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.
Juniper Powered by MIST AI – This Stuff Is Hard
This post by Keith Townsend of the CTO Advisor blog is the first in a series called “This Stuff is Hard,” translating vendor messages taken from analyst briefings into a format that’s easily understandable by business decision makers. The post specifically hones in on Juniper Networks’ presentation from the first AI Field Day Event regarding their Mist AI solution. Read on to see how Townshend describes AIOps from Juniper, and be sure to watch the original AI Field Day presentation for context.
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Juniper powered by MIST AI - This Stuff is Hard
AI Field Day Returns May 27 and 28
AI Field Day is back for its second ever event! Read this post to learn about what companies presented during the event and what topics they covered. Watch the actual presentations to learn more!
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AI Field Day Returns May 27 and 28
Networking Field Day 25, Part 1
Bryton Herdes was invited be a delegate at May’s Networking Field Day event, and after attending was not disappointed. In his blog on the topic, he covers his first impressions of the event and the presentations by Kemp, VMware, Arrcus, Intel, and PathSolutions. Read on to learn more, and be sure to watch the presentations Bryton attended to get the full picture.
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Networking Field Day 25, Part 1
Impact of 6 GHz on the Future of Wi-Fi
Rowell Dionicio of the Packet6 blog shares his takeaways from his time as a delegate watching Aruba’s recent Networking Field Day presentation. In particular, Dionicio hones in on Aruba’s announcement of WiFi 6E and the effects of the 6 GHz on the networking space. Read on to learn the impact of 6 GHz on the future of WiFi, and be sure to watch Aruba’s Networking Field Day appearances to learn more.
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Impact of 6 GHz on the Future of Wi-Fi
Intel Silicon Photonics – The Way Forward
Ed Horley, curator of the Howfunky blog and self-titled “crazy IPv6 dude,” details his experiences at May’s Networking Field Day event. Specifically, Horley emphatically covers Intel’s presentation on Silicon Photonics, which he believes is the future of networking going forward. Dive into that potentially controversial statement by reading his piece and watching Intel’s presentation to learn more.
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Intel Silicon Photonics - the way forward
Data://express 0006 – YANG Ohne YIN, Lambda Vor Kappa Und Wenig IPv6 Auf Dem Network Field Day 25 – Pt. I
This episode of the German podcast, data://disrupted, contains the story of editor-in-chief and show host, Kerstin Stief, and her time as a delegate at May’s Networking Field Day. The show dives into what all she learned, including the two main themes that the presenting companies seemed to hone in on. Listen to the full show to hear what all was covered, and be sure to watch the presentations from the Networking Field Day event to hear for yourself!
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Evaluating Cost and Availability in the Cloud With VMware at Cloud Field Day
When VMware appeared at March’s Cloud Field Day event, they detailed the capabilities of their new cloud integration with AWS. This piece describes what was discussed in their Field Day presentation, including the features and use cases that drive the integration. Read on to learn more, or simply watch the presentation yourself to see how it works.
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Evaluating Cost and Availability in the Cloud with VMware at Cloud Field Day
MinIO Delivers Hybrid Cloud Object Storage to the Enterprise
At Storage Field Day earlier this year we were happy to welcome MinIO as a presenter who showcased their cloud-native, software-defined object storage platform. The staff at GestaltIT.com took notice and wrote about the presentation including a basic overview of the product and their thoughts on how many commercial solutions are utilizing MinIO to make their products better. Head over to GestaltIT.com to check out their take and watch the videos from the MinIO presentations at Storage Field Day!
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MinIO Delivers Hybrid Cloud Object Storage to the Enterprise
Micron and the Coming of CXL
Curator of the Eigen Magic blog and perennial Tech Field Day delegate, Justin Warren, discusses his time as a delegate at Micron’s recent Tech Field Day presentation. With Micron’s announcements of the discontinuation of 3D XPoint persistent memory and their Compute Express Link (CXL) product, Warren certainly has a lot to talk about in this piece. Read on to learn what all he took away from the presentation, and be sure to watch the event yourself for more information.
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Threat Hunter: How AI Protects Your Business
This article comes from Kerstin Stief, Tech Field Day delegate and proprietor of data://disrupted. The article dives into the role that AI plays in the modern enterprise, specifically in terms of security and how it can be used to radically advance whitelisting capabilities and root cause analysis, such as the products offered by Riverbed. Read on to learn more, but reader beware, you will need a functional understanding of the German language, or at the very least, a Google Chrome browser with the Translate function active to read.
