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Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted Secure Cloud Networking with Asif Masood from TrueValueHow to achieve network simplicity in Google Cloud (GCP) and the importance of customer-centric relationship.” Unscripted chat with Sr Manager of Application Development Asif Masood --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2023-05-2233 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP-35 “SIMPLIFY APPLICATION DISASTER RECOVERY IN CLOUD WITH AVIATRIX " - with Aviatrix Principal Cloud Architects John Smoker and Dennis HagensDisaster recovery , Disaster avoidance or in general Business Continuity are a critical design consideration for any business critical application. In this short podcast, Dennis Hagens and John Smoker demonstrate how Aviatrix multi-cloud network backbone simplify your application disaster recovery b/w regions of single cloud or even to a second cloud with a flip of a button. They also demonstrate how this standardize design allows for application reachability in cloud using the infrastructure of second cloud in case of a failure. A powerful capability for all type of flows : Ingress from internet Clo...

2023-02-1232 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP34 - Cloud Cost Management - Increase Cloud ROI - Enhance Application SecurityExperience your firewall working for you, not the other way around. Aviatrix integrate and works with Security vendor such as Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, Fortinet, Cisco, F5 etc. Aviatrix business value is to simplify the way organizations enhance their public cloud security posture (Azure, GCP, AWS, OCI, etc.) while reducing the overall cost. In this candid podcata you'll find out how Aviatrix FireNet helps you to simply consume virtual firewall, with a proven recipe adopted by hundreds of customers in the cloud. Now, you can simplify security by leaving the heavy lifting to A...

2022-09-1746 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP33 - Trillions of Dollars moving to the cloud and businesses leveraging multiple-clouds " - advice and tips from the most elite AWS blackbelts EVGENY VAGANOV & ABDUL RAHIM “Podcast 33 - “ Evgeny Vaganov and Abdul Rahim has ~12 years of combined experience at #awscloud and have worked with thousands of customers moving to cloud. In episode 33, we asked them to share their cloud journey, lessons learned and advice for customers. Some key points: - Many cloud deployment start as non mission critical, in a single cloud and organically grew into a giant mess that is hard to untangle, with several design flaws, lack of visibility, security holes and operational/governance nightmares. - CSP by design focus less on networking features as...

2022-07-011h 03

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP29 - Don't forget the "Ops" in building your "DevOps" world - with Aviatrix DevOps gurus Dennis Hagens and John SmokerAnother exciting episode with DevOps/ IaC/ Terraform Gurus John Smoker Dennis Hagens where we talked about importance of Ops specifically visibility, troubleshooting and security when building your application delivery infrastructure. EP29 – Don’t forget the “Ops” in building your “DevOps” world Some key learnings: - Key goal of DevOps and IaC is to “push code to production faster and do it in a scalable, stable way", however the last thing that always gets automated is the network, so even though a lot of organizations might feel that they've got things under control with automation, It ma...

2022-06-0336 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP32 - How Aviatrix provided the eureka moment for healthcare leader Fresenius giving them control of their cloud deployment and secure critical data -chat with lead cloud architect Maximilian SchmidtDo you know " More than half of dialysis machines used worldwide are made by Fresenius Medical Care" ? #fresenius is a global healthcare that provides products and services for dialysis, hospital management and do R&D to pioneer therapy and care of critically and chronically ill patients. I admire and have huge respect for their mission as well: "To deliver superior care that improves the quality of life of every patient, every day, setting the standard by which others in the healthcare industry are judged" In episode 32 of Lets talk cloud networking podcast, we...

2022-04-3030 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP31 - Utility industry is critical national infrastructure, where security, compliance & visibility in cloud is absolutely vital- [with our special guest Steven Ward @Siemens MAS]Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast conversation with Steven Ward, Corporate Infra leader at Siemens MAS. Steven shared lessons learned from his personal cloud journey and how Siemens have transformed over the years to start realizing full benefit of cloud. Some of the key points from the conversation: Utility industry is critical national infrastructure, where security, compliance and visibility is absolutely critical and is a large part of why Siemens is working with Aviatrix 2 key factors businesses look for are: Predictability in Cost and predictability in outcome and cloud do provides this very well. Enterprises are N...

