Tech Field Day Podcast (Tech Field Day)

There is a hazardous amount of AI-generated and SEO-oriented content being generated, and the solution is real stories from real communities. In the first episode of Tech Field Podcast, recorded on-site at AI Field Day, Stephen Foskett chats with Frederic Van Haren, Gina Rosenthal and Colleen Coll about confronting inauthentic content. The internet is inundated with low-quality, AI-generated, and SEO-driven content, and the antidote is the cultivation of real, credible voices within the tech community. The discussion focuses on the importance of community-driven content and the credibility of individual voices in an era dominated by content optimized for algorithms rather than human engagement. The rise of generative AI in content creation and consumption is accelerating, and we must all find a balance between technological advancements and human insight. This is the essence of the Tech Field Day experience, which fosters meaningful dialogue among tech professionals and companies in the industry. For fifteen years Tech Field Day has highlighted the critical role of human connection and credible voices in navigating the digital information landscape, and this re-launched podcast is part of that continuing effort.

Host:

Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panelists:

Frederic Van Haren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/

Gina Rosenthal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gminks/

Colleen Coll: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-coll-b971505/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TechFieldDayPodcast, #AIFD4, #AI, #TechFieldDay, @SFoskett, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @FredericVHaren, @GMinks, @ColleenColl,

As application development and modernization moves forward, security has never been more important. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast introduces AppDev Field Day with a discussion of the importance of DevSecOps featuring Paul Nashawaty, Mitch Ashley, Michael Levan, and Stephen Foskett. Application security isn't just about the vulnerabilities in the application itself; the entire software stack must be secure. There are many approaches, from vulnerability scanning to minimization of the attack surface, but the most important thing is to build security into software from the start. There are many parallels between physical infrastructure and software applications, with many of the same security considerations. Various components make up a software bill of materials (SBOM) and any of these can expose a vulnerability or be attacked. Platform engineering is an important connector between infrastructure and developers, and plays a major role in reducing the attack surface. It's all about bringing expertise to the table to build supportable and secure platforms for modern applications.

Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panel: Micheal Levan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellevan/ Mitch Ashley, Principal Analyst and CTO, Techstrong Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellashley/ Paul Nashawaty, Practice Lead, Application Development Modernization at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulnashawaty/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #ADFD1, #AppDev, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @GestaltIT, @TechstrongTV, @TheFuturumGroup,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/adfd1/

Open-source platforms and managed services are a huge help when it comes to modernizing applications, especially for smaller businesses. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded at AppDev Field Day, includes Stephen Foskett and Paul Nashawaty discussing the challenges and solutions for small businesses in modernizing applications. Small businesses often face significant challenges when it comes to modernizing their applications, primarily due to limited resources and the complexity of cutting-edge technologies. While larger enterprises might have the capacity to adopt sophisticated technologies like microservices, AI, and advanced security systems, smaller companies struggle to keep pace. However, the availability of open-source technologies and managed services provides a viable pathway for these businesses to modernize incrementally. By leveraging open-source platforms and engaging with managed services, small businesses can modernize their applications without the need for extensive in-house expertise or substantial upfront investment. This approach allows them to progressively adopt new technologies and improve their competitive position in the market.

Host: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Panel: Paul Nashawaty, Practice Lead, Application Development Modernization at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulnashawaty/ Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #ADFD1, #AppDev, @TechFieldDay, @techFieldDayPod, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @Poller, @PNashawaty,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/mfd12/

All marketing is aspirational. Quoted throughput and user counts are hopeful at best. All IT professionals know this. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Kerry Kulp, Scott McDermott, and Mark Houtz as they discuss the inflated claims of marketing teams and how they factor into buying decisions. They also discuss how Wi-Fi compares to other technologies and why the enterprise experience is vastly different from the consumer perspective. Lastly, they provide some ideas for keeping a grasp on reality when it comes to working with Wi-Fi numbers.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd

Panelists:

Mark Houtz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhoutz/

Kerry Kulp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrykulp/

Scott McDermott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmcdermott/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#TFDPodcast, #MFD12, #WiFi7, #Wireless, #Mobility

