Posts by Russ
Hedge 120: Information Centric Networking with Dirk Kutscher
In today’s Internet,
Join Dirk Kutscher, Alvaro Retana, and Russ White, as they discuss this interesting research area at the future edge of networking. You can find out more about ICN here.
Hedge 119: Product Marketing with Cathy Gadecki
Marketing is an underappreciated (and even demonized) part of the process in creating and managing networking products. Cathy Gadecki of Juniper joins Russ White and Tom Ammon on this episode of the Hedge to fill in the background and discuss the importance of marketing, and some of the odd corners where marketing impacts product development.
Hedge 118: Integrating New Ideas with William Collins
When vendors build something new—or when you decide to go a different direction in your network—you have to figure out how to integrate these new things. Integration of this type often includes cultural, as well as technical, changes. William Collins joins Tom Ammon, Eyvonne Sharp, and Russ White to discuss his experience in integrating new technologies on Hedge 118.
Providers and Privacy at NANOG 84
I’m speaking (in person) at NANOG84 on providers and privacy—
Hedge 117: Mike Bushong and the Product Process
Continuing our series on how vendors build networking products, Mike Bushong joins this episode of the Hedge to discuss the overall process, the importance of the product manager, and the importance of managing and selling change. Join Tom Ammon, Eyvonne, and Russ White as we discuss how vendors build products.
Why Privacy?
I’ve kicked off a series over at Packet Pushers on the ; the first installment is up now.
There’s a chapter in my new book on the topic, as well.
Hedge 116: Schofield’s Laws of Computing

Jack Schofield, a prolific journalist covering computers and computing, developed three “laws” across his thirty years of reporting that have come to be known as Schofield’s Laws of Computing. What are these laws, and how do they apply to the modern computing landscape—especially for the network engineer? Join Tom Ammon and Russ White as they discuss Schofield’s Laws of Computing.
