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seanreuter
Employee
seanreuterEmployee
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My Networking Journey - Evolution from Coffee to Code

In the early days of my Air Force career, the tech control facility was filled with the aroma of coffee and the buzz of technology. Each morning, my role was clear: brew the perfect cup for my boss and run countless validation checks through the CLI, ensuring each day started on the right note. Does this sound familiar? Maybe not the coffee but certainly hunched over the keyboard staring at a CRT screen using the CLI to search across hundreds of devices. These were monotonous tasks, logging in to each device one after the next, looking for significant events and up/down statuses, then documenting that information to provide an update to the division chief. It made me wonder if there was a way to automate this drudgery.  It has been 20 years since then and I am now an intern with Forward. It has been a fantastic opportunity to advance my skills in Linux, Python, and deepen my understanding of the role of DevOps in technology organizations.  Key takeaways I have observed at Forward: Coll

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seanreuter
Employee
11 days ago
davetee
Community Manager
daveteeCommunity Manager
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Community Roundup - Thursday, May 16, 2024

Happy Thursday All!  I hope you’re having a great week. I know it’s been a busy one so I’ve highlighted this week’s most popular articles and discussions in the community. Did I miss one of your favorites? Add it in the comments below! Here’s the list... @AricaFN ‘s article on extracting data from custom commands is a great discussion for anyone that has to go beyond the data model to tailor the Forward platform to their organization’s specific needs. @Christopher is on fire (hehe) with this new NQE query that uses the Forward Enterprise aclEntry object to provide consistent output from any Firewall vendor. And if you’re interested in automation, @Christopher’s article on interfacing with Forward with API and Python is a great example to follow.  @Mike ‘s complete NQE tutorial video series is the go to for anyone learning NQE or experts brushing up on the finer points.  Building on @cariddir‘s scripts, @RobertWelch create this plug-and-play NQE to unify the Fortinet Version output for

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davetee
Community Manager
7 months ago
joe
Employee
joe
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Incident Management: A Proactive Approach to Minimize Disruption

Incident Management: A Proactive Approach to Minimize Disruption Experiencing an incident can be chaotic, with alarms sounding off and urgent communications flooding in, often at the least opportune moments. The key to effective incident management is not just to respond with urgency but to anticipate and mitigate issues before they escalate. The TL;DRTo effectively manage incidents, you must first establish visibility across and baselines of your network. Know what’s normal and what’s not. Ensure robust logs are being collected in a centralized manner, and contain all relevant details to facilitate troubleshooting. Develop your response team. Know their strengths and weaknesses, and ensure everyone on the team has skin in the game. publish playbooks, runbooks, and other procedural documents so everyone knows what is expected of them during an incident. Foster relationships with your peers and other teams long before an incident ever begins. And always strive to improve your incident m

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joe
Employee
9 months ago
davetee
Community Manager
daveteeCommunity Manager
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Podcast - Understanding Where Digital Twins Fit in Today’s Tech Stack with Craig Johnson

Launch Podcast Join Craig Johnson (@captainpacket) and William Collins as they discuss the power of community, and then dig into the growth and adoption of Digital Twins and where they fit in today’s tech stack. Topics covered include:The Concept of Digital Twins in Networking: Drawing parallels to other industries like manufacturing. Craig explains that a digital twin is a digital representation of a real-world network, allowing for easier troubleshooting, visualization, and understanding of network components and configurations.  Evolution of Digital Twin with Cloud and Automation: Craig discusses the evolution of digital twin solutions, particularly in the context of cloud and automation. The conversation highlights the importance of extending digital twin capabilities to multi-cloud environments and standardizing network forwarding logic across vendors. Core Technical Components and Implementation: Craig outlines the technical components required for implementing a digital twin, fo

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davetee
Community Manager
10 months ago
joe
Employee
joe
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Security Certifications

For those interested in security certifications, I wanted to pass along this hidden gem of certification training.Ben Malisow is an excellent technical editor and trainer, and is the guy behind the wannabea.. certification training programs. I would highly recommend his trainings for CISM, CISSP, CCSP, and SSCP for anyone interested in these certifications. - https://www.wannabeacism.com/

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joe
Employee
10 months ago
fwd.scott.a
Employee
fwd.scott.aEmployee
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Is adding AI to robots a good idea?

This is both incredibly amazing and absolutely frightening. The cat is extremely out of the bag now.Boston Dynamics put a generative AI into the robot dog Spot. And there are different personalities.  

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davetee
Community Manager
1 year ago
steve
Employee
steveEmployee
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Operational Excellence in the Digital Age (Nov 14 - Atlanta, GA)

If you are in/near the Atlanta area on Nov 14, please join me at this Optm event where I will presenting with other executives from Optm, Infoblox, BigPanda, and LogicMonitor.  I’d love to connect in person, and happy to have additional conversations. Event Registration

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steve
Employee
1 year ago
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Employee
natEmployee
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Happy Halloween!

We had a fun costume contest for Forward employees and their fur babies. Here are the winners!Our co-founder, Peyman, won Best Costume!Our infra engineer, Manuel, won Most Original Costume!Our apps engineering manager, Gayathri, won Scariest Costume!Gayathri’s dog, Nash, won Best Pet Costume!What do you think of the costumes? Do you have any fun ones to share of your own? 🎃

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steve
Employee
1 year ago
captainpacket
Employee
captainpacketEmployee
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Attaching instances to multiple VPCs

You can now attach EC2 interfaces to multiple different VPCs in AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/10/multi-vpc-eni-attachments/ The implications of this are pretty huge - previously to control access (with a firewall, etc) between VPCs you needed to use a Transit Gateway, generally associated with a centralized applicance via a Gateway load balancer.  This solution is great and scales very well, but its probably overkill for smaller environments. What if you only have 2-4 VPCs?  This solution would work great - simple attach your NVA interfaces to different VPCs and modify your route tables accordingly.  This eliminates the cost and complexity of TGWs, keeping all the performance benefits. What use cases can you see for this new functionality?  Off the top of my head, you could also provide remote access without using a VPN gateway too.  I’m sure there are more. This also models correctly out of the box in Forward as well :)

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captainpacket
Employee
1 year ago
davetee
Community Manager
daveteeCommunity Manager
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👋 Welcome to the Paddock - an open space for conversation! 🗣️

We're excited you’ve joined our community where meaningful discussions, varied perspectives, and open dialogue take center stage. While creating the community, we asked future members what was important to them. The resounding response was a place to share not only networking questions, but also a place to share a wide variety of ideas and connect with others. The Paddock is all about sharing ideas and exploring the possibilities for networking and beyond. So, jump right in, share what’s interesting to you and let's get this conversation started!

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davetee
Community Manager
1 year ago
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