Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Chris Lapp is an Emmy award-winning network engineer, focused on AI, media, and entertainment. Chris is also known as “The Guy”, the one you call when the problem is sitting between broadcast networking and media and the stakes are high. Join us as Kevin and Alexis sit down with Chris to find out how he became “The Guy”, how he built that trust, and how other engineers can learn from his career.
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Links:
Chris Lapp on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/chrisjlapp
Chris Lapp’s Website - https://chrisl.app/about/
Chris Lapp’s GitHub - github.com/chrisjlapp
Open Fabric Studio - github.com/chrisjlapp/ofs-release
Media Streaming Mesh - github.com/media-streaming-mesh
Chris Lapp’s Cisco Blogs - blogs.cisco.com/author/chlapp
Chris Lapp’s SMPTE profile - smpte.org/about/directors-chris-lapp
Life In Uptime is a part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
Chris Lapp is an Emmy award-winning network engineer, focused on AI, media, and entertainment. Chris is also known as “The Guy”, the one you call when the problem is sitting between broadcast networking and media and the stakes are high. Join us as Kevin and Alexis sit down with Chris to find out how he became “The Guy”, how he built that trust, and how other engineers can learn from his career.
AdSpot Sponsor: Statseeker
Statseeker gives engineers near real-time performance insights, fast zero-touch deployment, and historical data going back as far as you need; so you can troubleshoot faster and prove what actually happened. Statseeker auto-discovers devices and starts polling every 60 seconds right out of the gate, building a full-fidelity, granular history of your network from the moment it’s deployed. Try it free at statseeker.com/uptimestories.
Links:
Chris Lapp on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/chrisjlapp
Chris Lapp’s Website - https://chrisl.app/about/
Chris Lapp’s GitHub - github.com/chrisjlapp
Open Fabric Studio - github.com/chrisjlapp/ofs-release
Media Streaming Mesh - github.com/media-streaming-mesh
Chris Lapp’s Cisco Blogs - blogs.cisco.com/author/chlapp
Chris Lapp’s SMPTE profile - smpte.org/about/directors-chris-lapp
Life In Uptime is a part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
