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Built For Trust With Nick LippisTurning Tech Debt into AI TransformationIn this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis talks with Holland Barry, Global Field CTO at DXC Technology, about how AI is transforming the way enterprises identify, measure, and manage technical debt. What was once a cost of doing business is now becoming a catalyst for modernization. Holland shares how DXC is developing a Tech Debt Scoring System that uses AI and community collaboration to benchmark enterprise health, reveal modernization priorities, and accelerate AI readiness. Together, they explore how this data-driven approach turns maintenance into momentum and trust into a measurable outcome.New episodes of...
2025-11-1334 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisDesigning AI That Engineers Can TrustIn this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Ben Hickey of IBM to explore how AI is transforming network operations, automation, and lifecycle management, and why trust is the defining factor in every stage of that journey. Together, they unpack what it takes to build truly autonomous systems, from improving signal-to-noise ratios in data to establishing “LLM scaffolding” that keeps AI outputs reliable and safe. Ben explains how IBM’s approach empowers engineers to move from reactive troubleshooting to predictive insight, bridging analytics and reasoning in systems designed for resilience.New episodes of the...
2025-11-0656 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisWhat To Do About The Human in the LoopIn this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis is joined by Jason Edelman, founder of Network to Code, for a conversation about the evolution of network automation and the rise of AI-driven operations. Together, they explore how enterprises are moving from scripts and workflows to multi-agent systems capable of managing complex infrastructures. Jason shares how data, skills, and culture are shaping this next chapter, and why trust in automation still begins with people. As networks grow more intelligent, the question isn’t whether AI will run them: it’s how humans will stay meaningfully in the loop.
2025-10-3050 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisCan AI Keep Itself Safe?In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Ritesh Agrawal from Zscaler, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of cybersecurity. Together, they discuss how artificial intelligence is not only a new target but also a new line of defense.They examine why Zero Trust is essential as AI systems gain autonomy, how identity and policy evolve in a world of intelligent agents, and what it will take for organizations to build infrastructures that can protect themselves.Hear insights on:The relationship between AI for security and security...
2025-10-1656 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisThe Human Side of AI TransformationIn this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Susie Wee, founder and CEO of DevAI and creator of Cisco DevNet, to explore what happens when human expertise meets artificial intelligence.From her early work pioneering HDTV to leading global developer communities and now building AI powered solutions for IT teams, Susie has always seen technology as more than innovation. It is about people, purpose, and possibility.Together, Nick and Susie discuss:How DevAI is helping IT professionals harness AI without replacing human judgmentWhy domain expertise is the key differentiator...
2025-10-0953 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisAI, Security, and the Autonomous Networks of 2030In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Chalan Aras to explore how AI is reshaping the future of networking and IT operations. From the rise of observability and automation to the challenges of multi-cloud sprawl and massive data movement, they unpack why only a fraction of AI projects succeed and what enterprises must do to close the gap between ambition and readiness.Looking ahead to 2030, Chalan shares his vision of autonomous, AI-native networks—where agentic operations centers, security-first design, and dynamic data fabrics replace today’s static systems. Along the way, Nick...
2025-10-0246 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisThe Risk and Reward of Trusting AIIn this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Eric Hanselman to explore the fine line between innovation and risk in today’s enterprise technology landscape. From the evolution of networking and security to the rise of AI and automation, Eric unpacks why so many organizations hesitate to “flip the switch” and what it will take to build the trust needed to move forward.Hear candid insights on:How conversations within the community can shape the direction of entire industriesWhy legacy systems carry such high risk when change is introducedThe promise of AI for...
2025-09-181h 02
Built For Trust With Nick LippisFrom Toil to Trusted Automation: Enter the Agentic AI SoCWhat do nuclear submarines and modern security operations centers have in common? More than you'd think.In this episode, Peter Campbell joins host Nick Lippis to explore how lessons from sonar blind spots on submarines mirror the visibility challenges in cybersecurity today. They dive into the origins and impact of the Cloud Security Notification Framework (CSNF), the growing problem of telemetry overload, and how agentic AI and hyperautomation are transforming the way we detect and respond to threats. From the 1-10-60 benchmark to the role of trust in automated decision-making, this conversation maps the future of...
2025-07-3149 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisInfrastructure Operations Automation Is Here, Thanks to MCP and Agentic AIWhat happens when you stop scripting and start reasoning? In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Itential CTO Chris Wade joins Nick Lippis to explore how the shift from human-driven workflows to AI-powered automation is transforming infrastructure forever. From the early days of CLI and OpenFlow to the rise of programmable controllers, LLM integration, and agentic protocols, Chris shares hard-won insights from years of helping enterprises digitize and scale their networks. They dive into the tension between DevOps tools and enterprise platforms, how trust in AI can be built through read-only access and guardrails, and w...
2025-07-2452 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisWhat’s Not Working in AI Infrastructure (and How to Fix It)What happens when AI meets the limits of real-world infrastructure? In this episode of Built for Trust, host Nick Lippis sits down with Darren Thomason from Arista to unpack what’s actually not working in today’s AI environments, from unpredictable network performance to the hidden risks that derail large-scale deployments.Drawing on decades of experience and deep customer insight, Darren reveals the most common failure points in AI infrastructure and how forward-thinking teams are fixing them. You'll hear how enterprise networks are being reimagined for speed, scale, and trust, and why staying close to the customer is t...
2025-06-1922 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisTrusting AI in Cancer Research: It’s All About The DataWhat happens when cutting edge AI meets the high stakes world of cancer research?In this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis sits down at the AI Networking Summit with Disleve Kanku from Dana Farber Cancer Institute about working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and oncology. From building secure, scalable data pipelines to supporting real time decision making in clinical environments, they explore what it takes to apply AI responsibly in healthcare.You’ll hear about the transition from engineering to bioinformatics, lessons learned in precision medicine, and how trust is built not ju...
2025-06-1217 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisInside the Blueprint of the AI Networking SummitGo behind the scenes with Nick Lippis and Andrea Witt as they reveal how one of the most trusted enterprise AI events comes to life. From keynote planning to real-world use cases, from SONiC-powered infrastructure to the Triple-T presentations, this episode gives you a rare peek into the strategy and structure that power the AI Networking Summit.You’ll hear how the agenda is hand-built from a blank canvas, why peer-led conversations matter more than vendor pitches, and what to expect from major sessions, including a can’t-miss fireside chat with John Chambers on the disruptive power of A...
