Best Computer Science Podcasts (2024)

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HN730: Retail, Healthcare, Manufacturing and More Transform Their Branches with Next-Gen SD-WAN and SASE (Sponsored) 47:33

13m ago47:33

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If you haven’t made the leap from traditional wide area networking to SD-WAN, or perhaps you’re thinking about adding security services to your SD-WAN infrastructure, this episode is for you. Rajesh Kari from Palo Alto Networks joins the show to share customer stories from the front lines of multi-branch businesses’ networks. Industry verticals inc…

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IPB149: A Progress Report on the Federal Government’s IPv6 Migration 40:47

21h ago40:47

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When you chair the IPv6 Task Force for the United States Federal Government, you get a pretty good view of IPv6 implementation across the world and in every aspect of American society. That’s why we have Rob Sears on the show today. He gives us his perspective as chair of the task force charged with... Read more »…

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Day Two Cloud: The Duality of Enterprise AI 55:14

6h ago55:14

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Welcome to a crossover episode with the Day Two Cloud podcast! AI has been around forever; AI is emergent. AI is just data analytics; AI hallucinates. AI doesn’t have many business use cases; AI is already being used by your employees. Today, Greg and Johna from the Heavy Strategy podcast join Day Two Cloud to... Read more »…

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D2C240: The Duality of Enterprise AI 54:53

1d ago54:53

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AI has been around forever; AI is emergent. AI is just data analytics; AI hallucinates. AI doesn’t have many business use cases; AI is already being used by your employees. Today, Greg and Johna from the Heavy Strategy podcast join Day Two Cloud to give their takes on enterprise AI. Johna brings with her the... Read more »…

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NAN060: Python for Network Engineering with Kirk Byers (Part 2) 36:46

1d ago36:46

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This is Part 2 of Kirk Byers’ interview. We discuss the Git course he’s developing and the need to build bridges between networking and testing so we can move automation forward. This of course leads us to geek out about AutoCon and the talks we’re most excited about. Plus, Kirk shares his wisdom about creating... Read more »…

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PP010: CISA’s Cyber Incident Reporting Law: What You Need to Know 37:27

2d ago37:27

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The US government is seeking comment on a new law mandating detailed cyber incident reporting. In this episode, we cover what you need to know about the “Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act.” We break down the details, including what kind of companies the law applies to, what it defines as an “incident,” and... Read more »…

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HW025: Easy as Pi: The WLAN Pro’s Swiss Army Knife 39:21

3d ago39:21

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In 2016, a handful of wireless engineers got together and decided to create the portable tool they all wish existed. Thus the WLAN Pi was born. Jerry Olla, Nick Turner, and Jiri Brejcha join the show today to talk about the evolution of the open source WLAN Pi and its current capabilities. The latest generation... Read more »…

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NB474: Intel Strikes Back In GPU Wars; The Fork Is Strong With Valkey 1:02:12

3d ago1:02:12

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Take a Network Break! This week we start with some FU on Intel drivers, and how FISA affects people outside (and inside) the US. In the news we cover Intel’s rollout of new XPU silicon and associated software as it tries to make up ground against Nvidia’s AI dominance, Zscaler’s acquisition of a microsegmentation startup... Read more »…

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NB474: Intel Strikes Back In GPU Wars; The Fork Is Strong With Valkey 1:02:12

3d ago1:02:12

1:02:12

Take a Network Break! This week we start with some FU on Intel drivers, and how FISA affects people outside (and inside) the US. In the news we cover Intel’s rollout of new XPU silicon and associated software as it tries to make up ground against Nvidia’s AI dominance, Zscaler’s acquisition of a microsegmentation startup... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: Building an Effective Security Platform with Fortinet (Sponsored) 18:42

3d ago18:42

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There’s a lot of well-earned criticism of security platforms: They’re a tangle of acquired products, packaged so you pay for more than you need, sucking you into a single vendor. Today John Maddison from Fortinet explains why their security platform is different. Fortinet has one unified fabric with a single operating system, agent, and management.…

