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Cables2Clouds
by Cables2Clouds
Follow us on Twitter @Cables2Clouds | Co-Hosts Twitter Handles: Katherine - @sud0x | Chris - @bgp_mane | Tim - @juangolbez
Episodes
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Stop Throwing Slop Grenades At Coworkers
Send us Fan Mail AI isn’t just changing software. It’s changing laws, infrastructure, and the day-to-day reality of work, and California is becoming one of the clearest previews of what comes next. We dig into a flurry of new California AI regulations aimed at worker rights and accountability…
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Just In Time Networking For Agentic AI with EVA Networks
Send us Fan Mail Agentic AI is changing what “normal” traffic looks like, and that forces a hard question: if most connections are workloads talking to workloads, why are we still designing network security around users accessing apps? We bring on Dan Sheldon (CEO) and Paul Carvill (CTO) to…
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NVIDIA Buys The Model Library And Everyone Freaks Out - Monthly News Update
Send us Fan Mail AWS and Azure just did the thing everyone argued would never happen: a managed, first party multi-cloud interconnect between the two biggest cloud platforms. We break down what’s actually new here, what’s simply being productized, and why this matters for enterprise cloud...
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What Happens When The Cloud Moves Into Orbit
Send us Fan Mail Space internet is no longer a science project, and the gap between “cool demo” and “usable enterprise transport” is closing fast. We sit down with Tom Kunath from Cisco to unpack what’s actually happening behind the hype: low Earth orbit constellations that hand off satellites...
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Its just AI, Michael, how much could it cost? 10 dollars?
Send us Fan Mail AI isn’t just changing software, it’s rewriting the rules around hardware, regulation, and power. We start with a report that the FCC is moving to restrict Chinese-made optical transceivers used in US AI data centers, and we unpack the real-world tradeoff between supply chain...
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Security For AI Sucks
Send us Fan Mail “Secure AI agents” is a comforting phrase, and it’s also one of the most abused. We sit down with Zach Korman, a builder and security researcher known for stress-testing AI agent frameworks, to talk about what actually breaks when you connect LLM agents to tools, plugins, skills...
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Welcome Back To Identity Hell - Monthly News Update
Send us Fan Mail Two competitors deciding to stop fighting and build together always raises one question: what changes for the customers the next morning. We start with the BT and Verizon International joint venture and dig into what a shared global network footprint could mean across SD-WAN…
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AutoCon5 and The State of Network Automation in 2026
Send us Fan Mail Network automation doesn’t fail because engineers can’t code. It fails because teams can’t turn one-off wins into a repeatable way of operating. We sit down with Scott Robohn of Solutional, co-founder of the Network Automation Forum and one of the people behind Autocon, to unpack...
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AI Got Export Controlled And Everyone Got Grounded - Monthly News Update
Send us Fan Mail We react to the biggest stories from Cisco Live, focusing on why Cloud Control and Multi-Cloud Fabric could simplify how teams manage multi-domain infrastructure. We also unpack the Mythos export control shockwave and the growing backlash to AI data centers as efficiency claims...
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We Doomscroll So You Don’t Have To - Monthly News Update
Send us Fan Mail A $435 million all-cash acquisition doesn’t happen just to add another logo to a portfolio. We break down why Lumen is buying Alkira to become the control plane for cloud connectivity, and what that signals about where multicloud networking is headed. Alkira’s POP-based backbone...
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Ethical Hacking Basics
Send us Fan Mail If you still picture “hackers” as hoodie stereotypes and fast typing in a dark room, this conversation resets the story with real, practical detail. We sit down with Kyle Winters from Learn with Cisco to define ethical hacking and penetration testing the way security teams…
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Can You Fly With Glass Wings? - Monthly News Update (with a Surprise)
Send us Fan Mail “Too dangerous to release” is a bold claim in cybersecurity, so we treat it like any other security headline: we interrogate it. We kick off our monthly news round-up by welcoming Catherine McNamara as a permanent co-host, then dig into Anthropic’s Mythos preview model and…
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What is Spec-Driven Development?
