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      <title>Zenarmor Tackles Zero Trust, Secure Access with a Custom Security Stack: RSA 2026 Briefing Note</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Zenarmor competes in the secure network access space. It provides zero trust networking with access policies that can be enforced according to user identity, device posture and location, and application type. It provides a comprehensive suite of home-grown security controls, and incorporates WireGuard as an overlay to build private mesh networks. I was briefed by Zenarmor at RSA Conference 2026, and also saw a demo after the conference. Here’s what I learned.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17327299.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17327300.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>TORNOG1:  Canada’s First All-Day Network Operators Event</title>
      <dc:creator>Summerset Banks</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Packet Pushers went to the inaugural all-day event for network operators in Toronto, Canada, TORNOG1, on April 13, 2026.   TORNOG presents deep dives into specific skills and technologies relevant to modern network operations, including BGP optimization, peering policies, and cutting-edge network automation. It helps to gain direct access to technical leads and decision-makers<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/packet-pushers-covers-tornog1/" title="ReadTORNOG1:  Canada&#8217;s First All-Day Network Operators Event">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17320250.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17320251.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: Aria Networks Cranks Up Telemetry to Optimize Ethernet for AI Workloads</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Aria Networks is a network hardware and software startup that sells Ethernet switches to companies that run GPU clusters for AI model training and inferencing. Aria Networks makes switches with Broadcom ASICs (Tomahawk 5 and 6) running the SONiC network OS. But Aria Networks isn’t really a hardware play. It differentiates with software that collects fine-grained telemetry about network performance. It aims to analyze and act on that telemetry to squeeze more efficiency from the network than competitors.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17315998.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17315999.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>ActiveState Checks Packages to Minimize Software Supply Chain Risks: RSA 2026 Briefing Note</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[ActiveState aims to help organizations manage open source software risks by providing a library of open source software and packages that are regularly checked and updated. The goal is to minimize vulnerabilities or malicious components being introduced into software applications and developer environments.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17310685.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17310686.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Centrii Targets OT Security for the Renewables Sector: RSA 2026 Briefing Note</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Centrii, founded in 2022, is an OT security vendor. It competes with OT security vendors such Dragos and Claroty. The company specializes in the renewable energy sector and aims to help both operators and executives understand the technical and financial impacts of OT risks. I met with Rafael Narezzi, Centrii Co-Founder and CEO, at the 2026 RSA Conference. Here’s a quick overview of what I learned.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17304678.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17304679.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: NetPrompt AI Targets Faster MTTR with an LLM and AI Agents</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[NetPrompt AI is a network management startup. The company aims to improve your Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) by integrating a reasoning LLM that can analyze network data with AI agents that can take action (with human approval). Here's what I learned from a briefing with the company.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17301567.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17301568.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: Aliro Networks Makes Quantum Networking Easier</title>
      <dc:creator>Ethan Banks</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Aliro Networks is a quantum networking startup. Aliro’s ecosystem makes it easy to design &#038; operate a quantum network, which is no small feat considering the physics involved. Their ecosystem includes the Aliro Orchestrator to handle entanglement-based quantum network operations, the AlirOS quantum networking operating system, and the Aliro Simulator to help you design and validate an entanglement based network.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17300236.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17300237.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: Firezone Builds on WireGuard for Simple, Secure Remote Access for SMBs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Startup Firezone offers an open-source, WireGuard-based VPN to provide secure remote access for end users. The company targets SMBs (100 to 1,000 seats) that need to provide their workforce with a VPN but may be constrained by the cost and complexity of enterprise-focused products.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17294001.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17294002.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: MaiaEdge Raises $20M to Interconnect the Massive Middle Mile</title>
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      <title>Cisco Announces the G300 ASIC: 102.4Tbps for AI Data Centers</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cisco has announced the G300, the newest entrant in its Silicon One family of custom network silicon. The G300 offers 102.4Tbps throughput and supports the P4 programming language. Cisco is targeting large enterprises, hyperscalers, neoclouds, and service providers; essentially, any organization that wants to build a dedicated network for AI workloads.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17274645.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17274646.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: FluidCloud Aims to Unlock Public Cloud Lock-In</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
