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Heavy Networking 646: Networking For Spacefaring Rockets
9 september 2022 · 49 min
Today on Heavy Networking, aerospace networking. We talk with Lexie Cooper, who works for Blue Origin as an Avionics Integration Engineer. That’s right. Lexie does networking for rockets. We talk about the challenges of building networks for spacefaring vehicles, differences between aerospace and the typical enterprise, continuous learning, the pros and cons of building a social media presence, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 645: Secure Wireless Planning And Design
2 september 2022 · 58 min
On today’s episode of Heavy Networking, we discuss secure wireless planning and design with Jennifer "JJ Minella. JJ is the author of the book "Wireless Security Architecture." We talk about the goals for planning a wireless design, why it's worth the upfront investment, keeping operators in mind as you design your deployment, the importance of communication, design iteration, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 644: Building And Running Temporary Event Networks
26 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 20 min
Today's Heavy Networking podcast explores what it's like to set up a temporary network to support thousands of users at a live event. We discuss planning and preparation, defining requirements, design options, performance and security issues, and what to keep in your bag for that last-minute emergency. Our guests are Jim Troutman, Jason Davis, and Alex Latzko. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 643: Privacy Responsibilities Of Running A Network
19 augustus 2022 · 48 min
What does privacy have to do with running a network? Is protecting the privacy of users, customers, and the organization one of the responsibilities of the networking team? If so, what kind of information has to be kept private and how? Should privacy efforts focus on compliance, or on risk reduction? How are those different? On today’s Heavy Networking podcast we welcome Russ White to tackle these perplexing privacy questions. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 642: 10Mbps Single Pair Ethernet
12 augustus 2022 · 51 min
Single pair Ethernet. That’s right. Ethernet over a single twisted pair, rather than the four you’re used to. Or two if you’ve got a little gray in your beard. Now, single pair Ethernet isn’t fast in the way we network engineers would normally think of fast. SPE runs at 10 megabits per second. But in the use cases SPE was designed for, 10Mbps is very fast indeed. To tell us all about single pair Ethernet is Peter Jones. Although Peter wears many hats in the networking industry, today he comes to the microphone as the chairperson of the Ethernet Alliance. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 641: Network Design For NVMe Over Fabric
5 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 41 min
Today on Heavy Networking, we discuss NVMe over fabric, where your Ethernet and IP network is the fabric. Many NVMe over fabric discussions focus on what’s happening inside the storage packets themselves. This conversation focuses on the network. What does the topology need to be? What are the latency and loss characteristics of an NVMe transport fabric? What QoS tools should you be considering, how do they work, and when should you use them? Our guest for this vendor-neutral conversation is J Metz. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 640: Architecture Vs. Engineering Roles
29 juli 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
What’s been your experience with architecture vs. engineering roles? Are those distinct functions or combined in your organization? How do the roles interact? Does the architecture team hand down holy designs from their ivory tower the engineering team is expected to implement them? Is the architecture and engineering function more combined, where experienced engineers are expected to create an architecture and help put it in place? Ethan Banks and guest Pat Allen share their experiences with architecture and engineering roles from organizations they've worked in. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 639: Juniper Cloud Metro Boosts Metro Performance, Efficiency And Sustainability (Sponsored)
22 juli 2022 · 43 min
In today’s sponsored Heavy Networking podcast we dive into Juniper Cloud Metro, which includes new appliances, software, and integrations with other Juniper services to address the entire business of ownership and operations. Our guests are Kanika Atri, Sr. Director, Product Management; and Tim Pennell, Sr. Director, Product Management. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 638: Don’t Block DNS Over TCP
15 juli 2022 · 40 min
DNS is our subject on today's Heavy Networking. More specifically, DNS transport over TCP. We talk with John Kristoff, one of the forces behind RFC9210, which covers the operational requirements for DNS transport over TCP. This is not an esoteric document covering a tiny, nuanced DNS use case. Instead this doc will likely affect most of you listening, whether you’re a network operator or a name server operator. We talk with John about the implications of this RFC. Lees meer
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Special: Heavy Strategy Ep27 Broadcom And VMware – What’s Gonna Happen?
