. Matt Oswalt, Tech Lead at NRE Labs, joins Briefings in Brief to tell us what's new.

Tech Bytes: Solving SaaS Performance Problems With Riverbed (Sponsored) Feb 10, 2020

How do you manage the performance of SaaS applications such as Office 365 when you don't own the applications or the networks they run across? On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Riverbed, we discuss the SaaS challenges poised by hybrid networks, latency, and remote and mobile workers, and how Riverbed helps network engineers solve them.

Tech Bytes: Forward Networks Lets You Query Your Network Like A Database (Sponsored) Feb 03, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsor Forward Networks talks about how it creates a real-time data model of your network that you can query to verify intent, speed troubleshooting, and check configuration changes. We discuss Forward's Network Query Engine (NQE) and its latest feature, In-App NQE. Andi Voellmy, a member of the technical staff at Forward.

Tech Bytes: Conquering Hybrid Network Complexity With Riverbed (Sponsored) Jan 27, 2020

Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores conquering hybrid network complexity and smoothing the transition from a legacy architecture to a modern network. Riverbed is our sponsor, we're joined by guests Marco Di Benedetto, SVP and CTO; and Brandon Carroll, Senior Tech Evangelist.

Tech Bytes: Reviewing 2019’s Most Impactful Internet Outages With ThousandEyes (Sponsored) Jan 20, 2020

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast looks back at some of 2019's impactful Internet outages, including Google Cloud, with sponsor ThousandEyes. We’ll discuss what happened in these outages, who was affected, and lessons learned. Our guest is Angelique Medina, Director of Product Marketing at ThousandEyes.

Tech Bytes: Cushman & Wakefield Taps Silver Peak SD-WAN For Cloud-First Goals (Sponsored) Jan 13, 2020

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Silver Peak, we talk with Cushman & Wakefield about how the global real estate company is using SD-WAN to enable its cloud-first goals. Our guest is Chris Butcher, Platform Architect, Global Networks, Cloud and Perimeter Security at Cushman & Wakefield.

BiB086 – Space Networks, 5G and Autonomous Cars Jan 06, 2020

Based on what we know about Space Networks like Starlink, I propose that next generation cars won't use 5G. Its doesn't make sense to deal with telcos.

BiB085 – Data Driven Infrastructure – Is that a thing ? Jan 02, 2020

Software Defined Infrastrcture has changed the way we operate networks but little impact on the process of design or decision making. Doing the same old thing better isn't enough, enter Data Driven Infrastructure.

Tech Bytes: Fortinet Taps ASICs To Accelerate SD-WAN (Sponsored) Dec 16, 2019

In today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by Fortinet, we talk about how the company differentiates itself from competitors, including its ability to inspect TLS 1.3, its use of custom ASICs, and more.

Tech Bytes: Vitec Group Transforms Its WAN With Silver Peak’s SD-WAN (Sponsored) Dec 09, 2019

Vitec Group has transformed its global WAN with an SD-WAN rollout from Silver Peak. The company has boosted the performance of critical business applications, reduced backup latency by 70%, and decommissioned expensive MPLS circuits in favor of DIA. Find out how in this sponsored Tech Bytes podcast. Our guest is Ben Skinner, head of corporate networks and infrastructure at Vitec Group.

BiB084 – Public Clouds Are Proprietary and Dont Care About You Dec 06, 2019

Apparently this is a controversial idea.

Tech Bytes: Arista Targets Cloud-Native Networking With CloudEOS Dec 02, 2019

On today's Tech Bytes episode, sponsor Arista Networks introduces us to CloudEOS, a cloud-native version of Arista's network operating system. CloudEOS is designed to provide a common operational experience from private clouds to public clouds and all the way down into your Kubernetes hosts. Our guest is Doug Gourlay, VP and GM, Cloud Networking Software, at Arista Networks.

Tech Bytes: SolarWinds’ APM Tools Work Together To Help IT Solve Application Problems (Sponsored) Nov 25, 2019

SolarWinds stops by the Tech Bytes podcast to talk about its Application Performance Management suite, which includes Web app and user experience monitoring, log management and analysis, and app infrastructure monitoring. We look at how they work together to help IT teams get to the bottom of application issues. Our guest is Denny LeCompte, senior vice president and general manager of application management at SolarWinds.

