Nailing Down Home Networking Issues With NetBeez

The mass transition from working in an office to suddenly working remotely created issues for troubleshooting connectivity issues. NetBeez has a history of finding new and innovative ways to collect metrics on networks, which they demoed their process at Networking Field Day in February. As Tom Hollingsworth mentions in this post on GestaltIT.com, “Thanks to NetBeez, we can solve one of the headaches of not having enough information about the home networks our users are contending with.” To learn more about NetBeez and their monitoring solution, be sure to check out their presentation from Networking Field Day on our website!

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Nailing Down Home Networking Issues with NetBeez

Scality & HPE #ARTESCA Launch – Part One

We had a blast working with Scality as they collaborated with HPE to announce the launch of ARTESCA! One of the delegates in attendance for the launch was Barry Coombs who marked the occasion with one of his “Tech Doodles.” On his doodle, Barry recaps the Scality presentation including the details of the ARTESCA software from the origin story to the technical break-down. Head on over to Barry’s website to check it out and, if you haven’t yet, check out the great content from “Tech Field Day Presents Scality and HPE: Making the Future of Data Possible” on the Tech Field Day website!

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Scality & HPE #ARTESCA Launch - Part One

StorPool Review – Part 1 – Installation & Configuration

While attending Storage Field Day in 2019 as a delegate, Chris Evans had the chance to see StorPool present and was impressed with the their software. Chris just wrote the first part of a deep dive on StorPool and “how the distributed storage architecture works, how it performs and how it integrates into an on-premises public cloud strategy.” In Part 1, he takes an in-depth look into the underlying architecture and the concepts of the software as a whole. Be sure to check out the deep dive from Chris as well as the videos from StorPool’s multiple presentations on our website!

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StorPool Review - Part 1 - Installation & Configuration

Three Wow Moments at Security Field Day #5

After attending Security Field Day 5 as a delegate, Dr. Avril Salter found herself particularly impressed with three of the presenters from the event. On her LinkedIn, Dr. Salter writes about her “wow moments” from the event including HashiCorp’s Consul product facilitating the automation of service discovery, Juniper’s use of ATP and Mist AI to identify and handle security threats, and how Kemp’s users of Flowman can look back over stored data to determine if they’ve been compromised. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out Dr. Salter’s thoughts as well as the presentations that she wrote about on the Tech Field Day website!

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Three Wow Moments at Security Field Day #5

Is Veeam’s Strategy Unsexy but Customer-Focused?

Delegates Joep Piscaer and Raff Poltronieri joined us for Cloud Field Day in March. Veeam Software presented at this event and discussed their cloud strategy, including insight on how they enable customers to manage their data across multiple platforms. In this video, Joep and Raff tackle the question, “Is [Veeam Software’s] strategy to support data protection across on-prem, cloud, SaaS and containers unsexy but customer-centric, or are they missing the point of cloud-native?”

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Is Veeam's strategy unsexy but customer-focused?

SOLIDserver Manages DDI With an API: EfficientIP at Networking Field Day

EfficientIP joined us for Networking Field Day in February where they presented their SOLIDserver DDI. We take a deeper look at this solution and its advantages in this piece by Gestalt IT. After evaluating the solution, they conclude “EfficientIP’s SOLIDserver DDI solutions work to provide resilient, scalable, and secure core networking services and integrate with modern IT practices with their API interface.” Check out this post by Gestalt IT for more information!

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SOLIDserver Manages DDI with an API: EfficientIP at Networking Field Day

Presenters React to Security Field Day

With another successful Security Field Day event in the books, it’s always important to look back at what was top of mind for the presenters during the event. We focus on the slides and the questions and the way that everything looks on the published videos. However, there is more to Tech Field Day than just Powerpoint and presentation skills. Check out this video to see what the presenters think about the other parts of the Field Day experience that matter.

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Presenters React to Security Field Day

Intel Updates the Xeon Scalable Platform With Tech Field Day

Intel’s “How Wonderful Gets Done 2021” event featured keynotes from new CEO Pat Gelsinger, as well as Navin Shenoy of the Data Platforms Group and Lisa Spelman of the Xeon and Memory Group. During this event, they announced their 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processor line, code name “Ice Lake.” Tech Field Day also participated, with sessions and roundtable discussions following the announcement. For links to the keynotes, as well as the Tech Field Day presentations, head over to TechFieldDay.com!

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Intel Updates The Xeon Scalable Platform with Tech Field Day

Intelligent Data Management at Cloud Field Day

Komprise joined us last month for Cloud Field Day! Their presentation focused on three sections: Intelligent Data Management in the cloud, Komprise architecture overview/demonstration for hybrid cloud, and Komprise architecture overview/demonstration for multi-cloud. Check out the event page on TechFieldDay.com for all videos from the Komprise presentation!

