Kyser Clark is a Sagt in the U.S. Air Force. Kyser has a number of Networking and Security related certifications and credentials. We talk to Kyser about his role in the Air Force, how he got into tech, his experience with the various certifications, and we go in-depth on Cyber Security. Get the full showContinue reading “Ep 119 – Cyber Security with Kyser Clark”
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Ep 5 – Cisco’s NEW Cloud Connectivity Certification (300-440) with Hank Preston
In this episode, we talk with Hank Preston, one of the lead creators of the new Cisco Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Connectivity exam. We cover why the exam is needed, what role it plays as part of Cisco’s larger certification ecosystem, and what the blueprint means. Listen to the episode and see all of our showContinue reading “Ep 5 – Cisco’s NEW Cloud Connectivity Certification (300-440) with Hank Preston”
Ep 117 – What is Network as a Service?
This week the team dives in and tries to answer the question – What is Network as a Service? Listen to the full episode and see show notes here: https://podcast.artofnetworkengineering.com/2127872/12500133-ep-117-what-is-network-as-a-service
Ep 4 – Cloud Industry Myths
In this episode, we tackle common myths surrounding cloud in general. The cloud is someone else’s data centerThe cloud is always more/less expensive than on-premEverything should run in the cloudEnterprises should not go multicloudWe are too small to take advantage of the cloudAWS 7 Rs Listen to the episode and read the full show notesContinue reading “Ep 4 – Cloud Industry Myths”
Ep 115 – From the Cables 2 the Clouds
In this episode, we talk to three Cloud SMEs. Tim McConnaughy, Chris Miles, and Alex Perkins. We also have a very special announcement – but you’ll have to listen to hear what it is! https://podcast.artofnetworkengineering.com/2127872/12410999-ep-115-from-the-cables-2-the-clouds
Ep 114 – Things are getting Cloudy
In this episode, we talk to Shean Legion, a Cloud and SDN Product Manager. Shean and the group discuss what is the cloud, the challenges, and of course the benefits. Shean also shares some great resources for learning Cloud. You can see the rest of the show notes and listen to the episode over atContinue reading “Ep 114 – Things are getting Cloudy”
Ep 113 – Russ White
In this episode, we chat with Russ White! Russ has made significant contributions to Networking, such as writing some of the very RFCs we use today! Russ hold’s a Ph D., is one of a handful of Cisco Certified Architects, and is the host of the Hedge Podcast, among other things. Please enjoy our conversationContinue reading “Ep 113 – Russ White”
Ep 111 – Wireless Networks
In this episode, we talk wireless network with Rowell Dionicio, from @ClearToSend ! More from Rowell: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rowelldionicio Website: https://rowelldionicio.com/ Clear to Send: Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleartosend YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ClearToSend Website: https://www.cleartosend.net/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.comMerchContinue reading “Ep 111 – Wireless Networks”
Ep 110 – Network Tools
In this episode, the team discusses some of their favorite network tools! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.comMerch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord Study group – https://artofneteng.com/iaatj
Ep 109 – Labs, Labs, Labs!
In this episode, Tim and Lexie talk all about labs! Home Labs, study labs, and even labs at work! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.comMerch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord Study group – https://artofneteng.com/iaatj
Ep 108 – TME Panel
In this episode, we talk to two different Technical Marketing Engineers to learn more about this position, what it entails, and the type of work a TME does. Pete Lumbis and Wes Kennedy join us for this exciting episode! More from our guests: Pete Lumbis: https://twitter.com/PeteCCDE Wes Kennedy: https://twitter.com/wesdottoday Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengContinue reading “Ep 108 – TME Panel”
Ep 107 – Augtera Networks
In this episode, we interview the Founder and CEO of Augtera Networks, Rahul Aggarwal. We learn about Augtera and how they can help network engineers! More from Augtera and Rahul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raggarwa/ https://twitter.com/raggarwa https://twitter.com/Augtera https://www.linkedin.com/company/augtera/https://augtera.com/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group onContinue reading “Ep 107 – Augtera Networks”
Ep 106 – Data Center Network Design
This week we talk to Gabe Pariacote. Gabe is a Principal Architect with Sirius Computer Solutions (a CDW company). He helps customers design and implements enterprise campus and data center networks. Gabe also has a background in the service provider space and is a 3X CCIE Routing and Switching, Service Provider, and Data Center. CheckContinue reading “Ep 106 – Data Center Network Design”
Ep 105 – Leadership
In this episode, we discuss leadership with Mike Bushong, GVP of Cloud Ready Data Center at Juniper Networks. We reveal what leadership is, the characteristics of a good leader, leading with your strengths, connecting with people in a genuine way, the power of questions, cognitive biases, influence, and work/life balance. More from Mike:Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbushong CheckContinue reading “Ep 105 – Leadership”
Ep 104 – Scary Stories!
You sent them in and we’re sharing them! These are some of your scary network outage stories! We even share some of our own scary stories too! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.comMerch StoreContinue reading “Ep 104 – Scary Stories!”