8 juli 2022 · 26 min
Heavy Strategy is a new podcast from Packet Pushers. We look at the strategy and business of IT Infrastrucrure in two-sided debate format. We believe that the questions are more important than the answers since its all your responsibility anyway.
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Heavy Networking 637: The Ongoing Evolution Of Arelion’s Global Network (Sponsored)
1 juli 2022 · 43 min
On today's Heavy Networking podcast we talk with sponsor Arelion about how it continues to build and maintain global IP networks, and why you should be considering them for your backhaul needs.
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Heavy Networking 636: Mindfulness And IT Leadership
24 juni 2022 · 55 min
Today on Heavy Networking we’re talking about mindfulness in the workplace. Mindfulness, which is about being aware of your senses and feelings in the moment, could be a useful tool to help you navigate the high-stress, high-stakes IT profession. Our guest is Jennifer “JJ” Minella. She’s an IT practitioner, network architect, author, and the founder and principal advisor of Viszen Security. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 635: Unified Network Fabrics With Juniper Apstra (Sponsored)
14 juni 2022 · 43 min
In today’s sponsored Heavy Networking we talk to Juniper Apstra about how how Apstra delivers on unified data center operations, why fabrics are everywhere, how Apstra differs from other automation and intent solutions, and more. Our guest is Mansour Karam, VP of Product Management. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 634: Why (Not) MikroTik?
10 juni 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
Today's Heavy Networking gets into networking hardware from MikroTik, a vendor you may not have heard of. Our guest is Kevin Myers, a senior network architect and consultant who uses MikroTik with a variety of clients big and small. We'll find out what MikroTik is good for, and not good for, management and support, and more. This is a non-sponsored episode. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 633: Building DPU Apps With NVIDIA DOCA (Sponsored)
3 juni 2022 · 47 min
In today's Heavy Networking podcast, sponsored by NVIDIA, we explore DOCA on Bluefield DPUs. DOCA is a runtime operating system on the DPU including tools for provisioning, deploying, and orchestrating containerized services. It's also an SDK to supports a range of operating systems and distributions and includes drivers, libraries, and tools. Our guests are Justin Betz and Wes Kennedy, both Technical Marketing Engineers with NVIDIA. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 632: How Juniper’s RAN Intelligent Controller Enables 5G Automation (Sponsored)
27 mei 2022 · 42 min
Today's Heavy Networking dives into the automation and orchestration of 5G networks with sponsor Juniper Networks. We discuss Juniper's RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), Service Management and Orchestration (SMO), how Juniper works with the Open RAN ecosystem, and more. Our guest is Constantine Polychronopoulos, Vice President of 5G and Telco Cloud at Juniper Networks. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 631: Saying No
20 mei 2022 · 52 min
On today's Heavy Networking we talk about why it's important to say "No" when someone tries to put more work on you than you can handle. Guest Tom Hollingsworth wrote a controversial blog post entitled “No Is A Complete Sentence” about how to say "No," to even when it's hard to do. We talk about the nuances of this stance, the risks you take when you do, time management, balancing workloads, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 630: Palo Alto Networks Introduces Okyo Garde And SD-WAN Bandwidth On Demand (Sponsored)
13 mei 2022 · 39 min
Today's Heavy Networking podcast explores two new offerings from sponsor Palo Alto Networks. First is Okyo Garde, a home wireless mesh appliance to connect and secure remote workers while reducing the management burden from IT. We also discuss a new licensing program to make provisioning bandwidth for branch and remote offices for Prisma SD-WAN simpler and more flexible. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 629: The State Of Data Center Fabrics In 2022
6 mei 2022 · 1 uur
Today's Heavy Networking dives into data center fabrics with guest Russ White. We discuss just what makes a data center fabric, why the industry relies too much on BGP, fabric alternatives and options, the future of data center fabrics, and more. Russ is a network architect, author, and instructor. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 628: Pluribus Extends Its SDN Fabric To SmartNICs/DPUs
29 april 2022 · 39 min
On today's sponsored Heavy Networking podcast we talk to Pluribus Networks. Pluribus can extend networking and security services directly to smartNICs/DPUs via its Unified Cloud Fabric to improve performance, visibility, and security. We talk with Mike Capuano and Alessandro Barbieri from Pluribus on how it all works. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 627: Network Automation As A Business Culture
