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Networking Field Day 31

Standing L-R: Steve Puluka, Jim Davis, Tom Hollingsworth, Andrew Blackburn, Jody Lemoine, Snehal Patel
Inset: John Herbert, Pieter-Jan Nefkens, Gian Paolo Boarina, Tyler Christiansen, Chris Grundemann, Greg Grimes, Lexie Cooper, Kevin Myers

Networking Field Day 31

April 12–April 13, 2023

#NFD31

Who: Networking

What: Field Day

When: Past

Location: Hybrid, 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.

Chris Grundemann

@ChrisGrundemann

Independent advisor, analyst, and consultant. Specializing in internet routing, network architecture, and automation.

Gian Paolo Boarina

@GP_ifconfig

Senior Technical Advisor, CCIE[EI]#38619(10y) experienced in routing, switching, wireless, security and cloud.

Greg Grimes

@Thespis377

Senior Systems Engineer, CCNA, CCNP Enterprise

Jim Davis

@JimDavis415

Principal Analyst at Edge Research Group

Jody Lemoine

Network Greasemonkey, Matrix Anarchitect, Packet Macrame Specialist, Virtual Pneumatic Tube Transport Designer and Connectivity Nerfherder. Independent consultant. CCIE 41436, MTCRE, MTCINE

John Herbert

@MrTugs

CCIE #6727 Emeritus, technology afficionado, scripter, nerd. What’s not to love?

Kevin Myers

@StubArea51

Kevin is a network architect that consults globally for WISP/Wireline ISPs and large enterprises.

Lexie Cooper

@TracketPacer

Lexie has four years of professional experience in network engineering, with a background as a Network Reliability Engineer for a cloud services provider. She currently works in the aerospace industry as an Avionics Integration Engineer.

Pieter-Jan Nefkens

@PJNef

Consultant that wants to apply latest tech to solve today’s problems

Snehal Patel

@SnehalPatel1410

Subject matter expert in the field of network engineering.

Steve Puluka

@SPuluka

Network and Security Engineer with over 30 years of hands on experience

Tyler Christiansen

@SuperTylerC

Hybrid network architect with a focus on cloud and mobile.

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, Apr 12 8:00-10:00
Kentik Presents at Networking Field Day 31
Presenters: Justin Ryburn, Phil Gervasi, Ted Turner
Wednesday, Apr 12 11:00-12:30
Itential Presents at Networking Field Day 31
Presenters: Chris Wade, Dan Sullivan, Joksan Flores, Rich Martin
Wednesday, Apr 12 15:00-16:00
Networking Field Day 31 Delegate Roundtable Discussion
Presenters: Tom Hollingsworth
Delegate Panel: Chris Grundemann, Gian Paolo Boarina, Greg Grimes, Jim Davis, Jody Lemoine, John Herbert, Kevin Myers, Lexie Cooper, Pieter-Jan Nefkens, Snehal Patel, Steve Puluka, Tyler Christiansen
Thursday, Apr 13 8:00-9:00
BackBox Presents at Networking Field Day 31
Presenters: Josh Stephens, Perry Greenwood
Thursday, Apr 13 10:00-12:00
HashiCorp Presents at Networking Field Day 31
Presenters: Rosemary Wang
All dates and times listed are local time in San Francisco, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Andrew Blackburn

Video Editor at Tech Field Day

Rachael Fritz

Senior Event Manager at Tech Field Day

Tom Hollingsworth

@NetworkingNerd

Tom Hollingsworth, CCIE #29213, is an event lead for the Tech Field Day event series specializing in networking, wireless, and security topics.


13 Links with Tag #NFD31

  1. Coverage: Introduction to Terraform
    • Snehal Patel
    • HashiCorp
  2. Coverage: Is Your Network Failing or Your Application Failing? A Perspective About Kentik!
    • Faisal Khan
    • Kentik
  3. Coverage: NFD31 – BackBox
    • Gian Paolo Boarina
    • BackBox
  4. Coverage: The Amazing Way Observability Shapes Automation
    • Chris Grundemann, John Herbert, Lexie Cooper, Steve Puluka, Sulagna Saha, Tom Hollingsworth
  5. Coverage: Automated Provisioning and More With HashiCorp’s Terraform
    • Sulagna Saha
    • HashiCorp
  6. Coverage: Observability at Full Fidelity With Kentik Network Observability Platform
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Kentik
  7. Coverage: Democratizing Automation for NetOps and DevOps With Itential Automation Platform
    • Sulagna Saha
    • Itential
  8. Coverage: Automating Device Upgrades With BackBox Automation Platform
    • Sulagna Saha
    • BackBox
  9. Coverage: NFD31 Delegate
    • Gian Paolo Boarina
  10. Coverage: Meet the Field Day Delegate – Greg Grimes
    • Greg Grimes
  11. Coverage: Networking Field Day Returns This April!
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • BackBox, HashiCorp, Itential, Kentik
  12. News: Networking Field Day Returns This April!
    • BackBox, HashiCorp, Itential, Kentik, Tech Field Day
  13. Coverage: Networking Field Day 31
    • Greg Grimes

More Information

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


This is a Past Networking in Hybrid, San Francisco


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