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.
JNCIE-DC and Networking Field Day 25
In a post on his blog, first-time delegate Bryton Herdes talks about his work towards getting JNCIE-SP and JNCIE-DC certifications and previews his participation in Networking Field Day. We’re excited to welcome Bryton, and his many certifications, to the Tech Field Day community! Head over to his blog to learn more about him conquering the JNCIE-DC including his list of best resources.
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JNCIE-DC and Networking Field Day 25
Meet Field Day Delegate – Chris Cummings
Making his debut at this month’s Networking Field Day is the fabulous Chris Cummings! Chris took the time to answer some question as well as tell us about how he got into technology and about his passion for automation. Check out the piece on GestaltIT.com where we get an insight into the world of Chris Cummings, and see him in action at Networking Field Day!
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Meet Field Day Delegate - Chris Cummings
Howfunky.com: Network Field Day 25 May 12-14, 2021 – A Changing Networking Landscape
The lineup of presenters at Networking Field Day this month shows how the networking landscape is changing. That’s what delegate Ed Horley thinks! In a post on his “Howfunky” blog, Ed writes specifically about some of the presenters including Aruba, Juniper, and Nokia. Head over to Ed’s blog to get his thoughts on those specific presenters as well as the direction of networking as a whole.
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Howfunky.com: Network Field Day 25 May 12-14, 2021 - A Changing Networking Landscape
Meet Field Day Delegate – Bryton Herdes
Our delegate community is always growing and adding new folks that help us stay current with the ever changing world of technology. One of the newest delegates that we’re excited to welcome in is Bryton Herdes! We got to know Bryton a little more recently including some scandalous details about how he bypassed the IT Admin’s security policies at his elementary school. Head on over to GestaltIT.com and get to know Bryton as he debuts at Networking Field Day!
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Meet Field Day Delegate - Bryton Herdes
Even More Networking Field Day Headed Your Way May 12-14, 2021!
Ready or not, here comes Networking Field Day! We’re so excited to share so many updates with you! Writing for GestaltIT.com, event lead Tom Hollingsworth has this to say about the event. “This Networking Field Day event is packed with companies that are building the next generation of hardware and software to keep your networks operating at peak performance. They’re helping you solve the hard problems to keep your users happy and productive. Whether it’s a router, a switch, or a software platform, you’re going to find something here that you need to know about.” Check out all Tom’s thought and tune in live for Networking Field Day!
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Even More Networking Field Day Headed Your Way May 12-14, 2021!
Meet Field Day Delegate – Kerstin Stief
We hope everyone will give a big Tech Field Day welcome to our newest delegate, Kerstin Stief! Kerstin is attending her first event as a delegate at Networking Field Day. She took some time to share with us her unusual journey into technology as well as some of her favorite things. Head over to GestaltIT.com to learn more about Kerstin and, most importantly, to see a picture of her cat Casimir!
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Meet Field Day Delegate - Kerstin Stief
Networking Field Day 25 – Estaremos Lá!!!
We always love to see wide-ranging and diverse the Tech Field Day community can be and are happy to report that Networking Field Day delegate panel is no exception to this! Hailing from Brazil, we’re pleased to welcome back Rodrigo Rovere! Rodrigo previously attended Networking Field Day in 2019 and this will be his first virtual event with us. He wrote a post previewing his involvement in the event on his blog “Cisco Redes.” Be sure to check out what he has to say and, if necessary, use the translate feature on your favorite web browser.
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Networking Field Day 25 - Estaremos lá!!!
Join Us for Networking Field Day 25
We’re excited to have Aruba back at Networking Field Day! In a post on their website, Aruba Networks tells us about their plans to kick off the event that include talking about how they plan to accelerate the edge-to-cloud innovation, conducting a deep dive into Wi-Fi 6E, and showing how they ensure the secure deployment of network services. Check out their blog post on their appearance to learn all about their plans at Networking Field Day (and to see some cool superhero graphics!)
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Join Us for Networking Field Day 25
Scality Announces ARTESCA | Gestalt IT Rundown: April 28, 2021
This “bear” of a News Rundown features Tom Hollingsworth and Stephen Foskett, who discuss what’s new for the week of 4/28/21 in the IT industry. Tune in to hear about Scality’s announcement of ARTESCA, the University of Minnesota’s banning from Linux kernel development, and how one beaver was able to shut down the Internet access of an entire Canadian town. Also, Stephen talks about bears… like, a lot. Be sure to watch Scality’s exclusive launch of ARTESCA in partnership with HPE, only at Actual Tech Media and here at TechFieldDay.com.
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Scality Announces ARTESCA | Gestalt IT Rundown: April 28, 2021
DevOps’ing the Enterprise Sale
Ned Bellavance, proprietor of Ned in the Cloud and long-time Tech Field Day delegate, dives into Scality’s launch of the ARTESCA product that they announced at their special Tech Field Day event, which Bellavance attended as a delegate in April. In his podcast, hosted on his blog Ned in the Cloud, Bellavance pontificates on how Scality used the platform to sell a DevOps-focused product to an enterprise IT audience. Tune in to hear what sorts of thoughts that approach sparked in Bellavance, as well as what his takes on the release were. Also, be sure to watch Scality’s launch event in partnership with HPE to see what’s new with the ARTESCA product.
