Andy Lapteff
@andylapteff.bsky.social
Network Engineer | Product Marketer @Nokia | Podcast @artofneteng
Thanks to @packetpushers.bsky.social for interviewing me on Heavy Networking at #AutoCon4.
@ecbanks.bsky.social and @drewcm.bsky.social are great people and they built an incredible team. Top notch, recommend, would dine again.
@ecbanks.bsky.social and @drewcm.bsky.social are great people and they built an incredible team. Top notch, recommend, would dine again.
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thanks to @packetpushers.bsky.social for interviewing me on Heavy Networking at #AutoCon4.
@ecbanks.bsky.social and @drewcm.bsky.social are great people and they built an incredible team. Top notch, recommend, would dine again.
@ecbanks.bsky.social and @drewcm.bsky.social are great people and they built an incredible team. Top notch, recommend, would dine again.
4 miler around Lady Bird Lake this morning to kick off this Austin trip 💪🏼
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
4 miler around Lady Bird Lake this morning to kick off this Austin trip 💪🏼
Reposted by Andy Lapteff
[NEW POST] A Network Engineer’s Guide to Understanding the Model Context Protocol for AI Integration
In this post I break down:
- What MCP is
- How the architecture works
- How MCP could be a foundational part of AI in NetOps
networkphil.com/2025/11/11/a...
In this post I break down:
- What MCP is
- How the architecture works
- How MCP could be a foundational part of AI in NetOps
networkphil.com/2025/11/11/a...
A Network Engineer’s Guide to Understanding the Model Context Protocol for AI Integration
If you work in technology long enough, every new framework starts to sound like “yet another API layer.” The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is different. It’s not a product, and it’s not tied to any …
networkphil.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
[NEW POST] A Network Engineer’s Guide to Understanding the Model Context Protocol for AI Integration
In this post I break down:
- What MCP is
- How the architecture works
- How MCP could be a foundational part of AI in NetOps
networkphil.com/2025/11/11/a...
In this post I break down:
- What MCP is
- How the architecture works
- How MCP could be a foundational part of AI in NetOps
networkphil.com/2025/11/11/a...
The RAID controller’s capacitor pack on my homelab server failed, and the replacements online were all used and over $100. Was about to throw this server away and upgrade, then I found some spare parts. She lives to fight another day!
October 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The RAID controller’s capacitor pack on my homelab server failed, and the replacements online were all used and over $100. Was about to throw this server away and upgrade, then I found some spare parts. She lives to fight another day!
I bet my career on the CLI.
Then came the layoff, and job posts read like a foreign language: Python. Git. Terraform.
Out of necessity, I skilled up.
Now I’m speaking at #AutoCon4 to share why automation isn’t optional, it’s survival.
networkautomation.forum
#NAF #AC4Speaker
Then came the layoff, and job posts read like a foreign language: Python. Git. Terraform.
Out of necessity, I skilled up.
Now I’m speaking at #AutoCon4 to share why automation isn’t optional, it’s survival.
networkautomation.forum
#NAF #AC4Speaker
October 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I bet my career on the CLI.
Then came the layoff, and job posts read like a foreign language: Python. Git. Terraform.
Out of necessity, I skilled up.
Now I’m speaking at #AutoCon4 to share why automation isn’t optional, it’s survival.
networkautomation.forum
#NAF #AC4Speaker
Then came the layoff, and job posts read like a foreign language: Python. Git. Terraform.
Out of necessity, I skilled up.
Now I’m speaking at #AutoCon4 to share why automation isn’t optional, it’s survival.
networkautomation.forum
#NAF #AC4Speaker
Reposted by Andy Lapteff
Editing our next episode, pool side. The pool is closed, but the vibes remain 🌴☀️
October 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Editing our next episode, pool side. The pool is closed, but the vibes remain 🌴☀️
Stranded at YOW, eating protein bars and cashews behind a gift shop because Americans aren’t allowed to access the airport lounge here 🤷♂️
September 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Stranded at YOW, eating protein bars and cashews behind a gift shop because Americans aren’t allowed to access the airport lounge here 🤷♂️
Join our NEW #python study livestream this Thursday night at 8:30 PM ET.