BIB 084 Keysight Ixia Visibility and Testing Nov 25, 2019

Keysight took a different approach to this Tech Field Day briefing and spent a lot of time talking about the current state of networking threats and the events that you are protecting against. If you aren’t aware from what your network security is doing, its an good presentation for that. Keysight has many... Read more »

BiB083 – Forescout – Visibility For Segmentation Nov 22, 2019

I'm talking about Forescout after receiving a briefing during Tech Field Day 20.

Tech Bytes: The Whys And How Of Decrypting Internal Traffic With ExtraHop (Sponsored) Nov 18, 2019

ExtraHop is our sponsor for today's sponsored Tech Bytes conversation on traffic decryption. Packet data is a source of truth, and it's vital for security and operations teams to have that truth to find threats and get essential visibility into security and performance. We explore how ExtraHop's Reveal(x) NDR platform uses a variety of decryption techniques to bring visibility to encrypted data center traffic.

Tech Bytes: Enabling Agility And Security With Tufin Policy Automation (Sponsored) Nov 12, 2019

On today's Tech Bytes, our sponsor is Tufin, and we’re going to dig into the concept of agility in the enterprise, particularly as organizations adopt cloud services and container-based applications. Our guest is Aleck Brailsford, Director of Sales Engineering for the Americas at Tufin.

Tech Bytes: Monitoring 100Gbps Circuits With AppNeta (Sponsored) Nov 04, 2019

Today's Tech Bytes podcast explores active and passive monitoring techniques employed by sponsor AppNeta to monitor performance and end user experience on 100Gbps links. Our guests are Adam Edwards, Chief Customer Officer; and Mike Hustler, VP of Engineering at AppNeta.

Tech Bytes: How ExtraHop Leverages Cloud-Native Traffic Mirroring For Security (Sponsored) Oct 21, 2019

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by ExtraHop, explores how you can get visibility into cloud networking for security and performance by leveraging native traffic mirroring capabilities in AWS and Azure. We'll also look at how ExtraHop's Reveal(x) Cloud product uses cloud traffic for network detection and response. Our guest is Our guest is Matt Cauthorn, VP of CyberSecurity Engineering at ExtraHop.

Tech Bytes: Implementing Sensible Network Segmentation With Tufin (Sponsored) Oct 15, 2019

Today's Tech Bytes podcast looks at how to implement sensible network segmentation to ensure compliance with security policies and accelerate business agility. Tufin is our sponsor, and we speak with guest Sagi Bar-Zvi, Strategic Pre-Sales Manager at Tufin.

Tech Bytes: MidSouth Bank Invests In Network Performance, Visibility With Silver Peak SD-WAN (Sponsored) Oct 07, 2019

On today's sponsored Tech Bytes episode we talk with MidSouth Bank CIO Daniel Hereford about how he's using SD-WAN from Silver Peak to support the bank's transformation to a hybrid cloud model, while also improving network visibility and performance for mission-critical applications.

BiB082 – LPWANs, Amazon Sidewalk and Apple U1 Wideband Oct 01, 2019

Last week we saw LPWAN announcements from Amazon and Apple, lets consider what that means.

Tech Bytes: The Value Of Software Quality With Arista Networks (Sponsored) Sep 30, 2019

Software is essential to networking and on today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Arista, we examine how software quality affects operations, upgrades, security and more. Our guest is Doug Gourlay, VP and General Manager of Cloud Networking at Arista.

Tech Bytes: Oracle And The Failsafe SD-WAN (Sponsored) Sep 16, 2019

Today's Tech Bytes dives into failsafe SD-WAN with sponsor Oracle. We discuss how Oracle provides Quality of Experience through techniques such as continuous unidirectional measurement and sub-second response to network events. Our guest is Andy Gottlieb, VP, SD-WAN Solutions at Oracle.

Tech Bytes: Applying Cloud Principles To Networking With Big Switch Networks (Sponsored) Sep 03, 2019

Today's sponsored Tech Bytes explores how Big Switch Networks applies cloud design principles to data center and cloud networks. Network engineers can provide a developer-friendly environment while still enforcing policy, enabling security controls, and getting visibility into the network. Our guest is Big Switch CTO Paul Unbehagen.

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