Best Computer Science Podcasts (2024)

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HN741: History of Networking: How Bridging Saved Ethernet 47:59

2h ago47:59

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Ready to take a trip back to the 1980’s and learn some networking history? We talk with Alan Kirby, who was there forty years ago when the first Ethernet bridge was created at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). He explains the story of why and how it came to be. We discuss how Ethernet compared to... Read more »…

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Ramón Cáceres - Episode 56 37:26

1d ago37:26

37:26

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Bruke Kifle hosts ACM Fellow Ramón Cáceres, a computer science researcher and software engineer. His areas of focus have included systems and networks, mobile and edge computing, mobility modeling, security, and privacy. Most recently he was at Google, where he built large-scale privacy infrastructure. Previously, R…

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NAN068: Is Cloud Networking the Future for Network Engineers? 39:39

2d ago39:39

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On today’s episode, host Eric Chou and guest Kyler Middleton discuss the transition from on-prem network engineering to cloud networking; the importance of adapting to new platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Terraform; and the future of cloud versus on-premises solutions. We also discuss Kyler’s background, navigating the journey from a farm upbringi…

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PP022: Inside an Equipment Test Lab 47:11

3d ago47:11

47:11

Third-party test labs can help buyers make decisions about which products to purchase. While a testing lab can’t mimic the conditions of your specific production environment, it can assess a product’s fundamental capabilities and measure throughput, performance, and–in the case of security devices–effectiveness against a test suite of malware or at…

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Tech Bytes: High Performance, Scalable Object Storage with MinIO (Sponsored) 18:27

4d ago18:27

18:27

Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Jonathan Symonds, Chief Marketing Officer at MinIO about MinIO’s object storage offering; a software-defined, Amazon S3-compatible object storage that offers high performance and scale for modern workloads and AI/ML. We discuss how MinIO helps customers across industries drive AI innovation and AI archit…

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NB486: Chrome Ditches Entrust Certs; Do AI Stocks Mirror the DotCom Bubble? 43:37

4d ago43:37

43:37

Take a Network Break! This week we cover why the Google Chrome browser won’t trust a set of Entrust digital certificates come November and what you should do about it, an emergency security patch from Juniper, and the reasons why France’s Competition Authority is scrutinizing Nvidia. A roaming provider in the EU says a massive... Read more »…

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NB486: Chrome Ditches Entrust Certs; Do AI Stocks Mirror the DotCom Bubble? 43:37

4d ago43:37

43:37

Take a Network Break! This week we cover why the Google Chrome browser won’t trust a set of Entrust digital certificates come November and what you should do about it, an emergency security patch from Juniper, and the reasons why France’s Competition Authority is scrutinizing Nvidia. A roaming provider in the EU says a massive... Read more »…

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D2C246: Can Service Level Objectives (SLOs) Help Keep Users Happy? 38:39

9d ago38:39

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Service Level Objectives (SLOs) are a set of reliability measurements for customer or user expectations of services; in other words, are people having a good experience with your application or service? Today’s Day Two Cloud explores SLOs, the relevant metrics, and how to measure them. We also talk about how SLOs are a cross-discipline objective...…

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PP021: Critical Vulnerabilities, AI-Assisted Scams, Compromised VPNs, and More Security News 36:42

10d ago36:42

36:42

It’s an all-news episode for this week’s Packet Protector podcast. We cover critical vulnerabilities in the MOVEit file transfer software and in thousands of ASUS routers, and a remote code execution vulnerability in a Windows wireless driver that you really should patch. We discuss a Wall Street Journal article about how AI tools are helping... Re…

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HS077: Should IT Lead or Follow? 30:20

10d ago30:20

30:20

The evolving role of IT in business is the topic of lively discussion between co-hosts Johna Johnson and John Burke. Johna argues that IT should align with business goals, acting as an executive assistant, while John believes IT should take a proactive leadership role, driving innovation and framing business problems. They explore the challenges IT…

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Tech Bytes: Why SD-WAN is the Secret to SASE Success (Sponsored) 17:32

