Jeremiah Ginn

Jeremiah Ginn is a father, teacher, engineer, architect, author, advocate, and veteran focused on investing in others. He leads SDN evangelism across Fortune 500 companies. His 25 year tech career has spanned SD-WAN, SASE, NFV, multi-tenant cloud, and network infrastructure. He is an IEEE member contributing to SDN, SD-WAN, and SASE standards. As a cybersecurity evangelist at Acuative, he drives innovation to scale their XDR and cyber risk control offerings that reduce insurance costs by 70%.

If you're routing, you fail with Jeremiah Ginn

We discuss cyber challenges with guest Jeremiah. Drawing from over 3,000 customers, Jeremiah explores SD-WAN problems. We tap into connectivity hurdles to clouds and data centers. Stressing SASE’s security integration, Jeremiah emphasizes perspective from specialists over reports. His hands-on experience uncovers customer issues and learning through criticism. We unlock lessons from Jeremiah’s interactions for navigating security obstacles.

Really, it’s about getting off the dime and getting it done.

3 Key Takeaways

  • Real-world expertise provides insights beyond reports like Gartner
  • Managed service providers can better evaluate/iterate on solutions rapidly
  • SD-WAN and SASE enable new capabilities and integrated security

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Episode Show Notes

[5:06] Discussion on limitations of relying solely on Gartner Magic Quadrant reports.

[6:01] Importance of speaking with experienced practitioners for real-world advice.

[22:14] Understanding electrical engineering principles is key to truly grasping network device behavior.

[24:57] Shift from hands-on device management to more abstracted interfaces with SDN/SD-WAN.

[30:01] Benefits of bandwidth aggregation with SD-WAN.

[33:50] Importance of encrypted tunnels/security baseline with SD-WAN.

[34:20] Value of fast failover capabilities enabled by SD-WAN approaches.

[34:48] Integrating security through converged SASE frameworks.

[40:47] Moving “beyond routing” mindset is important evolution.

[41:36] Openness to criticism and continuous learning maximize success.

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