Platform Engineering is the Revenge of IT Operations
Description: The rise of platform engineering demonstrates how difficult it has been to balance DevOps between developers and operations. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features a discussion of platform engineering with Mitch Ashley and Mike Vizard of Techstrong Group and Stephen Foskett and Tom Hollingsworth of Gestalt IT. We explore the dynamic interplay between DevOps and platform engineering, two methodologies shaping the modern IT landscape. DevOps fosters a culture of collaboration, continuous integration, and rapid software deployment, promoting agility and innovation. However, the challenges of scalability and standardization within DevOps have given rise to platform engineering, which focuses on creating and managing standardized development and operational platforms. This approach aims to enhance DevOps by providing a stable foundation, allowing developers to concentrate on coding and innovation. We delve into how these seemingly divergent approaches are, in fact, complementary, balancing the need for speed and innovation with the demands of security, compliance, and scalability in the ever-evolving IT industry.

Host: Tom Hollingsworth, Practice Lead and Tech Field Day Event Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Mitch Ashley, Principal Analyst and CTO, Techstrong Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellashley/ Mike Vizard, Chief Content Officer, Techstrong Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvizard/

Tech Field Day: Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday⁠

Podcast: Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #PlatformEngineering, #ITOperations, @TechstrongTV, @Techfieldday, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup,

Generative AI tools and features are becoming an indispensable part of the way operations teams do their jobs. Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Keith Parsons, Kerry Kulp, and Ron Westfall for this episode discussing the rise of AI tools and how they are implemented. The guests talk about how AI tools should be used by teams to increase their capabilities. They also discuss where AI still has a lot of room to grow and how to avoid traps that could cause issues for stakeholders and champions.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists:

Kerry Kulp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrykulp/

Keith Parsons: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithrparsons/

Ron Westfall, Research Director, The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-westfall-b7679a/

Tech Field Day:

Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day⁠

X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday ⁠

Podcast:

Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast⁠

X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod⁠

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #Mobility, #AI, @NetworkingNerd, @TechFieldDayPod, @TechFieldDay, @RonWestfallDX, @TheFuturumGroup, @KeithRParsons, @KeKulp, @GestaltIT,

Commvault Shift: https://www.commvault.com/shift As companies are exposed to more and more attackers, they're realizing that cyber resilience is increasingly important. On this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, presented by Commvault, Senior Director of Product and Ecosystem Strategy Michael Stempf joins Justin Warren, Karen Lopez, and Stephen Foskett to discuss the growing challenges companies face in today's cybersecurity landscape. As more organizations transition to a cloud-first operation, they’re recognizing the heightened exposure of their data protection strategies to global compliance mandates like DORA and SCI. Adding to this complexity is the emerging threat of AI, raising important questions about how businesses can adapt and maintain resilience in the face of these evolving risks. Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Commvault Guest: Michael Stempf, Senior Director, Product and Ecosystem Strategy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-stempf-119bb512/ Panelist: Justin Warren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/ Karen Lopez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlopez/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #CommvaultShift, #TFDPSpotlight, @Commvault, @TechFieldDay, @TheFutururmGroup, @TechFieldDayPod, @SFoskett, @JPWarren, @DataChic, @GestaltIT,

Hammerspace unveiled a new storage architecture called Hyperscale NAS that addresses the needs of AI and GPU computing. This episode of the On-Premise IT podcast, sponsored by Hammerspace, is focused on the extreme requirements of high-performance multi-node computing. Eric Bassier of Hammerspace joins Chris Grundemann, Frederic Van Haren, and Stephen Foskett to consider the characteristics that define this new storage architecture. Hammerspace leverages parallel NFS and flexible file layout (FlexFiles) within the NFS protocol to deliver unprecedented scalability and performance. AI training requires scalability, performance, and low latency but also flexible and robust data management, which makes Hyperscale NAS extremely attractive. Now that the Linux kernel includes NFS v4.2, the Hammerspace Hyperscale NAS system works out of the box with standards-based clients rather than requiring a proprietary client. Hammerspace is currently deployed in massive hyperscale datacenters and is used in some of the largest AI training scenarios.

