The Independent IT Influencer Event
Event: Networking Field Day 9
Appearance: Cumulus Networks Presents At Networking Field Day 9
Company: Cumulus Networks
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Personnel: JR Rivers
JR Rivers, CEO and Co-Founder, introduces Cumulus Networks and discusses the compelling features of Cumulus Linux.
Event: Networking Field Day 9
Appearance: VeloCloud Presents At Networking Field Day 9
Company: VeloCloud
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Personnel: Steve Woo, Tim Van Herck
Tim Van Herck, Director of Technical Marketing, and Steve Woo, Vice President of Products and co-founder, discuss the VeloCloud product and the customers that utilize the solution.
Event: Networking Field Day 9
Appearance: VeloCloud Presents At Networking Field Day 9
Company: VeloCloud
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Personnel: Kangwarn Chinthammit
Kangwarn Chinthammit, Director, shows the VeloCloud Internet Quality Report, which is compiled from the VeloCloud systems running in the real world and compiling statistics.
Event: Networking Field Day 9
Appearance: VeloCloud Presents At Networking Field Day 9
Company: VeloCloud
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Personnel: Kangwarn Chinthammit
Kangwarn Chinthammit, Director, demonstrates the failover capabilities when using the VeloCloud solution over dual WAN links. Also discussed is the impact on end users during this process.
Event: Networking Field Day 9
Appearance: VeloCloud Presents At Networking Field Day 9
Company: VeloCloud
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Personnel: Tim Van Herck
Tim Van Herck, Director of Technical Marketing, demonstrates the orchestration capabilities of VeloCloud while building a software defined WAN. Also included are visualizations of the configuration process.
Event: Networking Field Day 9
Appearance: VeloCloud Presents At Networking Field Day 9
Company: VeloCloud
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Personnel: Sanjay Uppal
Sanjay Uppal, CEO and co-founder, introduces VeloCloud and gives an overview of the company.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Meraki Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Simon Tompson
Simon Tompson, Technical Evangelist, discusses some of the recent updates to the Cisco Meraki product line. Also shown are Meraki Enterprise features and a demonstration of the Meraki Dashboard.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco Intercloud Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Kapil Bakshi
Kapil Bakshi, Distinguished Systems Engineer, and John McDonough, Technical Marketing Engineer, introduce Intercloud and Intercloud Fabric and give and overview of the function and use cases for the product.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco CMX Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco Mobility
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Personnel: Darryl Sladden, Jagdish Girimaji
Jagdish Girimaji, Senior Manager, and Darryl Sladden, Technical Marketing Engineer Manager, introduce the new functions and features in Cisco Connected Mobile Experience (CMX) version 10.0 and give a demonstration of the new user interface.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco ONE Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Ben Strickland, Pankaj Gupta
Pankaj Gupta, Senior Director, and Ben Strickland, Initiative Lead, introduce the new Cisco ONE Software Suite and discuss the strategy behind the new changes. Also discussed are licensing changes and Cisco Enterprise Cloud Suite integration.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco Cloud Enterprise Suite Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Song Bac Toh, Todd Brannon
Todd Brannon, Director of Product Marketing, and Song Bac Toh, Product Manager, introduce Cisco Enterprise Cloud Suite and discuss the applications it is designed for. Also discussed is public vs. private cloud and similarity to software defined networking.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco IWAN Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Jay Chokshi
Jay Chokshi, Senior Product Manager, introduces the Cisco ISR 4000 series router. Also discussed is the internal architecture, ability to run applications, hypervisor capabilities, and other multiservices platform capabilities.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco Enterprise Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Peter Jones
Peter Jones, Principal Engineer at Cisco and Chairman of the NBaseT Working Group, presented an in-depth discussion on NBaseT and Cisco Multigigabit Ethernet at Cisco Live Milan 2015. He began by introducing the concept of NBaseT, which aims to provide 2.5 and 5 gigabit Ethernet speeds over existing Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling. This initiative is driven by the increasing demand for higher bandwidth, particularly due to the rise of 802.11ac gigabit wireless technology. Jones highlighted the technical challenges and the necessity of forming alliances to standardize these new speeds, mentioning the formation of the NBaseT Alliance, which includes major industry players like Cisco, Intel, and Marvell.
