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Edge Field Day 1

Edge Field Day 1
February 22–23, 2023
#EFD1
Who: Edge
What: Field Day
When: Past
Location: San Francisco

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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.

Alastair Cooke

@DemitasseNZ

Trainer, Writer, Consultant, Geek. From New Zealand.

Allyson Klein

@TechAllyson

Allyson Klein’s insatiable curiosity about innovation led her to found The TechArena covering all things edge to cloud.

Ben Young

@BenYoungNZ

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

Brian Chambers

@BriChamb

Lead Enterprise Architect at Chick-fil-A

Carl Fugate

@CarlFugate

Public Cloud Center of Excellence lead for a healthcare software firm

Enrico Signoretti

@ESignoretti

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

Gina Rosenthal

@Digi_Sunshine

Gina Rosenthal is an experienced B2B product marketing manager and community builder.

Jim Davis

@JimDavis415

Principal Analyst at Edge Research Group

Josh Warcop

@Warcop

Consultant by day, hacker by night.

Mark Houtz

@marko_with_a_k

Senior Network Engineer with a passion for Private LTE/5G and Wifi networks for Education and Business

Roy Chua

@WireRoy

Founder and Principal at AvidThink

Scott D. Lowe

@OtherScottLowe

Scott D. Lowe is an independent consultant, blogger, and author focusing on issues that affect the CIO and on the virtualization and storage markets.

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett

Stephen Foskett is a writer and speaker on enterprise IT topics and organizes the popular Tech Field Day event series.

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, Feb 22 8:00-9:00
Avassa Presents at Edge Field Day 1
Presenters: Carl Moberg, Fredrik Jansson
Wednesday, Feb 22 10:00-12:00
Scale Computing Presents at Edge Field Day 1
Presenters: Craig Theriac, Dave Demlow, Scott Loughmiller
Wednesday, Feb 22 13:30-15:30
Mako Networks Presents at Edge Field Day 1
Presenters: Dusty Koekenberg, Simon Gamble, Todd Vojta
Wednesday, Feb 22 16:00-17:00
Edge Field Day Wednesday Roundtable
Moderator: Stephen Foskett
Panelists: Alastair Cooke, Ben Young, Carl Moberg, Simon Gamble
Thursday, Feb 23 8:00-9:30
ZEDEDA Presents at Edge Field Day 1
Presenters: Erik Nordmark, Raghu Vatte, Said Ouissal
Thursday, Feb 23 10:00-11:00
Edge Field Day Thursday Roundtables
Moderator: Stephen Foskett
Panelists: Carl Fugate, Josh Warcop, Raghu Vatte, Ramtin Rampour
Thursday, Feb 23 11:30-12:30
Opengear Presents at Edge Field Day 1
Presenters: Ramtin Rampour
Thursday, Feb 23 15:00-16:00
Edge Field Day Delegate Roundtable
Moderator: Stephen Foskett
Panelists: Alastair Cooke, Ben Young, Brian Chambers, Carl Fugate, Josh Warcop, Mark Houtz
All dates and times listed are local time in San Francisco, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Andrew Blackburn

Video Editor at Gestalt IT

Matt Garvin

@MrMattGarvin

Matt Garvin is an Event Manager and brings nine years of event support and logistics experience to Tech Field Day for Gestalt IT

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett

Stephen Foskett is a writer and speaker on enterprise IT topics and organizes the popular Tech Field Day event series.