Host: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panel:

Frederic Van Haren, CTO and Founder of HighFens, Inc.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/

Chris Grundemann, Managing Director at Grundemann Solutions: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgrundemann/

Hammerspace Representative: Eric Bassier, Senior Director, Solution Marketing at Hammerspace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-bassier/

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Recent advances in AI for IT have shown the huge potential for changing the way that we do work. However, AI can’t replace everyone in the workforce. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Rita Younger, Josh Warcop, and Rob Coote as they look at how the hype surrounding AI must inevitably be reconciled with the reality of real people doing work. They discuss the way that AI is judged for its mistakes versus a human as well as how marketing is pushing software as the solution to all our staffing ills.

Host: Tom Hollingsworth, Event Lead for Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists: Josh Warcop: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warcop/ Rita Younger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritayounger/ Rob Coote: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robcoote/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #NFD34 #Networking #TFDPodcast @TechFieldDay @TechFieldDayPod

Generative AI will revolutionize enterprise IT, but not in the way people expect. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast includes Stephen Foskett discussing the impact of GenAI with Jack Poller, Calvin Hendryx-Parker, and Josh Atwell at AppDev Field Day. The discussion centered around the potential impact of generative AI on enterprises, debating whether it will significantly transform business operations or merely offer incremental improvements. Generative AI is still in its infancy and may not yet provide revolutionary benefits, but there is great potential for AI in automating tasks and enhancing efficiencies despite challenges in implementation and validation. We must be realistic when it comes to the application of AI in enterprises, and it is important to understand the real capabilities and limitations, and the role of existing vendors in integrating AI functionalities into their products.

Event Page: ⁠https://techfieldday.com/event/adfd1/⁠

YouTube Playlist: ⁠https://youtu.be/dysgHskNms4?feature=shared⁠

Host: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠

Panelists: Calvin Hendryx-Parker: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvinhp/⁠ Jack Poller: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/⁠ Josh Atwell: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshatwell/⁠

Tech Field Day: Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday/⁠

Podcast: Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #ADFD1, #TFDPodcast, #GenAI, @SFoskett, @Poller, @CalvinHP, @Josh_Atwell, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT,

We are once again returning to the Tech Field Day name for our weekly podcast. In this episode, Stephen Foskett and Tom Hollingsworth delve into the history of the podcast, how it came to prominence and what sets it apart from other technical podcasts. We also discuss why each episode has a premise and why the name has been the On-Premise IT Podcast for so long. Hosts:

Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Tom Hollingsworth, Tech Field Day Event Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod Tags: #TechFieldDayPodcast, #TechFieldDay, #EnterpriseIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod,

AI Field Day 5: https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd5/ Although AI is certain to transform society, not to mention computing, what we know if it is unlikely to last much longer. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast brings together Glenn Dekhayser, Alastair Cooke, Allyson Klein, and Stephen Foskett to discuss the real and changing world of AI. Looking at AI infrastructure today, we see massive clusters of GPUs being deployed in the cloud and on-premises to train ever-larger language models, but how much business value do these clusters have long-term? It seems that the true transformation promised by LLM and GenAI will be realized once models are applied across industries with RAG or tuning rather than developing new models. Ultimately AI is a feature of a larger business process or application rather than being a product in itself. We can certainly see that AI-based applications will be transformative, but the vast investment required to build out AI infrastructure to date might never be recouped. Ultimately there is a future for AI, but not the way we have been doing it to date. Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Panelists: Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Allyson Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allysonklein/ Glenn Dekhayser: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdekhayser/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #AI, #GenAI,

On-premises networks are still very common for specialize applications and need to adopt cloud network operational models. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by experts Ron Westfall, Chris Grundemann, and Jeremy Schulman as they discuss how to better implement these preferred methods. They also debate how each model has different requirements and may face headwinds in an enterprise.

AI is at the top of the hype cycle and it feels unstoppable. Once upon a time blockchain was in the same place. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Evan Mintzer and Jody Lemoine. They tackle the surge behind AI development as well as the way the technology is portrayed in the industry. They compare how blockchain and AI are both solutions in search of a problem and how AI might better avoid the fate of DeFi. Also discussed is the potential way for AI-related companies to avoid issues with the AI bubble popping.

