Yeah, that’s a long title. That’s what Peter Welcher, a Field Day delegate, gets for describing the disparate topics Arista Networks presented at September’s Networking Field Day. Arista Networks started their presentation with a quick overview and then scaled into the cloud routing and next-generation automation architectures! Check out Peter’s post for more!
NFD26: Juniper Adds Sophisticated MIST Functionality
After the recent Networking Field Day event, Dr. Pete Welcher wrapped up his thoughts about the presentations of Juniper Networks on LinkedIn. Welcher attended the event as a delegate, and crafted his opinions on Juniper after watching their presentation. Read the whole post to learn more!
NetBeez 2021 Update
On his personal blog, NetCraftsmen, Dr. Pete Welcher presented his thoughts on NetBeez as a whole. This piece, which he penned shortly before attending NetBeez’s Networking Field Day appearance as a delegate, covers all of his takes on the company. Read the rest for all the goodness!
NFD26: NetBeez Update
On LinkedIn, Dr. Pete Welcher presented his thoughts on NetBeez’s new product updates in this piece. He describes all of their recent announcements, as well as their presentations from Networking Field Day, which he attended as a delegate. Read on for more info.
NFD26: Update on Two Cisco Fabric Automation Platforms
From LinkedIn, Dr. Pete Welcher writes about Cisco’s Networking Field Day appearance, which he attended as a delegate. There, he watched how they plan to improve networking fabric automation with two platforms designed to handle the task. Read the post to learn more.
NFD26: Troubleshooting With Riverbed, the Story
The unifying theme for Riverbed is visibility and they have some powerful network management products to show for it. A Field Day delegate, Peter Welcher, describes the story Riverbed demonstrated at Networking Field Day in September along with the demo that was presented. Peter thoroughly describes his thoughts on the latest visibility products provided to him from Riverbed. Check out his post on LinkedIn for more!
NFD26: Kentik Adds Nifty Capabilities
On LinkedIn, Dr. Pete Welcher shares what he learned while attending Networking Field Day as a delegate. This post in particular covers the presentations by Kentik. Read the full post to learn more.
NFD26: Kentik Adds Nifty Capabilities
In this LinkedIn post, Peter Welcher explores Kentik’s latest capabilities presented at Network Field Day 26. The key features include the addition of synthetic monitoring, an open-source component focused on data exchange, and further cloud monitoring capabilities. The author also delves into Kentik’s future plans, suggesting the company’s growth and innovative approach make it a force to watch in network data visualization and analysis.
NFD26: The Overview
Did you miss out on the most recent Networking Field Day? Writing for NetCraftsmen and as one of the Field Day delegates, Peter Welcher published an insightful and solid up to date recap of each presenter throughout the week. Catch his post for more information on networking!
NFD26: PathSolutions TotalView Provides Helpful Network Management
PathSolution’s TotalView is useful for those supporting a small to medium sized network. With easy setup and network discovery, there is a low barrier to trying it out. Peter Welcher, a Field Day delegate, explains how PathSolutions came up with a solution to ease the job of an overworked network manager at the latest Networking Field Day. Read on for more from Peter!
NFD26: PathSolutions TotalView Provides Helpful Network Management
This LinkedIn post revisits the PathSolutions TotalView product following the Network Field Day 26 event. The author offers analogies and screencaps to demonstrate how TotalView, a focused network management solution, makes complex network tasks more manageable and efficient for users. The comprehensive overview suggests this tool, with its built-in alerting and performance measuring, could be particularly beneficial for small to medium-sized networks looking to streamline operations.
NFD26: ZPE Systems: Combined OOB Functionality in One Box
After attending the latest Tech Field Day as a delegate, Pete Welcher wrote on how ZPE took stuff you might use to remotely manage a site network, modularized it, and made it available in a single set of box platforms. He finds himself wondering if all the ZPE capabilities might provide a case for selectively refreshing your remote management solution to gain functionality. Be sure to check out Pete’s thoughts!
Network Field Day 26 Is Coming
The LinkedIn post announces the upcoming all-virtual Network Field Day 26 taking place from September 14-16, 2021. It gives a glimpse of the expected sponsor presentations and ensures attendees that plenty of product demos will be showcased. The post also provides a list of delegates attending the event along with an invitation to the readers to stay tuned for detailed blogs about each presentation.
Network Field Day 26 Is Coming
Get ready for the next Networking Field Day event! The action kicks off September 14th, and concludes Sept. 16th. Tune in to hear what’s new and noteworthy from your favorite networking sponsors and delegates!
Review Blog: Good Stuff From Tech Field Day 21
Pete Welcher attended Tech Field Day last March as a delegate and had some thoughts! In a recent post on his LinkedIn, Pete points to his several posts on the event. Thanks to Pete for being a delegate at our events, we look forward to hearing more “good stuff” from him!
Network Field Day 23: Juniper, Mist, Marvis, and Automation
This LinkedIn article offers a digest of the key points from the Juniper presentation at Networking Field Day. The tech firm is shifting towards leveraging AI technology through its Mist acquisition across its platforms, demonstrating their belief in AI and machine learning’s potential impact. The blogger highlights various aspects of the presentation, such as wireless and wired integration, end-to-end automation with ServiceNow, AI-driven WAN, and contact tracing with vBLE and analytics.
Network Field Day 23: Arista’s Latest Technology Innovations
Arista had a lot to bring to Networking Field Day earlier this year, and delegate Pete Welcher was impressed with the scope of updates they had. Specifically, Pete digs into the Arista updates on CloudVision as a service, DANZ Monitoring Fabric, and the Cognitive WiFi intelligence being extended to the Campus. To read all about what Pete is calling “impressive innovations” from the Arista team, check out their presentations on the Tech Field Day website!
Network Field Day 23: Cisco NSO Is a Major Power Tool
This blog post delves into Cisco’s presentations at Network Field Day 23, with a primary focus on the Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO). The author relays his impressive experience with NSO, outlining how it configures network devices via CLI and API, with strong praise for its broad operating system support and ability to expose all features via API. The post also briefly touches upon Cisco’s Crosswork Qualification Environment and Network Controller, recommending them to those building IP-based transport networks.
Network Field Day 23: Apstra Manages Your Datacenter Fabric
Networking Field Day delegate Pete Welcher has been following Apstra for years, thanks in part to their presence at Tech Field Day since 2016! In a recent post, Pete goes on a deep dive of the Apstra offerings and Networking Field Day presentations. He praises Apstra for their simplicity and highlights some of the advantages of using them such as improving network reliability and decreasing outages. Check out all of Pete’s thoughts as well as the Apstra presentation on our website!
Network Field Day 23: Broadcom’s Cloud-Scale Telemetry
The LinkedIn post summarizes Broadcom’s presentation at Network Field Day 23, focusing on its new telemetry functions built into its latest chips. The author comprehensively explains the function and advantages of chip-based telemetry and discusses using Broadcom’s Inband Flow Analyzer (IFA) for latency issues. Particularly impressive is Broadcom’s innovative approach to tracking aggregate statistics on the switch: flows and flow aggregates, with potential applications including inline DDOS detection.