11d ago17:32

17:32

The rise of SASE has eclipsed SD-WAN as organizations develop strategies and analyze products for secure access. But SD-WAN is an essential component of SASE; in fact, sponsor Palo Alto Networks says SD-WAN is the most important component. On today’s Tech Bytes podcast we talk with Palo Alto Networks about why SD-WAN underpins a SASE... Read more »…

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NB485: A Final FU for Greg 59:52

11d ago59:52

59:52

Greg Ferro bids farewell to Network Break, and Drew Conry-Murray and Johna Till Johnson bid farewell to Greg. Of course, the podcast must go on, so we also cover some tech news. First, Nokia acquires optics maker Infinera, Broadcom brings new features to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and campus switch sales drop. A Microsoft subsidiary... Read mor…

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NB485: A Final FU for Greg 59:52

11d ago59:52

59:52

Greg Ferro bids farewell to Network Break, and Drew Conry-Murray and Johna Till Johnson bid farewell to Greg. Of course, the podcast must go on, so we also cover some tech news. First, Nokia acquires optics maker Infinera, Broadcom brings new features to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and campus switch sales drop. A Microsoft subsidiary... Read mor…

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Fat Pipe Transition Notification – July 2024 1:34

11d ago1:34

1:34

Hey, everyone. Ethan here with a behind-the-scenes administrative request. Several thousand of you subscribe to the Packet Pushers’ Fat Pipe. In the Fat Pipe, we’ve been stuffing every single podcast we produce. The problem is that we produce way too many shows–one almost every weekday–for the average podcast client to absorb them all. We can... Re…

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HN740: IETF’s Network Management Operations (NMOP) Working Group 47:36

14d ago47:36

47:36

When you think of IETF, you probably just think of defining protocols, but its new NMOP working group is all about helping network operators identify issues and deploy solutions, including those that pop up around automation. Mahesh Jethanandani is an Area Director (AD) for Management in IETF, which oversees the NMOP WG, and joins the... Read more …

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NAN067: AI and Total Network Operations with Scott Robohn 30:36

16d ago30:36

30:36

This is the final episode of a series of interviews with Scott Robohn (for now). We discuss AI in networking operations and how it’s still too early to tell exactly how much, if any, value will be created. We also dig into Scott’s Total Network Operations framework, what it consists of and how he wants... Read more »…

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PP020: Dropping the SBOM: The Software Bill of Materials and Risk Management 35:29

17d ago35:29

35:29

If you care about nutrition, you check the ingredients of your food. If you care about your IT infrastructure, you check the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) of the tech. At least that’s the future that Thomas Pace hopes for. Right now, SBOMs aren’t super common and software transparency is very low. Thomas walks us... Read more »…

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HS076: Greg’s Finale 38:21

17d ago38:21

38:21

This is Greg’s last Heavy Strategy episode before he heads off to retirement. He gives us his final pieces of career and life advice, opinions on private equity, and a Cookie Monster quote. We also briefly introduce John Burke, the new Heavy Strategy co-host. Farewell, Greg. Thank you for all the great debates. Episode Transcript... Read more »…

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NB484: HPE, Nvidia Cozy Up on AI Infrastructure; Norway Uncovers Rare Earth Elements Motherlode

18d ago

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Take a Network Break! We start with a longish round of FUs, and then dive into news. HPE announces HPE Private Cloud, which includes software, switches, and GPUs from Nvidia for building out infrastructure to support AI workloads. HPE also announced KVM virtualization for HPE Private Cloud. We debate whether Britian’s anti-trust inquiry to the... R…

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NB484: HPE, Nvidia Cozy Up on AI Infrastructure; Norway Uncovers Rare Earth Elements Motherlode

18d ago

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Take a Network Break! We start with a longish round of FUs, and then dive into news. HPE announces HPE Private Cloud, which includes software, switches, and GPUs from Nvidia for building out infrastructure to support AI workloads. HPE also announced KVM virtualization for HPE Private Cloud. We debate whether Britian’s anti-trust inquiry to the... R…

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Tech Bytes: Performance, Power Efficiency Drive Dutch IXP Upgrade to Nokia Routers, Silicon (Sponsored)

18d ago

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Today on the Tech Bytes podcast, sponsored by Nokia, we hear from Nokia customer NL-IX. NL-IX is a leading Internet Exchange based in the Netherlands. The organization recently redesigned and upgraded its network. Nokia played a role in that upgrade, including 400 and 800G routers and FP5 silicon. We’re joined by Dirk Kalkman, Chief Network... Read…