2022-03-1443 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP30 - "Connecting the dots b/w Cloud architects and their CEO" - with special guests Prateek Goyal (Customer value specialist) and Faizan Mustafa (ex-CIO Toyota Indus)Fun episode and something different, where we asked Prateek Goyal and Faizan Mustafa on how the new cloud world demands cloud architects and IT directors to align their projects and mindset to CEO/CIO and board initiatives. e.g. CEO's may be worried about smaller players in the market who are born in the cloud and have been able to rapidly capture portion of your business by being more agile and providing more flexible offerings. Existential thread is very real. They may also be looking to make their offering more richer by leveraging off-the-shelve CSP services such a...

2022-03-0537 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP28- Why Cool kids joining Aviatrix and reasons top cloud integrators aggressively embracing Aviatrix ?In Episode 30 , we got together with 2 of the finest Microsoft Azure Cloud specialists Bryan Woodworth and Toni Beck to talk about: - How customers journey to cloud is evolving post pandemic ? - Key reasons why movement to cloud is top of mind for CEO's/CIO's to achieve accelerated business growth ? - Importance of "Built-in Security" and why Aviatrix "Secure cloud networking" approach is the resonating well with top enterpises. - Critical role "Born in the cloud integrators and Top GSIs (SVA, DXC, Accenture, TCS, HCL, Wipro etc) are playing in helping cl...

2022-02-2136 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP27: What does it mean to be a technology "CHAMPION" for your business? What does it mean to be a technology “CHAMPION” in a business transformation ? Whats in it for you challenging status quo ? Learn from Jeff Duke on his thought process and lessons learned while in pursuing most optimal cloud networking and security solution for Republic Airways ? Gartner learnings on multi-cloud that helped him and how it has evolved over the last 2 years ? Repetition gives you “confidence” and passion makes you the champion. What does CCIE’s bring to the table in cloud world if they can fast track their knowledge with certs like ACE Why cloud council at Republic airways fell in love with Avia...

2021-12-1437 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP26 - “How AUDI AG/ VW Group found their magic with Aviatrix on Gartner recommendation" - With special guests Ryan Wiley and Sebastian KisterGartner analyst friend once told me amount of due diligence and deep research hey have to put in to publish their reports based on understanding the market, researching vendor products and interviewing wide variety of customers. The work is even more difficult with new market as old data is no longer valid. This is a heavy impact, responsibility work as thousands of business decision makers make important technology decisions based on those reports and data points. In episode 26 of our cloud network podcast, we are lucky to have Ryan Wiley and Sebastian Kister from AUDI AG talk a...

2021-11-0949 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP25 – "Don’t let Cloud intimidate you and think security at every layer” - With very special guest Shaun Norris, MS Norris (Chief Architect – Cyber Defense Infrastructure) Fortunate to host Shaun on our cloud networking podcast to discuss lessons learned from his various cloud projects in last 10 years. Some key learnings : - When moving to cloud, security should be top of mind day1. You can continue improving in phases but figure out your policy structure understanding how the cloud works and applications ingress/egress flows - Why security postures in cloud are different and advise to customers to think of implementing security at different layers leveraging both native capabilities from CSPs and cloud-smart vendor solutions ...

2021-10-2337 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP24 - VMware Multi-cloud strategy: Are you also confused ?VMware is an on-prem company, actually they do data center compute/network virtualization better than anybody else. However, their Multi-cloud portfolio and strategy is confusing. This should not come as a surprise as like many other legacy on-prem vendors, they face the “incumbent dilemma”. This post does a good job explaining https://rishidean.com/2014/12/08/incumbents-dilemma-why-disrupting-yourself-is-hard/ VMware do accept the fact that applications their infrastructure was servicing is now rapidly moving to cloud and Michael Dell recently confirmed "even days of hybrid-cloud are long gone, next phase is Multi-cloud". https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/dell-hybrid-cloud-long-gone-multi-cloud-next-phase/2021/10/ This BTW is...

2021-10-1946 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP23 - Cloud is a “Ferrari like experience” for your business, but you must know when to slow down to go FAST ” – with special guest Atta Meer, Global Network & Network Security Architecture Lead at TTakeda is a R&D driven, biopharmaceutical leader with a global presence. In this podcast, we got together with experienced cloud transformation leader Atta Meer to learn about his personal cloud journey and lessons learned from various cloud projects. Atta also provided great insights on how enterprises and Manage service providers (MSP’s) should be ramping up cloud networking skills of their staff. Some key points: - Amazon Web Services (AWS) created something amazing years ago that allowed research-oriented pharma companies like Takeda to leverage on-demand infrastructure elasticity at the pace of opportunity. There are alw...

