Pete Welcher attended the most recent Networking Field Day where Graphiant presented their SD-WAN alternative. In this post, he gives us a brief rundown of Graphaint’s key points and what makes them different. Check out Pete’s thoughts here, or visit his LinkedIn page for more!
Kentik Is Amazing
Peter Welcher attended the most recent Networking Field Day Service Provider where Kentik presented their highly innovative network centric database tool. In his latest blog, Pete talks about each innovation that has caught his interest, and goes into detail on the technical presenters and their topics discussed. Pete is a huge fan of Kentik’s analysis/reporting tools and urges you to check out their latest innovations!
NFDSP2: The Videos Are Now Posted!
Pete Welcher, a Field Day delegate, wrote a brief blog about the most recent Networking Field Day: Service Provider on his LinkedIn page. In this post he talks about presentations from a fellow delegate, Chris cummings, Kentik, and also includes the delegate Roundtable. Take a look at Pete’s thoughts here or visit his LinkedIn page!
Progress: The WhatsUp Gold and Flowmon Integration
Pete Welcher was part of the virtual delegate panel at the most recent Progress Tech Field Day Showcase this past July. Writing on the Gestalt IT website, Pete talks about how Progress deep dove into their two new products; WhatsUp Gold and Flowmon, both of which have now integrated with one another and appear to be tying in SNMP data where relevant! Take a look at Pete’s thoughts on these new Progress advancements!
NFD26: Arista Adds an Automation Architecture and Macro Segmentation to Its Cloud Grade Routing
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.







