Educating Teachers About Wireless With Metageek Rampart

Metageek presented its tool, Rampart, at Mobility Field Day in August 2019. Metageek’s Rampart simplifies troubleshooting and reporting on wireless networks by allowing you to figure out how your Wi-Fi is performing and if there are any issues that need to be resolved. Metageek is offering Rampart Home to education users for free for 90 days. Check out Metageek’s presentation about Rampart to learn more on the Tech Field Day website!

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Educating Teachers About Wireless with Metageek Rampart

Purpose Built SDS With Low Latency: StorPool

StorPool presented its latest version of SDS 2.0 at last November’s Cloud Field Day. Writing for GestaltIT.com, Georgina Ford explains that StorPool’s SDS 2.0 is purpose-built, fast, and efficient block storage software that features “advanced block-level software-defined storage, fully distributed, scale-out, online changes of everything, and it runs on several standard servers (both converged or stand-alone).” Ford adds that it appears to be highly scalable and efficient architecture. To learn more about StorPool’s SDS 2.0, head to TechFieldDay.com for their presentation at Cloud Field Day in November!

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Purpose Built SDS With Low Latency: StorPool

Taking a Deep Dive Into Modern Storage Solutions With Storage Field Day 21

What is storageless storage? Writing for GestaltIT.com, Georgina Ford explores this topic and how Storage Field Day delegates Jason Collier, Max Mortillaro, and Paul Stringfellow react to this concept. Tune in to Storage Field Day this week where we’ll be hearing from MinIO, Tintri, NetApp, Nasuni, Hammerspace, Pliops, and Intel!

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Taking a Deep Dive into Modern Storage Solutions with Storage Field Day 21

Is Storageless Storage Just Someone Else’s Storage?

Is “Storageless storage” just a buzz word oxymoron or is there something there? To get to the bottom of it, Stephen Foskett and a panel of delegates from Storage Field Day talk through it on the latest episode of the On-Premise IT Podcast. Check out the lively conversation with Max Mortillaro, Matthew Leib, Jason Collier, and Paul Stringfellow! Be sure to check out the podcast as well as Storage Field Day where we’re sure to hear more about storageless storage!

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Is Storageless Storage Just Someone Else's Storage?

Top-Notch Troubleshooting With Arista and Cloudvision-As-A-Service

Arista Networks highlighted its CloudVision-as-a-Service during Networking Field Day in September. CloudVision-as-a-Service is the latest Arista feature that can further assist with troubleshooting issues. When contacting Arista support with an issue, they can quickly collect the information needed about your network from the database that CloudVision builds. Find out more in Arista Networks’ presentation on its CloudVision-as-a-Service on the Tech Field Day website!

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Top-Notch Troubleshooting With Arista and Cloudvision-as-a-Service

Storage Field Day 21 – Streaming to You Live

We’re excited to welcome back delegate Keiran Shelden for another Storage Field Day! Writing for his blog, Keiran shares that he is ready to have a blast being together (virtually) with his fellow delegates and learning about the latest in storage and technology. Be sure to tune in to see Keiran in action at the upcoming Storage Field Day!

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Storage Field Day 21 – Streaming to you live

Storage Field Day 2021: A Sneak Peek Into What Tintri Will Be Talking About

Tintri is coming back to Storage Field Day! In a post on their blog, Tintri gives us a sneak peek at what they’ll be showing off to our delegate panel and all of you through the livestream. They write that alot has changed for them in the past couple years, and they’re excited to show off some of the amazing things they’ve been working on. We’re excited too, and we hope you’ll join us in welcoming Tintri back to Storage Field Day! Be sure to check out their blog post for all the details.

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Storage Field Day 2021: A Sneak Peek Into What Tintri Will Be Talking About

Veeam ONE at Tech Field Day 22

Al Rasheed saw Veeam at Tech Field Day in December and shared his thoughts on its Veeam ONE demo. Al was impressed with the demo, as he mentions that Veeam ONE will cover Monitoring and Intelligent Diagnostics with documentation included. He also notes that Veeam ONE allows customers to dig deeper into their Veeam environment to address and diagnose potential issues before they occur. For more on Al’s analysis of the Veeam ONE demo, visit his blog!

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Veeam ONE at Tech Field Day 22

Intel Memory Summit 2020 – Intel Optane and Storage Archictectures

We had a blast working with Intel on Tech Field Day Extra at Intel Memory and Storage 2020! One of the delegates from the event, Max Mortillaro, posted a YouTube video with his thoughts after seeing the keynotes and interactive sessions. Max talks through his thoughts on the event and the Intel Optane and Storage Architectures. We even get a guest appearance from his cat! Be sure to check out Max’s video analysis of the event on the TECHunplugged YouTube channel!

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Intel Memory Summit 2020 - Intel Optane and Storage Architectures

Intel Memory Summit 2020 – Intel Optane Persistent Memory Future

Delegate Max Mortillaro attended Intel’s Memory and Storage Moment 2020 event in December. In this video for TECHunplugged, Max analyzes Intel Optane persistent memory and raises the question, “Is PMem the future of storage?” Check out TECHunplugged’s YouTube channel and blog for Max’s thoughts on Intel and more!