Host: Tom Hollingsworth, Practice Lead and Tech Field Day Event Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Delegates: Evan Mintzer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanmintzer/ Jody Lemoine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodyl/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #TFDx, #CiscoLive24, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @Cisco,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/efd3/

Hardware innovation at the edge is driven by diverse and challenging environments found outside traditional data centers. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Jack Poller, Stephen Foskett, and Alastair Cooke considering the special requirements of hardware in edge computing prior to Edge Field Day this week. Edge locations, including energy, military, retail, and more, demand robust, tamper-resistant hardware that can endure harsh conditions like extreme temperatures and vibrations. This shift is fostering new hardware designs, drawing inspiration from industries like mobile technology, to support real-time data processing and AI applications. As edge computing grows, the interplay between durable hardware and adaptive software, including containerized platforms, will be crucial for maximizing efficiency and unlocking new capabilities in these dynamic environments.

Host:

Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/

Panelists:

Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/

Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#TFDPodcast #EFD3 #EdgeComputing

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/atm24/

Wi-Fi has changed the way we work in the office but it’s not the only wireless technology. Challenging environments require new solutions like private 5G. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Mark Houtz and Shaun Neal as they discuss the rise of private LTE/5G technologies outside of the carrier space. They discuss the use cases where private 5G makes the most sense as well as why teams would choose to deploy this technology in the uncarpeted enterprise. The wrap up by suggesting questions that should be asked before embarking on a private 5G deployment. Host: Tom Hollingsworth, Practice Leader and Tech Field Day Event Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists: Shaun Neal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunneal/ Mark Houtz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhoutz/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday/

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #NFDx, #ArubaAtmosphere, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/cfd22/

China will out-innovate US AI companies because of the trade restrictions imposed on it. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast features Ned Bellavance, Eric Wright, Justin Warren, and Alastair Cooke. They say that necessity is the mother of invention. US restrictions on AI chip exports have driven China to develop a sophisticated generative AI solution with older technology. Are the restrictions making Chinese companies more innovative than their US counterparts? DeepSeek was trained with far fewer resources than previous Large Language Models. On the other hand, DeepSeek isn’t groundbreaking, apart from the apparent censorship around taboo topics to the Chinese establishment.

Host: Alastair Cooke: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke

Panelists: Ned Bellavance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-bellavance-ba68a52/Justin Warren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/Eric Wright: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwrightdiscoposse/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-dayX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcastX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#TFDPodcast, #CFD22, #Multicloud, #hybridcloud,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/xfd12/

With the advent of quantum computers, the likelihood that modern encryption is going to be invalidated is a possibility. New standards from NIST have arrived that have ushered in the post-quantum era. You don’t need to implement them yet but you need to be familiar with them. Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jennifer Minella, Andrew Conry-Murray, and Alastair Cooke in this episode to discuss why post-quantum algorithms are needed, why you should be readying your enterprise to use them, and how best to plan your implementation strategy. Host: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Panelists: Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Jennifer Minella: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferminella/ Drew Conry-Murray: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewconrymurray/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #XFD12, #Quantum, @NetworkingNerd, @JJX, @DemitasseNZ, @Drew_CM, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @TheFuturumGroup,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/clemea25/

Being a manager of a technical team is harder than regular management because of the balance required to be both a leader and contributor. In this episode, Zoe Rose, Dominik Pickhardt, and David Penaloza join Tom Hollingsworth to discuss the challenges of being a manager of a technical team. They talk about promoting good talent into management and the shift in thinking required to be a team leader and not just a high performer. They also discuss the soft skills needed to be a good manager and how those can be developed through training.

Host: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists: Zoë Rose: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zo%C3%AB-rose? Dominik Pickhardt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominikpickhardt/David Penaloza Seijas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsamuelps/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-dayX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcastX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#TFDPodcast, #CiscoLiveEMEA, #TFDx,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd35/

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is a very popular topic in the modern enterprise. It promises a way to consume networking technologies in the same way that one would purchase cloud computing by only charging users for what they need. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Jordan Martin, Micheline Murphy, and Robb Boyd join Tom Hollingsworth as they discuss the various ways that Network-as-a-Service can be expressed in an organization. They debate the merits of the operational model versus the financial aspects and how NaaS blends into the wider industry trends.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists:

Jordan Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordankmartin

Micheline Murphy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheline-murphy-ba165b53/