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HN729: Open Source to Closed 47:40

6d ago47:40

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With “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” as his guide, Srivats launched Ostinato, his open source project, in 2010. He needed an affordable network traffic generator at his day job, he was passionate enough to build one during his nights and weekends, and end users loved it– it has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times.... Read more »…

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2024 1:00:03

7d ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2024 1:00:03

7d ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group - April 2024 1:10:59

7d ago1:10:59

1:10:59

Join me for CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group - April 2024 1:10:59

7d ago1:10:59

1:10:59

Join me for CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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KU053: Migrate Legacy Applications to Kubernetes with Konveyor 31:55

7d ago31:55

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Whether you want to migrate legacy applications to Kubernetes in order to save the whales or for any other reason, Konveyor is here to help. Savitha Raghunathan joins us today to walk us through the open source tool. The basics: You input the application’s source code (any language that has a language server) and Konveyor... Read more »…

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D2C239: “(Almost) Every Infrastructure Decision I Endorse or Regret” 41:56

8d ago41:56

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You can’t just drop a knife on fish and expect there to be sushi. Jack Lindamood joins us today to share his metaphors and thoughts on picking the right IT tools and processes as outlined in his popular article, “(Almost) Every Infrastructure Decision I Endorse or Regret after 4 Years Running Infrastructure at a Startup.”... Read more »…

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2024 1:02:52

9d ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group After Show - April 2024 1:02:52

9d ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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HS069: Regulating AI 29:05

9d ago29:05

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In today’s episode Greg and Johna spar over how, when, and why to regulate AI. Does early regulation lead to bad regulation? Does late regulation lead to a situation beyond democratic control? Comparing nascent regulation efforts in the EU, UK, and US, they analyze socio-legal principles like privacy and distributed liability. Most importantly, Joh…

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group - April 2024 1:18:49

9d ago1:18:49

1:18:49

Join me for CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Study Group - April 2024 1:18:49

9d ago1:18:49

1:18:49

Join me for CompTIA 220-1101 A+ Q&A, your questions, and more!By Professor Messer

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PP009: Don’t Forget the Firmware 41:44

9d ago41:44

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If your approach to firmware is that you don’t bother it as long as it doesn’t bother you, you might want to listen to this episode. Concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities are on the rise and for good reason: Attackers are targeting firmware because compromising this software can allow attackers to persist on systems after... Read more »…

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NB473: Duty To Report (Your Breaches); Intel Foundry Biz Loses $7 Billion 36:35

10d ago36:35

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Take a Network Break! This week we start with some FU on Juniper’s Mist AI, the ConnectWise vulnerability, and the 25th anniversary of the Cisco Cat6. The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has proposed new rules that require organizations to report security incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours. In…

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NB473: Duty To Report (Your Breaches); Intel Foundry Biz Loses $7 Billion 36:35

10d ago36:35

36:35

Take a Network Break! This week we start with some FU on Juniper’s Mist AI, the ConnectWise vulnerability, and the 25th anniversary of the Cisco Cat6. The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has proposed new rules that require organizations to report security incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours. In…

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HN728: How Drivenets Leverages Ethernet Fabrics For AI Networking (Sponsored) 47:48

13d ago47:48

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To run AI workloads, a network needs thousands of GPUs and those GPUs must operate in sync. If there is congestion or dropped frames, very expensive efforts could be delayed or disrupted. While there are advantages to using Ethernet for AI networking (including engineers well-trained in the protocol and a robust ecosystem), it wasn’t designed... Re…

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IPB148: Microsoft to Expand CLAT Support in Windows 11 16:55

14d ago16:55

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Today Tom, Scott, and Ed discuss the exciting announcement in IPv6 world: Microsoft is expanding its CLAT support in Windows 11. This means enterprises can be even more comfortable transitioning to a IPv6-only network: Now not only do they have DNS64 and NAT64 to translate IPv4 to IPv6, but they have CLAT for any apps... Read more »…

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NAN059: Python for Network Engineering with Kirk Byers 37:37

