Network Automation Nerds

Latest Episodes
NAN075: Mastering Networking in the Age of AI: Advice for Aspiring Engineers
Ivan Pepelnjak joins host Eric Chou to reflect on his extensive career, his decision to reduce his content creation, and offer advice for young engineers. They discuss the evolution of networking
NAN074: Integrate and Collaborate with Codespaces and Containerlab
GitHub Codespaces aims to simplify spinning up a developer environment in the cloud. Containerlab, which provides virtual lab environments for network engineers, is now integrated with Codespaces to
NAN073: Some Final Words of Wisdom from Greg Ferro
This episode was recorded with Greg Ferro, co-founder of Packet Pushers, just days before his retirement in July 2024. Greg and Eric reflect on Gregs influential career in network engineering and t
NAN072: Exploring Internet2’s Network Automation for University and Research Networks
On todays episode we delve into Internet2s mission to advance research and education through high-speed connectivity. University and research networks may have more complicated designs, req
NAN071: Understanding the Infrastructure Requirements for AI Workloads (Sponsored)
On todays Network Automation Nerds, we get into the infrastructure required to support AI workloads. We discuss key considerations including bandwidth, the substantial power and cooling r
NAN070: FakeNOS - An Open Source NOS for Network Testing
Today we spotlight an open-source project called FakeNOS. Whether youre a network engineer looking to experiment in a controlled environment, or a DevOps engineer wanting to run a network testbed f
NAN069: Lessons On the Journey From NOC to Aerospace Networking
Today, Lexie Cooper shares her journey from a NOC environment to networking engineering in the aerospace industry. Along the way, the discussion makes stops at the importance of medium skills, and
NAN068: Is Cloud Networking the Future for Network Engineers?
On todays episode, host Eric Chou and guest Kyler Middleton discuss the transition from on-prem network engineering to cloud networking; the importance of adapting to new platforms such as AWS, A
NAN067: AI and Total Network Operations with Scott Robohn
This is the final episode of a series of interviews with Scott Robohn (for now). We discuss AI in networking operations and how its still too early to tell exactly how much, if any, value will be c
NAN066: Operationalize Your Automations With torero (Sponsored)
When youre trying to share your cool new network automation with your co-workers, the last thing you want to do is deal with other systems different libraries and dependencies gumming it up. Tha