Send us Fan Mail Your AI can write code fast, but it can also wander fast. That’s why we sat down with Jason Belk from Learning at Cisco to unpack spec-driven development, a simple idea with huge impact: write the rules and requirements first, then let your coding agent execute with far fewer...
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Please Don’t Dump Data Center Soup - Monthly News Update
Send us Fan Mail AI is everywhere right now, but the numbers and the real-world trade-offs don’t always match the hype. We dig into a headline that AI added basically nothing to US GDP growth last year, even after billions in spending from the biggest names in tech. That launches a bigger…
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An Honest Conversation About AI Security
Send us Fan Mail Ready for a reality check on AI security? We invited Cisco cybersecurity expert Katherine McNamara to dig into where large language models actually break: from prompt injection and over-permissioned plugins to reckless “vibe-coded” apps that leak IDs, photos, and entire backends....
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When AI Deletes Production: Guardrails, MCP Risks, And The Surveillance Creep
Send us Fan Mail What happens when an AI agent decides the “best” fix is to delete production? We unpack the AWS outage tied to an over‑permitted agent and zoom out to a bigger pattern: systems built for maximum utility and minimum restraint. From MCP’s connective promise to its post‑auth sprawl,...
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Full Time Content Creation with Erika Dietrick
Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what it really takes to walk away from a prestigious DevRel job and build a creator business that actually serves people? We bring back Erika (aka Erika the Dev) to share a candid, practical look at life after big tech: why she chose ownership over prestige, how she...
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We Flattened The Org And All I Got Was 50 Direct Reports - Monthly News Update
Send us Fan Mail Layoffs, chips, and a lobster-shaped lesson in security—this month’s news run is a tour of how tech’s biggest bets collide with real-world constraints. We start with Amazon’s plan to complete 30,000 job cuts under the banner of “flattening the org.” That might clean up charts…
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How to Learn Network Design with Russ White
Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why some architectures feel effortless to run while others need a babysitter? We invited Russ White to help us unpack the real craft of network design: building mental maps that tie history, theory, and practical constraints into clear decisions you can defend and...
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2025: Year in Review
Send us Fan Mail The year felt like it stretched on forever, and in that extra space the networking world reshaped itself. We traded weekly cadence for deeper focus, shipped an AWS Advanced Networking book that the community embraced, and then watched the landscape pivot as vendors consolidated,...
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AWS re:Invent 2025 Recap
Send us Fan Mail A bus-powered hackathon, a $100K prize for a gloriously “useless” app, and keynotes that said AI so many times you could turn it into a supercut—re:Invent 2025 brought energy, irony, and real signals hiding in the noise. We’re joined by AWS Hero Chris Williams to unpack what...
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Bots, Bursts, And Bare Metal: Because The Internet Wanted Drama
Send us Fan Mail We break down Cloudflare’s outage, why a small config change caused big waves, and what better guardrails could look like. We then unpack AWS and Google’s cross‑cloud link, Megaport’s move into bare metal and GPUs, Webex adding deepfake defenses, and a new startup aiming to tune…
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What is NaaS (Network as a Service)?
Send us Fan Mail Networks can sometimes feel like a maze of licenses, tunnels, and 2 a.m. pager alerts. We sit down with Graphiant CEO Ali Shaikh to unpack how Network as a Service makes connectivity on-demand, consumption-based, and finally as flexible as the cloud it serves. From the SD-WAN…
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Monthly News Update: DNS Did That Thing Again...
Send us Fan Mail Start with a simple truth: when the platform breaks, your clever architecture won’t save you. We dig into the AWS US‑East‑1 outage where DynamoDB’s role in DNS planning for load balancers collided with a race condition, leaving empty records and stalled EC2 instances. Forget the...
