Zigbits Network Design Podcast

Zigbits Network Design Podcast

Join Host Zig Zsiga and his cast of Industry Experts as they help you with Network Engineering, Network Design, and Network Architecture. If you are just starting out your career in Networking or if you are a 30 year seasoned Networking Professional, this is the place for you! Our topics range from Network Engineering Technical concepts like complex routing and switching, to Network Design Use Cases, to industry certifications like CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, and CCDE, to Evolving Technologies like Cloud, 5G, Automation, Programmability, DevOps, and DevNet. You should love and be passionate about what you do in life! That’s why part of this show is to help you find the perfect role within Network Engineering, no matter what it is be it a Network Engineer, Network Designer, or Network Architect. This show Demystifies the roles so you can choose the right one for you! Join the Zigbits Discord Community: https://zigbits.tech/discord #AttackYourGoals #AttackTheDay #AttackYourLife #MakeProgress

Episodes

Get Your License To Design with the CCDE – ZNDP 094

July 16, 2021 • 33 mins
Show Notes Coming Soon. Show Notes Coming Soon. Zigbits Network Design Email Download New Tab Scroll back to top Join The Zigbits Newsletter Enter your name and email address and I'll send you periodic updates and advice th...
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From An Architect to a People Leader with Damon Abruzere – ZNDP 093

July 2, 2021 • 53 mins
This is going to be a similar show theme as our Demystifying Role series, but we are going to highlight the transition Damon has gone through from being a Leading Security Architect to a Leader of People in his new Leadership role.
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Global Scale Network Design with Malcolm Booden – ZNDP 092

June 18, 2021 • 79 mins
Today we are talking about Network Design but at the Global Scale! What do you need to think about? What questions should you be asking? What are the most important design decisions, for a Global Scale Network? Click here to find out!
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How to Make VXLAN Network Designs Simple, Scalable, and Uncomplicated with Lukas Krattiger – ZNDP 091

June 4, 2021 • 78 mins
This is a 100% technical show, we are diving into the weeds on VXLAN and what the critical Network Design Decisions are around that protocol.
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How Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation can make your Career Successful with Tim Fiola – ZNDP 090

May 21, 2021 • 70 mins
How Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation can make your Career Successful! This is all about making you successful in your career with Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation. What are they? How can you learn them and immediately start leveraging them in your Career right now! If you want to make your Career successful and you want to know how you should go about leveraging Abstraction, Orchestration, and True A...
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Why all Network Engineers need Tequila with Tim Fiola – ZNDP 089

April 23, 2021 • 62 mins
Why all Network Engineers need Tequila with Tim Fiola? Today we are going to take a break and we are going to talk about something totally off-topic. We are going to talk about Tequila. Something I know nothing about. This is going to be a fun show to break up our normal rhythm of Network Design shows. Hey, and maybe we will tie some network design concepts into this topic as well. If you know nothing about Tequila and your fir...
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Network Design Principle Security – ZNDP 088

April 16, 2021 • 15 mins
Network Design Principle Security! Network Design Principles... we have to know them and leverage them in every network design decision we make. Is Security a Network Design Principle? Find out today in this episode of the Zigbits network design podcast. Let's Go!
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What Truly Matters – ZNDP 087

April 15, 2021 • 16 mins
What Truly Matters? Today we are going to take a break and I am going to talk about What Truly Matters. As part of this conversation, I will be doing an impromptu review of my 2021 goals, what I said I would be doing in Jan 2021, and what have I actually done. Do I need to adjust course? Do I need to totally revamp my goals? Find out today in this episode of the Zigbits network design podcast. Let's Go!
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Getting started with AWS Networking with Daren Fulwell and Joel Desaulniers – ZNDP 086

April 2, 2021 • 67 mins
How can you get started with AWS Networking right now, today? And why should you? What's the business benefit, what's the business impact? Find all of this out and much more in this episode!
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Cisco Live 2021 Network Design Sessions – ZNDP 085

