EP 490 | AUGUST 12, 2024

Google's Post-Monopoly Options; Microsoft Flips Delta's Legal Threats the Bird

This week's Network Break covers what come next for Google after it's ruled a monopoly, how the HPE/Juniper acquisition clears regulatory hurdles, and why Microsoft flips the bird at Delta's legal threats. Plus, Fortinet fortifies its DLP capabilities via acquisition, Azure lets you stack logs in different tiers, and more tech news. | LISTEN NOW

EP 026 | AUGUST 13, 2024

Security Considerations for Working from Anywhere

Whether it's a day or two at home every week, or moving overseas so you can log in to the office from an Italian piazza, there are lots of opportunities to do our jobs outside traditional workplaces. On today's Packet Protector, we look at the security considerations that come with working from anywhere. These include finding the right VPN service, connecting safely to hotel and hospitality Wi-Fi, and--depending on the country--dealing with cryptography export laws. We also discuss the need, or not, for security software on laptops if you're connecting to SSE and SASE in the cloud. | LISTEN NOW

EP 080 | AUGUST 13, 2024

Top Mistakes In Developing and Executing Technology Strategies

No tech strategy survives its first contact with real users. Today's Heavy Strategy explores common mistakes executives make when developing and executing a technology plan. They include poor communication, making assumptions, not understanding a system's architecture or dependencies, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 070 | AUGUST 14, 2024

FakeNOS - An Open Source NOS for Network Testing

Today we spotlight an open-source project called FakeNOS. Whether you're a network engineer looking to experiment in a controlled environment, or a DevOps engineer wanting to run a network testbed for your processes, you can use FakeNOS for your projects. My guests are FakeNOS creator Denis Mulyalin and the maintainer of this project, Enric Pitarch. | LISTEN NOW

EP 745 | AUGUST 16, 2024

Using Abstractions in Automation

Today’s episode of Heavy Networking comes to you from AutoCon1 in Amsterdam, recorded live on premises. We cover abstraction layers with guest Jaakko Rautanen. What are abstractions, and how do they help make your network automation project successful? We get answers, and discuss some of our guest’s automation projects, how he used abstractions, and other lessons learned along the way. | LISTEN NOW