John Howard
Runs the network team at Proton, a privacy company. Focuses on building networks on-premise, delivering services to their ecosystem.
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Jun 27, 2025 • 58min
HN787: Are We In a Post-SNMP Era?
Roman Doden from Nokia, John Howard from Proton, Ryan Shaw of Zscaler, and Josh Vandera from Networks Code discuss the evolution of network monitoring beyond SNMP. They dive into modern telemetry solutions, emphasizing GNMI's role in automation and real-time observability. The experts share insights into the challenges of migrating from traditional SNMP to streaming telemetry, advocating for high-fidelity data collection and community collaboration. Their dialogue encourages a proactive approach to network management, highlighting innovative strategies and tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
Jun 17, 2025 • 36min
PP067: Protecting Secrets With Vault and TruffleHog
In this chat, John Howard, Head of Network Infrastructure at Proton with two decades of experience, dives into secrets management using Vault and TruffleHog. He explains how misconfigurations and rushed Git commits can lead to data leaks. John shares insights on automating processes for developers and discusses the evolving landscape of network engineering. Listeners will learn about best practices for securing sensitive data and the importance of collaboration with security teams to enhance workflows in software development.
