Episodes

Monday Apr 05, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 208: The Art of Zen and Network Monitoring
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Our latest episode is all about network monitoring.
Greg is joined by Kentik Co-founder and CEO Avi Freedman; they discuss the history of network monitoring, where it's going, and get a little philosophical in the process.
Most of the enterprises we interview are running dozens or more SaaS applications. And most of our WAN Manager Survey respondents have moved their data centers off-premises—the majority are connecting to multiple IaaS providers. Further, enterprises are increasingly more likely to piece together networks from multiple vendors.
This means we're seeing a more diverse underlay to orchestrate and manage. And a key to the successful management of such includes visibility into and monitoring of the network.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Mar 29, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 207: SmartNICs, Explained
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Most of our listeners are probably familiar with network interface cards (NICs, if you're savvy). But what about SmartNICs?
Fiserv's Michael Wynston is back with a full explainer on what SmartNICs are and how they differ from your run-of-the-mill network interface card. Greg and Michael look closer at this emerging technology and why WAN managers and those who serve them might want to take note.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Mar 08, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 206: A Very Global Network
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
It's a case study episode. Greg is joined by Johan Ihse, product owner of global connectivity at H&M. As with previous WAN manager interviews, we'll focus on the story behind the network. This includes learning about H&M's network set-up, their transformations, and some goals for where Johan would like to see their network go.
The duo discusses WAN security, the benefits of having a telecom background in WAN management, and the makeup of a network that supports retail locations around the globe.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Mar 01, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 205: Putting The Data Center Geography in TeleGeography
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
When our new WAN Geography Benchmark generated some buzz earlier this year, we thought it would be cool to invite Principal Analyst Patrick Christian back to the pod to explain how this tool was developed.
It's one of those origin stories where a major customer needed to use several of our databases to run a bespoke analysis of their network. The project sparked a bright idea for how to help other enterprises with their data center decision-making.
In this episode, Greg also asks about the data behind the WAN Geography Benchmark. And Patrick delves into the latest cloud trends from his recent presentation 2021 Trends in Cloud Infrastructure and Global Networks.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 204: If I Could Turn Back Time
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Greg sits down with Daniel Remarc Bognár—the Head of Network Architecture at Norsk Hydro. In this episode, you'll go behind the scenes of a network and walk through the main considerations and major challenges that went into designing it.
We'll also ask the all-important question: if you could go back and change anything about your network design, what would it be?
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Feb 08, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 203: Stuck in the Middle Mile With You
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
A new class of network provider has emerged, optimizing connectivity between the office and the cloud. What do they offer? How do they do it? And what’s happening between the core backbone and local access?
TeleGeography Principal Analyst Erik Kreifeldt is in the house and Greg is asking the big questions about internet middle mile.
Erik has spent much of the last year developing new research tools dedicated to the mysterious "middle mile" and he comes bearing insight on provider types, the role of cloud connectivity, adoption use cases, and even the origins of the "middle mile" term of art.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Feb 01, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 202: SFW (Safe for WANs)
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
What do you think of when you think of integrating security into the WAN? WAN Dynamics' Jason Gintert sees a changing connectivity landscape that presents no shortage of challenges to security teams.
If you've got WAN security on your mind—or if you want to hear Greg and Jason exchange pre-quarantine concert stories—listen in on this week's episode.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Monday Jan 25, 2021
WAN Manager Podcast 201: Open Minds, Open Source SD-WAN
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
What is open source SD-WAN and how is it different from other "open" platforms we've already seen? This was the right question for flexiWAN CEO Amir Zmora, who wanted to get into the SD-WAN space, but only if he could do something totally different.
Greg sat down with Amir to take a closer look at his open-source model.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Thursday Dec 17, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast Holiday Special: New Year, New WAN
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
In this special pod, Greg invites TeleGeography Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to look back at the WAN in 2020. (And what a year it was.) She comes armed with a preview of data the team collected throughout 2020 for our annual WAN Manager Survey. The dynamic duo gets to talk about the biggest COVID-19 challenges reported by WAN managers and how 2020 will impact the WAN moving forward.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

Thursday Jul 16, 2020
The WAN Manager Podcast 006: Cloudy With a Chance of IaaS
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
In this week's pod, Greg sits down with Principal Analyst Patrick Christian to talk about TeleGeography's latest cloud and WAN infrastructure research. Patrick brings intel on the physical geography and product infrastructure of cloud and multinational corporate network providers.
The WAN Manager Podcast is now TeleGeography Explains the Internet. Hosted by Greg Bryan.
- Podcast HQ: https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast
- TeleGeography Blog: https://blog.telegeography.com/
- Our Research: https://www2.telegeography.com/en/our-research

