Zigbits

31/03/2023

Hey Friends, Happy Friday!!

Check out this special promotional offer for my from Cisco Press on this CLN post. Save some money while you can. 🤓

Matt Saunders | Community Manager asked a question.Edited 4h agoLive Webinar Recording with upcoming CCDE Cisco Press Study Guide AuthorsI am happy to share that on January 19, 2023, CCDE Program Manager Holm - 3xCCIE #34763 CCDE #20160020​ and I will be hosting a live webinar with the auth...

29/03/2023

Hey Friends!! The Cisco Press book I've been working on is finally available for Pre-Order - The Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Official Certification Guide (OCG)!!
I hope for all of you out there that this book helps you on your and journeys.

Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. They are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam. Cisco Certified Design Expe...

18/01/2023

Just one more day left to register for our dedicated CCDE webinar!

Join Martin Duggan (CCDEv3 Practice Labs Author), Mark Holm (CCDE Program Manager), and I (CCDE OCG Author) as we discuss the ins and outs around the CCDE, why we wrote the books the way we did, and our very own personal CCDE journeys.

Come hang out with us, and have some fun!

https://mkto.cisco.com/ccde-live-webinar.html

16/01/2023

Martin Duggan (CCDEv3 Practice Labs Author), Mark Holm (CCDE Program Manager), and I (CCDE OCG Author) are hosting a Webinar this Thursday!!

This webinar is for you if you NEED to know the following:
- Why should you care about Network Design?
- Why should you go after the CCDE?
- Are you making bad network designs?
- Do you understand all of your design decisions?

If you resonate with any of these come join us and register today to save your spot!

https://mkto.cisco.com/ccde-live-webinar.html

12/01/2023

Next week join Martin Duggan (CCDEv3 Practice Labs Author), Mark Holm (CCDE Program Manager), and I (CCDE OCG Author) as we host a Webinar for you called "An Inspirational Approach to the CCDE"

Hear from our own real-life CCDE experiences and why we wrote the books the way we did.

Register today to secure your spot!! 🤓

https://mkto.cisco.com/ccde-live-webinar.html

23/06/2022

Are you looking for a tailored list of Network Design Sessions to watch? Well, you are in luck, my friend! Watch this show for a Final List of the Best Network Design Sessions from Cisco Live US 2020! 🤓 https://youtu.be/3yw6aO_18js

Best Network Design Sessions of 2020!In this show, we have a final list of The Best Network Design Sessions from Cisco Live US 2020. This year, Cisco Live wa...

23/06/2022

[New Podcast] What Truly Matters?

Today we are going to take a break and I am going to talk about What Truly Matters.

You’ll Learn
- What is important to you?
- Why am I refocusing my priorities?
- Why I took 10 Days off from everything in life?
- Why is this show the most important and impacting show I’ve done in 4 years?



https://zigbits.tech/what-truly-matters-zndp-087/

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This is the most impactful and important episode I've done in 4 years. Click here to find out What Truly Matters and why I took 10 days off!

22/06/2022

[New Podcast] Designing The Next Gen Parliament Precinct Network With John Capobianco

You'll Learn:
- Hear about a large real-world Enterprise-Wide Network Design Case Study that includes Campus, Wide Area Network, Data Center, Cloud, Security, and Automation while adding new services like Wifi and VoIP.
- A case study of migrating from the worst possible network to the best in bread network
- Hear how a nontraditional business leverages a true Next-Generation Cisco Network as a business enabler
- Why getting your stakeholders on board is hypercritical
- Leveraging a fusion router to allow/restrict traffic based on routing and not ACL restrictions
- A full redesign of a flat legacy Nortel network to a World-Class Cisco Enterprise Network
- Why your NAC solution should be treated as an infrastructure service, just like DNS, DHCP, NTP, and LDAP.



https://zigbits.tech/designing-the-next-gen-parliament-precinct-network-with-john-capobianco-zndp-075/ 🤓

22/06/2022

[New Podcast] We have a real-world automation Use Case and Case Study, with my friend John Capobianco!

