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Our most popular pods in one fat feed! Too much technology would never be enough. Includes Heavy Networking, Network Break, Day Two DevOps, Packet Protector, and Network Automation Nerds. Plus new shows when they launch so you know about fresh awesomeness.
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Mar 14, 2022 • 44min
Network Break 373: Google Buys Mandiant To Bolster Security Ops; Network OS DENT 2.0 Released
Today's Network Break examines why Google spent billions of dollars to acquire Mandiant for security ops, the latest release of the DENT network OS, NVIDIA's software revenue strategy, and more tech news.

Mar 11, 2022 • 43min
Heavy Networking 621: Get Scalable Network Automation With Itential (Sponsored)
On today's Heavy Networking, sponsor Itential joins us to discuss how you can deliver a scalable and sustainable network automation system for your enterprise. Our guest is Peter Sprygada, VP of Product Management at Itential.

Mar 9, 2022 • 47min
Day Two Cloud 137: Automating Windows Container Builds
Today's Day Two Cloud gets into the weeds of a real-world project build around Windows containers. Windows containers? Yes, the goal was to run a particular job and deploy it on Kubernetes using Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS). Our guest is Sai Gunaranjan, Principal Architect for a large healthcare company.

Mar 7, 2022 • 45min
Network Break 372: VMware Enhances Container Security; Google Summons Workers Back To The Office
This week on Network Break we discuss VMware enhancing its Carbon Black software with container runtime security, Google telling employees to return to the office starting April 4, and Broadcom taking in $7.7 billion in revenue in Q1 2022. We also discuss security attacks affected hit Toyota and Viasat and more IT news.

Mar 4, 2022 • 49min
Heavy Networking 620: High Frequency Trading And Big Data Network Design
Network design for high frequency trading and big data networks is the topic of today’s Heavy Networking. If you’re interested in what it’s like to carefully manage data center latency and maintain your sanity in a zero downtime environment, this is your show. Our guests are are Jeremy Filliben and Marc Washco of Jump Trading.

Mar 2, 2022 • 49min
Day Two Cloud 136: The Role And Responsibilities Of A Kubernetes Operator (Sponsored)
Today on the Day Two Cloud podcast we examine the role and responsibilities of Kubernetes operators; that is, the humans in charge of running Kubernetes. Kubernetes operators have to support application and security teams, handle capacity planning, keep an eye on versioning, and more. This episode is sponsored by F5's NGINX team. Our guests are Jenn Gile, Sr Manager of Product Marketing; and Brian Ehlert, Sr Product Manager.

Feb 28, 2022 • 47min
Network Break 371: Arista Turns Campus Switch Into NDR Sensor; Mikrotik Puts A Router On A PCIe Card
Take a Network Break! This week we examine how Arista is turning a campus switch into a sensor for network detection and response, a new PCIe card from Mikrotik running router software, a Dell/Marvell partnership on hardware for Open RAN gear, Cisco and Dell financial results, potential equipment danger from solar flares, and more.

Feb 25, 2022 • 39min
Heavy Networking 619: Pluribus Empowers NetOps With Kubernetes Network Visibility (Sponsored)
Today's sponsored Heavy Networking dives into the latest features from Pluribus Networks, including Pluribus KubeTracker, which correlates containers with applications, maps hosts to the network fabric, and more. We also cover FlowTracker and a virtualized packet broker service. Our guest is Alessandro Barbieri, VP Product Management at Pluribus.

Feb 23, 2022 • 59min
Day Two Cloud 135: Infrastructure As Code Should Foster Infrastructure As Collaboration
On today's Day Two Cloud we examine why Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is about more than the just the tools that enable it. Guest Rob Hirschfeld puts forth the notion that while the tools are there for a reason, those tools have to serve a purpose: supporting collaboration, re-use, and efficient operations.

Feb 22, 2022 • 52min
Network Break 370: Juniper Acquires NAC Startup; Intel Buys Semiconductor Foundry
This week's Network Break dives into a trio of acquisitions by Juniper, Intel, and Akamai; new security features from Gigamon and Aviatrix; big financial gains for Arista; and more tech news.