Brian Gleason, a Field Day delegate, illustrates how to configure the FortiGate and FortiSwitch to allow for SNMP monitoring that was demonstrated by Fortinet at Networking Field Day in 2019. This article uses images for PathSolutions TotalView, but it seems it works for other SNMP-based monitoring platforms as well. Check out Brian’s thoughts here as he focuses on SNMP!
The Future of Network Management
Terry Slattery pays close attention to network management products, and had the chance to see three companies present on them at Networking Field Day earlier this year. As a delegate, Terry got to see VMware, PathSolutions, and Kemp present their products and writes about them on his blog: No Jitter. Head over to his blog to see his thoughts which include some throwbacks to Networking Field Day 16 and Networking Field Day 20!
VMware to Acquire Nyansa for WAN Network Analytics
VMware recently announced it intends to buy Nyansa for an undisclosed sum. We’ve had both companies present at Field Day events, and we can’t wait to see what they can create together post-acquisition. In this post, Seeking Alpha’s Donovan Jones looks at the financial impact of the deal, and how the move is part of VMware’s strategy to provide enterprises with an end-to-end solution as they demand integrated and simplified capabilities in an increasingly complex environment. Be sure to check out our video coverage of both companies to get up to speed on the tech so you can judge for yourself.
The Power of Policy Made Simple With NSX Manager
Creative Technologist, Chris Grundemann, shares what he learned during his experience at Future:NET 2019 and ties it into what VMware showed at Networking Field Day.
Stopping Network Blame With Kemp
How does you load balancing solution stack up? Do you blame the network when everything goes down? Or does the cloud make you anxious? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at Kemp and how their per-application solution can give you peace of mind and how it can be used in practical application with offerings demonstrated at Networking Field Day earlier this year.
Tackling Troublesome Tunnels With 128 Technology
Can you build a modern SD-WAN network without using tunnels? 128 Technology thinks that you can and they have the services to prove it. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at their presentation from Networking Field Day 20 and how they’re building tunnel-free networks.
PathSolutions – Nova Forma De Troubleshooting
Rodrigo Rovere heard from PathSolutions at Networking Field Day earlier this year. The company has been around since 2007 and showed their TotalView solution at the event. This monitors all the interfaces of a network device and searches its 19 counters to show you a complete view of the health of your network. Rodrigo found it to be a great tool for mapping a network, although he wished it could be exported to use in other tools going forward.
Fortinet @ NFD20
In this post, Snehal Patel shares his thoughts on what he saw from Fortinet at Networking Field Day earlier this year. At the event, Fortinet showed off their secure SD-WAN solution. This is available as a feature on all Forinet devices, allowing customers to get more features out of things like Fortigate Firewalls. This was Snehal’s first time looking at Fortinet, and he was really impressed with their controllerless approach to SD-WAN.
Intelligence in the Mist
How can cloud and artificial intelligence combine to make your wireless network more resilient to faults? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at how Mist Systems, now a Juniper Networks, is using brand new ideas to solve age-old reliability issues. They presented at Cloud Field Day recently, so Tom got a deep dive at the event. We’re looking forward to seeing them at Mobility Field Day later this year as well!
Avoiding Automation Archipelagos With Extreme Networks
When it’s your turn to build the automation strategy for your environment, make sure you don’t fall into the trap of building a series of automation islands with no integration. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at some recent announcements that Extreme Networks made at Networking Field Day and how they can help you connect your automation archipelago.
BLOG – NFD20 – SnapRoute
At Networking Field Day earlier this year, we were happy to have Rodrigo Rovere attend as a delegate. He’s written on quite a few of the presentation, and in this post turns his attention to SnapRoute. For their first Networking Field Day presentation, the company showed off their Cloud Native Network Operation System, which moves away from a monolithic approach and embraces a cloud-native architecture. Be sure to check out their full presentation video to get up to speed.
All-In With SD-WAN and Fortinet
Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at the Fortinet presentation from Networking Field Day and discusses how ASICs may be the key to Foritinet finding their ante in the SD-WAN market. Can SD-WAN innovate through software alone? Or can custom hardware ASICs make the difference in performance? Tom discusses.
Defeating DDoS in the Network With Nokia
Denial-of-Service attacks are growing in size and number, especially as IoT devices become more commonplace. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at a new solution from Nokia using Deepfield and analytics to stop this malicious traffic in transit, which they discussed at Networking Field Day earlier this year.
What Are Your IoT Devices Up To? Nyansa’s Voyance IoT Has Answers
Nyansa has offered a pure play high velocity streaming analytics platform with impressive comparative capabilities for a while. At Networking Field Day, the company showed a new solution, Voyance IoT, which brings that analytic capability to fingerprint these connected devices, monitor performance, and alert admins of anomalous behavior. In this piece, Drew Conry-Murray gives the platform a complete overview.
Keeping the Network OS Contained With SnapRoute
The monolithic network operating system isn’t the most exciting. For Tom Hollingsworth, the category had a “been there, done that” feel to it. That’s why what SnapRoute presented at Networking Field Day was so exciting. They showed a rethought approach to the NOS. Instead of making everything a process running on the kernel, they break things up into a Kubernetes container. Tom reviews the performance and monitoring implication in this piece.
NSX-T Is Transformative for the Future of VMware
At their recent Networking Field Day presentation, VMware went into detail about their recent NSX 2.4 release. For Tom Hollingsworth, the release adds a lot of notable features and signals where the company is going in the future. Going forward, all NSX development will be on NSX-T for modern infrastructure, rather than the traditional NSX-V. Tom notes this effectively marks the end of the vSphere-centric data center. Don’t let the version number fool you, this is VMware being aggressive to remain vital to modern IT.
Fortinet Launches New SD-WAN and Firewall Appliance, Rebrands an ASIC
Drew Conry-Murray recently got a deep dive into Fortinet’s SD-WAN technology at Networking Field Day. One aspect that fascinated Drew in that presentation was how the company combined security and SD-WAN capabilities into a single device. The company recently debutted a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), the FortiGate 100F, which provides the hardware foundation for that technology.
Netrounds Brings Testing to Network Infrastucture
Ken Nalbone give Netrounds’ presentation from Networking Field Day a closer look in this piece. They showed off their testing solutions that make it easier for IT to get visibility into application and network performance, and ultimately enable organizations to meet their SLAs. While the goal in the software-defined data center is to abstract infrastructure, that doesn’t eliminate it as a potential source of issues. That’s why for Ken, testing like Netrounds provides is essential
Using Machine Learning for IoT Security: NFD20 Demo
In this post, Bettina Baumgart from Extreme Networks outlines what the company presented at Networking Field Day earlier this year. Their message was based around using ML-driven security analytics and automated threat response for IoT to meet the rapidly changing IT landscape. The had an extensive demo showing just what is possible on their platform, so check out the post for the full technical deep dive.
BLOG – NFD20 – Fortinet SDWAN
In this post, Rodrigo Rovere takes a look at what Fortinet presented at Networking Field Day earlier this year. He was interested in hearing about their SD-WAN solutions and how they would stand out in this quickly crowding market. Fortinet really focused their presentation on their security differentiation based around their Security Fabric. While Rodrigo wanted a little more detail on the SD-WAN specifics, he found it an interesting presentation nonetheless.
