The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods

Chris Kane from Arista Networks and Pete Lumbus from NVIDIA dive into the intricacies of Ethernet's role in AI infrastructure. They discuss how Ethernet needs to compete with InfiniBand, emphasizing the necessity for low latency and lossless networking for AI workloads. The duo also highlights the evolving challenges of distributed computing and GPU clusters, along with advanced networking techniques like RDMA. They shed light on the revolutionary impact of SmartNICs and DPUs, and how they enhance data transfer efficiency in modern data centers.

Leadership has a huge impact on an organization’s culture, including tech teams. On the positive side, leaders can foster healthy, productive environments. On the negative side, they can build hostile, blame-centric viper pits. Today’s episode of Technically Leadership examines how to strive for the positive by shielding teams from internal politics, developing empathetic leadership, distinguishing... Read more »

Network optimization starts with observing, but how are networks observed and what tools are used? Joining the podcast today are the authors behind the book “Modern Network Observability.” Eric Chou welcomes David Flores, Christian Adell, and Josh VanDeraa to help uncover practical strategies and real-world case studies for network observability. Episode Guests: David Flores, Christian... Read more »

Enterprise data is everywhere: on prem, at the edge, and across the public cloud. Storing and managing that data involves more than just SSDs and spinning disks; it’s about building and operating a data infrastructure. On today’s Day Two DevOps podcast, host Ned Bellavance explores the idea of data infrastructure with Jeff Baxter, VP of... Read more »

Today’s Packet Protector rounds up recent security news, including revised password guidelines from NIST, a White House push to help fill infosec jobs, and potential espionage risks from Chinese-made cranes being used at US ports. We also cover a hospital data breach that leaked nude patient photos, discuss why municipal governments are rich targets for... Read more »

In this episode, John and Johna share the findings from the recent [Next] conference that most inspired them: How to project-manage an 18-year effort to put a drone on Titan, why AI algorithms need to consider the factor of time, how to train robots, and why effective storytelling is an essential tool in a technology... Read more »

This week’s Network Break discusses a CISA warning that a serious SolarWinds vulnerability is being exploited, Microsoft turns the tables by discovering a MacOS vulnerability, and Amazon invests in small modular nuclear reactors to meet growing power demands and reduce carbon output. T-Mobile releases a new device using the 5G Reduced Capacity spec, Palo Alto... Read more »

The Tech Bytes podcast welcomes back sponsor Cisco ThousandEyes to talk about new features that improve visibility into both the public cloud and your on-prem network. We’ll get details on the new topographical mapping feature for AWS, as well as ThousandEyes’ new capability to consume flow records from on prem and correlate those records with... Read more »

Rich Campagna, Senior Vice President of Product for Network Security at Palo Alto Networks, dives into the pressing security risks posed by generative AI. He discusses the critical importance of safeguarding employee productivity while navigating third-party AI tools. The conversation highlights challenges within healthcare AI applications, particularly around patient data privacy. Campagna also emphasizes the urgency for organizations to adapt their security frameworks to combat sophisticated cyber threats, advocating for a 'Secure AI by Design' approach.

Mike Bushong, an industry expert in data center networking, joins host Scott Robohn for a lively discussion on the rising significance of Network Operations. They argue that NetOps deserves a larger voice in decision-making processes, advocating for a fundamental shift towards operational focus in data centers. Topics include the crucial role of mentorship, the transformative power of automation, and the need for standardized networking practices. The conversation also touches on the challenges of navigating single-cloud and multi-cloud environments, highlighting emerging solutions.