2021-09-1639 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP22 - Black swan events lurking in your cloud network - Are you prepared ? - with cloud guru and evangelist Karthik BalachandranEP22 - "Black swan event lurking in your cloud network - Are you prepared?" Karthik Balachandran is a cloud guru with 12+ years of priceless experience helping customers with their cloud journey. Over the years, Karthik has witnessed various customer approaches and strategy shifts to maximize ROI in cloud. In episode 22 of "Lets talk cloud networking" podcast, Karthik shared his learnings and how best to approach todays cloud deployments from cloud networking and security perspective. Some key points: - Why cloud DIY approach is literally a black swan event waiting to happen due to r...

2021-09-0734 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP21 - EMEA cloud learnings and why Azure is first choice in a rapidly evolving multi-cloud region ” - with EMEA cloud networking experts IDES VANNEUVILLE and DENNIS HAGENSIn EP21 we got together with Ides and Dennis to talk about EMEA cloud trends and some lessons learned from customers cloud journey in the region. Key points include: Why Azure is first choice CSP for majority large enterprises in the region How EMEA landscape has rapidly evolved from single cloud mindset to embracing multi-cloud Connectivity to mainland China is a key trend with some large EMEA customers Advise for cloud architects to "zoom out", take a step back and look at big picture on how cloud needs to be architected for current and future business needs How Pa...

2021-08-2139 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP20 - “Aviatrix provides bulletproof reliability, critical to aviation business ” - with special guest STEFFEN WAGNER (Head of Technology COE at Lufthansa Systems)Myself and John Gonsalves just recorded our 20th episode of "Lets talk cloud networking - unscripted" and who better person than Steffen Wagner from Lufthansa systems to join us and share his personal cloud journey and lessons learned from leveraging #azurecloud #gcpcloud #awscloud as DC's are getting rapidly evacuated. Key points: 1. Cloud needs are evolving rapidly and CEO/CIO/business leaders want you to "architect a future proof cloud" as all requirements are NOT known today". 2. Cloud customers maturity has evolved from using CSP as just IaaS provider to helping business with faster...

2021-08-0145 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP19 - "Doing Cloud with on-prem approach and vendors is a proven recipe for failure" - 10 min advise for Financial Services Industry (FSI) customers from John Gonsalves Some key points: 1. Doing Cloud with on-prem approach and relying on legacy on-prem vendors is a proven recipe for failure. Listen to what Johbn witnessed does NOT work in cloud. 2. What every customer specifically FSI customers expects their cloud vendors to articulate very crisply: *** What business problem your technology is solving ? *** Describe the business value that can be derived as an outcome *** How much does it cost. 3. Business agility and security are 2 top goals for FSI customers in the cloud. i.e. How can...

2021-07-2316 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP18 - "How Aviatrix created that "Aha" moment for driverless vehicle technology leader Easy Mile" - Listen to DevSecOps Tech leader Razvan Matei#EasyMile is a pioneer in connected vehicles space with award winning driverless technology and with operations in 40+ countries. Cloud is critical for these technologies to work and having a reliable, low latency network is essential. For early adopters, cloud expect customers to fail fast as picking the right tool and platform is directly tied to agility and exponential business benefits. In this episode, we get together with Razvan Matei , an early adopters in cloud and currently working as DevSecOps lead @ EasyMile Cloud R&D group. Razvan shared his cloud journey, lessons learned and insights that connected technology...

2021-07-0942 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP18 - How Aviatrix is helping Connected Cars - Easy MileEasy Mile Case study

2021-07-0841 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP17 - Understanding Cloud cost from Networking and Security perspective and how to convince your CFO - with Aviatrix architects James Devine and Saad MirzaCost was never top of mind for on-prem networking/security/cloud architects but its an important design pillar in cloud. In this episode, we discussed with James Devine and Saad Mirza from #aviatrix on how infrastructure teams and architects needs to change their mental model when looking at network/security cost and where compromises does not make sense. Some key points: 1. Be comfortable with not having a clear picture of your OPEX as you start you journey. In fact, your cost could very well be higher but additional benefits are well worth it. Cost is...

