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.
Network Field Day 26 Is Coming
Get ready for the next Networking Field Day event! The action kicks off September 14th, and concludes Sept. 16th. Tune in to hear what’s new and noteworthy from your favorite networking sponsors and delegates!
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Network Field Day 26 is Coming
Returning to NGINX Sprint 2.0 With Tech Field Day
Don’t miss NGINX Sprint 2.0 next week! This is a free, multi-day event designed to inspire and engage platform operations teams and application infrastructure professionals who are looking to develop and deliver modern applications at scale. Tune in on Monday-Wednesday of next week for the event, including interviews and roundtable discussions with our Field Day delegates! To register, head to NGINX.com!
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Returning to NGINX Sprint 2.0 with Tech Field Day
Dell, VMware, Intel, NVIDIA: Weniger Latenz Bei Workloads
The German editor-in-chief of data://disrupted, Kerstin Stief, shares her experiences from Dell’s recent exclusive Tech Field Day event in this piece. Specifically, she covers the issue of latency in enterprise IT, and how Dell, Intel, and VMware are poised to help address it. Read on for her full opinions.
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Dell, VMware, Intel, NVIDIA: Weniger Latenz bei Workloads
Where Does Latency Come From in Enterprise-Storage-Systems and What Can Enterprises Do to Minimise It
German tech enthusiast and perennial Field Day delegate, Kerstin Stief, uses this piece to express her thoughts after experiencing the recent Dell exclusive Tech Field Day event as a delegate. In it, she talks through the storage solution presented there, PowerStore, and how it fits into enterprise IT as a whole. Read on to hear all of what she has to say, and watch Dell’s presentations for more information.
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Dell Technologies PowerStore: The Storage Solution With VMware at Its Heart (Literally)
Pietro Putti of the vGeek blog covers his experience as a delegate during Dell’s exclusive Tech Field Day event. In this post, he dives into Dell’s PowerStore, their now-entry-level storage platform. Read on for all of Putti’s takes on the tech, and watch the event to learn more.
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Dell Technologies PowerStore: the storage solution with VMware at its heart (literally)
CTERA, Cloud NAS on Steroids
The GreyBeard himself, Ray Lucchesi, breaks down the Storage Field Day presentation of CTERA, which he attended as a delegate. He describes their cloud NAS service, which he believes is akin to other cloud NAS offerings, except on steroids. Read the entire post to learn more, and watch CTERA’s performance for all of their product overview.
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Securing People, Devices, and Data Everywhere With Fortinet
The Fortinet Security Fabric, showcased at July’s Mobility Field Day event, solves the problem of decentralized network security through broad integration and automation. This post describes the Security Fabric product, how it works, and how it fits into the enterprise IT environment. Learn more by reading on, or by watching Fortinet’s video presentation.
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Securing People, Devices, and Data Everywhere with Fortinet
An Overview of the Arista Cognitive Campus
Presented at July’s Mobility Field Day event, the Arista Networks Cognitive Campus provides a platform for IT organizations to intelligently manage their decentralized network, driven by stream-state databases and artificial intelligence. This piece provides a high-level overview of what the Arista product entails. Read on for the full picture, and be sure to watch their performance, too!
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An Overview of the Arista Cognitive Campus
Morpheus Data Makes Hybrid Cloud Management Self Serviceable
By focusing on delivering hybrid cloud self-service through an all-in-one cloud management and orchestration solution, Morpheus Data believes they have what it takes to keep organizations moving at the pace that hybrid cloud environments demand. At June’s Cloud Field Day event, Morpheus showcased how their solution helps organizations achieve hybrid cloud management self-service. Read this post for more info, and watch Morpheus’ presentation for full context.
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Morpheus Data Makes Hybrid Cloud Management Self Serviceable
Why Data Management Must Be Independent From Storage
This post summarizes the Storage Field Day appearance by Komprise. The promotional post by Komprise details each part of the presentation, including demos and tweets that went out live during specific parts of the demonstration. Read on for the full breakdown.
