EP 556 | DECEMBER 15, 2025

2025 Wrap: Insatiable AI, the Worst Top 5, Space Networking Surges, and More

Take a Network Break! We close out 2025 with a look back at some of the stories and trends that captured our attention this year, including a top 5 list you don't want to be on, insatiable appetites for AI infrastructure, photonics bright spots, new competitors getting off the launch pad for space networking, ugly outages, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 121 | DECEMBER 16, 2025

Digital Security Teammates: From Fantasy to Operational Reality (Sponsored)

Your next security teammate might not be a traditional hire — it could be a Digital Security Teammate (DST),” says Secure.com CEO Uzair Gadit. In this sponsored episode, Uzair explains the concept of a DST and how it differs from an AI SOC. He highlights the operational and business benefits of deploying DST, including improved containment times, better compliance, and the ability to beef up security functionality and strategic impact without adding headcount.| LISTEN NOW

EP 067 | DECEMBER 16, 2025

Extending Your Wireless Range with Wi-Fi HaLow

Wi-Fi HaLow (802.11ah) offers a more extended range than traditional Wi-Fi. On today's show we delve into the differences and similarities between Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi HaLow, including bandwidth, range, and power consumption. We also discuss some of the difficulties of HaLow adoption, mostly due to varying regulations of Wi-Fi spectrum in other countries. | LISTEN NOW

EP 091| DECEMBER 16, 2025

News Roundup--Securing MCP, Hunting Backdoors, and Getting the Creeps From AI Kids' Toys

Our final security news roundup for 2025 is a holiday sampler of tasty, chewy (and a few gross) confections. Among the selections are a years-long campaign of malicious browser plug-ins exploits, Apple and Google warning about commercial malware vendors, OWASP offering guidance on securing third-party MCP servers, the US and Canada providing help to hunt the BRICKSTORM backdoor, creepy AI kids toys, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 290 | DECEMBER 17, 2025

AI’s Impact on Developer Productivity Vs. Development Productivity

Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton are joined by Rachel Stephens, Research Director at RedMonk, to discuss the state of DevOps and the impact of AI. They explore the distinction between developer productivity and development productivity, underlined by a DORA report finding that while AI dramatically boosts individual developer productivity, it often fails to improve overall development productivity. They also debate the necessity of a “human in the loop” to maintain software stability and organizational performance. | LISTEN NOW

EP 109 | DECEMBER 17, 2025

Simplify Your Network Operations with Extreme (Sponsored)

Today Eric Chou dives deep into network automation and operational simplicity with guest Hardik Ajmera, VP of Product Management at Extreme Networks. In this sponsored episode, they talk about the ‘network fabric’, Extreme Platform ONE, and, of course, what’s next with AI in the world of enterprise networking. Hardik also shares how customers in complex environments are using Extreme’s Network Fabric and high-resiliency architecture. | LISTEN NOW

EP 026 | MAY 15, 2025

IPv6 in Kubernetes Deployments

Kubernetes is a popular container orchestration platform. Today's IPv6 Buzz episode explores  the benefits of using IPv6 in Kubernetes, and how Kubernetes uses IP addresses in both the control plane and data plane.We also address why the adoption rate is estimated to be so low, from default configurations to issues with non-IPv6-aware applications inside containers. Our guest to help cover this topic is Wim Henderickx, CTO of the IP Division at Nokia. | LISTEN NOW

EP 045 | DECEMBER 18, 2025

Audience Follow Up & 2026 Preview

If you're curious as to what Ethan and Holly have in store for 2026, they give you a sneak peak on today's episode. Hint: Some of these topics might include letters like B, G, P, Q, o, S, A and I.  They also take time in this episode to answer listener questions, ranging from how to buy a network switch to career advice and interviews (spoiler: we might get another mock interview in 2026!) and a MACsec discussion. | LISTEN NOW