Heavy Networking

Heavy Networking is an unabashedly nerdy dive into all things networking. On air since 2010, it’s the flagship show of the Packet Pushers podcast network.

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HN793: A Deep Dive Into High-Performance Switch Memory

Posted August 22, 202501:34:35

Today’s episode is all about high-performance memory in switches. We dig into the differences among TCAM, SRAM, DRAM, and HBM, and all the complex...

HN792: Understanding Agentic AI for Network Operations (Sponsored)

Posted August 15, 202500:45:43

LLMs and AI-powered chatbots are becoming a regular feature of network operations tools and vendor product portfolios. Now the next iteration of AI...

HN791: Should You Build or Buy Your Automation Platform?

Posted August 8, 202500:55:32

Perhaps the biggest question around adopting network automation is whether you should build a solution using open source tools and a lot of coding glue,...

HN790: From Rule-Based to Goal-Based: Rethinking Autonomous AI Operations (Sponsored)

Posted August 1, 202500:57:45

On Heavy Networking today, AI operations for networking. That is, how do we delegate some amount of responsibility for network operations to artificial...

HN789: How a Global Payments Processor Automates Firewall Changes at Scale

Posted July 25, 202500:48:25

Adyen is a global payments processor whose primary business is providing payment services for merchants, retailers, and venues, as well as online payments....