HN787: Are We In a Post-SNMP Era?

The Heavy Networking podcast episode delves into modern telemetry and network observability, questioning whether SNMP is still necessary in the age of technologies like gRPC and GNMI. Ethan Banks, along with Drew Conroy-Murray, leads a discussion with Roman Dodin, John Howard, Ryan Shaw, and Josh Vandera, who share their experiences and perspectives on the topic. The panel explores the possibility of building a network observability platform without SNMP, the challenges of adoption, the importance of data fidelity, and the role of automation. They also discuss real-world use cases, the significance of on-change telemetry, and the need for a community-driven effort to develop open-source tools. The conversation touches on storage requirements, the integration of network data with application monitoring, and the value of correlating metrics for better insights and faster problem resolution.