March 26, 2021 • 38 mins
Here is our Cisco Live 2021 Network Design Sessions List. If you are looking to just be a better network designer, or if you are going after your CCNP ENSLD or the CCDE, this show is for you.
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What’s the impact of Network Automation on your career with Rich Martin – ZNDP 084

March 19, 2021 • 68 mins
What's The Impact of Network Automation on Your Career? How do we get network engineers… how do we get you to adopt Network Automation? I am joined by Rich Martin this week to discuss why you should adopt Network Automation today! What’s the value in it for you? What’s the impact on your career if you do not adopt automation? That's what this show is all about. Let’s go!
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How to differentiate yourself as a Network Engineer with Tim Fiola – ZNDP 083

March 12, 2021 • 75 mins
Is the role of the Network Engineer now a Commodity resource? How do we make ourselves stick out in the crowded pool of Network Engineers, Network Designers, and Network Architects?
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How to make a Business Flexible with Network Design Principle Scalability – ZNDP 082

March 5, 2021 • 10 mins
Here I talk about how we can leverage Scalability to make a business flexible. Scalability is a Network Design Principle, and as network designers, we can leverage it to provide Network Design options to our Business Leaders and Stakeholders. I go into some detail on this network design principle with real-world, raw examples in this show. I even leverage my soccer experience and how we used to "play the tape" forward. This is a ...
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The Evolution of Network Design with Daren Fulwell and Rick Bauer – ZNDP 081

February 26, 2021 • 77 mins
We take a trip back in time… Back to the Future! Let’s be like Marty McFly and jump into our Delorean, our time-traveling car to find out what the evolution of network design is all about.
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Why do we build networks in network engineering with Jordan Martin – ZNDP 080

February 19, 2021 • 66 mins
We are going to pull back the curtains. We are going to answer why do we truly build networks in networking engineering. What is their purpose, what are their end goals? Why is a network there in the first place? Do all Networks have the same goal? I’m joined by my good friend Jordan Martin from Network Collective and he is going to help me provide answers, perspectives, and understanding as to why we even build networks in the fi...
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Keeping it Simple Stupid – Network Design Principle Simplicity – ZNDP 079

February 12, 2021 • 14 mins
Here I talk about Keeping it simple stupid... AKA KISS! Simplicity is a Network Design Principle, and it includes managing the complexity level of the network designs we are creating. I go into some detail on this network design principle with real-world, raw examples in this show. This is a must listen to episode for all Network Engineers, Network Designers, and Network Architects! Check it out!
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Automating The Entire Parliament Precinct Network with John Capobianco – ZNDP 078

February 5, 2021 • 66 mins
Today’s topic is a real automation use case with all of the good, bad, and ugly that goes with a production environment - how Automating The Entire Canadian Parliament Precinct Network happened from start to finish.
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Demystifying the Role of The Network Engineer with Carl Zellers – ZDNP 077

January 29, 2021 • 82 mins
Today, We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with Carl Zellers. Today's guest, Carl Zellers, went from wanting to be a Pirate to being a FedEx Carrier to finally becoming a Network Engineer! Here all about his Journey from Pirate to FedEx Carrier to Network Engineer at an MSP in this episode! As Carl would say, "Living it, Learning it, Experience it!" So Stick around! Here we go!
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Demystifying The Role of the Network Engineer with A.J. Murray – ZNDP 076

January 22, 2021 • 48 mins
We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with A.J Murray. How would you like to work at a Value Added Reseller (VAR) and Cisco Partner as a Network Engineer Team Lead? Being a team lead is something dear to my heart as well as our Guest Expert today. Today's guest, A.J. Murray, actually works in this role, making customers successful and coaching others in this industry! So Stick around! Here...
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Designing The Next Gen Parliament Precinct Network with John Capobianco – ZNDP 075

January 15, 2021 • 52 mins
Parliament Precinct Network - A True Enterprise Network Design Use Case covering Campus, Wide Area Network, Data Center, Cloud, and Security. This is a Design Use Case, a true Design Case Study! I am joined by John Capobianco to give us a deep dive of this massive transformation from a legacy Nortel network into a world-class Cisco Network including a 50 building campus; 500 WAN sites, a DMZ perimeter with firewalls and security ...
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