Attending Cisco Live EMEA and Tech Field Day Extra as a single mother on maternity leave, Zoe Rose highlighted the significance of community in shaping careers while juggling the demands of parenthood. Her experience underscores not only the flexibility and inclusion of these industry events but also the support structures that make participation feasible for parents. Rose’s story is an inspiring testament to the power of community and organizational support in fostering professional growth, even amidst the complexities of personal life transitions.
Meraki Switching 17 – Encapsulating ‘Better Together’ by Providing Context
Meraki’s upcoming MS17 features, highlighted at Cisco Live EMEA by Brennan Martin and Alex Burger, are tailored to reduce burdens on IT teams through efficient data aggregation, contextualized insights, and trend visualization. As Zoe Rose discusses, the update is set to streamline operations by introducing dynamic profiles for switchports, enhanced packet capture analysis, and comprehensive device health dashboards, with an API to further customize thresholds and alerts. While a ‘single pane of glass’ for network management remains a complex goal, these changes reflect a product evolution responsive to customer feedback and aimed at alleviating workload, underscoring Cisco’s commitment to user-centric innovation.
Can Emerging Technologies Create Self-Healing Networks?
Zoë Rose is intrigued by the idea of self-healing networks. In this article, Rose explores the concept of self-healing networks and how technologies like AI and machine learning can enable them. With insights into the latest advancements in network management technology, this article is an essential read for IT professionals looking to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and innovations.
The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast: Tom Hollingsworth
Our very own Tom Hollingsworth joined Field Day delegates Chris Grundemann and Zoe Rose on their new Imposter Syndrome Podcast. They discussed Tom’s role as an Event Lead for Tech Field Day and what his day-to-day operations looks like for tech events. Check out what he has to say!
The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast: Girard Kavelines
Check out the latest podcast by Chris Grundermann and Zoe Rose as they interview Girard Kavelines to hear his take on balancing both life and the IT world. A managed service systems analyst and founder of his own website, TechHouse570, Girard sheds light on taking opportunities and utilizing fatherhood to help him achieve his goals. Check it out on The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast or check into the Tech Field Day website for more.
Microsoft Security: Use What You Have More Effectively
During this past Security Field Day, Microsoft Security discussed success factors, understanding the requirements, and laying on controls to protect the infrastructure throughout the data lifecycle. Zoe Rose, a Field Day delegate, talks about her thoughts on this in her latest blog, check it out here!
Keeper Security: Security Is People First
Zoe Rose, a Field Day delegate, talks about the presentation from Keeper Security at this past Security Field Day! Check out her thoughts here!
Tech and Security Field Day Disclosure
Take a look here at how to be a part of Tech Field Day from Zoe Rose, a Field Day delegate!
Cisco SecureX Roundtable
Join the delegates from Gestalt IT’s Tech Field Day Virtual Cisco Live Experience as they look at the newest security platform offering from Cisco, SecureX. They discuss the importance of having a centralized solution to provide at-a-glance information and action capabilities. The delegates also discuss where the future of Cisco security solutions is headed.
Infrastructure Intelligence for SMEs
In this post, Security Field Day delegate Zoë Rose takes a look at a number of incidence response and security tools aimed at SMEs. These often have the same issues as larger organizations, but must face them with smaller staffs and budgets. Tools targeting these customers need to be particularly efficient to maximize both. Zoë takes a look at several solutions, TotalView by PathSolutions (who presented at Security Field Day, PRTG by Paessler (which has been featured at several Field Day events), and Solarwinds MSP RMM (no stranger to our events either). She lists the pros and cons of each solution, and its a great roundup to start your research.
Zoë Rose
Zoë Rose is a single mum and highly regarded hands-on cyber security specialist. Zoë focuses on building a secure by design and by default approach, in order to embed security resilience across the organisation.