You'll Learn
- The different automation tools like CI/CD, Docker, Ansible, Git, Github, Genie, and much more
- How to properly leverage the automation tools and why.
- The associated driving factors to leverage automation
- The business value impact from automation
- A number of lessons learn and how you should prepare for leveraging automation in your network.
- Why is infrastructure as code so critical to business success
- How to properly leverage orchestration to help drive the automation workflow and process.
- Hear a number of real-world recommendations from someone that has been there and has been successful with automation.



https://zigbits.tech/automating-the-entire-parliament-precinct-network-with-john-capobianco-zndp-078/

Join me and my friend John Capobianco as we discuss his journey of automating the Canadian Parliament Precinct Network. Click here to listen!

21/06/2022

[New Podcast] How to make VXLAN Network Designs Simple, Scalable, and Uncomplicated With Lukas Krattiger!

You’ll Learn
- What is VXLAN?
- What is an overlay network versus an underlay network
- Hear about some examples of how we can ensure VXLAN Network Designs are simple.
- What is the primary goal of VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)?
- How do we handle VXLAN BUM traffic and its transport mechanism?
- Hear why some people make VXLAN Complex.
- How to ensure our VXLAN Designs are scalable?
- What are some of the VTEP termination options and why?
- How do we make VXLAN Manageable?
- Hear Lukas’s best practice recommendations and suggestions for VXLAN
- Find out if VXLAN can be used outside of the “traditional” Data Center Designs?
- How can you start learning VXLAN?

https://zigbits.tech/how-to-make-vxlan-network-designs-simple-scalable-and-uncomplicated-with-lukas-krattiger-zndp-091/

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Zig is joined by Industry Expert Lukas Krattiger to talk all about VXLAN Network Designs. Click here to learn VXLAN right now!

21/06/2022

[New Podcast] How Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation can make your Career Successful with Tim Fiola!

You’ll Learn
- What is abstraction?
- What is Orchestration
- How are abstraction and orchestration different?
- What is true automation?
- How can you have a successful career by leveraging Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation
- What are the most common adoption obstacles that you need to know?
- What’s the impact on the business?
- How do abstraction, orchestration, and true automation impact your career?

https://zigbits.tech/how-abstraction-orchestration-and-true-automation-can-make-your-career-successful-with-tim-fiola-zndp-090/

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Learn How Abstraction, Orchestration, and True Automation can make your Career Successful! Click here to Join Zig and Tim in this discussion.

21/06/2022

[New Podcast] Keep it Simple Stupid! Network Design Principle Simplicity

You’ll Learn
- What you should be focusing on from a simplicity standpoint.
- How to make better Network Design Decisions.
- How to identify the correct Network Design Decision that limits the level of complexity of the overall network, Keeping it simple!
- Hear about the different perspectives that you should have when it comes to simplicity.
- How to leverage the Network Design Principles, Fundamentals, and Techniques together to maximize simplicity in your designs
- Why do we have a network in the first place?
- How simplicity has become an unstated requirement

https://zigbits.tech/keeping-it-simple-stupid-network-design-principle-simplicity-zndp-079/ 🤓

21/06/2022

[New Podcast] What's the Impact of Network Automation on Your Career with Rich Martin

How do we get network engineers… how do we get you to adopt Network Automation? I am joined by Rich Martin from this week to discuss why you should adopt Network Automation today! What’s the value in it for you? What’s the impact on your career if you do not adopt automation?

You’ll Learn
- Why does automation matter?
- What is Shadow Automation! 🙂
- Why Network Engineers should be leading automation for the entire Enterprise
- Do we have to be Programmers?
- What’s the process you should follow to create a valid automation workflow?
- Which automation tools should you leverage?
- What specific use cases should you be automating starting out?
- How can you get started right now with automation?



https://zigbits.tech/whats-the-impact-of-network-automation-on-your-career-with-rich-martin-zndp-084/

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What's the Impact of Network Automation on your career? Is there value in it? What’s the impact if you don't adopt it? Click here to find out.

