
The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods
Every single podcast we publish in one convenient feed. This is a LOT of content. Hours of audio each week.
Latest episodes

Mar 12, 2025 • 48min
NAN087: Modular Network Management with Slurp’it and Netpicker
In this episode of the Network Automation Nerds podcast, we talk network management with Wim Gerrits and Pieter van Os, co-founders of Slurp’it and Netpicker. These tools aim to simplify network inventory and discovery, and ensure compliance and security. We talk about what drove them to build these tools, what problems they solve, and how... Read more »

Mar 11, 2025 • 43min
PP053: Rethinking Secure Network Access and Zero Trust With Bowtie (Sponsored)
On today’s Packet Protector episode we talk with sponsor Bowtie about its secure network access offering. If you think secure network access is just another way to say ‘VPN,’ you’ll want to think again. Bowtie’s approach aims to provide fast, resilient connectivity while also incorporating zero trust network access, a secure Web gateway, CASB, and... Read more »

Mar 11, 2025 • 30min
HS097: Build A Strategy, Not Just A Project Plan
IT teams too often wrap a strategy statement around a basket of projects already in progress or known to be coming, rather than defining a strategy and then letting it spawn, guide, or absorb projects. On today’s Heavy Strategy we discuss whether IT teams have any alternative to this approach, given how much gets “thrown... Read more »

Mar 10, 2025 • 16min
Tech Bytes: How Internet Synthetic Transactions Boost App Performance Visibility (Sponsored)
Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about Internet Performance Monitoring, or IPM, with sponsor Catchpoint. Catchpoint provides visibility across the full Internet Stack to help you understand the performance of your SaaS and cloud apps, WAN and branch connections, and more. We’ll talk about how Catchpoint can enrich network monitoring with synthetic transactions... Read more »

Mar 10, 2025 • 47min
NB517: TSMC Pledges $165 Billion for US Chip Manufacturing; Will the CHIPS Act Get Axed?
Guests Tom Hollingsworth, an analyst at The Futurum Group, and Leo Vasileau, Director of Product Marketing at Catchpoint, dive into the current semiconductor landscape. They discuss TSMC's massive $165 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing and its geopolitical implications. The conversation also covers the urgent vulnerabilities reported by Broadcom and Cisco, emphasizing network security. Additionally, they explore the growing importance of Internet Performance Monitoring, focusing on Catchpoint's innovative solutions to enhance digital service reliability.

Mar 7, 2025 • 56min
HN771: Is The CCIE Still Worth It In 2025?
The CCIE remains the gold standard for networking certifications. But these days there are lots of other avenues for developing your skills and advancing your networking career, including network automation, cloud networking, and yes, even AI. So is the CCIE still worth it? We chew on this topic with Eman Conde. Eman has been known... Read more »

Mar 7, 2025 • 44min
TNO019: A Look At NetOps Inside a Colocation Facility
Ever wonder what network operations are like inside a colocation facility? Today we talk with Scott Brookshire, CTO of OpenColo. Scott shares his journey into networking, how OpenColo was founded, and the evolution of the company from a few servers to a significant data center operation. We delve into what it means to run a... Read more »

Mar 6, 2025 • 25min
IPB170: RFC 7050 vs RFC 8781 for IPv6 Prefix Discovery
In this episode of the IPv6 Buzz, we dive into two RFCs for discovering IPv6 prefixes: 7050 and 8781. Why these two? First, 8781 is being proposed as preferential to 7050. Second, co-host Nick Buraglio is an author on 8781 and has insights to share. We start with some background on RFC 7050, including the... Read more »

Mar 6, 2025 • 52min
N4N016: Routers Are Not Switches…Are They?
The line between switches and routers can get a little blurry. On today’s N Is For Networking, we try to clear things up. We start by defining what a router and switch are, and then provide some historical and technical context to better understand the differences. Then we discuss how modern switches have evolved to... Read more »

Mar 5, 2025 • 43min
D2DO266: How AI Affects the Developer Experience
Let’s talk about how AI affects the developer experience, particularly for open source tools such as Terraform. We’re joined by guests Welly Siauw and Tyler Lynch to examine a project that leverages AI to automate the generation of documentation and examples for AWS Terraform providers. We delve into the iterative development process with AI, the... Read more »