Ep 102 – Deep Dive in Fiber Optics
In this episode, we chat with Iain Geddes, a Network Reliability Engineer that understands Fiber Optic networking at a deep level. We deep dive with Iain on how Fiber Optics works! Download Iain’s slides from the show: Optical 101 More from Iain:Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetworkDoozerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iaingeddes/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow usContinue reading “Ep 102 – Deep Dive in Fiber Optics”
Ep 100 – Community, Friendship, and 100 Episodes of AONE
This is episode 100 of The Art of Network Engineering! In this episode, we celebrate you our fans, the Network Engineer Community at large, and all the friends we’ve made over the last 100 episodes. Thank you! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoinContinue reading “Ep 100 – Community, Friendship, and 100 Episodes of AONE”
Ep 97 – Ramtin Rampour
In this episode, sponsored by Opengear, we talk to Ramtin Rampour. Ramtin is currently a Solution Architect at Opengear, but he started there as a warehouse employee packing and shipping units. His career journey is certainly one you don’t want to miss. Then we talk about the importance of Out-of-Band Management, and the Opengear Difference.Continue reading “Ep 97 – Ramtin Rampour”
Ep 96 – Jeff McLaughlin
In this episode, we talk to Jeff McLaughlin a Sr. Director of Technical Marketing at Cisco. Jeff, Andy, and Lexie talk about working for large tech companies, network automation, and a whole lot more, in addition to Jeff’s career. More from Jeff:Blog: https://subnetzero.info/Substack: https://subnetzero.substack.com/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofneteng Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengContinue reading “Ep 96 – Jeff McLaughlin”
Ep 95 – Kori Younger
In this episode, we chat with Kori Younger! Kori shares with us how she was inspired by her own mother to seek a job in tech. She also shares her recent experience landing a job at Cisco and pursuing her CCNA, DevNet Associate, and CCNP. Hear all that and more on this episode of AONE!Continue reading “Ep 95 – Kori Younger”
Ep 94 – Geoff Anderson – CCNA PM
In this episode, we interview Geoff Anderson, Program Manager for the CCNA Certification Program. Tim, Lexi, and Geoff talk about the program, how questions are selected for the CCNA question pool, the value the certification holds, and so much more! You can find more of Geoff: Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ganders2112 Check out his Blog:Continue reading “Ep 94 – Geoff Anderson – CCNA PM”
Ep 92 – AONE Live Asheville!
In this episode, we were recording live at our event in Asheville. Check out our first-ever live event! Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/artofnetengFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artofneteng/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artofnetengJoin the group on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artofneteng/Check out our website https://artofnetworkengineering.comMerch Store – https://artofneteng.com/storeJoin the Discord Study group – https://artofneteng.com/iaatj
Ep 90 – Rocket Girl!
In this episode, we interview Lexie about her amazeballs new job as an Avionics Integration Engineer at Blue Origin and we count the times she says “I can’t really talk about that.” We think she’s seen the aliens, but we can neither confirm nor deny that claim. More from Lexie:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracketPacerTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tracketpacer Check out ourContinue reading “Ep 90 – Rocket Girl!”
Ep 89 – SheNetworks
In this episode, we interview SheNetworks, aka Serena. Serena is most known for her work on TikTok as a content creator where she makes 60-second videos mostly focused on Network Engineering. Serena has spent years working as a Cisco TAC Engineer. During her time in TAC, she got some of the best experiences anyone canContinue reading “Ep 89 – SheNetworks”
Ep 88 – John Capobianco Returns!
In this episode, John returns to give us an update on his new position at Cisco as a Developer Advocate! John has also been working on numerous automation projects for the community, and a whole lot more! You can find more of John:Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_CapobiancoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-capobianco-644a1515/Blog: https://www.automateyournetwork.ca/ Check out our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/artofnetengFollow us on TwitterContinue reading “Ep 88 – John Capobianco Returns!”
Ep 87 – There’s a Villa and It’s Real
This week we talk to Jordan Villareal. Jordan has a very interesting start to his career, but it’s an exciting journey nonetheless. Jordan also shares some exciting news about a new position he has recently started! More from Jordan:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SystemMTUOneTwitter: https://twitter.com/SystemMTUOne SponsorsPathSolutions – What if you knew as much as your network does? Check outContinue reading “Ep 87 – There’s a Villa and It’s Real”
Ep 86 – Shouldn’t you know everything your Network knows?
This Episode is sponsored by PathSolutions In this episode, we talk to Tim Titus, founder, and CTO of PathSolutions. Tim shares his network troubleshooting woes over the course of his 30-year technical career and then walks us through PathSolution’s automated troubleshooting platform. Tim is one of us; a cabling tech turned network engineer turned directorContinue reading “Ep 86 – Shouldn’t you know everything your Network knows?”
