The Lippis Report Podcast

The focus on separating user intent from infrastructure is an important new insight into how cloud environments should be run.  To drive forward this approach, Group-Based Policy is currently being developed for both OpenStack and OpenDaylight open source projects. Mike Cohen, Director of Product Management and Sandeep Agrawal Senior Marketing Manager, both of whom work at Cisco Systems join me to talk about Group-Based Policy or using intent to manage infrastructure.            Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds   Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec   Question 1 @ 2:44 sec: Sandeep, What is GBP and what problem is trying to solve.   Question 2 @ 4:28 sec: Mike, What are the architectural components associated with GBP?   Question 3 @ 5:41 sec: Sandeep, How does GBP contribute to an open SDN approach?   Question 4 @ 6:48 sec: Sandeep,What does GBP mean for security and governance?   Question 5 @ 8:51 sec: Mike, Does GBP offer a means to automate network configuration and change management?    Question 6 @ 10:23 sec: Mike, One part of GBP is that it gathers the state of the infrastructure.  How does it accomplish this, is there a state database that’s created?   Question 7 @ 12:20 sec: Mike, Does GBP assist in the creation of an application dependency map that can be shared across multiple IT teams, such as storage, networking, servers/virtualization and application development?   Question 8 @ 13:41 sec: Mike, How are the policies that are created configured within the products that make up the infrastructure?   Question 9 @ 15:09 sec: Mike, GBP is being adopted by OpenStack and OpenDayLight, but how will it be implemented by the vendor community within products?   Question 10 @ 18:03 sec: Mike, How does GBP compare to other efforts such as:  Congress and ONOS?

At the Open Networking Users Group meeting this past October, CIOs and Chief Network Architects from large corporations discussed their Software Defined Networking plans, obstacles, requirements and experiences.  One of the loud-and-clear messages was that business unit managers are demanding self-service IT provisioning.  For CIOs to deliver on this demand, networks need to be part of the auto provisioning process of compute and storage.  Networks are holding back CIOs’ ability to deploy new applications and business process automation since network configuration time is still measured in weeks rather than the minutes it takes to configure compute and storage.  Charles Ferland, IBM's SDN Global Sales & Business Development Manager joins me to talk about the impact that Software Defined Networking will have on Business Process from a CIO perspective. 

NEC has launched its fifth version of its popular ProgrammableFlow Software-Defined Network (SDN) controller just when OpenFlow 1.3 is starting to be implemented in popular switches.  The NEC ProgrammableFlow® Networking Suite, was the first commercially available SDN solution to leverage the OpenFlow protocol, enabling network virtualization and allowing enterprises, data centers and service providers to deploy, control, monitor and manage secure multi-tenant network infrastructure.  Don Clark, Director of Strategy and Business Development at NEC joins me to talk about NEC’s SDN investment and the latest version of its controller, which you all can learn more about by attending ONUG at JPMorgan in NYC on Oct 29th and 30th.   Podcast Duration: 11 minutes 9 seconds   Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec   Question 1 @ 2:10 sec: Nick: Don, Lets start with a description of the NEC ProgrammableFlow SDN controller that is what is it, what’s new and what type of SDNs does it enable?     Question 2 @ 3:34 sec: Nick: Don, OpenFlow 1.3 support was added to the controller, what new SDN designs with that enable?   Question 3 @ 6:05 sec: Nick: Don, I’d like to talk a bit more about your Top of Rack switches - which do the NEC ProgrammableFlow SDN controller support, all openflow 1.3 devices?   Question 4 @ 8:03 sec: Nick: Don, there are visualization features within the NEC controller, can you talk to that feature set?    Question 5 @ 9:36 sec: Nick: Don, how do network architects and designers start to build SDNs with the NEC ProgrammableFlow controller?

Over the past two years NetScout has invested in Network Monitoring Switch technology, acquiring Simenna in 2011 and ONPATH in 2012.  This is the first in a two-part podcast series were Steven Shalita, Vice President of Marketing at NetScout discusses NetScout’s increased investments in the network monitoring switch business.  In this podcast we discuss network monitoring switch and fabric market attributes and dynamics.  In the second podcast Steve and I review network monitoring design options, service delivery and the implications that virtualization and Software-Defined Networking have on monitoring architectures.

This is the second of a two-part podcast series were Steven Shalita, Vice President of Marketing at NetScout discusses NetScout’s increased investments in the network monitoring switch business.  In this podcast we review network monitoring design options, service delivery and the implications that virtualization and Software-Defined Networking have on monitoring architectures.  The first podcast on network monitoring switch and fabric market dynamics can be found here.

To assure 100% throughput, that is no packet loss or network performance degradation takes place during an inter-chassis switch over, Cisco invested in its third generation of Virtual Switch System or VSS.  It introduced support for four Supervisors within a VSS, which it calls VS4O for short.  VS40 supports a VSS pair to be resilient to up to three simultaneous supervisor failures; providing deterministic and automated recovery from failures and increases network uptime tremendously in the campus backbone.  Sudeep Padiyar Senior Product Manager at Cisco Systems and Charles Okochu, Network Engineer at MarketAxess join me to discuss Cisco’s new additions to the Catalyst 6500 and the resiliency network design options it affords to Cisco customers.

