About Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro is a Network Engineer/Architect, mostly focussed on Data Centre, Security Infrastructure, and recently Virtualization. He has over 20 years in IT, in wide range of employers working as a freelance consultant including Finance, Service Providers and Online Companies. He is CCIE#6920 and has a few ideas about the world, but not enough to really count.

He is a host on the Packet Pushers Podcast, blogger at EtherealMind.com and on Twitter @etherealmind and Google Plus

Show 89 – OSPF vs IS-IS Smackdown – Where You Can Watch Their Eyes Reload

In this show we discuss the the differences between OSPF & IS-IS routing protocols and the differences between … [Read more...]

A Packet Party – This Friday 17 Feb – Join Us

Packet Pushers are hosting a Packet Party.   Anyone can come along to listen to a live discussed - it will be … [Read more...]

Show 88 – Server Internals and Network Performance

Having met at VMworld 2010, Daniel Bowers and I were having an ongoing discussion around server architectures and how they … [Read more...]

Packet Pushers Webinar on SDN & OpenFlow – Sponsored by Big Switch – Open Attendance

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I'm pleased to announce that Big Switch have agreed to sponsor SDN & OpenFlow Webinar on February 7th, 2012 and that the … [Read more...]

Show 85 – Sponsored – The Span Port You Always Wanted – Gigamon

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In this Sponsored show we talk to Gigamon about " making the SPAN port what it always wanted to be". In short, Gigamon makes … [Read more...]

Packet Pushers Podcast – 100 Shows – By the Numbers

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The first episode of Packet Pushers was Show 01 – Lab Scenario – the First Podcast and was released on 2 May 2010. As … [Read more...]

Suck Less, Be Better – My Year Ahead

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I've been thinking and drinking as I contemplate the year ahead. It's that kind of year. I can't help but be concerned about … [Read more...]

Show 83 – We Are an Independent Show

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This week it's just Greg and Ethan talking over a few topics. What was intended to be a quick half hour chat for the new year … [Read more...]

Show 82 – Security Failures, No IPv6, No Network Management – Another Good Year

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Guests This week a bunch of new faces to talk about 2011 and it's many failing: Scott Morris - well known industry … [Read more...]

Show 81 -Tail-F and Network Configuration Management – Sponsored

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Network Configuration is still done by hand. Each engineer types in each command after thirty years of "progress". Does this … [Read more...]

Show 80 – SFlow and IP Accounting

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During the EuroNOG conference I recorded a conversation about SFlow with Elisa Jasinska who is Senior Packet Herder at … [Read more...]

Show 79 – Elfiq & Link Load Balancing – Sponsored

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In this sponsored podcast, we introduce Link Load Balancing - something the Packet Pushers hadn't realised was available for … [Read more...]

Show 78 – Especially Thankful Chinwagging

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This week we takes a nod at Thanksgiving and talk nerdy. talks about the latest security breaches. Unsurprisingly. Ivan … [Read more...]

Branch Networking: Introducing Aerohive Branch on Demand – Sponsored

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The day has come! Aerohive has officially announced the debut of our fabulous Branch on Demand branch networking platforms! … [Read more...]

Top 10 Slogans You Won’t See on a Packet Pushers T-Shirt

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Here at Packet Pushers HQ, we've been working on slogans to put onto new Packet Pushers Shirts. Although we can't share the … [Read more...]