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.
Building a Hybrid Cloud for Stateless Virtual Desktops With VMware Horizon on VMware Cloud on AWS
This past Spring there was a seemingly insurmountable mountain of challenges facing companies as they worked to migrate from offices to remote work. Through the transition, it was apparent that virtual desktops could help ease the burden for overworked IT teams. The VMware Horizon on VMware Cloud on AWS is one of the unique tools helping to simplify the transition caused by the pandemic. VMware’s technology makes the transition to and from different workspaces easier and greatly simplifies system updates. With the underlying infrastructure managed by VMware, IT administrators can place their focus and time elsewhere. Check out VMware’s presentations from Cloud Field Day on our website!
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Building a Hybrid Cloud for Stateless Virtual Desktops with VMware Horizon on VMware Cloud on AWS
Data Protection in 2020
Erik Ableson was a delegate at Tech Field Day in March. As a delegate, he saw the presentations from Zerto on their vision and new product features. Erik writes that Zerto helped clarify his thoughts on different approaches to data protection and he thinks that Zerto is one of the industry leaders in Disaster Recovery solutions. Check out Erik’s blog post as well as the Zerto Tech Field Day presentations on our website!
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How to Return to Business as Fast as Possible in a COVID World
Haydn Andrews saw the presentations from the last Mobility Field Day and was very impressed with the focus that Cisco and Juniper – Mist placed on helping businesses be better equipped to deal with COVID-19. Haydn writes that through creative utilizations of proximity tracing these companies empower businesses to create safer environments and get back to work more quickly after a potential issue. We’re hopeful that the innovative solutions presented by Cisco and Juniper – Mist at Mobility Field Day have the potential to help us all return to normal a little bit sooner.
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How To Return To Business As Fast As Possible In A COVID World
Pure Storage Announces FlashRecover
Chris Evans, a frequent delegate at our Tech Field Day events, writes about the partnership between Pure Storage and Cohesity on the new FlashRecover solution. Chris analyzes and reviews the design for the new system as well as the implications for consumers. Be sure to give his analysis a read and take a look at the past Pure Storage and Cohesity Storage Field Day presentations on our website!
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Pure Storage announces FlashRecover
What Is Cloud Infrastructure Automation?
Although the environment in which we can host infrastructure might vary, the basics stay relatively consistent. Gina Rosenthal saw HashiCorp present at Cloud Field Day on how they provide Cloud Infrastructure. In this recent post, Gina explains the basic concepts of hosting infrastructure in the Cloud and highlights how HashiCorp supports Cloud Infrastructure Automation. Be sure to check out Gina’s article which includes the Hashicorp Cloud Field Day presentations.
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What is Cloud Infrastructure Automation?
Time for a Virtual Field Trip
Ben Story, a new Tech Field Day delegate, wrote about his upcoming participation in Networking Field Day in September! He will be among our virtual delegates, listening to presentations from Apstra, Cisco, IP Fabric, and more. We can’t wait to hear what Ben thinks of the event. Be sure to look out for him during all the Networking Field Day live streams!
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Looking Forward to Network Field Day 23
Pete Welcher posted about our September Networking Field Day event over on LinkedIn. He’s looking forward to the event overall, but the highlight of this article are his thoughts about the presenting companies. He mentions Arista, Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Palo Alto, which he calls “four of the top five” networking companies. He’s also keen on seeing Apstra, Broadcom, Catchpoint, Intel, PathSolutions, and VMware, though the latter is not able to present at this event this time.
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Looking Forward to Network Field Day 23
Meet Field Day Delegate – Shala Denise
We’re excited to welcome Shala Denise for her first full Field Day event, Networking Field Day, coming up at the end of September. Shala runs an awesome community and blog, GiftedLane, and is helping support the community. She is especially focused on helping new people learn and build their skills, and we salute her for being a great role model!
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Meet Field Day Delegate - Shala Denise
Intel Regains IO500 HPC Bragging Rights From WekaIO
Chris Mellor saw Intel’s presentations at Storage Field Day and was intrigued by their use of their open source file system DAOS. In Blocks and Files, Chris writes about Intel taking the first and third place slots in the IO500 benchmarks, in part because of their DAOS system. Be sure to check out Chris’s post and Intel’s presentations at Storage Field Day on our website!
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Intel regains IO500 HPC bragging rights from WekaIO
Storage That Provides 100% Performance at 99% Full
When Ray Lucchesi heard Qumulo at Storage Field Day claim they could provide 100% performance even at 99% storage capacity, he was doubtful. After all, most storage systems drop significantly in performance while being at much lower storage usage. However, as he details in his latest post, Qumolo pulls it off! Ray writes that by stopping the “garbage collection” Qumulo is able to reach incredible performance even while at high storage capacity.
