Top 20 TCP/IP Protocols for 2026: The 600 Exabyte Surge

With global traffic hitting 600 exabytes per month, AI and 5G are pushing networks to the limit—but the "rules of the road" remain the same. Every cloud transaction and AI inference still runs on the TCP/IP suite. In this episode, we strip away the hype and break down the Top 20 Protocols every IT pro must master to survive 2025’s hybrid landscape.

🚀 Key Protocols for the 2025 Engineer:

• TCP vs. UDP: Balancing reliable delivery with raw speed for AI workloads.

• Secure Web: Why HTTPS (443) and TLS/SSL are the non-negotiable bedrock of security.

• Modern File Transfer: Moving from legacy FTP to encrypted SFTP and lightweight TFTP.

• Identity & Management: The critical roles of DNS (53) and LDAP in global enterprise directory services.

• Infrastructure Health: Staying synced and monitored with NTP, SNMP, and ICMP.

• Remote Power: Command-line mastery with SSH vs. graphical access with RDP.

  
  

🎧 Tune in to master the foundational protocols that power the modern, zero-trust world.