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HN739: High Stakes Network Observability for High Frequency Trading 50:13

21d ago50:13

50:13

High Frequency Trading in finance demands the utmost quality and speed from a network, making flawless observability a must. Our guest today is Radu Ionco from Jump Trading, and he tells us about how they built their own custom network observability platform, even creating a monitoring system for the monitoring system. We talk through streaming... …

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Professor Messer's Security+ Study Group After Show - June 2024 1:23:18

22d ago1:23:18

1:23:18

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

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Professor Messer's Security+ Study Group - June 2024 1:13:34

22d ago1:13:34

1:13:34

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

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NAN066: Operationalize Your Automations With torero (Sponsored) 28:34

23d ago28:34

28:34

When you’re trying to share your cool new network automation with your co-workers, the last thing you want to do is deal with other systems’ different libraries and dependencies gumming it up. That’s where our episode sponsor torero comes into play. As an “automation gateway,” torero dynamically creates an execution environment based on what has...…

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D2C245: Don’t Fear Database DevOps 51:47

23d ago51:47

51:47

Most platform engineers are scared of databases, and most database administrators prefer it that way. But our guest today says it’s time to move forward together toward a future of database linters, observability, and abstraction. Adam Furmanek makes the case that just like how developers had to learn some networking, and networking tools were crea…

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PP019: The God Accounts: Cloud IAM

24d ago

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Today we discuss how to secure your all-powerful root accounts on the three major public cloud providers: AWS, Azure, and GCP. Our guests today, Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton from the Day Two Cloud podcast (soon to be Day Two DevOps podcast), describe the struggle of securely managing several root accounts at once. They take... Read more »…

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HS075: How to Ask Questions 33:49

24d ago33:49

33:49

Asking questions is a critical skill whether you’re an outside consultant or on an internal IT team. In today’s episode, Greg and Johna review what kind of questions to ask and how to ask them. They discuss the ‘Five Whys,’ identifying points of invariance, discovering unknown unknowns, and watching out for landmines. They also cover... Read more »…

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NB483: Cisco Hopes To Be Ikea For AI Infrastructure; Is Anyone Besides Nvidia Making Money From AI?

25d ago

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Take a Network Break! We start with an announcement from Greg about his impending retirement. After we dust ourselves off from that, we pivot to this week’s tech news. Fortinet acquires a company to bolster its offering in securing cloud deployments and workloads, Cisco announces an Ikea-like kit to build AI infrastructure on prem, and... Read more…

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NB483: Cisco Hopes To Be Ikea For AI Infrastructure; Is Anyone Besides Nvidia Making Money From AI?

25d ago

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Take a Network Break! We start with an announcement from Greg about his impending retirement. After we dust ourselves off from that, we pivot to this week’s tech news. Fortinet acquires a company to bolster its offering in securing cloud deployments and workloads, Cisco announces an Ikea-like kit to build AI infrastructure on prem, and... Read more…

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Tech Bytes: Journey to SSE with HPE Aruba Networking (Sponsored) 19:35

25d ago19:35

19:35

When it comes to SSE, it’s helpful to know the vendor’s history and approach to understand if it’s the best fit for your organization. HPE Aruba’s SSE journey started when it acquired Axis Security, a company focused on solving the problem of third party access. Because of that focus, HPE Aruba says its SSE is... Read more »…

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HN738: Reducing Complexity With Fortinet’s Unified SASE (Sponsored) 49:52

28d ago49:52

49:52

Fortinet’s Unified SASE provides consistent security controls and policies both for traditional campuses and the hybrid workforce.. Nirav Shah joins us to explain how Fortinet is positioned to do this: a foundational software developed for 20 years, a network of over 140 POPs, a security lab with over 1,000 researchers, continuous ZTNA verification…

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Professor Messer's N10-008 Network+ Study Group After Show - June 2024 1:10:04

30d ago1:10:04

1:10:04

We take your questions about certifications, technology, and anything else!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's N10-008 Network+ Study Group - June 2024 1:11:46

