Broadcom’s AI Networking Solutions at Networking Field Day 32
At Networking Field Day 32, Broadcom presented their AI Networking solutions, which cater to the needs of AI-focused data center networks. These solutions address the unique attributes of AI workloads, such as fewer flows, high bandwidth flows, bursty traffic, and long training job durations. Read more about the presentation in this post by Ed Horley.
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Broadcom's AI Networking Solutions at Networking Field Day 32
Nile Promises True NaaS
Ali was intrigued to learn more about Nile and their Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offering after seeing them featured at Networking Field Day. Their service includes features like identity-based access, secure hardware encryption, and micro-segmentation. While there are still some aspects he’d like to see, overall, Nile presents a fresh approach to NaaS that could benefit various industries.
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Unlocking Developer Efficiency With Self-Service Dev Portals and RackN
In this article for Gestalt IT, Adam Fisher concludes his series focused on RackN, IT Ops, and infrastructure provisioning and management. With RackN’s Digital Rebar platform, IT Ops can bring infrastructure operations back under their control, freeing developers from infrastructure concerns and enabling them to focus on applications. Integrating Digital Rebar with self-service developer portals allows for consistent and compliant infrastructure provisioning, enhancing developer efficiency and loyalty, while ensuring security, cost control, and alignment with organizational standards. The collaboration between IT Ops and developers facilitated by RackN ultimately drives innovation and improves business competitiveness.
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Unlocking Developer Efficiency With Self-Service Dev Portals and RackN
2023 SASE, SDWAN, Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networks
The 2023 SASE-SDWAN Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networking report provides valuable insights into the world of enterprise connectivity, unraveling the complexity of SD-WAN, SASE, SSE, ZTNA, MCN, and NaaS. The report includes discussion related to the HashiCorp presentation at Security Field Day and the Mako Networks presentation at Edge Field Day along with a wealth of information about the evolving landscape of enterprise edge and cloud networking, helping professionals navigate the alphabet soup of networking solutions.
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2023 SASE, SDWAN, Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networks
Nile’s NaaS! What Is It? Does It Work for Every Enterprise?
During his participation in Networking Field Day, Faisal Khan discovered Nile, a young startup offering Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solutions. Nile’s unique approach to technology and product offering impressed him, as they simplify network operations by managing the hardware, software, and network maintenance for enterprises. While NaaS may not be suitable for every organization, Faisal suggests that Nile could expand its market by offering modular and customizable NaaS solutions to cater to different customer segments and eliminate vendor lock-in, similar to the success of cloud services with their varied IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS options.
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Nile's NaaS! What Is It? Does It Work for Every Enterprise?
Couchbase at Cloud Field Day 17
At Cloud Field Day in June, Joey D’Antoni had the opportunity to meet with Couchbase and learn about their NoSQL database solution, Couchbase Capella. Capella offers a variety of data models, including JSON document, key-value, wide column, and graph databases, giving developers flexibility in building their data stores. What sets Couchbase apart is its ability to run on mobile and edge devices with Couchbase Lite, offering a modern alternative to traditional SQLlite. With affordable costs and high availability, Couchbase Capella provides a compelling option for developers seeking flexibility and seamless integration across different platforms. Learn more in this post by Joey!
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Couchbase at Cloud Field Day 17
Modernizing the Extranet With Alkira
Extranets, also known as B2B networks, are essential for organizations to connect and provide additional services to each other. While this market has been dominated by a few providers, the lack of competition often leads to delays in provisioning connections. Fortunately, Alkira has introduced Extranet-as-a-Service, leveraging zero trust network architecture and cloud networking advancements to offer a more secure, scalable, and cost-effective alternative. With a familiar dashboard and consumption-based pricing, Alkira’s solution simplifies extranet management and enables secure data exchange, even in complex acquisition scenarios. Read more in this LinkedIn article by Tom Hollingsworth!
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Modernizing the Extranet With Alkira
Networking Field Day 32- A.I., Bandwidth, Automation & More!
In this blog post, Girard Kavelines reflects on his experience at Networking Field Day and highlights two standout presentations from Broadcom and Anuta Networks. Broadcom showcased Ethernet Fabric for AI at Scale, offering improved network performance, congestion management, and packet spraying for optimized traffic flow. Anuta Networks presented their cross-domain automation solution, Anuta ATOM, which enables low-code automation across multiple vendor networks and domains. Read more to get the Field Day experience first-hand from Girard!
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Networking Field Day 32- A.I., Bandwidth, Automation & More!
Beating the Alert Burnout With Forescout XDR
In this article, Sulagna Saha explores how Forescout’s XDR solution helps alleviate the alert fatigue burden faced by security operations centers (SOCs). By filtering out the noise and only delivering actionable notifications, Forescout XDR reduces the overwhelming volume of alerts faced by SOC teams, enabling them to focus on real threats. With its multi-vendor approach and ability to ingest and analyze data from various sources, Forescout XDR provides accurate detections and low false positives, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of security staff.
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Beating the Alert Burnout With Forescout XDR
Infrastructure Pipelines Become Reality With RackN Digital Rebar
In this Cloud Field Day Tech Note for RackN, Adam Fisher explores how Digital Rebar empowers IT Ops with consistency, efficiency, and flexibility in managing modern data centers. Infrastructure pipelines, enabled by RackN’s Digital Rebar, streamline infrastructure provisioning and management, allowing for faster time to value and improved collaboration between teams. With multi-site management and IaC catalogs, IT Ops can achieve operational control and standardization across their organization’s infrastructure deployments. Learn more about RackN’s solutions and watch their presentations from Cloud Field Day!