Skill up, stay employed 💰
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon 🔔 to get notified of future python study livestreams.
youtube.com/@artofneteng
Skill up, stay employed 💰
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon 🔔 to get notified of future python study livestreams.
youtube.com/@artofneteng
September 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Join our NEW #python study livestream this Thursday night at 8:30 PM ET.
Skill up, stay employed 💰
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon 🔔 to get notified of future python study livestreams.
youtube.com/@artofneteng
Skill up, stay employed 💰
Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon 🔔 to get notified of future python study livestreams.
youtube.com/@artofneteng
Day 2 of @nokia.bsky.social #SReXperts25 Americas. Learned a ton, met smart folks.
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
September 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Day 2 of @nokia.bsky.social #SReXperts25 Americas. Learned a ton, met smart folks.
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
Day 1 of @nokia.bsky.social #SReXperts25 Americas is in the books. Looking forward to what day 2 holds!
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
September 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Day 1 of @nokia.bsky.social #SReXperts25 Americas is in the books. Looking forward to what day 2 holds!
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
#nokia #NetworkAutomation #EDA
@nokia.bsky.social Event-Driven Automation (EDA) hackathon with @netdevops.me at #SReXperts25 is underway!
As someone early in their automation journey. I’m excited to keep building, learning, and sharing what I take away from this experience.
#SReXperts25 #NetworkAutomation #EDA #HumanErrorZero
As someone early in their automation journey. I’m excited to keep building, learning, and sharing what I take away from this experience.
#SReXperts25 #NetworkAutomation #EDA #HumanErrorZero
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@nokia.bsky.social Event-Driven Automation (EDA) hackathon with @netdevops.me at #SReXperts25 is underway!
As someone early in their automation journey. I’m excited to keep building, learning, and sharing what I take away from this experience.
#SReXperts25 #NetworkAutomation #EDA #HumanErrorZero
As someone early in their automation journey. I’m excited to keep building, learning, and sharing what I take away from this experience.
#SReXperts25 #NetworkAutomation #EDA #HumanErrorZero
I’m attending my first #SReXperts this week, the @nokia.bsky.social flagship networking event that brings together service providers, cloud builders, enterprises, and Nokia experts for deep-dive sessions and hands-on demos. Excited for my first network automation hackathon!
#SReXperts25
#SReXperts25
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’m attending my first #SReXperts this week, the @nokia.bsky.social flagship networking event that brings together service providers, cloud builders, enterprises, and Nokia experts for deep-dive sessions and hands-on demos. Excited for my first network automation hackathon!
#SReXperts25
#SReXperts25
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given to me.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given to me.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Just started Who Not How.
Jordan didn’t win a championship until Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, and the triangle offense entered his life. Instead of shouldering everything on his own, sharing responsibility made him unstoppable.
The lesson: stop asking how — start finding your who.
Jordan didn’t win a championship until Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, and the triangle offense entered his life. Instead of shouldering everything on his own, sharing responsibility made him unstoppable.
The lesson: stop asking how — start finding your who.
September 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Just started Who Not How.
Jordan didn’t win a championship until Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, and the triangle offense entered his life. Instead of shouldering everything on his own, sharing responsibility made him unstoppable.
The lesson: stop asking how — start finding your who.
Jordan didn’t win a championship until Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, and the triangle offense entered his life. Instead of shouldering everything on his own, sharing responsibility made him unstoppable.
The lesson: stop asking how — start finding your who.
Reposted by Andy Lapteff
We didn't know BGP could be so much fun, but look at those faces! @stubarea51.bsky.social, @andylapteff.bsky.social, and Jeff Clark had a blast diving into BGP, and they just scratched the surface. This episode may turn into a series.
New episode drops Wednesday morning.
linktr.ee/artofneteng
New episode drops Wednesday morning.
linktr.ee/artofneteng
September 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We didn't know BGP could be so much fun, but look at those faces! @stubarea51.bsky.social, @andylapteff.bsky.social, and Jeff Clark had a blast diving into BGP, and they just scratched the surface. This episode may turn into a series.
New episode drops Wednesday morning.
linktr.ee/artofneteng
New episode drops Wednesday morning.
linktr.ee/artofneteng
Change freezes aren’t a stability strategy.
"Our networks are too brittle to touch," is failure disguised as safety.
