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Networking Field Day 5

L-R: Josh O'Brien, Colin McNamara, John Herbert, Brent Salisbury, Brandon Carroll, Stephen Foskett, Tom Hollingsworth, Peter Welcher, Terry Slattery, Greg Ferro, Claire Chaplais, Jon Langemak, Ethan Banks, Paul Stewart

Networking Field Day 5
March 6–8, 2013
#NFD5
Who: Networking
What: Field Day
When: Past
Where: 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.

Brandon Carroll

@BrandonCarroll

Consulting System Engineer, Instructor, Blogger, and Technology Fan. CCIE #23837.

Brent Salisbury

@NetworkStatic

Brent Salisbury works as a Network Architect, CCIE #11972.

Colin McNamara

@ColinMcNamara

Colin McNamara is a seasoned professional with over 15 years experience with network and systems technologies.

Ethan Banks

@ECBanks

Network architect, CCIE, podcaster & blogger.

Greg Ferro

@EtherealMind

Greg is a freelance Network Architect and Engineer, host of Packet Pushers Podcast and semi-professional writer.

John Herbert

@MrTugs

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

Jon Langemak

@blinken_lichten

Jon Langemak has over 10 years of experience designing, building, and maintaining high performance networks.

Josh O’Brien

@JoshOBrien77

Josh has worked in the industry for 14 years and is now serving as CTO in the Telemedicine sector.

Paul Stewart

@PacketU

Paul Stewart is a Network and Security Engineer, Trainer and Blogger who enjoys understanding how things really work.

Pete Welcher

@pjwelcher

Pete is a 20 year CCIE who loves network design, and is currently avidly learning various datacenter technologies.

Terry Slattery

Terry Slattery, CCIE #1026, is a senior network engineer with decades of experience in the internetworking industry.

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.

Presentation Calendar

Most presentations are streamed live on this page, at TechFieldDay.com, and at some delegate and presenter web sites. After the event, the following pages contain video recordings of these presentations.

Wednesday, Mar 6 08:00-18:00 Cisco Presents at Networking Field Day 5
Thursday, Mar 7 08:00-10:00 SolarWinds Presents at Networking Field Day 5
Thursday, Mar 7 10:30-12:30 Ruckus Presents at Networking Field Day 5
Presenters: GT Hill
Thursday, Mar 7 13:30-15:30 Brocade Presents at Networking Field Day 5
Thursday, Mar 7 16:00-18:00 Plexxi Presents at Networking Field Day 5
Friday, Mar 8 08:00-12:00 Juniper Presents at Networking Field Day 5
All dates and times listed are local time in Silicon Valley, US/Pacific..

