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Networking Field Day 39

Left to Right: Kevin Myers, Pete Welcher, Jonathan Davis, Steve Puluka, Ethan Banks, Dustin Demers, Teren Bryson, Denise Donohue, Mitch Ashley, Tom Hollingsworth, Rita Younger

Networking Field Day 39

November 5–November 6, 2025

#NFD39

Who: Networking

What: Field Day

When: Past

Location: 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.

Denise Donohue

Business architect & technical author, still fascinated by new shiny things.

Dustin Demers

IT Field Technician focused on networking, infrastructure, and cybersecurity, with a passion for sharing knowledge.

Ethan Banks

@ECBanks

As the founder of Packet Pushers, Ethan focuses on educating the community about networking through podcasting, writing and videos.

Jonathan Davis

@SubNetwork

JD is CWNE #366, CWISE #5, and a co-founder of The Wi-Fi Awards.

Kevin Myers

@StubArea51

Network Architect in the whitebox/commodity space. IPv6, MikroTik and WISP/FISP geek.

Mitch Ashley

@MitchellAshley

Innovator, Analyst and Product Creator in Cybersecurity, Cloud, DevOps and SaaS

Pete Welcher

@PJWelcher

Early CCIE with broad knowledge of IT topics

Rita Younger

@SDN_Girl

Rita has been a network engineer and architect for over 30 years and encourages women and minorities to pursue this career. She leads the Data Center Networking practice at WWT. Follow her on LinkedIn, where her articles are published.

Steve Puluka

@SPuluka

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

Teren Bryson

@SomeClown

Network, Programming, Unix Geek; Whisky Taster; Brain Hacker; Student of Everything; Cancer Survivor; Freelance Writer; Automata; PGP: https://goo.gl/49FMp9 – Coming from the aether.

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, Nov 5 9:00-10:30
Graphiant Presents at Networking Field Day 39
Presenters: Arsalan Mustafa Khan, Vinay Prabhu
Wednesday, Nov 5 11:30-12:00
Networking Field Day 39 Delegate Roundtable Discussion
Moderator: Tom Hollingsworth
Wednesday, Nov 5 13:30-15:30
Nokia Presents at Networking Field Day 39
Presenters: Andy Lapteff, Bruce Wallis, Clayton Wagar, Rupak Jha, Scott Robohn
Thursday, Nov 6 10:30-12:00
Cisco Presents at Networking Field Day 39
Presenters: Arun Annavarapu, Paresh Gupta
All dates and times listed are local time in Silicon Valley, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Clara Hubbard

Clara Hubbard is an Event Coordinator 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.


24 Links with Tag #NFD39

  1. Coverage: Cisco AI Cluster Networking Operations DLB Demo
    • Steve Puluka
    • Cisco
  2. Coverage: Graphiant’s NaaS Connects You To Everything & Stays Out Of Your Way
    • Drew Conry-Murray, Ethan Banks
    • Graphiant, Packet Pushers
  3. Coverage: Cisco AI Cluster Networking Design
    • Steve Puluka
    • Cisco
  4. Coverage: Graphiant Makes Network Governance King in the AI Era
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Graphiant
  5. Coverage: Cisco AI Networking Cluster Operations Deep Dive
    • Steve Puluka
    • Cisco
  6. Coverage: Nokia Makes The Case To Be The Heart Of Your Automated Data Center
    • Drew Conry-Murray, Ethan Banks
    • Nokia, Packet Pushers
  7. Coverage: Building Better Operations with Nokia EDA
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Nokia
  8. Coverage: Inside an AI Cluster: Breaking Down the 5 Networks Powering Modern AI Infrastructure
    • Dustin Demers
    • Cisco
  9. Coverage: Cisco AI Networking Vision and Operational Strategies
    • Steve Puluka
    • Cisco
  10. Tech Field Day Podcast: Network Automation Needs Standards
    • Denise Donohue, Kevin Myers, Steve Puluka, Tom Hollingsworth
  11. Coverage: The Rise of DDoS Attacks and Nokia’s $4B AI Networking Bet | TSG Ep. 974
    • AI Infrastructure Field Day 4
    • Stephen Foskett
    • Nokia
  12. Coverage: Graphiant Demos Network Service Connections
    • Steve Puluka
    • Graphiant
  13. Coverage: Exploring the Power and Potential of Enhanced AIOps with Nokia
    • Steve Puluka
    • Nokia
  14. Coverage: About Graphiant NaaS with Arsalan Khan
    • Steve Puluka
    • Graphiant
  15. Coverage: Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) Multi Vendor – Deliver on the Promise
    • Steve Puluka
    • Nokia
  16. Coverage: Graphiant Use Cases with Arsalan Khan
    • Steve Puluka
    • Graphiant
  17. Coverage: NFD39: Graphiant’s Excellent AI Support
    • Pete Welcher
    • Graphiant
  18. Coverage: Graphiant: Rethinking Wide-Area Networking with a Stateless, Service-Based Model
    • Dustin Demers
    • Graphiant
  19. Coverage: Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation: Simplifying AI Backend Networks
    • Dustin Demers
    • Nokia
  20. Coverage: The Resource Costs of AI
    • Steve Puluka
  21. Coverage: NFD39: Cisco Handles AI Datacenter Flows
    • Pete Welcher
    • Cisco
  22. Coverage: NFD39 Was Great! An Overview
    • Pete Welcher
    • Cisco, Graphiant, Nokia
  23. Tech Field Day Podcast: NetAIOps Has Its Challenges
    • Jonathan Davis, Pete Welcher, Rita Younger, Tom Hollingsworth
  24. News: Exploring How AI Transforms the Enterprise Network at Networking Field Day 39
    • Denise Donohue, Dustin Demers, Ethan Banks, Jonathan Davis, Kevin Myers, Michael Wynston, Mitch Ashley, Pete Welcher, Rita Younger, Steve Puluka, Teren Bryson, Tom Hollingsworth
    • Cisco, Graphiant, Nokia

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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