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The Packet Pushers Podcast Network includes a lot of smart listeners. Sometimes, they want to try podcasting. This is where those new podcast ideas hatch! Have a listen to the voice of the IT community.
In this episode, Michael catches up with Natan Yellin, CEO of Robusta.dev. Michael and Ned chat about how logging and troubleshooting works in Kubernetes today. They discuss three stages of troubleshooting evolution - manual playbooks, automatic playbooks, and the third stage, which is what you do with logs and how automatic remediation can come into play for any Kubernetes environment.
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In this episode, host Michael Levan talks with Ned Bellavance about why orchestration is important in today’s world, how the HashiCorp stack (primarily Terraform and Vault) fit into Kubernetes, and more.
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In this episode, Michael catches up with Josh Duffney, Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft to talk about Go (golang). Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform are all written in Go. Josh and Michael talk about their journey into Kubernetes and Go, some fun projects to play with, how to learn Go, and why understanding certain programming languages is crucial for breaking into Kubernetes.
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Learning Kubernetes isn't easy. In fact, there are so many places to start that people literally don’t know where to begin. Do they learn Kubernetes security? Networking? Infrastructure? Development? Michael Levan catches up with Kevin Evans and Robin Smorenburg to talk about their journeys into Kubernetes, how each of them started, links to learning resources, and where they’re at now.
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Kubernetes is hard. Regardless of what tech marketing says, DevOps teams are still trying to implement and figure out this whole Kubernetes thing. With multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-prem Kubernetes implementations, how can teams start their journey and have an impact? Michael Levan catches up with Jeff Smith, Ops Director and author, to talk about his journey into Kubernetes for his team and what other teams should think about when implementing Kubernetes.
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Since the inception of Kubernetes, the goal has been to make our lives as engineers easier. But with great power comes great responsibility---which in this case is the need to manage a bunch of control planes and worker nodes! Host Michael Levan catches up with Jason Haley, Microsoft MVP and independent consultant to talk about serverless Kubernetes with Azure Container Apps.
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On today's Kubernetes Unpacked podcast we explore tradeoffs that come with using Terraform to manage Kubernetes. My guest is Luke Orellana, an SRE who uses Kubernetes. He's also a HashiCorp Ambassador. We also discuss differences between managing VMs and Kubernetes, Kubernetes benefits including self-healing, and downsides such as dealing with the complexity that comes from containers and microservices.
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Today's Kubernetes Unpacked podcast explores entry-level lab environments for IT professionals interested in learning Kubernetes, including suggestions for simple container-based apps you can run to get familiar with Kubernetes essentials.
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In this episode, Michael Levan chats with Neil Cresswell, CEO and Co-Founder of Portainer.io. They talk about the challenges of Kubernetes and how everyone is trying to navigate its complexities. They also dive into Kubernetes security, networking, and management.
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Kubernetes Unpacked, a new podcast in the Packet Pushers Community Channel. The goal of this podcast is to help IT professionals understand Kubernetes: how it works; how and why it's used; how to deploy, operate, and manage the platform on premises and in the cloud; Kubernetes networking and security concepts; and more.
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In this episode of Network Neighborhood, we welcome Ramzi Marjaba, Hybrid Senior Sales Engineer at Ixia Solutions Group at Keysight Technologies. Ramzi is also the creative power behind WeTheSalesEngineers.com, a career-oriented resource site for sales engineers featuring a blog, a podcast, and more.
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On today's Network Neighborhood we talk with Dana Iskoldski, Corporate Communications Manager at BlueCat Networks. We discuss the role of corporate comms in tech, how the position straddles marketing and community engagement, and how Dana grapples with the natural skepticism of engineers.
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Du'An Lightfoot stops by the Network Neighborhood podcast to talk about #LabEveryDay, continuous learning, how his military experiences influenced his tech journey, how he's tackling automation, the role of community in tech, and more.
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Today's Day Two Cloud podcast looks at how one developer dealt with surprises and unexpected issues that arose as his company built CMS application on Azure, including storage problems, user identity quirks, and more.
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Denise "Fish" Fishburne chats with Ethan Banks. The conversation covers being arrested at 19 for DUI, being gay in the corporate world of the 80's and 90's, overcoming the challenge of being easily bored, teaching without ego, struggling with a distrust of others, the myth of the self-made person, and becoming an active member of the "Network Neighborhood."