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Infrastructure Pipelines Become Reality With RackN Digital Rebar
Ways to Amplify Unvalued Security Teams in Organizations
The security staff is often the most unappreciated members of a workforce. It is a problem that seems to be at the root of its failings. With the exponential growth of networks and the increasing number of breaches, it is clear that security is a pressing issue. However, there is a lack of awareness and understanding surrounding the imperfections and limitations of security measures. It is essential for organizations to elevate awareness, forge a cohesive internal culture, and invest in the right tools and training to support their security teams. Additionally, responsible packaging and marketing from vendors can help buyers make informed decisions. Ultimately, removing obstacles and valuing security specialists is essential for ensuring cyber resilience. Watch the delegates from the recent Security Field Day event explore this at a roundtable discussion.
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Ways to Amplify Unvalued Security Teams in Organizations
Meet Field Day Delegate – Roy Chua, Founder and Principal at AvidThink
Tom Hollingsworth interviews Roy Chua, Founder and Principal at AvidThink, in this Tech Field Day delegate spotlight. Roy shares his journey from network software engineer to product management and eventually transitioning into the analyst space with his research and analysis service, AvidThink. He discusses the challenges of staying up-to-date in the rapidly evolving technology landscape and highlights the value of focusing on targeted and cutting-edge areas. Welcome to the Tech Field Day community, Roy!
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Meet Field Day Delegate - Roy Chua, Founder and Principal at AvidThink
Is Your Network Failing or Your Application Failing? A Perspective About Kentik!
In this blog post about Kentik’s presentation at Networking Field Day, Faisal Khan discusses the concept of network observability and how Kentik’s platform tackles the challenges of network troubleshooting and visibility. With the increasing complexity of networks and the cloudification of applications, enterprises need comprehensive visibility across diverse sources. Kentik’s approach involves collecting and analyzing data from various network and application sources to provide meaningful insights and pinpoint issues quickly, ensuring reliable networks and a great digital experience.
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Is Your Network Failing or Your Application Failing? A Perspective About Kentik!
Performing On-Site Security Sweeps With NetAlly CyberScope
Site surveys are a great way to detect anomalies and track down vulnerabilities in a site network. But without a proper tool, it is a fool’s errand. NetAlly’s CyberScope, the world’s first handheld cybersecurity tool, helps mitigate risks by actively probing and scanning networks, categorizing devices, and providing real-time analytics and reports to enable effective security management. Read the review at Gestalt IT or watch the solution demo on the website.
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Performing On-Site Security Sweeps With NetAlly CyberScope
Summer Field Day Fun at Networking Field Day 32
The summer edition of Networking Field Day is set to be an exciting event with presentations from top companies to an excellent panel of delegates. Join us on Wednesday, July 26th to hear from Broadcom about their latest advancements in Ethernet for AI and ML networking. We’ll also have a delegate roundtable discussion on pressing networking issues and the opportunity for you to add your voice to the conversation. Then we’ve got Nile talking network as a service. Thursday morning has Anuta presenting their flagship ATOM platform. Don’t miss out on the live streaming and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn for updates!
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Summer Field Day Fun at Networking Field Day 32
Ramping Up Multicloud Visibility With Cisco Multicloud Defense
Enterprises’ journey to multi-cloud is often fraught with security concerns and deadlocks. As enterprises adopt multi-cloud strategies, the distribution of data and assets across various cloud providers can lead to reduced visibility, hindering security and impeding business resilience. Cisco Multicloud Defense addresses this challenge by providing unobstructed visibility and unified security across platforms, enabling consistent protection against threats and data exfiltration. Read about it at Gestalt IT or watch the demo live on the website.
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Ramping Up Multicloud Visibility With Cisco Multicloud Defense
Noname Security at Security Field Day 9 Wrap-Up
Noname Security had the opportunity to present at Security Field Day 9, and this company blog post reports the highlights. The company delivered three informative sessions discussing the problem of API security and showcasing their comprehensive suite of solutions. The presentations were well-received by the delegates, and we’re thrilled to hear that Noname Security appreciated the engaging discussions and positive feedback received. We hope to see them back at Field Day again soon!
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Noname Security at Security Field Day 9 Wrap-Up
RackN Brings Bare Metal Into the Cloud Age
Adam Fisher, in this Day Tech Note presented by RackN, discusses how RackN’s Digital Rebar has changed the infrastructure mindset by bringing modern cloud automation to traditional infrastructure. As cloud adoption increases, IT practitioners need to adapt their skillsets beyond traditional silos and embrace the agility and scalability of the public cloud in enterprise infrastructure. Digital Rebar enables centralized, end-to-end infrastructure-as-code workflows for bare metal provisioning, allowing infrastructure teams to manage, update, and scale bare metal systems with ease. Read more at Gestalt IT!
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RackN Brings Bare Metal Into the Cloud Age
Networking Field Day 32 Event Preview
Girard Kavelines is excited to return for Networking Field Day next week. The event will feature presentations from industry leaders like Broadcom, Nile, and Anuta Networks, offering insights into networking innovations and solutions. Girard looks forward to learning more about the latest developments in network-as-a-service, automation, and monitoring. See you at Networking Field Day next week!
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Networking Field Day 32 Event Preview
Commvault Metallic ThreatWise – Discerning the First Signs to Quell an Attack Early
Early warning signs of a cyberattack exist only to the most discerning eye. Unlike traditional monitoring tools, Commvault Metallic ThreatWise utilizes a defense by deception strategy, deploying decoy assets in the environment to divert attackers and buy time for defenders to take action. With its lightweight and cost-efficient architecture, ThreatWise provides real-time insights on active and hidden threats, allowing organizations to detect and mitigate attacks at the earliest stages. Read about it at Gestalt IT or watch the demo here on the website.
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Commvault Metallic ThreatWise - Discerning the First Signs to Quell an Attack Early
