Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Devin Prasad on How Networking Made Him a Better Engineer | Wake UP X

In this episode of the Wake UP X Podcast, host Efren Salazar sits down with network engineer Devin for a candid conversation about what it really takes to grow in the world of networking.

From getting blamed for every outage to becoming a BGP expert trusted across teams, Devin's story is one every tech professional needs to hear.

What we cover in this episode:

🔹 The "guilty until proven innocent" dynamic in networking and how it forces you to master everything around you.

🔹 How Devin learned databases, cloud infrastructure, and server architecture simply by having to prove it wasn't his fault.

🔹 The shift from traditional on-prem networks to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and why it changes how you think.

🔹 Why the cloud is a complete Layer 3 mindset reset and what that means for your configurations.

🔹 The lift-and-shift era and the real challenges companies faced when rushing to AWS and Azure.

🔹 BGP and why it powers the entire internet, why enterprises like Google and Facebook rely on it exclusively, and how Devin built his mastery.

🔹 What it actually means to route traffic over the internet. It's not just send it and forget it.

Whether you're a network engineer, cloud architect, or just someone curious about how the internet really works, this episode will change how you think about infrastructure.

Host: Efren SalazarGuest: Devin | Network Engineer and BGP ExpertShow: Wake UP X Podcast

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