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Tech Evangelism and Making Networking Cool Again with Alexis Bertholf
Send us Fan Mail If the network is the backbone of modern tech, why did it fade into the background while cloud, AI, and security stole the spotlight? We sit down with technical evangelist Alexis Berthoff to pull the curtain back on the real work of making complex systems understandable, usable,...
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Monthly News Update: $1 Trillion Later, Can It Run Doom?
Send us Fan Mail We weigh efficiency against hype as Huawei’s open-source quantization aims to shrink LLM costs while AI spending sprints toward $1.5T. From Oracle’s blue-sky risk to Cisco’s SNMP flaws, Equinix and Alkira’s AI networking moves, and a leap into quantum networking, we look for…
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Automating Cloud Native vs. On-Prem Networks with Eric Chou
Send us Fan Mail The gap between cloud-native and traditional networking has never been more evident. As organizations struggle with hybrid environments, finding a unified management strategy feels like searching for the mythical "one ring to rule them all." In this thought-provoking episode, we...
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Monthly News Update: The "S" in MCP Stands for Security
Send us Fan Mail Tim and Chris dive into the month's most significant tech developments, exploring antitrust rulings, emerging AI security threats, and the financial sustainability of the AI industry. • Google avoids having to sell Chrome in federal antitrust ruling but is barred from exclusive...
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Cloud Networking Basics: VPC - AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
Send us Fan Mail What happens when three major cloud providers each reimagine network design from scratch? You get three completely different approaches to solving the same fundamental problem. The foundation of cloud networking begins with the virtual containers that hold your resources: AWS's...
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Where's Palo Sailing this CyberArk? - NC2C041
Send us Fan Mail Cloud security and infrastructure providers are making strategic moves to maintain competitive advantage through acquisitions and service enhancements while combating emerging threats. We explore the latest developments including Palo Alto's massive acquisition, new cloud…
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Navigating Career Changes with Will Collins
Send us Fan Mail Making a career transition is never easy, especially in specialized technical domains. In this episode, we dive into the world of professional evolution with returning guest Will Collins, who shares his journey from cloud networking at Alkira to automation engineering at Nintex....
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Monthly News Update: When Your SD-WAN Gets More Frequent Flyer Miles Than You
Send us Fan Mail The tech industry's shifting strategies and priorities take center stage in this episode as we examine several major developments reshaping the landscape. We dive into Ingram Micro's recent ransomware attack by the SafePay group, analyzing both the immediate impacts and potential...
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How To Interview With a Tech Giant: Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Cloud network engineering interviews at tech giants require specialized knowledge beyond traditional networking – particularly when it comes to cloud-native services. In this final installment of our interview preparation series with Kam Agahian, we explore the specialized...
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AWS Simplifies Security While Complicating Vendor Choices
Send us Fan Mail The landscape of cloud security is rapidly evolving as AWS flexes its muscles with a suite of new native security offerings unveiled at AWS re:Inforce. From enhanced threat correlation capabilities in AWS Security Hub to seamless Transit Gateway integration for Network Firewall,...
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Network engineers already understand Kubernetes better than they think.
Send us Fan Mail The invisible threads connecting Kubernetes and networking infrastructure form the backbone of today's cloud-native world. In this revealing conversation with Marino Wijay from Kong, we unravel the complex relationship between traditional networking concepts and modern container...
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Google Takes a 7-Hour Coffee Break (And Takes Half the Internet With Them)
Send us Fan Mail When automation fails, it fails spectacularly—and at scale. The recent Google Cloud outage that took down over 54 global services for more than seven hours demonstrates this perfectly. A simple error—blank fields in automated policy updates—cascaded into widespread failures...
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The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Entrepreneurial Side
Send us Fan Mail Entrepreneurship is often glorified as the ultimate career goal, but what happens when running your own business loses its luster? Jason Gintert takes us behind the scenes of his journey from corporate life to co-founding WAN Dynamics, and then back to the corporate world as CTO…
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The Fine Line Between Brilliant and Bizarre Cyber Tactics (Fortnightly News Update)
Send us Fan Mail Tim and Chris discuss major cybersecurity acquisitions and innovations, examining how these changes will impact enterprise security and cloud architecture. • Zscaler acquires Red Canary MDR (Managed Detection and Response) to fill gaps in their platform despite potential...