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DevOps’ing the Enterprise Sale
DevOps’ing the Enterprise Sale by Daily Check-In With Ned1313
Ned Bellavance, proprietor of Ned in the Cloud and long-time Tech Field Day delegate, dives into Scality’s launch of the ARTESCA product that they announced at their special Tech Field Day event, which Bellavance attended as a delegate in April. In his podcast, hosted on Anchor, Bellavance pontificates on how Scality used the platform to sell a DevOps-focused product to an enterprise IT audience. Tune in to hear what sorts of thoughts that approach sparked in Bellavance, as well as what his takes on the release were. Also, be sure to watch Scality’s launch event in partnership with HPE to see what’s new with the ARTESCA product.
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DevOps'ing the Enterprise Sale by Daily Check-In with Ned1313
In Search of the Network Edge
Dr. Avril Salter details her experience as a delegate at March’s Security Field Day event, specifically her takes from the presentation of VMware, in this article. Her overview hones in on VMware’s Point of Presence (PoPs) solution, and how organizations can use the product to extend powerful compute capabilities to the far-reaching edges of their network. Read on to hear her overall opinions towards VMware PoPs, and be sure to watch VMware’s Security Field Day presentation to learn more about their product.
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Why Data Sovereignty Matters to Scality
The classic duo of Tech Field Day delegates, Joep Piscaer and Ather Beg, dive into their experiences watching March’s Cloud Field Day presentations. This video in particular highlights the appearance by Scality, who detailed the importance of data sovereignty with their Ring scalable storage product. Watch the video to hear what Piscaer and Beg took away from the presentation, and be sure to view Scality’s Cloud Field Day presentation itself to understand the basis of the conversation.
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Why Data Sovereignty matters to Scality
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Is Great (If You Need Just Need IaaS and Like Low Cost)
In this video, Joep Piscaer and Ather Beg discuss their time as delegates during March’s Cloud Field Day presentations. Specifically, the pair hone in on the appearance by Oracle, lauding the potential use cases for their public cloud infrastructure. Watch the video to hear exactly what delighted them about OCI, and check out Oracle’s presentation to shape your own opinions.
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is great (if you need just need IaaS and like low cost)
Day Two Cloud 093: Don’t Get Your Whittling Badge
Following their appearance at Cloud Field Day in March, Kit Colbert and Dormain Drewitz from VMware sat down with Ned Bellavance of “Ned in the Cloud” to talk about their presentation. In his blog on the matter, Bellavance talks about their discussion on modernizing applications to meet the real-time demands of today’s customers. Read the blog to see what they discussed, and be sure to tune into VMware’s Tech Field Day presentation to hear more about their recent announcements.
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Day Two Cloud 093: Don’t Get Your Whittling Badge
How Nasuni Made Their Name in a Cloud-Washed Space
When everyone claims their product is in the cloud, it’s hard to parse through which solutions actually leverage the cloud in a way that benefits your business most. In their appearance at Storage Field Day, Nasuni detailed how their all-in-one, cloud-native approach to file storage fills their customers’ needs without emptying their pocketbooks. Read on to learn more about their approach, and be sure to check out their Storage Field Day presentation for more info.
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How Nasuni Made Their Name in a Cloud-Washed Space
A Major Transition in the Way Networks Are Built With DriveNets
We were excited to welcome DriveNets to Networking Field Day earlier this year where they presented on their unique software that pairs with Whitebox switches to provide easy to manage networks. In addition, the DriveNets offering is unique in that it treats the networks as clouds. The Gestalt IT staff write that DriveNets is making waves with their innovative take on networking “that can move from the hyper-scalers and service providers into enterprise-level companies.” If you want to learn more, be sure to head over to the Tech Field Day YouTube channel and watch the DriveNets videos from Networking Field Day there.
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A Major Transition in the Way Networks are Built with DriveNets
Oracle Cloud ❤️’s Terraform
Ned Bellavance has been a little skeptical of Oracle building a public cloud, and seeing them while he was a delegate at Cloud Field Day gave him a great opportunity to ask some hard questions and learn more about their offering. In one of his “Terraform Tuesdays” videos from his Ned in the Cloud YouTube channel, Ned digs into the intriguing proposition that the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure uses Terraform as its IaC. Head over to his YouTube channel to see him talk through how this works with video from inside the platform itself!
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The Case for Continuous Documentation
In the latest post on his Virtual Lifestyle blog, Joep Piscaer makes the case for Continuous Documentation. He writes that Continuous Documentation is a concept that is inexplicably missing from our methodologies and that if we could correctly apply it we could reduce team workloads. While a delegate at Cloud Field Day, Joep got to see the VMware team present on how they’re working to improve the documentation experience for developers using their software. Joep writes that “VMware’s DX tools are a massive improvement on the Continuous Documentation front.” Be sure to check out Joep’s blog post as well as VMware’s presentations from Cloud Field Day!
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The case for Continuous Documentation
What Makes the Latest Intel Xeon Platform an AI Workhorse?
As a delegate at the Intel Data Center Update with Tech Field Day last month, Frederic Van Haren got an up close and personal look at Intel’s new Xeon Scalable processors. Writing for Gestalt IT, Frederic Van Haren takes a look at the Xeon processor from an AI perspective. He thinks that the combination of consistent hardware innovations andd the investment of time and money into software optimization helps make Xeon a “true AI workhorse.” Check out Frederic’s post on GestaltIT.com to learn more about Intel’s latest announcement!
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