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.
Running Modern Apps With vSphere With Kubernetes
Delegate Pietro Piutti was able to see VMware present extensively on their vSphere offering at Tech Field Day this past March. In a recent post on his blog, Pietro does a deep dive on how to deploy and consume some modern apps on vSphere with Kubernetes. Be sure to check out Pietro’s post as well as the VMware presentations from Tech Field Day on our website!
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Running Modern Apps with vSphere with Kubernetes
MemVerge Presents at #TFD22
Writing for his blog, Tech Field Day delegate Matt Leib details his interactions with MemVerge including the most recent field day event and a great podcast recording. Matt writes that he’s excited about the direction that MemVerge is trailblazing and that they are successfully leveraging the recent developments with Intel’s PMEM storage system to find a unique place in the market. Like Matt, we’re excited about the Memory Machine and where MemVerge will take it! For more information, be sure to check out the MemVerge presentations from Tech Field Day on our website!
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Slashing Troubleshooting Time: Runecast
There’s no doubt that the most valuable resource in the world of tech practitioners is time. At Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld 2020, Runecast showed off the “Runecast Analyzer” product, which allows users to “proactively analyze the configs and logs of a range of systems, find potential risks before they strike and cause significant outages or security incompliance.” When used well, this acts as a serious time-saver for tech engineers! Check out Runecast’s presentation on its Runecast Analyzer product on the Tech Field Day website!
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Slashing Troubleshooting Time: Runecast
VMware Cloud DR Is Good Enough?
Is VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery good enough for you? Ned Bellavance, delegate at Tech Field Day earlier this month, does a daily check-in to recap the VMware presentation on their Cloud Disaster Recovery product. He goes over the type of customer that this VMware offering would be best for, tune in to his video to find out if it’s for you!
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VMware Cloud DR is Good Enough?
Day 2 of TFD22 Starts With Veeam
Heading into the second day of Tech Field Day earlier this month, Arjan Timmerman had high expectations for one of the presenters. On the TECHunplugged blog, Arjan shows his excitement for the upcoming presentation from Veeam and writes that they are consistently a great Field Day presenter. Check out Arjan’s post for a preview of Veeam and a collection of excellent GIFs! The full slate of Veeam presentations at Tech Field Day are also available on our website.
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Day 2 of TFD22 starts with Veeam
Veeam Loves Mobility
Ned Bellavance had the chance to see Veeam present on disaster recovery and Kasten at Tech Field Day earlier this month. For his daily check-in, Ned talks about Veeam’s presentation as well as the bridge between disaster recovery and data migration. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out the Ned in the Cloud YouTube channel for Ned’s check-ins or take a look at the presentations from Veeam on the Tech Field Day website!
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Nebulon Takes on SAN Arrays and HCI – Differently
When Nebulon presented on its cloud-defined storage options at Storage Field Day this year, it was clear it had some great potential. Georgina Ford, writing for GestaltIT.com, writes about that presentation and thinks that Nebulon is successfully simplifying deployment and maintenance while simultaneously adopting a new deployment strategy for cloud. Check out her thoughts on Nebulon’s latest developments on GestaltIT.com!
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Nebulon Takes on SAN Arrays and HCI - Differently
Network Field Day 23: Cisco NSO Is a Major Power Tool
This blog post delves into Cisco’s presentations at Network Field Day 23, with a primary focus on the Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO). The author relays his impressive experience with NSO, outlining how it configures network devices via CLI and API, with strong praise for its broad operating system support and ability to expose all features via API. The post also briefly touches upon Cisco’s Crosswork Qualification Environment and Network Controller, recommending them to those building IP-based transport networks.
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Network Field Day 23: Cisco NSO Is a Major Power Tool
Tech Field Day 22 – the TECHunplugged Take on Quantum
Veteran field day delegates Arjan Timmerman and Max Mortillaro attended Tech Field Day earlier this month and had the opportunity to see Quantum present. On their TECHunplugged Take, Arjan and Max talk about the presentation and the ActiveSync offering from Quantum. If you haven’t yet, be sure to watch the Quantum presentations on the Tech Field day website!
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Tech Field Day 22 – The TECHunplugged Take on Quantum
Looking Ahead: Veeam at Tech Field Day 22
Although he wasn’t able to attend the session live, delegate Al Rasheed found himself impressed with Veeam’s Tech Field Day presentation earlier this month. He writes that Veeam is “known as the most trusted provider of backup solutions that delivers cloud data management” and that they are continuing to innovate within their place in the market. To read more about the themes that Al picked up from the Veeam presentation including “Trusted. Data. and Cloud Data Management.” check out the post on his blog!
