EP 510 | JANUARY 20, 2025

CISA Says US Tech Inherently Insecure; AI Now Included in Google Workspace

On this week's Network Break, the US cybersecurity director gets real with tech vendors, Microsoft and Google insert AI into productivity suites, the FBI wipes malware from US victims' computers without their knowledge, HPE wins big server deal from X, the satellite broadband race enters a new phase, and more IT news. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | JANUARY 20, 2025

Can SD-WAN Solve Latency Issues for Modern Applications? (Sponsored)

On today’s Tech Bytes we talk with sponsor Palo Alto Networks about how they’re incorporating application acceleration techniques, which go beyond traditional WAN optimization methods, into Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma SASE to deliver SaaS and cloud apps with the highest level of performance. | LISTEN NOW

EP 046 | JANUARY 21, 2025

IPv6 Security, Migration and Adoption

You asked for more IPv6 and we listened. In today’s episode, we talk with Ed Horley, co-host of the IPv6 Buzz podcast, about why an IPv6 address plan is essential and share what that plan should cover, the importance of understanding what vendors mean when they say their product "supports" IPv6, handling v4 and v6 on firewalls, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 263 | JANUARY 22, 2025

An Anthropologist's Advice for Improving IT Cultures

Cyber anthropologist Lianne Potter applies her knowledge of software development, security, and human culture to help organizations better understand team dynamics, foster collaboration, and reduce intramural friction. We talk about navigating conflicts among different IT teams, why communication is essential for effective security, the differences between leadership and management, responsibility vs blame, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 083 | JANUARY 22, 2025

Cox Gets Network Automation Right, and Proves It at DEF CON

Today's Network Automation Nerds episode explores Cox Communitcations' journey to getting network automation right. We also talk about how they used network automation to support operating the network at the DEF CON hacker convention. We dive into initial steps and challenges in automation, and milestones reached along the journey. We also discuss tools they used, including Nautobot, to inventory the network and then promote collaboration among teams. This episode is sponsored by Network to Code, which maintains the Nautobot project. | LISTEN NOW

EP 010 | JANUARY 23, 2025

Why Was the Colon Chosen as a Delimiter in IPv6?

It's history day on N Is For Networking! We learn about the development of IPv6 directly from Bob Hinden, one of the pioneers who made it happen. Bob discusses his journey from early work on ARPANET to his significant contributions to IPv6. We also cover the transition from IPv4, the challenges faced during IPv6's creation, and the evolution of internet technology.  And yes, before the episode ends, we do learn why the colon was chosen as a delimiter in IPv6. | LISTEN NOW

EP 167 | JANUARY 23, 2025

Crossing the 50% IPv6 Adoption Threshold

IPv6 adoption should cross 50% in 2025. In today’s podcast, we discuss the implications and significance of IPv6 adoption reaching this milestone. While this transition might not be visible to average users, it does impact IT professionals. We explore varying adoption rates across industries, and talk about compliance requirements will soon necessitate IPv6. We also dig into the psychological and operational aspects of this shift, and how thoughtful planning for IPv6 adoption and fluency in both IPv4 and IPv6 can help. | LISTEN NOW

EP 013 | JANUARY 24, 2025

How Do We Apply DevOps to Traditional Networking?

Can we map DevOps principles and practices to network operations? Should we? On today’s show, we talk with Williams Collins and Eyvonne Sharp to understand DevOps both culturally and practically. We also discuss the challenges of applying DevOps to network operations. We look at lightweight options such as starting small, having a centralized source of truth, keeping communication open, and maintaining collaboration between both operations and networking.| LISTEN NOW

EP 765 | JANUARY 24, 2025

Telecom In the Bahamas: Lessons In Resiliency

We talk with a network engineer for whom natural disasters aren’t just likely, they’re inevitable. Our guest on today's Heavy Networking is Christopher Neely, a senior network engineer at The Bahamas Telecommunications. We talk about his career journey into networking, the challenges of providing connectivity across many islands, how the organization builds for resiliency to keep operations running during annual hurricanes and floods, and more.| LISTEN NOW