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Storage that provides 100% performance at 99% full
Veeam Backup for Office 365 at Cloud Field Day 8
In the final part of his three part blog on Veeam’s Cloud Field Day presentations, delegate Al Rasheed writes about the Veeam demo of their backup for Microsoft Office 365. As a customer of Office 365, he was excited to see the presentation and in the end was impressed with their demo. Check out all three parts of Al Rasheed’s series on Veeam on his blog, and check out Veeam’s Cloud Field day presentations on our website!
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Veeam Backup for Office 365 at Cloud Field Day 8
Opening Up Remote Access With Opengear
Remote device management used to be optional, but in 2020 it’s now essential. Tom Hollingsworth writes about Opengear and notes that they have been leading the charge on remote management in the past and that they are continuing that today. In addition, they are continuing the push forward on hardware which they demonstrated in their presentation at the Tech Field Day Virtual Cisco Live Experience.
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Opening Up Remote Access with Opengear
Better Late Than Never: Tech Field Day 21 Summary
Pete Welcher was one of the delegates at Tech Field Day earlier this year. Pete writes that he was impressed with all three presenters at Tech Field Day (Zerto, Google Cloud, and VMware) and writes about how each brought their own unique perspective in his event summary. We’re thankful for his participation in Tech Field Day and for his recap, even if it is later than he had planned!
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Better Late than Never: Tech Field Day 21 Summary
Periodic Disclosure, August 2020
Justin Warren is a veteran delegate of Tech Field Day and we were excited to bring him back for our latest Cloud Field Day! Although the pandemic has interrupted many things, he is still working to give us a peek into his life with his latest disclosure post. We always look forward hearing from Justin, and hope to have him back at another Tech Field Day event soon!
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Periodic Disclosure, August 2020
Powering Your People With Ventev
Getting your racks where you need them is one thing, connecting them to reliable power can be another thing entirely. Tom Hollingsworth writes about the issues of supplying dependable power in all the possible locations that you might want it and how Ventev is working to confront those challenges. Check out Tom’s post as well as Ventev’s Mobility Field Day presentation on “Taking Telecom Closets Outdoors” on the Gestalt IT website!
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Powering Your People with Ventev
Cisco MDS, NVMe, and Flexibility
Dan Frith was a delegate at our most recent Storage Field Day. While he was there, he saw Cisco present on their NVMe storage transport solutions. Dan writes about his take NVMe and their presentations in his blog. Check out all of Cisco’s presentations on NVMe Transport from Storage Field Day on our website!
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Cisco MDS, NVMe, and Flexibility
The Rationale Behind Nutanix Clusters
Chris Evans has been following Nutanix closely since he saw them present at Tech Field Day back in 2011. He has been impressed with how they have evolved and developed the Nutanix Cloud Platform over the years. Chris writes about their newly announced Nutanix Clusters and considers how the new offering compares to other trends and products currently available.
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The Rationale Behind Nutanix Clusters
Ventev Products Make the WLAN Better
Lee Badman has always had a positive experience with Ventev products and was able to see their plans up close and personal at the last Mobility Field Day. Lee was impressed with Ventev’s approach to design and how they manipulate each variable to make the best product they can. Take a look at Ventev’s presentations at Mobility Field Day to learn more about their process!
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Ventev Products Make the WLAN Better
Voices in Innovation – Enrico Signoretti Explores the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Online Events
In the latest episode of GigaOm: Voices in Innovation, Enrico Signoretti explores the successes and challenges around the transition to online events since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephen Foskett (founder of Tech Field Day) & Ben Freedman (owner of Prime Image Media) join the podcast to talk through what they have found helpful to overcome the hurdles of implementing online events, including how they successfully transitioned Tech Field Day to an all virtual environment.
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Voices in Innovation – Enrico Signoretti Explores the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of Online Events
Veeam Backup and Replication’s Cloud Tier: Becoming the “Object” of Your Data Protection
Cloud can be a great place for backups, but challenges like cost control remain when storing large quantities of data. At Cloud Field Day 5, Veeam showed us that they are working hard to combat those challenges. In their presentation, Veeam showed off Cloud Tier: a new feature that allows customers the ability to offload or tier backup files to cheaper on-premises or cloud-based object storage.
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Veeam Backup and Replication’s Cloud Tier: Becoming the “Object” of Your Data Protection