23 april 2022 · 57 min
The business benefits of network automation are sometimes lost in discussion about technology and tools. Guest Tim Fiola joins this episode of Heavy Networking to discuss how to engage the business at a cultural level so that network automation is properly embraced and supported by management. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 626: Choosing The Right Silicon For The Job (Sponsored)
15 april 2022 · 40 min
Today's Heavy Networking, sponsored by Juniper, dives into the custom vs. merchant silicon debate. Juniper makes the case for its Trio 6 ASIC in MX routers. We get into the specifics of Trio 6 capabilities, examine the needs of the multi-service edge, and discuss the technology and business cases for custom hardware. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 625: Home IoT Networking At Scale
9 april 2022 · 1 uur 12 min
Today's Heavy Networking dives into home IoT at scale. We’re going to get into the weeds with two network engineers who’ve gone way beyond lighting and a few smart plugs in their home automation setup. We'll talk devices, protocols, security, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 624: Solving Network Problems With Opmantek’s NMIS (Sponsored)
2 april 2022 · 52 min
On today's sponsored Heavy Networking we speak with Opmantek, a FirstWave company. Opmantek's NMIS is a suite of network monitoring applications for managing fault, performance, configuration, compliance and automation. It supports multi-vendor, multi-tenant and multi-server solutions. We discuss the latest features and real-world use cases. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 623: Growing From Junior To Senior Engineer
25 maart 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Today's Heavy Networking is a roundtable conversation about career growth. Maybe your title is junior engineer, but you want to be a senior engineer. Be careful what you wish for! Maybe your title is junior but you feel you’re doing the job of a senior. Are you really? How would you justify this to your manager? We address these and other questions and issues including certs vs. experience, paying dues, the importance of communication skills, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 622: Intel’s Smart Edge Brings The Cloud To The Edge (Sponsored)
18 maart 2022 · 47 min
In today’s sponsored Heavy Networking show with Intel, we dive into recent Intel silicon announcements that are impacting how networking services will be delivered in the years to come. The edge of the network is set to change thanks to modern CPUs that accelerate network functions including packet processing and security. Joining us is Intel's Jeni Panhorst, Vice President & General Manager, Network & Edge Platforms Division to talk about recent Intel announcements at Mobile World Congress and what it means for networking at the edge. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 621: Get Scalable Network Automation With Itential (Sponsored)
11 maart 2022 · 43 min
On today's Heavy Networking, sponsor Itential joins us to discuss how you can deliver a scalable and sustainable network automation system for your enterprise. Our guest is Peter Sprygada, VP of Product Management at Itential.
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Heavy Networking 620: High Frequency Trading And Big Data Network Design
4 maart 2022 · 49 min
Network design for high frequency trading and big data networks is the topic of today’s Heavy Networking. If you’re interested in what it’s like to carefully manage data center latency and maintain your sanity in a zero downtime environment, this is your show. Our guests are are Jeremy Filliben and Marc Washco of Jump Trading. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 619: Pluribus Empowers NetOps With Kubernetes Network Visibility (Sponsored)
25 februari 2022 · 39 min
Today's sponsored Heavy Networking dives into the latest features from Pluribus Networks, including Pluribus KubeTracker, which correlates containers with applications, maps hosts to the network fabric, and more. We also cover FlowTracker and a virtualized packet broker service. Our guest is Alessandro Barbieri, VP Product Management at Pluribus. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 618: Building Virtual Networks With Console Connect (Sponsored)
18 februari 2022 · 50 min
On today’s Heavy Networking episode we talk with sponsor Console Connect, which provides software-defined interconnections for enterprises and service providers. Guests Paul Gampe and Jay Turner dig into the Console Connect catalog, including Internet On-Demand, CloudRouter, and some of the interesting partner integrations that provide unique connectivity options. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 617: Go Vs. Python For Network Engineers
11 februari 2022 · 53 min
Today's Heavy Networking makes the case for why network engineers should consider using the Go language instead for their automation needs. Guest Darren Parkinson makes a strong argument for adding Go to your tool kit.