15d ago37:37

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The intersection of Python and network engineering is Kirk Byers’ sweet spot. Today, the creator of the Netmiko library and core maintainer of NAPALM joins the show to tell us about his network automation journey. We also discuss Kirk’s experience on the business side of things, both the ups and downs. This is Part 1... Read more »…

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Rosalind Picard - Episode 51 34:41

15d ago34:41

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In this episode of ACM ByteCast, our special guest host Scott Hanselman (of The Hanselminutes Podcast) welcomes ACM Fellow Rosalind Picard, a scientist, inventor, engineer, and faculty member of MIT’s Media Lab, where she is also Founder and Director of the Affective Computing Research Group. She is the author of the book Affective Computing, and h…

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PP008: Dishin’ Up Cloud SLAW (Security Lab A Week)

16d ago

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Learning cloud security can be daunting for experienced network engineers, much less complete newbies. That’s why Rich Mogull started “Cloud Security Lab A Week,” aka Cloud SLAW. Every Thursday, he emails subscribers a new hands-on lab, building a full enterprise deployment week-by-week, step-by-step. Rich explains all the details to JJ and Drew in…

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HW024: Find Your People on the Wi-Fi Pros Slack 28:28

16d ago28:28

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Today we talk to Sam Clements, founder of Wi-Fi Pros Slack. This online community has 1,600 members who share information and technical tips, talk shop, and connect with peers. Sam tells us how he developed the community over time, how he structures topics and channels, the ongoing fight against bots and spam, and where it... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: Simplifying Network Deployment & Operations With Nile (Sponsored) 19:15

17d ago19:15

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Today Austin Hawthorne from Nile joins us to dig into the company’s Network as a Service (NaaS) approach and how it differentiates from traditional networking solutions. Nile aims to streamline network deployment and operations by providing a complete network service: It performs the site survey, provides the switches and access points, brings the …

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NB472: HPE Adds GenAI to Aruba Central; Intel Eager to Slurp Billions in Subsidies 1:05:02

17d ago1:05:02

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Take a Network Break! This week we try to peel back the layers on HPE’s announcement about new GenAI capabilties in Aruba Networking Central, parse Broadcom’s touting of its AI credentials, and feel conflicted about Intel sucking up billions in taxpayer dollars. South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix dangles a $4 billion investment promise to the... Read …

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NB472: HPE Adds GenAI to Aruba Central; Intel Eager to Slurp Billions in Subsidies 1:05:02

17d ago1:05:02

1:05:02

Take a Network Break! This week we try to peel back the layers on HPE’s announcement about new GenAI capabilties in Aruba Networking Central, parse Broadcom’s touting of its AI credentials, and feel conflicted about Intel sucking up billions in taxpayer dollars. South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix dangles a $4 billion investment promise to the... Read …

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HN727: Kubernetes Networking Essentials 1:06:50

20d ago1:06:50

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Where there are containers, there is networking. Today we dig into the networking that underlies Kubernetes, the open source orchestration platform for container-based applications. Our guest Karim El Jamali takes us through the essential concepts: Nodes, pods, clusters, CNIs, virtual ethernet pairs, ingress controller, eBPF, and service meshes. As…

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KU052: Wasm is Not Here to Take Your Containers 27:29

21d ago27:29

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Is WebAssembly (Wasm) here to replace containers? Not really, says guest Matt Butcher. Instead, Wasm is here for a specific kind of workload: One that needs to start super fast (under a millisecond), handle something, and then shutdown. Containers are still best for running very long, I/O intensive multithreaded workloads. Matt, Michael, and Kristi…

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Professor Messer's Security+ Study Group After Show - March 2024 55:31

22d ago55:31

55:31

It's open Q&A on the Security+ After Show!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's Security+ Study Group - March 2024 1:10:57

22d ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Join me for Security+ Q&A!By Professor Messer

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D2C238: Tech Hiring is Borked 38:36

