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Drew and Ethan discuss with Tony Bourke the considerations for choosing between TradCore and EVPN VXLAN for network design.

Drew and Ethan sit down with Tony Bourke to determine whether TradCore or EVPN VXLAN is right for your network. Tony is a seasoned instructor in automation, network design, and more. They explore the key factors for choosing a design, including scale and redundancy, operational complexity, and workload mobility. AdSpot Sponsor: Auvik Sponsor Auvik Network ... Read more »

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew, Ethan

Guest: Tony Bourke

Topics covered

• EVPN
• VXLAN
• TradCore
• network design
• automation
• scale
• redundancy

Keywords

• EVPN
• VXLAN
• TradCore
• network design
• automation
• redundancy
• operational complexity
• workload mobility

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Auvik

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