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Heavy Networking 616: Do We Need An SMTP Alternative? TMTP And MNM Are Here To Find Out
4 februari 2022 · 51 min
The SMTP protocol isn't broken, but email kinda is. Spam, phishing, and other unwanted messages are easy to deliver and harder to stop. On today's Heavy Networking we discuss TMTP and mnm, a proposed new protocol and client that aim to preserve the benefits of email while eliminating vulnerabilities and offering a better experience. Our guest is Liam Breck, creator of TMTP and mnm. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 615: Optimize User Experience With Palo Alto Networks’ ADEM (Sponsored)
29 januari 2022 · 37 min
How do you know your remote workers are having good performance--a good experience--using the applications they need to get their work done? Today we drill into Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM) with sponsor Palo Alto Networks, including how ADEM works, the benefits of real-time and synthetic monitoring, how ADEM integrates with SASE, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 614: eBPF, Cloud-Native Networking, And Other Modern Networking Trends
21 januari 2022 · 57 min
Today's Heavy Networking gets deep in the guts of what’s going on with all the modern trends in networking: cloud-native, containers, eBPF, Kubernetes, DPUs, and so on. Guests Brent Salisbury and Dave Tucker give their insider’s view of developments in cutting-edge networking tech. You’ll walk away with a better idea of what to pay attention to in the months and years to come. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 613: Deploying An Active-Active Data Center Network For Private Cloud (Sponsored)
14 januari 2022 · 50 min
This Heavy Networking episode focuses on building a data center fabric. Pluribus Networks is our sponsor. Pluribus brought along a customer to talk about their active/active DC deployment. We’ll get into stretching layer 2 safely, Pluribus's L3 capabilities, operational concerns of active/active when the DCs are many hundreds of miles apart, and the pressure of delivering customer-facing services that drove the selection of the Pluribus architecture. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 612: Cloud-Native Kubernetes Networking For CSPs (Sponsored)
11 januari 2022 · 48 min
Heavy Networking explores big ideas around service provider and cloud provider network services in 2022, both how they collide and are complementary. Our sponsor is Juniper Networks. We also get an update on Juniper’s Contrail product, a software-defined networking platform that now includes native integration with Kubernetes. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 611: Data Center Networking And Observability In 2022 (Sponsored)
17 december 2021 · 54 min
As we approach the end of 2021, it's informative to look back at how much change has gone on in the industry. One of the biggest transitions we've seen in enterprise networking has taken place in the data center. Software-defined approaches that emerged over the past decade have matured and are being deployed in production. On today's Heavy Networking, we talk with Juniper Networks in a sponsored episode about its Apstra Intent-Based Networking (IBN) platform and how Apstra is transforming the enterprise data center. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 610: Network Automation With Nautobot
10 december 2021 · 58 min
On today's Heavy Networking we discuss a Nautobot, an open-source software tool that can serve as a source of truth for network automation. We explore how Nautobot works, what it's used for, how it ties in with Python and Ansible, major features, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 609: Innovation Or Stagnation – A Year-End Networking Review
3 december 2021 · 58 min
Today's Heavy Networking considers the current state of networking technologies and the networking market. We debate whether we've seen any significant innovations over the past year, if the industry has stagnated, or if we're simply trying to stay on top of disruptions caused by cloud, Covid, and the erosion of traditional network boundaries. We also discuss how network engineers and the industry are dealing with complexity, if organizations can "cloud" their way out of legacy problems, and more. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 608: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About NAC (And Then Some)
26 november 2021 · 1 uur 52 min
Today's Heavy Networking goes deep on Network Access Control (NAC) for wired and wireless networks. Our guest is Arne Bier, a Senior Consulting Engineer and CCIE. We hit a bunch of topics including MAC authentication bypass, client certificates, EAP methods, and more. We also discuss reasons why NAC is worth deploying despite the effort. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 607: ZTNA Everywhere With VMware SASE (Sponsored)
