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Join Host Zig Zsiga and his cast of Industry Experts as they help you with Network Engineering, Network Design, and Network Architecture. If you are just starting out your career in Networking or if you are a 30 year seasoned Networking Professional, this is the place for you! Our topics range from Network Engineering Technical concepts like complex routing and switching, to Network Design Use Cases, to industry certifications like CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and CCDE, to Evolving Technologies like Cloud, 5G, Automation, Programmability, DevOps, and DevNet. You should love and be passionate about what you do in life! That’s why part of this show is to help you find the perfect role within Network Engineering, no matter what it is be it a Network Engineer, Network Designer, or Network Architect. This show Demystifies the roles so you can choose the right one for you! Join the Zigbits Discord Community: https://zigbits.tech/discord #AttackYourGoals #AttackTheDay #AttackYourLife #MakeProgress
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This is going to be a similar show theme as our Demystifying Role series, but we are going to highlight the transition Damon has gone through from being a Leading Security Architect to a Leader of People in his new Leadership role.
Today we are talking about Network Design but at the Global Scale! What do you need to think about? What questions should you be asking? What are the most important design decisions, for a Global Scale Network? Click here to find out!
This is a 100% technical show, we are diving into the weeds on VXLAN and what the critical Network Design Decisions are around that protocol.
How Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation can make your Career Successful!
This is all about making you successful in your career with Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation. What are they? How can you learn them and immediately start leveraging them in your Career right now!
If you want to make your Career successful and you want to know how you should go about leveraging Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation immediately, check today’s episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast!
Helping me today is my good friend and frequent Zigbits Guest Tim Fiola!
We are starting right now!
Why all Network Engineers need Tequila with Tim Fiola?
Today we are going to take a break and we are going to talk about something totally off-topic.
We are going to talk about Tequila. Something I know nothing about. This is going to be a fun show to break up our normal rhythm of Network Design shows. Hey, and maybe we will tie some network design concepts into this topic as well.
If you know nothing about Tequila and your first thought is it’s another automation tool, well this is the show for you! Find out all about it today in this episode of the Zigbits network design podcast.
Network Design Principle Security!
Network Design Principles... we have to know them and leverage them in every network design decision we make. Is Security a Network Design Principle? Find out today in this episode of the Zigbits network design podcast.
Let's Go!
What Truly Matters?
Today we are going to take a break and I am going to talk about What Truly Matters.
As part of this conversation, I will be doing an impromptu review of my 2021 goals, what I said I would be doing in Jan 2021, and what have I actually done.
Do I need to adjust course? Do I need to totally revamp my goals? Find out today in this episode of the Zigbits network design podcast.
Let's Go!
How can you get started with AWS Networking right now, today? And why should you? What's the business benefit, what's the business impact? Find all of this out and much more in this episode!
Here is our Cisco Live 2021 Network Design Sessions List. If you are looking to just be a better network designer, or if you are going after your CCNP ENSLD or the CCDE, this show is for you.
What's The Impact of Network Automation on Your Career?
How do we get network engineers… how do we get you to adopt Network Automation? I am joined by Rich Martin this week to discuss why you should adopt Network Automation today! What’s the value in it for you? What’s the impact on your career if you do not adopt automation? That's what this show is all about.
Let’s go!
Is the role of the Network Engineer now a Commodity resource? How do we make ourselves stick out in the crowded pool of Network Engineers, Network Designers, and Network Architects?
Here I talk about how we can leverage Scalability to make a business flexible. Scalability is a Network Design Principle, and as network designers, we can leverage it to provide Network Design options to our Business Leaders and Stakeholders. I go into some detail on this network design principle with real-world, raw examples in this show. I even leverage my soccer experience and how we used to "play the tape" forward.
This is a must listen to episode for all Network Engineers, Network Designers, and Network Architects! Check it out!
We take a trip back in time… Back to the Future! Let’s be like Marty McFly and jump into our Delorean, our time-traveling car to find out what the evolution of network design is all about.
We are going to pull back the curtains. We are going to answer why do we truly build networks in networking engineering. What is their purpose, what are their end goals? Why is a network there in the first place? Do all Networks have the same goal?
I’m joined by my good friend Jordan Martin from Network Collective and he is going to help me provide answers, perspectives, and understanding as to why we even build networks in the first place. Click here to find out why we need a network!
