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TNO055: Testing as a Service for Telco Network Services

February 13, 2026 51:33 8.79 MB ( 114.94 MB less) Downloads: 0

Scott talks with Mark Gebert from Verizon about something that sits at the heart of every reliable enterprise network: testing. Automation is moving fast in the telco world, but automation without testing is just an accident waiting to happen. They unpack what makes enterprise service provisioning so complex—multi-vendor networks, optical and IP gear, security functions,... Read more »

HN814: Automating Your Network with Cisco Crosswork Workflow Manager (Sponsored)

February 13, 2026 48:15 9.13 MB ( 85.57 MB less) Downloads: 0

Our topic today is building and running network workflows. If your network workflows live in a spreadsheet, a SharePoint document, or in your head, you really need a workflow manager. A workflow manager brings scalability, repeatability, and consistency to your network operations team. In this sponsored episode, we discuss Cisco Crosswork Workflow Manager. Our guests... Read more »

LIU008: Breaking Barriers: Thriving as a Woman in Tech

February 12, 2026 59:55 9.55 MB ( 134.25 MB less) Downloads: 0

Kevin and Alexis sit down with Melissa Brooks, a Senior Cloud Engineer at Aritzia, to discuss how she went from being a “terrible waitress” to going back to school for a diploma in network security. They explore how she used a strategic, “reverse engineered” approach to goal setting to land on a career in tech.... Read more »

NAN113: What Works, and What Doesn’t, in Network Automation Projects

February 11, 2026 1:00:09 10.02 MB ( 134.33 MB less) Downloads: 0

Today we are joined by Matt Remke, who has spent years in the trenches of network automation projects as a consultant. Matt offers a unique, non-engineer perspective on scaling network automation in real-world, complex environments for some of the world’s largest companies. Matt shares what worked, what backfired, and the hard-earned lessons he has gained... Read more »

PP096: Taking Note of a Notepad++ Attack; Telnet and NTLM Are Still a Thing?

February 10, 2026 51:18 8.69 MB ( 40.55 MB less) Downloads: 0

Everything old is new again in today’s Packet Protector news roundup, as a decade-old Telnet exploit resurfaces, and Microsoft unfolds its roadmap to phase out the ancient NTLM protocol. In other news, Google takes down a sprawling residential proxy network, the popular Notepad++ app takes steps to recover from a serious compromise, and a Polish... Read more »

NB561: Kubernetes Retires Ingress NGINX; Are Data Centers Headed for Orbit?

February 09, 2026 34:49 5.93 MB ( 27.49 MB less) Downloads: 0

Take a Network Break! We start with a trio of follow-ups, including a correction regarding Mplify certifications, Cisco proposing new OSI layers, and free-space optics. Our Red Alert sounds off about a remote code execution vulnerability in the Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile agent. On the news front, Broadcom announces new silicon for wireless APs for... Read more »

HN813: What Should Networkers Know About Software Development (and Vice Versa)?

February 06, 2026 57:33 9.52 MB ( 128.61 MB less) Downloads: 0

What should network engineers know about software development? What should software developers know about networking? Ethan and Drew sit down with Chris Rapier and Nick Buraglio to discuss why crossing these silos can improve outcomes for everyone. They break down why being a little curious about the infrastructure can help software developers write better code,... Read more »

N4N048: QoS Fundamentals

February 05, 2026 1:23:53 13.93 MB ( 187.4 MB less) Downloads: 0

Quality of Service (QoS) is a huge topic with a punishingly large group of acronyms. Join Ethan and Holly as they help you build a mental framework of what QoS is and what it solves. Not only do they break down essential acronyms, they also discuss QoS fundamentals, define the major groups of QoS tools,... Read more »

D2DO293: Haskell in the Modern Day

February 04, 2026 42:47 7.02 MB ( 95.66 MB less) Downloads: 0

Ned and Kyler sit down with Tikhon Jelvis to discuss Haskell and other niche programming languages. They explore how this decades-old language isn’t just surviving, but thriving. They also break down how Haskell can provide distinct advantages over traditional programming, especially for complex domain modeling and concurrent applications. Episode Links: Copilot Language Haskell Project Haskell... Read more »

PP095: OT and ICS – Where Digital and Physical Risks Meet

February 03, 2026 53:41 9.26 MB ( 42.26 MB less) Downloads: 0

Operation Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are where the digital world meets the physical world. These systems, which are critical to the operation of nuclear power plants, manufacturing sites, municipal power and water plants, and more, are under increasing attack. On today’s Packet Protector we return to the OT/ICS realm to talk about... Read more »

NB560: Microsoft Doubles Down on Custom AI Chip; CrowdStrike Brandishes Big Bucks for Browser Security

February 02, 2026 33:41 5.82 MB ( 26.5 MB less) Downloads: 0

Take a Network Break! We’ve got Red Alerts for HPE Juniper Session Smart Routers and SolarWinds. In this week’s news, Microsoft debuts its second-generation AI inferencing chip, Mplify rolls out a new Carrier Ethernet certification for supporting AI workloads, and AWS upgrades its network firewall to spot GenAI application traffic and filter Web categories. Google... Read more »

TNO054: AI Skills for CCIEs

January 30, 2026 51:53 124.5 MB Downloads: 0

Let’s talk about AI for NetOps: It’s not just coming, it’s here. There are tools to use, skills to acquire, and we want to talk about what’s needed for highly certified network engineers to skill up in AI. What certification opportunities or paths exist? What developments do we think we’re going to see here? And... Read more »

HN812: Nokia EDA: AI Ops You Can Trust (Sponsored)

January 30, 2026 51:01 99.68 MB Downloads: 0

AI is everywhere in networking right now, but most of it feels like hype. In this sponsored episode, we go deeper than buzzwords with Steven Butler from Nokia to explore what it takes to make AI Ops real, reliable, and trustworthy in production environments. If you want AI to deliver value, you need the fundamentals... Read more »

LIU007: From Track to Tech: Navigating Career Change with Resilience

January 29, 2026 58:47 141.06 MB Downloads: 0

Ifeanyi Otuonye was a decorated track and field athlete at Kansas State and even competed professionally. Then he made the leap to a Technical Account Manager role at Amazon Web Services. Alexis and Kevin sit down with Ifeanyi to discuss the difficulties of that career change. Ifeanyi explains why he chose cloud engineering, what he... Read more »

NAN112: Inside the CU Boulder Network Engineering Master’s Program

January 28, 2026 59:20 142.39 MB Downloads: 0

Eric sits down with two graduates from the CU Boulder Networking Engineering Master’s Program to discuss what they learned during their time in the program and how that translated into real world opportunities and experiences. They also offer some invaluable career advice from the “seven plus one” formula and the value of asking “dumb questions.”... Read more »