NetBox Heroes Podcast
A new monthly podcast series hosted from NetBox Labs that shines the light on individuals in the NetBox and NetDev community. In these conversations, guests share their story in their own words, including their professional paths, their NetBox use cases, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Episode 10: Wikimedia Foundation Part 2 - Riccardo Coccioli
In part 2 of this two part series, Kris Beevers discusses Wikimedia’s network automation strategy and Riccardo’s recommendations for those beginning their network automation journey.
Episode 9: Wikimedia Foundation Part 1 - Cathal Mooney and Arzhel Younsi
In part 1 of this two part series, Kris Beevers sits down with Cathal and Arzhel of Wikimedia to learn about their use cases for NetBox and the behind the scenes infrastructure that enables the foundation’s important work.
Episode 8: Garrett Nowak of 11:11 Sytems
In this episode of NetBox Heroes, Host Kris Beevers discusses the importance of mentorship, including team culture as a part of onboarding, and making mistakes, with Garret Nowak, senior director of network architecture at 11:11 Systems.
Episode 7: Alex Gittings and Daren Fulwell - IP Fabric
Network observability and network data are the focus of NetBox Heroes episode seven. Alex Gittings and Daren Fulwell of IP Fabric discuss the growing recognition of how critical network operations are to an organization’s success. They also touch on how increasing access to network data benefits all teams across an organization.
Episode 6: Charles Kozler of FIX Flyer
In episode six of NetBox Heroes, Charles Kozler director of network and system engineering at FIX Flyer, discusses his experience building and documenting a network from scratch, why network engineers must be inquisitive, and why NetBox is a key tool for his team.
Episode 5: Omid Mortazavi of Opticore IT
In episode five of NetBox Heroes, Omid Mortazavi, network automation practice lead at Opticore IT, looks back on how network automation has progressed, discusses the importance of community, and shares his NetBox story.
Episode 4: Michael Kutka, formerly of Insight Global
In this episode, Michael Kutka shares how taking initiative early on impacted his career, information on Insight Global’s network automation journey, and how the company leverages NetBox as a network source of truth.
Episode 3: Ian Chilton – LONAP
Ian Chilton discusses how he found his way into network engineering, advice he has for those getting started, how LONAP – a not-for-profit providing internet in the UK – uses NetBox, and why he struggles with calling himself a network engineer.
Episode 2: Kaon Thana, The New York Times
In this episode, Kaon Thana has great advice for aspiring networking professionals and has recently put out some awesome contributions to the NetBox open source community. In this episode, Kaon shares his journey to becoming a network engineer, what his current work looks like, and how he came to use and contribute to NetBox.
Episode 1: Kenneth Garcia
Host Kris Beevers speaks to Kenneth Garcia, a senior network engineer at a notable Singapore government agency, regarding his career in networking, his use of NetBox, and Kenneth’s recent development of a Network Config Tracker.