20/06/2022

[New Video] Top Network Design Sessions from Digital Cisco Live US 2020: To Make you a Better Network Designer! 🤓 https://youtu.be/yvyiMX9KiD4

Digital Cisco Live US 2020- Broadcast Agenda: https://www.ciscolive.com/us/broadcast.html- Event Details: https://www.ciscolive.com/us/attend/event-details.h...

19/06/2022

[New Podcast] Global Scale Network Design with Malcolm Booden

You’ll Learn
- How is Global Scale Network Design Different?
- What should you care about at this scale?
- What questions should you be asking?
- How do Applications and Services work Globally?
- What is a good way to provide internet access within each region?
- Hear real-world lessons learned from multiple Global Scale Network use cases.
- What are some of the issues with Data in different regions of the world?
- How do we include Cloud and SD-WAN into the design to simply operations?

https://zigbits.tech/global-scale-network-design-with-malcolm-booden-zndp-092/

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Zig is joined by Industry Network Design Expert Malcolm Booden to talk about Global Scale Network Design. Click here to learn about it now!

19/06/2022

[New Podcast] Why all Network Engineers need Tequila with Tim Fiola

Lets take a break and talk about Tequila.

Something I know nothing about. This is going to be a fun show to break up our normal rhythm of Network Design shows. Hey, and maybe we will tie some network design concepts into this topic as well.

If you know nothing about Tequila and your first thought is it’s another automation tool, well this is the show for you!

You’ll Learn
- What is tequila?
- How to make a great margarita?
- What goes into making tequila?
- How to get started with tequila?
- How to get started with margaritas?



https://zigbits.tech/why-all-network-engineers-need-tequila-with-tim-fiola-zndp-089/ 🤓

Today we take a break from our normal Network Design rhythm of topics and demystify what Tequila is. Click here if you know nothing about it!

19/06/2022

[New Podcast] Network Design Principle Security!

Network Design Principles… we have to know them and leverage them in every network design decision we make. Is Security a Network Design Principle? Find out today in this episode of the Zigbits network design podcast.

Lets go!

You’ll Learn
- Is Security a Network Design Principle?
- What are the three Security Models you should know?
- Why should security be at the top of your mind?
- How to ensure your network design decisions include security elements?



https://zigbits.tech/network-design-principle-security-zndp-088/

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Is Security a Network Design Principle? Click here to Find out in this Zigbits Network Design Podcast episode with Zig Zsiga!

18/06/2022

[New Podcast] Why do we build networks in network engineering in the first place? With Jordan Martin!

You’ll Learn
- What is a network’s purpose?
- Why do we need a network?
- How do Businesses leverage their network for success?
- What are business objectives and how can a network help make them a reality.
- What are business outcomes?
- How do we build a network to meet the business needs?
- Do all Networks have the same goal?
- How can a Network be a Business Enabler and make a business impact?

https://zigbits.tech/why-do-we-build-networks-in-network-engineering-with-jordan-martin-zndp-080/ 🤓

18/06/2022

Why you need to know what a Business Priority is! I highlight this in detail in this video! Then I provide 5 real, raw, and "in the wild" examples to give you real-world context! 🤓 https://youtu.be/mStd0gfQbic

What is a Business Priority and why do you need to know about it? That's what we are going to cover today! I'm going to explain it and then show you 5 Busine...

18/06/2022

Route Leaking in the Wild on Cisco IOS XR (SaaS Scenario) - Part 3 Production IGP!

I choose OSPF!!

We continue to follow the journey of the SaaS company ZigZagZoo.

https://youtu.be/QSpelefpeZQ

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17/06/2022

[New Podcast] Bad Network Designs do exist, I know it's crazy but they do!

Hear how the Network Design Technique Modularity can help fix them.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Zigbits family to yours! https://zigbits.tech/network-design-technique-modularity-zndp-072/ 🤓

16/06/2022

Demystifying the Role of The Network Engineer with Rob Riker! In this episode, we start a mini-series that highlights what the Network Engineer Role is and how to become one! https://zigbits.tech/demystifying-the-role-of-the-network-engineer-with-rob-riker-zndp-062/ 🤓

16/06/2022

Hey Friends, Nerds, and Geeks!! Did you know we now have a Zigbits YouTube Channel with a new video every week? I tackle a different technical topic to help you on your journey! I invite you to come on over, subscribe, and have some fun with me! 🤓

youtube.com/c/Zigbits

Zig Zsiga, CCDE 2016::32, CCIE #44883 has been in the networking industry for 20 years. Zig holds an active CCDE and two CCIE certifications, one in Routing ...

