Heavy Networking
Packet Pushers
Heavy Networking is an unabashedly nerdy dive into all things networking. Described by one listener as "verbal white papers," the weekly episodes feature network engineers, industry experts, and vendors sharing useful information to keep your professional knowledge sharp and your career growing. Hosts Ethan Banks & Drew Conry-Murray cut through the marketing spin to explore what works—and what doesn't—in networking today, while keeping an eye on what's ahead for the industry. On air since 2010, Heavy Networking is the flagship show of the Packet Pushers podcast network.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 1h 9min
Heavy Networking 573: Using Application Dictionaries For Better Security Policy Management
Today's Heavy Networking thinks hard about how to manage security policy in modern IT infrastructure. We get into sources of truth, application modeling and application dictionaries, approval workflows, and more--all in the context of automation. Our guests are Ken Celenza and Brett Lykins from Network To Code.
Apr 9, 2021 • 49min
Heavy Networking 572: How First Bank Leverages Aruba SD-WAN For Network And Security Transformation (Sponsored)
Today's Heavy Networking explores how First Bank uses Aruba’s SD-WAN to advance its cloud migration, support remote workers, and provide secure segmentation for IoT devices. We also discuss the growing trend of SASE and First Bank’s strategy around cloud-delivered security services. Our guests are Marc Ashworth, CISO at First Bank; and Damon Ennis, VP of Engineering at Aruba Networks.
Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 8min
Heavy Networking 571: Network Automation Workflows With Jenkins
Today on Heavy Networking, we talk about how to roll your own network automation workflow. Guest Steve Puluka has developed an automation workflow system that uses GitLab and Jenkins, among other tools, to make sure the network devices he supports are pure gold. We talk about how it works, and how you can put your own together.
Mar 30, 2021 • 51min
Heavy Networking 570: Dell Brings The SONiC NOS To SmartNICs And DPUs (Sponsored)
On today's sponsored Heavy Networking podcast we examine the use of SmartNICs and DPUs to offload networking and security processes. We also discuss the use of the SONiC network OS to run on SmartNICs and DPUs, with P4 as a programming layer. Dell Technologies is our sponsor, and our guest from Dell is Ihab Tarazi, Sr. VP and Networking CTO.
Mar 26, 2021 • 50min
Heavy Networking 569: New Metro Architectures For 5G, IoT, And Low Latency Services (Sponsored)
5G, IoT, and low-latency virtualized edge services present a major opportunity for providers and enterprises to build and consume new services in the metro network. On today's Heavy Networking episode, sponsor Juniper Networks is here to share its vision of new metro architectures. Our guests are Amit Bhardwaj, Sr. Director Product Management; and Mats Nordlund, Sr. Director Product Management.
Mar 19, 2021 • 45min
Heavy Networking 568: Effective Technical Communication
Today's Heavy Networking explores how to communicate complex, nuanced technical topics to non-technical people. We examine how to balance finicky details with broader outcomes, discuss the value of editing and review, share writing tips, and more.
Mar 16, 2021 • 36min
Heavy Networking 567: Why You’ll Use A Service Provider Edge Cloud (Sponsored)
In today's sponsored Heavy Networking podcast, Juniper Networks is here to make the case that service providers are building cloud services at the edge that enterprises can take advantage of. Joining us is Kevin Hutchins, SVP, Strategy & Product Management at Juniper, to assert that service providers can thrive and compete in a cloud-based economy, and that Juniper will be a key part of that ecosystem.
Mar 12, 2021 • 47min
Heavy Networking 566: Inside Intel’s Strategy To Unlock Data Center Performance (Sponsored)
On today's Heavy Networking we dive into Intel's portfolio---including Tofino, SmartNICs, P4, and more---to understand how it unlocks the compute power of your data center. Our guest is Mike Zeile, Data Center Group Vice President and General Manager of End-to-End Network Applications at Intel. Intel is our sponsor.
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Mar 5, 2021 • 1h 30min
Heavy Networking 565: In Defense Of EIGRP
Zig Zsiga, a network engineer and the voice behind Zig's Network Design Podcast, joins to discuss the merits of EIGRP. They debate whether EIGRP needs defending and highlight its ease of configuration compared to OSPF. The conversation dives into design considerations, scalability challenges, and practical applications, including home lab setups and SD-WAN integration. They also touch on IPv6 address allocation intricacies and EIGRP's role in efficient routing and convergence, making a compelling case for its continued relevance in modern networking.
Feb 26, 2021 • 1h 18min
Heavy Networking 564: Seven Engineers At The Community Roundtable
Today's Heavy Networking episode is a grab bag of topics delivered in our community roundtable format. Five engineers join Ethan Banks and Greg Ferro to talk about subjects including IPv6, SmartNICs, firewall rule management, becoming a manager, and other topics.
