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.
VIAVI Observer Apex- Finding the needle faster
Jonathan Davis compliments VIAVI’s Observer Apex as presented at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live. He sees it as a monitoring tool that is simple and intuitive, while still providing valuable information about your environment. Jonathan looks forward to learning more about VIAVI in the future.
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VIAVI Observer Apex- Finding the needle faster
Coming Back to Cloud Field Day for the Second Time
Nick Janetakis gives a very detailed recount of his second Cloud Field Day experience. He was pleasantly surprised by how different it was from his last Cloud Field Day in April, but still notes he had an amazing time, both with the presentations and all the other things that are a part of every Tech Field Day event.
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Coming Back to Cloud Field Day for the Second Time
NVMe and NVMe-oF 101 with SNIA: queues everywhere!
Jon Klaus gives the rundown on NVMe and NVME-oF as presented by Dr. J Metz of SNIA at Storage Field Day in June. He details the differences between NVMe and NVMe-oF and also explains why you should even care about NVMe at all. Jon also compliments SNIA’s unbiased and informative presentation.
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NVMe and NVMe-oF 101 with SNIA: queues everywhere!
Cloud Field Day 4 – Thoughts from a first time delegate
Liselotte Foverskov highlights some of her favorite moments from her first Cloud Field Day earlier this month. She enjoyed visiting Docker and the SETI Institute, meeting other women in tech, and hearing from some very interesting presenting sponsors. Liselotte also encourages everyone to take the opportunity and apply to be a part of Field Day at some point.
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Cloud Field Day 4 – Thoughts from a first time delegate
Troubleshooting – Can’t Login to SoftNAS Appliance (Azure) – “Incorrect Username/Password”
Nathaniel Avery troubleshoots a problem he had logging in when trying out the SoftNAS, a company he saw present at Cloud Field Day this month, virtual appliance in his Azure account. He gives a quick overview of the problem before going step by step on how to fix it, but he recommends anyone else follow the manual in the future.
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Troubleshooting - Can't Login to SoftNAS Appliance (Azure) - "Incorrect Username/Password"
SoftNAS helps solve legacy app and data inertia
Joep Piscaer defends SoftNAS after their recent Cloud Field Day presentation. He commends their work using older technology and understanding how the cloud benefits the average consumer using that older technology. SoftNAS doesn’t see the cloud as a collection of highly-integrated platform services, but simply as a datacenter as a service.
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SoftNAS helps solve legacy app and data inertia
Arista Is Finding Their Mojo In Wireless
Tom Hollingsworth writes about Arista Networks’ acquisition of Mojo Networks, a presenting sponsor at Mobility Field Day in 2017. Tom sees this acquisition as mutually beneficial as Mojo Networks gains the muscle they need to compete against Cisco and Aruba and Arista gains the wireless piece they needed to be super competitive in the campus connectivity market.
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Arista Is Finding Their Mojo In Wireless
Becoming a Wi-Fi Superhero with Cape Networks
Tom Hollingsworth discusses Cape Networks, a presenting sponsor for Mobility Field Day in 2017, and their recent acquisition by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Cape Networks manufactures and provides web-based services for client connection monitoring and in user experience giving you the ability to look at your network not from just the top down infrastructure view, but from the bottom up client perspective as well. Tom sees this acquisition as a step in the right direction for Aruba, and looks forward to what they have to offer in the future.
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Becoming a Wi-Fi Superhero with Cape Networks
Full vs. Partial Coverage of Your Data
Veritas introduces their Veritas Resiliency Platform in preparation for Cloud Field Day this week. Designed to protect all your workloads, regardless of location, Veritas Resiliency Platform integrates into your environments and performs automated rehearsals as often as you want, as to not disrupt your work.
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Full vs. Partial Coverage of Your Data
Up in the Air
On his way to Cloud Field Day this week, Nathaniel Avery talks about the value of being a part of the community and the camaraderie of the Tech Field Day delegates. He encourages others to put themselves out there, in whatever medium, share their knowledge and experience, and be a part of the community.
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Cloud Field Day 4 (#CFD4) : A Heads-Up
Ather Beg gives an excellent rundown of each presenting sponsor for this week’s Cloud Field Day, explaining what each company does and why you should be interested. As a first-time delegate, he is excited to join the Tech Field Day community and looks forward to a great event.
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Cloud Field Day 4 (#CFD4) : A Heads-Up
NFD 18 – Day 2 – RedHat Ansible
Nicola Arnoldi clears up any confusion around what Ansible is and what it is not, relaying what he heard from their Networking Field Day presentation earlier this month. He makes it clear that Ansible is not SDN, nor an orchestrator, but just a powerful tool in your networking toolbox. He goes on to discuss the Ansible Network Engine, Ansible and Openconfig, and the Ansible ML2 plugin for Openstack.
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NFD 18 – Day 2 – RedHat Ansible
It’s Cloud Field Day Week!
Greg Stuart gives a quick rundown on Cloud Field Day, listing all the delegates and presenting sponsors. He also recommends anyone who has the opportunity to attend a Tech Field Day event to take it, as it is always an educational, entertaining, and productive time.
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Tech Field Day’s are Much More than Technical
Rita Younger talks about how Tech Field Day goes beyond just the technical after her experience at Cloud Field Day this week. She says she was skeptical about the idea of the Tech Field Day family prior to attending, but now feels very much to be a part of it. She also talks about introverts and extroverts in tech and starting her own Webcast series.
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Tech Field Day’s are Much More than Technical
NFD 18 – Day 1 Highlights – IP Infusion and Broadcom
Nicola Arnoldi highlights one of his favorite presentations from Network Field Day, the joint presentation from IP Infusion, Edgecore, and Broadcom. He says that these three have put together the knowledge and product to make everyone feel safe with disaggregation.
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NFD 18 – Day 1 Highlights – IP Infusion and Broadcom
I’m Going To Disneyland!
Jim Palmer is very excited to be attending his first Tech Field Day event as a delegate for Mobility Field Day. Jim is looking forward to discussing wireless for three straight days and talking way too much the entire time. He plans on covering the lead-up and days of the event in as much detail as he can muster.
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Arista announces acquisition of Mojo Networks
Jonathan Davis announces Arista Networks’ acquisition of Mojo Networks, a company he saw present at Mobility Field Day in 2017. He sees this acquisition as a very interesting development and looks forward to seeing what Arista does with Mojo’s technology.
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Arista announces acquisition of Mojo Networks
Ansible is NOT Programming
Rita Younger was pleasantly surprised by how much she learned from Ansible’s Networking Field Day 18 presentation. She says that Ansible is not a programming language, but rather a tool for automation, augmentation, consumption and simplification, and Ansible is, in fact, a networking company, although their model is not traditional.
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Arista Is Finding Their Mojo In Wireless
Tom Hollingsworth reports on the Arista Network’s acquisition of Mojo Networks. Mojo presented at Mobility Field Day 2 in July of 2017 about their products and innovating around security and software defined access points. This acquisition is looking to benefit both parties as well, as Mojo gains the muscle they need to compete against Cisco and Aruba and Arista gain the wireless piece they need to be competitive in the campus connectivity market.
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Arista Is Finding Their Mojo In Wireless
Advice To Tech Field Day Sponsors
Greg Ferro is no stranger to Tech Field Day events. In this post, he uses his considerable event experience to offer some advice to future presenting companies. He addresses everything from knowing your audience, to how to approach demos, and building a company story over the course of two hours.
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