06/06/2022

[New Podcast] How to differentiate yourself as a Network Engineer with Tim Fiola?

Are Network Engineers Commodity Resources today?

How do we make ourselves stick out in the crowded pool of Network Engineers, Network Designers, and Network Architects?

You’ll Learn
- Average Python salary vs Average Network Engineer salary…. Which one is higher?
- Why communication skills matter more than technology skills
- Why being strategic is hypercritical to your success in the future?
- What type of skillsets do you need moving forward as a network engineer?

https://zigbits.tech/how-to-differentiate-yourself-as-a-network-engineer-with-tim-fiola-zndp-083/

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Why do you need to differentiate yourself as a Network Engineer? Why are Network Engineers commodity resources? Click here to learn more!

06/06/2022

[New Podcast] From an Architect to a People Leader with Damon Abruzere

You’ll Learn
- How to lead teams for success!
- What are the reasons to become a people leader?
- What should you care about as a people leader?
- How can you ensure your people are successful?
- What are some best practices and lessons learned through this transition?
- What are the top skillsets recommended for this transition?
- How can you mitigate the different traps you could fall into?

https://zigbits.tech/from-an-architect-to-a-people-leader-with-damon-abruzere-zndp-093/

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Zig is joined by Industry Expert Damon Abruzere to talk about his transition from an architect role to a people leader. Click here to listen!

06/06/2022

Designing Campus Layer 2 Infrastructures: DTP, VTP, and VLANs

It is not about the "what" or the "how" it is all about the ​.

This is the second part of my FREE training with Mohamed Radwan toward ​ ​. We covered scalable Campus Layer 2 Infrastructures.

In this video, we start discussing some of the basic protocols (DTP, VTP, VLANs, VLAN Pruning) and their respective Network Design Considerations.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Make sure to follow Mohamed's YouTube Channel to see all of the Odd Videos in this webinar!

https://youtu.be/nzdwaTqnhtY

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Designing Campus Layer 2 Infrastructures: DTP, VTP, and VLANsIt is not about the "what" or the "how" it is all about the .This is the second part of my F...

04/06/2022

I joined Ethan Banks from Packetpushers on their Heavy Networking Podcast show to Defend EIGRP!

Does EIGRP need defending? Some of you might argue that there is no defense for this protocol. Click the link below to hear our debate live! Round 1, Fight!

You'll Learn:
- Why EIGRP has a bad reputation
- Whether networks are still using EIGRP
- Major use cases and business requirements
- Design recommendations
- And Much More!

https://packetpushers.net/podcast/heavy-networking-565-in-defense-of-eigrp/

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03/06/2022

[New Podcast] How to make a business flexible? Network Design Principle Scalability

You'll Learn:
- How you can make a business flexible
- What you should be focusing on from a scalability standpoint.
- How to make better Network Design Decisions.
- Hear about the different perspectives that you should have when it comes to scalability.
- How scalability has become an unstated requirement



https://zigbits.tech/how-to-make-a-business-flexible-with-network-design-principle-scalability-zndp-082/ 🤓

30/05/2022

[Podcast] ZNDP 051 - Digital Cisco Live US 2020: Network Design & CCDE Focused Sessions! Since it is a digital event, the first portion of the session ID has been modified to reflect that its specifically for the digital event. 🤓

https://zigbits.tech/51

In Today's show we are going to highlight the first Digital Cisco Live US 2020. What the schedule looks like, what sessions there are and when they will go live. And of course our Network Design (CCDE) Focus Session list. I'm so excited and I cannot wait to for the event!!

29/05/2022

[New Podcast] We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with Carl Zellers.

