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It turns out you can’t do it all in the cloud. And thus, we have the rise of edge computing, in which data is collected, processed, and analyzed close to the source of its creation and close to where people and systems need it. The goals of edge computing include improving performance, reducing the costs and time of data transmission, and creating new applications to take advantage of that data. Our guide to edge computing is Alex Marcham. Alex is a technologist, writer and researcher. You can find his work at NetworkArchitecture2020.com. We level-set with a working definition of edge computing, examine the notion of locality and what it means for edge computing, and discuss latency issues. We explore edge computing use cases such as industrial processes and video surveillance, and dive into the infrastructure that drives this technology. Show Links: Network Architecture 2020 Alex Marcham on Twitter

Pica8 makes it first steps into network automation in a unique fashion with apps for its PicOS NOS. PicaFabric build a virtual switch chassis from an leaf/spine switch clister. The PicaPilot app builds vitual switch stack for fat tree L2 everywhere campus networks. All this is done with open hardware that you can mix & match. Link: Show 382: Whitebox In The Enterprise With Pica8 (Sponsored) https://packetpushers.net/podcast/podcasts/show-382-whitebox-enterprise-pica8-sponsored/

Today's Full Stack Journey explores continual learning for technologists. Guest Cody Bunch shares tips on how to approach new information, why you should share what you learn, how to take notes, time management, and more. The post Full Stack Journey 021: Continual Learning With Cody Bunch appeared first on Packet Pushers.

The Datanauts travel to a galaxy of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The good ship InfoSight is piloted by sponsor HPE Nimble Storage as we explore automating infrastructure on today’s episode. Our guest is Ryan Brown, Enterprise Storage Architect and Chief Technologist for Storage in Canada at HPE. We talk about InfoSight, HPE’s cloud-based predictive analytics platform that works with HPE’s Nimble Storage arrays, and soon to work with other products from HPE. InfoSight applies machine learning and AI to help customers better manage storage resources and predict problems before they affect the business. We look at the kind of information that InfoSight gathers, how it collects that information and ships it to the cloud, and how it’s protected. We also delve into the value that InfoSight can provide for resource allocation and operational benefits such as preventing outages, maintaining uptime, and improving performance. Show Links: HPE InfoSight HPE InfoSight at Tech Field Day

In January 2018, the WiFi Alliance announced that WPA3 was coming this year, a collection of security enhancements to address issues with WPA2. Today, we discuss WPA3 with Dan Harkins, a scientist at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Dan has been closely involved with WPA3’s development, and I heard Dan present on his work at Aruba Atmosphere 2018 in March of this year. Dan was kind enough to join us today for a preview of what’s coming, with a special focus on one aspect of WPA3 that interests me personally, Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE). We also discuss the fixes that WPA3 makes to WPA2, and when we can anticipate product support. Sponsor: Paessler AG Paessler AG is the maker of PRTG Network Monitor. PRTG monitors your whole IT infrastructure 24/7 and alerts you to problems before users even notice. Find out more about the monitoring software that helps system administrators work smarter, faster, better. Visit paessler.com today. Show Links: Wi-Fi Alliance® introduces security enhancements – Wi-Fi Alliance Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (RFC 8110) – IETF Dragonfly Key Exchange (RFC 7664) – IETF

Whether by choice or circumstance, it’s inevitable you’ll find yourself looking for a new job. On today’s Datanauts episode we break down the job hunt process to help you understand what you want, what you have to offer, and how to make the most of your application. Our guest is Doug Lane, a tech/ops professional who’s been working in IT for 25 years. He’s also recently gone through the process of finding and getting a new job.  You can follow him on Twitter at @debuggist. Doug shares his experiences and tips about how he approached the job search. We start by talking about honestly understanding your own strengths and weaknesses, and then thinking about what kind of job it is you really want. We also discuss how to evaluate job descriptions, and how to nail the application process.

On 6 November 2017 in Episode 12 of Briefings in Brief, I speculated on what would happen with VMware’s acquisition of VeloCloud. This week we see the launch of “NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud” and it’s time to update those thoughts.

Today on Priority Queue, the Packet Pushers peer into the darker corners of network monitoring. Monitoring gets you visibility. But when you can see what’s happening, you might not like what you find. That’s the topic of today’s sponsored show with Paessler AG, maker of PRTG network monitoring software. Our guests are Greg Ross, Presales Systems Engineer at Paessler; and Troy Mursch, a security researcher who blogs at Bad Packets Report. Troy discovered that cryptojacking malware called Coinhive had infected a popular Website. We’ll talk about how he used Paessler sensors to monitor the malware on the site, and to track down other infected systems. We talk with Troy and Greg about how to use Paessler to monitor key metrics that could indicate malware. We also dig into Paessler’s capabilities for more typical network monitoring use cases. And here’s a special offer for Packet Pushers listeners: Paessler is offering a free network security eBook. You can get it at go.paessler.com/packetpushers. You can also get a free trail of PRTG here. Show Links: Free Network Security eBook – Paessler Paessler PRTG Free Trial Paessler on Twitter Troy Mursch/Bad Packets Report on Twitter Who and What Is Coinhive? – Krebs On Security Bad Packets Report – Troy Mursch

Anuta Networks, which makes software to orchestrate physical and virtual network infrastructure, will launch a SaaS version of its product on June 1st. The idea is to entice more customers into orchestration by releasing a cloud version that lets them ease into a deployment and start small. Anuta will offer Standard and Advanced versions of its service. The company says it can manage devices from 45 vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, Arista, VMware, and Check Point. You can get more details at antuanetworks.com.