Here I talk about Keeping it simple stupid... AKA KISS! Simplicity is a Network Design Principle, and it includes managing the complexity level of the network designs we are creating. I go into some detail on this network design principle with real-world, raw examples in this show. This is a must listen to episode for all Network Engineers, Network Designers, and Network Architects!
Check it out!
Today’s topic is a real automation use case with all of the good, bad, and ugly that goes with a production environment - how Automating The Entire Canadian Parliament Precinct Network happened from start to finish.
Today, We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with Carl Zellers.
Today's guest, Carl Zellers, went from wanting to be a Pirate to being a FedEx Carrier to finally becoming a Network Engineer! Here all about his Journey from Pirate to FedEx Carrier to Network Engineer at an MSP in this episode! As Carl would say, "Living it, Learning it, Experience it!"
So Stick around! Here we go!
We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with A.J Murray. How would you like to work at a Value Added Reseller (VAR) and Cisco Partner as a Network Engineer Team Lead?
Being a team lead is something dear to my heart as well as our Guest Expert today.
Today's guest, A.J. Murray, actually works in this role, making customers successful and coaching others in this industry! So Stick around! Here we go!
Parliament Precinct Network - A True Enterprise Network Design Use Case covering Campus, Wide Area Network, Data Center, Cloud, and Security.
This is a Design Use Case, a true Design Case Study!
I am joined by John Capobianco to give us a deep dive of this massive transformation from a legacy Nortel network into a world-class Cisco Network including a 50 building campus; 500 WAN sites, a DMZ perimeter with firewalls and security devices, active/active data centers, and a ton of new services like Wifi and VoIP.
So Stick around. Here we go!
Here is our first Demystifying The Role of The Network Designer episode with Mohamed Radwan!
For this topic, I am joined by my good friend and fellow webinar co-host Mohamed Radwan. Mohamed is going to help me truly Demystify the role of the Network Designer. So Stick around. Here we go!
We made it through the Pandemic Year! We made it to 2021! Happy New Year my friends! Lets start this year out on the right foot shall we! We have an after action report to complete on the pandemic year of 2020!
Here I talk about the Network Design Technique Modularity. Bad Network Designs Exist! I know its crazy but they do.
Shoot if they didn’t we wouldn’t have work as Network Designers!
How would you like to work in the Cisco Systems Global Demo Engineering - Customer Proof-of-Concept (CPOC)? Well to me, this sounds like a dream job for any Network Engineer! This is where today's guest works, in the lab helping customers become successful every day!
We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with Tim McConnaughy.
Can you imagine making a full time living as a Podcast host? Well, that's exactly what today's guest does!
This is a solo show. Just me myself and I! Also, this was super early in the morning when I recorded it, 2 am to be exact so you will probably find me pretty funny or crazy.
Here I talk about the shift in availability over the years. Availability is a Network Design Principle but I don’t talk about the legacy information all too much and what you should be doing from an availability perspective like reliability and resilience. Hopefully, you are doing those things. Specifically, I am talking about the market shift on availability and what the focus is now. Check it out!
We are joined once again by my bearded friend Stuart Clark and we are discussing the Impact of DevNet on Network Design!
In this episode, we continue with our mini-series on Demystifying the Role of The Network Engineer. I have my good friend Knox Hutchinson as our guest today. Knox is going to help us truly understand what the Network Engineer role is all about! He is also going to share a number of real life situations and examples to help provide perspective and context on what a Network Engineer is and does! Let's jump in!
Today's show Demystifying the Role of The DevOps Engineer with Stuart Clark. To help me kick this off I have my good friend and guest expert Stuart Clark joining. Stuart is going to help me shed some light on what a DevOps Engineer is, what you do as one, and how to get started along the path to becoming one. We have an action-packed show, so let's jump right in.
Network Design Principle Resiliency.
How do we know if our networks are resilient and what level of resiliency we have to design for? Find out in this episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast!
Network Design Principle Reliability.
How do we know if our networks are reliable and what level of reliability we have to design for? Find out in this episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast!
In this episode, we start a mini-series on Demystifying the Role of The Network Engineer. To help me kick this off I have my good friend and guest expert Rob Riker joining. Rob is going to help me shed some light on what a Network Engineer is, what you do as one, and how to get started along the path to becoming one. We have an action-packed show, so let's jump right in.
What is Lifecycle Management and why is it a Business Priority? That's what we are going to cover today! I'm going to explain it in detail!!
