The Packets Never Lie

It's been a while, hope all are well. This is a behind the scenes update to share with you what has been going on with us at NC and where we are headed. Short story, we've taken a break but are getting back to it with new content, new ideas, and quite a few changes. If you want a heads up on what is coming, give this episode a listen. If you like surprises, well just ride it out and you'll see soon enough. It's good to be back. 

In this episode, Phil and Brandon interview Kary Rogers, AKA PacketBomb, and discuss the need to drill down into packets when troubleshooting. The group shares a few stories from the trenches on how packets helped them solve issues and Kary explains how he got started looking at Packets for deeper information. Reference Links: https://community.riverbed.com https://riverbed.com Kary Rogers Guest Phil Gervasi Host Brandon Carroll Host The post The Packets Never Lie appeared first on Network Collective.

In this episode we will discuss the idea of SD-WAN vs. Application Acceleration and WANop.  With the proliferation of SD-WAN we’ve heard a lot of people say that SD-WAN gives you the traffic control, but does it negate the need for application acceleration or WAN optimization tools?  We attack this common misconception and discuss our stance on the matter in this episode. Reference Links: https://www.riverbed.com/blogs/sd-wan-or-wan-optimization.html https://community.riverbed.com https://riverbed.com Phil Gervasi Host Brandon Carroll Host John Pittle Guest The post The case for App Acceleration with SD-WAN appeared first on Network Collective.

In this episode we discuss the 80/20 rule for SaaS and IaaS, what it is according to Vince, and why you should care. Is this a temporary phenomenon due to the pandemic and WFH or is it how we should view WAN traffic from now on?  We’ll answer that question and more in this episode. Reference Links: https://community.riverbed.com https://riverbed.com Brandon Carroll Host Phil Gervasi Host Vince Berk Host The post 80/20 Rule For SaaS and IaaS appeared first on Network Collective.

In this episode we (Brandon, Phil, and Vince) introduce ourselves and share what drives our passion for network visibility and performance.  While we are all from Riverbed, this is not your typical vendor podcast.  We have a lot planned to discuss around why visibility is a key that networks must focus on today.  We talk about cloud and what that overused blanket term really means to us, and how migrations to the cloud are a key time to ensure that we have visibility into apps that have been forgotten, where our data is, what’s leaving the cloud, and what the performance looks like, before, during, and after. We touch on Security, AI/ML, and performance as well, as we setup shop and plan to discuss these areas in further detail. Reference Links: https://community.riverbed.com https://riverbed.com Brandon Carroll Host Phil Gervasi Host Vince Berk Host The post Introduction To The Riverbed Technical Podcast appeared first on Network Collective.

All you have to do is take a look around you and it becomes obvious that people just simply don’t like change. Conversely, all you have to do is look around you and it becomes obvious that our industry is in almost a constant state of change. How do we reconcile these things? How can we adapt to the ever changing world around us, and how can we utilize this knowledge to be more effective influencers of change within our organizations and within our jobs. Links YouTube Live Stream: https://tnc.li/youtube  Nick Buraglio’s Website: https://forwardingplane.net/ Kevin Myer’s / IP Architechs: https://iparchitechs.com/ Show Notes Now this topic, like many of the topics that have become episodes on Network Collective lately, was prompted by a conversation in the Network Collective Slack. It has an IPv6 bend to it, as IPv6 seems to be the change the industry continually likes to avoid, but the avoidance of change isn’t something new. Nick, I’m going to start with you. Do you think the aversion to change in our industry is just a reflection of being human, or do you think there is more to it than that. What are some examples of where reluctance to change is causing us challenges IPv6 L2 adjacency dependence (legacy applications) The SDN “revolution” Automation (cattle vs. pets) Are there justifiable reasons for networkers to be resistant to change Everything depends on the network so stability is key We’re constantly being sold change as the answer to every problem – sometimes mature/proven solutions are the way to go Marketing fluff Money/ROI What are some of your tips for navigating change  Attitude (cynicism, snark is killing us) Confidence Specifically in fundamentals Fear of failure Stop firefighting Stop being the victim Try to make data based decisions (remove emotion from the equation) What are some of your tips for influencing change Take the time to understand motivations Understand it’s natural to fear change Communicate, communicate, communicate Build trust   Thank you to BlueCat Networks for sponsoring today’s episode. BlueCat is putting together some great content and a great community surrounding the topics of DNS, DHCP, and IPAM. You can join the Network VIP community and register for the next roundtable by going to bluecatnetworks.com/certainty. Thank you to Unimus for sponsoring today’s episode. Unimus is a fast to deploy and easy to use Network Automation and Configuration Management solution. You can learn more about how you can start automating your network in under 15 minutes at <a style= "color: #ffffff;" href="http://unimus.net

The network automation community is continuously expanding and evolving. This can make it challenging to get a feel for where you are at on the automation journey. To shed some light on the current state of network automation, the NetDevOps survey was created. It’s an independent survey of network practitioners that collects information about the state of NetDevOps in the real world. As you might expect, it reveals some interesting trends within the community. In this episode we speak with the organizers of the NetDevOps survey to discuss how it came to be and some of the interesting results from the 2019 report. 2019 NetDevOps Survey Report Damien Garros Guest Francois Caen Guest Rick Sherman Host Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post NTC – NetDevOps Report appeared first on Network Collective.

We find ourselves recording this in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and I have to be honest that it’s been a bit challenging finding motivation to talk about networking when there’s so many other important things on people’s minds. I mean, who really cares about networking at a time like this? But as I started thinking about that very question the reality hit me, it’s everyone. Everyone cares about networking at a time like this because everyone, young and old, is using technology, networking, and specifically the Internet to hold on to whatever normalcy they can in these crazy times. The fact is that networking, and other core infrastructure skill sets have never been more important than they are right now. The real question I was challenged with wasn’t who cares about networking at a time like this, it’s who cares about a networking podcast at a time like this. I imagine some do, and some don’t, but we’re going to take today’s episode a bit lightly and just talk about what’s top of mind. We hope you’ll listen along.  Yasmin Lara Guest David Penaloza Guest Tony Efantis Host Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post Who Cares About Networking At A Time Like This appeared first on Network Collective.

Technology is only a small piece of the automation puzzle and automation efforts often require adjustments or updates to the ways companies do their day to day work. Today we’re continuing our focus on Network Automation and Programmability by talking about Navigating Enterprise Process during automation projects. Bryan Culver Guest Daryn Johnson Guest Rick Sherman Host Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post NTC – Navigating Enterprise Process appeared first on Network Collective.

Cisco leads the industry when it comes to respected and valued IT infrastructure certification paths and last month Cisco made some significant changes to the way they do certifications. In today’s episode we discuss some of these changes and what the implications are for those of us pursuing new Cisco certifications or maintaining the certifications we already hold.   Nick Russo Guest Kyler Middleton Guest Craig Stansbury Guest Jordan Martin Host Outro Music: Danger Storm Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The post A New Path For Certifications appeared first on Network Collective.