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Vlad Ivanovic, Fred Chua

Fred, Vlad and their special guests like to discuss all things IT, how we see certain solutions being deployed, how different consumers act and attitudes around changes to IT and where the industry is now, and where its headed. Their takes can be controversial to some and normal to others, the point is to create discussion and another point of view. Want to join us for an episode? Hit us up!

Episodes

  1. 14 Apr

    Episode 8 - Part 2 with Grant Shelley of Hamina Wireless

    This is part 2 of our series on wireless with APJC SE Director Grant Shelley from Hamina Wireless. This is not a sponsored episode, just three engineers discussing the complexities of modern day wireless networking and in Part 2 we talk about how Hamina is leveraging AI to deliver some amazing technology that boosts how businesses can design, deliver and track the performance of their wifi.

    32 min

  2. 2 Apr

    Episode 7 - Grant Shelley from Hamina Wireless

    Today we're joined by SE Director Grant Shelley from Hamina Wireless - this is not a sponsored episode, its just part 1 of three engineers kicking back discussing where we've come from, where we're going and the complexities coming our way in delivering good wireless networking.

    36 min

  3. 2 Mar

    Episode 6 - Nerds take on humanity

    Fred and Vlad are back in business after some time off over Christmas and New Years. Hear from us about where we are at, how we plan to make a few guest-less episodes where we give our take on humanity. We speak briefly too about the workplace as an introduction to the series too. Enjoy and leave us a comment about what you'd like our take on!

    21 min

  4. 27/11/2025

    Episode 5 - We are live in Cisco Live APJC 2025

    We are back after a long hiatus! Get an insider's perspective of what goes on inside a Cisco Live event. This episode, Vlad and Fred tells you about what they were up to during the events of Cisco Live APJC 2025 in Melbourne. They touched on what went down during the keynote session, and also shared their thoughts on the event itself including the learnings they had walking around the World of Solutions. Think of this a special because of a video recording that came with this episode, make sure to catch that on Packet Party's YouTube channel!

    38 min

  5. 21/04/2025

    Episode 4 - Dreamweaver to DR, Umu's Journey to Cybersecurity

    Fred and Vlad sit down with Umu and discuss her career journey, from Dreamweaver to DR, we talk about how she transitioned to Cybersecurity and Sales and what kept her going along the way, what helped her transition roles too.

    40 min

  6. 14/04/2025

    Episode 3 - Breaking down SASE SSE Acronyms

    SASE, SSE, SDWAN, VPN, CASB, ZTNA, DLP, etc etc. The list of acronyms goes on and on. Fred and Vlad spend time with Umu breaking down where it came from, what it all means and most importantly, why you should care about a proper User Protection strategy.

    38 min

  7. 31/03/2025

    Episode 2 - Tales from a Grumpy SE

    30 years of being in tech, from Novell to Win3.1, NT to IOS, patch panels, PLCs, the early days of IoT and Token Ring. Scott Williamson has seen it all. He spends time walking us through his career journey, the skills that built along the way that kept him going as technologies came and went and he transitioned through roles. Interested in learning how he eventually ended up in Sales from operational roles? It's all about knowing how to sell the upgrades to your internal stakeholders - more insight in the show!

    42 min

  8. 24/03/2025

    Episode 1 - Digital Experience Monitoring

    Join Fred and Vlad as they catch up with Scott Williamson from ThousandEyes to discuss what is 'Digital Experience Monitoring' and ultimately, why you as an IT professional or business leader should care. In this day and age, so much is reliant on SaaS and the cloud, hybrid work enables people to access applications from anywhere but whether that connectivity is reliable or not and affects peoples productivity - this is where Digital Experience Monitoring comes in.

    42 min

  9. 19/02/2025

    Episode 0.5 - Cloud Management

    Fred and Vlad give us their hot takes on Cloud Management and why its necessary; we go back in time discussing the pain of managing networks via CLI, how the CCNA/P used to look and how its changed dramatically; we also discuss the business reasons why for at least us, Cloud Management makes predominant sense for many general use cases.

    38 min

  10. 17/02/2025

    Episode 0 - The Origin Story

    This is our origin story, we introduce ourselves and why we're starting this podcast, what we're hoping to achieve and how we plan to connect with you.

    29 min
  • 10 Episodes

About

Fred, Vlad and their special guests like to discuss all things IT, how we see certain solutions being deployed, how different consumers act and attitudes around changes to IT and where the industry is now, and where its headed. Their takes can be controversial to some and normal to others, the point is to create discussion and another point of view. Want to join us for an episode? Hit us up!

Information

  • Creator
    Vlad Ivanovic, Fred Chua
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Vlad Ivanovic, Fred Chua
  • Show Website
    Packet Party