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Heavy Networking

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Latest episodes

  • Building Trust In The Agentic NOC (Sponsored)

    October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Many network engineers don’t trust AI, in part because the tech is non-deterministic and can behave in unanticipated ways. Simultaneously, the networking industry is baking AI functions deeply into operations, which has proven useful, but…

  • How Meter Built a Topology Design Tool to Speed Deployments from Hours to Seconds (Sponsored)

    October 16, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    In this sponsored episode, Alex La Fazia and Daniel Kaczmarczyk of Meter explain how they built an internal tool to automate network topology creation, drastically reducing design time from hundreds of hours to seconds. They share how they…

  • Real Life Use Cases for BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP)

    October 9, 2026 · 59 min

    Bart Dorlandt discusses the practical applications and architecture of the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) for service providers. Bart has developed a BMP application to help his customers monitor BGP. He talks about how he handles data…

  • Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC)

    October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    Today’s show puts the “heavy” in Heavy Networking with a discussion about Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC). MRC is about getting an even distribution of RDMA traffic across equal cost multipath links in massive data centers, and doing…

  • From Network Engineer to Network Architect with Kevin Nanns

    September 25, 2026 · 59 min

    Drew and Ethan talk with Kevin Nanns about his journey from network engineer to network architect. Kevin shares his experience grappling with the shift in responsibilities, increased pressure, and communication and management challenges…

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  • How Network Engineers Can Prepare for a Post-Quantum World

    September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    Q-Day signals the public emergence of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer that can break public key encryption. The date of Q-Day is unknown but the tech industry is making preparations now. Bill Dockery joins Drew and guest host…

  • HPE Melds Apstra and Mist for Self-Driving Data Center Networks (Sponsored)

    September 11, 2026 · 59 min

    In this sponsored episode, Kyle Baxter and Sridhar Katere from HPE join Drew to talk about automating enterprise data center networks. They discuss how HPE integrates its Apstra and Mist products to bring AI ops and self-driving…

  • How to Make a Technology Buying Decision

    September 4, 2026 · 51 min

    When engineers look to buy new technology they tend to focus on features and functionality, but there’s more to it than that. Sian Morgan joins Drew and Ethan to discuss the best practices involved in making a good technology buying…

  • Why Flows, Packets, and DDI are All Critical for Operational Effectiveness (Sponsored)

    August 28, 2026 · 56 min

    If you think of BlueCat as just an IPAM or DDI company, think again. BlueCat acquired LiveAction in 2024, and since then, they’ve been working to integrate LiveAction’s network observability capabilities with the DDI portfolio. In this…

  • Meet Mr. Packets - Building Your Own Agentic AI Team Member

    August 21, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    What does it take to build your own AI agent that could help with day-to-day network tasks? Hank Preston, a Distinguished Architect at Cisco, asked himself that question. He developed a presentation that walks through all the elements one…

  • Agentic AI to Reduce MTTR

    August 7, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Ethan Banks sits down with Eduard Dulharu live at AutoCon 5 to explore how agentic AI can be used to reduce Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) for complex network environments. Eduard breaks down how these AI agents leverage deterministic…

  • Optimize AI Traffic on the WAN with Ciena’s Integrated IP Networking (Sponsored)

    July 31, 2026 · 55 min

    As more applications and services rely on AI inferencing, that means more traffic on the WAN. Yes, bandwidth can solve a lot of problems, it’s not unlimited and AI inference traffic still has to share pipes with other flows. That means…

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About the show

Heavy Networking is an unabashedly nerdy dive into all things networking. Described by one listener as "verbal white papers," the weekly episodes feature network engineers, industry experts, and vendors sharing useful information to keep your professional knowledge sharp and your career growing. Hosts Ethan Banks & Drew Conry-Murray cut through the marketing spin to explore what works—and what doesn't—in networking today, while keeping an eye on what's ahead for the industry. On air since 2010, Heavy Networking is the flagship show of the Packet Pushers podcast network.