When you think of careers in network engineering, you probably think of being a console jockey, racking and stacking and configuring boxes. There is, however, much larger than just these things. Eth

Returning to a thread here at the Hedge, Rick Graziani joins Tom and Russ to discuss a college professor's perspective on why network engineers should learn the theory, and not just the configuration.

"Advocate for yourself!" What does this mean, and how can you do it? Alexis Bertholf joins Tom and Russ to discuss practical strategies to advocate for yourself.

Network automation efforts tend to focus on building and maintaining configurationsbut is this the right place to be putting our automation efforts? Derick Winkworth joins Tom Ammon and Russ White at

What is the relationship between humans and machines? Do we adapt to machines, or do we adapt machines to humans? Does technology drive culture, or does our culture drive our technology? Join Mark Pro

Requests for proposals (RFPs) are a little understood part of running a network--or any other IT system. What are some common mistakes, and some things engineers should think about, when building and

What is Jevon's Paradox? Tom, Eyvonne, and Russ discuss how this famous paradox impact network engineering.

What is DNS Delegation and what is it used for? What is new in the Delegation world, and what impact does it have on DNS security and operations? George Michaelson joins Tom Ammon and Russ White for a

Many of us old timers (and a lot of young timers) worry about the future of networking. What if the future isn't a technology, or even AI, but a change in focus? Mike Bushong joins Tom and Russ to arg

Are you stressed? Everyone in IT seems to be continuously stressed--but what can we do about it? Sonia Cuff joins the Hedge to talk about stress. - From time to time we like to repost episodes of sign