While performing a routine sensor sweep of the Gargleblaster nebula, the crew of the Datanauts starship noticed that many of the tasks are manual in nature and could, with a little effort, be automated with some scripting. However, every time we moved on from one part of the nebula to another, a different error would crop up with the script’s code. Isn’t there some way that we can automatically test our code to make sure that more time is spent drinking a frothy ale instead of all this debugging? On today’s episode with talk with Adam Bertram, a Microsoft MVP and author of The Pester Book. He is currently a Senior Systems Automation Engineer working with PowerShell, Desired State Configuration, and various other DevOps tools to coordinate reliable software deployments for a biotech company. You can find his work at adamtheautomator.com. We start by defining a unit test for scripts, and how unit testing differs from integration, functional, regression tests, and others. Then we dive into why you’d want to test your scripts (testing isn’t just for developers!), and how to create these tests. We also talk about the notion of test-driven development, and dive into Pester, which is a testing framework for PowerShell. Show Links: Adam Bertram on Twitter Adam The Automator.com The Pester Book – Adam Bertram

On this episode of Priority Queue, which is sponsored today by Cisco, we tackle the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. This new regulation lays out data privacy and protection obligations for organizations that handle data of EU citizens, including loss prevention, breach notification requirements, and serious fines and penalties for violations. We delve into GDPR requirements with Equilibrium Security and IGXGlobal, an ePlus Technology Company, two Cisco partners who share practical insight and advice for dealing with GDPR. Our guests are Anish Chauhan, Director at Equilibrium Security; and Alex Goldstein, Security Architect at IGXGlobal, an ePlus Technology Company. We’ll discuss how to break down and understand requirements, the importance of a risk assessment and gap analysis, and how to use security and management tools to comply with the regulations. Show Links: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Cisco Equilibrium Cyber Security Services Equilibrium on Twitter Equilibrium Cyber Security Podcasts – Equilibrium IGXGlobal Security Online Visibility Assessment 2017 DBIR: Understand Your Cybersecurity Threats – Verizon Enterprise Solutions Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics – Cisco

Today on the Datanauts podcast, we land on planet Mentorship to drive around in our exploratory rovers. Why? Mentoring came up on Twitter a while back. Some of you are for it. You invest in your co-workers and your organization by sharing with others what you know. Some of you are against mentoring, arguing that you don’t have the time and aren’t getting paid to teach other people. And then the Twitterverse connected us to Don Jones, who wrote a book called, “Be The Master.” Seems like a great excuse to fire up the microphone on our rovers and explore planet Mentorship in more detail. Besides being an author, Don is an an IT pro and PowerShell expert who has created a variety of PowerShell training materials. We talk about how a master/apprenticeship approach can be more effective than formal education, selfish reasons for being a mentor, how to address imposter syndrome, and how to get support for mentorship at work. Show Links: Don Jones.com Be The Master.com Don Jones on Twitter Become The Master Or Go Away – Don Jones.com Be the Master with Don Jones – RunAsRadio

Today on the Priority Queue, some practical Python for network engineers. My guest is Billy Downing, and we walk through an example of how to use Python to deploy BFD, or Bidirectional Forwarding Detection. We start by describing BFD and how it works, and then explore how to use Python to make it go in your network. Billy is a data center engineer who works for the Department of Defense. Check out his blog at NetworkTechStudy.com. Show Links: NetworkTechStudy.com – Billy Downing’s blog Learning Python from a Network Engineer’s Perspective – NetworkTechStudy.com Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) – IETF

ason Edelman is my guest on the Full Stack Journey, where we talk about his transition from a traditional network engineer to focus on automation. The post Full Stack Journey 020: Jason Edelman And Network Automation appeared first on Packet Pushers.

If you work for a Value Added Reseller (VAR) as an engineer, the value being added is YOU. What is VAR life? Projects, customer meetings, deadlines, bills of materials, RFP responses, and trying to turn the promises of sales unicorns into an actual design you can install for the customer. We’ve worked for VARs at one time or another, as has our guest Eric Gullickson, who is now Enterprise Architect at Vortex Optics. We thought we’d run down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the VAR life on this episode of the Datanauts podcast. We start the show by distinguishing the different roles a VAR can have. Then we dive into the good, which includes access to new technology, paid certifications, a flexible work schedule, and exposure to a wide variety of businesses and operating environments. For the bad, the Datanauts and Eric discuss the blunt reality that you have to generate profit, and you may find yourself having to navigate the competing interests of manufacturers, sales, distributors, and customers. On the ugly side, we swap stories about greasy salespeople, bad project management, and other nightmares. Show Links: Eric Gullickson.com Eric Gullickson on Twitter