Hedge 196: What’s up with Ethernet? (with Peter Jones)
Ethernet is the technology used to move most of the world’s data at the physical layer. What has been going on for the last few years in Ethernet, and what is coming? Peter Jones joins Tom Ammon and Russ White to talk about current and future work in Ethernet, AI, and other odds and ends.
Hedge 195: DDoS Inflection with Barry Greene
DDoS attacks still play a major role in the global Internet, costing organizations tens (or hundreds) or millions of dollars each year. What are the current and future trends in DDoS attacks? Barry Greene, a global expert in DDoS mitigation, joins Russ White and Tom Ammon to discuss the future of DDoS.
Simple or Complex?
A few weeks ago, Daniel posted a piece about using different underlay and overlay protocols in a data center fabric. He says:
There is nothing wrong with running BGP in the overlay but I oppose to the argument of it being simpler.
One of the major problems we often face in network engineering—and engineering more broadly—is confusing that which is simple with that which has lower complexity. Simpler things are not always less complex. Let me give you a few examples, all of which are going to be controversial.
On the ‘net: Network Models at Packet Pushers
I’ve just started a new series on network models over at Packet Pushers. The first two installments are here:
On the ‘Net: The IETF at Packet Pushers
I’ve been writing a series about working within the IETF to publish a new standard over at Packet Pushers. The most recent installments are:
Hedge 194: Network Automation with the Network Automation Forum
Year after year network engineering media, vendors, and influencers talk about the importance of network automation—and yet according to surveys, most network operators still have not automated their network operations. In this episode of the Hedge, part 2 of 2, Chris Grundemann and Scott Robohn join the Hedge to give their ideas on why network automation isn’t happening, and how we can resolve the many blockers to automation.
Hedge 193: Network Automation with the Network Automation Forum
Year after year network engineering media, vendors, and influencers talk about the importance of network automaion—and yet according to surveys, most network operators still have not automated their network operations. In this episode of the Hedge, part 1 of 2, Chris Grundemann and Scott Robohn join the Hedge to give their ideas on why network automation isn’t happening, and how we can resolve the many blockers to automation.
Hedge 192: Addiction Recovery
Addiction and addiction recovery are not a “normal” Hedge topic, but addiction afflicts many people in Information Technology. We’re all “hard driven” types, who feel failure keenly, and we tend to spend more time working than is probably healthy for us. Brett Lovins has been through addiction and recovery, and joins Tom Ammon, Russ White, and Eyvonne Sharp to talk about this high impact topic.
Hedge 191: Power in the Data Center with Sarah Martin
While power is crucial for data centers, it’s also something network engineers don’t talk about a lot. In this episode of the Hedge, Sarah Martin from HED Design joins us to talk about the history, current state, and future of power in data centers.
Hedge 190: Sunspots
What impact would Electromagnetic Pulses (EMP) from a large-scale sunspot have in the modern world? One this episode of the Hedge, Ulrich Speidel and Jaap Akkerhuis join George Michaelson and Russ White to discuss space weather and its impact on communication systems. Note this is a joint episode with <em>Ping, APNIC’s podcast. Because this is a joint recording, the format is a little different than normal.