What is Operational Efficiency and why is it a Business Priority? That's what we are going to cover today! I'm going to explain it in detail! Then I am going to use real, raw, and in the wild examples to provide you context!
What is Customer Experience? That's what we are going to cover today! I'm going to explain it and provide real-world examples of it!
What is Digital Transformation and why is it a Business Priority?
That's what we are going to cover today! I'm going to explain it. Then I will highlight one example priority to provide some real-world context! Today we will be highlighting Digital Transformation!
Here is a list of the Best Network Design Sessions (CCDE) from Cisco Live US 2020. This year, Cisco Live was 100% virtual!
Pervasive Security as a Business Priority! What is a Business Priority and why do you need to know about it?
That’s what we are going to cover today! I’m going to explain it. Then I will highlight one example priority to provide some real-world context! Today we will be highlighting Pervasive Security!
Today, We are going to highlight the Top 7 Design Use Cases you need for a great Design Mindset.
Above all else, your mindset is the most important item in Network Design. Your Design Mindset!! Knowing technology is critical but it is the easy portion. We can put in the effort and time to learn what we don’t know from a technology perspective. A lot of people that create Network Designs do not have a proper Design Mindset. Most of us are not taught the proper design mindset until later in our careers.
Hey!! You want to learn how your role directly impacts your Design Mindset and how to be successful in all of your design situations, well make sure you watch this video all the way through.
My name Zig Zsiga I'm here to help you become the best Network Designer you can be!
Above all else, your mindset is the most important item in Network Design. Your Design Mindset!! Knowing technology is critical but it is the easy portion. We can put in the effort and time to learn what we don’t know from a technology perspective. A lot of people that create Network Designs do not have a proper Design Mindset. Most of us are not taught the proper design mindset until later in our careers.
In Today's show we are going to continue to highlight the first Digital Cisco Live US 2020. Last month we ran through what the schedule looked like, what sessions there were for the first release and when they would go live. Then we highlighted our Network Design (CCDE) Focus Session list. Today's show is going to highlight the specific Network Design (CCDE) Focused Sessions for the second release which was on July 15th. I'm so excited and I can't wait, so lets get into it!!
In Today's show we are going to highlight the first Digital Cisco Live US 2020. What the schedule looks like, what sessions there are and when they will go live. And of course our Network Design (CCDE) Focus Session list. I'm so excited and I cannot wait to for the event!!
In Today's episode we are highlighting a process to determine Business Requirements, Business Priorities, Business Drivers, Business Outcomes, Business Capabilities, and Business Solutions. If you follow this process, at the end you will know how to create a Business Plan for your organizations and customers that they can leverage for the next 1, 3, 5, and 10 years! Lets get started my friends!
In Today's episode we are completing a deep dive after action report on our 2019 Goals, setting up our 2020 goals, and talking about whats been happening the last few months. We also talk about Cisco Live Europe thats happening next week. Lets get into it shall we!! :)
This part 2 of our 2 part series featuring a Real Talk with my good friend Jason Gooley. Jason is the founder of MetalDevOps, a dual CCIE (RS and SP), an author of a number of Cisco Press books, a Distinguished Cisco Live Speaker and a true Leader and Pioneer in our industry.
CCDE Simulator!! Yep I said that right! Today we are going to highlight, discuss and review Mohamed's CCDE Simulator. Years ago I thought of creating my own CCDE Simulator but honestly never got around to it. With that said, today we get to have a first hand view in video format of this CCDE simulator that Mohamed has built.
This part 1 of a 2 part series that features a Real Talk with my good friend Jason Gooley. Jason is the founder of MetalDevOps, a dual CCIE (RS and SP), an author of a number of Cisco Press books, a Distinguished Cisco Live Speaker and a true Leader and Pioneer in our industry.
In Today's episode we are highlighting Zero Trust. We are going to discuss what is and what it isn't. We are then going to talk about the specific steps to start your journey towards a Zero Trust world. Lets jump in my friends!
In Today's episode we are highlighting Unified Network Fabric, or UNF. Unified Network Fabric is not a vendor solution, it is not a marketing pitch (at least not yet)… it is a transformational concept that we will explain in detail that fully meets business priorities, requirements and goals. Lets Dig in my friends
I usually have this podcast published and released weeks before Cisco Live US so that all of you have a chance to to review it and make your session schedule adjustments. Well this year there was some uncertainty on what was the future of the CCDE. With no CCDE Techtorials, a number of us in the community were waiting to hear what was going to happen with this certification. I am very happy to state "The CCDE is not dead!!"