Robb Boyd: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robbboyd

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #NFD35, #Networking, @NetworkingNerd, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @RobbBoyd, @MichyfishMurphy, @BCJordo,

Enterprise IT has long been divided into silos. This is because of scarce resources and specialized knowledge required to perform some IT operations tasks. The world of today is much more focused on outcomes and the need for silos is waning. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Stephen Foskett, Alastair Cooke, and Tom Hollingsworth discuss how enterprise IT has moved away from silos due to increased resource availability and cross training. They also look ahead to new challenges from advances like AI and quantum computing. Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/cfd20/

Software developers used to use the term cloud native to describe applications  that are designed for the cloud, but today it seems to be more of a term for containerized applications. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded ahead of Cloud Field Day 20, includes Guy Currier, Jack Poller, Ziv Levy, and Stephen Foskett discussing the true meaning of cloud native today. Merely running a monolithic application in containers doesn’t make it cloud native, though it certainly can be beneficial. To be truly cloud native, an application has to be microservices based and scalable, and built to take advantage of modern application platforms and resources. There is some question whether a cloud native application needs to have API access, telemetry and observability, service management, network and storage integration, and security. But ultimately the words used to describe an application are less important than the value and benefits of it. Although it is disappointing that the definition of cloud native has been watered down, the core concepts still have value.

Host: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panel: Ziv Levy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zivlevy/ Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Guy Currier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guycurrier/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Modern applications are widely deployed in the cloud, but they're coming at the edge as well. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Alastair Cooke and Paul Nashawaty from The Futurum Group, Erik Nordmark from ZEDEDA, and host Stephen Foskett discussing the intersection of application modernization and edge computing. As enterprises look to deploy more applications at the edge they are leveraging technologies like Kubernetes and containers to enable portability, scalability, resilience, and high availability. In many cases customers are moving existing web applications to the edge to improve performance and security, but not all webscale technologies are appropriate on the limited hardware, environmentals, and connectivity found at the edge. The question is whether to improve the edge compute platform or build resiliency into the application itself. But there are limits to this approach, since edge locations don't have the elasticity of the cloud and many of the features of Kubernetes were not designed for limited resources. It comes down to developer expectations, since they are now accustomed to the experience of modern webscale platforms and expect this environment everywhere. In the future, we expect WASM, LLMs, and more to be used regardless of location. Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Panalists: Alastair Cooke, CTO Advisor at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Paul Nashawaty, Practice Lead, Application Development Modernization at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulnashawaty/ Erik Nordmark, CTO and Co-founder, ZEDEDA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-nordmark-77124310/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod Tags: #TFDPodcast, #EdgeComputing, #Kubernetes, @ZEDEDAEdge, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPodcast, @TheFuturumGroup, @DemitasseNZ, @SFoskett, @PNashawaty,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/mfd12/

Wi-Fi is the most dominant client connectivity option on the market today. The growth of ubiquitous computing has only happened because of the mass deployment of Wi-Fi. However, Wi-Fi isn’t the only wireless solution and isn’t always the best way to connect devices. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Lee Badman, Troy Martin, and Ron Westfall as they discuss what other options exist and what workflows they can improve.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panel:

Ron Westfall, Research Director, The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-westfall-b7679a/

Troy Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/labguy/

Lee Badman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leebadman/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #MFD12, #Mobility, #WiFi, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @Cisco, @NileSecure,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/cfd21/

Public Cloud computing is a large part of enterprise IT alongside on-premises computing. Many organizations that had a cloud-first approach and are now gaining value from on-premises private clouds and seeing their changing business needs leading to changing cloud use. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast delves into the complexity of multiple cloud providers and features Maciej Lelusz, Jack Poller, Justin Warren, and host Alastair Cooke, all attendees at Cloud Field Day. The awareness of changing business needs is causing some re-thinking of how businesses use cloud platforms, possibly moving away from using cloud vendor specific services to bare VMs. VMs are far simpler to move from one cloud to another, or between public cloud and private cloud platforms. Over time, the market will speak and if there are too many cloud providers, we will see mergers, acquisitions or failures of smaller specialized cloud providers. In the meantime, choosing where to put which application for the best outcome can be a challenge for businesses.

