SPONSORED | JANUARY 27, 2025

Unifying Cloud, On-Prem Security with Lacework FortiCNAPP (Sponsored)

CNAPP, or Cloud Native Application Protection Platform, is an integrated suite of tools for cloud-native apps that aims to help organizations manage cloud app risks and identify and respond to threats. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Fortinet about its Lacework FortiCNAPP offering and how it integrates CNAPP for unified security across your cloud and on-prem operations. | LISTEN NOW

EP 511 | JANUARY 28, 2025

Cisco Sells Security Blanket for AI Nightmares; Stratoshark Captures System Calls

Cisco's new AI Defense aims to soothe enterprise nightmares over LLMs gone wild, the open-source Stratoshark does for system calls what Wireshark does for packets, Palo Alto Networks releases an open API for quantum random number generators, Stargate makes bold claims around AI infrastructure investment, and more tech news analysis in this week's Network Break. | LISTEN NOW

EP 093 | JANUARY 28, 2025

Strategic Trust-Building Among Ops, Engineering, Architecture - And Leadership

Billy Joel had it right: It's a matter of trust. Too often Operations, Engineering, and Architecture teams don't trust one another--and nobody trusts leadership (and vice versa!). Special guest (and PacketPushers host) Scott Robohn joins us to talk about how to build trust, and the special role of an Operations Architect. | LISTEN NOW

EP 044 | JANUARY 28, 2025

Unpacking NETGEAR's Enterprise Wireless and Wired Portfolio (Sponsored)

NETGEAR is known for consumer networking products, but it also offers a robust porfolio of wireless and wired networking products designed for the enterprise. On today's Heavy Wireless, sponsored by NETGEAR, we take a close look at the hardware, software, and services that NETGEAR offers to enterprise customers. That includes APs, switches, a cloud-managed portfolio, and a remote site survey offering to help companies get the best-performing solution. | LISTEN NOW

EP 047 | JANUARY 28, 2025

Why Packet Analysis (and Wireshark) Should Be In Your Security Toolkit

Don’t underestimate the value of packet analysis in your security strategy. And if you're analyzing packets, the open-source Wireshark software is a go-to tool. On today’s episode, we talk with Chris Greer, a Wireshark trainer and consultant specializing in packet analysis. Chris explains the critical role of packet analysis in cybersecurity, particularly in threat hunting and incident response. He emphasizes why security professionals should understand packet and network protocol fundamentals, and highlights the value of  Wireshark as a learning tool. | LISTEN NOW

EP 084 | JANUARY 29, 2025

From GitNops Zero to Hero

Are you ready to go from zero to hero in GitNops? On today’s podcast, we talk with Tom McGonagle, who shares and explains git, CI/CD and DevOps and how that all fits into network engineering. The conversation also covers the evolution of containerization and Kubernetes, highlighting their roles in modern network automation.  Tom also encourages continued learning, collaboration and sharing of knowledge within the tech community. | LISTEN NOW

EP 011 | JANUARY 30, 2025

What's the Difference Between LAG, MLAG, MC-LAG, and Stacking?

In today’s episode, we address listener Kieren’s question about the differences between LAG, MLAG, MC-LAG, and stacking. We tackle the nuances of Link Aggregation (LAG) and the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), and explain their roles in redundancy and bandwidth efficiency. We also discuss the complexities and differences among vendors and overall benefits of Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG/MC-LAG). | LISTEN NOW

EP 014 | JANUARY 31, 2025

Beneath the Cable Color - A Look at The Siemon Company’s High Speed Cable Assemblies (Sponsored)

Today we get an education on what a high speed cable assembly really is from guest Ryan Harris from today's sponsor, The Siemon Company. Ryan shares the evolution of high-speed pluggable cable assemblies from 64kbps ISDN B channels to 800 gigabit connections, and describes how they work. We discuss the Siemon Company's history and talk about the importance of choosing the right cable types and connectors for various applications. We also cover challenges in cable management, power consumption, and cooling in data centers, and the future trends in cabling technology. | LISTEN NOW

EP 766 | JANUARY 31, 2025

Ensuring QoE for Agentic AI With Broadcom VeloRAIN (Sponsored)

On today’s show, we’re discussing the complexities of network design for AI computing at the edge. We’re not talking about AIOps, although that might come up in this conversation. Instead, we’re focusing on how to effectively cope with the network traffic patterns happening on your network as a result of AI computing workloads. | LISTEN NOW