Hey Nerds, Geeks, and Ziglets out there. Today’s show is covering Intent Based Networking, its a market term, a sales term, and potentially much more but before we start lets introduce our guest expert, my good friend Phil Gervasi.
Hey Nerds, Geeks, and Ziglets out there. Today we start our Mini Series on Segment Routing with our Guest Expert Suraj Soni. We have a lot planned for this Mini Series but today's focus is "Why Segment Routing?" so lets get to it!
Guest Expert: Suraj Soni Soni has been working in our industry for 10 years in multiple verticals to include Enterprise and Service Provider Networks. He is a triple CCIE in R&S, Sec, and Service Provider. He has numerous other Vendor Certifications such as F5 and Nokia. He has been in a number of different roles in his career such as Solution Architect and Network Consultant. He currently is a Senior Network Manager for a company in Singapore. Please Welcome my friend Soni to our show today!! Welcome Soni! Soni joins the Zigbits Network Design Podcast today to start a Mini Series on Segment Routing! We are going to have about 5 podcast episodes and a number of blog posts to help reenforce the topics we are covering. Today's topic is "Why Segment Routing"?
Why Segment Routing? Segment Routing is a control plan protocol for MPLS. Segment Routing came into picture because of the evolution of Software Defined Network Solutions (SDN) and the desire to expand said SDN solutions and concepts into the Service Provider arena. Why is LDP and RSVP out, why do we need SR? One reason is because with LDP and RSVP we are statically mapping our policy to an IP address. In addition with LDP and RSVP we have no visibility of the applications running over the Service Provider Core without implementing some other technology or solution.
Sample Use Cases:
Voice and Video - Needs low latency Higher bandwidth needed for file download
In both of these use cases, with LDP and RSVP we have static uni-directional configurations of MPLS TE Tunnels which in most cases are never removed even when they are no longer needed. Lets simplify this to say unnecessary TE Tunnels and complexity.
How Segment Routing different: For Segment Routing there is no signally like there is with LDP, RSVP, and MPLS TE. Segment Routing is a signal free protocol because it instead uses your IGP for signaling. The IGP floods the Segment Routing information as well when it sends out other information updates. Currently only OSPF and IS-IS are supported. Segment Routing is not going to resolve these Use Case issues by itself. Segment Routing is a part of a solution.
A Solution can resolve issues, a technology cannot resolve an issue.
Open Controller (SDN) Within this entire solution we need a brain or an intelligence center to give us some of the SDN pieces we desire in the Service Provider Core. This is where we bring in a controller of some sort. This controller is going to have both the visibility of the customer locations (Data Center, WAN, Campus, etc..) and also the Service Provider Core network. This allows the controller to have a full End to End visibility of the network. With the full End to End visibility, the controller is seeing the use cases happen in real time. The controller and application will have a form of integration which we will show in a later segment of this mini series. This integration will give the controller the ability to fetch the details for the applications in question. Then the controller will find the path throughout the End to End network dynamically keeping measurement of all of the necessary health controls of the different paths and the application requirements (think latency and jitter for voice here as an example). Once the path is identified the controller tells the application what the path is by giving the application packets the Segment ID list. With this solution, nothing is configured on the routers like MPLS TE or RSVP. The only requirement on the routers is to properly configure Segment Routing. What if I don't have a controller, you can still use Segment Routing, but you will rely on label forwarding, more to come in future
Segment Routing Summary
I am back!! Sorry it's been so long. I went MIA for a bit, but I am back today with a new episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast! Today I will be highlighting the Benefits of SD-WAN, vendor agnostically!! :) Enough jabbering, lets get on with the show! :)
In Today's episode, we are going to cover Design Documents. I recently had a number of coaching sessions where design documents were discussed. I then attempted to remember how I learned about all of the Design Documents that I have seen, written, and peer reviewed over my career, but I couldn't find a good answer other than experience. Well today we are going to shed some light on what I would call the most common Design Documents our there. Lets get started.
In today's installment we have an Ask Zig episode. Roy from Virginia sent in the following question: "My job isn’t challenging or providing me needed experience, what should I do?" Hear the answer in today's episode!!
A little under the weather today and I apologize for this episode publishing a few days late. Today we have an Ask Zig Episode. Rob from Tampa Florida asked this question on LinkedIn. "Do you think that pursuing CCIE data center makes as much sense as it used to?" Hear the Answer in today's episode!
