EP 500 | OCTOBER 21, 2024

SolarWinds and MacOS Vulernabilities Get Attention; Amazon Invests in Nuclear to Meet Power, Carbon Goals

This week's Network Break discusses a CISA warning that a serious SolarWinds vulnerability is being exploited, Microsoft turns the tables by discovering a MacOS vulnerability, and Amazon invests in small modular nuclear reactors to meet growing power demands and reduce carbon output.

T-Mobile releases a new device using the 5G Reduced Capacity spec, Palo Alto Networks makes its AI assistants generally available across multiple products, FIDO simplifies passkey transfers, chipmaker TSMC rakes in big profits, and a European company aims to build a satellite-as-a-service offering for telcos. | LISTEN NOW

SPONSORED | OCTOBER 21, 2024

From AWS Topography to On-Prem Flows, Cisco ThousandEyes Boosts Network Visibility

​​The Tech Bytes podcast welcomes back sponsor Cisco ThousandEyes to talk about new features that improve visibility into both the public cloud and your on-prem network. We’ll get details on the new topographical mapping feature for AWS, as well as ThousandEyes’ new capability to consume flow records from on prem and correlate those records with ThousandEyes’ synthetic testing. Our guest is Marko Tisler, Director of Product at ThousandEyes. | LISTEN NOW

EP 086 | OCTOBER 22, 2024

[Next] Highlights: Drone to Titan, and More!

In this episode, John and Johna share the findings from the recent [Next] conference that most inspired them: How to project-manage an 18-year effort to put a drone on Titan, why AI algorithms need to consider the factor of time, how to train robots, and why effective storytelling is an essential tool in a technology strategist's toolbox. | LISTEN NOW

EP 036 | OCTOBER 22, 2024

News Roundup - NIST Nixes Password Resets, Cargo Crane Espionage Risks, Municipal Govs Targeted, and More

Today's Packet Protector rounds up recent security news, including revised password guidelines from NIST, a White House push to help fill infosec jobs, potential espionage risks from Chinese-made cranes being used at US ports, a data breach that leaked nude patient photos, and more. | LISTEN NOW

EP 254 | OCTOBER 23, 2024

Intelligent Data Infrastructure: How NetApp Builds for Performance, Security, and Visibility across Clouds (Sponsored)

Enterprise data is everywhere: on prem, at the edge, and across the public cloud. Storing and managing that data involves more than just SSDs and spinning disks; it's about building and operating a data infrastructure. On today's Day Two DevOps podcast, host Ned Bellavance explores the idea of data infrastructure with Jeff Baxter, VP of Product Marketing at NetApp. Jeff and Ned talk about the challenges of managing storage in the modern era of cloud and AI. They also discuss how cybersecurity and storage intersect, data gravity, and unified monitoring.  NetApp is the sponsor of today's episode. | LISTEN NOW

EP 077 | OCTOBER 23, 2024

Network Observability:  Tools, Automation, and Insights

Network optimization starts with observing, but how are networks observed and what tools are used? Joining the podcast today are the authors behind the book "Modern Network Observability." Eric Chou welcomes David Flores, Christian Adell, and Josh VanDeraa to help uncover practical strategies and real-world case studies for network observability. | LISTEN NOW

EP 006 | OCTOBER 24, 2024

From Blame to Empowerment: Changing Team Culture in Tech

Leadership has a huge impact on an organization's culture, including tech teams. On the positive side, leaders can foster healthy, productive environments. On the negative side, they can build hostile, blame-centric viper pits. Today's episode of Technically Leadership examines how to strive for the positive by shielding teams from internal politics, developing empathetic leadership, distinguishing between blame and accountability, and addressing toxicity. | LISTEN NOW

EP 755 | OCTOBER 25, 2024

Optimizing Ethernet to Meet AI Infrastructure Demands

ASIC makers, switch vendors, and industry groups aim to optimize Ethernet to make it a suitable network fabric for AI jobs. On today’s Heavy Networking we talk about those efforts, explore different optimization techniques, compare Ethernet and InfiniBand, and discuss general design considerations to be aware of if your organization decides to go down the Ethernet path for AI. Our guests are Chris Kane, Sr. Manager Systems Engineering at Arista Networks, and Pete Lumbis, Principal Engineer at Nvidia. | LISTEN NOW