2021-07-0240 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP16 - "Don't allow CSP to lock you in. Dig deeper and evaluate" - with very special guest Jennifer Reed from D3Clarity [formerly ViqtorDavis]Exciting episode this... Jennifer Reed is a highly trusted and well respected cloud professional. She is also founding member of D3clarity [formerly ViqtorDavis] who have been helping enterprise customers with their cloud journey for # of years now. In this episode, Jennifer shares her fascinating career journey starting from being in US Marin Corp to then working in very diverse technology roles and eventually becoming a trusted cloud networking and security professional assisting many large enterprise customers. Some key points: 1. Why taking an architectural approach is so critical in a rapidly evolving cloud wo...

2021-06-1842 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP15 “ Rise of SaaS in cloud and why Aviatrix is becoming key for SaaS providers” - with Principal Solutions Architect BARRY LEEBarry Li is Principal Solutions architect with vast experience in helping diff type of SaaS vendors especially in designing and operationalizing their cloud networks. In this podcast, Barry shares his experience and lessons learned working with some of the prominent SaaS vendors who are leveraging Aviatrix as their foundational platform for variety of needs. Some of the point covered include: 6 Key requirements from SaaS vendors hosting their offering in cloud. How Aviatrix is making it easy fro SaaS vendors to operationalize their offering in cloud and making it future proof. Why Security cannot be overlooked and...

2021-06-1123 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP14 - Center of gravity in cloud is making networking cool again - with DC Networking legend and AWS cloud expert Brad HedlundBrad Hedlund is a networking legend when it comes to data centers and AWS cloud expert having spend several years at Cisco, VMWare, and AWS In this podcast, Brad shared his fascinating career journey and why he thinks Aviatrix is the next big thing in cloud networking Some key points we covered: 1. Why he left AWS and joined Aviatrix ? and his view of major inflection points in networking over the last 20 years. 2. Why he thinks the "center of gravity" in the cloud and need for consuming services in multiple cloud is making "networking...

2021-06-0330 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP13 “How Cloud is helping businesses realize THE ART OF POSSIBLE and importance of Cloud Network Architecture” - with special guest LEON N’ GUETTA [Managing Director@ VDC.cloud ]Leon N’Guetta leads the VDC.cloud’s growing UK and globally dispersed team as the Owner, Managing Director & Certified Aviatrix Multi-Cloud Expert. In this episode, we get together with Leon to learn about his interesting journey in transforming his business to cloud. We also discussed how cloud has made them realize "The Art of possible" with elastic, on-demand infrastructure and cloud services at finger tips. Below are some key points he shared: 1. Importance of Cloud Network architecture and why leveraging multiple clouds to use best of breed services is key 2. Power of Cloud...

2021-05-2828 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP12 - "How do you pick the right partner for your cloud journey ? Choose wisely as your success depends on it " - with special guest Justin Donohoo [Founder and CTO @ Observian]Justin Donohoo the Founder and CTO of Observian and is probably one of the most knowledgeable and experienced cloud advisor we know in the space of app modernization, cloud migration, cloud security and big data. A trusted advisor with real world cloud experience that can be of tremendous help with customers cloud journey. In this episode, we get together with Justin to get his thoughts on customer lessons learned, partner landscape and how Observian is helping enterprises in this rapidly evolving cloud space. Some key points: Importance of "safe and repeatable architectures" as operational overhead due to lack...

2021-05-1442 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP11 - Why DevOps engineers loves Aviatrix ? and how Network/Security roles need to pair with DevOps to form Modern Cloud IT - with special guest and Sr. DevOps engineer John Smoker !!John Smoker is an experience DevOps engineer and infrastructure architect with solid command on cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, cloud patterns, and automation. Prior to joining Aviatrix, John was leveraging Aviatrix as part of his CI/CD application delivery in the cloud. He loved it so much, that he ended up joining Aviatrix now helping customers who are looking for guidance in their cloud journey: In episode 11, we touch some key topics around: Role of DevOps engineer and why it was formed in the first place. How Aviatrix helps DevOps engineers bring necessary design attributes around...