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Threat Hunter: How AI protects your business
Networking Isn’t Just a Tool
Writing for his blog, the “Networking Nerd” Tom Hollingsworth writes some of his thoughts as he sees all of the great companies and presentations come through Networking Field Day earlier this month. He writes that we need to treat the Network as more than just a tool that we can purchase and ignore in terms of investing further time, effort, and resources into. Head over to the Networking Nerd blog to read his take on the topic!
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Tech Field Day Delegates Thoughts Regarding Scality ARTESCA
Barry Coombs, the masterful creator of Tech Doodles, shares another one of his colorful graphics regarding his time on the delegate panel at Scality’s exclusive Tech Field Day event with HPE. This doodle in particular covers the reactions of each member of the panel in regards to ARTESCA, Scality’s newest product which the launched at the event. Check out the doodle for summaries of each delegate’s thoughts, and be sure to watch the Scality launch event to learn more about ARTESCA.
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Tech Field Day Delegates Thoughts Regarding Scality ARTESCA
Leverage VMware Through Your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
This piece covers Oracle’s Cloud Field Day presentation from April, where they announced they would be partnering with VMware to combine Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with VMware’s software and architecture to deliver an entirely new solution. In essence, the partnership means that you can completely virtualize your VMware VMs in Oracle’s cloud, making them more scalable and cloud-forward. Learn more in this article, or by watching Oracle’s presentation from their Cloud Field Day appearance.
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Leverage VMware through your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Intel Customers Share Their Optane Experience Stories at Storage Field Day
May’s Storage Field Day event served as a platform for Intel to showcase their customers’ experiences with their Optane Persistent Memory product. This post hones in on those experiences, taking into account customer use cases as well as feedback to paint a picture of the Optane product in action. Read on, or watch Intel’s Storage Field Day appearance, to learn more.
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Intel Customers Share Their Optane Experience Stories at Storage Field Day
Comparing Ice Lake to Previous Generations of Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel announced their newest generation of Xeon scalable processors, codenamed “Ice Lake,” at an exclusive Tech Field Day event in March, marking the third installment of the platform. In their presentation, covered in this post, they detailed the capabilities of Ice Lake in comparison to past versions of Xeon. Read on to hear how they stack up to one another, and be sure to watch Intel’s exclusive Tech Field Day presentation to get the full scoop on the release.
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Comparing Ice Lake to Previous Generations of Xeon Scalable Processors
Scality ARTESCA Architecture
Barry Coombs follows the recent launch of Scality ARTESCA with Tech Field Day with a doodle of the ARTESCA architecture and his notes surrounding it. Barry mentions, “ARTESCA is a really interesting solution for object storage requirements, it is software-based, leverages Kubernetes, has multiple configuration options to meet edge and core use cases and unites developers and operations.” For more of his thoughts, be sure to check out this doodle on techdoodles.co.uk!
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How Veeam Supports Multi-Cloud Backup and Recovery Efforts
The modular data management architecture that Veeam detailed during April’s Tech Field Day event promises to centralize backup and snapshot management while also saving time and money. This piece covers Veeam’s presentation by their Cloud-native Global Technologist, David Hill, who describes the ways customers have and can use Veeam to accomplish their data management needs with ease. Learn more by checking out the piece and its associated Tech Field Day video.
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How Veeam Supports Multi-Cloud Backup and Recovery Efforts
Tackling Data Storage at Scale With Micron
At April’s Tech Field Day event, Micron discussed how they’ve positioned themselves and their portfolio to take on the massive amounts of data at play in today’s enterprises. This article details the composability and scalability capabilities Micron’s storage can provide, and how they will ultimately benefit the modern data center. Read on or watch the Tech Field Day presentation to see how Micron’s adjusted outlook on the market has led them to innovate and collaborate, establishing themselves as technological leaders in the space.
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Tackling Data Storage at Scale with Micron
Improving the Data Center Through Composability With Xilinx FPGAs
The battle between ASIC and FPGA has long divided the compute hardware manufacturer industry, and Xilinx believes the FPGAs they showcased at April’s Tech Field Day will set the story straight. Xilinx FPGAs alleviate loads from the CPU, taking on high-powered tasks and promoting a more composable data center. See how they work in this article, or by watching Xilinx’s Tech Field Day presentations.
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Improving the Data Center through Composability with Xilinx FPGAs
The Continued Cloud Collaboration of Dell and VMware
In spite of Dell’s recent announcement to spin off VMware, the two giants of tech still plan on working in tandem to deliver high quality cloud products as detailed in Dell’s March Cloud Field Day appearance. With VxRail and VMware Cloud Foundation, both Dell and VMware combine the capabilities of their high-performance servers and virtualization software, respectively, to streamline and secure operations. Check out the article and watch Dell’s Cloud Field Day presentation to learn more about the two products from the two companies.
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