For Denise, it's all about community. "All for one, and one for all."
Want more Fish?
https://networkingwithfish.com
https://twitter.com/denisefishburne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-fishburne-b50b7277/
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Today’s Day Two Cloud episode is all about the realities of building a startup in the cloud era. Guest Adam Bertram shares his experiences launching a startup using cloud services such as Trello, Zapier, and Lambda; discusses why good APIs matter; and talks about how to balance immediate needs against long-term technical debt.
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Your monthly cloud bill can be shocking. On today's Day Two Cloud we talk with Iris Classon about how to optimize your cloud deployment for cost without killing performance--i.e., how to keep customers and finance happy without going insane.
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On today's Day Two Cloud podcast, we discuss how to build a robust infrastructure to support your private cloud, and how to add a layer of automation to the underlay with Digital Rebar, an open-source project. My guest is Rob Hirschfeld.
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The promises of the public cloud are both tantalizing and frightening. On today's Day Two Cloud podcast we talk about how to do cloud right to maximize success, while also not putting yourself out of a job. Our guest is Kenny Lowe, Senior Principal Azure Stack Technologist at Dell EMC.
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Welcome to the first episode of Day Two Cloud, a new podcast that punctures the marketing hype and digs into the real work required to make the public cloud work for you. My guest Tim Warner walks us through a real-world application migration to Azure and shares lessons learned on scale, automation, and cost control.
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The Enterprise Data Center Operators (EDCO) organization advocates for enterprise interests in standards bodies and regulations. Greg Ferro talks wit Darren Petis about EDCO at IETF 99.
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Today in the Community Channel, Greg Ferro speaks with Remy Leone about the F-Interop Platform, a European project to simplify interoperability testing for IoT networking.
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An IETF draft standard on activating captive WiFi portals is the topic for this Packet Pushers Community podcast. Our guest is David Dolson.
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Greg and Ethan record a quick podcast take on Cisco's acquisition of Viptela.
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The Infotrek podcast gets into cutovers, including how to prepare for them, and tackles recent news including a police request for recordings from an Amazon Echo.
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Guest Juan Cruz joins the Infotrek crew to talk about the new features of Windows Server 2016 and why we’re still waiting for it.
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In the latest episode of the Infotrek podcast, the team talks about IT's love/hate relationship with change management.
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The Infotrek trio is back to talk about troubleshooting, how much fun it can be, and how to approach it.
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You don't have to be a developer to benefit from Agile principles. Creative people can combine Agile concepts with engineering skills to solve problems. On today's episode we're joined by an experienced Agile coach and an IT recruiter to find out how Agile can improve IT infrastructure projects and careers.
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Today on the Next Level we talk to three tech pros from smaller organizations about what it means to be an IT army of one.
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The Infotrek podcast is back with part 2 of its small shop design episode, covering compute, storage, collaboration & security.
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On today's episode of the Next Level we continue the discussion about the benefits of mindfulness in the context of an IT profession, including how it can improve interactions with colleagues and boost work performance.
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In this Infotrek episode, we talk about network design elements and options for small businesses with guest Steven Sedory.
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Agile is a set of principles for software development, but its values and goals can be generally applied in other contexts. This episode explores how to use Agile concepts for IT infrastructure projects and to foster better collaboration.
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In this episode of Infotrek we talk about the future of engineer skill sets and who may or may not benefit from learning how to write code.
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On this episode of the Next Level we talk about mindfulness and what it means to IT performance, and whether mindfulness benefits such as relaxation and focus can be separated from its spiritual context.
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Ready to jump off the corporate treadmill? On The Next Level we discuss the joys and perils of life as an employee, freelancer, and entrepreneur.
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The Infotrek podcast debuts with a discussion of infrastructure redundancy, including when it should and shouldn't be used, implementation challenges, redundancy testing, and more.
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Denise Donohue and Russ White stop by The Next Level podcast to share strategies to better align network design and technology choices with business requirements.
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In this episode of The Next Level we focus on a variety of options for training and skills to help us keep up with new technology and advance our careers. Joining us is Colleen Morrissey, Senior Network Engineer and Adjunct Lecturer. We talk certifications, labs, blogging, and more.
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On today's episode of The Next Level we talk about the ups and downs of consulting. If you work as a consultant you can compare your experiences. If you're considering the consulting life, this is your chance to get the inside scoop.