Cisco introduced enhancements to its VXLAN implementation in the Nexus 1000V virtual switch that overcomes the requirement for IP Multicast.  In addition Cisco is integrating vPath to VXLAN for service insertion that stitches virtual services into VXLAN overlay tunnels. Network services might include virtual firewalls, application delivery controllers, WAN optimization, network monitors, etc.  A final VXLAN challenge that network teams are facing is how to integrate VXLAN into legacy networks and with existing physical networks, appliances and the enterprise WAN. We’ll hear if Cisco has any solutions to get around this issue as well.  Han Yang of Cisco joins me to discuss VXLAN, without multicast and with vPath, and how it can be used to deploy virtual network overlays.

As the need for visibility of applications flowing inside networks grows, network architecture itself is changing thanks to network plus server virtualization in data centers, and now Software-Defined Networking.  Also trends like BYOD, virtualization, and application mobility are bringing complexity and a new dynamism to today’s networks.  Larry Hart, Vice President, Ixia/Anue joins me to discuss how Software-Defined Networking is enhancing the hot network visualization market.

As the need for visibility of applications flowing inside networks grows, network architecture itself is changing thanks to network plus server virtualization in data centers, and now Software-Defined Networking.  Also trends like BYOD, virtualization, and application mobility are bringing complexity and a new dynamism to today’s networks.  Shehzad Merchant, Chief Strategy Officer at Gigamon joins me to discuss the role of network visualization in the world of Software-Defined Networking.

Miami Children's Hospital or MCH deployed an 802.11n Wi-Fi network some two years ago to support their Clinical EMR deployment, which enabled clinicians and physicians to access applications such as PowerChart via mobile devices.   The Wi-Fi network also enabled BYOD for patients, families and friends visiting MCH.   MCH also developed its Fit4KidsCare mobile application that leverages location services so that food orders or gifts can be delivered to patient rooms while it’s WayFinding feature provides turn-by-turn navigation services to guide patients/family and guest around the complex children’s hospital.  Edward Martinez, MCH SVP and Chief Information Officer discusses how its connected mobile network is having a positive impact on clinical operations and patient network services beyond connectivity for mobile devices.

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Jeff Gray CEO of Glue Networks  joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 9:50 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:35 sec: Jeff why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 4:42 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 3 @ 6:10 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 4  @ 8:08 sec: How does Glue Networks participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Howard Bubb , President & CEO, Netronome joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 12:38 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:34 sec: Howard why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 2:25 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 3 @ 3:56 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 7:38 sec: How does Netronome Networks participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Awais Nemat co-founder & CEO PLUMgrid joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 12:04 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:39 sec: Awais why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 5:23 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 3  @ 9:04 sec: How does PLUMgrid participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Mike Hatfield, President and co-founder of Cyan joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 11:39 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:43 sec: Mike why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 5:05 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 3 @ 7:49 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 9:17 sec: How does Cyan participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Dante Malagrinò President & CEO Embrane joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 14:44  minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:39 sec: Dante why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 5:01 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next 24 months that the open networking community needs to overcome?   How to insert and chain virtualized L4-7 services in cloud and SDNs? Question 3 @ 7:52 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 12:04 sec: How does Embrane participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Craig Elliott co-founder and CEO of Pertino joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 6:57 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:38 sec: Craig why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 2:30 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome?  Question 3 @ 4:24 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 5:37 sec: How does Pertino participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Guido Appenzeller, CEO of Big Switch Networks joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 8:45 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:25 sec: Guido why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 3:39 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome?  Question 3 @ 5:47 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 6:54 sec: How does Big Switch Networks participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Gregory Lebovitz, VP Products and Marketing of vArmour joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 18:02 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:09 sec Question 1 @ 1:34 sec: Gregory why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 1:34 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 3 @ 9:33 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 13:39 sec: How does vArmour participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Jayshree Ullal , President & CEO, Arista Networks joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 13:08 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:38 sec: Jayshree why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 2:50 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 3 @ 7:12 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 9:52 sec: How does Arista Networks participate in the open networking ecosystem?

The networking industry at an inflection point driven by IT business leaders taking greater control of their network infrastructure to lower operational cost and increase IT delivery flexibility.  Open networking promises to deliver greater control, lower cost and an injection of innovation not seem before in the networking industry.  To understand these dynamics, we are conducting a CEO podcast series with industry thought leaders and visionaries all of which are meeting with IT leaders at the Open Networking User Group or ONUG in Boston on Feb 13th.  Karl May President & CEO of Vello Systems joins Nick Lippis for discussion on the state of open networking.   Register to attend the Open Networking User Group here:  www.lippisreport.com/onug/register Duration: 14:12 minutes Lippis Intro/Analysis @ : 00:10 sec Question 1 @ 1:32 sec: Karl why is there so much interest in open networking from a customer point of view? Question 2 @ 4:13 sec: What are the biggest industry challenges over the next twenty-four months that the open networking community needs to overcome? Question 3 @ 8:36 sec: How do you see open networking evolving over the next three years?  What will networks look like? Question 4  @ 10:10 sec: How does Vello Systems participate in the open networking ecosystem?