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.

Xilinx Unleashes the Power of the Smart NIC

Are you looking at upgrading your IT infrastructure? Look no further! Keith Ward, a Field Day delegate, explains how Xilinx’s NIC can do a lot more than you think! Continue reading Keith’s insight to NIC from September’s Tech Field Day, you won’t want to miss this.

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Xilinx Unleashes the Power of the Smart NIC

Dramatically Decreasing the Time to Push Software to the Edge

The demonstration that Avassa Systems delivered at September’s Tech Field Day really drove home just how powerful their solution is assisting in pushing docker images to edge devices. Denny Cherry, a Field Day delegate, writes on how his mind was racing from the demonstrations provided by Avassa Systems. If you’re into an environment with edge devices, check out Denny’s latest post!

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Dramatically Decreasing the time to push software to the edge

NFD26: PathSolutions TotalView Provides Helpful Network Management

PathSolution’s TotalView is useful for those supporting a small to medium sized network. With easy setup and network discovery, there is a low barrier to trying it out. Peter Welcher, a Field Day delegate, explains how PathSolutions came up with a solution to ease the job of an overworked network manager at the latest Networking Field Day. Read on for more from Peter!

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NFD26: PathSolutions TotalView Provides Helpful Network Management

Storage Field Day 22 – Wrap-Up and Link-O-Rama

We love to see our delegates enjoying their time at Storage Field Day! Check out Dan Frith’s blog, PenguinPunk.net, for the most recent topics discussed in early August. Dan also highlights other delegates that attended, be sure to check them out!

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Storage Field Day 22 – Wrap-up and Link-o-rama

Fujifilm Releases LTO-9 Tape Series

Today’s IT professionals need ways to securely store massive amounts of data while also limiting their effects on the environments and their budgets to boot. Writing for GestaltIT, Zach DeMeyer covers Fujifilm’s release on their new LTO-9 tape that drives to serve the needs of environmentally conscious organizations. Check out Zach’s take on Fujifilm’s new release!

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Fujifilm Releases LTO-9 Tape Series

Automation and Assurance of the AI Driven Campus With Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks is leading the charge with their MIST platform and differentiating themselves with Marvis. Jason Gintert, a Field Day delegate, expresses his in-depth thoughts about Juniper Networks demos at Networking Field Day in September. Take a look at Jason dig into what’s new from Juniper Networks!

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Automation and Assurance of the AI Driven Campus with Juniper Networks

TechHouse570- Networking Field Day- Day 1 Recap

Looking for a great recap on the material Juniper Networks and Arista Networks presented at September’s Networking Field Day? Girard Kavelines, a Field Day delegate, expands on all the surprises that came about from each presentation. Take a look at Girard’s post for more!

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TechHouse570- Networking Field Day- Day 1 Recap

Pure Storage – Pure1 Makes Life Easy

Dan Frith shares his opinions on Pure Storage’s Pure1, which he witnessed as a delegate at their recent Storage Field Day presentation. This post details his thoughts on their cloud service, and how it works in the real world. Read the piece to learn more!

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Pure Storage – Pure1 Makes Life Easy

Storage Short Take #35

The Doctor is in, as J Metz takes a swing at what’s net and noteworthy in the world of storage. This piece covers all of his takeaways from recent events, including Storage Field Day. Read the post for more info.

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Storage Short Take #35

VxRail + Tanzu = Kubernetes Optimization

In order to keep pace with the flexibility and agility of the cloud, today’s IT departments need to be able to effectively roll out new Kubernetes deployments at scale. That’s why Dell and VMware have integrated the VxRail and Tanzu product lines to provide easy, scalable K8s capabilities, which Dell showcased during their recent exclusive Tech Field Day. Writing for GestaltIT, Zach DeMeyer expands on the demos from Dell’s exclusive presentation. Take a look at Zach’s post!

