Matyáš Prokop provides a concise summary of the key highlights from Cisco Live 2025 EU, focusing on the latest advancements and trends in datacenter technology. His coverage offers insights into new strategies and solutions that are shaping the future of enterprise IT infrastructure. For more coverage by Matyáš Prokop following Tech Field Day at Cisco Live, watch his LinkedIn feed!
Data is Making the Enterprise Network Better
The amount of data that has been unearthed in the network over the past few years is astounding. We now have access to more information that we could ever hope to want about the status of packets transiting through the enterprise. But is this data causing networks to be more complex? In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Pieter-Jan Nefkens, Matyas Prokop, and Dominik Pickhardt as they explore the rise in data-centric network design. They discuss the drivers behind the need for more focused deployments and how access to this amount of data is creating challenges for operations teams. They also look at how security plays a role in the amount of information gathered and what happens to it after it is collected.
The Race for Ultra Ethernet in Data Centers by Juniper Networks
Matyáš Prokop discusses the competitive push towards implementing Ultra Ethernet by Juniper Networks to meet the escalating demands of contemporary data center workloads. He highlights how this leap in Ethernet technology can provide higher throughput and efficiency required for modern high-performance computing environments. Prokop’s article delves into how Juniper Networks’ advancements position them favorably in the race to elevate data center capabilities to new heights, inspired by their presentation at Cloud Field Day 20.
Building AI Data Platforms With WEKA
Matyáš Prokop examines the development of AI data platforms in this LinkedIn article, documenting WEKA’s advancements. Focusing on aiding data scientists, WEKA builds user-friendly platforms, allowing data scientists to focus on data science work rather than infrastructure management. Prokop emphasizes WEKA’s ability to streamline the data handling process, reducing the need for complex IT infrastructure architecture or manual data management.
Cloud Tech Field Day – Day 0
Matyáš Prokop shares his pre-event exploration of Silicon Valley and meeting with other companies ahead of Cloud Tech Field Day. He met with Spectro Cloud’s CTO, Saad Malik, and CEO, Tenry Fu, about funding challenges startups face and the innovative products they’re working on, including their work with Kubernetes on the edge, as well as Charlie Giancarlo from Pure Storage. The day concluded with a gathering led by Stephen Foskett, featuring Tech Field Day delegates, providing an exciting anticipation for the upcoming event.
Matyáš Prokop
Technology Director at Natilik focusing on Multi-Cloud and DevOps. Open-Source, Automation and Hot Sauce advocate.