For today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast we start a Design Case Study Series with my friend Daren Fulwell. In this first installment we set the stage for this Design Case Study Series, highlighting the constraints, requirements, and over arching architecture model used to solve the business priorities and business outcomes the customer was looking to achieve. Lets dive into it now!
The Iconic Mr. Nick Russo joins us once again for today's topic of Wireless QoS Design! Today Nick and I talk about QoS, RFC 4594, Wireless QoS, RFC 8325, WMM, UP values, DCF, TXOP, Wireless High Density, Wireless High Demand, and much more! We also highlight an issue around vendor endpoints not marking Wireless Voice traffic the way you would expect! Hold on to your seats folks, we are live in 3...2...1!!!
We are joined today with my good friend Tim McConnaughy and he brings us our design case study for today's show! This show is all about Data Center Interconnect Design, its a design use case with BGP. There is BGP, eBGP, and iBGP. This is a real customer solution deployed today in the wild so lets get into it!!
The Iconic Mr. Nick Russo joins us once again for today's topic of CI / CD ... See Why?! Today we are picking up where Nick and I stopped in ZNDP Episode 30 - Designing for DevOps, if you didn't get a chance to listen to that episode yet you can find it at zigbits.tech/30, If you need some context around DevOps you should definitely listen to Episode 30. For today's topic we are discussing CI/CD which is Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery/Deployment. And we are live in 3...2...1!!! :)
Continuous Integration in CI/CD Traditionally, developers would work in their own feature/topic branches for months, then deal with what is called "merge hell" towards the end of the project when entering the "integration testing" phrase. This is typically weeks or months as combining many silos of work is fraught with problems. This goes way past software development; the "divide and conquer" approach for any complex project is best accomplished by continuous lateral communication. CI means merging code together regularly (daily) which kicks off a comprehensive set of tests to ensure code functionality and quality. CI provides immediate feedback as to any problems that arise.
Commonly associated with software development, but can be applied more generically. In this use case, to a complex Ansible library used at a large customer.
Continuing from last time (ZNDP Episode 30), we discussed our specific purpose, along with the processes and tools to support it. How do we ensure quality? How do we know the machine built the right product? We checked the inputs, what about the fabrication steps?
Consider an automotive assembly operation (way overly simplified). First build the frame, then put the wheels on, then the body, then the glass. If the frame is defective, why put the wheels on? Let's try to achieve "Quality at the source" through all the integration steps. This runs whenever code is committed or merged.
The CI Process in CI/CD: 1. Lint all the code. Look for syntax/styling issues, and static code analysis to detect security threats. This takes seconds. Fail fast! 2. Unit (filter) tests. Execute the individual units locally to ensure they function. 3. Role tests. Roles typically rely on filters, so run those against some virtual devices. 4. Playbook tests. Playbooks typically rely on roles, so run those against some virtual devices. For cost/runtime savings, you can stub out the virtual devices and provide mock data to the rest of the playbook, but this is less effective. This takes tens of minutes. It usually doesn’t make sense to continue to the next step if a previous one fails. For example, if static code analysis reveals a security flaw, executing the code may pose a security risk.
Bonus feature: CI integrates with chat programs (chatops) to notify developers on-the-fly about activities. New comment/issue, code committed, pipeline pass/fail, etc. Common chat tools like Slack, Ryver, and Mattermost are used for this.
Consider even more creative examples, such as Nick's OSPF Cisco Live discussion. Configs and markdown READMEs are up on github. Here is Nick's Github Repository link. There is no real code here, just text documents and a diagram. Nick's Troubleshooting OSPF - BRKRST-3010 Cisco Live Session: - Session Presentation - Video Recording
What's the value of CI in CI/CD? First, linting the markdown documents ensures they look fresh and high quality. Second, maybe we can do some basic quality checking of the device configurations. There are 19 devices in the lab, and there are two folders (final and initial configs) each with 19 configs, for a total of 38. We can ensure that there are exactly 38 config files. We can also search the files for critical information, such as the author's name and email (for assistance/questions). Last, we can search the files to ensure the hostname of the device (R1) is the same as the file filename (R1.txt) once the file extension is removed.