2025-05-2228 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisHow AI is Forcing a Redesign of Enterprise InfrastructureIn this episode, Nick Lippis talks with Neil Anderson from World Wide Technology to unpack how AI (especially agentic AI) is driving a fundamental shift in enterprise infrastructure. From data gravity and edge computing to lifecycle automation and the limitations of legacy routing protocols, they explore the urgent need to rethink architecture for a real-time, data-intensive future. Learn how World Wide Technology’s Advanced Technology Center is helping enterprises navigate this transformation and what leaders must do now to stay ahead.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. Se...
2025-05-151h 00
Built For Trust With Nick LippisAI, NaaS, and the New Rules of Network OpsIn this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis talks to Raj Purkayastha from Tata Communications, and they explore how modern enterprises are rethinking their approach to global networking. From the rise of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) to the integration of AI and SASE, Raj shares how Tata is building dynamic, scalable infrastructure globally, especially in regions where traditional connectivity falls short. They dig into real-world use cases like pop-up retail and predictive AI-powered operations, and discuss why solving the “needle-in-a-haystack” problem requires more than just dashboards; it calls for agentic AI and intelligent automation at scale.New episodes of t...
2025-04-2451 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisAn Automated Network Ops Model with AI and SONiCWhat if network infrastructure could think for itself? In this episode, Nick Lippis sits down with Vishal Shukla, CEO of Aviz Networks, to explore how AI is reshaping network operations, and why SONiC is at the center of it all. From breaking the traditional “haystack” model of troubleshooting to deploying agentic AI directly on devices, they unpack the future of open networking, the rise of SONiC as the new enterprise standard, and what it really takes to support AI workloads at scale. If you're thinking about network transformation, this is the conversation you need to hear.New...
2025-04-1748 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisWhy Agentic AI Is the Future of Secure NetworkingIn this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis sits down with Kelly Ahuja, CEO of Versa Networks, for a candid and insightful conversation on the future of secure networking—and why agentic AI is at the center of it.From Versa’s early vision of “security built-in, not bolted on” to the company’s unified software stack powering SD-WAN, SASE, and beyond, Kelly shares how the team is reshaping the way organizations protect and scale their infrastructure. You’ll hear how agentic AI moves beyond observability to autonomous action, why AI is essential for reducing operational burden, and...
2025-04-1042 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisAI’s Real Impact on Large Scale Networking/Data Center Design and OperationsWhat do self-aware switches, open source firmware, and AI agents that talk back have in common? Parantap Lahiri, VP of Infrastructure at eBay, joins Nick Lippis to unravel the evolution of networking—from the first internet connections in India to today’s sprawling, AI-assisted infrastructures.In this episode, Parantap shares why BGP became his second language, how eBay turned its alert storm into a whisper, and why networks should be built like air and water: everywhere, reliable, and invisible. You'll hear stories of surviving "hairball" architectures, pushing complexity to the edge, and designing systems that don’t break...
2025-04-0357 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisRe-Thinking Networking In the Enterprise AI EraIn this episode of Built for Trust, Nick Lippis is joined by Pablo Espinosa from IBM, a seasoned infrastructure leader whose 30-year journey spans from humble beginnings to overseeing massive hybrid cloud networks at IBM. Together, Nick and Pablo explore how the definition of "scale" is evolving in the age of AI, why networks must now function as dynamic data exchanges, and how critical thinking—not just technical skills—is the superpower of the modern engineer. Pablo shares personal insights on career resilience, the importance of curiosity, and what it takes to lead through today’s third major t...
2025-03-2753 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisBreaking Silos with AI: The Future of IT, Business, and Workforce TransformationAI is here, and it’s moving faster than any tech shift before it—even cloud.In this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis and Chris Drumgoole from DXC Technology explore how AI is breaking down corporate silos, reshaping IT operations, and redefining the future of business. They discuss why AI adoption is accelerating beyond cloud, the challenges of governance and compliance, and what today’s leaders must do to stay ahead. From workforce transformation to enterprise software disruption, this conversation dives deep into the opportunities and risks of AI’s rapid rise. If you’re i...
2025-03-0642 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisBuilding the Foundations - AI-Ready Infrastructure for the Digital EnterpriseIn this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, let's head back to the AI Networking Summit NYC.Nick Lippis kicked off the AI Networking Summit with an insightful keynote on establishing robust, scalable, and secure AI-ready infrastructures. He provides a comprehensive framework that sets the stage for the day’s discussions, exploring the crucial role of networking and security in supporting AI workloads. Emphasizing the need to reduce AI infrastructure capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx), Nick highlights how making AI more accessible and affordable can enable industries to achieve their own groundbreaking advancements, much li...
2024-11-1420 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisWelcome a New Generation To The IndustryIn this episode of the Built For Trust podcast, Nick Lippis sits down with Alexis Bertholf, a dynamic leader at Megaport, to discuss her unconventional journey into the tech world. With no prior experience in IT, Alexis started as a Junior Solutions Engineer at Cisco and has since risen to become a driving force in transforming how we talk about networking.But Alexis’s impact goes beyond the workplace. She’s also leveraging TikTok to make complex technical concepts accessible to a global audience. Whether you're a seasoned IT professional or simply curious about how social media can...
2024-10-1740 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisGetting Infrastructure Management Ready For AIIn this episode of the Built For Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis is joined by Ernest Lefner from Gluware to explore his journey through the ever-evolving world of networking and AI. Ernest shares his experiences from the early days of building large-scale networks to leading innovations in automation and AI-powered solutions. With over two decades in the tech industry, Ernest reveals how trust, whether with clients, teams, or cutting-edge technology, has been the foundation of his success.Listen in as Ernest discusses high-stakes projects, the fast-paced world of networking, and how Gluware is shaping the future of network...
2024-10-101h 00
Built For Trust With Nick LippisHow AI Networking Enables Engineered MiraclesIn this episode of the Built For Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis is joined by John Capobianco from Selector AI to discuss how AI drives innovation across multiple industries. While exploring AI’s transformative role in business value creation and improving human conditions, they delve into applications of AI infrastructure and the engineering breakthroughs shaping the future. John shares his expert insights on building AI systems that foster trust and reliability, helping organizations solve complex challenges. Tune in for a dynamic discussion on how AI reshapes industries and pushes the boundaries of what’s possible.New episodes of the...
2024-10-0346 min
Built For Trust With Nick Lippis2024: The year of AI Networking & SecurityIn this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis talks to Roy Chua from AvidThink about his career path, work/life balance, and AI networking and security trends.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!
2024-02-2257 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisAI Models That Build TrustIn this episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis speaks with Mick Currey from Fidelity about key moments in his career, lessons learned from the challenging year of 2023, and a look ahead to 2024. Plus, gain some insights about health and wellness, and Mick’s approach to staying healthy, including biohacking and monitoring his health through blood testing. New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!
