Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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If you think of BlueCat as just an IPAM or DDI company, think again. BlueCat acquired LiveAction in 2024, and since then, they’ve been working to integrate LiveAction’s network observability capabilities with the DDI portfolio.
In this sponsored episode, Ryan Grande, Field CTO at BlueCat, is here to dig into how network observability and DDI can work together to help you get a faster mean time to resolution, or better yet, mean time to innocence. We’ll also explore how network observability, including flow records and packet captures, can inform both your NetOps and Security Operations teams, how BlueCat data can support your network automation initiatives, and more.

Links:
BlueCat Networks - bluecatnetworks.com
Ryan Grande on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/ryan-grande-937ba612
HS136: How AI Is Changing Enterprise Software Development (Sponsored) - packetpushers.net/podcasts/heavy-strategy/hs136-how-ai-is-changing-enterprise-software-development-sponsored
Heavy Networking 453: BlueCat Networks Sinks DNS Claws Into Automation (Sponsored) - packetpushers.net/podcasts/heavy-networking/hn453-bluecat-networks-sinks-dns-claws-into-automation

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