EP 521 | APRIL 7, 2025

Optics Advances in the Data Center; Google Extends Gmail's End-to-End Encryption

Take a Network Break! We explore NIST's latest post-quantum encryption algorithm, discuss NetBox's new config drift detection feature, explore multiple advances for bringing optics into the data center, dig into Google enabling end-to-end encryption to any inbox for enterprise customers, and more IT news in today's Network Break episode. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | APRIL 7, 2025

An Inside Look at the Wireshark Foundation (Sponsored)

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get a look at the inner workings of the Wireshark Foundation. Many already know what wire Wireshark is and can do for you. It’s a free, open-source, and widely used tool for packet and protocol analysis. But what does it take to keep Wireshark running, to update software and add new features, to support developers and documentation and the infrastructure that makes Wireshark available to you at the click of a button? We talk about all that and more with Wireshark creator and lead developer Gerald Combs. | LISTEN NOW

EP 100 | APRIL 7, 2025

Lead Without Lying: The (Radical) Strategy of Honesty

Is it actually possible to run a team without lying? Steven Gaffney, author of the book, “Just Be Honest”, joins Johna and John to talk about why being honest is harder than it sounds–and how (and why) to do it anyway. Steven spends his career advising science and technology leaders about how to be more effective, and is happy to share his insights here with us on Heavy Strategy.  | LISTEN NOW

EP 057 | APRIL 8, 2025

Behind the Scenes At Cisco: PSIRT, AI, CVEs, and VEX

Cisco Systems has a sprawling portfolio of home-grown and acquired products. What's it like trying to find and address bugs and vulnerabilities across this portfolio? Omar Santos, a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco, gives us an inside look. We dig into how Cisco identifies security bugs using internal and external sources, the growing role of AI for bug hunting and threat analysis, what it's like to run a Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) across an ever-expanding product line, the CVE process, and industry efforts such as the Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) that aim to keep organizations better updated on the status of known vulnerabilities. | LISTEN NOW

EP 089 | APRIL 8, 2025

A Career Journey of Exponential Learning

“If you don't feel nervous in front of a challenge, you are not exponentially learning” is how today’s guest Christian Adell describes his own approach to career growth. Christian chats with us first about how he got started in IT, his various experiences in both networking and DevOps and then network automation. He leads a busy life with work, family, writing and community and shares how he achieves a good balance among those things. Lastly, he gives his perspective on the current and future state of network automation. | LISTEN NOW

EP 021 | APRIL 10, 2025

Is It the Network? Network Monitoring Basics

How do you know what is happening within your network, especially when something isn’t working? Network monitoring is the answer. On today’s show, we’ll start with the basics of network monitoring. We’ll cover what it is, how it's used, and suggest some paid and open source network monitoring tools. This week’s bonus material is a look into the future of network monitoring (one guess as to what it is): AI. | LISTEN NOW

EP 011 | APRIL 10, 2025

Getting the Entire Team to Speak

On today’s episode we're joined by Daniel Ward to get a sneak preview of his talk on Getting the Entire Team to Speak, which he'll give at DevOpsDay Austin. His addresses the challenges of getting people to speak up. Why is this needed? Getting input from everyone on a team lets people raise issues and concerns, and help better address problems and conflicts that might be affecting teams. It also fosters an environment where new ideas and perspectives could lead to improvements. Daniel gives tips on how to encourage participation in meetings, why psychological safety matters, and how pair programming can help develop empathy and encourage new or quiet teammates to feel more comfortable. | LISTEN NOW

EP 024 | APRIL 11, 2025

Networks for AI and AI for Networks — A Dual Perspective with Aviz Networks (Sponsored)

On today’s show, we introduce Aviz Networks with Vishal Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO. Vishal and Aviz are making Networks for AI, and AI for Networks. Vishal explains how Aviz does this by offering AI Networking Unpacked. Designed for open-source and vendor-agnostic networking, AI Networking Unpacked works with existing network infrastructures. It also integrates with existing AI and security applications. | LISTEN NOW

EP 776 | APRIL 11, 2025

Security Platforms: Balancing Efficacy, Ops, and Emerging Threats (Sponsored)

On today's Heavy Networking, sponsor Palo Alto Networks is here to make the case for a unified security platform that can provide both efficacy in threat protection and response, and reduce operational complexity. We also talk about the dual nature of AI, both as a tool to improve security operations and an emerging threat vector. Our guest is Rich Campagna, SVP of Product, Network Security, at Palo Alto Networks. | LISTEN NOW