2024-02-1550 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisSimplify Infrastructure with AITune in to episode 2 of the Built for Trust Podcast as Nick Lippis talks to Chris Moretti from Cigna about his career path, their mutual love for music, and how AI tools will change the future of orchestration.New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!
2024-02-0850 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisReimagining The WAN For Greater Trust and SimplificationIn this inaugural episode of the Built for Trust Podcast, Nick Lippis talks to Steve Mullaney about his career path and recent transition into retirement, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and the HPE acquisition of Juniper Networks.Join Steve and Nick for this frank discussion on both the evolution of a technology career and the evolution of the industry as a whole. New episodes of the Built for Trust Podcast come out every Thursday. Subscribe to get notified. See you next week!https://onug.net/built-for-trust-podcast/
2024-02-0154 min
Built For Trust With Nick LippisIntroducing the Built For Trust PodcastIntroducing the Built for Trust Podcast with Nick Lippis. Tune in weekly to explore the critical elements of creating trusted enterprise AI infrastructures that are reliable, scalable, secure, and cost efficient.✅ Tech Insights: Explore the intricacies of building a reliable and secure IT foundation, addressing challenges in the ever-evolving technological landscape.✅Life Beyond Tech: Discover Nick's expertise and interests in non-tech topics, gaining valuable insights into health, wellness, fitness, cooking, and other subjects that contribute to a holistic approach to both personal and professional life.✅Engaging Conversations: Enjoy thought-provoking conversations with Nick and his ex...
2024-01-3001 min
The Lippis Report PodcastPolicy-Driven InfrastructureThe focus on separating user intent from infrastructure is an important new insight into how cloud environments should be run. To drive forward this approach, Group-Based Policy is currently being developed for both OpenStack and OpenDaylight open source projects. Mike Cohen, Director of Product Management and Sandeep Agrawal Senior Marketing Manager, both of whom work at Cisco Systems join me to talk about Group-Based Policy or using intent to manage infrastructure.
Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:44 sec: Sandeep, What is GBP and what proble...
2015-01-2821 min
The Lippis Report PodcastBrocade’s New VDX 6740 Performance Test Result RecordFor the Lippis/Ixia evaluation at iSimCity, Brocade submitted the VDX™ 6740, which is Brocade’s flagship Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch that’s built with Brocade’s Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS™) technology, an Ethernet fabric innovation that addresses the unique requirements of highly virtualized, cloud data center environments. The line-rate, low latency VDX™ 6740 fixed configuration switch is available in two models: the VDX™ 6740 with up to 64 1/10 GbE SFP+ ports, and the VDX™ 6740T with 48 1/10 GBASE-T ports and four 40 GbE SFP+ ports. We populated and tested the switch’s 10 and 40 GbE ports for performance and power consumption. In this podcast, Gautam Roy, Senior Product Mark...
2014-04-0210 min
The Lippis Report PodcastNEC Launches Version 5 of its ProgrammableFlow® Networking Suite and Sets the Bar for SDNNEC has launched its fifth version of its popular ProgrammableFlow Software-Defined Network (SDN) controller just when OpenFlow 1.3 is starting to be implemented in popular switches. The NEC ProgrammableFlow® Networking Suite, was the first commercially available SDN solution to leverage the OpenFlow protocol, enabling network virtualization and allowing enterprises, data centers and service providers to deploy, control, monitor and manage secure multi-tenant network infrastructure. Don Clark, Director of Strategy and Business Development at NEC joins me to talk about NEC’s SDN investment and the latest version of its controller, which you all can learn more about by attending ONUG at JP...
2013-10-0711 min
The Lippis Report PodcastJeff Gray CEO of Glue Networks on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Jeff Gray CEO of Glue Networks joins Nick Lippis for disc...
2013-02-1309 min
The Lippis Report PodcastHoward Bubb , President & CEO, Netronome on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Howard Bubb , President & CEO, Netronome joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the stat...
2013-02-1212 min
The Lippis Report PodcastAwais Nemat co-founder & CEO PLUMgrid on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Awais Nemat co-founder & CEO PLUMgrid joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the sta...
2013-02-1212 min
The Lippis Report PodcastMike Hatfield, President and co-founder of Cyan on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Mike Hatfield, President and co-founder of Cyan joins Nick Lippis for discussion on...
2013-02-1111 min
The Lippis Report PodcastDante Malagrinò President & CEO Embrane on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Dante Malagrinò President & CEO Embrane joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the stat...
2013-02-0814 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCraig Elliott co-founder and CEO of Pertino on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Craig Elliott co-founder and CEO of Pertino joins Nick Lippis for discussion on...
2013-02-0606 min
The Lippis Report PodcastGuido Appenzeller, CEO Big Switch Networks on Open Networking at ONUG
The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Guido Appenzeller, CEO of Big Switch Networks joins Nick Lippis for...
2013-02-0608 min
The Lippis Report PodcastGregory Lebovitz, VP Products and Marketing of vArmour on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Gregory Lebovitz, VP Products and Marketing of vArmour joins Nick Lippis for dis...
2013-01-3118 min
The Lippis Report PodcastJayshree Ullal , President & CEO, Arista Networks on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Jayshree Ullal , President & CEO, Arista Networks joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the...
2013-01-3113 min
The Lippis Report PodcastKarl May President & CEO of Vello Systems on Open Networking at ONUGThe networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility. Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry. To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th. Karl May President & CEO of Vello Systems joins Nick Lippis for discussion on...
2013-01-3014 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco Invests In Unified Access To Address Fundamental Changes In Enterprise Networking And BYOD Cisco is fundamentally changing the way it approaches network by prioritizing R&D to deliver a common user experience independent upon wired, wireless or remote access. In addition, to simplifying network operations and reducing opex, Cisco is unifying its product suites for One Policy, One Management and One Network to address the BYOD megatrend. Its approach is to deliver a unified access or holistic solution to IT business leaders that span both wired, wireless and remote network access with a common security, management and features framework. Cisco calls this new approach Cisco Unified Access. Cisco is also introducing a n...
2013-01-2916 min
The Lippis Report PodcastIBM Empowers Applications to Call Upon Network Services Via PureSystemsThis is the forth of a five part podcast series on IBM’s Open Data Center Interoperable Network or ODIN program and DOVE or Distributed Overlay Virtual Ethernet. I talk with Dr. Casimer DeCasatis, IBM Distinguished Engineer and System Networking’s Chief Technical Officer for strategic alliances about IBM’s Software Defined-Networking or SDN stack and how applications request network services with IBM’s linkage between its Patterns and SDN product set.
