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.
XFD4 – Cisco Tetration
Remi Philippe, Rob Tappenden, and Tim Garner of Cisco revealed the secrets behind their Tetration holistic workload protection for multicloud datacenters during their presentation at Security Field Day 4. Michael Davis delves deeper into their presentation and investigates how it really works, and provides value to organizations.
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NetApp and Pensando Present at Storage Field Day 20
We were excited to see both Naresh Patel, Chief Architect & VP for Platforms and Storage Engineering at NetApp, and Francis Matus, VP Engineering, Pensando Systems hit Storage Field Day 20 to share how their collaborative systems work together to deliver high-performance storage options.
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NetApp and Pensando Present at Storage Field Day 20
To the Clouds and Beyond
We recently wrapped up Cloud Field Day, where we were lucky enough to have Arjan Timmerman as part of our delegate panel. In his latest post on Tech Unplugged, Arjan previewed Cloud Field Day and each of the seven presenting companies. Check out his post and video cast previewing his Cloud Field Day experience. We look forward to hearing more from Arjan soon!
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VMware vRealize Operations, Automation and VMware Network Insight
VMware kicked off Cloud Field Day last month by discussing their vRealize portfolio! Delegate Barry Coombs took a closer look at this in his Tech Doodles series. Barry notes that he was particularly impressed with how far VMware has come with delivering aaS options for the portfolio that have feature parity with the on-premises versions. Check out VMware’s full presentation on our website!
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VMware vRealize Operations, Automation and VMware Network Insight
Infrascale Helps SMBs Fight Off the Scourge of Ransomware
In the latest post on his blog, Justin Warren writes that Cloud Field Day 8 presenter Infrascale has an effective tool to help your network be prepared for a possible ransomware attack. As a delegate, Justin got to see Infrascale present on their ransomware protection and cloud backup options and knew that this protection is something that plenty of administrators need. Check out Infrascale’s presentation on Ransomware Protection and their Cloud Backup on the Tech Field Day Website!
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Infrascale Helps SMBs Fight Off The Scourge Of Ransomware
Project Monterey: What We Know So Far
On her blog, Gina Rosenthal compiles everything we know about the big “Project Monterey” announcement that came out of VMworld 2020 this year. Gina was a delegate at Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld 2020 and got to be up front and center when Pensando, a partner on Project Monetary with VMware, presented a more in depth look on the new endeavor. For more information on Project Monterey, check out Gina’s blog which includes Pensando’s presentation!
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Project Monterey: What We Know So Far
Mist Is the New Edge
Tom Hollingsworth had the chance to see Mist present at Mobility Field Day this past July. He writes that since being acquired by Juniper Networks, both Juniper and Mist have grown and gone through an incredible transformation. That has led to Mist being on the cutting edge of utilizing AI to change the way we do networking. Tom writes that he’s never been so excited to see radical changes coming in the way we network and is looking forward to seeing what Juniper and Mist have up their sleeve next. Check out Tom’s article on GestaltIT.com and all of the Mobility Field Day presentations on our website.
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Morpheus Spends Well With Others
Delegate Justin Warren is a huge fan of a feature highlighted by Morpheus Data at their Cloud Field Day 8 appearance: the budgeting feature. While others might find it boring, Justin explains in his latest blog post that their budgeting feature helps users see what things will actually cost, not just what they might cost. When it comes to technology, administrators need to plan carefully to ensure they can come in on time and not too far over budget, and Morpheus Data is helping them do that. Justin thinks they’ve come a long way since he first saw them at Cloud Field Day 3, and thinks that you should check them out! Check out Justin’s post and the presentations from Morpheus Data on our website.
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Morpheus Spends Well With Others
12 Must-Join Communities for IT and Tech Professionals
At Tech Field Day, we pride ourselves on being a supportive community of IT and tech professionals from around the world. A big thank you to BlueCat Networks for the shout out in their article on “must join” communities in the tech world! We certainly think we’re alright, we’re just glad to hear someone else does too! Be sure to check out the full article on the BlueCat Networks blog.
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12 must-join communities for IT and tech professionals
IP Fabric
IP Fabric was one of the presenters at Networking Field Day last month, and they very quickly caught the attention of delegate Ben Story. After hearing from the team at IP Fabric, Ben decided it was time to put rubber to the road and test it out on his network. Ben writes that the setup process was fast, insights came quickly, and he was able to accomplish his goal of network diagraming successfully. Although network visualization products aren’t new, Ben was impressed with IP Fabric is uniqueness and ease of use. Check out Ben’s experience with IP Fabric on his blog!
