Network Implementation

WEBVTT (upbeat music) - Thank you so much for joining us. I'm your host, Lauren Deal, and I'll be jumping into an amazing conversation with Anthony Sequera all about network implementation. So welcome to the show, Anthony. - Thanks so much, Lauren, great to be here. - I'm so happy to be having this conversation because there are so many moving parts when it comes to network implementation. So what are we gonna be talking about? - Yeah, we're gonna be really dividing up the implementation of a typical network today into the main areas that we encounter. We're gonna do a lot with routing. So we're gonna discuss how traffic is routed from sub-network to sub-network, from PC to PC, from router to router. We're gonna then discuss switching, another key ingredient in networking today. And we'll also be discussing wireless and more physical installations as well. So we're gonna cover the gamut when it comes to what makes up the operation of a typical modern network. - Well, I'm fascinated to get started, but before we jump in, who might be the ideal audience to watch this? Cause I know I'm signing up. - Yeah, so the ideal audience member is someone that is A plus or the A plus equivalent. We often say around here that A plus is such a great critical cert that everyone in IT should have. But let's remember, if you have the equivalent knowledge that is covered in an A plus curriculum, you're just fine. So A plus would be the ideal prerequisite certification. - That's always what I wanna ask is what knowledge do I have to have before we jump into this? So that's very helpful. And Anthony, you've had a lot of experience in this field. So I'm gonna make you brag a little bit. Tell us a little bit about you. - Yeah, so I've been doing networking with a specialization in networking since 1996. So yeah, I can't believe how long that has been over a quarter century. I've been in this field and it's been really fascinating to see this field evolve. And of course, we're gonna discuss a lot of that evolution in the episodes in this module. So it's gonna be really neat to kind of recap things that have happened over the last several decades in networking. In addition to my passion in networking, one of the things I get to teach a lot with you, Lauren, oftentimes, which is so fun, we get to teach a lot of cloud technologies. Cloud and networking, of course, are going hand in hand today more than ever. So just two areas that I really love, both networking and cloud. - All right, so you know that you're in good hands. You've got a great leader here. And so I'll be asking all the questions that you might be having for Anthony. And remember, you can follow along with the notes as well. But Anthony, what do you say we jump into our first episode? - I think that sounds great. We've got a lot of awesome material to cover. - All right, well, we'll see you soon. (gentle music)