Packet Pushers Podcast Network (OLD)

Today the Datanauts explore the worlds of consulting and VARs, and their customer focus areas, including data center transformation and certifications. Our guests are Jason Nash and Josh Coen.

The Network Break analyzes Broadcom open-sourcing its SDK, Cisco announces a container platform and other new products, Dell considers an IPO and more. Eyvonne Sharp is our guest.

Today's entry the Packet Pushers' Design and Build series focuses on DDoS mitigation strategies. Our guests are Rich Groves and Eric Chou.

The Datanauts dive into the notion of the full stack engineer--an IT pro who can work across every layer of the infrastructure. Our guest is Tom Vachon.

Today on the Network Break we examine Cisco's latest acquisition, discuss rumors of a Dell IPO, look at Juniper's revamp of OpenContrail and more tech news.

On today s sponsored Priority Queue, we're joined by sponsors WhiteSpider and Cisco to examine real-world deployments of Cisco ACI. We also discuss how Cisco s SD-Access takes ACI constructs and applies them to the campus network.

Today on the Weekly Show, we dive into network modeling and verification with sponsor Forward Networks. Forward builds a real-time logical model of your network to verify intent, identify problems, and test changes.

Today's Priority Queue, sponsored by Ribbon Communications, examines how to make the transition from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, and how Ribbon's Session Border Controller (SBC) can help.

Whitebox networking hardware and open source software are challenging incumbent vendors and demonstrating new operational models for network engineers. The Datanauts and guest Peyton Maynard-Koran discuss the implications.

Take a Network Break! This week we discuss Oracle's mass release of critical patches, the ongoing fallout from Spectre and Meltdown, why vendor security notices trigger browser privacy plug-ins and more tech news.

On today's sponsored Weekly Show, the Packet Pushers talk with Cisco about using model-driven telemetry for improved operations and troubleshooting.

The Datanauts dive into SQL Server and database architectures, as well as how infrastructure ops and DBAs can work better together. Our guest is Mike Fal.

Listen to this week Network Break as we examine the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, Oracle CEO Mark Hurd's remarks about the disruption of traditional IT and more tech news.

Today's Weekly Show is all about network traffic intelligence. Our sponsor is Kentik and we talk with CEO Avi Freedman about getting deep visibility for performance, DDoS detection and more.

The Datanauts dive into VXLAN networking with guest Lukas Krattiger. We explore how it works, discuss use cases, and examine how hosts inside a VXLAN network communicate with end points on the outside.