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1 Tech Bytes: NetFlow Optimizer: More Insights, Less Flow Volume (Sponsored) 17:25
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we talk about how to get more out of your NetFlow records with sponsor NetFlow Logic. NetFlow’s been around for a long time, and if you’re already including flow records as part of your monitoring and management arsenal, you may think you’re extracting all the value you can from ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Nix AI Risks With Palo Alto Networks Prisma AIRS, Prisma Access Browser (Sponsored) 15:05
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AI is no longer on the horizon. It’s part of how people and products work today. And as AI finds its way into more business applications and processes, it can create new risks. On today’s Tech Bytes, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk about how Palo Alto Networks is addressing those risks so that ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Sharpen Your Wireshark Skills at SharkFest’25 US (Sponsored) 12:53
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SharkFest is the twice-yearly conference where Wireshark users and trainers gather to learn, share, and improve their packet and protocol analysis skills. The US version of SharkFest’25 is June 14 -19 in Richmond, VA. Gerald Combs of the Wireshark Foundation is here to tell us about why this live event needs to be on your ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Network Observability AIOps Tips For Success (Sponsored) 23:39
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking AI readiness with sponsor Broadcom. More specifically, getting your network observability ready to support AI operations. This isn’t just a hardware or software issue. It’s also a data issue. We’ll get some tips with our guest Jeremy Rossbach. Jeremy is Chief Technical Evangelist and Lead Product Marketing ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Get Data Center Automation as-a-Service with Nokia Event-Driven Automation (Sponsored) 17:35
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Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) is a modern infrastructure automation platform that combines speed with reliability and simplicity. It makes data center network automation more trustable and easier to use, from small edge clouds to the largest AI fabrics. Today on Tech Bytes, we talk with Sam Arora from Nokia for more details about some of ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: An Inside Look at the Wireshark Foundation (Sponsored) 16:56
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we get a look at the inner workings of the Wireshark Foundation. Many already know what Wireshark is and can do for you. It’s a free, open-source, and widely used tool for packet and protocol analysis. But what does it take to keep Wireshark running, to update software and ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: How Fortinet Unified SASE Secures Hybrid Workers for Customer Liquid Networx (Sponsored) 18:29
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we get a customer view of Fortinet’s SASE offering from Liquid Networx. Liquid Networx isn’t just a Fortinet customer; it also provides professional services for other customers of FortiSASE. We’ll talk about why Liquid Networx decided to adopt SASE, its evolution from on-prem to cloud-based security, ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Securing 5G Networks With Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE (Sponsored) 15:13
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into 5G security with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. 5G services are being adopted worldwide for use cases such as IoT, connected vehicles, and AR and VR. At the same time, the number of threats against 5G is growing. We’ll talk about Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE 5G, ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: How Internet Synthetic Transactions Boost App Performance Visibility (Sponsored) 15:42
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about Internet Performance Monitoring, or IPM, with sponsor Catchpoint. Catchpoint provides visibility across the full Internet Stack to help you understand the performance of your SaaS and cloud apps, WAN and branch connections, and more. We’ll talk about how Catchpoint can enrich network monitoring with synthetic transactions ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Nokia Event-Driven Automation: Simple, Reliable Data Center Automation (Sponsored) 18:02
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Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation, or EDA, is a network automation platform that aims to help network engineers achieve predictable, error-free operations so you can keep up with all the change tickets coming your way while ensuring the data center is reliable and performant. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we’ll talk about how EDA ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: When the Internet Is Your Network, Catchpoint IPM Provides Critical Visibility (Sponsored) 16:24
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into Digital Experience Monitoring and Internet Performance Monitoring with sponsor Catchpoint. As more users rely on SaaS and cloud for applications, the Internet has essentially become a business-critical network. But how can you, a network engineer, be expected to manage the Internet? Enter Internet Performance Monitoring, or ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Unifying Cloud, On-Prem Security with Lacework FortiCNAPP (Sponsored) 17:37
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CNAPP, or Cloud Native Application Protection Platform, is an integrated suite of tools for cloud-native apps that aims to help organizations manage cloud app risks and identify and respond to threats. Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Fortinet about its Lacework FortiCNAPP offering and how it integrates CNAPP for unified security ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Can SD-WAN Solve Latency Issues for Modern Applications? (Sponsored) 21:08
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Traditional SD-WAN ensures that business-critical apps get the best-performing network path to deliver a good user experience and meet service levels. But as SaaS and cloud adoption increase, the best path across a WAN may not be enough. Techniques like WAN ops and legacy caching techniques may have worked for enterprise or private apps, but ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Protecting OT/IoT Devices With FortiLink NAC (Sponsored) 18:49
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Fortinet, we talk about IoT and OT risks and how to mitigate them. One option from Fortinet is FortiLink NAC, a free feature that can help you segment and protect IoT and OT devices and can even help deploy virtual patches. Another option is FortiNAC, a full-bore ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Converge Networking and Security with Fortinet APs and Switches (Sponsored) 16:56
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk Ethernet switches and wireless APs with sponsor Fortinet. Yes, Fortinet. Best known for firewalls and other security products, Fortinet has a full line of switches for the campus and data center, as well as a robust portfolio of wireless APs. Fortinet is here to make its case ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: MinIO Optimizes Object Storage for AI Infrastructure (Sponsored) 19:00