Links with Tag #EFD1

  1. It’s an Edge-Y NUC World
    • Networking Field Day 32
    • Mark Houtz
    • Avassa, Intel, Mako Networks, Opengear, Scale Computing
  2. 2023 SASE, SDWAN, Enterprise Edge and Cloud Networks
    • Security Field Day 9
    • Roy Chua
    • HashiCorp, Mako Networks
  3. Segmentation Is a Key Edge Building Block with Mako Networks
    • Brian Chambers
    • Mako Networks
  4. Edge to Cloud (To Edge) on the Biggest Stage on Earth
    • Allyson Klein
    • Avassa
  5. Mako Networks – a World-Class PCI-Certified Network-As-A-Service Ecosystem
    • Ben Young
    • Mako Networks
  6. Edge Computing Architecture Fundamentals
    • Gina Rosenthal
    • Avassa, Mako Networks, Opengear, Scale Computing, ZEDEDA
  7. Mako Networks – Security-First Networking at the Edge
    • Carl Fugate
    • Mako Networks
  8. Time to Recalibrate Your Views on Edge Computing
    • Ben Young
    • Avassa, Mako Networks, Opengear, Scale Computing, ZEDEDA
  9. Application Management at the Edge With Avassa
    • Allyson Klein
    • Avassa
  10. Simplified Edge Deployment With Scale Computing
    • Allyson Klein
    • Scale Computing
  11. Scale Computing Removes Problems at the Edge
    • Alastair Cooke
    • Scale Computing
  12. CXO Insight: Delivering on Edge Infrastructure
    • Enrico Signoretti
    • Scale Computing, ZEDEDA
  13. Achieving Dynamic Provisioning and Control at the Edge With Scale Computing
    • Allyson Klein
    • Scale Computing
  14. Chamber 🏰 of Tech Secrets #2
    • Brian Chambers
  15. Thousands of Containers Without Kubernetes?
    • Alastair Cooke
    • Avassa
  16. Unraveling the Key Themes of Edge Computing – a Roundtable Discussion
    • Alastair Cooke, Ben Young, Brian Chambers, Carl Fugate, Josh Warcop, Stephen Foskett, Sulagna Saha
  17. Managing Applications at On-Site Edge With Avassa
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Avassa
  18. Edge Is Not Just Cloud or Datacenter
    • Alastair Cooke, Allyson Klein, Enrico Signoretti, Stephen Foskett
    • On-Premise IT
  19. Deploying Applications Across Edge Locations With Mako Networks and Avassa
    • Alastair Cooke, Ben Young, Stephen Foskett
    • Avassa, Mako Networks
  20. Security Automation With ZEDEDA and Opengear
    • Carl Fugate, Josh Warcop, Stephen Foskett
    • Opengear, ZEDEDA
  21. Scaling the Edge With Zero Touch Provisioning and Scale Computing
    • Brian Chambers
    • Scale Computing
  22. Autonomous Infrastructure Management With Scale Computing
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Scale Computing
  23. Mako Networks – Secure Networking for Retailers at the Edge
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Mako Networks
  24. Beating the Challenges at the Edge With ZEDEDA
    • Sulagna Saha
    • ZEDEDA
  25. CXO Insight: Do We Really Need Kubernetes at the Edge?
    • Enrico Signoretti
    • Avassa
  26. Operating Edge Environments With Opengear Smart Out-Of-Band
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Opengear
  27. Edge Field Day #1
    • Brian Chambers
  28. What Is Edge Computing, Thoughts Before the First Edge Field Day
    • Ben Young
  29. Mako Networks, I Haven’t Heard That Name in Years
    • Alastair Cooke
    • Mako Networks
  30. The Scale Computing Edge
    • Alastair Cooke
    • Scale Computing
  31. Learn More About Edge Computing at the First Edge Field Day Event
    • Stephen Foskett
    • Avassa, Mako Networks, Opengear, Scale Computing, ZEDEDA
  32. Is Kubernetes a Good Fit for Edge Computing?
    • Stephen Foskett
    • Mako Networks
  33. What Are the Limits of Edge Computing?
    • Stephen Foskett
  34. What Is Your Edge?
    • Alastair Cooke, Charles Uneze

More Information

If you would like to sponsor or attend these events as a delegate, please contact Stephen Foskett, Gestalt IT Community Organizer, at [email protected] or call +1(508)451-9532.


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  • Nov 15-16 — Mobility Field Day 10

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