Today's show is all about Cisco ISE Client Authentication Design with Guest Expert Andy Richter, who is a Security Practice Manager and Distinguished Engineer at Presidio. This episode is a follow up episode from ZNDP # 29 - Cisco ISE Authentication Design! In this episode we are focusing on the Client Authentication piece of the puzzle. Andy and I talk about Supplicants, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-Chaining, AnyConnect NAM, and much more! So much Tech in this episode so lets get to it!
Cisco ISE Client Authentication - Methodologies Overview
Discussion of general supplicant capabilities and limitations Password vs certificate inner methods Go over TLS tunnel for outer security - Preventing rogue WLANs Server certificate trust design - Wildcard Certs and SAN Certs User vs Machine
Cisco ISE Client Authentication - Supplicants Windows Native
GPO PEAP EAP-TTLS EAP-TLS Prevent Guest access
Anyconnect NAM
MIX methods EAP-Chaining - EAP-fast overview Corp SSID Wired Switching
Mac OSX
MDM/JAMF provisioned PEAP TLS
Term of the Show:
What is a Supplicant?
Guest Expert: Andy Richter
Today we welcome back my good friend Andy Richter as our guest Expert! Andy is a Full-on Cisco ISE Expert, he has written one of the best Cisco ISE Books that I still personally use as a reference today. He is actually the reason I learned ISE in the first place and he personally taught me some of the basics of ISE day one. He currently is a Distinguished Engineer and Security Practice Manager at Presidio!
How to engage with Andy further:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/quasinerd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-richter-b55a771/
Publications:
Practical Deployment of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
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Hey Friends, Nerds, Geeks, and Ziglets out there, today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast show number 31 is a recap of Cisco Live US 2018 which was held in Orlando, Florida. We had The Force, Rides, Food, Drinks, Concerts, Technical Sessions, Keynotes, traditional Networking discussions, and a who lot more!! Sit back and get readying for a great summary of Cisco Live US 2018!!! Its Recap time, starting now!
In Today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) episode we invite back an up an comming icon within this industry, my good friend Mr. Nick Russo to have a conversation around Designing for DevOps. If you've heard of DevOps in any form and even if you haven't, you will want to tune in to this episode. Nick and I get into a lot of real world examples of utilizing DevOps to meet business outcomes and requirements. We also define a number of concepts and techniques that can help you when Designing for DevOps. Strap in for a great 90 minute show!
Today’s Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) is being recorded at Cisco Live US 2018! Today's show is all about Cisco ISE Authentication Design with Guest Expert Andy Richter, who is a Security Practice Manager and Distinguished Engineer at Presidio. There is a whole bunch of technology in this episode, so get out your pens and notepads, turn up your volume and lets get started!
Today’s Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) covers Cisco Live US 2018! Today we discuss what Cisco Live means to me and what it should mean to you, How to get the most out of Cisco Live each year, and some of my recommendations for this week! Turn up your volume, start the podcast, and lets do it!
Today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) is all about what we did in the last year...Its The year of Identity Episode. Today we discuss the current Identity Crisis / Process we are going through behind the scenes. Lets Jump right in!! Turn up your volume, start the podcast, and lets do it! :)
Its that time of the year! Cisco Live US 2018!!!! Its only a few more weeks away! :) As we started last year, today's episode is all about maximizing your time while at Cisco Live US 2018 towards Network Design and the Cisco Certified Design Expert Certification!
Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks, we are back today with our Audio podcast show # 25 and its a Guest Expert show! My good friend Malcolm Booden from the UK Joined me in Jan for a discussion around Designing for Data Center Migration and Application Mobility. We talk about a lot of different concepts, perspectives, and items to keep in mind in when you are going through an event like this. Today is the first part of the discussion. So sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy the show!
Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, we have an Ask Zig episode. Shahzad on twitter asked "In regards to CCIE what is your take on expert of a given topic. In other words how much depth should be covered?". This is a great question that we are going to answer it in this episode! Find your favorite spot to listen, get some note taking material if you need, and lets get this show started!
Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, in this episode we are going to highlight some CCDE Practical Exam Recommendations and Tips that will help you on your journey to pursue the CCDE Certification. And we are starting right now!! :)
Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, today you are going to find out what a Ziglet is. Launch your favorite podcatcher app, turn up the volume, queue the DJ...lets get this show on the road!!
Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, we have another Ask Zig episode today! Our follower, Patrick from Virginia has asked us this question, "How Do You Handle All Of The Inputs?". Queue the podcast, plug in the earbuds, turn on the blutooth speakers, and listen to the answer in today's episode!
