Automation and Transformation in IT Infrastructure with Jordan Lowe
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This is a podcast episode titled, Automation and Transformation in IT Infrastructure with Jordan Lowe. The summary for this episode is: <p>Co-founder and CEO of Deft, Jordan Lowe stops by Network AF to talk to host Avi Freedman about all things IT infrastructure. Previously known as ServerCentral, Deft continues to innovate on its services to make managing IT infrastructure a better experience for the business and those who run it. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Highlights of the conversation include:</strong></p><ul><li>ServerCentral and being one of the first providers to combine domain names and web hosting for customers</li><li>Challenges in the networking business throughout Jordan's career, and the complexity of it all</li><li>How automation differs from 20 years ago when ServerCentral began</li><li>The challenges of running a network</li><li>Simplicity and reliability in the context of cloud native thinking</li><li>How Deft divides responsibilities between teams for cloud networking and network ops</li><li>The need for automation, and checks and balances for maintaining operations</li><li>The reason Deft uses its own global nLayer</li><li>Packet destiny and public peering</li><li>What emerging and interesting tech Jordan is interested in that is coming down the road</li><li>Hype around SDN and SD-Wan</li><li>The evolution of Edge computing, and cloud architecture's ability to deploy easily</li></ul>
Key Takeaways
Meet Jordan Lowe, the founder and CEO of Deft
00:52 MIN
ServerCentral and being one of the first providers to combine domain names and web hosting for customers
01:13 MIN
Challenges in the networking business throughout Jordan's career, and the complexity of it all
02:25 MIN
How automation differs from 20 years ago
08:22 MIN
The challenges of running a network
04:11 MIN
Simplicity and reliability in the context of cloud native thinking
01:42 MIN
How Deft divides responsibilities between teams for cloud networking and network ops
01:20 MIN
The need for automation, and checks and balances for maintaining operations
01:21 MIN
The reason Deft uses its own global nLayer
02:26 MIN
Packet destiny and public peering
01:54 MIN
What emerging and interesting tech Jordan is interested in that is coming down the road
03:14 MIN
Hype around SDN and SD-Wan
04:18 MIN
Server deployments
02:11 MIN
The evolution of Edge computing, and cloud architecture's ability to deploy easily