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The pod dedicated to the hardworking network operators who keep the bitpipes running smoothly. We focus on sharing best practices, the operations tool stack, and engage with vendors and solution providers to get insights into new technologies and tools so you can make informed decisions for your ops environment. Hosted by your friendly neighborhood internet plumber, Scott Robohn.

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We’ve seen the capability that automation tooling has enabled for hyperscaler environments and beyond, but not enough emphasis is being put on improving the quality of life for network engineers and network operators. Scott Robohn is joined by Senior... more

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Scott Robohn welcomes Bruce Davie and Larry Peterson from Systems Approach to discuss the new edition of Computer Networks: A Systems Approach and their blog post on reality-based network operations. Together they explore the contrast between clean-s... more

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In this sponsored episode Scott is joined by Stefano Gridelli, cofounder and CEO of NetBeez, to discuss continuous network experience assurance and moving beyond reactive troubleshooting. Together they break down how NetBeez uses user-perspective mon... more

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Christian Adell and David Flores join host Scott Robohn to discuss the intersection of observability, automation, and networking in AI data centers. With AI data centers linking thousands or tens of thousands of GPUs, observability becomes a huge cha... more

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Recent Guests

Bruce Davie
Networking researcher and author with experience at Cisco and VMware.
Systems Approach, LLC
Episode: TNO078: Designing Networks for Operations
Larry Peterson
Computer science faculty member and open-source networking contributor, and coauthor of Computer Networks: A Systems Approach.
Systems Approach, LLC
Episode: TNO078: Designing Networks for Operations
Stefano Gridelli
Cofounder and CEO of NetBeez, and former network engineer.
NetBeez
Episode: TNO077: From “Is It the Network?” to Continuous Assurance with NetBeez (Sponsored)
David Flores
CoreWeave engineer, previously at Network to Code
CoreWeave
Episode: TNO076: Observability and Automation for AI Networking
Christian Adell
CoreWeave engineer, author of Design of Network Automation book
CoreWeave
Episode: TNO076: Observability and Automation for AI Networking
Rekha Shenoy
CEO of BackBox
BackBox
Episode: TNO075: What Does Network Operations Look Like in 2030? (Sponsored)
Irfahn Khimji
Field CTO of BackBox
BackBox
Episode: TNO075: What Does Network Operations Look Like in 2030? (Sponsored)
Ben Shapiro
Senior Network Engineer at Eugene 4J School District 4J
Eugene 4J School District
Episode: TNO074: Lean Teams, Big Demands: Managing K-12 Complexity with AIOps (Sponsored)
Jason Gintert
Executive involved with USNUA and Bits and Flight
US Networking User Association (USNUA); Bits and Flight
Episode: TNO072: Connectivity and Community with Jason Gintert

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Scott Robohn
Network operations consultant focused on modern NetOps

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#172
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#241
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TNO078: Designing Networks for Operations
Q: Are we in the same neighborhood here, are we just using different words to talk the same concepts, or how would you differentiate?
Peterson agrees that workflows are a useful abstraction, but emphasizes that they depend on consistent authoritative data. Tool chains must reconcile conflicting state across sources and validate changes to avoid unintended outcomes.
TNO078: Designing Networks for Operations
Q: Were there any big motivators for the seventh edition or any interesting progressions as you've been working on this over years and decades?
Davie and Peterson describe a major refactoring prompted by the growing complexity of networks, cloud and AI workloads, and the need to explain enduring principles while giving network operations more substantial coverage.
TNO077: From “Is It the Network?” to Continuous Assurance with NetBeez (Sponsored)
Q: What are the biggest additions in this next major release?
Gridelli highlights a redesigned main dashboard view for troubleshooting remote users, wireless performance, and remote locations, along with a more scalable backend, improved AI integration, a new MCP server, and new wired and Wi-Fi sensors.
TNO077: From “Is It the Network?” to Continuous Assurance with NetBeez (Sponsored)
Q: What workflow issues did you see that made you think network troubleshooting needed to be approached differently?
Gridelli describes tickets for slow applications being bounced between teams even when infrastructure dashboards appear healthy. User-perspective data helps isolate whether the issue involves Wi-Fi, an ISP or WAN connection, DNS, VPN, or another part of the service.
TNO076: Observability and Automation for AI Networking
Q: What are the particular challenges associated with AI data center networking?
The main issues are the elephant-flow traffic patterns, the need for lossless (not zero-bit-error) performance, high inter-GPU communication, and the requirement to detect and react to micro-second to second-scale problems with automated, coordinated responses.

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What is Total Network Operations about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Practical conversations about the tools, methods, and decisions involved in running modern networks. Scott Robohn speaks with network operators, engineers, technology leaders, researchers, and vendors about automation, observability, wireless, telemetry, AI, security, and the realities of multivendor environments. The discussions pair technical detail with operational experience, including lessons from enterprise, education, cloud, and service-provider settings. Vendor-sponsored conversations appear alongside practitioner and community-focused interviews, giving listeners both product perspectives and examples of how teams approach real operational constraints. Topics range from hands-on troubleshooting and network design to career developm... more

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