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Zigbits Network Design Podcast

by Zig Zsiga

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

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Episodes

  1. ZNDP 049 – 2020 Goals and Updates

    In Today's episode we are completing a deep dive after action report on our 2019 Goals, setting up our 2020 goals, and talking about whats been happening the last few months. We also talk about Cisco Live Europe thats happening next week. Lets get into it shall we!! :)

  2. ZNDP 048 – Real Talk With Jason Gooley – Part 2

    This part 2 of our 2 part series featuring a Real Talk with my good friend Jason Gooley. Jason is the founder of MetalDevOps, a dual CCIE (RS and SP), an author of a number of Cisco Press books, a Distinguished Cisco Live Speaker and a true Leader and Pioneer in our industry.

  3. ZNDP 047 – CCDE Simulator with Mohamed Radwan

    CCDE Simulator!! Yep I said that right! Today we are going to highlight, discuss and review Mohamed's CCDE Simulator. Years ago I thought of creating my own CCDE Simulator but honestly never got around to it. With that said, today we get to have a first hand view in video format of this CCDE...

  4. ZNDP 046 – Real Talk With Jason Gooley – Part 1

    This part 1 of a 2 part series that features a Real Talk with my good friend Jason Gooley. Jason is the founder of MetalDevOps, a dual CCIE (RS and SP), an author of a number of Cisco Press books, a Distinguished Cisco Live Speaker and a true Leader and Pioneer in our industry.

  5. ZNDP 045 – Zero Trust

    In Today's episode we are highlighting Zero Trust. We are going to discuss what is and what it isn't. We are then going to talk about the specific steps to start your journey towards a Zero Trust world. Lets jump in my friends!

  6. ZNDP 044 – Unified Network Fabric

    In Today's episode we are highlighting Unified Network Fabric, or UNF. Unified Network Fabric is not a vendor solution, it is not a marketing pitch (at least not yet)… it is a transformational concept that we will explain in detail that fully meets business priorities, requirements and goals.…

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  7. ZNDP 043 – Cisco Live US 2019 Network Design and CCDE Focused Sessions

    I usually have this podcast published and released weeks before Cisco Live US so that all of you have a chance to to review it and make your session schedule adjustments. Well this year there was some uncertainty on what was the future of the CCDE. With no CCDE Techtorials, a number of us in the...

  8. ZNDP 42 – Intent Based Networking With Phil Gervasi

    Hey Nerds, Geeks, and Ziglets out there. Today’s show is covering Intent Based Networking, its a market term, a sales term, and potentially much more but before we start lets introduce our guest expert, my good friend Phil Gervasi.

  9. ZNDP 41 – Why Segment Routing with Suraj Soni

    Hey Nerds, Geeks, and Ziglets out there. Today we start our Mini Series on Segment Routing with our Guest Expert Suraj Soni. We have a lot planned for this Mini Series but today's focus is "Why Segment Routing?" so lets get to it! Guest Expert: Suraj Soni Soni has been working in our industry for...

  10. ZNDP 40 – Benefits of SD-WAN

    I am back!! Sorry it's been so long. I went MIA for a bit, but I am back today with a new episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast! Today I will be highlighting the Benefits of SD-WAN, vendor agnostically!! :) Enough jabbering, lets get on with the show! :)

  11. ZNDP 039 – Design Documents

    In Today's episode, we are going to cover Design Documents. I recently had a number of coaching sessions where design documents were discussed. I then attempted to remember how I learned about all of the Design Documents that I have seen, written, and peer reviewed over my career, but I couldn't...

  12. ZNDP 038 – Ask Zig – My job isn’t challenging or providing me needed experience, what should I do?

    In today's installment we have an Ask Zig episode. Roy from Virginia sent in the following question: "My job isn’t challenging or providing me needed experience, what should I do?" Hear the answer in today's episode!!

  13. ZNDP 037 – Ask Zig – Do You Think The CCIE DC Makes Sense?

    A little under the weather today and I apologize for this episode publishing a few days late. Today we have an Ask Zig Episode. Rob from Tampa Florida asked this question on LinkedIn. "Do you think that pursuing CCIE data center makes as much sense as it used to?" Hear the Answer in today's episode!

  14. ZNDP 036 – Design Case Study with Daren Fulwell – Part 1 The Overview

    For today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast we start a Design Case Study Series with my friend Daren Fulwell. In this first installment we set the stage for this Design Case Study Series, highlighting the constraints, requirements, and over arching architecture model used to solve the business...

  15. ZNDP 035 – Wireless QoS Design with Nick Russo

    The Iconic Mr. Nick Russo joins us once again for today's topic of Wireless QoS Design! Today Nick and I talk about QoS, RFC 4594, Wireless QoS, RFC 8325, WMM, UP values, DCF, TXOP, Wireless High Density, Wireless High Demand, and much more! We also highlight an issue around vendor endpoints not...

