A Flexible Approach to Campus-Wide Zero-Trust Networking

Bob McCouch explores the imperative adoption of Zero-Trust networking principles across campus environments, arguing for a flexible approach that accommodates varying organizational needs and technologies. He emphasizes the importance of robust identity verification, segmentation, and ongoing monitoring to ensure secure access and mitigate potential threats. McCouch’s insights highlight practical strategies and frameworks that can be customized to enhance security postures effectively in diverse campus settings. Read more coverage of Arista Networks presentation at Networking Field Day 36 on LinkedIn Pulse!


Coming to SD-WAN: The Build vs. Buy Decision

Presenting at Networking Field Day earlier this month, VeloCloud is offering a rather unique solution for SD-WAN. Instead of presenting themselves as a solution that an enterprise would build and deploy internally, VeloCloud takes a different approach. They’ve partnered with a number of Tier 1 and 2 Service Providers, integrating their service within their offerings, instead of using their offering as leverage for lower rates for customers.

Bob McCouch has an writeup about the pros and cons of this approach, as well as some thoughts on some of VeloCloud’s particular innovations. It’s a really thoughtful look at the tradeoffs implicit in this setup.


NFD13 Forecast – Cloudy With a Chance of Software

Bob McCouch gives an overview of what he was looking forward to for Networking Field Day held last week. The two themes he saw for NFD: The Cloud and Software-centricity. Bob was really excited to get some more information on SD-WAN from VeloCloud and Viptela. Check out the full video coverage on the event page to get the latest from these and all the other presenting companies.


Networking Field Day 9 Wrap-up on Software Gone Wild

Networking Field Day 9 Wrap-up on Software Gone Wild


Thoughts on Building Tools versus “Programming”

Thoughts on Building Tools versus “Programming”


The Buzz About NetBeez

The Buzz About NetBeez


NFD8 Recap: Nuage Networks – One to Watch

NFD8 Recap: Nuage Networks – One to Watch


Managing the Network as a Fabric — About Time!

Managing the Network as a Fabric — About Time!


Dell Aims for the Clouds with Z9500 Spine

Dell Aims for the Clouds with Z9500 Spine


Show 184 – The Future of Networking Part 2 as Inspired by #NFD7

Show 184 – The Future of Networking Part 2 as Inspired by #NFD7


The Future of Networking Part 1 As Inspired By #NFD7

The Future of Networking Part 1 As Inspired By #NFD7


Server Brawn + Switch Brains = Infrastructure Fabric

Server Brawn + Switch Brains = Infrastructure Fabric


Goodbye Snowpocalypse, Hello Networking Field Day 7!

Goodbye Snowpocalypse, Hello Networking Field Day 7!


Application Monitoring with ThousandEyes

Application Monitoring with ThousandEyes


998 Extra Eyes on Your Applications

998 Extra Eyes on Your Applications


Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure: Nexus 9000

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure: Nexus 9000


Big Switch Networks and the (possible) Future of Networking Hardware

Big Switch Networks and the (possible) Future of Networking Hardware


Spirent Avalanche NEXT – Making Network Testing Approachable

Spirent Avalanche NEXT – Making Network Testing Approachable


My Networking Field Day 6 Experience

My Networking Field Day 6 Experience


Openly Passionate

Openly Passionate