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we welcome back sponsor MinIO to talk about how AI is altering the data infrastructure landscape, and why organizations are looking to build AI infrastructure on-prem. We also dig into MinIO’s AIStor, a software-only, distributed object store that offers simplicity, scalability, and performance for AI infrastructure and other high-performance ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: How Autodesk Modernized Its Network and Security Architecture with SASE (Sponsored) 16:23
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we talk with Palo Alto Networks customer Autodesk about how it migrated from SD-WAN and traditional remote access VPNs to SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge. We’ll talk about the trends that drove Autodesk’s migration and the results of their SASE adoption. Our guests ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: From AWS Topography to On-Prem Flows, Cisco ThousandEyes Boosts Network Visibility (Sponsored) 14:36
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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 »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Security and Operational Benefits of Fortinet Unified SASE (Sponsored) 18:03
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Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE, brings together networking and cloud-delivered security services. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we with talk with sponsor Fortinet about Unified SASE; that is, where a single provider offers both the networking and cloud elements of the service. We discuss essential elements of Unified SASE, Fortinet’s notion of sovereign SASE, ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Reduce GenAI App Risks Without Reducing Productivity (Sponsored) 20:06
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk about GenAI apps. From search to software development to video creation, Generative AI tools are widely available as standalone apps and are being bundled into enterprise applications. Whether you want them or not, GenAI apps are out there and running wild. On today’s show, sponsored by Palo ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Smarter Networking and Automation With SuzieQ’s Network Observability (Sponsored) 21:44
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast: network observability. SuzieQ is an open-source project that collects, normalizes, stores, and analyzes multi-vendor network data. This data becomes a foundation for network observability and automation. We talk with Dinesh Dutt, creator of SuzieQ and founder of Stardust Systems, which makes a commercial version of SuzieQ. Stardust Systems is ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Why It’s Time To Say Goodbye To NFS (Sponsored) 16:39
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk cloud storage. More specifically, we dive into why it’s time for NFS to sail off into the sunset, particularly for cloud datasets. Our guest is Tom Lyon, an industry legend who has delivered a talk entitled “NFS Must Die.” We talk with Tom about the strengths and weaknesses of NFS, the ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Nokia’s SR Linux Embraces OpenConfig to Support Network Automation (Sponsored) 21:03
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk OpenConfig and data models with sponsor Nokia. Nokia’s SR Linux network OS has embraced OpenConfig to help you support automation initiatives. We talk with Nokia about why it chose OpenConfig, how it handles mixed data models for device platforms that may or may not use OpenConfig, and ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Prioritizing and Managing IoT/OT Vulnerabilities with Palo Alto Networks (Sponsored) 19:01
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we discuss vulnerability management for IoT and OTT devices with sponsor Palo Alto Networks. These devices–think video cameras, sensors, medical equipment, industrial control systems, and so on–present unique challenges when it comes to finding, prioritizing, and managing software vulnerabilities. Palo Alto Networks’ machine learning-based solutions offer visibility, risk prioritization, ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: High Performance, Scalable Object Storage with MinIO (Sponsored) 18:27
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Jonathan Symonds, Chief Marketing Officer at MinIO about MinIO’s object storage offering; a software-defined, Amazon S3-compatible object storage that offers high performance and scale for modern workloads and AI/ML. We discuss how MinIO helps customers across industries drive AI innovation and AI architectures, how object storage ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Why SD-WAN is the Secret to SASE Success (Sponsored) 17:32
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The rise of SASE has eclipsed SD-WAN as organizations develop strategies and analyze products for secure access. But SD-WAN is an essential component of SASE; in fact, sponsor Palo Alto Networks says SD-WAN is the most important component. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Palo Alto Networks about why SD-WAN underpins a SASE ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Performance, Power Efficiency Drive Dutch IXP Upgrade to Nokia Routers, Silicon (Sponsored) 17:42
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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we hear from Nokia customer NL-IX. NL-IX is a leading Internet Exchange based in the Netherlands. The organization recently redesigned and upgraded its network. Nokia played a role in that upgrade, including 400 and 800G routers and FP5 silicon. We’re joined by Dirk Kalkman, Chief Network ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Journey to SSE with HPE Aruba Networking (Sponsored) 19:35
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When it comes to SSE, it’s helpful to know the vendor’s history and approach to understand if it’s the best fit for your organization. HPE Aruba’s SSE journey started when it acquired Axis Security, a company focused on solving the problem of third party access. Because of that focus, HPE Aruba says its SSE is ... Read more »…
When a network for a new location needs to come online, networkers are faced with a predictable (and painful) to-do list: deal with ISPs, design and implement floor plans, obtain hardware, configure devices, etc. Meter’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is here to take care of all that for you. Meter’s CEO Anil Varanasi joins the show to ... Read more »…
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1 Tech Bytes: Real-Time Network Performance Monitoring with NetBeez (Sponsored) 21:22
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Network monitoring is growing increasingly complicated. Companies are facing more distributed applications and more remote employees. NetBeez, our sponsor today, is here to talk about how they monitor network performance in real time for the campus, WAN, and more. From proactively testing networks after configuration changes to identifying how well a worker’s laptop is connecting ... Read more »…
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