  16. ZNDP 034 – Data Center Interconnect Design Use Case with BGP With Tim McConnaughy

    We are joined today with my good friend Tim McConnaughy and he brings us our design case study for today's show! This show is all about Data Center Interconnect Design, its a design use case with BGP. There is BGP, eBGP, and iBGP. This is a real customer solution deployed today in the wild so…

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  17. ZNDP 033 – CI/CD … See Why? With Nick Russo

    The Iconic Mr. Nick Russo joins us once again for today's topic of CI / CD ... See Why?! Today we are picking up where Nick and I stopped in ZNDP Episode 30 - Designing for DevOps, if you didn't get a chance to listen to that episode yet you can find it at zigbits.tech/30, If you need some…

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  18. ZNDP 032 – Cisco ISE Client Authentication Design with Andy Richter

    Today's show is all about Cisco ISE Client Authentication Design with Guest Expert Andy Richter, who is a Security Practice Manager and Distinguished Engineer at Presidio. This episode is a follow up episode from ZNDP # 29 - Cisco ISE Authentication Design! In this episode we are focusing on the...

  19. ZNDP 031 – Cisco Live US 2018 Recap

    Hey Friends, Nerds, Geeks, and Ziglets out there, today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast show number 31 is a recap of Cisco Live US 2018 which was held in Orlando, Florida. We had The Force, Rides, Food, Drinks, Concerts, Technical Sessions, Keynotes, traditional Networking discussions, and a who...

  20. ZNDP 030 – Designing for DevOps with Nick Russo

    In Today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) episode we invite back an up an comming icon within this industry, my good friend Mr. Nick Russo to have a conversation around Designing for DevOps. If you've heard of DevOps in any form and even if you haven't, you will want to tune in to this...

  21. ZNDP 029 – Cisco ISE Authentication Design with Andy Richter

    Today’s Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) is being recorded at Cisco Live US 2018! Today's show is all about Cisco ISE Authentication Design with Guest Expert Andy Richter, who is a Security Practice Manager and Distinguished Engineer at Presidio. There is a whole bunch of technology in this...

  22. ZNDP 028 – Zig’s Cisco Live US 2018 Message

    Today’s Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) covers Cisco Live US 2018! Today we discuss what Cisco Live means to me and what it should mean to you, How to get the most out of Cisco Live each year, and some of my recommendations for this week! Turn up your volume, start the podcast, and lets do it!

  23. ZNDP 027 – The Year of Identity

    Today's Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) is all about what we did in the last year...Its The year of Identity Episode. Today we discuss the current Identity Crisis / Process we are going through behind the scenes. Lets Jump right in!! Turn up your volume, start the podcast, and lets do it! :)

  24. ZNDP 026 – Cisco Live US 2018 Network Design & CCDE Focused Sessions

    Its that time of the year! Cisco Live US 2018!!!! Its only a few more weeks away! :) As we started last year, today's episode is all about maximizing your time while at Cisco Live US 2018 towards Network Design and the Cisco Certified Design Expert Certification!

  25. ZNDP 025 – Designing for Data Center Migration and Application Mobility with Malcolm Booden – Part 1

    Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks, we are back today with our Audio podcast show # 25 and its a Guest Expert show! My good friend Malcolm Booden from the UK Joined me in Jan for a discussion around Designing for Data Center Migration and Application Mobility. We talk about a lot of different…

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  26. ZNDP 024 – Ask Zig – How much depth should be covered to be an expert?

    Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, we have an Ask Zig episode. Shahzad on twitter asked "In regards to CCIE what is your take on expert of a given topic. In other words how much depth should be covered?". This is a great question that we are going to answer it in this episode! Find your...

  27. ZNDP 023 – CCDE Practical Exam Recommendation and Tips

    Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, in this episode we are going to highlight some CCDE Practical Exam Recommendations and Tips that will help you on your journey to pursue the CCDE Certification. And we are starting right now!! :)

  28. ZNDP 022 – What is a Ziglet?

    Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, today you are going to find out what a Ziglet is. Launch your favorite podcatcher app, turn up the volume, queue the DJ...lets get this show on the road!!

  29. ZNDP 021 – Ask Zig – How do you handle all of the inputs?

    Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks out there, we have another Ask Zig episode today! Our follower, Patrick from Virginia has asked us this question, "How Do You Handle All Of The Inputs?". Queue the podcast, plug in the earbuds, turn on the blutooth speakers, and listen to the answer in today's episode!

  30. ZNDP 020 – Ask Zig – What is your CCxE Methodology?

    Hey Ziglets, we have an Ask Zig episode!! One of our Ziglets, Bill from Canada, has asked What is your CCxE Methodology? What a great question, thanks Bill for sending it in. Listen to the answer in this episode!

  31. ZNDP 019 – Zigbits 2017 Year End. Hello 2018!

    Hey Ziglets, here is ZNDP 019, a Summary of our First year blogging and podcasting! Lets see what podcast episodes were the most downloaded and which blog posts were the most viewed for 2017! Also, we will highlight some of the content coming in 2018! We are jumping into the last ZNDP episode of...

