Cables2Clouds
Join Chris and Tim as they delve into the Cloud Networking world! The goal of this podcast is to help Network Engineers with their Cloud journey. Follow us on Twitter @Cables2Clouds | Co-Hosts Twitter Handles: Chris - @bgp_mane | Tim - @juangolbez
Episodes
117 episodes
We Flattened The Org And All I Got Was 50 Direct Reports - Monthly News Update
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 ...
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Episode 47
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27:08
How to Learn Network Design with Russ White
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 cl...
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Episode 70
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34:41
2025: Year in Review
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 lands...
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Episode 46
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38:18
AWS re:Invent 2025 Recap
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 Her...
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Episode 69
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43:05
Bots, Bursts, And Bare Metal: Because The Internet Wanted Drama
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 defense...
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Episode 45
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32:56
What is NaaS (Network as a Service)?
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 ...
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Episode 68
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55:41
Monthly News Update: DNS Did That Thing Again...
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 an...
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Episode 44
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32:20
Tech Evangelism and Making Networking Cool Again with Alexis Bertholf
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 comp...
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Episode 67
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34:56
Monthly News Update: $1 Trillion Later, Can It Run Doom?
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 ...
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Episode 43
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29:04
Automating Cloud Native vs. On-Prem Networks with Eric Chou
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."
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Episode 66
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50:42
Monthly News Update: The "S" in MCP Stands for Security
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 anti...
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Episode 42
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38:38
Cloud Networking Basics: VPC - AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
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 c...
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Episode 65
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40:54
Where's Palo Sailing this CyberArk? - NC2C041
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 ma...
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Episode 41
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24:49
Navigating Career Changes with Will Collins
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 t...
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Episode 64
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46:42
Monthly News Update: When Your SD-WAN Gets More Frequent Flyer Miles Than You
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...
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Episode 40
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35:58
How To Interview With a Tech Giant: Part 3
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 Agahia...
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Episode 63
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34:32
AWS Simplifies Security While Complicating Vendor Choices
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 Gatewa...
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Episode 39
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34:37
Network engineers already understand Kubernetes better than they think.
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 netwo...
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Episode 62
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38:10
Google Takes a 7-Hour Coffee Break (And Takes Half the Internet With Them)
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—cas...
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Episode 38
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33:10
The Grass Isn't Always Greener on the Entrepreneurial Side
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...
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Episode 61
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50:44
The Fine Line Between Brilliant and Bizarre Cyber Tactics (Fortnightly News Update)
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 i...
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Episode 37
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25:26
A Conversation About Network Certifications with Jason Gooley
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 w...
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Episode 60
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43:56
Hey Giant Profitable Company... Lay Off with The Layoffs (Fortnightly News Update)
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 Bro...
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Episode 36
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22:05
Beyond the Firewall: Careers in Cloud Security
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 mor...
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Episode 59
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47:29
Has AI Gone Phishing? - NC2C035
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 w...
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Episode 35
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