Duration 12 minutes and 17 seconds:
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:27 What are the key architectural components that enable application...
2013-01-2812 min
The Lippis Report PodcastTapping Into The Potential of Virtual Teams With Siemens Enterprise CommunicationsUnstructured business process is more distributed than ever thanks to smartphone platforms iOS and Android. As the workforce has become more mobile, work teams have become more distributed and virtual. Mobility brings freedom and increased individual productivity but a new study finds that working in virtual teams has a long way to go before group productivity climbs. I discuss how to tap into the huge potential of organized virtual teams through Unified Communications and Collaboration or UCC with Ross Sedgewick, Global Marketing at Siemens Enterprise Communications.
Duration: 14:50 minutes
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
2013-01-0715 min
The Lippis Report PodcastIBM Sets Direction With Open Data Center Interoperable Network ArchitectureThis is the first of a five part podcast series on IBM’s Open Data Center Interoperable Network or ODIN program and its DOVE or Distributed Overlay Virtual Ethernet initiative. In this podcast I talk with Dr. Casimer DeCusatis IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM System Networking’s chief technical officer for strategic alliances about IBM’s expanded approach to data center networking and the gains anticipated by IBM customers.
Duration 10 minutes and 05 seconds:
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:16: Let’s start with a discussion about Open Data Center Interoperable Network; what is it and...
2013-01-0710 min
The Lippis Report PodcastIndustry Predictions 2013 with Nick Lippis and Zeus KerravalaZeus Kerravala of ZK Research and I host our annual predictions podcast. We provide our top ten 2013 predictions that span consolidation in the SDN market, Cisco breaking away from HP/Dell, VMware jumping the shark, Micosoft’s rebound, the formation of the white box Top of Rack switch market, UC providers moving into context aware services, the rise of truly mobile applications and how Cisco will win with Cisco ONE. Enjoy and the very best for a happy and healthy New Year.
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2013-01-0318 min
The Lippis Report PodcastSiemens Enterprise Communications Rethinks The Future of User Communication Interfaces and ExperienceThe communications industry changed in 2007 with the iPhone introduction, resulting in a fundamental change in the way people communicate! Smartphone communications experience is richer and as such employees are demanding to use their iOS and Android devices at work, which has ushered in the Bring You Own Devices era. But there’s a divide between smartphones and Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC)? How do IT leaders bridge the gap between BYOD and UCC investments? I talk with Jan Hickisch of Siemens about the bridge it’s building to link BYOD and UCC from a user experience point of view.
2012-12-1710 min
The Lippis Report PodcastIBM Scales Virtual Networks Via Distributed Overlay Virtual EthernetThis is the second of a five part series on IBM’s Open Data Center Interoperable Network or program and its DOVE or Distributed Overlay Virtual Ethernet. I talk with Renato; IBM Fellow and System Networking Chief Technical Officer about IBM’s approach to virtual network overlays called DOVE.
Duration 16 minutes and 20 seconds:
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:22: Renato would you like to add anything to my virtual network overlay discussion in the intro that’s unique to IBM?
Question 2 @ 4:46: What is DOVE, a switc...
2012-12-0816 min
The Lippis Report PodcastAvaya Virtualizes Aura on VMwareMark Monday Vice President, Product Management, Collaboration Platforms and Endpoints at Avaya joins me to discuss virtualized unified communications. Avaya announced its Aura Virtualized Environment or Avaya Unified Communications on VMware, which are full-featured Avaya Aura core platform and applications installable as VMware virtual appliances. This affords a range of new deployment opportunities not previously available that promise to accelerate mobility, video and overall business collaboration deployment. We discuss the implications and new options afforded by Aura on top of VMware.
Duration: 13 minutes 17 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
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2012-12-0313 min
The Lippis Report PodcastThe New Personal Era of Unified CommunicationsThe adoption rate of Unified Communications and Collaboration or UCC has been disappointing. Its value proposition was rooted in its ability to unify different ways people communicate in the hope that business process would be streamlined, productivity increased and cost reduced. Some of this is true, but we are entering a new era where most of the underlying UCC assumptions are no longer valid. Chris Hummel, Chief Commercial Officer at Siemens Enterprise Communications and I believe that a new “people and team” driven UC architecture is emerging that includes mobility, video, social and cloud that’s focused on individual productivi...
2012-11-1923 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco Is Leading The Market Toward Open Networking With Cisco ONE This is the first of a four part podcast series on Cisco’s Open Network Environment or Cisco ONE. I talk with Shashi Kiran, Senior Director, Data Center, Virtualization and Cloud solutions at Cisco Systems about Cisco’s strategy to open up networking and the gains anticipated by Cisco and its customers.
Duration: 21 minutes
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:01 sec: There are several discussions taking place in the industry around software-defined networking concepts. What is Cisco’s strategy to address these?
Question 2...
2012-09-1821 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco’s Nexus 1000V-based Programmable Virtual Network OverlaysCisco ONE utilizes the multi-hypervisor Nexus 1000V virtual switch to create virtual network overlays and will be enabling programmability through programmatic interfaces to its virtual supervisor module (VSM), enabling automation-centric provisioning. To make virtual overlays functionally equivalent to physical data center networks, virtual Layer 4-7 application network and virtual security services are added via its virtualization stack of related protocols and layered products. Gary Kinghorn, Senior Manager, Data Center and Cloud Solution Marketing at Cisco Systems joins me to discuss Cisco’s approach to virtual network overlays.
Duration: 22 minutes and 37 seconds
2012-09-1523 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco To Offer Campus Slicing via SDN/OpenFlowThis is the third of a four part podcast series on Cisco’s Open Network Environment or Cisco ONE. Cisco ONE consist of three initiatives; OnePK, Campus Slicing via SDN/OpenFlow and Virtual Overlay. In this podcast I talk with Phil Casini Product line manager for Cisco’s SDN controller development about Cisco’s Campus Slicing functionality thanks to Cisco ONE’s implementation of Software Defined-Networking and OpenFlow.
Duration: 13 minutes 28 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:09 sec: Phil lets start with the Cisco controller and OpenFlow agents...
2012-09-1514 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco’s OnePK Opens up Networking to ProgrammingThis is the second of a four part podcast series on Cisco’s Open Network Environment or Cisco ONE. Cisco ONE consist of three initiatives; OnePK, Campus Slicing via SDN/OpenFlow and Virtual Network Overlay. In this podcast I talk with Kevin Woods Director of Product Management at Cisco Systems about Cisco’s OnePK programing environment for developers and its potential impact on networks and business process.
