Heavy Networking 582: The Future Of Networking With Nick McKeown

Welcome to the latest installment of our occasional series on the future of networking. Today’s guest is Nick McKeown, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. He’s worked on high-speed switch and router design for a very long time, and has been a force behind the Software Defined Networking (SDN) movement. He’s also co-founded successful startups including virtual networking company Nicira (acquired by VMware), and programmable ASIC-maker Barefoot Networks (acquired by Intel). Professor McKeown is an IEEE Alexander Graham Bell medalist and IEEE Fellow. We discuss: * ASIC design * Open networking * Whether SmartNICs are inevitable * Formal verification in networking * The Pronto Project * More Sponsor: CBT Nuggets CBT Nuggets is IT training for IT professionals and anyone looking to build IT skills. If you want to make fully operational your networking, security, cloud, automation, or DevOps battle station visit cbtnuggets.com/heavynetworking. Show Links: Nick McKeown – Stanford.edu @nickmckeown1 – Nick McKeown on Twitter ProntoProject.org