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Cloud Field Day 16

L-R: Jordan Villarreal, Adam Fisher, Philip Sellers, Stephen Foskett, Gina Rosenthal, Denny Cherry, Hin Tang, Jon Myer, Michael Levan
Inset: Ben Young, Justin Warren, Jason Gintert, Enrico Signoretti, Max Mortillaro, Phoummala Schmitt

Cloud Field Day 16

January 25–January 26, 2023

#CFD16

Who: Cloud

What: Field Day

When: Past

Location: Hybrid, Silicon Valley

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Delegate Panel

Delegates are selected by the Field Day Delegate community. For more information on our selection process, please see our page about becoming a Field Day Delegate.

Adam Fisher

@BonzoVT

Technical Solutions Architect @ WWT | www.virtualbonzo.com | @bonzovt on Twitter

Ben Young

@BenYoungNZ

Specializes in the automation and integration of a broad range of cloud & virtualization technologies.

Denny Cherry

@MrDenny

Denny Cherry has over a decade of experience managing SQL Server and is currently a principal consultant for Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting. Denny holds several Microsoft Certifications including the MCM as well as being a Microsoft MVP, an MCM and a VMware vExpert.

Enrico Signoretti

@ESignoretti

Independent analyst, blogger, event organizer, weekend sailor, gelato lover, always on a diet.

Gina Rosenthal

Product Marketing leader who knows how to turn complex technology into stories that inspire and connect.

Hin Tang

@HangTenTech

In tech as in life, Hannibal Smith said it best. “I love it when a plan comes together”

Jason Gintert

@BitsInFlight

Jason Gintert is a data networking professional and technology strategist with over 20 years of experience in network infrastructure, professional services, and managed solutions.

Jon Myer

@_JonMyer

Tech Social Influencer & Thought Leadership | Chief Content Creator for Myer Media | Host of Jon Myer Podcast, A weird and quirky podcaster | Father x3

Jordan Villarreal

@SystemMTUOne

Life long technologist with a penchant for all things networking.

Justin Warren

@JPWarren

Justin is the founder and chief analyst at PivotNine

Max Mortillaro

Max Mortillaro is an independent data center consultant specializing in virtualization and storage technologies.

Michael Levan

@TheNJDevOpsGuy

Kubernetes and Platform Engineering Thought Leader, Engineer, Content Creator, and Consultant

Philip Sellers

@InfraPhilip

IT Strategist and Solver / Solutions Architect for XenTegra

Phoummala Schmitt

@ExchangeGoddess

Just trying to survive in IT as a (woman) Sr. Systems Engineer with a focus on Messaging , Virtualization, Storage.

Presentation Calendar

Most presentations are streamed live on this page, at TechFieldDay.com, and on the Tech Field Day LinkedIn page. After the event, the following pages contain video recordings of these presentations.

Wednesday, Jan 25 8:00-9:00
Forward Networks Presents at Cloud Field Day 16
Presenters: Craig Johnson, Peyman Kazemian
Wednesday, Jan 25 10:00-11:30
Fortinet Presents at Cloud Field Day 16
Presenters: Julian Petersohn, Srija Allam
Wednesday, Jan 25 14:30-16:30
Solo.io Presents at Cloud Field Day 16
Presenters: Brian Gracely, Christian Posta
All dates and times listed are local time in Silicon Valley, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Andrew Blackburn

Video Editor at Tech Field Day

Rachael Fritz

Senior Event Manager at Tech Field Day

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett

Stephen is the President of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group and focuses on AI, edge, and cloud


18 Links with Tag #CFD16

  1. Coverage: Forward Networks Gets Cloudy
    • Pete Welcher
    • Forward Networks
  2. Coverage: Easy, Verified M&A With Forward Networks
    • Remington Loose
    • Forward Networks
  3. Coverage: Multi-Cloud Security Requires Multi-Cloud Observability With Forward Networks
    • Chris Grundemann
    • Forward Networks
  4. Coverage: Fortinet’s FortiGate Cloud Native Firewall
    • Jason Gintert
    • Fortinet
  5. Coverage: Forward Networks Twins Your Network, Offering Insights, Direction and Modeling for Changes
    • Philip Sellers
    • Forward Networks
  6. Coverage: Cloud Field Day 16 – Day 0
    • Jordan Villarreal
  7. Coverage: Application Security With Fortinet
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Fortinet
  8. Coverage: Application Networking in Cloud Native 2.0 With Solo.io
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Solo.io
  9. Coverage: Networking Takes Center Stage at Cloud Field Day 16
    • Adam Fisher
    • Fortinet, Forward Networks, Solo.io
  10. Coverage: Forward Networks – Transforming Business With Digital Twin
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Forward Networks
  11. Coverage: solo.io Service Mesh With Istio and Future Ambient Sidecarless Service Mesh
    • Hin Tang
    • Solo.io
  12. Coverage: Forward Networks Digital Twins
    • Hin Tang
    • Forward Networks
  13. Coverage: Fortinet Red vs Blue for Cloud Native Visibility and Protection for the Application Lifecycle
    • Hin Tang
    • Fortinet
  14. Coverage: Understanding the Building Blocks of Cloud-Native Infrastructure
    • Philip Sellers
    • Solo.io
  15. Coverage: Learning Solo.io’s Gloo That Holds Cloud-Native Together
    • Philip Sellers
    • Solo.io
  16. Coverage: Cloud Field Day 16 #Shorts
    • Gina Rosenthal
  17. Coverage: Cloud Field Day Looks to the Next Generation in January
    • Stephen Foskett
    • Fortinet, Forward Networks, Solo.io
  18. News: Cloud Field Day Looks to the Next Generation in January
    • Take Charge of your Multicloud Environment with NetApp
    • Stephen Foskett
    • Fortinet, Forward Networks, Solo.io, Tech Field Day

More Information

If you would like to sponsor or attend these events as a delegate, please contact Tech Field Day, [email protected].


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