Zigbits Network Design Podcast

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 re

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 M

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!