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Cloud Field Day 18

Left to Right: Jon Hildebrand, Matyáš Prokop, Chris Hildebrandt, Stephen Foskett, Eric Wright, Ken Nalbone, Matthew Allford, Allyson Klein, Nathan Bennett
Inset: Ziv Levy, Raff Poltronieri, Kristina Devochko

Cloud Field Day 18

October 18–October 19, 2023

#CFD18

Who: Cloud

What: Field Day

When: Past

Location: Hybrid, Silicon Valley

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Delegate Panel

Delegates are selected by the Field Day Delegate community. For more information on our selection process, please see our page about becoming a Field Day Delegate.

Allyson Klein

@TechAllyson

Allyson Klein’s insatiable curiosity about innovation led her to found The TechArena covering all things edge to cloud.

Chris Hildebrandt

@CHildebrandt42

Sr EUC Consultant

Eric Wright

@DiscoPosse

Eric is a multi-year VMware vExpert, and Cisco Champion with a background in systems architecture, Kubernetes, public cloud, virtualization, VMware technologies, OpenStack, Business Continuity, Infrastructure-as-Code, and systems automation.

Jon Hildebrand

@SnoopJ123

Virtualization/Data Center/Cloud/Orchestration/Automation Enthusiast

Keith Townsend

@CTOAdvisor

Global Advisor at the Futurum Group

Ken Nalbone

@KenNalbone

Specialist Engineer. Tech Community Leader. Loves to geek out about tech and food!

Kristina Devochko

@KrisTheCodingU1

Preaching about all things cloud native and security, Kubernetes, green tech and cats.

Matthew Allford

@MattAllford

Technologist and educator with a primary focus on cloud and automation technology.

Matyáš Prokop

@Maty0609

Technology Director at Natilik focusing on Multi-Cloud and DevOps. Open-Source, Automation and Hot Sauce advocate.

Nathan Bennett

@vNathanBennett

Cloud Architect at Sterling, working also as a DevOps Advocate in Cloud Native technology

Raff Poltronieri

@RaffaPol

Cloud Solutions Architect – vExpert – Blogger&Speaker

Ziv Levy

@ZivLevy_

Seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in designing and implementing Cloud and On-prem infrastructure solutions.

Presentation Calendar

Most presentations are streamed live on this page, at TechFieldDay.com, and on the Tech Field Day LinkedIn page. After the event, the following pages contain video recordings of these presentations.

Wednesday, Oct 18 8:00-10:00
Juniper Networks Presents at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenters: Chris Marget, James Kelly, Kyle Baxter, Mansour Karam, Rajeev Menon Kadekuzhi
Wednesday, Oct 18 11:00-11:40
Introducing Mezmo at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenter: Braxton Johnston, Tucker Callaway
Wednesday, Oct 18 13:00-15:00
Prosimo Presents at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenters: Faraz Siddiqui, Gaurav Thakur, Mani Ganesan
Wednesday, Oct 18 16:00-17:00
AMD Presents at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenters: Prabhu Jayanna, Robert Hormuth
Thursday, Oct 19 8:00-10:00
VMware Presents at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenters: Amber Gregorio, Anu Paul, Ciaran Byrne, Dan Naparstek, Dattathreya Sathyamurthy Hassan, Dave Dunn, Dave Overbeek, Jasmine Shah, Justin Stanton, Jyoti Sharma, Kelly Lappin, Marie Burke, Matt Just, Michael Poore, Mike Mouchantat, Rachna Srivastava, Sehjung Hah, Sesh Sayani, TJ March, Tai Tran, Taka Uenishi, Yogita Patil
Thursday, Oct 19 11:00-12:30
WEKA Presents at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenters: Brennan Conley, Efraim Grynberg, Phil Curran
Thursday, Oct 19 2:00-3:30
Fortinet Presents at Cloud Field Day 18
Presenters: Aidan Walden, Julian Petersohn, Srija Allam
All dates and times listed are local time in Silicon Valley, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Rachael Fritz

Senior Event Manager at Tech Field Day

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett

Stephen is the President of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group and focuses on AI, edge, and cloud