22d ago38:36

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Life isn’t easy for someone looking for a job in tech. There are lots of content mills pushing the idea that if you just pass this one six-month course, you’ll have a six-figure career in no time. There are lots of hiring companies who make job applicants jump through a ton of hoops, but often... Read more »…

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Packet Protector: IPv6 Security Essentials 53:04

24d ago53:04

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Welcome to a crossover episode with the Packet Protector podcast! You’re already running IPv6, even if you don’t know it yet. Your remote users are using it at their homes, your printers come with it built into the kernel, your generals are using it on their mobile phones (check out our news headlines section). So... Read more »…

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PP007: IPv6 Security Essentials 53:04

23d ago53:04

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You’re already running IPv6, even if you don’t know it yet. Your remote users are using it at their homes, your printers come with it built into the kernel, your generals are using it on their mobile phones (check out our news headlines section). So let’s stop trying to disable it whack-a-mole style, and start... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: How SR Linux Lets You Take Control Of Your Data Center (Sponsored) 23:03

24d ago23:03

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On today’s Tech Bytes, we explore SR Linux, the network operating system developed by today’s sponsor Nokia. Why should you care about the network OS running in your data center? Nokia designed SR Linux to support automation, orchestration, and customization. We’ll dig into SR Linux’s support for YANG and gNMI and how that ties into... Read more »…

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NB471: Nvidia Unveils 800G Ethernet, InfiniBand Switches For AI Fabrics; ‘Ghost Jobs’ Haunt Job Boards 1:10:35

24d ago1:10:35

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Take a Network Break! Nvidia announces new 800G switches, one for Ethernet and one for InfiniBand, for building AI fabrics. Nvidia also announces an “AI supercomputer,” a rack-scale pre-built bundle of Nvidia GPUs and CPUs connected via InfiniBand switches. The NaaS startup Meter announces new campus switches and what it calls a “digital twin” capa…

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NB471: Nvidia Unveils 800G Ethernet, InfiniBand Switches For AI Fabrics; ‘Ghost Jobs’ Haunt Job Boards 1:10:35

24d ago1:10:35

1:10:35

Take a Network Break! Nvidia announces new 800G switches, one for Ethernet and one for InfiniBand, for building AI fabrics. Nvidia also announces an “AI supercomputer,” a rack-scale pre-built bundle of Nvidia GPUs and CPUs connected via InfiniBand switches. The NaaS startup Meter announces new campus switches and what it calls a “digital twin” capa…

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HW023: The Best of WLPC 2024 Phoenix 25:40

27d ago25:40

25:40

The Wireless LAN Professionals organization just had its 10th annual conference and who better to break it down than WLPC founder (and Heavy Wireless host) Keith Parsons and friend of the show Ferney Munoz. They review their favorite presentations as well as heartwarming moments. Episode Guest Ferney Munoz | Ekahau and CWNP Certified Wireless Netwo…

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HN726: From Automation to Orchestration for a FinTech Network (Sponsored) 47:48

27d ago47:48

47:48

Fiserv is one of the largest payment processors in the world, In 2023 it handled more than 35 billion transactions worth $2.03 trillion US dollars. Its network is critical to the business. The organization knew it needed network automation, but early attempts got some things wrong. On today’s Heavy Networking we talk about how Fiserv... Read more »…

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IPB147: The Network Engineering Advantages of IPv6 38:05

28d ago38:05

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For years, Johannes Weber has heard network engineers around the world repeat the myth that IPv6 is more of a hassle than IPv4. So he made a list: “Why IPv6 is better than IPv4.” Don’t worry, solving global address exhaustion isn’t on it. In this episode, Johannes goes over his list with precision and passion... Read more »…

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KU051: Getting Under the Hood of Yellowbrick’s K8s Data Warehouse (Sponsored) 33:52

28d ago33:52

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In this episode of the Kubernetes Unpacked Podcast, Kristina and Michael catch up with Mark from Yellowbrick to talk about all things underlying architecture. Very rarely do we get a vendor to chat about what’s going on underneath the hood and how a particular application stack/tool is running, so this was an awesome episode! Mark... Read more »…