All Episodes
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Episode 81 — NAS and File Storage Fundamentals
In this episode, we explore Network Attached Storage (NAS) and its role in delivering shared file-based storage across cloud and hybrid environments. We explain how NA...
Episode 82 — Object Storage Concepts — Tenants, Buckets, and Metadata
This episode focuses on object storage, a highly scalable and flexible method for storing unstructured data. We explain how tenants represent isolated environments wit...
Episode 83 — Storage Tiers — Flash, Hybrid, Spinning Disk, and Archival
In this episode, we cover the different tiers of storage available in cloud environments and how they align with performance and cost objectives. Flash storage offers ...
Episode 84 — IOPS and Read/Write Performance Metrics
This episode explains Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) and how it measures the performance capability of storage systems. We detail how read and write operati...
Episode 85 — Storage Access Protocols — NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, FC, NVMe-oF
In this episode, we break down the protocols used to access and manage cloud storage. Network File System (NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS) are file-level p...
Episode 86 — RAID Levels Explained — 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10
In this episode, we detail Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configurations and their impact on storage performance, redundancy, and capacity. RAID 0 offers ...
Episode 87 — Storage System Features — Compression, Deduplication, Replication
This episode examines advanced features that improve storage efficiency and data protection. Compression reduces the size of stored data to save space and potentially ...
Episode 88 — Thin vs. Thick Provisioning in Cloud Storage
In this episode, we compare thin provisioning—allocating storage space on demand—to thick provisioning, which reserves the entire capacity upfront. Thin provisioning m...
Episode 89 — User Quotas and Storage Access Control
This episode focuses on managing storage consumption and securing data access in cloud environments. User quotas enforce limits on the amount of storage each user or g...
Episode 90 — Hyperconverged Storage and Software-Defined Storage (SDS)
In this episode, we explain how hyperconverged storage integrates compute, storage, and networking into a single software-driven platform, simplifying deployment and s...
Episode 91 — Networking Services in Cloud Deployments — DHCP, NTP, DNS, CDN
In this episode, we cover the key networking services that support cloud deployments. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automates IP address assignment and ne...
Episode 92 — IP Address Management and IPAM Use Cases
This episode explains the role of IP Address Management (IPAM) systems in organizing, tracking, and automating IP address allocation across cloud and hybrid networks. ...
Episode 93 — VPN Types — Site-to-Site, Point-to-Point, and Point-to-Site
In this episode, we examine the primary Virtual Private Network (VPN) types used in cloud connectivity. Site-to-site VPNs link entire networks securely, often for bran...
Episode 94 — VPN Protocols — IPSec and MPLS
This episode focuses on two widely used VPN protocols. IPSec secures IP communications through encryption and authentication, operating in tunnel or transport modes fo...
Episode 95 — Virtual Routing — Static vs. Dynamic and vNICs
In this episode, we explore virtual routing in cloud environments, starting with static routing, where administrators manually define network paths, and dynamic routin...
Episode 96 — Cloud Network Appliances — Load Balancers and Firewalls
In this episode, we cover two critical categories of cloud network appliances. Load balancers distribute incoming network traffic across multiple servers to optimize p...
Episode 97 — Virtual Private Cloud Designs — Hub-and-Spoke, Peering
This episode examines common Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) design models. The hub-and-spoke model centralizes resources and security services in a main hub network, with...
Episode 98 — VLAN, VXLAN, and GENEVE Protocols
In this episode, we explore network segmentation technologies starting with Virtual LANs (VLANs), which divide a physical network into logical segments for better secu...
Episode 99 — SR-IOV — Virtualizing I/O for Network Efficiency
This episode explains Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), a technology that allows a physical network interface card to be shared directly with multiple virtual m...
Episode 100 — Software-Defined Networking — Control Plane and Data Plane
In this episode, we detail how Software-Defined Networking (SDN) separates the control plane, which makes traffic management decisions, from the data plane, which forw...