You'll Learn:
- What does a Network Engineer at an MSP do?
- Why you should always be moving forward, don't take steps back. Keep trying to move forward always.
- Why Turning down a promotion in one career path, for an entry role in Network Engineering can be the right decision!
- Why Network Design Fundamentals, Principles, Techniques, and Frameworks are critical.
- How to manage multiple projects at the same time at an MSP.
- Why you need to be able to learn something, comprehend what you learned, and then be able to quickly apply it.
- When to properly leverage a situational report (SITREP).
- Why you should keep "Don't make the network outage worse!!" at the top of your mind during an outage.



https://zigbits.tech/demystifying-the-role-of-the-network-engineer-with-carl-zellers-zdnp-077/ 🤓

29/05/2022

[New Podcast] Getting Started with AWS Networking with Daren Fulwell and Joel Desaulniers.

How can you get started with AWS Networking right now, today? And why should you? What's the business benefit, what's the business impact? Find all of this out and much more in this episode!

You’ll Learn
- Why Cloud?
- What are the benefits of Cloud?
- Is it just shadow IT?
- Why is the Cloud Consumption model beneficial?
- What are the business reasons to move to the cloud?
- What are the most common cloud use cases?
- How do you run new Services (SaaS) in Cloud?
- Can you forklift all of your Apps to the Cloud?
- How do you connect your protection network into the cloud?
- What should you do to get started with AWS networking?
- What AWS Certifications should you start with?
- Do we still need to know how to network, with AWS Networking?
- How do we make design decisions in the cloud?



https://zigbits.tech/getting-started-with-aws-networking-with-daren-fulwell-and-joel-desaulniers-zndp-086/

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Zig is joined by Daren Fulwell and Joel Desaulniers to tell you how to get started with AWS Networking. Click here to start learning now!

29/05/2022

[New Podcast] Cisco Live 2021 Network Design Sessions

Its that time of the year friends!

It’s Cisco Live time, next week! And that means its time for my list of Cisco Live 2021 Network Design Sessions. If you are looking to just be a better network designer, or if you are going after your or the , this show is for you.

You'll Learn:
- What Cisco Live 2021 sessions are Network Design focused
- The specific Case studies that you should watch to help you on a daily bases
- How to choose the best Network Design Decision
- Why did we add DevNet specific sessions to the list this year?
- How to be a better Network Designer


https://zigbits.tech/cisco-live-2021-network-design-sessions-zndp-085/

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Join Zig as he highlights the Zigbits Cisco Live 2021 Network Design focused Session list. Click here to find out what you should focus on!

27/05/2022

[New Podcast] The Evolution of Network Design with Daren Fulwell and Rick Bauer!

We take a trip back in time… Back to the Future! Let’s be like Marty McFly and jump into our Delorean!

You’ll Learn
- What are the issues with a Fixed architecture and topology?
- How impactful is a misconfiguration to your network and business?
- Why should there be a Network Design Industry degree!
- How to identify the business impact when my application goes down
- What is Zero Trust Architecture and how is it the future?

https://zigbits.tech/the-evolution-of-network-design-with-daren-fulwell-and-rick-bauer-zndp-081/

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Join us on our trip back in time as we cover the Evolution of Network Design, with 3 Network Design (CCDE) Experts. Click here to learn more!

27/05/2022

[New Podcast] We are back with another Demystifying The Role of The Network Engineer episode with AJ Murray.

You'll Learn:
- What does a Network Engineer at a VAR do?
- What’s the day in the life of a Network Engineer at a VAR?
- How do you structure your work as a deployment engineer?
- What is a statement of work (SOW)?
- What is a bill of materials (BOM)?
- How important is a home lab?
- What do you do if the presales engineer got something wrong?
- The different documents used within the deployment engineer process.
- The differences between a High-level design document and a Low-Level design document
- How important is documentation and why you need to keep it up to date!
- How to properly manage multiple projects at the same time.
- Why being a self-starter is so imperative!
- How to literally increase your experience with multiple technologies and architectures every day!
- How you can get Real-world exposure to network engineering technology in the wild, in production situations
- What do you do if you don’t know something you are assigned to work on?



https://zigbits.tech/demystifying-the-role-of-the-network-engineer-with-aj-murray-zndp-076/ 🤓