Duration: 13 minutes 20 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:00 sec: Kevin lets first talk about why Cisco is offering OnePK? From the briefin...
2012-09-1513 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco’s LISP For Workload Mobility in Multi-Data Center and Cloud Use Cases Explained
Victor Moreno Distinguished Technical Marketing Engineer at Cisco Systems joins me to discuss Cisco’s approach to workload mobility via is Locator/ID Separation Protocol or LISP technology.
Duration: 21 minutes and 22 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:29 sec: Victor let’s start with a definition of LISP. What it is, what does it do and where is it located in the network?
Question 2 @ 8:10 sec: How does LISP support network policy?
Question 3 @ 9:27 sec: How does LISP eliminate manual network changes required to move workload...
2012-09-1021 min
The Lippis Report PodcastThe Future of Software-Defined NetworkingRakesh Saha, Director of Product Management for Advanced Technologies at IBM System Networking and Samrat Ganguly, Chief Network Architect for NEC’s ProgrammableFlow join me to help us make sense of the fast paced evolution of Software-Defined Networking and predict its future.
Duration: 12 minutes and 26 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 2:19 sec: Rakesh, There are a few approaches to SDN including overlay virtual networks, OpenFlow control of physical and virtual switches plus a hybrid. How do you see these implementations evolving over time?
Qu...
2012-08-2712 min
The Lippis Report PodcastExtreme Networks Offers A Broad Open Networking InitiativeShehzad Merchant VP of Technology at Extreme Networks joins me to discuss Extreme’s approach to open networking including its Open Fabric, Software Defined-Networking or SDN initiative plus network programmability.
Duration: 12 minutes 20 seconds
Lippis Intro/Analysis Starts @ : 00:10 sec
Question 1 @ 1:58 sec: Shehzad. lets first start with Extreme’s view of SDN market drivers. What are your customers asking for?
Question 2 @ 3:52 sec: Shehzad, Extreme describes an SDN architecture with four layers. Let’s describe that to the audience as its central to the re-distribution of network respo...
2012-08-2012 min
The Lippis Report PodcastWorld IPv6 Day Marks Massive Transition In IP Addressing: What It Means To YouJune 6, 2012 was World IPv6 day, which marked the transition toward IPv6 on a global basis and will forever be the transition reference point. Close to 30% of pages viewed on the Internet globally were reachable over IPv6 after June 6th 2012. In May of 2012 there were only 519 sites IPv6 enabled or about 3% of web content. That number jumped to more than 2500 sites or approximately 30% according to Cisco. In this Lippis Report podcast I talk with Alain Fiocco Senior Director of Cisco's IPv6 High Impact Project as we discuss IPv6 transition adoption and what it means to you.
2012-07-0220 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco Simplifies Network Virtualization via Easy Virtual NetworkVirtualizing a physical network into multiple logical networks each with unique attributes has grown in popularity. This network design is popular in healthcare, education, travel and other industries. Network virtualization was available only to the largest of enterprises and service providers thanks to its cost and complexity of MPLS and VRF-Lite. But a new approach called Easy Virtual Network from Cisco changes all of that by reducing cost and eliminating configuration and management complexity opening network virtualization to a much larger segment of the enterprise market. In this Lippis Report podcast I talk with Sehjung Hah about Cisco’s Easy V...
2012-02-2814 min
The Lippis Report PodcastIBM On A Smart Network FabricThe term “fabric” has nearly as many definitions and permutations as “cloud,” so in this Lippis Report podcast Vikram Mehta, Vice President IBM System Networking joins me to discuss the top 10 attributes that a data center network fabric should possess. With the back half of 2012 kicking-off aggressive data center fabric deployments listening to this podcast is a must to help you with your planning.
2012-02-1311 min
The Lippis Report PodcastCisco’s Data Center Fabric Vision And Customer Business Outcomes
Cisco is the only large vertical IT supplier with compute, storage, L4-7 application services and deep networking capabilities making its data center offering unique. It’s Unified Network Services or UNS, Unified Computing System or UCS, Unified Fabric and policy based management make up the Cisco Data Center Fabric. In this Lippis Report podcast I talk with Shashi Kiran; Director of Market Management for Data Center/Virtualization at Cisco Systems about the vision and strategy of Cisco’s Data Center Fabric and the value its customers are gaining from its use.
2011-07-0617 min
The Lippis Report PodcastExtreme Networks Starts Race To 40GbE Cloud Networking with Open FabricExtreme Networks has added to its Extreme Open Fabric cloud networking portfolio by introducing a unique 10/40GbE ToR switch in its Summit X670; an ultra low latency switch thanks to a PHY-less design and cut-through switching. For the core, the new BlackDiamond X8 is a massive core switch built for virtualized infrastructure. It boasts 192x40GbE or 768 10GbE ports, 5 Watts/10GbE port power consumption, 128K VMs, high reliability and compact size being only 1/3 of a rack or 14.5 RUs. In this Lippis Report podcast I talk with Shehzad Merchant VP of Technology at Extreme Networks about Extreme’s new cloud netwo...
2011-06-2015 min
The Lippis Report PodcastOpenScape Cloud Defines New UCaaS MarketThe UC market is rapidly moving toward a cloud service for the small to medium business market (SMB) thanks to Siemens Enterprise Communications and others offering powerful communications and office productivity software delivered as a service. Cloud services offer the SMB market with some of the same IT services that large enterprises enjoy, but without the complexity and cost. For example, Siemens has been working with Google to offer its OpenScape Cloud Service that integrates features into Google applications, like click to call/conference etc. In this Lippis Report podcast I talk with Paul McMillan Director UC Technical Vision & St...
2011-03-3012 min
The Lippis Report PodcastAlcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 10K At The Lippis/Ixia iSimCity
Alcatel-Lucent brings its new OmniSwitch 10K enterprise core Ethernet switch to the Lippis/Ixia test at iSimCity. Nick Lippis interviews Khurram Khawaja, Product Manager at Alcatel-Lucent on cloud network design with the OmniSwitch 10K. Go here to download the Lippis/Ixia Test Report of the OmniSwitch 10K.
2011-01-2411 min
The Lippis Report PodcastBLADE Network Technologies/IBM 10GbE RackSwitches @ Lippis/Ixia iSimCity
BLADE/IBM brings its new G8124 and G8264 Top-of-Rack 10GbE switch to the Lippis/Ixia test at iSimCity. Nick Lippis interviews David Iies, Director or Product Management RackSwitch Product Line at BLADE/IBM on cloud network design with these new RackSwitches. Go here to download the Lippis/Ixia Test Report of the G8124 and G8264 RackSwitches.
