EP 554 | DECEMBER 1, 2025

AWS, Google Link Public Clouds; Trading Data Center Has Zero Chill

On this week's Network Break adventure, we discuss AWS and Google teaming up on a cross-cloud interconnect offering (other providers are invited to play), a chiller failure at a Chicago-area data center that killed futures trading for 10 hours, private cloud wins for Google and HPE, financial results for Dell and Zscaler, and more IT news. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | DECEMBER 1, 2025

Bringing AI Reasoning to Infrastructure with Itential FlowAI (Sponsored)

Itential has announced FlowAI, a new offering that brings agentic AI to Itential's network automation platform. On today's Tech Bytes podcast Ethan Banks talks with Peter Sprygada, Chief Architect at Itential, about how FlowAI works, its components, and how Itential uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP). They also dig into how FlowAI supports AI-driven orchestration and automation while still providing the guardrails, assurance, and auditability that network teams need to incorporate agentic AI into their operations.| LISTEN NOW

EP 119 | DECEMBER 2, 2025

Securing 2026: How AI, Quantum, and the AI-Powered Browser are Driving Enterprise Defense (Sponsored)

Anand Oswal, Executive Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, joins Johna Johnson and John Burke for a wide-ranging exploration of two emerging focal points of enterprise risk: cryptographically relevant quantum computing, and browser-mediated agentic AI. The looming arrival of quantum computers that can break legacy encryption has already created the threat of “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks on enterprise data and credentials, and they discuss how enterprises can address the problem now. They also explore the new security landscape of the browser as the gateway to an AI-agent-augmented workplace, and how the browser must evolve, applying zero trust principles internally to protect users and the enterprise. | LISTEN NOW

EP 066 | DECEMBER 2, 2025

An Inside Look at the WLAN-Pi App

Ben Toner joins Keith Parsons to explain the new WLAN-Pi App. Originally built to control the WLAN-Pi Go, it now works with all WLAN-Pi models and consolidates controls previously spread across the web UI and APIs. They dive into the method of connectivity for the app and the functionalities it enables for users of the WLAN-Pi products. Ben also details some of the new work being done around the use of network namespaces and how the WLAN-Pi can be split into virtual networks for better management and testing. | LISTEN NOW

EP 089 | DECEMBER 2, 2025

Hidden Wi-Fi Misconfigurations and Wi-Fi 7 Issues to Be Aware Of

There may be misconfigurations and other problems lurking in your wireless network. From a lack of peer isolation to poor segmentation to RADIUS problems and vendor fails, these issues can make your WLAN less secure. Jennifer "JJ" Minella goes from Packet Protector co-host to guest as she discusses these issues with Drew Conry-Murray. This episode gives JJ a chance to go deeper on a talk she gave at the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference, or WLPC. She and Drew discuss SSID problems, RADIUS fails, EAP issues, and more. JJ also gets on a soapbox about vendor security implementations in Wi-Fi 7, or lack thereof. | LISTEN NOW

EP 064 | DECEMBER 3, 2025

Governing AI Agents for Real-World Infrastructure (Sponsored)

How do you measure developer performance and productivity? On today's Day Two DevOps, we look at different methods with guest Laura Tacho, the CTO at DX. We explore industry benchmarks such as the DORA report, SPACE, and DevEx. Laura also introduces us to Core 4, a project she's been working on that provides a new framework for measuring developer productivity and to support decision making within an organization. We also talk about how AI is shifting cognitive load to senior developers. | LISTEN NOW

EP 288 | DECEMBER 3, 2025

Technology, Career, and Finding a Purpose with Deana Solis

Ned and Kyler sit down with Deana Solis, a freelance FinOps engineer and mentor. They discuss the undervalued skills of communication, look at the inherent biases and misplaced confidence of AI models, and offer guidance for those starting their careers. Deana also talks about her journey to discover the intersection of technology, career, and finding a purpose. | LISTEN NOW

EP 044 | DECEMBER 4, 2025

Redundancy Vs. High Availability Part 2 - HA Networking Isn't Free

In Part 1 of Redundancy vs. High Availability, we said that sometimes high availability and redundancy are considered to be the same thing, but we disagree. Holly and Ethan do agree that high availability can be considered a network design goal, and that redundancy is just one technique that can be used to help make a network highly available. Today we'll talk about some ways to help deliver high availability.  Then we will discuss two big ideas to consider when evaluating high availability, budgets, and network fragility. | LISTEN NOW

EP 189 | DECEMBER 4, 2025

RFC 9898 - Neighbor Discovery Considerations in IPv6 Deployments

The newly published RFC 9898 is the discussion of today's podcast. The IPv6 Buzz crew explore the complexities of neighbor discovery and review solutions for both operators and architects. They share how this RFC serves as a single, detailed resource to improve your understanding of neighbor discovery and to reduce the potential attack surface in your IPv6 networks. | LISTEN NOW

EP 051 | DECEMBER 5, 2025

Networks That Do: From Automated to Autonomous Networks with Meter (Sponsored)

Will it be possible to have fully autonomous networks in the near future? Anil Varanasi, CEO and Co-Founder of Meter, joins Scott Robohn in this sponsored episode to discuss the ongoing evolution from automated to autonomous networks. Anil breaks down how Meter differentiates from other networking vendors, discusses how Meter's network products are vertically integrated and built from the ground up, and how Meter can help you make autonomous networking a reality. | LISTEN NOW