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Intel Memory Summit 2020 - Intel Optane Persistent Memory Future

Data Access Everywhere, All the Time?

We all want data, and we want it whenever and wherever we are. Writing for GestaltIT.com, Georgina Ford writes about how Qumulo is looking to solve the age-old problem of data availability. She writes about Qumulo’s presentation at Storage Field Day 20 last year on their data management solutions as well as how they are taking on the challenges presented by the Hybrid Cloud. Be sure to check out Georgina’s post on how Qumulo is trying to simplify the way you work with data including the video of their Storage Field Day presentation.

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Data Access Everywhere, All the Time?

Red Hat at the Edge

In a video on his Youtube channel “Ned in the Cloud”, Ned Bellavance talks about the presentation that Red Hat gave to him and eleven other delegates at Tech Field Day in December. In the video, he talks through Red Hat’s presentation including their focus on OpenShift for Developers and OpenShift at the Edge. Be sure to check out Ned’s video to learn more about the relationship between OpenShift and the Edge as well as watch Red Hat’s presentation from Tech Field Day on our website!

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Red Hat at the Edge

Is Hardware Innovation Accelerating – Hardware vs. Software Innovation (Round 6)

As he looks at the IT Industry, Ray Lucchesi sees something changing. As a delegate at the first ever AI Field Day late last year, he got to see several sponsors present on their latest innovations in the field. In an ongoing segment on his blog, RayOnStorage, Ray looks at the differences between hardware and software innovation. As part of his post, he considers some of the incredible progress being made in hardware like neuromorphic chips, including those that Ray saw BrainChip present on. Ray writes that Intel is also helping to push the hardware innovation forward with their work. Be sure to check out Ray’s full analysis, as well as BrainChip and Intel’s presentations from AI Field Day on our website!

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Is hardware innovation accelerating – hardware vs. software innovation (round 6)

I’ll Be at Storage Field Day 21

It’s almost time for Storage Field Day again! With our delegate panel finalized, we are excited to announce that Dan Frith will be joining us again! On his blog PenguinPunk.net, Dan previews the upcoming event. We’re looking forward to seeing Dan in action at the upcoming Storage Field Day and hope you’ll tune in!

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I’ll Be At Storage Field Day 21

Network Field Day 23: Juniper, Mist, Marvis, and Automation

This LinkedIn article offers a digest of the key points from the Juniper presentation at Networking Field Day. The tech firm is shifting towards leveraging AI technology through its Mist acquisition across its platforms, demonstrating their belief in AI and machine learning’s potential impact. The blogger highlights various aspects of the presentation, such as wireless and wired integration, end-to-end automation with ServiceNow, AI-driven WAN, and contact tracing with vBLE and analytics.

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Network Field Day 23: Juniper, Mist, Marvis, and Automation

Streaming Telemetry With Avi Freedman on Software Gone Wild

Ivan Pepelnjak was a delegate at Networking Field Day in September 2017 and was impressed with the presentations from Kentik’s CEO and Co-founder, Avi Freedman. Ivan, his colleagues, and Avi Freedman discussed streaming telemetry on the podcast, Software Gone Wild. Check out this episode to hear what they had to say!

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Streaming Telemetry with Avi Freedman on Software Gone Wild

Why You Need Veeam to Backup Your Cloud Data

Adam Fisher analyzed Veeam and its offerings after seeing the company’s presentation at Tech Field Day in December. Adam mentions that both Veeam Backup for AWS and Azure are moving beyond the basics and are expanding their feature set. Regarding Veeam’s position, Adam believes that “Veeam appears to be on a path towards staking its claim as a leader in data protection across all the clouds.” For more of Adam’s thoughts, visit virtualbonzo.com!

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Why you need Veeam to backup your cloud data

Wide Area AI Networking With Juniper

WAN networking has traditionally been difficult to troubleshoot. At Networking Field Day in September, Juniper Networks discussed its latest advances in traditional networking technologies, which includes the integration of Mist AI and Mist’s Marvis AI system. Check out Juniper Networks’ presentation on its Marvis AI application on the Tech Field Day website and see how Marvis can change the way we look at WAN networking!

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Wide Area AI Networking with Juniper

Pensando SmartNICs Power Up VMware Environments

Pensando highlighted its collaboration with VMware at Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld 2020. Pensando notes that it has added value with its SmartNICs to the VMware ecosystem as part of Project Monterey, where VMware is partnering with vendors to create within the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The value of Pensando SmartNICs comes from not only the hardware but the software as well. Find out more in Pensando’s presentation on its SmartNICs in VMware environments on the Tech Field Day website!

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Pensando SmartNICs Power Up VMware Environments

Intel Memory and Storage Moment 2020 – Intel Optane Announcements

Max Mortillaro was a delegate at Intel Memory and Storage Moment 2020 in December and follows the event with an exploration of Intel’s Optane announcements. Max recognizes that 2020 has been a pivotal year for Intel and is excited about Optane/Persistent Memory, as he notes that this technology promises a brave new world 5-10 years from now. To find out what else Max had to say about Intel’s latest announcements at this Tech Field Day Exclusive with Intel Memory and Storage, visit TECHunplugged!

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Intel Memory and Storage Moment 2020 – Intel Optane Announcements