2011-01-2407 min
The Lippis Report PodcastLippis on Borderless NetworksThis short Lippis Vidcast is on Cisco’s Borderless Networks architecture and its ISR G2 launch.
2009-10-2002 minThe Lippis Report PodcastMixed Vendor Networks Drive Complexity & Opex UpMixed vendor network environments increase complexity and complexity is not reliability’s best friend. In the following 3-minute Lippis Report podcast, Nick Lippis discusses network complexity and the disruptive outcomes it creates via two examples; the US Customs and Border Protection Agency at Los Angeles Airport and global Skype VoIP service. Enjoy, Nick
2009-07-1404 minThe Lippis Report PodcastNext Generation 802.11n Enterprise WLANs PerspectivesBill Kish, Chief Technical Officer of Ruckus Wireless, talks with Nick Lippis about enterprise Wireless LANs and the new 802.11n standard. With the increase in bandwidth, spectrum and power of 802.11n many IT leaders are now starting to think through how to incorporate 802.11n into their network architecture. Backbone link speeds, access point and WLAN controller placement, security, power over Ethernet, wireless bandwidth and spectrum power are all factors which plug into the calculus of next generation WLAN deployments. Bill Kish is uniquely qualified to talk on 802.11n as he is an active participant on IEEE project 802.11, the organization creating...
2007-11-2618 minThe Lippis Report PodcastMicrosoft Readies for OSC Oct 16th Launch: It’s A Water Shed EventZeus Kerravala, SVP of The Yankee Group Enterprise Research joins Nick Lippis to discuss Microsofts pending Oct 16th announcement of Office Communications Server or OCS. This will be an event that will change the communications industry accelerating its shift to an industry driven by software economics and professional services. Zeus and I pontificate on the impact OCS will have on the communications industry. Our apologies that the quality of the recording is below our standards, but the content is outstanding. Enjoy
2007-10-0217 minThe Lippis Report PodcastLippis and Kerravala on Avaya Being A Private CompanyZeus Kerravala of the Yankee Group joins me to discuss Avayas announcement to enter into a definitive merger agreement with Silver Lake and TPG Capital for approximately $8.2 billion. Avayas acquisition by a private equity company is the largest in the enterprise networking and communications space. What will it mean to customers, partners, employees and shareholders? Also how is the industry changing now that Avaya will no longer be a public company? Get two of the top industry analyst view on the topic by listening to this Lippis Report Podcast.
2007-06-0516 minThe Lippis Report PodcastNick Lippis Delivers BU College of Engineering Commencement SpeechNick Lippis, President of Lippis Enterprises, delivers the alumni commencement speech to the Boston University College of Engineering 2007 graduating class on May 20th. Mr. Lippis predicts that engineering resources and talents are shifting from enhancing the human experience to improving the human condition. As engineers invest their careers in biotechnology, nanotechnology, green energy sources and terrorist defense this generation of engineers are presented with an unprecedented opportunity to improve the human condition by extending healthy life spans in a clean environment while in the process changing the world.
2007-05-2014 minThe Lippis Report PodcastThe Chief Communications Officer’s Time Has ComeWe’ve received a lot of e-mail request that the Lippis Report newsletter analysis, the part that I write be available as a podcast. So we’ll try it with Lippis Report Issue 78: The Chief Communications Officer and please give us your feedback on the lippis.com site. I wrote this piece because I’m convinced that the there will be a need for a new position within IT executive management to deal with all the changes that are occurring in networks and communications. I’ve been writing about the network as a business platform which means that networking is evolving...
2007-03-1406 minThe Lippis Report PodcastContact Centers Get VirtualizedZack Taylor, Avaya Vice President of Global Strategic Solutions, joins the Lippis Report Podcast to discuss how corporations can lower the cost of raising the customer experience through virtualized contact centers. Contact centers are being virtualized to expand an agents pool of knowledge workers that can service customers and quickly resolve issues thus improving the overall customer experience with the firm. How does an organization implement a virtualized contact center? What are the impacts of standards such as SIP, Web Services & SOA on customer service? How can a virtualized contact center enable enterprises to reach beyond the traditional contact center...
2007-03-0614 minThe Lippis Report PodcastManaging Communication ApplicationsDenzil Samuels, VP & GM of Global Managed Services for Avaya joins the Lippis Report podcast to discuss managed communication applications. As contact centers move toward IP and unified communications plus communications-enabled business applications start to be implemented, many firms are seeking approaches to mitigate risk and manage total cost of ownership. Denzil and I discuss the expertise, tools, and knowledge to consult, design, build and manage a converged environment in a way that will deliver a competitive advantage for enterprises. We end the discussion by introducing Avaya�s services value chain approach. If you are experiencing gaps in the required skill...
2007-02-2717 minThe Lippis Report PodcastCisco Propels Networking to Business Platform LevelMarie Hattar, Ciscos Senior Director, Network Systems Marketing joins the Lippis Report Podcast to explore issues of network architecture as the blue print and framework for the new networked business platform. The increased stature and value of networking within corporate IT is discussed as well as its attributes and business value. Lippis and Hattar propose that networking is the new business platform and provide guidance to IT executives on how best to leverage their networking investment for corporate advantage. Enjoy, Nick
2007-02-1215 minThe Lippis Report PodcastMicrosoft/Nortel ICA CEO Event: A lot of sizzle but no steakZeus Kerravala, SVP of The Yankee Group’s Enterprise Research joins Nick Lippis to discuss the Microsoft/Nortel ICA CEO event, RSA, VoiceCon and Interop. Zeus and I talk about the major industry events coming up and what they may and may not bring. Enjoy Nick
2007-02-0615 minThe Lippis Report PodcastMcHugh On ProCurves Adaptive Network VisionJohn McHugh, VP and GM of ProCurve Networking by HP joins the Lippis Report podcast to discuss the network business platform and ProCurves Adaptive Network Vision. Adaptive Networking is the ProCurve industry commitment to add value to users, applications and organizations through its networking products. In this podcast John and I discuss the value delivered though Adaptive Networking and ProCurves investments are targeted toward making networking address the rapid change of business. Enjoy, Nick
2007-01-2922 minThe Lippis Report PodcastThe Networked Business PlatformZeus Kerravala, SVP of The Yankee Group’s Enterprise Research joins Nick Lippis to discuss and define the network as the new business platform. Networking is evolving well beyond its initial role as a connectivity service as location, unified communications, network access control, network virtualization, mobility, application fluency etc are embedded into the network fabric and are “callable? entities to application developers. This increased value in networking that can be molded and shaped by IT developers to achieve corporate goals is the genesis of the new business platform. Zeus and I define and discuss the importance of this new role for net...