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      <title>Briefing Report: Uptycs Marries SQL and AI for Cloud Security</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Uptycs provides cloud security across multiple public cloud platforms. The company gathers data about customers' public cloud infrastructure via the providers' APIs, and then applies a classification model to every element to create a common 'ontology' to describe every element's capabilities and resources. Customers use an LLM to query Uptycs' ontology for compliance and vulnerability checks, threat hunting, reporting, posture assessment management, and other CNAPP capabilities.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17265231.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17265232.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Startup Radar: DevAI Knows Network Engineers Don’t Need Another Source of Truth</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[DevAI offers an AI interface that can help network engineers understand what’s happening on the network, correlate events, identify root causes, and recommend fixes. It does this by tapping into tools you've already got, rather than trying to recreate them. And DevAI doesn't remediate. Actual changes are left to engineers. That’s by design.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17261642.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17261643.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Salary Survey Results: We Show You the Money!</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[How does your salary compare to that of your peers? Which country has the highest average salary? The lowest? Do some certifications correlate with higher compensation than others? Does getting an advanced degree lead to better pay? These are some of the issues we discuss in our first-ever Salary Survey. 418 tech professionals from around<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/salary-survey-results-we-show-you-the-money/" title="ReadSalary Survey Results: We Show You the Money!">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17258356.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17258357.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Ask EDA: AIOps built for network engineers</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by Andy Lapteff.  Andy is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for Data Center at Nokia. We thank Nokia for being a sponsor.  What if your network could talk? What if troubleshooting didn’t mean wading through CLI outputs and dashboards? What if network alarms could explain themselves? Nokia Event-Driven Automation<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/aiops-built-for-network-engineers/" title="ReadAsk EDA: AIOps built for network engineers">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17228089.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17228090.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>CWNA Perceived is CWNA Achieved</title>
      <dc:creator>Keith Tokash</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[I wrote a piece describing my CWNA journey a couple of weeks ago and thought it deserved a wrap up since I tested yesterday and passed. While studying I focused almost entirely on the material, but strayed occasionally into those restless, &#8220;what&#8217;s the test like?&#8221; web searches. I didn&#8217;t find anything terribly surprising, but nothing<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/cwna-perceived-is-cwna-achieved/" title="ReadCWNA Perceived is CWNA Achieved">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17219663.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17219664.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Itential’s FlowAI for Network Automation Balances AI Ops With Guardrails and Audit Trails</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Itential has announced an ambitious new platform for incorporating agentic AI operations into network automation. Called FlowAI and currently available as a private customer preview, Itential says this platform brings orchestration, determinism, contract-driven execution, and auditability to AI Ops. FlowAI is intentionally designed to reconcile seemingly divergent imperatives: the need for AI agents to have<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/itentials-flowai-for-network-automation-balances-ai-ops-with-guardrails-and-audit-trails/" title="ReadItential&#8217;s FlowAI for Network Automation Balances AI Ops With Guardrails and Audit Trails">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17213681.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17213682.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Tackling the CWNA certification (as a wireless noob)</title>
      <dc:creator>Keith Tokash</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In early 2025 I poked around some job listing to see what&#8217;s cooking out there. I&#8217;ve been happily settled in my role as a network-focused consultant for over seven years but job listings, I&#8217;ve found, are a great indicator of what a perpetual student should spend his time on. Otherwise we&#8217;re stuck using our own<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/tackling-the-cwna-certification-as-a-wireless-noob/" title="ReadTackling the CWNA certification (as a wireless noob)">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17212943.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17212944.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>OpenText Brings Its Network Observability Platform to AutoCon 4</title>
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      <title>Red Hat to Highlight Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 at AutoCon 4</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Red Hat's Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 adds new features to support network automation including a dashboard to track automation ROI, a portal for network teams to build a service catalog for internal customers, and a genAI assistant trained on Ansible documentation that you can interact with using natural language.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17208020.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17208021.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>From Hours to Minutes: Real-World NetSecOps with Network Automation </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by Kenny Heindel, Product Marketing Manager &#8211; Network Management at OpenText. We thank OpenText for being a sponsor. Meet OpenText at AutoCon4 in Austin, Nov 17-21. Network security teams and network operations teams have always shared responsibility for protecting infrastructure, but collaboration has not always been seamless. Too<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/network-automation-for-netsecops-stop-manual-firewall-updates/" title="ReadFrom Hours to Minutes: Real-World NetSecOps with Network Automation ">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17206895.