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On today’s episode of The Next Level we talk about three essential ingredients for workplace performance, and a framework to measure that performance.
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On today’s episode of The Next Level, we talk about IT management, what makes someone an effective leader, and strategies for improving your management skills. We delve into how communication preferences affect managers and their reports, how management style can affect employee motivation, and more.
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Getting IT projects funded and justifying IT spending can be complex and frustrating. We talk financial strategies with IT executives to give you ideas and insights you can bring to your organization.
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The inaugural "Non-Blocking" podcast for ForwardingPlane.net. We discuss sFlow with one if its creators, Peter Phaal of InMon.Discuss sFlow, the protocol, it's uses, similarities to other management frameworks, how it is dissimilar from netflow and why it is worth while to take some time to learn it.
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On this episode of "The Next Level" we walk through 6 steps to help you design and assemble a technical team, set clear expectations, and manage this team for long-term success.
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The Next Level is a new podcast in Packet Pushers' Community Channel. Our first episode shares six ways IT can become a revenue center in your organization.
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The Data Center is changing as a result of challenges to traditional businesses. As a result, a new crop of IT vendor has arisen. Traditional solution providers need to adjust while maintaining their customer base. It’s the classic innovator's dilemma.
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Looking for the Citizens of Tech podcast? We moved it to CitizensOfTech.com. Join me (Ethan Banks) and Eric Sutphen there as we discuss space, science, gaming, gadgets, energy, transportation, and whatever else strikes our nerdy fancy.
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A show recorded in a bar. What could go right?
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We start with a discussion of jail time. Jail. Time. And…147 MPH. Yeah. Eric tells the story. And then we hop into our show. Present Doomception: How modders got Doom to run inside of Doom http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/07/doomception-how-modders-got-doom-to-run-inside-of-doom/ Doom was open sourced in the 90’s. Folks have gone nuts porting it to all sorts of things. Now, […]
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On today’s show recorded July 8th, 2015, we cover news from Amazon, review a cheap IP surveillance camera, dive deep on retina displays and how your eyeballs work, and do not discover extraterrestrial life. Also, robots duel, and glaciers cause earthquakes. Among other things!
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Today on the show: unicorns watching your every move, reducing your electricity consumption, bikes, E3 bombshells, tiny robotic lassos and more. So buckle into your Aluminum Falcon and prepare to jump to hyper-speed as we dive into this week's edition of Citizens of Tech!
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Converged infrastructure integrates discrete components, such as compute and storage, along with orchestration software, into a package that’s simple to deploy and certified to interoperate. Join Chris Wahl, Ethan Banks, and special guest Stu Miniman as they drill into the origins and benefits of converged infrastructure, how it differentiates from hyperconverged systems, and how the convergence trend will affect IT roles.
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It’s late spring - June 12, 2015 to be precise, and on this day we sat down to discuss: Electronic Legos, Quantum Encryption, Solar Powered Flight, and more. So kick back and ready your ear holes to delve into the nerdfest that is the Citizens of Tech Podcast!
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On this Citizens of Tech, we discuss the Kerbal space program, waterproofing your phone without a case, Scrabble letting down humanity, IPv6’s importance to gaming according to Microsoft, light speed computing, high dynamic range TVs, liquid metal antennas, and more.
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A brand new podcast -- Datanauts -- has launched! Here's the summary of episode 1. The latest form factor, hyper-converged infrastructure, seems to be storming through the data center market like a thundering donkey with a rainbow laser cannon. Join the Datanauts as they pick apart the pros and cons of hyper-converged, ramble on about architecture and design challenges, and shine a piercing light into a dark and murky corner of the next generation data center!
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On this week's Citizens of Tech podcast, we conclude our special on how complex games are developed. Regular host Eric Sutphen (@zutfen) and special guest Jeff Pugliese (@tpyowritr) continue their interview with game developers Tim Anderson and Giovanni Martello from Saga of Lucimia. Topics include community, archetypes, and character progression.
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Eric Sutphen (@zutfen) and Jeff Pugliese (@tpyowritr) interview game developers Tim Anderson and Giovanni Martello from Saga of Lucimia.
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A cat sets a world record. A surgical robot gets hacked. Capsela was a sweet toy. Oculus Rift is going to be available soon. Larsen B is falling into the Antarctic Ocean. Spotify takes on video. All this & more on this week's Citizens of Tech with Eric Sutphen & Ethan Banks.
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