2007-01-1624 minThe Lippis Report PodcastSouthern Company Test SIP Phones From SiemensArnold Solomon, Information Technologies Architect for the Southern Company joins the Lippis Report podcast to discuss its SIP phones based IP telephony deployment. The Southern Company is the largest utility company in the Southeast US and among the top 3 in the US. They have more than 85 locations served by HiPath 4000s. The Southern Co corporate HQ, which opened in downtown Atlanta in Oct 2005, features a 4000 v2 serving 600 optiPoint 420 Advanced phone sets. All users, including corporate officers, are using IP phones. They have a large deployment of SIP terminal adapters serving electric substations in GA, all off two 4000 v3s. Also...
2007-01-0918 minThe Lippis Report PodcastSIP Phones From SiemensAl Baker, US Vice President Product and Service Management and Martin
Northend, Director of Portfolio Marketing for Small and Medium enterprise, both
from Siemens Communications joined me on the Lippis Report to discuss SIP phones. Siemens just launched its OpenStage SIP
phones which interoperate with BroadSoft and Cilantro Softswitches. These SIP phones allow Service Providers to
offer hosted IP services based upon their existing softswitch investments to
the small to medium sized business market.
The phones are sleek with i-pod like control, mobile phone directory
services, large screen size and XML development environment. You can download the Siemens presentation
here...
2006-12-1119 minThe Lippis Report PodcastLippis and Kerravala Define Unified Communications ValueNick
Lippis, of the Lippis Report and Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President of The
Yankee Group�s Enterprise Research join the Lippis Report podcast to discuss
the state of Unified Communications.
This term has received a renaissance with many companies using it to
describe their approach to IP telephony applications. Kerravala and Lippis define unified
communications, discuss the problems it solves and it associated benefits to
both end user and corporate productivity.
2006-12-0419 minThe Lippis Report PodcastUnified Communications at Pembina TrailsDon Reece
the Director of Information Technology at Pembina Trails, a Public School
Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
joins the Lippis Report podcast to discuss his newly installed unified
communications implementation. Pembina Trails
has an enrollment of approximately 14,000.
They have a network of dark fiber backbone between sites running at a gigabit,
Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange, Dell Ethernet Switches and a very old
voice system. It was time to upgrade the
voice system, so they did it with Objectworld’s Unified Communications Server
and saved over $200K while offering a state-of-the-art IP telephony
system. Don goes into all the de...
2006-11-0719 minThe Lippis Report PodcastLippis Keynotes Wall Street Technology Association Conference on Hot TechnologiesI was invited to deliver the
keynote and moderate the Wall Street Technology Associations (WSTA) Hot
Technologies conference in early October. I spoke on network security, IP telephony and
hosted IP services offerings and provided an assessment on what's hot and
what's not. You can download my
presentation and listen to the keynote here. Enjoy, Nick
2006-10-3043 minThe Lippis Report PodcastWAN Optimization Bridges IT and Corporate InitiativesWAN optimization vendor Ipanema Technologies
(yes you can pronounce Ipanema, just think of the song the Girl from Ipanema)
joins me to discuss business network optimization. Ipanemas technology is integrated into many managed service
providers offerings delivering guarantee performance so service level agreements
are met. Vargha Moayed joins the Lippis
Report podcast to discuss how WAN optimization impacts application performance
and corporate productivity. For todays
far flug corporate operations, WAN optimization is a must to assure guaranteed
application performance. Enjoy, Nick
2006-10-2321 minThe Lippis Report PodcastLessons Learned From One of the Largest VoIP System Integrators: SPSIn this fourth and final special edition “Lessons Learned? podcast, Mr. John Poole, President and CEO, and Mr. Mike Taylor, CTO, both of Strategic Products and Services, discuss their experience, both pro and con, about deploying VoIP networks for 1000s of companies. As one of the largest system integrators in the VoIP space John and Mike have seen it all and they offer up a wealth of lessons learned for any company at any life cycle point of a Mike Taylorconverged network. Issues such as WAN provisioning, PoE budget planning, the top five issues that negatively impact voice service quality an...
2006-10-0224 minThe Lippis Report PodcastLessons Learned From the Largest Business VoIP Service Provider: CovadIn this part three special edition �¢ï¿½ï¿½Lessons Learned�¢ï¿½ï¿½ podcast, Dr. Ron
Marquardt, Director Broadband Access Technologies at Covad discusses their
experience, both pros and cons, about deploying a nationwide VoIP network. As
the largest VoIP service provider for business, Covad had many challenges to
overcome which many of their competitors are now just starting to experience. Dr. Marquardt discusses how Covad took a life cycle
approach to their VoIP deployment and are now offer three distinct and unique
VoIP services. The first two podcast to this
series are available in the
Lippis Report Download Library. This is a must listen podcast for
corporation serie...
2006-09-2816 minThe Lippis Report PodcastPart Two: IP Telephony Industry Not Ready Yet says CDMs CIO and Systems/Networks Manager
In this Part Two special edition “Lessons Learned? podcast,
Peter Palmisano, CIO and Jerry Weiner, Manager of Systems and Networks both of
Camp Dresser & McKee continue to discuss their experience, both pros and
cons, about deploying a multi-national converged network. This is, by
far, one of the best podcasts we have recorded, and is full of useful advice
and insights from two leading IT executives. They will tell you what to
look out for and what works. The huge questions raised are: Is the
IP telephony industry ready to support connected remote offices, a fully
converged network, disast...
2006-09-1115 minThe Lippis Report PodcastLippis and Kerravala on the New Communications Industry StructureZeus
Kerravala and I discuss the new industry structure, which is emerging thanks to
Microsoft�s entry into the communications market this past June. Avaya has a new executive management,
Microsoft and Nortel form a bold new Innovative Communications Alliance, Mitel
plans an IPO, Siemens Communications has one foot with Microsoft while Cisco
stays the course for now. What will be
new communications development platform (SOA, .net, SONA?). What should you do if you�re in deployment
mode, planning or operating a converged network? Which firms will survive and which ones will wither? You�ll get answers to these questions and
straight talk ad...