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17206896.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Cisco IQ Brings AI to Cisco Tech Support, Professional Services, and VARs</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Startup Radar: Aria Networks Sings of Telemetry to Sell Ethernet Switches to Neoclouds</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17191978/startup-radar-aria-networks-sings-of-telemetry-to-sell-ethernet-switches-to-neoclouds</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Startup Aria Networks believes it can use network telemetry to differentiate its data center Ethernet switches and capture a portion of the billions being poured into the AI infrastructure buildout.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17191977.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17191978.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>The Network Behind The Scenes At the 2025 Ryder Cup</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17173959/the-network-behind-the-scenes-at-the-2025-ryder-cup</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[HPE is the technology partner for the Ryder Cup. I got a behind-the-scenes look at the wireless and wired infrastructure and on-site NOC used to support the event.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17173958.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17173959.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Lightyear Adds Bulk Procurement and Embedded Circuit KMZs to Its Platform</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17136157/lightyear-adds-bulk-procurement-and-embedded-circuit-kmzs-to-its-platform</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lightyear, which automates telecom procurement and billing via its SaaS-based platform, has announced two new features: bulk-site Internet procurement, and support for KMZ files to help network engineers evaluate physical circuit routes. First up is bulk procurement. If you need to provision Internet circuits for multiple sites, Lightyear lets you create a bulk RFP for<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/lightyear-adds-bulk-procurement-and-embedded-circuit-kmzs-to-its-platform/" title="ReadLightyear Adds Bulk Procurement and Embedded Circuit KMZs to Its Platform">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17136156.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17136157.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Marvis Gets More Conversational As HPE Rolls Out New Mist AI Enhancements</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17127129/marvis-gets-more-conversational-as-hpe-rolls-out-new-mist-ai-enhancements</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[From a more colloquial Marvis to a generalized Large Experience Model (LEM) to monitor user experience, HPE Juniper Networking has announced a set of enhancements to its Mist AI portfolio. Here’s the highlights. Marvis Infers Intent From Open-Ended Questions Marvis is the AI assistant in the Mist portfolio. It uses natural language processing to allow<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/marvis-gets-more-conversational-as-hpe-rolls-out-new-mist-ai-enhancements/" title="ReadMarvis Gets More Conversational As HPE Rolls Out New Mist AI Enhancements">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17127128.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17127129.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>HPE Announces SASE AI Copilot, Extends Aruba NAC to 3rd-Party Switches</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17112043/hpe-announces-sase-ai-copilot-extends-aruba-nac-to-3rd-party-switches</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[HPE made a series of security announcements today. Among them is a new AI copilot for its SASE offering. The company also says its Aruba NAC offering can now work with third-party network devices (including Juniper switches) to enforce security policies. Let’s dig in. 21 Copilots The SASE copilot is an LLM-based chatbot. Network and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/hpe-announces-sase-ai-copilot-extends-aruba-nac-to-3rd-party-switches/" title="ReadHPE Announces SASE AI Copilot, Extends Aruba NAC to 3rd-Party Switches">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17112042.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17112043.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Briefing Summary: BackBox 8.0 Integrates Meraki, Adds Vulnerability Workarounds</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17088923/briefing-summary-backbox-8-0-integrates-meraki-adds-vulnerability-workarounds</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[BackBox has released version 8.0 of its software platform for network operations, which includes config and OS backups, device lifecycle management, and vulnerability remediation. New features include visibility and lifecycle tracking for Meraki APs, switches, and firewalls in the BackBox dashboard; and CVE workarounds, which identify options besides patches and software updates to address the risks of known vulnerabilities. Here’s what I learned from a BackBox briefing and demo.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17088922.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17088923.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>HPE and Juniper Miss an Opportunity</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17067999/hpe-and-juniper-miss-an-opportunity</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ever since HPE&#8217;s acquisition of Juniper was announced in January 2024, the big question in my mind has been how they would handle two competing WLAN portfolios. Today, on the official close of the acquisition, the leaders of these companies had an opportunity to provide clarity to customers, partners, and analysts. They didn’t take it.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/hpe-and-juniper-miss-an-opportunity/" title="ReadHPE and Juniper Miss an Opportunity">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17067998.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17067999.