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A Conversation About Network Certifications with Jason Gooley
Send us Fan Mail What does it take to write the books that build the backbone of the networking industry? In this energetic conversation with Jason Gooley, Technical Evangelist at Cisco and author of numerous certification guides, we dive into the fascinating world of technical education and the...
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Hey Giant Profitable Company... Lay Off with The Layoffs (Fortnightly News Update)
Send us Fan Mail Major tech companies are making significant moves with mergers, acquisitions, and layoffs as the industry continues to evolve rapidly and face new challenges in the market. • Rumors suggest Arista Networks is acquiring VeloCloud from Broadcom for nearly $1 billion, potentially...
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Beyond the Firewall: Careers in Cloud Security
Send us Fan Mail When most people think about cybersecurity careers, they envision ethical hackers or security analysts huddled behind screens of scrolling code. But as our guest Brian Eidelman, VP of Cloud Engineering at Oracle, reveals, the reality is far more diverse and fascinating. Security...
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Has AI Gone Phishing? - NC2C035
Send us Fan Mail The relentless race for cloud dominance continues as AWS reports 16.9% growth year-over-year—a number that would thrill most companies but falls short of expectations for the cloud giant. Tim and Chris dig into what's behind these numbers and why Microsoft and Google continue...
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From Corporate Life to Freelance Freedom
Send us Fan Mail Scott Robohn's journey from corporate network engineer to successful independent consultant offers a roadmap for anyone considering the entrepreneurial path in tech. After 35 years in the networking industry, Scott found himself ready to build something of his own—not necessarily…
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We Nearly Became Invulnerable! (No More CVE) - NC2C034
Send us Fan Mail The tech world gives and takes away as Google introduces CloudWAN while MITRE nearly loses CVE funding, showcasing both innovation and vulnerability in our digital infrastructure landscape. Politics increasingly intersects with technology as we examine controversial security...
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How To Prepare for an Interview with a Tech Giant - Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Preparing for a cloud network engineering interview at a tech giant? This episode delivers essential insights from someone who conducts these interviews. Kam Agahian, Senior Director of Cloud Engineering at Oracle, returns to continue our deep dive into what really matters when...
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Data Center Disruption as Tariff Wars Go Brrr - NC2C033
Send us Fan Mail Geopolitics and cloud infrastructure collide in this eye-opening episode where we explore how escalating tariff wars are throwing data center construction plans into complete disarray. Tech giants planning massive cloud and AI expansions now face skyrocketing costs and...
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Identity Crisis: What is Cloud Networking?
Send us Fan Mail What exactly is cloud networking? This seemingly simple question quickly descends into a fascinating philosophical debate as we welcome back Nico Vibert, Senior Staff Technical Marketing Engineer at Isovalent/Cisco, to tackle this identity crisis head-on. The conversation begins...
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Wiz Goes Jerry Maguire Mode - NC2C032
Send us Fan Mail When tech giants make moves, the entire industry feels the tremors. Google's staggering $32 billion acquisition of cloud security company Wiz signals just how valuable security platforms have become in today's digital landscape—especially those with visibility across multiple…
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Cloud Networking at Unicorn Scale
Send us Fan Mail The story of cloud networking rarely gets told from the perspective of those building it inside unicorn startups, but that's exactly what this episode delivers. Richard Olson, cloud networking expert at Canva, takes us behind the scenes of building network infrastructure for one…
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Interoperability Dreams: Europe's Bold Move Against Cloud Lock-in - NC2C031
Send us Fan Mail Cloud security threats continue to evolve at an alarming pace, with state-sponsored actors developing increasingly sophisticated attack strategies. We dive into the emergence of China's Silk Typhoon group, which represents the concerning evolution of previous Salt Typhoon…
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