Friday Thoughts on the Full Stack

Writing on his own personal site, Tom Hollingsworth gives a few random thoughts about Networking Field Day, specifically focusing on the On-Premise IT Roundtable before it will be published to Gestalt IT. Check out Tom’s thoughts here!


Networking Field Day 28 Is Here!

Networking Field Day 28 is here! This event is packed with presentations from beginning to end from Arista Networks, Augtera, Gluware, PathSolutions, Juniper Networks, NetBeez, Netris, Pica8, and Progress. Follow along live on LinkedIn or the Tech Field Day webpage. You don’t want to miss it!


A Modest Proposal for Cisco Interface Naming

Writing on his personal blog, Tom Hollingsworth talks about this past Tech Field Day Exclusive with Cisco. We were presented with the new Catalyst 9000X Series switches where you have the option of a port that can do 10/100/1000/2.5G/5G/10G. Check out Tom’s thoughts here!


Securing 2022 With Security Field Day 7!

Check out Tom Hollingsworth give us an update on what to look forward to at March’s Security Field Day!


Join Tech Field Day and Cisco for an Exclusive!

Join us for March’s Tech Field Day exclusive with Cisco! We are thrilled to be working with one of the most innovative companies in the technology space!


The Network Does Too Much

While at this past Networking Field Day, Tom Hollingsworth got to chat with a few folks who helped him think about things in new ways and come up with new ideas for his blog! Check out Tom’s blog, The Networking Nerd, for more!


A New Year of Networking at Networking Field Day 27!

Tune in and follow along for the very first hybrid Networking Field Day in San Jose, California! We have presentations from ZPE Systems, Network to Code, Forward Networks, IP Fabric, Itential, ZeroTier, Juniper Networks and Pica8, check them out!


Threat Hunting for Exploits With Cisco

In the realm of enterprise security, it’s important to think about what threats are out there. Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom Hollingsworth explains the framework that Cisco has put in place during their presentation at the latest Security Field Day. He discusses why you should dedicate a part of your bandwidth to this kind of threat so that it can reap benefits beyond your wildest dreams! Check out Tom’s thoughts about Cisco’s presentation here!


A Service Provider Network Is Not Your Enterprise Network

Join Gestalt IT’s, Tom Hollingsworth as he brings on Nick Buraglio, Chris Cummings, and Vince Schuele, a panel of service provider networking experts, for the latest On-Premise IT RoundTable. They will be dissecting the differences between the traditional enterprise network and a service provider or transit network. Find out the ultimate goals of your infrastructure and who the customer is for a service provider network.


Get Ready for Networking Field Day: Service Provider!

We’re right at the end of 2021, but we couldn’t let it go without a special new event! The first ever Networking Field Day: Service Provider has finally arrived. This event has been requested by the community and the presenters for a few years and we wanted to make sure to do it right. Check out the presentations from DriveNets, Cisco and Arista here!


Securing 5G and IoT With Betacom

Did you hear the big announcement from AWS re:Invent 2021? I’m sure you are all as excited as Tom Hollingsworth is for Amazon Private 5G services. Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom discusses how Betacom, a presenting company at this past Security Field Day, can help support and solve the newly enabled 5G systems from Amazon in the near future. Check out Tom’s thoughts here!


Solving the Multi-Cloud Puzzle With Prosimo

Looking for a solution to the challenges of multi-cloud with a modern approach and the balance you need? Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom Hollingsworth discusses Prosimo’s new AXI platform that was previously presented at November’s Cloud Field Day. AXI provides the transit that you need for your application to be multi-cloud enabled. Check out more from Tom and Prosimo here!


Tending Your Security Garden With Swimlane

Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom Hollingsworth gives us a deep dive into the security space problems Swimlane is solving with their new low-code approach, SOAR. This Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response platform is frequently used in security space to talk about engines that take information from alerts being triggered across the enterprise and formulating responses to them. Check out more on Tom’s take from Swimlane’s presentation, on SOAR, at October’s Security Field Day.


Is the M1 MacBook Pro Wi-Fi Really Slower?

Tom Hollingsworth discusses the WiFi capabilities in the new M1 MacBook Pro. On paper, the suggestion is that it is slower than the Intel models. In use, however, there is more than meets the eye in this model.


Fast Friday Thoughts From Security Field Day

Security is one of those topics that creates a lot of thought-provoking ideas and makes you seriously wonder if you’re doing it right all the time. Writing on his personal blog, Tom Hollingsworth leaves us with some insight from October’s Security Field Day. Check out Tom’s thoughts here!


Focusing on a Secure Future at Security Field Day 6

Did you miss the live Security Field Day event this October? Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom Hollingsworth lays out what to expect from the presenting companies. Each day was jam packed with topics like DNS security, NetSecOps, 5G space, SASE and so much more. It’s something you sure don’t want to miss out on! Read here for more!


ZPE Systems Unifies the Remote Office

ZPE Systems has ensured that no matter what the requirement is for your most isolated remote offices there is a solution that will provide all the functionality they need to stay operational. Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom Hollingsworth discusses the solutions portrayed from ZPE Systems at this past Networking Field Day! For more about ZPE Systems, check out Tom’s post here!


Arrcus and the Vision for Application Acceleration

You may have heard recently on the Gestalt IT Rundown that Tech Field Day presenter Arrcus has a new CEO. Shekar Ayyar came over from VMware to lead the networking company into the next phase of their development. Writing for Gestalt IT, Tom Hollingsworth explains the impressive growth of Arrcus! Read Tom’s post for more!


All the Networking You Crave at Networking Field Day 26!

We’re getting closer to the end of 2021 but we couldn’t let it go without another great edition of Networking Field Day! You’re not going to want to miss a minute of the discussion that occurred in September! Tom Hollingsworth provides a brief outline of who presented at Networking Field Day and what they offered. Be sure to check out the live recordings!


Sharpening the Edge With Aruba

Read as Tom Hollingsworth describes new innovations from Aruba in this post. In it, he touches on their ability to improve experience at the edge through smart networking capabilities. Check out the post for all of his takeaways.