<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mrugesh Patel — Network Security &amp; Engineering Notes</title><description>Engineering notes on network security, Palo Alto firewall automation, NSX-T / AVI load balancers, Cisco Meraki, and cloud networking on Azure and AWS.</description><link>https://mrugeshpatelnetworks.com/</link><language>en-ca</language><item><title>The foundation nobody talks about</title><link>https://mrugeshpatelnetworks.com/blog/the-foundation-nobody-talks-about/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mrugeshpatelnetworks.com/blog/the-foundation-nobody-talks-about/</guid><description>Before you open Palo Alto. Before you touch a single policy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>engineer-series</category><category>paloaltonetworks</category><category>networkengineering</category><category>cybersecurity</category><category>firewallengineer</category></item><item><title>Welcome — notes from a network security engineer</title><link>https://mrugeshpatelnetworks.com/blog/welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mrugeshpatelnetworks.com/blog/welcome/</guid><description>An intro to what I&apos;ll be writing about: firewalls, automation, cloud networking, and the war stories from a decade in the field.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>meta</category><category>intro</category></item></channel></rss>