Ep 85 – Bofhgirl
This week we interviewed Heather, aka BOFHgirl in our Discord. Heather has been working in Network Engineering/IT for over 20 years. She graduated from college with her degree, her CCNA, and her CCNP thanks to Cisco’s Networking Academy. She currently works as a Senior Network Engineer for Wayfair. She with us her enthusiasm for NetworkContinue reading “Ep 85 – Bofhgirl”
Ep 84 – TAC – Technical Attorney Center
In this episode, Lex and Tim talk to Christopher Hart, from Cisco. Christopher was formerly a Cisco TAC Engineer focusing on the Cisco Nexus Data Center Platform, specifically Nexus running NX-OS (as opposed to ACI). Recently, Christopher has shifted to a new role in Solution Validation Services, where he gets to help Cisco’s customers validateContinue reading “Ep 84 – TAC – Technical Attorney Center”
Ep 83 – Salary Negotiation
We are going LIVE! Join us on April 9th in Asheville, NC for the FIRST EVER Art of Network Engineering Live Show! Click here for details. In this week’s episode, we bring back two previous guests – Tim McC and Brittany Mussett. The group discusses the art of Salary Negotiation, what has worked for usContinue reading “Ep 83 – Salary Negotiation”
Ep 79 – LabEveryDay
In this episode, we speak to Du’An Lightfoot! Du’An has recently moved into a new role as Sr. Developer Advocate for Amazon Web Services. Du’An talks about his time in the military and the experience he gained from it. He also shares with us how he started creating content and his brand – LabEveryDay! NetmikoContinue reading “Ep 79 – LabEveryDay”
Ep 77 – New Year, New Goals!
In this episode, A.J. and Tim are joined by Lexie (@TracketPacer) and they discuss their goals for the upcoming year! Hear how each of them goes about goal planning and the goals they’ve set for themselves for the coming year. Enjoying the show? Please take a moment to complete our 2022 Listener Survey!https://artofneteng.com/2022survey Links:Space WeatherContinue reading “Ep 77 – New Year, New Goals!”
CCNA Series – Automation and Programmability
In this article, we are going to discuss several parts of Section 6 – Automation and Programmability of Cisco CCNA Syllabus. Programmability and Automation are two huge and very hot topics in the world of Networking. Having Programmability and Automation skills is practically a requirement – so many organizations are adopting it. This article hopesContinue reading “CCNA Series – Automation and Programmability”
Ep 75 – The Automation Chou’sen one!
In this episode, we interview author Eric Chou. Eric has written one of the most important books in Network Automation – Master Python Networking. Eric shares his career journey which includes working for two of the largest cloud service providers! Eric also shares with us all of the other content he is working to createContinue reading “Ep 75 – The Automation Chou’sen one!”
Ep 73 – Zeros and Wons
In this week’s episode A.J. and Andy interview David Alicea! While David was exposed to the Cisco Networking Academy at a young age in High School he actually didn’t land in Networking until later on. Since then he has been a career Network Engineer and recently landed himself a position at the mothership, Cisco. HearContinue reading “Ep 73 – Zeros and Wons”
Ep 72 – Cooking up a New Career
In this episode, we chat with Chris Randall. Chris was worked as a professional chef for over 13 years and has recently transitioned into a career as a Cloud Consultant. Chris’ work ethic, drive, and ability to communicate help him stand out and have gotten him noticed, on more than one occasion. We can allContinue reading “Ep 72 – Cooking up a New Career”
Ep 70 – It’s never too late!
In this, our 70th episode, we interview Chris Denney – a very prominent member of our Discord community! Chris has built an amazing career, and the foundation is his willingness to take on anything! Chris is also a huge team player – both on and off the field. He is huge into soccer but whenContinue reading “Ep 70 – It’s never too late!”
Ep 69 – Girard Kavelines
In this episode, we interview Girard! Girard was inspired at a young age to fix some broken computers in his basement. His first tech job was in Geek Squad. There he got some essential skills troubleshooting tech and working with customers. Girard’s journey from there is really quite amazing, and he has the energy toContinue reading “Ep 69 – Girard Kavelines”
Ep 57 – Welcome to Tom’s Corner!
In this episode, we interview Tom Hollingsworth! Tom shares how he went from being a Sr. Network Engineer at a Partner to the face of Tech Field Day! Tom also shares his journey to the CCIE, #29213. Also, if you’re interested in joining TFD as a delicate you’ll want to listen in! Links from theContinue reading “Ep 57 – Welcome to Tom’s Corner!”
Ep 56 – Documentation
In this episode, we talk about their experience and the importance of documenting the network. We also go over the various tools used to document the network as well as the different types of diagrams. We’ll even discuss how you can get started and learn how to document your network for free – no needContinue reading “Ep 56 – Documentation”
Ep 54 – eiddoR
This week we talk to CCIE, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Press Author, Pilot, and Blogger – Roddie Hasan. Roddie has over 30 years of experience in networking, and today focuses on Cisco Software-Defined Access, among other technologies. We’ll hear how Roddie got into IT and what ultimately influenced him to choose networking. Roddie also sharesContinue reading “Ep 54 – eiddoR”
My Journey to the CCNP Enterprise
AONE co-host, A.J., recently completed all the requirements for his CCNP Enterprise – read all about his journey to the CCNP here!
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