Tech Field Day Coverage
Our delegate panel includes independent writers and thought leaders, and we collect their coverage of the event, Tech Field Day presentations, and sponsoring companies here.
Storage Field Day 21 – Intel
Intel presented at Storage Field Day in January, where Barry Coombs joined us as a delegate. Barry created a doodle covering Intel’s presentation, including notes on Intel Optane Technology and how Intel plans to continue investing, developing, and scaling the Intel Optane business. To see what else Barry included in his doodle covering Intel’s presentation, visit Tech Doodles!
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Troubleshooting in an Isolated World With PathSolutions
Tom Hollingsworth went through the troubleshooting gauntlet when he worked at an inbound tech help desk. Troubleshooting can be tough enough in person, and the work from home environment has been even more challenging for many employees. Writing for GestaltIT.com, Tom explores the PathSolutions RemoteView Client Testing product that can quickly give you a look into anyone’s network who might be having issues. They presented the functionality and usefulness of this offering at Networking Field Day 23 last year. Be sure to head over to GestaltIT.com to check out Tom’s thoughts and for more information on the PathSolutions RemoteView Client Testing product.
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Troubleshooting in an Isolated World with PathSolutions
TFD22 – TECHunplugged Take on VMware DRaaS
At Tech Field Day in December, VMware presented on Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). Their solution, focused on VMware and AWS, greatly simplifies disaster recovery for their users. Max and Arjan talk through the strengths and features as well as potential use cases of the new offering from VMware in a video on the TECHunplugged YouTube channel. Check it out!
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TFD22 - TECHunplugged Take on VMware DRaaS
FlashStack Brings Simplicity and Flexibility to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
Picking between simplicity, flexibility, and performance on the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a thing of the past. With their FlashStack Converged Infrastructure, Pure Storage is changing the game. They showcased how FlashStack (a joint offering between Pure Storage and Cisco) brings simplicity to an on-premises VCF deployment while at Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld 2020. Check out the Gestalt IT team’s thoughts on the offering on their website, and if you haven’t yet be sure to watch Pure Storage’s Vaughn Stewart tell the Tech Field Day delegates about the newest developments on our website!
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FlashStack Brings Simplicity and Flexibility to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
Storage Field Day 21 – Pliops
In this edition of Tech Doodles, Barry Coombs recaps Pliops’ presentation from Storage Field Day in January. Barry was a delegate at the event and in his doodle, writes, “Pliops allows you to unleash the full potential of your SSDs.” He also mentioned that Pliops’ storage processor accelerates almost any flash workload. To see what else Barry had to say about Pliops at Storage Field Day, head over to techdoodles.co.uk.
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Storage Field Day 21 – MinIO Session
As a delegate, Barry Coombs had the opportunity to see MinIO at Storage Field Day in January. In this edition of Tech Doodles, Barry mentions, “MinIO does one thing and one thing only. Object Storage.” He also notes MinIO’s guiding principles: Cloud Native, Performant, and Simple. Go to techdoodles.co.uk to see what else Barry had to say about MinIO at Storage Field Day.
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Storage Field Day 21 - MinIO Session
Keeping SLAs Honest With Broadcom
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are agreements between network providers and you about network reliability and performance and can help to keep those providers in check to ensure that you are getting what you were promised. There’s just one problem, how can you prove if you’re not getting the service that you agreed to? Broadcom has come to the rescue here with Broadview+, which is a solution that helps you monitor your SLAs and keep your provider accountable. Writing for GestaltIT.com, Tom Hollingsworth says that Broadview+ “gives you the capabilities of monitoring connections to meet SLAs and service level objectives (SLOs) and gives you the ability to see things that haven’t been visible before.” Broadcom presented all about their BroadView+ solution at Networking Field Day 23. Be sure to check out Tom’s thoughts on the Broadcom offering or head over to our website to check out their presentations!
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Keeping SLAs Honest with Broadcom
Storage Field Day 21 – Nasuni
At Storage Field Day in January, Barry Coombs joined us as a delegate and had the opportunity to see Nasuni’s presentation. In this edition of Tech Doodles, Barry recaps Nasuni’s presentation with notes on Nasuni Cloud File Storage, its different use cases, and more. Check out Barry’s doodle for more of his thoughts!
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Storage Field Day 21 – Tintri
Barry Coombs was a delegate at Storage Field Day in January and follows the event with his notes on Tintri’s presentation. In this Tech Doodle, Barry mentions that Tintri works with customers across a wide variety of verticals and specializations and is building intelligent systems. For more of Barry’s notes from Tintri’s appearance at Storage Field Day, check out Tech Doodles!
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Storage Field Day 21 – NetApp
NetApp presented at Storage Field Day in January where Barry Coombs joined us as a delegate. In his latest edition of Tech Doodles, Barry highlights NetApp’s presentations through handwritten notes and images from the event. Check out Tech Doodles to see his notes on NetApp Storage GRID, NetApp Data Science Toolkit, NetApp Keystone, and more!
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Taking a Network Mulligan With Apstra
Tom Hollingsworth knows how handy rolling back changes can be when troubleshooting. At Networking Field Day in October, Apstra’s presentation caught his attention. During its presentation, the company highlighted its Apstra Time Voyager, which allows network-wide rollbacks. This concept is exciting, as Tom says, “I was quite literally hopping up and down in my chair when I saw this section.” See what else Tom had to say about Apstra Time Voyager on GestaltIT.com!
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Taking a Network Mulligan with Apstra
CFD9: Cloud-Native State of Mind With PortWorx
Becky Elliott was a delegate at Cloud Field Day in November and follows the event with an analysis of Portworx by Pure Storage. Becky mentions that Portworx takes a cloud-native approach, where “Portworx’s software-defined storage control plane abstracts away a lot of the inherent complexity of managing storage in containers and also working with heterogeneous storage.” For more of Becky’s thoughts, visit her blog!
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CFD9: Cloud-Native State of Mind with PortWorx
Cisco’s HyperFlex Gets a Boost
Cisco highlighted its updated HyperFlex at Storage Field Day in August. Cisco’s HyperFlex 4.5 comes with new capabilities and validated workloads. This new HyperFlex also allows customers to turn different ‘knobs’, including HyperFlex Boost Mode. Find out more in Cisco’s presentation on its updated HyperFlex on the Tech Field Day website!
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Cisco's HyperFlex Gets a Boost
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