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Looking Ahead: Veeam at Tech Field Day 22
Quantum Will Present at TFD22
Arjan Timmerman was a delegate at Tech Field Day earlier this month and had the chance to see several different companies present including Quantum. Before the presentation, Arjan wrote up this thoughts for the Tech Unplugged blog including a review of some of Quantum’s current projects and initiatives. Quantum’s full Tech Field Day presentation is available on our website, be sure to check it out!
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Commvault and Kubernetes – Tech Field Day 22
Commvault and Kubernetes? It was a surprising development from the perspective of Ned Bellavance who talks about it in his daily check-in. Ned was a delegate at Tech Field Day where he was able to interact directly with Commvault and other presenters. To hear all of Ned’s thoughts on Commvault’s push towards adopting cloud and Tech Field Day as a whole, check out his Ned in the Cloud YouTube channel!
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Commvault and Kubernetes - Tech Field Day 22
Ready for Tech Field Day 22
We were excited to bring back delegate Lino Telera for Tech Field Day earlier this month where he had the chance to see presentations from a wide variety of companies. Writing for his blog, Lino looked forward to his involvement in the event and previewed each of the presenters on the schedule. It’s always great to have Lino at our events and we look forward to having him back again as a delegate soon!
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Runecast Analyser and the Importance of Maintenance
“Successful systems spend most of their time being run.” Justin Warren says that this glaringly simple observation is key to understanding how to best leverage our networks. Justin came to this realization while watching Runecast present at Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld 2020 earlier this year. He writes that the Runecast Analyzer can help achieve this foundational idea and keep systems up and running!
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Runecast Analyser and The Importance Of Maintenance
Network Field Day 23: Apstra Manages Your Datacenter Fabric
Networking Field Day delegate Pete Welcher has been following Apstra for years, thanks in part to their presence at Tech Field Day since 2016! In a recent post, Pete goes on a deep dive of the Apstra offerings and Networking Field Day presentations. He praises Apstra for their simplicity and highlights some of the advantages of using them such as improving network reliability and decreasing outages. Check out all of Pete’s thoughts as well as the Apstra presentation on our website!
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Network Field Day 23: Apstra Manages Your Datacenter Fabric
Tech Field Day 22: The TECHunplugged Take on Red Hat OpenShift
After seeing Red Hat present on their OpenShift offering at Tech Field Day last week, delegates Max Mortillaro and Arjan Timmerman jumped on YouTube to give their thoughts. In this video they talk about Red Hat’s place in the market, some of the interesting Kubernetes offerings, and their perspective on OpenShift. A big thank you to both Red Hat for presenting and to Max and Arjan for being excellent delegates!
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Tech Field Day 22: The TECHunplugged Take on Red Hat OpenShift
Pure Storage Presents Portworx at Cloud Field Day 9
Calvin Hendryx-Parker, writing for Six Feet Up, details the Pure Storage presentation of Portworx at Cloud Field Day in November. Portworx is a cloud-based software defined storage solution, and Calvin notes that it “runs on any Kubernetes distribution, on any cloud provider, and on-prem.” To try it out yourself or review their interactive tutorials, visit the Portworx website!
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Pure Storage presents Portworx at Cloud Field Day 9
Key Takeaways From the AI Field Day
Kati Lehmuskoski was a delegate at our very first AI Field Day where she heard from companies such as BrainChip, Aruba, and MemVerge! She covered some key takeaways from the event, such as finding suitable talent is hard, AI should only be used if it is needed, and the power of platforms. Thanks for joining us, Kati!
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Key takeaways from the AI Field Day
Red Hat Shows Off OpenShift at Cloud Field Day 9
Writing for Six Feet Up, delegate Calvin Hendryx-Parker writes about Red Hat’s Cloud Field Day presentation which introducted a Managed Cloud Services solution that will funnel certain monitoring services to be included in a regular OpenShift subscription. Red Hat also showed off their AWS Rosa solution and Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes as well! If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out Calvin’s analyses of these on the Six Feet Up website, and take a look at the Red Hat videos on the Tech Field Day website!
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Red Hat shows off OpenShift at Cloud Field Day 9
Scality Debuts Zenko at Cloud Field Day 9
Delegate Calvin Hendryx-Parker heard from Scality at Cloud Field Day in November. During this presentation, Scality debuted Zenko, which Calvin explains is a “new comprehensive multi-cloud management system for hybrid cloud environments.” Zenko incorporates Ring and MetalK8s, which were also showcased at this event. For more on Calvin’s thoughts on Cloud Field Day, visit his blog at sixfeetup.com/blog!
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