EP 463 | JANUARY 22, 2024

Cisco Buys eBPF Startup For Cloud-Native Networking; Gartner Forecasts $5 Trillion In IT Spending

We start the new year by examining major themes and trends that we think will affect IT and networking in 2024. Topics include AI beyond LLMs, whether open source can remain a viable model in a predatory tech environment, Cisco vs. everybody, why IT can’t ignore geopolitics for strategic planning, building the infrastructure for space networking, and more. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | JANUARY 22, 2024

Palo Alto Networks Optimizes Dynamic Content And User Experience With App Acceleration

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 dynamic content to enable high-performance applications, which leads to a better user experience. | LISTEN NOW

EP 063 | JANUARY 23, 2024

What’s On Our Minds

Hosts Greg Ferro and Johna Till Johnson reflect on the technological advancements of 2023 and discuss the trends for 2024. In this wide-ranging conversation, they chat about the rise of AI, tech consolidation, and the impact of automation on infrastructure. They also explore the geopolitical impact on supply chains, the move away from Chinese manufacturing, and the potential for conflict in the Middle East to disrupt shipping. Despite the challenges ahead, Greg and Johna highlight the growth of technology beyond traditional IT, such as drones and neural implants, and the integration of automation in IT infrastructure. | LISTEN NOW

EP 019 | JANUARY 23, 2024

The Crucial Collaboration Between Wireless Engineers and Architects

Host Keith Parsons and guest Kelly Burroughs from iBwave discuss the crucial need for collaboration between Wi-Fi engineers and architects to ensure optimal wireless connectivity in building designs. The conversation addresses the challenges faced by both professions and the potential for improved collaboration through knowledge exchange and the use of collaborative tools. | LISTEN NOW 

EP 230 | JANUARY 24, 2024

Adding Python To Your Operations Toolkit

If you’re new to Python and want to add it to your toolkit, this is the episode for you. It offers a broad perspective on all the approaches and plug-ins that Python includes. Our guest Michael Kennedy is a Python enthusiast and Python instructor. | LISTEN NOW 

EP 143 | JANUARY 25, 2024

Are We Stuck With Dual-Stack Forever?

These days, most network devices can speak both IPv4 and IPv6. A dual-stack approach can smooth the transition from one protocol to the other because organizations can get comfortable with IPv6 without having to make a hard cutover. However, they may get so comfortable that they never fully commit. In this episode hosts Ed, Scott, and Tom ask (and attempt to answer) a critical question: Are we stuck with dual-stack forever? | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | JANUARY 26, 2024

Prisma SASE Gets Clever With TCP For Better App And User Experiences

Remote and hybrid work means network engineers have to grapple with lossy residential networks such as home wireless that your work-from-home folks are using to access company resources. Their Wi-Fi sucks, and so their use of corporate resources sucks. Sure, you’ve got them plumbed into a SASE fabric, but that doesn’t fix their user experience woes. Or does it? | LISTEN NOW