In this episode we discuss whether a switch can achieve desired state without needing a complete reboot on every config change. You can find the inspiration for our conversation on Twitter. AppleSpotifyGoogle PodcastTuneInCastBox Hosts: Bruce W

Assured Forwarding: Michael Bushong on the future of DC networking

Jan 7th, 2021 1h 29m

Remember the episode where we analyzed Juniper acquiring Apstra? Well Michael Bushong, VP of Datacenter at Juniper, was the brains behind that idea – he had a listen to the episode and reached out to have a chat. We had a great time with Mike a

Assure Forwarding: Rob Shakir on why gRIBI

Dec 30th, 2020 44m 53s

We’re back for part 2 with Rob Shakir. In this episode we hear from Rob on his reasoning for developing and using gRIBI rather than leveraging the likes of PCEP. We also chat about the various ways of collecting information from the network to

Assured Forwarding: Rob Shakir on all things OpenConfig

Dec 26th, 2020 1h 21m

Finally we were able to put this together! Rob joins us and shares his wisdom and insight in a two part series where we discuss OpenConfig, gNMI, gNOI, PCEP, gRIBI, P4…and more! Tune in for a lengthy but awesome discussion. Special thanks to Ro

Best Effort: A look into NAPALM

Dec 16th, 2020 31m 43s

Continuing in our network automation mini-series we start looking tools and frameworks – today its NAPALM. Join us for a look into what NAPALM is and brings to the table. SpotifyAppleGoogleCastbox Hosts: Bruce Wallis and Erwan James

Expedited Forwarding: Juniper Acquires Apstra

Dec 11th, 2020 41m 44s

Yikes a couple weeks and no podcast, really sorry about that, have a listen to find out why…But we’re back with some interesting news in Juniper acquiring Apstra – what does Apstra bring to the Juniper table? What happens when you throw SONiC i

Best Effort: Automate All The Network Things

Nov 20th, 2020 59m 29s

Network Automation…a very large topic…so large in fact that we’re going to do a series within a series on this topic. In this episode we cover the areas of networking where automation can and probably should be applied – we don’t talk specific

Expedited Forwarding: Juniper Acquires 128 Technology and more!

Nov 11th, 2020 1h 1m

In this episode of Expedited Forwarding we look into what 128 Technology does, who they were and who they may be under Juniper. We also discuss AMD’s latest acquisition of Xilinx, will they now be able to compete with Intel and Nvidia in the DC

Best Effort: NETCONF vs gNMI

Nov 5th, 2020 1h 12m

We’re back with an episode of Best Effort! In this episode we address the history and differences between NETCONF and gNMI as programmatic interfaces into a NOS. This was a topic brought to us by a couple of listeners of our BE: Data Models epi

Assured Forwarding: Ramzi Marjaba (We The Sales Engineers)

Oct 31st, 2020 57m 3s

Two firsts in this episode. Firstly its a new series! Assured Forwarding is a series where we will try and help you be the best interviewee possible for your dream networking job! Secondly (firstly 2?) we have our first guest! In this episode w

Best Effort: Data models and you

Oct 27th, 2020 1h 2m

Join us as we discuss the importance and need for data models from your favorite network operating system. OpenConfig anyone? AppleGoogle SpotifyStitcher Castbox Hosts: Erwan James and Bruce Wallis

Best Effort: Centralized vs Distributed Control Plane

Oct 23rd, 2020 43m 43s

In this episode we discuss the merits of a centralized vs distributed control plane in our networks. Should we be running a hybrid approach on our devices? If distributed, what protocols or communication channels should we be using? Join us and

Best Effort: Open

Oct 17th, 2020 53m 45s

BE: Best Effort is a new series we’re starting . We’ve recorded a few Expedited Forwarding episodes where we discuss some of the latest news in the networking industry. Best Effort is more broad, one of us picks a topic and we just shoot the sh

EF: Arista acquires Awake, Juniper acquires Netrounds - lets chat about it

Sep 30th, 2020 48m 26s

Lets be honest neither Bruce or myself knew who Awake or Netrounds were, or what they did…but apparently Arista and Juniper did, so much so they decided to spend some money on acquiring them! AppleGoogleSpotifyStitcherCastbox Hosts: Erwan James

Expedited Forwarding: Nvidia World Domination

Sep 26th, 2020 56m 37s

Nvidia has gone on a purchasing spree in the last year or so, from Mellanox to Cumulus and now ARM – we try and decipher what it all means…what does it mean…wow double rainbow…er sorry Nvidia. Find it also on your preferred podcast platform: Ap

Expedited Forwarding: CloudVision As A Service

Sep 26th, 2020 1h

In this episode we discuss the idea of cloud hosted management systems for on premise infrastructure. Arista has recently announced Cloudvision As A Service, hosted by Arista – come hear our thoughts on this news and where the industry may be h

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