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Terms of the Deal for HPE and Juniper</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[HPE and Juniper have settled with the US Justice Department over HPE’s proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper. The merger can go through, but there are conditions, including that HPE and Juniper must license Juniper’s AI Ops for Mist source code to at least one third party. Here's an outline of those conditions, plus a few questions raised by this settlement.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17066672.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17066673.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Nile’s NXI Steers Toward the Self-Driving Network</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17060500/niles-nxi-steers-toward-the-self-driving-network</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I took a briefing from Nile on June 19, 2025. Here’s a summary of what I learned. Nile is a Network as a Service vendor for campus networks. The company builds its own switches and APs and its own software to run on these network devices. It also provides DHCP and RADIUS services, and provides<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/niles-nxi-steers-toward-the-self-driving-network/" title="ReadNile’s NXI Steers Toward the Self-Driving Network">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17060499.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17060500.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Solving the Multi-Cloud IPAM Puzzle: Why Native Tools Fall Short and What to Do About It</title>
      <dc:creator>Sponsored Blog Posts</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17049683/solving-the-multi-cloud-ipam-puzzle-why-native-tools-fall-short-and-what-to-do-about-it</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by Amber Weaver, Implementation Specialist Lead at LightMesh. We thank LightMesh for being a sponsor. Where Multi-Cloud IPAM Breaks Down In today’s multi-cloud reality, complexity isn’t a side effect, it’s the default. That’s particularly true for IP address management (IPAM). As networks stretch across AWS, Azure, and GCP<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/solving-the-multi-cloud-ipam-puzzle-why-native-tools-fall-short-and-what-to-do-about-it/" title="ReadSolving the Multi-Cloud IPAM Puzzle: Why Native Tools Fall Short and What to Do About It">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17049682.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17049683.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Cisco Bets on Security as Its AI Differentiator</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17049007/cisco-bets-on-security-as-its-ai-differentiator</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Cisco looks to stay relevant at the dawn of the AI era, CEO Chuck Robbins leaned into security during his Cisco Live US 2025 keynote. In particular, Robbins spoke of the need for integrated networking and security to support agentic AI--and to tie Cisco's portfolio to enterprises looking for an avuncular hand to help them manage the transition.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17049006.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17049007.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Start at the Beginning-Automating Network Design: Claudia de Luna’s AutoCon3 Opening Keynote Summary</title>
      <dc:creator>Ethan Banks</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 13:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[On 28-May-2025, the AutoCon3 conference put on by the Network Automation Forum kicked off with Claudia de Luna's opening keynote. Claudia challenged network automators to stop arguing about tools, and start at the beginning properly with a dirty word. Requirements. What follows is my summary of Claudia's talk.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17039857.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17039860.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>The Future is Now with Cisco Automation Certifications</title>
      <dc:creator>Sponsored Blog Posts</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 19:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17039308/the-future-is-now-with-cisco-automation-certifications</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by François Caen, Product Manager at Learn with Cisco. We thank Cisco for being a sponsor. The IT industry is experiencing a transformation driven by three pivotal trends. AI adoption is reshaping how networks are managed, with 77% of companies either using or exploring AI technologies. Similarly, cloud<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/the-future-is-now-with-cisco-automation-certifications/" title="ReadThe Future is Now with Cisco Automation Certifications">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17039307.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17039308.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Making network automation consumable: A junior engineer’s perspective</title>
      <dc:creator>Sponsored Blog Posts</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17035404/making-network-automation-consumable-a-junior-engineers-perspective</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by Emre Cinar, Junior Automation Sales Engineer at Nokia. We thank Nokia for being a sponsor. Despite the wide landscape of tools, frameworks and platforms, starting your career as a network automation engineer can be overwhelming. There are amazing tools for specific automation use cases developed by incredibly<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/making-network-automation-consumable-a-junior-engineers-perspective/" title="ReadMaking network automation consumable: A junior engineer&#8217;s perspective">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17035403.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17035404.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>The Future of Network and Infrastructure Management Is AI-Powered – Here’s How to Get Ready</title>
      <dc:creator>Sponsored Blog Posts</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 16:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by Kris Beevers, co-founder and CEO of NetBox Labs. We thank NetBox Labs for being a sponsor. We’re living through a moment of profound transformation in network and infrastructure operations. AI isn’t coming &#8211; it’s here. And for many engineering teams, the shift from curiosity to capability is<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/the-future-of-network-and-infrastructure-management-is-ai-powered-heres-how-to-get-ready/" title="ReadThe Future of Network and Infrastructure Management Is AI-Powered &#8211; Here’s How to Get Ready">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17030782.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17030783.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Overcoming Encrypted Traffic Blind Spots with Prisma Access Browser</title>
