Introduction When I first started building CI/CD for high-throughput UDP services, I quickly realized how poorly traditional web-style pipelines map to this world. With UDP, the things that matter most—latency, packet loss, jitter, and how we behave under congestion—are exactly… Read More »Case Study: CI/CD for High-Throughput UDP Services Without Breaking Congestion Control
Introduction When I first got called into this incident, the problem sounded deceptively simple: several socket-based clients were intermittently hanging under load, with no clear pattern and no obvious errors in the logs. The application threads just sat there, waiting… Read More »Case Study: TCP Timeout Tuning to Eliminate Intermittent Client Hangs
Introduction: Why Network Automation Strategies Matter for Junior Engineers When I started in networking, most of my time went into logging into devices one by one and copy‑pasting configs. That world is disappearing fast. Modern networks are larger, more dynamic,… Read More »Top 7 Network Automation Strategies Every Junior Engineer Must Learn
Introduction Over the last few years, I’ve watched data center networks shift from traditional, box-by-box designs to fabric architectures built around EVPN VXLAN. That shift hasn’t just been about new protocols; it’s been about making operations sustainable as environments grow… Read More »Case Study: Operating an EVPN VXLAN Data Center Fabric at Scale
Introduction: Why Network Automation for Beginners Matters Now When I talk to junior network engineers, I often find they’re being pulled in two directions at once: keep the network stable and learn automation at the same time. That tension is… Read More »Network Automation for Beginners: Master the Basics with Real Lab Examples
Explore different types of SNMP OIDs and learn how to interact with them correctly. Also learn about the purpose of each type