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A Summary of High Speed Ethernet ASICs
Back in February, Broadcom presented at their first ever Networking Field Day! Justin Pietsch has since seen the presentations, and mentions them in his summary of High Speed Ethernet ASICs, were he takes a deep dive into the companies in this space. Justin highlights Broadcom’s work, writes about their Strata XGS and Strata DNX chips, and shares that they are putting out intriguing offerings that are helping them keep up with the competition. Check out Justin’s full analysis on his blog and the videos of Broadcom’s presentations at Networking Field Day 22 on our website!
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A summary of High Speed Ethernet ASICs
Kubernetes Persistent Storage Managed Well
Chin-Fah Heoh first saw StorPool back at Storage Field Day as a delegate more than a year ago and has followed their progress closely since then. In his blog, StorageGaga, he explores what he says are the many advantages of StorPool Storage and their market offering, including its expansion into managing Kubernetes services. Check out Chin-Fah’s full analysis of StorPool’s Kubernetes prowess on his blog.
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Kubernetes Persistent Storage Managed Well
NFD23 – PathSolutions
As a delegate at Networking Field Day, Gian Paolo Boarina had the opportunity to see PathSolutions present on their network monitoring solution TotalView. He writes that the scalability and broad view of the network make TotalView an intriguing option that he’d love to test out on his own network. Check out Gian Paolo’s article on his blog and the PathSolutions presentations from Networking Field Day on our website!
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Modernizing AirMagnet With NetAlly
At Mobility Field Day, “The Networking Nerd” Tom Hollingsworth was excited to see that NetAlly has been able to make AirMagnet relevant and new again with their latest update. He writes that they’ve brought AirMagnet back with new features for our modern wireless networks including the ability to import data from AirCheck and EtherScope. Check out Tom’s perspective on GestaltIT.com or the NetAlly presentation highlighting AirMagnet Survey PRO on the Tech Field Day website.
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Modernizing AirMagnet with NetAlly
Broadcom Mirror on Drop (MoD)
Peter Phaal was very impressed by Broadcom’s Mirror-on-Drop (MOD) capability. As he says, MOD-capable hardware can generate a notification whenever a packet is dropped by the ASIC, reporting the packet header and the reason that the packet was dropped. His post goes into more detail on what to watch for in their Networking Field Day presentation. Be sure to check out his post on sFlow and the videos from Broadcom’s presentation on the Tech Field Day website.
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Meet Field Day Delegate – Chris Hildebrandt
Getting a chance to meet new delegates and see them knock it out of the park at events is one of our favorite things at Tech Field Day. We were grateful to have Chris Hildebrandt join us as a delegate at Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld earlier this month. Writing for GestaltIT, Matt Garvin introduces Chris in this edition of the Meet the Field Day Delegate series. Get to know Chris Hildebrandt a little better by reading his introductory profile on GestaltIT.com!
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Meet Field Day Delegate - Chris Hildebrandt
Can You Handle the Truth?
IP Fabric presented at their first ever Networking Field Day earlier this month, presenting both an introduction and overview of their company and a demo of their platform. Daren Fulwell, who helped present for IP Fabric, writes that they are pushing past the normal terms like Source of Truth or Single Source of Truth. We were grateful to IP Fabric for joining us for their first Tech Field Day event and look forward to having them back soon. Check out their presentations on the Tech Field Day website!
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Pure Storage at #TFDx #VMworld
Ned Bellavance has been acquainted with Pure Storage for a while and has always been impressed with their product capabilities. He had the chance to see them at Tech Field Day Extra at VMworld and talks about their presentations on his Daily Check-In video on YouTube. Ned says that Pure Storage has taken a step up with FlashStack by adding extra functionality that might have been missing in previous VCF deployments. He also analyses Pure Storage’s acquisition of Portworx and how it has brought more capabilities to their company as a whole. Be sure to watch Ned’s Daily Check-In and the Pure Storage presentations on our website.
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Pure Storage at #TFDx #VMworld
Thoughts From Networking Field Day 23
Networking Field Day this Fall was full of quality content and sponsors. Event lead Tom Hollingsworth shares some quick thoughts about this event on his latest blog post. Tom writes about his thoughts on the transformation of network monitoring, developments for SD-WAN, and how companies are going to have to better support their employee’s connectivity with the shift to remote work. He also talks about Networking Field Day presenter Juniper and their evolving place in the market. For more great Networking Field Day content including Juniper Network’s presentations, check out our website!
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Thoughts From Networking Field Day 23
Home Office Setup for Remote Events on a Budget
If there is one thing that we’ve all had to work through this year, it’s finding a way to improve our our work from home setups without breaking the bank. For our Tech Field Day delegates, that means also having equipment that will help them look and sound their best for the moments that they’ll be on camera for a wide audience. Delegate Gian Paolo Boarina shared how he made his setup work heading into Networking Field Day this year. We thought his setup provided good sound and video quality, but you can be the judge yourself by checking out the Networking Field Day videos on our website!
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