Summary: Today on Heavy Networking, a network transformation. OK, that sounds like marketing, but it isn’t.<br> This is a discussion about a migration to Cisco ACI and VMware NSX technologies, paired with some automation, by a network engineer who was new to both products. It wasn’t all beers and cheers on the way to success. There were rocks and pitfalls.<br> Joining us for detailed conversation about running ACI and NSX in the same data center is Derek Wilson, a Principal Network Consultant at a big company you’ve heard of but we won’t mention.<br> We discuss:<br> <br> * The impetus for a hardware refresh that led to ACI<br> * Why he chose a spine-leaf design<br> * How ACI simplified the physical infrastructure<br> * Why the organization chose NSX for the overlay<br> * How ACI and NSX interact (and don’t)<br> * The learning curves on each product<br> * How the team decided between Terraform and Ansible for automation tooling<br> * More<br> <br> Sponsor: Cumulus Networks<br> Cumulus Networks is announcing a brand-new networking certification: the Cumulus Certified Open Networking Professional. Learn Linux networking fundamentals, including essential concepts and commands behind Linux-based open networking, and master the Cumulus Core–everything you need to know to become proficient in Cumulus Linux. Get details at <a href="http://cumulusnetworks.com/cert" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://cumulusnetworks.com/cert&source=gmail&ust=1570647827211000&usg=AFQjCNFXdtZJjwt_nO5mQU6nkcX3Sl1qYw">cumulusnetworks.com/cert</a>.<br> Sponsor: InterOptic<br> InterOptic is your reliable data interconnect company. Stop paying OEM prices for optics, and get brand-equivalent transceivers at a fraction of the cost. Find out more at <a href="https://interoptic.com/packet-pushers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interoptic.com/packet-pushers</a>.<br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/setting-the-record-straight-confusion-about-aci-on-vmware-technologies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Setting the Record Straight: Confusion about ACI on VMware Technologies</a> – Cisco Systems<br> <a href="https://packetpushers.net/podcast/heavy-networking-438-vmware-nsx-evolution-for-cloud-networking-and-security-sponsored/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heavy Networking 438: VMware NSX Evolution For Cloud Networking And Security (Sponsored)</a> – Packet Pushers<br> <a href="https://packetpushers.net/podcast/pq-137-whitespider-real-world-cisco-aci-deployments-sponsored/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PQ 137: WhiteSpider & Real-World Cisco ACI Deployments (Sponsored)</a> – Packet Pushers<br>
