Packet Pushers - Briefings In Brief

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss Containerlab, open-source software that lets you build virtual network labs on a server or even a laptop. It supports a variety of network OSs for network emulation, training, and testing. Containerlab was developed by Nokia, our sponsor for this episode.

As forecasts vary between a full return to office and distributed work, IT organizations have to figure out how to monitor and manage work-from-anywhere. This Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by AppNeta, explores how IT can balance on-prem and distributed-work priorities. AppNeta also recently introduced a new monitoring point that runs on Cisco Catalyst switches for improved visibility into app performance at branch and remote sites.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Juniper, we talk with a customer of Juniper’s Apstra intent-based networking data center software. IT solutions provider Advania uses Apstra internally to operate its own data centers, as well as for customer engagements.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about how to get cloud agility on premises. Our sponsor is Pluribus Networks, which makes data center SDN software. They’ve brought along partner ITRenew, which specializes in providing high-performance rack-level infrastructure. We talk about how Pluribus and ITRenew come together to deliver a private cloud.

Today on Tech Bytes podcast we look at new features in Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE and Prisma SD-WAN, including digital experience management for home and branch users, new Cloudblades, a new appliance, and enhanced AI Ops capabilities.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA, with sponsor Fortinet. As organizations grapple with controlling end user access to applications and services, particularly when those end users and applications could be anywhere, Fortinet is here to make the case that it’s the right platform for ZTNA. Our guest... Read more »

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we look at a global SD-WAN deployment for manufacturing company IMMI, which makes vehicle safety products, including products for school buses and military vehicles. Our guest is Tom Braden, VP of Enterprise Technology at IMMI, and our sponsor is HPE Aruba.

ZPE Systems presented at a recent Network Field Day. Founded in 2013, ZPE Systems focuses on two markets: providing out-of-band management for infrastructure, and providing universal CPE for remote and edge locations. The uCPE gear can run third-party VNFs, including firewalling and SD-WAN functions from your favorite vendors.

You’ve heard of the last mile problem. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking problems with the last six feet. With work-from-anywhere becoming commonplace, one of the hardest challenges for IT is how to measure user experience and troubleshoot problems happening somewhere between the desktop and a home router. Our sponsor AppNeta has some ideas on how to help.

Juniper Networks has announced a new wired campus fabric solution that uses EVPN VXLAN to create a fabric and ties in to the Juniper Mist Cloud for automation and management. Ed Horley and Drew Conry-Murray describe how it works, how it integrates with Juniper Mist Cloud, and how Juniper positions this offering against other campus options.

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we dive into data center networking and EVPN. Nokia’s SR-Linux operating system can help you build a data center fabric with EVPN, and in this episode we’re going to discuss how Nokia operationalizes that protocol.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we explore the evolution of SD-WAN to encompass Zero Trust Network Access, or ZTNA. Our sponsor is Fortinet and we’ll dig into how Fortinet’s SD-WAN and FortiClient combine to support work from anywhere with zero trust.

Its not widely that DDOS attacks also cause damage from state exhaustion in devices. A recent study why Netscout surprised me that many engineers are aware of overload bandwidth or routing devices but give less considerations to state exhaustion in application aware devices. 

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get into the automation of network performance testing and synthetic transactions. Our sponsor is Kentik and our guest is Avi Freedman, Kentik's CEO and co-founder.

Today on the Tech Bytes sponsored podcast we're talking SD-WAN with Ascent Health & Wellness, a digital healthcare platform for pharmaceutical distribution. We discuss how the company deployed Aruba EdgeConnect to ensure uptime for critical pharmaceutical fulfillment services, speed up order processing, and provide robust performance for cloud-based business apps.

Today's Tech Bytes podcast discusses how to get visibility into, and context for, all the IoT devices connecting wirelessly to your network. Our sponsor is Aruba, and we explore Aruba’s Edge Services Platform, or ESP, and how it delivers hyper-awareness of your IoT environment.

In this Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Bill Pulte, CIO of the Educational Services Unit (ESU), which provides education services to public schools in Nebraska. Pulte uses multiple Fortinet products, including Fortinet's firewalls and Security Fabric, to help protect school districts across the state. Fortinet is our episode sponsor.

On today's sponsored Tech Bytes episode, we talk with AppNeta about instrumenting application performance to support on-prem and remote employees in today's hybrid work environment. Our AppNeta guests are Sean Armstrong, VP of Products; and Alec Pinkham Director of Product Marketing.

If IT thinks it can take the office network out of mothballs and expect everything to be fine when employees show up, think again. On today's Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Netskope, guest Hansang Bae shares a punch list of tasks IT should complete before end users get back to the office.

We talk global IP backbones and 400G with sponsor Telia Carrier on today's Tech Bytes podcast. The company offers IP services from multiple PoPs in the US and is making significant investments in 400G, creating new opportunities for Telia Carrier and its customers. Our guest is Mattias Fridstrom, VP & Chief Evangelist at Telia Carrier.