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Network Nerds Unite: Beers & BGP at (OH)NUG Fall 2024

Network Nerds Unite: Beers & BGP at (OH)NUG Fall 2024

Who says data networking can't be fun? At the last US Network User Association (OH)NUG meeting at Brew Garden in Strongsville Ohio, the local network engineering crowd proved otherwise, coming together for another fantastic (OH)NUG Cleveland meetup. Between the craft beers, great food, and passionate tech

Decoding the Enigma of Network as a Service (NaaS)

Decoding the Enigma of Network as a Service (NaaS)

There's a fair bit of confusion out there about what Network as a Service (NaaS) is and how it fits into today's ever-evolving IT landscape. The confusion stems from so many different flavors and potential options when it comes to NaaS. Between cloud, premesis and telecom

AI for Network Intelligence

AI for Network Intelligence

Check out the new article that I worked on for Pipeline Magazine called "AI for Network Intelligence"

The Next Chapter: WAN Dynamics joins Nitel to Reimagine the Network

The Next Chapter: WAN Dynamics joins Nitel to Reimagine the Network

As I reflect on the last eight years as co-founder and CTO of WAN Dynamics, I feel a range of emotions. This entrepreneurial journey has been one of immense learning, perseverance, and ultimately, profound growth—both professionally and personally. When we started WAN Dynamics in 2016, we had a vision

Ohio Networking User Group Meeting Cleveland 2023

Ohio Networking User Group Meeting Cleveland 2023

On Thursday October 26th 2023, the Ohio Networking User Group (aka (OH)NUG) convened for an engaging session. The meeting featured a thought-provoking presentation from Chris Spray of Arista on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Optimization, followed by an entertaining panel discussion led by Mitch Vaughan with several enterprise network practitioners.

IPv6 Buzz 137: Running IPv6 At An Internet Exchange

IPv6 Buzz 137: Running IPv6 At An Internet Exchange

Thanks to Ed, Scott & Tom for having me on the IPv6 Buzz Podcast to discuss IPv6 on Ohio IX, USNUA and more! It was a great conversation, props to these guys and the Packet Pushers network for all the good work they do! If you aren't a

Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast

Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast

I had the honor to join Chris Grundemann & Zoe Rose on the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast. We talked USNUA, Ohio IX and the importance of one's human network. It was a really fun conversation! Check it out. Jason Gintert - The Imposter Syndrome Network PodcastToday, we have

Packet Pushers - Heavy Networking 677: US Networking User Association

Packet Pushers - Heavy Networking 677: US Networking User Association

Chris Kane & I joined Ethan Banks to discuss the USNUA! It was a great conversation, thanks to Ethan and the Packet Pushers crew for having us. Definitely be sure to subscribe to all of the Packet Pushers content, it's all fantastic. I've been an avid

Art of Network Engineering Podcast Episode 116

Art of Network Engineering Podcast Episode 116

I had the pleasure of joining Lexi & Andy for the AONE podcast! We talked USNUA, Ohio IX & SD-WAN. Check it out! Ep 116 – Jason GintertIn this episode, Andy and Lexie talk to Jason Gintert. Jason is the CTO of WAN Dynamics, he also volunteers with the US NUA,

Fortinet's FortiGate Cloud Native Firewall @ CFD16

Fortinet's FortiGate Cloud Native Firewall @ CFD16

I was honored to attend Cloud Field Day 16 this year as a delegate though a bit disappointed I couldn't be there in person. Unfortunately I had an office move the same week but I was glad I could sneak away to participate over Zoom. If you'

Delegate @ CFD16!

Delegate @ CFD16!

I'm pleased to announce my participation as a delegate at Cloud Field Day 16 (#CFD16) on January 25th, 2023! Super excited to be a part of this event alongside Adam Fisher, Ben Young, Denny Cherry, Enrico Signoretti, Gina Rosenthal, Hin Tang, Jon Myer, Jordan Villarreal, Justin Warren, Max

Very NaaS!

I was fortunate to join Greg Bryan again on the WAN Manager Podcast...