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Intelligent Data Management at Cloud Field Day

VMware Cloud: The Fastest Path to Application Modernisation

During Cloud Field Day in March, Ather Beg had the opportunity to join us as a delegate and see VMware’s presentation at the event. In this blog, Ather notes that “According to surveys, most CIOs feel that digital transformation is not an easy journey.” He also mentions that the challenges associated with digital transformation are what VMware has been working towards solving. VMware is working on providing its customers with choices to allow customers to focus on what matters most. For more of Ather’s thoughts on VMware Cloud, check out this blog!

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VMware Cloud: The fastest path to Application Modernisation

Meet Field Day Delegate – David Klee

We have a new delegate joining the Tech Field Day community: David Klee! David will make his debut as a delegate at this week’s Tech Field Day. Check out this post on GestaltIT.com to learn more about him and be sure to watch him in action with his fellow delegates during Tech Field Day!

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Meet Field Day Delegate – David Klee

Meet Field Day Delegate – Wolfgang Stief

We have a new delegate in the Tech Field Day community: Wolfgang Stief! Wolfgang joined us at the Intel Data Center Update with Tech Field Day and is joining us again for this week’s Tech Field Day. Check out this post on GestaltIT.com to learn more about him and be sure to watch him in action with his fellow delegates during Tech Field Day!

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Meet Field Day Delegate – Wolfgang Stief

Join Tech Field Day on April 21-23, 2021

Tech Field Day is returning this week! Join us April 21st-23rd as we learn about the latest trends in datacenter, hybrid cloud, networking, and security. Check out this video and post from our Organizer in Chief, Stephen Foskett, to learn more!

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Join Tech Field Day on April 21-23, 2021

Networking Field Day 24: Takeaways and Highlights

NetBeez presented at Networking Field Day in February where co-founder and COO Panos Vouzis and CTO Panickos Neophytou discussed their network monitoring solution. This is the fourth Field Day event NetBeez has participated in, with the first being back in 2015! Be sure to check out their blog for highlights from this presentation, including a discussion of how NetBeez helps IT Infrastructure and Operations teams maximize the performance of their network.

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Networking Field Day 24: Takeaways and Highlights

Quantum ActiveScale Delivers Scalable, Resilient Object Storage On-Premises

Last December, Quantum showcased ActiveScale at Tech Field Day. This is an object storage solution for on-premises private clouds with associated hardware appliances that run ActiveScale. Quantum designed ActiveScale for standard unstructured data use cases, and like any object storage solution, scalability and durability matter. To learn more about Quantum ActiveScale, be sure to check out the videos from Tech Field Day on our website!

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Quantum ActiveScale Delivers Scalable, Resilient Object Storage On-Premises

Tune in for Tech Field Day Exclusive at Cisco Live Global 2021

Be sure to tune in for Tech Field Day Exclusive at Cisco Live Global 2021! We will jump right into the Cisco discussions on April 13th and 14th. If you miss the live presentations, you can watch the videos that will be uploaded to the Tech Field Day YouTube channel shortly after! You can also follow along on Twitter using the hashtag #TFDx or #CiscoLive. Learn more in this post and video from our very own, Tom Hollingsworth!

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Tune In For Tech Field Day Exclusive at Cisco Live Global 2021

Security Field Day 5: All About SASE and Secure Access

VMware joined us at our Security Field Day event last month! During the presentation, they covered VMware SASE, a VMware Secure Access use case, and a VMware Secure Access demo. Kelsi Cooke explains in this blog that SASE and how cloud-based security can solve real problems for companies and their employees is one of their favorite topics to cover. Head over to the VMware website for more information on SASE and how it is helping those working from home.

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Security Field Day 5: All About SASE and Secure Access

Session-Aware AI-Driven Networking With Juniper Networks

Following Juniper Networks’ acquisition of 128 Technology, Juniper Networks introduced its Juniper Session Smart Networks at Networking Field Day in February. This platform is what 128 Technology SD-WAN is being transformed into. Additionally, Mist AI is being integrated into everything Juniper Networks does. To learn more about Juniper Session Smart Networks, check out the videos from Networking Field Day on our website!

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Session-Aware AI-Driven Networking with Juniper Networks

Cisco AI Endpoint Analytics Brings Intelligence to Classifying and Profiling Endpoints

During AI Field Day last fall, Cisco showcased its AI Endpoint Analytics, which is a part of the Cisco DNA Center. This has the intelligence to classify and profile endpoints with AI/ML to reduce unknown endpoints and provide better security. For more information, check out the videos of Cisco at AI Field Day on our website!

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Cisco AI Endpoint Analytics Brings Intelligence to Classifying and Profiling Endpoints

Making Money in Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Chris Evans joined us as a delegate at Tech Field Day in 2011, where he saw Nutanix, and in 2019, where he saw Scale Computing. In this post for Architecting IT, Chris analyzes the benefits and advancements of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), looking at Scale Computing’s growth and noting Nutanix’s success. For more of his thoughts, check out this blog!

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Making Money in Hyper-Converged Infrastructure