Episodes

  • HN767: Effective Networking on the Cheap

    HN767: Effective Networking on the Cheap
    Feb 7 2025
    Unless you’re building out AI infrastructure at a hyperscaler, you probably don’t have unlimited dollars. On today’s Heavy Networking we talk with guest Frank Seesink about how to build and operate networks effectively when money’s tight. We look at free and open source tools, talk about the trade-offs that come with free software, and how... Read more »
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • TNO015: Revolutionizing Telecom with NetOps Automation and Collaboration

    TNO015: Revolutionizing Telecom with NetOps Automation and Collaboration
    Feb 7 2025
    Today’s episode with guest Joan Garcia provides valuable insights into the complexities of modern network operations at a telco, the importance of collaboration across technical domains, and the strategic decisions that drive innovation in the telecom industry. Joan’s experiences and perspectives offer ideas for navigating the challenges of integrating different layers of network architecture while... Read more »
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    1 hr
  • N4N012: Russ White On Why We Need Network Models

    N4N012: Russ White On Why We Need Network Models
    Feb 6 2025
    Why do we need network models such as OSI? Network architect and author Russ White joins Holly and Ethan to talk about how network models can help engineers ask intelligent questions and understand networking problems. And OSI isn’t your only option–Russ digs into the RINA model and how it compares to OSI (which we covered... Read more »
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    49 mins
  • D2DO264: Serverless Goes Mainstream

    D2DO264: Serverless Goes Mainstream
    Feb 5 2025
    Serverless is mature enough now to be a mainstream choice for application development. But that doesn’t mean interesting things aren’t happening. Benjamen Pyle joins Kyler and Ned on Day Two DevOps to talk about the potential for small vendors and startups to develop high-quality services purpose-built to solve specific problems. They also discuss the benefits... Read more »
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    39 mins
  • PP048: News Roundup – 5G Vulnerabilities Abound, CSRB Disbanded, Magic Packets Target Juniper Routers, and More

    PP048: News Roundup – 5G Vulnerabilities Abound, CSRB Disbanded, Magic Packets Target Juniper Routers, and More
    Feb 4 2025
    JJ and Drew catch you up on cybersecurity news including new research that uncovers a host of 5G/LTE vulnerabilities, the chain of breaches in a BeyondTrust attack that led to infiltration of the US Treasury Dept., and a lawsuit against LinkedIn alleging that data from paying customers was used to train AI models. Researchers unpack... Read more »
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    39 mins
  • NB512: US Objects to HPE-Juniper Wedding; Cheeky DeepSeek Freaks VCs

    NB512: US Objects to HPE-Juniper Wedding; Cheeky DeepSeek Freaks VCs
    Feb 3 2025
    Take a Network Break! The US Justice Department blocks the HPE-Juniper merger with a surprise lawsuit, DeepSeek shakes up the AI world, and Broadcom rolls out quantum-safe Fibre Channel controllers. Sweden seizes a vessel suspected of tampering with a subsea cable, a code update could make Linux significantly more power-efficient, and the WLAN market gets... Read more »
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    30 mins
  • HN 766: Ensuring QoE for Agentic AI With Broadcom VeloRAIN (Sponsored)

    HN 766: Ensuring QoE for Agentic AI With Broadcom VeloRAIN (Sponsored)
    Jan 31 2025
    On today’s show, we’re discussing the complexities of network design for AI computing at the edge. We’re not talking about AIOps, although that might come up in this conversation. Instead, we’re focusing on how to effectively cope with the network traffic patterns happening on your network as a result of AI computing workloads. Our subject... Read more »
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    55 mins
  • TNO014: Beneath the Cable Color – A Look at The Siemon Company’s High Speed Cable Assemblies (Sponsored)

    TNO014: Beneath the Cable Color – A Look at The Siemon Company’s High Speed Cable Assemblies (Sponsored)
    Jan 31 2025
    Today we get an education on what a high speed cable assembly really is from guest Ryan Harris from today’s sponsor, The Siemon Company. Ryan shares the evolution of high-speed pluggable cable assemblies from 64kbps ISDN B channels to 800 gigabit connections, and describes how they work. We discuss the Siemon Company’s history and its... Read more »
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    44 mins