EP 488 | JULY 29, 2024

CrowdStrike Bug Tester Was Buggy; Can Starlink Match US ISP Performance?

On this week's Network Break we dive into CrowdStrike's analysis of a bug that crashed Windows machines globally, tally up customer losses, review Juniper's Q@ financial results, and dig into research that pits Starlink's performance against terrestrial ISPs. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | JULY 29, 2024

Tech Bytes: Nokia’s SR Linux Embraces OpenConfig to Support Network Automation

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 how Nokia uses gRPC for streaming telemetry. | LISTEN NOW

EP 032 | JULY 30, 2024

What’s New With RUCKUS MDUs - From Wi-Fi 7 to AI (Sponsored)

Providing Wi-Fi in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) such as apartments or dormitories is complicated. These environments require dense AP deployments, have to provide secure access to lots of users, must support myriad device types, and must offer good performance. Today's Heavy Wireless, sponsored by Ruckus and WireStar Networks, digs into challenges and solutions to MDU Wi-Fi. | LISTEN NOW

EP 024 | JULY 30, 2024

Considering Resiliency in a Time of Global Outages

In the wake of one of the largest global IT outages, resiliency is the theme of today's Packet Protector podcast. We dig into the CrowdStrike debacle as well as an Azure outage that kinda flew under the radar. We look at CISA's Resiliency Planning Framework Playbook and other guides to building resilient infrastructure. We also examine Microsoft's new proposal for delivering Windows updates, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 069 | JULY 31, 2024

Lessons On the Journey From NOC to Aerospace Networking

Today, Lexie Cooper shares her journey from a NOC environment to the aerospace industry.  Along the way, the discussion makes stops at the importance of medium skills, and the role of humor and relatability in attracting and educating younger professionals in networking.  Finally, Lexie relates her challenges when working on the New Glenn heavy lift launch vehicle. | LISTEN NOW

EP 743 | AUGUST 2, 2024

Leveraging AI for Network Automation at Scale (Sponsored)

AI is making its way into network automation. Maybe the thought of a hallucinating ChatGPT getting its six-fingered hands on your network makes you want to run the other way. But the story of AI for IT operations is more nuanced than the hot takes we get about the confidently dumb results that Large Language Models (LLMs) sometimes come up with. | LISTEN NOW