Next-Generation Network Automation and Cloud Scale Routing with Arista Networks

Next-Generation Network Automation and Cloud Scale Routing with Arista Networks

Arista Networks [https://www.arista.com] presented at Networking Field Day 26 (#NFD26) [https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd26/] on September 14th, 2021 and I was privileged to have a front row seat as a delegate. What we saw was all of the interesting ways Arista is evolving their product portfolio,

Automation and Assurance of the AI Driven Campus with Juniper Networks

Automation and Assurance of the AI Driven Campus with Juniper Networks

I was fortunate enough to attend Networking Field Day 26 [https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd26/] along side a number of amazing delegates September 14th - 16th, 2021. Juniper Networks [https://www.juniper.net/us/en.html] presented to us some updates on their latest offerings including how to ensure good

Higher BGP Local Preference for IX Peering: Good Practice or Bad?

Higher BGP Local Preference for IX Peering: Good Practice or Bad?

So I've been working a lot with the Ohio IX [https://ohioix.net] an Internet Exchange Provider (IXP) based in, you guessed it, Ohio and noticed after maintenance windows, traffic levels tend to change a bit after BGP sessions are reset. This is likely due to the IX

Why is SASE Such a Big Deal?

Why is SASE Such a Big Deal?

Gestalt IT just published a blog post that I wrote recently called "Why is SASE Such a Big Deal?" In it, I detail some of the key aspects of SASE and why it's so important. Head on over via the link below and check it out!

Delegate @ Networking Field Day 26 (NFD26)!

Delegate @ Networking Field Day 26 (NFD26)!

I am super stoked to participate as a delegate in Networking Field Day #26 [https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd26/] which is just about two weeks away, September 14-16! Mark your calendars, it promises to be a great event with presentations from: * Arista Networks [https://www.arista.com] * Cisco [https://www.

Fortinet's Unique Approach to SD-WAN

Fortinet's Unique Approach to SD-WAN

Check out a blog post and interview that was published with Nirav Shah, VP of Prodcuts and Solutions with Fortinet [http://fortinet.com]. Thanks to Nirav and the crew at GestaltIT [https://gestaltit.com/] for having me on! It was really great to talk through all of the interesting things

SD-WAN in a Work from Anywhere World

SD-WAN in a Work from Anywhere World

Connecting remote users into corporate IT resources has never been trivial. With the shift to work from remote already well underway for many before 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed the transition dramatically. The change happened so fast, many organizations struggled to get their remote users connected when working from

Juniper Gets "Misty" at Networking Field Day 24

Juniper Gets "Misty" at Networking Field Day 24

I had the honor of participating as a Networking Field Day 24 (NFD24) delegate In February 2021. First off I must say, this was an incredible experience for me. I’ve been watching NFD recordings for years to learn everything I can about vendor platforms before and even after working

Starlink: First Impressions

Starlink: First Impressions

So my Starlink kit is finally here! A number of folks have asked for first impressions so I’m going to break it down. Long story short, it’s a breeze to setup but operationally, definitely a beta service. Let’s explore. The Unboxing I was first struck how efficiently

Security Discussion on The WAN Manager Podcast

Security Discussion on The WAN Manager Podcast

Had a great discussion with Greg Bryan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregscottbryan/], Senior Manager of Enterprise Research @ Telegeography [https://www.telegeography.com] who is a global connectivity analyst firm. Thanks to Greg for having me on! Check it out here: https://blog.telegeography.com/wan-manager-podcast-network-security-jason-gintert You can also find

Starlink Experiment Underway!

Starlink Experiment Underway!

Ohio Starlink beta signups, check your inbox! I signed up for it last spring and have been anxiously anticipating the email inviting me in. Well today is the day and shortly, I’ll be enjoying my internet access from space. I’m super excited to test this out and add

SDN's Promise Lives On

SDN's Promise Lives On

I’m not sure if anyone else remembers the early days of OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking (SDN), but it was going to change networking for good. The idea was being able to embed programmable forwarding and filtering policy directly into your switches. You would then use a controller which