Ajay Malik, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Products, Meru Networks, discusses the state of SDN and Wi-Fi.
Cisco MU-MIMO Deep Dive
In the Tech Field Day presentation titled “Cisco MU-MIMO Deep Dive,” Matt Silverman, a Technical Leader at Cisco, provides an in-depth exploration of MIMO technology, focusing on the transition from single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) to multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO). Silverman begins by explaining the basics of SU-MIMO, which has been a part of the 802.11 standards since […]
Cisco Catalyst 3850 SFP Fiber Switch Announcement at CLUS 2014
On May 19, 2014, at Cisco Live US, Steven Song, a senior marketing manager at Cisco, announced the new Cisco Catalyst 3850 SFP Fiber Switch. This announcement was part of a larger presentation on the Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch family, which was initially introduced at Cisco Live London the previous year. The Catalyst 3850 series […]
Jeff Gray Introduces Glue Networks Software-Defined Wide-Area Networks
Jeff Gray, CEO of Glue Networks, introduced the company’s software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) solution, emphasizing its role in powering intelligent WAN architectures. Unlike many software-defined network (SDN) solutions that are still in the proof-of-concept or pilot stages, Glue Networks’ SD-WAN is already in global production, serving Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies. The company has […]
Comparing Modern All-Flash Architectures – Dave Wright, SolidFire
In this Tech Field Day presentation recorded on April 24, 2014, SolidFire CEO and Founder Dave Wright delves into the architectural design decisions and trade-offs of three major all-flash storage systems: SolidFire, EMC XtremIO, and Pure Storage. Wright emphasizes the importance of understanding the strengths and weaknesses of different architectures rather than simply claiming superiority. […]
Avaya Fabric Connect SPB Deep Dive
Avaya Fabric Connect, based on IEEE 802.1aq Shortest Path Bridging (SPB), is revolutionizing large network infrastructures globally, including the network for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Paul Unbehagen, Chief Architect for Avaya Networking and co-author of the IEEE 802.1aq specification, presented a deep dive into this technology. He explained how Avaya Fabric Connect simplifies […]
Introduction to Tail-f and NCS
Carl Moberg, VP of Technology at Tail-f, presented an introduction to Tail-f and its Network Control System (NCS) at Tech Field Day on February 19, 2014. Tail-f, a Swedish software company founded in 2005, initially focused on providing software to equipment providers, embedding their solutions into routers and switches from major vendors. Their first product, […]
Virident Use Cases
Earle Philhower, Technical Marketing Manager at Virident | HGST, presents use cases for the company’s products.
An Overview of Virident FlashMAX Connect
Paul Zuhorski, Senior Director at Virident | HGST, presents the company’s software strategy and FlashMAX Connect product family: vHA, vCache, and vShare.
Virident FlashMAX II Technical Overview
A technical discussion of the Virident | HGST FlashMAX II product.
Virident Overview at Storage Field Day 4
Ken Grohe, Vice President, World Wide Sales of Virident | HGST, discusses the need for flash in enterprise storage.
Virident Introduction at Storage Field Day 4
Mike Gustafson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Virident | HGST, introduces the company and its market.