  32. ZNDP 018 – An Overview of the Aruba Certified Design Expert (ACDX) Certification with Tony Molica

    Hey Ziglets, we are back again to add to the Design Certification Mini Podcast Series that we started to do with the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Certification a few months ago. Today we are going to spotlight the Aruba Certified Design Expert, also known as the ACDX. To help us today,...

  33. ZNDP 017 – What Are You Thankful For?

    Hey Ziglets, Happy Thanksgiving!! For today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast, we are going to take a break from our series and the technology to ask and answer the question: What are you Thankful for this Thanksgiving? We have a couple of special guest on today's show to answer…

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  34. ZNDP 016 – The Consultative Engineer

    Hey Ziglets, welcome back!! For today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast, we are going to give a name and title to what we have been discussing for a few months now. Then we are going to give a number of examples of how everything we have been discussing fits in each of the situation...

  35. ZNDP 015 – How you can identify your requirements?

    Hey Ziglets, welcome back!! It feels like its been forever. For today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast, we are going to answer the question "How you can identify your requirements?". Before we jump into that, we have some updates. Lets get started!

  36. ZNDP 014 – What is Best Practice?

    Hey Ziglets, in today's episode we are going to ask and answer the question "What is Best Practice?" and how should we handle Best Practices in today's Networking World. Lets do it!

  37. ZNDP 013 – Business Benefits and Business Outcomes!

    Today’s ZNDP episode is all about Business Benefits and Business Outcomes! We will be asking and answering questions: What do businesses really care about? What are business benefits? What are business outcomes? Why should you care about business benefits and business outcomes? Lets get started!

  38. ZNDP 012 – Evolving your Design Mindset!

    Today's ZNDP episode is all about Design type three: Business Design Decisions! We will be asking and answering questions: What makes a good design? How do you know what you have is a good design? How can you “grade” a design if you do not have a grading sheet?

  39. ZNDP 011 – Network Design…But Why?

    Why should you care about Network Design? Why should you care about Designing a proper solution that meets business requirements? These are the questions that we will be answering in today's episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast! Lets jump right in!

  40. ZNDP 010 – An overview of the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Certification with Jeremy Filliben

    I can’t believe we have made it to the tenth episode of this podcast! We have a special show with a very special guest. Our Guest has over 20 years of industry experience, he is a network architect, and a trainer of network architects. He is a well known Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)...

  41. ZNDP 009 – Demystifying Cisco’s SD-Access (SDA): Cisco TrustSec with Mike McPhee

    With today's episode we start the process of demystifying Cisco's SD-Access (SDA) with a show dedicated on Cisco TrustSec. With us today helping to accomplish this goal is my good friend Mike McPhee!

  42. ZNDP 008 – Ask Zig – What CCxE should You pursue?

    I was recently asked by one of our Ziglets, what expert level Cisco certification they should pursue...A CCIE or the CCDE? My answer to this was "It Depends". Today's episode is going to dive deep into what you should think about to help answer this question in your situation.

  43. ZNDP 007 – Multi-tenant Franchisee Network Design with Jody Lemoine

    Today's ZNDP episode is going to discuss a Multi-tenant Franchisee Network Design with Jody Lemoine. We are going to talk about MPLS, DMVPN, BGP, Route Reflectors, LDP, and much more!

  44. ZNDP 006 – Cisco Live US 2017 – Recap

    Welcome back Ziglets. Today''s episode is all about Cisco Live US 2017. Its a recap of the week long conference in Las Vegas Nevada!

  45. ZNDP 005 – Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC) with Nick Russo

    We have an awesome show for you today, fully packed with a ton of technology, business requirements, constraints and drivers. I'm extremely excited for today's episode as we have our first Guest Expert joining us, my good friend Nick Russo! Today's topic is Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC)!

  46. ZNDP 004 – Cisco Live US 2017 – Preview

    Today’s episode is a Cisco Live US 2017 preview and overview. We discuss what I am looking forward to, my session schedule, CCDE / network design specific sessions, a Zigbit recommended "Network Design" session schedule, Cisco Live Recommendations and much more!

  47. ZNDP 003 – Cisco Live US 2016 Recap

    Today's episode takes a look back to Cisco Live US 2016, almost a year later. We discuss what I was looking forward to, my session schedule, CCDE / network design specific sessions, overall top sessions list, overall top presenters List and much more!

  48. ZNDP 002 – Honor, Courage, and Commitment…For the CCDE!!

    This show is about Honor, Courage, and Commitment in regards to the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Certification!! Honor, Courage, and Commitment are core values in my life which were instilled in me at a very young age. These are also the Marine Corps Core Values. We are going to start out...

  49. ZNDP 001 – The Beginning of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP)

    In this first episode of the Zigbits Network Design Podcast (ZNDP) our host, Michael "Zig" Zsiga, dives deep into the background, story, and reasoning for starting this podcast series focused around Network Design.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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

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