2021-05-0334 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP10 - "Secret behind AWS Success and how Aviatrix helps" - with special guest and AWS cloud networking expert James DevineJames Devine is AWS Networking expert who recently joined Aviatrix as Principal Solutions Architect. In EP10, we got together with James to get his views on reasons behind AWS wild success. We also talked about how Aviatrix cloud networking platform makes Customer's AWS experience more impactful, secure and enterprise grade. There is also some thought provoking discussions on why world needs "modern CIO/CTO's " to drive innovation strategy of the future and how VMware VMCoAWS type strategy may help provide a "DRaaS to cloud" as a starting point for many enterprises who are not ready to jump to cloud...

2021-04-2429 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP9 - Inmarsat "Don't be afraid of Cloud; embrace to Innovate! " - with special guest and Head of Corp Networks at Inmarsat , Daniel SwanThis week we got together with Head of Corp Networks at Inmarsat to talk about their cloud journey. Sone key points we covered include: Why it's important for business leaders to fail fast to succeed faster. We talked about speed of innovation and simplicity as the key tenets to strive for in the cloud. Dan also touched on how critical Aviatrix has been for their cloud strategy allowing them to consume services in each cloud [AWS/Azure,GCP/OCI] Lastly how Dan navigated through up-skilling his teams to be effective in cloud world and role of Aviatrix ACE in...

2021-04-1523 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP8 - What is Azure X-factor behind their rapid growth & Is your Azure deployment multi-cloud ready ? with Aviatrix Principal Architects & MSFT networking black-belts Bryan Ashley & Manny CaleroIn this episode we got together with Aviatrix Principal Architects and former Microsoft global networking black belts Bryan Ashley and Manny Calero to discuss: - What is Azure x-factor behind their rapid growth? - How do customers ensure their Azure deployment is multi-cloud ready ? - Customer trends, common pain points and lessons learned - Key takeaways to get the best out of cloud deployments Hope you find it useful. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-04-0932 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP7 - Government sector cloud adoption - Observations and 3 key takeaways, with special guest Jason LangoneYou would surprised with pace of innovation that public clouds have enabled when it comes to Govt and public sector. Listen to industry expert Jason Langone as he shares his observations and key trends in Govt. and public sector space. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-04-0223 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP6 - Healthcare - Cloud networking trends, with special guest Phil DavisHealthcare vertical is seeing massive digital transformation and cloud has indeed enabled customers to innovate faster. Phil Davis is top cloud architect that has been closely working with several healthcare customers. In this episode Phil shares his experience and lessons learned. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-04-0219 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP5 -Cloud security is not a shared responsibility, It's yours !! 3 takeaways with special guest Shahzad Ali.Organizations questioning have changed from "Is Cloud secure" to "Are we using cloud securely". As enterprises mature with better understanding of how their data flows in and out of CSP infra, realization is kicking in that at the end of the day, cloud security is customers responsibility. It must be protected with a sound security posture and at multiple levels. In this episode, John Gonsalves and Nauman Mustafa chat with lead architect Shahzad Ali on what he is learning from various customers who are experiencing this first hand and continuously optimization their cloud security strategy. ...

2021-03-2120 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP4 - “Build vs Buy” & CloudNative+1.Enterprises moving to cloud face this build vs buy dilemma and how smart customers addressing it. 2. What is CloudNative+ and why it’s the most optimal approach --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-03-1321 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP3 - What’s happening to SD-WAN and why its loosing relevance ?Very interesting discussion talking about the harsh reality of SD-WAN being a diminishing technology. There were some thought provoking questions from Nauman and John and insights were provided by Dana Yanch, former pioneer architect in the SDWAN world and now a Principal engineer at Aviatrix. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-03-0817 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP2 - Career Transformation Tips for Cloud Networking and Security EngineersTalk with industry experts and principal cloud architects Shahzad Ali, Dana Yanch and Hammad Alam about their journey to the Cloud and what tips and recommendations they have to fast track their skills in cloud to support their businesses. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-03-0827 min

Let’s Talk Cloud Networking - Unscripted EP1 - Don't repeat the cloud networking mistakesNauman and John talks about state of cloud and the importance of cloud networking and security in the digital modernization world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/netjoints/message

2021-03-0818 min