51 Links with Tag #CFD18

  1. Coverage: Cloud Field Day 18: Private Data Center as Easy as Cloud
    • Juniper Networks
  2. Coverage: Empowering the API Fortress Using FortiWeb Cloud WAF as a Service With Fortinet
    • Chris Hildebrandt
    • Fortinet
  3. Coverage: The Importance of a Web Application Firewall With Fortinet
    • Jeffrey Powers
    • Fortinet
  4. Coverage: Elevating Cloud SOC by Leveraging Fortinet’s Automation and Intelligence
    • Matthew Allford
    • Fortinet
  5. Coverage: Security in the AI Era With Fortinet’s Srija Allam and Julian Petersohn
    • Allyson Klein
    • Fortinet
  6. Coverage: Self-Service Networking in Multi-Cloud With Prosimo
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Prosimo
  7. Coverage: Stopping Resource Waste Resulting From Underutilization With WEKA Converged Mode for AWS
    • Sulagna Saha
    • WEKA
  8. Coverage: Perfecting Application Lifecycle Security Using AI and Automation With Fortinet
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Fortinet
  9. Coverage: VMware at Cloud Field Day 18
    • VMware by Broadcom
  10. Coverage: Making App Strategy a Success With VMware Tanzu Intelligence Services
    • Sulagna Saha
    • VMware by Broadcom
  11. Coverage: Taking Private Cloud to the Next Level
    • Keith Townsend
    • Juniper Networks
  12. Coverage: Enabling the Magic of Cloud on Premises With Juniper Apstra
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Juniper Networks
  13. Coverage: Cloud Field Day 18: After-Action Perspective From the Delegates
    • Chris Hildebrandt, Eric Wright, Jon Hildebrand, Ken Nalbone, Nathan Bennett
    • Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Mezmo, Prosimo, VMware by Broadcom, WEKA
  14. Coverage: Building AI Data Platforms With WEKA
    • Matyáš Prokop
    • WEKA
  15. Coverage: AMD Fuels the Cloud-Native Revolution With Chiplet-Based Architectures
    • Sulagna Saha
    • AMD
  16. Coverage: Regaining Network Sanity Amongst the Clouds With Prosimo
    • Jon Hildebrand
    • Prosimo
  17. Coverage: Cloud Field Day 18 – After Action Report
    • Chris Hildebrandt, Eric Wright, Jon Hildebrand, Ken Nalbone, Nathan Bennett
    • AMD, Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Mezmo, Prosimo, VMware by Broadcom, WEKA
  18. Coverage: Prosimo: A Game-Changer in Cloud Networking CFD18
    • Chris Hildebrandt
    • Prosimo
  19. Coverage: Do Processors Matter in the Cloud?
    • Keith Townsend
    • AMD
  20. Coverage: VMware Is at CloudField Day. Will They Be Back Under Broadcom?
    • Ken Nalbone
    • VMware by Broadcom
  21. Coverage: Juniper Networks at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Eric Wright
    • Apstra, Juniper Networks
  22. Coverage: WEKA Da Hecka?
    • Nathan Bennett
    • WEKA
  23. Coverage: Navigating Multiple Observability Tools: Mezmo’s Goal of Simplifying the Journey
    • Keith Townsend
    • Mezmo
  24. Coverage: VMware at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Eric Wright
    • VMware by Broadcom
  25. Coverage: Addressing Common Multi-Cloud Networking Challenges With Prosimo
    • Ken Nalbone
    • Prosimo
  26. Coverage: Juniper Apstra at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Ken Nalbone
    • Apstra, Juniper Networks
  27. Coverage: WEKA at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Eric Wright
    • WEKA
  28. Coverage: VMware Cross-Cloud: Is It a Viable Path Post Broadcom?
    • Keith Townsend
    • VMware by Broadcom
  29. Coverage: Cloud Field Day Report: Juniper Networks Delivers Automation for the AI Era
    • Allyson Klein
    • Juniper Networks
  30. Coverage: Addressing Common Multi-Cloud Networking Challenges With Prosimo
    • Ken Nalbone
    • Prosimo
  31. Coverage: AMD With #CFD18 – What’s a Chip Manufacturer Doing in a Cloud Conference?
    • Nathan Bennett
    • AMD
  32. Coverage: WEKA Wows at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Ken Nalbone
    • WEKA
  33. Coverage: AMD Leaps Ahead With Zen Architecture Powered EYPC Processors for the Cloud
    • Allyson Klein
    • AMD
  34. Coverage: Navigating Multicloud Security Challenges: A Deep Dive Into Prosimo’s Approach
    • Keith Townsend
    • Prosimo
  35. Coverage: Navigating Multiple Observability Tools: Mezmo’s Goal of Simplifying the Journey
    • Keith Townsend
    • Mezmo
  36. Coverage: AMD Is Doing Great Things at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Eric Wright
    • AMD
  37. Coverage: Cloud Field Day Report: WEKA Throws the Data Gauntlet
    • Allyson Klein
    • WEKA
  38. Coverage: Prosimo – How Multi-Cloud Networking Should Work – CFD18
    • Nathan Bennett
    • Prosimo
  39. Coverage: VMware Tanzu/Aria
    • Nathan Bennett
    • VMware by Broadcom
  40. Coverage: Mezmo – #CFD18
    • Nathan Bennett
    • Mezmo
  41. Coverage: Prosimo Is Proudly Back at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Eric Wright
    • Prosimo
  42. Coverage: Cloud Field Day 18 Mezmo
    • Chris Hildebrandt
    • Mezmo
  43. Coverage: Juniper Networks IaC Apstra
    • Nathan Bennett
    • Apstra, Juniper Networks
  44. Coverage: Juniper Apstra at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Ken Nalbone
    • Apstra, Juniper Networks
  45. Coverage: Juniper – Building AI Clusters
    • Nathan Bennett
    • Juniper Networks
  46. Coverage: Private Data Centers vs. Public Cloud: Can Apstra Automation Bridge the Gap?
    • Keith Townsend
    • Apstra, Juniper Networks
  47. Coverage: Introducing Mezmo at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Eric Wright
    • Mezmo
  48. Coverage: Juniper – Being an Operations Superhero
    • Nathan Bennett
    • Juniper Networks
  49. Coverage: Cloud Tech Field Day – Day 0
    • Matyáš Prokop
    • Pure Storage
  50. Coverage: Mind the Gap Between Hyperscale and Enterprise IT
    • Allyson Klein, Eric Wright, Nathan Bennett, Stephen Foskett
  51. Coverage: Automation, Analytics, and More at Cloud Field Day 18
    • Stephen Foskett
    • AMD, Fortinet, Juniper Networks, Mezmo, Prosimo, VMware by Broadcom, WEKA

More Information

If you would like to sponsor or attend these events as a delegate, please contact Tech Field Day, [email protected].


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