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Today’s Tech Bytes podcast gets into networking and security. More specifically, despite what you might hear about cloud taking over, the network still matters, and is essential to an organization’s security strategy, especially as cloud adoption and remote work drive the need for hybrid IT. We’re going to address this topic with sponsor Fortinet. The post Tech Bytes: Why The Network Is Essential For Securing Hybrid IT (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, about the evolution of Wi-Fi standards, why Aruba is seeing the fast take-up of Wi-Fi 6E, practical enhancements in 6E, and what to expect with Wi-Fi 7. The post Tech Bytes: Why Wi-Fi 6E Is Off To A Fast Start (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Nokia about its Edge Network Controller, a Kubernetes-based application that lets you configure switch hardware in edge cloud locations and support a NetOps environment for edge deployments. The post Tech Bytes: An Introduction To Nokia’s Edge Network Controller (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Tech Bytes podcast, we discuss the importance of getting the underlay network architecture correct with sponsor Singtel. And we don’t mean just the circuits. We mean the management of the underlay as well. The post Tech Bytes: Building The Right Network Underlay With Singtel (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about disaggregated optical networks and what they mean for both customers and carriers when it comes to issues such as service delivery and cost. Our sponsor is Arelion. The post Tech Bytes: Why Arelion Pushes For Open Optical Networks (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, which is expanding its cloud partnership by integrating with Azure to help customers achieve a multicloud strategy. The post Tech Bytes: Achieve SD-WAN Multicloud With Palo Alto Networks And Azure (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today's Tech Bytes with sponsor Singtel, we look at SD-WAN as a critical network feature for cloud access, including the use of overlays to simplify operations. We also discuss why organizations might consider a service provider for SD-WAN and dig into Singtel's SD-WAN offering. The post Tech Bytes: The Advantages Of Singtel SD-WAN For Cloud Access (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about a new release of Juniper’s Apstra intent-based networking platform for data centers. Apstra is introducing new features including a collapsed fabric to extend intent-based networking to edge locations and a new capability that enables group-based policies for more fine-grained policy enforcement. The post Tech Bytes: Apstra Extends Intent-Based Data Center Networking To The Edge (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we focus on the intersection of security and digital experience management. With more applications moving to the cloud, IT has to provide secure access while also ensuring a good user experience. Our sponsor Netskope, which provides cloud-based security services, has ideas on how to make this happen. The post Tech Bytes: Integrating Digital Experience Management And Cloud-Delivered Security (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

In this Tech Bytes episode we welcome back Singtel to discuss real-life examples of WAN problems from customers and how Singtel helped solve them. The post Tech Bytes: Solving WAN Problems With Singtel Solutions (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we dive into a real-world SD-WAN deployment. Our sponsor is Aruba and we’re talking with Aruba ESP customer Alabama ONE, a credit union. Our guest is Bobby Umfress II, Director of IT and Operations at Alabama ONE. The post Tech Bytes: Credit Union Taps Aruba ESP For SD-WAN, Branch Networking (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast explores threat intelligence with sponsor Fortinet and its FortiGuard Labs. FortiGuard Labs analyzes billions of global security events daily and distills them into actionable information for network and security teams. Fortinet also uses those events to inform security updates to its products. The post Tech Bytes: How Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs Turns Billions Of Security Events Into Intelligence (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

This Day Two Cloud Tech Bytes episode, sponsored by Singtel, discusses common customer misconceptions about connecting private networks to the public cloud. For instance, SD-WAN might seem like a simple option, but things get tricky when you're talking about hundreds of sites across different countries. Our guest is Mark Seabrook, Global Solutions Manager at Singtel. The post Tech Bytes: Misconceptions About Connecting Your Network To The Cloud (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we’re talking about how your organization can adopt a hyperscale model in your network to improve TCO, scale out capabilities and services, and get supply chain diversity. Our sponsor is DriveNets, and we’re speaking with Run Almog, Head of Product Strategy. The post Tech Bytes: Improve Network TCO, Enable Cloud-Like Innovation And More With DriveNets (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, we continue our conversation with sponsor Singtel on how to make your existing WAN communicate with cloud services more effectively. The traditional MPLS network lacks the flexibility to support modern cloud services, such as breaking out traffic for content inspection or security scanning. Our guest to help us understand how to get your traditional network more cloud-ready is Mark Seabrook, Global Solutions Manager at Singtel. The post Tech Bytes: Getting Traditional Networks Cloud-Ready With Singtel (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking about how to get end-to-end observability into cloud-delivered security, including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) and SASE. Our sponsor is AppNeta. The post Tech Bytes: AppNeta Provides SASE Observability For Ops Teams (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talk network security at scale. That is, in a cloud environment, how can you build security capabilities and features into the network while also being able to keep up with security policies, operations, compliance, and more. Our sponsor is Aviatrix, which provides multi-cloud networking software for public clouds. The post Tech Bytes: Embedding Network Security Into Your Cloud Network (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with sponsor Singtel, a global provider of network services. We dive into the services Singtel provides, including Internet, MPLS, IP transit 4G/5G, and why you might want to consider Singtel for cloud connectivity. Our guest is Mark Seabrook, Global Solutions Manager at Singtel. The post Tech Bytes: Singtel And The Cloud-Ready Network (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Palo Alto Networks, we’re going to talk about how a SASE architecture and a next-generation CASB, or Cloud Access Security Broker, can help security teams manage SaaS risks. The post Tech Bytes: Managing SaaS Risks With Smarter, Cloud-Delivered Security (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.

On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking security clouds; that is, cloud services that offer capabilities including firewalls, traffic inspection, Web gateways, and more. We explore why these clouds aren’t all the same, and why the architecture, including networking, makes a difference. Netskope is this episode's sponsor. The post Tech Bytes: Why Network Design Matters For Security Clouds (Sponsored) appeared first on Packet Pushers.