Jones elaborated on the technical aspects and the market need for Multigigabit Ethernet. He explained that the current infrastructure, predominantly Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling, cannot support 10GBaseT over 100 meters, which creates a bottleneck as wireless speeds increase. The solution proposed by NBaseT is to enable 2.5 and 5 gigabit speeds on these existing cables, thus avoiding the high costs and logistical challenges of pulling new cables. He also discussed the importance of Power over Ethernet (PoE) standards, which are crucial for powering devices like wireless access points. The goal is to provide up to five times the speed without changing the existing cabling infrastructure, making it a cost-effective and efficient upgrade path for many organizations.
The presentation also covered the progress and future plans of the NBaseT Alliance. Jones mentioned that the alliance had grown to include 21 companies and had made significant strides in developing the necessary specifications. He emphasized the importance of industry consensus and the need for a standardized solution to ensure interoperability and widespread adoption. The alliance aims to support initial deployments and build momentum through advocacy in industry forums and standard development organizations. Jones concluded by discussing the potential for future applications and the importance of user feedback in shaping the development of Multigigabit Ethernet technologies.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco UCS Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Jim McHugh, Raghu Nambiar
Jim McHugh, Vice President, and Raghu Nambiar, Distinguished Engineer, discuss the strategy around Cisco and big data. Discussions include storage, analytics, and impact on technologies like Wi-Fi.
Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan 2015
Appearance: Cisco ACI Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Milan
Company: Cisco
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Personnel: Joe Onisick
Joe Onisick, Principal Engineer, discusses software defined networking and the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) approach.
Event: Virtualization Field Day 4
Appearance: Scale Computing Presents at Virtualization Field Day 4
Company: Scale Computing
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Personnel: Jason Collier, Mike Lyon
Jason Collier, Co-founder and CTO, and Mike Lyon, Service Delivery Manager, demonstrate the failover and recovery capabilities of the Scale Computing system during with a live cluster.
Event: Virtualization Field Day 4
Appearance: Scale Computing Presents at Virtualization Field Day 4
Company: Scale Computing
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Personnel: Phil White
Phil White, Chief Architect at Scale Computing, provides a deeper technical discussion of the replication features found in Scale Computing’s product.
Event: Virtualization Field Day 4
Appearance: Scale Computing Presents at Virtualization Field Day 4
Company: Scale Computing
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Personnel: Mike Lyon
Mike Lyon, Service Delivery Manager of Scale Computing, demonstrates the cloning and replication capabilities of the system.
Event: Virtualization Field Day 4
Appearance: Scale Computing Presents at Virtualization Field Day 4
Company: Scale Computing
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Personnel: Jason Collier
Jason Collier, Co-founder and CTO of Scale Computing, introduces the company and gives a demo of the initial setup and configuration process for the product.
Event: Virtualization Field Day 4
Appearance: Dell Presents at Virtualization Field Day 4
Company: Dell
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Personnel: Carol Pflueger
Carol Pflueger, Servers Product Manager at Dell, introduced the Dell PowerEdge FX architecture, which integrates Dell’s networking, servers, and storage into a modular 2U chassis. The FX architecture, where FX stands for flexible, aims to maximize workloads, simplify operations, and enhance efficiency. The FX2 chassis, a key component, can house various compute and storage nodes, such as the FC630, FM120, FC430, FD332, FC830, and IOAggregator. Pflueger emphasized that Dell is not moving away from traditional racks, blades, or towers but is instead enhancing functionality by merging the best features of these systems into the FX architecture.
The FX2 chassis is designed to be highly flexible, allowing for different configurations of compute and storage nodes. For instance, the FC630 compute node is essentially a blade server adapted to fit into the FX2 chassis. The FD332 storage node can be paired with compute nodes to provide direct-attached storage, with flexible PCIe mapping allowing compute nodes to own specific storage nodes and PCI slots. This modular approach enables various configurations, such as having two FC630s and two FD332s in a single chassis, with each compute node owning half of the storage node’s drives. The architecture also supports advanced management through Dell’s CMC (Chassis Management Controller), which can manage the FX2 as either a standard rack or a blade system.
The FX architecture also includes innovative features like the FM120 microserver, which houses multiple low-power Avoton processors, making it suitable for hosting and caching applications. The FC430, another compute node, offers high density with up to eight nodes in a 2U chassis, each supporting E5-2600 V3 processors and up to eight DIMMs. The architecture’s flexibility extends to networking, with options for 1 gig, 10 gig, and future 40 gig connections, as well as the ability to bypass the PCI switch for low-latency applications using InfiniBand. The FX2 chassis also supports advanced cooling and power management, with options for 1100W, 1600W, and upcoming 2000W power supplies, ensuring efficient operation even in dense configurations.
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