Hey Ziglets, we have an Ask Zig episode!! One of our Ziglets, Bill from Canada, has asked What is your CCxE Methodology? What a great question, thanks Bill for sending it in. Listen to the answer in this episode!
Hey Ziglets, here is ZNDP 019, a Summary of our First year blogging and podcasting! Lets see what podcast episodes were the most downloaded and which blog posts were the most viewed for 2017! Also, we will highlight some of the content coming in 2018! We are jumping into the last ZNDP episode of 2017 right Meow!
Hey Ziglets, we are back again to add to the Design Certification Mini Podcast Series that we started to do with the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Certification a few months ago. Today we are going to spotlight the Aruba Certified Design Expert, also known as the ACDX. To help us today, because I know nothing about Aruba Certifications is my good friend Tony Molica! Lets get into it!
Hey Ziglets, Happy Thanksgiving!!
For today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast, we are going to take a break from our series and the technology to ask and answer the question: What are you Thankful for this Thanksgiving? We have a couple of special guest on today's show to answer this question from their own perspective.
Hey Ziglets, welcome back!! For today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast, we are going to give a name and title to what we have been discussing for a few months now. Then we are going to give a number of examples of how everything we have been discussing fits in each of the situation examples. Lets jump right in.
Hey Ziglets, welcome back!! It feels like its been forever. For today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast, we are going to answer the question "How you can identify your requirements?". Before we jump into that, we have some updates. Lets get started!
Hey Ziglets, in today's episode we are going to ask and answer the question "What is Best Practice?" and how should we handle Best Practices in today's Networking World. Lets do it!
Today’s ZNDP episode is all about Business Benefits and Business Outcomes! We will be asking and answering questions: What do businesses really care about? What are business benefits? What are business outcomes? Why should you care about business benefits and business outcomes? Lets get started!
Today's ZNDP episode is all about Design type three: Business Design Decisions! We will be asking and answering questions: What makes a good design? How do you know what you have is a good design? How can you “grade” a design if you do not have a grading sheet?
Why should you care about Network Design? Why should you care about Designing a proper solution that meets business requirements? These are the questions that we will be answering in today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast! Lets jump right in!
I can’t believe we have made it to the tenth episode of this podcast!
We have a special show with a very special guest. Our Guest has over 20 years of industry experience, he is a network architect, and a trainer of network architects. He is a well known Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) instructor, training over a thousand networking professionals. He holds high level certifications from multiple vendors. He is a personal mentor and friend of mine, please welcome Jeremy Filliben!!
Today's show is an overview of the Cisco Certified Design Expert Certification (CCDE), lets get started!!
With today's episode we start the process of demystifying Cisco's SD-Access (SDA) with a show dedicated on Cisco TrustSec. With us today helping to accomplish this goal is my good friend Mike McPhee!
I was recently asked by one of our Ziglets, what expert level Cisco certification they should pursue...A CCIE or the CCDE? My answer to this was "It Depends". Today's episode is going to dive deep into what you should think about to help answer this question in your situation.
Today's ZNDP episode is going to discuss a Multi-tenant Franchisee Network Design with Jody Lemoine. We are going to talk about MPLS, DMVPN, BGP, Route Reflectors, LDP, and much more!
Welcome back Ziglets. Today''s episode is all about Cisco Live US 2017. Its a recap of the week long conference in Las Vegas Nevada!
We have an awesome show for you today, fully packed with a ton of technology, business requirements, constraints and drivers. I'm extremely excited for today's episode as we have our first Guest Expert joining us, my good friend Nick Russo! Today's topic is Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC)!
Today’s episode is a Cisco Live US 2017 preview and overview. We discuss what I am looking forward to, my session schedule, CCDE / network design specific sessions, a Zigbit recommended "Network Design" session schedule, Cisco Live Recommendations and much more!
Today's episode takes a look back to Cisco Live US 2016, almost a year later. We discuss what I was looking forward to, my session schedule, CCDE / network design specific sessions, overall top sessions list, overall top presenters List and much more!
This show is about Honor, Courage, and Commitment in regards to the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Certification!! Honor, Courage, and Commitment are core values in my life which were instilled in me at a very young age. These are also the Marine Corps Core Values. We are going to start out this show by discussing what these Core Values mean to me then we will jump into the CCDE Practical Cancellation and all of the information surrounding it.
In this first episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) our host, Michael "Zig" Zsiga, dives deep into the background, story, and reasoning for starting this podcast series focused around Network Design.