Event Staff

Benjamin Freedman

@PrimeImageVideo

Claire Chaplais

@CChaplais

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett


Links with Tag #NFD5

  1. Secret Sunday – Mike Bushong
    • John Herbert
  2. Secret Sunday #2 – Schprokits
    • Networking Field Day 4
    • John Herbert
  3. The Principle of Same-Same in Physical Network Design
    • Ethan Banks
    • Brocade
  4. YAML – Yet Another YAML Lover
    • Networking Field Day 4
    • John Herbert
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  5. Software Defined, uh, Week From Unicornland?
    • John Herbert
  6. Network Function Abstraction Redux (Now with DevOps!) | Keeping It Classless
    • Matt Oswalt
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  7. NFD6 Vendor Preview: Plexxi
    • Networking Field Day 6
    • Matt Oswalt
    • Plexxi
  8. Why Blog?
    • Networking Field Day 4
    • Paul Stewart
  9. Solarwinds – A Lot of Hot Air?
    • John Herbert
    • SolarWinds
  10. Repairing My Cool Name Plate
    • Paul Stewart
    • Ruckus Wireless
  11. Configuring Ruckus ZoneDirector for Wireless Guest Access
    • Paul Stewart
    • Ruckus Wireless
  12. Solarwinds Thwack Ambassador for July 2013
    • John Herbert
    • SolarWinds
  13. Ruckus AP7982 and ZD1100 – First Look
    • John Herbert
    • Ruckus Wireless
  14. Network Field Day 5: Ruckus Wireless Revisited
    • Pete Welcher
    • Ruckus Wireless
  15. SolarWinds Portfolio Overview
    • Paul Stewart
    • SolarWinds
  16. Ruckus on 802.11ac
    • Paul Stewart
    • Ruckus Wireless
  17. Talking Juniper EX9200 and QFX Switches at Interop
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  18. Brocade’s Pragmatically Defined Network
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Brocade
  19. Brocade’s April 2013 Announcements
    • Pete Welcher
    • Brocade
  20. Understanding Contrail Systems, Juniper’s SDN Acquisition
    • Paul Stewart
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  21. SolarWinds at Network Field Day 5
    • Pete Welcher
    • SolarWinds
  22. The Cisco ONE SDN Controller
    • Brent Salisbury
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  23. Juniper and the Removal of the Human Element
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  24. Plexxi – Layer 1 SDN
    • Jon Langemak
    • Plexxi
  25. Affinity Networking Takes Center Stage
    • Paul Stewart
    • Plexxi
  26. Plexxi Switch
    • Anthony Burke
    • Plexxi
  27. My first Networking Field day
    • Jon Langemak
    • Brocade, Cisco, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter, Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI, Plexxi, Ruckus Wireless, SolarWinds
  28. Plexxi and the Case for Affinity
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Plexxi
  29. Juniper to unveil programmable core switch for software-defined networking – Network World
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  30. Brocade Defined Networking
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Brocade
  31. Causing A Network Ruckus
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Ruckus Wireless
  32. Why I View Brocade as an SDN Leader
    • Paul Stewart
    • Brocade
  33. SDN Dominates NFD#5
    • Brent Salisbury
    • Brocade, Cisco, Cisco Datacenter, Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI, Plexxi
  34. SolarWinds at Network Field Day 5
    • Pete Welcher
    • SolarWinds
  35. Plexxi Control
    • Anthony Burke
  36. Solarwinds – The Right Tool For A New Job
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • SolarWinds
  37. March Madness: The Blog
    • Pete Welcher
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter
  38. Cisco Borderless Idol
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless
  39. Show 141 – The Pace of Change Is Picking Up
    • Brent Salisbury, Ethan Banks, Greg Ferro, Pete Welcher, Stephen Foskett
    • Brocade, Cisco, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter, Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI, Packet Pushers, Plexxi
  40. Defining Cisco’s onePK
    • Paul Stewart
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  41. Be The Steamroller Not The Road
    • Brent Salisbury
  42. The Cisco WLAN Scape
    • Pete Welcher
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless
  43. Cisco Data Center Duel
    • Tom Hollingsworth
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  44. Networking Field Day 5: SDN and Unicorn Blood
    • Omar Sultan
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  45. Network Field Day 5: Cisco onePK
    • Terry Slattery
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  46. Whiteboard: Software Defined Networking – The Real Story
    • SolarWinds
  47. Network Field Day 5 – Disturbing Images
    • Greg Ferro
  48. Testing WLAN and Network Management Products
    • Pete Welcher
    • Ruckus Wireless, SolarWinds
  49. Did You Say SDN?
    • Paul Stewart
  50. Network Field Day 5: Ruckus Wireless Comments
    • Pete Welcher
    • Ruckus Wireless
  51. 15 Minutes, Puppet and a Screwdriver
    • John Herbert
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  52. Decoding the New Infrastructure – NFD5 Redux
    • John Herbert
    • Brocade, Cisco, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter, Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI, Plexxi, Ruckus Wireless, SolarWinds
  53. Sci-fi Throwdown (Opinionated Bracket from Hell)
    • Bob Plankers, John Herbert
    • SolarWinds
  54. Dancing on the strings of DevOps
    • Networking Field Day 4
    • Anthony Burke, Derick Winkworth, Kurt Bales
    • Juniper Networks, Juniper, driven by Mist AI
  55. Network Field Day 5: Ruckus Wireless Comments
    • Pete Welcher
    • Ruckus Wireless
  56. Network Field Day 5: Ruckus Wireless
    • Terry Slattery
    • Ruckus Wireless
  57. Smart Optical Switching – Your Plexxible Friend
    • John Herbert
    • Plexxi
  58. Show 139 – Making Your Way Down The Path To Nirvana
    • Brandon Carroll, Ethan Banks, Greg Ferro, Josh O’Brien, Tom Hollingsworth
    • Packet Pushers
  59. The Good and Bad of Wireless
    • Wireless Field Day 3
    • Brent Salisbury
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless, Ruckus Wireless, Tanaza
  60. Networking Field Day 5
    • Michael McNamara
  61. Plexxi Session Streaming Live
    • Paul Stewart
    • Plexxi
  62. Extracting The Most Value From Network Vendor Presentations
    • John Harrington
    • Packet Pushers
  63. Cisco OnePK
    • Pete Welcher
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  64. SolarWinds Presentation Streaming Live
    • Paul Stewart
    • SolarWinds
  65. Ruckus Presentation Streaming Live
    • Paul Stewart
    • Ruckus Wireless
  66. Cisco Datacenter at Network Field Day 5 (evening session)
    • Paul Stewart
    • Cisco
  67. NFD5 Live Stream
    • Brandon Carroll
  68. Back in the Saddle with NFD5
    • Josh O’Brien
  69. Cisco Borderless at Network Field Day Five
    • Paul Stewart
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless
  70. Network Field Day #5 Streaming Link
    • Pete Welcher
  71. Come learn with me – Network Field Day 5
    • Colin McNamara
  72. Get Your Geek On (Live Streaming from NFD5)
    • John Herbert
  73. Networking Field Day 5 – Participate Remotely
    • Nick Buraglio
  74. NFD5 At Cisco Today, Speed Dating, and Voting on Topics!
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless
  75. Network Field Day Comes to Cisco
    • Omar Sultan
    • Cisco, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter
  76. Some Thoughts Prior to Network Field Day #5
    • Pete Welcher
  77. Basic Software Defined Networking (SDN)
    • Pete Welcher
    • Cisco, Cisco Datacenter
  78. SDN: The Daylight Project
    • Brent Salisbury, Pete Welcher
  79. Networking Field Day 5: Only A Few Days Away
    • Brandon Carroll
  80. Why Would A Vendor Care About Network Field Day Events?
    • Networking Field Day 6
    • Ethan Banks
    • Packet Pushers
  81. Network Field Day 5 — Tweet Your Q’s
    • Paul Stewart
  82. Networking Field Day #5 – A Community Event
    • Brent Salisbury
  83. Das Blinken Lichten · Networking Field Day 5!
    • Jon Langemak
  84. What is Networking Field Day 5 Anyway?
    • Networking Field Day 4
    • John Herbert
  85. Network Field Day 5
    • Tom Hollingsworth
  86. Gestalt IT Tech Field Day with Terry on March 2013
    • Terry Slattery
  87. Gestalt IT Networking Field Day — What is it?
    • Networking Field Day 4
    • Paul Stewart

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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