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Why Data Management Must Be Independent from Storage
Kasten by Veeam K10: Cloud-Native Data Protection
During their Cloud Field Day appearance, Kasten by Veeam showcased the newest iteration of their product, Kasten K10. This post covers their presentation, including how their product provides cloud-native data protection across Kubernetes instances. Read the piece for more info, and watch Kasten in the including recording to hear all about their product.
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Kasten by Veeam K10: Cloud-Native Data Protection
Fire Hoser Vcinity Creates Global LAN From WAN Using RDMA Over IP
The venerated Chris Mellor of Blocks and Files details his opinions on the products and capabilities of Vcinity in this piece. Building off of their recent Tech Field Day appearance, Mellor describes their VDAP solution and how it affects modern IT practitioners. Read the piece for the entire picture.
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Fire hoser Vcinity creates global LAN from WAN using RDMA over IP
Cloud Field Day 11 – Day 2-3 Highlights
Lino Telera details his takeaways from his time as a delegate at June’s Cloud Field Day event in this post. Specifically, he covers the presentations by NGINX, Zerto, Pliops, Kasten by Veeam, and Intel. Check out the full post for Telera’s entire breakdown.
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Cloud Field Day 11 – Day 2-3 Highlights
Intel Optane Speeds Up Cloud Deployments Through Disaggregation
At their recent Cloud Field Day exposure, Intel detailed how their cloud product line, like Optane, helps customers make the most of their architecture at minimal costs. Specifically, IT organizations can use Intel to disaggregate their environments so they can focus less on hardware and more on software and abstraction. Watch their presentations for more info.
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Intel Optane Speeds Up Cloud Deployments through Disaggregation
Tech Field Day Presents Dell Technologies HCI & Storage: Cutting Edge Infrastructure to Drive Your Business
Join Dell for their exclusive Tech Field Day event! Showcasing their VxRail HCI and storage technologies, the event took place in early August. You can watch all of the presentations here.
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Fortinet Leads With Security at Forti-Field Day
Lee Badman, known for his strong opinions on the presenting companies at Tech Field Day events, comes in with another one following his time as a delegate during Fortinet’s Mobility Field Day appearance. In this piece, Badman claims that Fortinet were the stars of the “Forti-Field Day” show, lauding their security capabilities across their wireless product portfolio. Read on for all of Badman’s unique opinions, and be sure to watch Fortinet’s recordings from the event for context.
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Fortinet Leads With Security at Forti-Field Day
Roundup: Tech Field Day Exclusive
What is the future of cloud? Join Cisco for their exclusive Tech Field Day event as they showcase how their product portfolio addresses the needs of modern, cloud-forward organizations. Be sure to watch all of their presentations for all of the technical demos and descriptions.
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Roundup: Tech Field Day Exclusive
Creating a Zerto Virtual Protection Group
Al Rasheed gives a step-by-step breakdown of the process of creating a virtual protection group in the Zerto product. Complete with screenshots, the piece covers the entire process, making it fairly straightforward. Read on for the whole process.
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Creating A Zerto Virtual Protection Group
Ventev’s New VenVolt 2 Site Survey Battery Pack
This post from Mike Wade discusses the Mobility Field Day presentations by Ventev, which he attended as a delegate. In it, Wade describes the various power supplies on showcase by Ventev, which he uses regularly as a WiFi expert. Read the whole post for all the information, and watch Ventev’s great performance while you’re at it.
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Ventev's New VenVolt 2 Site Survey Battery Pack
I Friggin LOVE You, NetAlly LANBERT
Lee Badman loves NetAlly’s LANBERT tool, which he experienced during their Mobility Field Day appearance as a delegate. This post is his love letter to the app for NetAlly’s handheld network monitoring tools. Read on for the entire breakdown, and be sure to watch NetAlly’s presentations, which Badman claims were one of the most impactful from the event.
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