2006-08-2128 minThe Lippis Report PodcastScaling Up Your IP Telephony Network Without Putting Your Hair On FireEric Bear, Vice President Product Management & Global Business Development for Viola Networks joins the Lippis Report podcast where we explore "Service Level Management" to solve scaling and converged network performance issues. This is a must listen podcast if you want to avoid the problems most find when they scale up their IP telephony pilots to full deployments. Sale issues associated with equipment configuration and converged network design have a direct correlation on the stability of a converged network. In this podcast we discuss best practices so you can avoid the crisis most organization experience. Nick
2006-06-2718 minThe Lippis Report PodcastShoreTel CEO John Combs on ShoreTel, Mitel's IPO & the IP Telephony MarketCEO John Combs joins the Lippis Report podcast to discuss the IP telephony market and ShoreTel's chances of success. The IP telephony market is growing rapidly. It took 3 years for the industry to ship some 8 million IP phones; it ships that many plus in 3 months and the growth rate is increasing. As the market starts to roar, private firms are taking the temperature of the IPO market. John Combs comments on Mitel's IPO, ShoreTel's happy customers, innovation and the competitive IP telephony market. There is a lot packed into this 20 minute podcast. You'll want to make sure you listen to thi...
2006-06-2019 minThe Lippis Report PodcastSiemens' Al Baker on Contact Centers At the Heart of a New Communications Revolution
Nick Lippis
interviews Al Baker of Siemens on how IT departments are looking to mold, shape
and inject communications into business process. IT departments are starting to view contact
centers as the starting point to link communications directly into a wider set
of business applications increasing productivity and creating competitive
differentiation. Al discusses these
dynamics in the context of Siemens's new HiPath ProCenter Enterprise V7.0
contact center offering for the SME and mid-large enterprise markets. It is a great listen and is studio quality too.
2006-05-0225 minThe Lippis Report PodcastProCurve Networking by HP Makes Its Most Significant Product Announcement To DateProCurve Networking by HP Makes Its Most Significant Product Announcement To Date
Nick Lippis interviews Andre Kindness, ProCurve Networking by HP on their largest product announcement to date. In this podcast I ask Andre to give us the bottom line on their new 5400, 3500, 6200 and 10 Gb modules for their 8100 core switch. One of the key points here is the integration of Power of Ethernet, network security and enhanced mobility features built into their 3rd generation of ProVision ASCI. As usual I give my take on the announcement at the end of the podcast. For a set of slides on the above...
2006-04-2531 minThe Lippis Report PodcastAlcatel & Lucent Merger Discussion with Zeus Kerravala, Scott Bradner and Nick LippisZeus
Kerravala, VP of Yankee Group's infrastructure research and consulting and Scott Bradner, University Technology Security Officer,
Harvard University join me as we discuss the
structural changes taking place which are shaping a new telecommunications
industry. Kicked off by a discussion on the
pros and cons of the Alcatel and Lucent merger the talk then twist and turns
into a discussion on Google, Microsoft, Vonage. legislative initiatives, mobile
and wireline usage. We end with a vision
of the emerging telecommunications industry. It is a fascinating talk.
2006-04-1821 minThe Lippis Report PodcastSid Nag, CEO of Prominence Networks on QoS in Mixed Vendor Converged NetworksNick Lippis interviews Sid Nag, Founder, President and CEO of Prominence Networks www.prominencenet.com. We discuss the problem most IT organizations are having with quality of service (QoS) configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting over IPBPXs, routers, switches, WAN services etc. In short QoS is a tedious, time consuming and expensive process that eats up operational dollars. Prominence is offering its Clear Call Controller and Director which automates QoS configuration so that your users have an excellent voice and video experience over a converged network. It�s a great podcast for any organization serious about delivering high quality real time services over...
2006-04-1124 minThe Lippis Report PodcastBobby Johnson, CEO Foundry Networks On How Many Ethernet Switch Companies We NeedNick Lippis interviews Bobby Johnson, President and CEO of Foundry Networks. In this podcast Bobby discusses the key areas where Foundry is investing to address the enterprise and service provider ethernet markets. There's a great discussion on industry structure and the new business cycle in which the network industry is entering that will be marked by innovation sparking a feature race and further consolation.
2006-03-2825 minThe Lippis Report PodcastConverged Network Optimization Discussion with FlukeNick Lippis interviews Naresh Kannan, Director Product Management and David Peikin, Director Marketing at Visual Networks now Fluke Networks. Visual Networks' flagship solution Visual UpTime Select is being upgraded to 2.0 with a focus on VoIP performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Select 2.0 will be released on Feb 24, 2006. I give my take on the announcement at the end of the podcast. If your interested in network performance monitoring you may want to check out the Network Physics podcast as well as these companies compete.
2006-03-2132 minThe Lippis Report PodcastIndustry Roundtable with Scott Bradner, John Gallant and Nick LippisScott Bradner, University Technology Security Officer, Harvard University and John Gallant, President and Editorial Director of Network World join me in our first industry roundtable. We discuss the reality of Web Services/SOA and how the IP Telephony vendors (Avaya, Cisco, Siemens, Nortel, Mitel) are using it. The discussion of VoiceCon drove us to E-911 open issues with Scott providing an IETF update on what the group is doing to help solve this important industry issue. VoiceCon also brought SIP to light as IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, et al are embracing it and now pushing Cisco into SIP acceptance with Call...
2006-03-1440 minThe Lippis Report PodcastJuniper Proves That Its Integrated Security Gateway Delivers ValueNick Lippis has a discussion with Lee Klarich, Director Product Management, at Juniper Networks. Lee provides an update to Juniper's Integrated Security Gateways (ISG) with proof points from customers AvantGo, ADP and the University of Nevada Reno. We review the multi-processing, multi-tasking capabilities of the ISG and its competitive advantages. What I like most about the ISG is its ability to virtualized firewall, VPN and IPS services and extend them to VLANs, ports, applications, etc, thus avoiding the cost of placing security appliances around your network. The integration of security features not only save on capital cost, but operations too...
2006-02-2150 minThe Lippis Report PodcastCipherOptics Launches SG1002 Encryption AppliancesNick Lippis interviews Brandon Hoff and Katie Dunn on the state of the network security market, data security and the launch of CipherOptics' new 1Gb SG1002 IPSec encryption appliance. There’s a great discussion in this podcast, on scaling tactics for securing encrypted end-to-end networks versus tunnels. Also issues such as key and policy management and secure domains are explored.
2006-02-0753 minThe Lippis Report PodcastSiemens Communications Talks of New SOA Based IP Telephony Market Model To ComeNick Lippis has an industry discussion with Mark Straton, Senior Vice President Siemens Communications. Nick leads the talk by describing the third phase of IP telephony, the strategic phase, while Mark makes his points of why Siemens will lead this phase. Gone will be capital cost, siloed communications applications and in will be SOA based communications enabled applications and hosted IP tel solutions. There's a good discussion about the industry structure and which vendors, Avaya, Cisco, Nortel, Mitel, Siemens, Alcatel will survive and thrive in the strategic phase.
2006-02-0638 min