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VxRail + Tanzu = Kubernetes Optimization

Arista – Open Source Network Automation and Tooling

Having a vendor share how they see customers putting together a set of automation tools, frameworks and workflow is very helpful. Ed Horley, a Field Day delegate, expresses that one of the hardest parts of getting started in the network automation journey is where to start. Luckily, Arista Networks provided an initial roadmap in the network automation journey infrastructure at the most recent Networking Field Day. Check out Ed’s post for more!

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Arista - Open Source Network Automation and Tooling

Briefings in Brief 101: Juniper Wants to Wire Your Campus Fabric With Mist Cloud

Juniper Networks has announced a new wired campus fabric solution that uses EVPN VXLAN to create a fabric and ties into the Juniper Mist Cloud for automation and management. Drew Conry-Murray, a Networking Field Day delegate, dives into the details to the solution Juniper presented in September. Check out the podcast Drew and fellow delegate, Ed Horley, published!

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Briefings In Brief 101: Juniper Wants To Wire Your Campus Fabric With Mist Cloud

NFD26: PathSolutions TotalView Provides Helpful Network Management

This LinkedIn post revisits the PathSolutions TotalView product following the Network Field Day 26 event. The author offers analogies and screencaps to demonstrate how TotalView, a focused network management solution, makes complex network tasks more manageable and efficient for users. The comprehensive overview suggests this tool, with its built-in alerting and performance measuring, could be particularly beneficial for small to medium-sized networks looking to streamline operations.

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NFD26: PathSolutions TotalView Provides Helpful Network Management

Pure1 by Pure Storage Optimizes Hybrid Storage Management

With legacy and cloud storage solutions at play in many IT environments, managing across each storage array holistically can be a challenge. Writing for GestaltIT, Zach DeMeyer expands on how Pure Storage, who appeared at August’s Storage Field Day, has innovated their Pure1 solution to be a one-stop-shop for hybrid storage management. Check out Zach’s take for more!

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Pure1 by Pure Storage Optimizes Hybrid Storage Management

Networking Field Day 26

Want to learn more on how to become a Tech Field Day delegate? Tim Bertino, a new delegate, lays out all you need to know to do so. We love to see new Tech Field Day delegates spreading the word, check out his post for more information!

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Networking Field Day 26

NFD26 – Scaling Discussion W/ Arista

Arista Networks came prepared to Networking Field Day and spent time on a few slides contrasting the two routing architecture scaling methods. This is something that really peaked Tim Bertino’s, a Field Day delegate, interest during their presentation. Check out his post for more fascinating information!

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NFD26 – Scaling Discussion w/ Arista

NFD26 – Experience First Networking W/ Juniper

Day-to-day network operations and troubleshooting can be difficult, but Juniper Networks is coming up with ideas to tackle the issues head on and calling their method; Experience First Networking. Check out how Tim Bertino, a Field Day delegate, expands on Juniper Network’s accomplishments of troubleshooting!

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NFD26 – Experience First Networking w/ Juniper

All the Networking You Crave at Networking Field Day 26!

We’re getting closer to the end of 2021 but we couldn’t let it go without another great edition of Networking Field Day! You’re not going to want to miss a minute of the discussion that occurred in September! Tom Hollingsworth provides a brief outline of who presented at Networking Field Day and what they offered. Be sure to check out the live recordings!

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All The Networking You Crave at Networking Field Day 26!

Managing Applications at the Distributed Edge Cloud With Avassa

Do you want a broader understanding of edge computing? Check out what Keith Ward, a Field Day delegate, writes on Avassa’s presentation of edge computing at Tech Field Day. He expands on the demos of edge software he witnessed during Avassa’s demonstration. Be sure to keep reading on!

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Managing Applications at the Distributed Edge Cloud with Avassa

Juniper – Mist API and Automation With Postman

Want to learn something new on network automation and APIs? Ed Horley, a delegate, attended Networking Field Day and recommends checking out Juniper Networks’ presentation on network automation. Ed is excited to see more content in the future from Juniper, for now check out his post on what they are doing with network automation!

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Juniper - Mist API and Automation with Postman