30d ago1:11:46

1:11:46

It's my monthly Study Group, with live Network+ Q&A!By Professor Messer

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NAN065: The Excitement and Trepidation of Automation with Scott Robohn 25:53

30d ago25:53

25:53

In part two of Scott Robohn’s interview, Scott tells us about his experience starting his own business and co-founding the Network Automation Forum and the AutoCon conference series. He describes the strong desire among many engineers to drive network automation forward, and how AutoCon creates a community to help make that happen. He and Eric... R…

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PP018: RSA Recap, Including a View from the Event SOC

1M ago

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Drew and JJ have recovered from the overstimulation of the RSA expo floor and are ready to discuss their takeaways from the conference. They discuss the surprising emphasis on microsegmentation and storage backups, and the not-so-surprising focus on IoT security and AI-assisted products. They also pull back the curtain on what the conference’s own …

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NB482: HPE Launches Enterprise Private 5G; Arista Creates Agent for NVIDIA SmartNICs 55:52

1M ago55:52

55:52

Take a Network Break! Johna fills in for Drew for a second week. We start with a follow-up on last week’s take on HPE and 5G. With this week’s HPE announcement that it’s launching Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G, we see that its offloading of OSS/BSS was to streamline, not a step away from its... Read more »…

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NB482: HPE Launches Enterprise Private 5G; Arista Creates Agent for NVIDIA SmartNICs 55:52

1M ago55:52

55:52

Take a Network Break! Johna fills in for Drew for a second week. We start with a follow-up on last week’s take on HPE and 5G. With this week’s HPE announcement that it’s launching Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G, we see that its offloading of OSS/BSS was to streamline, not a step away from its... Read more »…

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Tech Bytes: NaaS by Meter: Next-gen Hardware, Software, and Operations (Sponsored)

1M ago

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When a network for a new location needs to come online, networkers are faced with a predictable (and painful) to-do list: deal with ISPs, design and implement floor plans, obtain hardware, configure devices, etc. Meter’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is here to take care of all that for you. Meter’s CEO Anil Varanasi joins the show to... Read more »…

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HN737: Greg Ferro: The Exit Interview 1:06:20

1M ago1:06:20

1:06:20

Greg Ferro, co-founder of Packet Pushers, is signing off. After years of frustrating health issues, he’s decided to fully step back from podcasting and industry analysis to take care of himself. After 14 years, today is his last appearance on Heavy Networking. In this parting episode, Greg shares his final dose of incisive insights and... Read more…

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group After Show - June 2024 51:28

1M ago51:28

51:28

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group After Show - June 2024 51:28

1M ago51:28

51:28

Your questions and more!By Professor Messer

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Professor Messer's CompTIA 220-1102 A+ Study Group - June 2024 1:13:28

1M ago1:13:28

1:13:28

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 - June 2024 1:13:28

1M ago1:13:28

1:13:28

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

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KU057: Packing Up Kubernetes Unpacked 15:26

1M ago15:26

15:26

All good things must come to an end, and in this case that means saying farewell to Kubernetes Unpacked. In this final episode, Michael and Kristina pack up the Kubernetes Unpacked podcast. They look back on covering issues including sustainability, security, open source projects, and certifications. They thank the professionals who joined the show…

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Juan Gilbert - Episode 55 30:08

1M ago30:08

30:08

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, our special guest host Scott Hanselman (of The Hanselminutes Podcast) welcomes ACM Fellow Juan Gilbert, the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida where he leads the Computing for Social Good Lab. The lab…

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Day Two Cloud Crossover: When the Cloud was Born 45:10

1M ago45:10

45:10

Welcome to a crossover episode with the Day Two Cloud podcast! Eric Chou was there for the birth of the public cloud. Before DevOps or SREs were a thing, before Azure was Azure, Eric was a network engineer for Amazon, helping them build out their retail technology platform. Of course, that platform evolved into the... Read more »…

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D2C244: When the Cloud was Born 45:10

1M ago45:10

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Eric Chou was there for the birth of the public cloud. Before DevOps or SREs were a thing, before Azure was Azure, Eric was a network engineer for Amazon, helping them build out their retail technology platform. Of course, that platform evolved into the world’s leading public cloud–AWS. Eric joins the show today to tell... Read more »…