19 november 2021 · 52 min
In today's sponsored Heavy Networking show with VMware, we take a fresh look at VMware's SASE and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution. VMware has a breadth of products that allow for a differentiated overall solution. Joining us today is Craig Connors, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Service Provider and Edge at VMware. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 606: Dealing With DNS And Domain Name Abuse
12 november 2021 · 46 min
The DNS Abuse Institute is a community effort to develop solutions to DNS-related problems including malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam. On today's show we speak with its Director, Graeme Bunton, about the institute and its work, and the challenges of dealing with malicious actors that exploit DNS and domain names. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 605: How cnvrg.io Metacloud Can Help Solve MLOps Challenges (Sponsored)
5 november 2021 · 40 min
Today on Heavy Networking, we consider a newly announced platform for artificial intelligence workloads, the cnvrg.io Meta Cloud. Our sponsor is Intel, and our guest is Yochay Ettun, Co-founder and CEO at cnvrg.io.
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Heavy Networking 604: Taking A Systems Approach To Networking With Bruce Davie
29 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 13 min
Today's Heavy Networking discusses the notion of looking at, and learning about, networking via a systems approach. Our guest is Dr. Bruce Davie who's had a long career in networking, has written numerous IETF RFCs, and is the author of a new set of free books on networking and computer systems. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 603: Network Apps For Smarter Network Ops With Nokia (Sponsored)
23 oktober 2021 · 44 min
What would you build if you could treat your network infrastructure programmatically? That’s what we’re going to consider in today’s sponsored Heavy Networking episode with Nokia. Nokia’s SR-Linux is infrastructure-as-code friendly, and their NetOps Development Kit allows you to think of the network as data models and build all kinds of useful tools. Our guest is Bruce Wallis, Senior Director of Product Management in Data Center Switching at Nokia. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 602: All About SPF, DKIM, DMARC Email Security
15 oktober 2021 · 35 min
Today on Heavy Networking, all about improving email security with SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance), and DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail). Our guest is Alex Blackie. He wrote an article on Email Authenticity 101 that I thought explained these topics really well. If you're a domain manager, you should listen to this one, even if you don't route mail through your domain. You can keep the bad guys from spamming in your name! Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 601: Monitoring The Dispersed Network With Cisco ThousandEyes (Sponsored)
8 oktober 2021
Cisco ThousandEyes is a long-time Packet Pushers sponsor, and we're going to probe deeply to discuss the latest feature additions that will bring you the data you need. And, since it’s been just about a year since ThousandEyes was acquired by Cisco, we’ll also discuss how ThousandEyes is being integrated into the gargantuan Cisco product portfolio. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 600: Inside A Non-Profit Internet Exchange
2 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 10 min
Internet exchange points are networks you can use to connect to some other exchange participant. Sounds like maybe that’s a service provider thing, and it can be. But IXPs are useful for businesses, too. In this episode of Heavy Networking, we’re going to learn about IXPs, and non-profit IXPs in particular. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 599: DriveNets Taps Disaggregation To Build Networks Like Cloud (Sponsored)
24 september 2021 · 46 min
On today's sponsored Heavy Networking we talk with DriveNets about why it’s time to take the disaggregated model--where you buy whitebox hardware and put a network operating system of your choice on it--seriously. Along the way, we’re going to hit DriveNets network architectures and operating models, and get you thinking about why disaggregated networking might make sense for you. Lees meer
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Heavy Networking 598: The Future Of Networking – Quantum Communications With Joshua Slater
17 september 2021 · 1 uur 7 min
Today's Heavy Networking gets entangled in a discussion about quantum communications or quantum networking. We discuss qubits, the challenges of moving them across a network, use cases such as key distribution, and more. Our guest is Dr. Joshua Slater. Lees meer