      <dc:creator>Sponsored Blog Posts</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 18:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17023206/overcoming-encrypted-traffic-blind-spots-with-prisma-access-browser</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following sponsored blog post was written by Ohad Bobrov, VP of Secure Browser at Palo Alto Networks. We thank Palo Alto Networks for being a sponsor. Encryption plays a critical role in securing online communications and safeguarding data across the internet. Today, nearly 95% of internet traffic is encrypted, according to Google. While this level<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/overcoming-encrypted-traffic-blind-spots-with-prisma-access-browser/" title="ReadOvercoming Encrypted Traffic Blind Spots with Prisma Access Browser">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17023205.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17023206.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Palo Alto Networks Puts on AIRS for AI Security</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 14:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17022262/palo-alto-networks-puts-on-airs-for-ai-security</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As companies embrace LLMs, AI agents, and other AI tools, they also embrace risks that these new tools bring. It’s like the Bible says: AI giveth and AI taketh away. (At least, that’s what the AI search result told me the Bible says.) What are these risks? AI products have software vulnerabilities. AI chatbots are<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/palo-alto-networks-puts-on-airs-for-ai-security/" title="ReadPalo Alto Networks Puts on AIRS for AI Security">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17022261.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17022262.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Announcing Robin Young As Packet Pushers CEO</title>
      <dc:creator>Ethan Banks</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17011682/announcing-robin-young-as-packet-pushers-ceo</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Robin Young has agreed to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer of Packet Pushers. Since joining the company in 2015, Robin has guided sponsor relationships, helping marketing people understand how to share their stories with our audience of curious, savvy, and often skeptical practitioners. As Packet Pushers CEO, Robin will continue to work with our community of established vendors and scrappy startups to help them reach the professionals that use Packet Pushers to stay abreast of the IT industry.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17011681.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17011682.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>A Touch of AI</title>
      <dc:creator>Packet Pushers Contributor</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17008397/a-touch-of-ai</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The hype around AI made me hesitant to use it. But when I started playing with some AI tools, I found that with a little training they can become useful for searching, analyzing, and reporting. But AI still has a long way to go before it can be considered truly intelligent.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17008396.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17008397.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>After Shopify’s AI Memo, Beware the Stampede</title>
      <dc:creator>Drew Conry-Murray</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17006884/after-shopfiys-ai-memo-beware-the-stampede</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke wrote an internal memo recently declaring that all employees must now use AI. The memo leaked, and quickly became something of a lighting rod for tech and business thinkers. There’s interesting ideas in this memo, as well as a few that tingled my spider senses. The memo includes six short, clearly-written<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://packetpushers.net/blog/after-shopfiys-ai-memo-beware-the-stampede/" title="ReadAfter Shopify&#8217;s AI Memo, Beware the Stampede">... Read more &#187;</a><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17006883.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17006884.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Briefing Summary: Securing Enterprise AI With Coralogix AI Center</title>
      <dc:creator>Ethan Banks</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17002546/briefing-summary-securing-enterprise-ai-with-coralogix-ai-center</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[We’re at that point in AI’s enterprise adoption where it’s time to move from “build it as fast as possible” to “run this in production securely like we’re serious about it.” What does that mean? I believe it means what application security has always meant. Observe. Detect. Mitigate. The questions become…how do you do this with AI code, such as that which is facilitating an LLM? Can your existing security stack provide effective guardrails for AI? Maybe. Maybe not. To address these questions, Coralogix has announced AI Center.<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17002545.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17002546.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>Router Forwarding Engines: Part 5 – eBPF</title>
      <dc:creator>Russ White</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17002514/router-forwarding-engines-part-5-ebpf</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Let’s take one final look at forwarding planes and accelerated forwarding planes before we leave this topic. What if you wanted to develop a device specializing in processing and switching packets, but the capabilities you need to develop are unavailable in any commercial hardware forwarding engine? While one option would certainly be DPDK, discussed in the previous post in this series, there is another, more recent option: Extended Berkeley Packet Filters (eBPF).<img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17416/17002513.gif" height="1" width="1"/><img src="https://feeds.packetpushers.net/link/17418/17002514.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <title>The Signal In The Slop</title>
      <dc:creator>Ethan Banks</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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