My latest article in @dcdnews.bsky.social asks the question we avoid too often: "What should safe, resilient network operations look like?"
"Our networks are too brittle to touch," is failure disguised as safety.
My latest article in @dcdnews.bsky.social asks the question we avoid too often: "What should safe, resilient network operations look like?"
August 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Change freezes aren’t a stability strategy.
"Our networks are too brittle to touch," is failure disguised as safety.
My latest article in @dcdnews.bsky.social asks the question we avoid too often: "What should safe, resilient network operations look like?"
"Our networks are too brittle to touch," is failure disguised as safety.
My latest article in @dcdnews.bsky.social asks the question we avoid too often: "What should safe, resilient network operations look like?"
To succeed in network engineering in 2025 and beyond, go broad.
We had a great chat with @ecbanks.bsky.social.
The network engineering skillset just keeps getting broader!
#Networking #CloudComputing
The network engineering skillset just keeps getting broader!
#Networking #CloudComputing
August 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
To succeed in network engineering in 2025 and beyond, go broad.
Each new AI‑driven outage makes one thing obvious: AI isn’t “set it and forget it.” Just like any automation, it demands human oversight, guardrails, and real checks and balances, especially when failure means taking entire systems offline.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
AI coding platform goes rogue during code freeze and deletes entire company database — Replit CEO apologizes after AI engine says it 'made a catastrophic error in judgment' and 'destroyed all producti...
‘This was a catastrophic failure on my part,’ admits Replit’s AI agent.
www.tomshardware.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Each new AI‑driven outage makes one thing obvious: AI isn’t “set it and forget it.” Just like any automation, it demands human oversight, guardrails, and real checks and balances, especially when failure means taking entire systems offline.
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Pretty wild Saturday night uploading transcripts to old
@artofneteng.bsky.social podcast episodes.
#rager
@artofneteng.bsky.social podcast episodes.
#rager
August 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Pretty wild Saturday night uploading transcripts to old
@artofneteng.bsky.social podcast episodes.
#rager
@artofneteng.bsky.social podcast episodes.
#rager
Have you torn ESXi out of your homelab yet? I did, and replaced it with Proxmox. If you are looking for a free, open-source alternative with no vCPU limitations, here's a video I made at work that walks you through the Proxmox installation process:
youtu.be/5Qk8opmjixk?...
youtu.be/5Qk8opmjixk?...
Installing Proxmox
YouTube video by Nokia
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Have you torn ESXi out of your homelab yet? I did, and replaced it with Proxmox. If you are looking for a free, open-source alternative with no vCPU limitations, here's a video I made at work that walks you through the Proxmox installation process:
youtu.be/5Qk8opmjixk?...
youtu.be/5Qk8opmjixk?...
Something I heard that my brain won’t let go of:
“Photons don’t experience time. The light that was emitted from the Big Bang billions of years ago experiences no time between emission and when it hits our eyes.”
WTAF?!
@tracketpacer.bsky.social as my resident space/time expert, please explain.
“Photons don’t experience time. The light that was emitted from the Big Bang billions of years ago experiences no time between emission and when it hits our eyes.”
WTAF?!
@tracketpacer.bsky.social as my resident space/time expert, please explain.
July 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Something I heard that my brain won’t let go of:
“Photons don’t experience time. The light that was emitted from the Big Bang billions of years ago experiences no time between emission and when it hits our eyes.”
WTAF?!
@tracketpacer.bsky.social as my resident space/time expert, please explain.
“Photons don’t experience time. The light that was emitted from the Big Bang billions of years ago experiences no time between emission and when it hits our eyes.”
WTAF?!
@tracketpacer.bsky.social as my resident space/time expert, please explain.
I’ve led data center migrations, survived product launches, and been in the room for outages that made headlines. None of that prepared me for working upside down in a cabinet the size of a coffin, blindfolded by pipes, praying I don’t drop the only wrench that fits.
IYKYK.
IYKYK.
July 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’ve led data center migrations, survived product launches, and been in the room for outages that made headlines. None of that prepared me for working upside down in a cabinet the size of a coffin, blindfolded by pipes, praying I don’t drop the only wrench that fits.
IYKYK.
IYKYK.