Host: Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/

Panelists: Justin Warren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/ Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Maciej Lelusz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejlelusz/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #CFD21, #HybridCloud, #MultiCloud, @TechFieldDayPod, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @DemitasseNZ, @JPWarren, @Poller, @@MaciejLelusz,

The public cloud is real; are private clouds real? Will we see more private clouds in 2025? Private cloud technology is far from the early days when on-premises virtualization was cloud-washed. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Jon Myer, Allyson Klein, and Justin Warren join Alastair Cooke to examine why businesses deploy private clouds. The cloud operating model makes the private cloud more relevant in 2025 than ever. Host: Alastair Cooke: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke Panelists: Allyson Klein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allyson-klein-98565a2/ Justin Warren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/ Jon Myer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-myer/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd36/

Artificial Intelligence is creating the kind of paradigm shifts not seen since the cloud revolution. Everyone is changing the way their IT infrastructure operates in order to make AI work better. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by John Freeman, Scott Robohn, and Ron Westfall as they discuss how AI is driving innovation in the networking market. They talk about how the toolsets are changing to incorporate AI features as well as how the need to push massive amounts of data into LLMs and generative AI constructs is creating opportunities for companies to show innovation. They also talk about how Ethernet is becoming ascendant in the AI market. Host: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Panel: Ron Westfall, Research Director, The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-westfall-b7679a/ Scott Robohn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrobohn/ John Freeman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-freeman-46489a3/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #NFD36, #AI, #Networking, #LLMs

Event Page:https://techfieldday.com/event/clemea25/

The amount of data that has been unearthed in the network over the past few years is astounding. We now have access to more information that we could ever hope to want about the status of packets transiting through the enterprise. But is this data causing networks to be more complex?  In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Pieter-Jan Nefkens, Matyas Prokop, and Dominik Pickhardt as they explore the rise in data-centric network design. They discuss the drivers behind the need for more focused deployments and how access to this amount of data is creating challenges for operations teams. They also look at how security plays a role in the amount of information gathered and what happens to it after it is collected.

Host:Tom Hollingsworth:https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists:Dominik Pichardt:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominikpickhardt/Pieter-Jan Nefkens:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieter-jan-nefkens-1469081/Matyáš Prokop:https://www.linkedin.com/in/matyasprokop/

Tech Field Day: Website:https://www.techfieldday.com/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-dayX/Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website:https://www.techfieldday.com/podcastX/Twitter:https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#TFDPodcast, #TFDx, #CiscoLiveEMEA, #CiscoLive

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/aidifd1/

The rise of AI and the importance of data to modern businesses has driven us too recognize that data matters, not storage. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast focuses on AI data infrastructure and features Camberley Bates, Andy Banta, David Klee, and host Stephen Foskett, all of whom will be attending our AI Data Infrastructure Field Day this week. We've known for decades that storage solutions must provide the right access method for applications, not just performance, capacity, and reliability. Today's enterprise storage solutions have specialized data services and interfaces to enable AI workloads, even as capacity has been driven beyond what we've seen in the past. Power and cooling is another critical element, since AI systems are optimized to make the most of expensive GPUs and accelerators. AI also requires extensive preparation and organization of data as well as traceability and records of metadata for compliance and reproducibility. Another question is interfaces, with modern storage turning to object stores or even vector database interfaces rather than traditional block and file. AI is driving a profound transformation of storage and data.

Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panelists: Camberley Bates, Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camberleybates/ Andy Banta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andybanta/ David Klee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidaklee/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #AIDIFD1, #AI, @TechFieldDay, @SFoskett, @AndyBanta, @CamberleyB, @KleeGeek, @TheFuturuemGroup, @TechFieldDay,

The job market is more competitive than ever but the desire to fill network engineering roles is lower than before. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Ryan Lambert, Dakota Snow, and David Varnum for an examination of why network design and implementation isn’t a hot career path. They look at the rise of cloud as a discipline as well as the reduction of complexity in modern roles with help from software an automation shifts. They also discuss how entry level professionals can adjust their thinking to take advantage of open roles on the market.

Podcast Information:

• Tom Hollingsworth is a Networking and Security Specialist at Gestalt IT and Event Lead for Tech Field Day. You can connect with Tom on LinkedIn and X/Twitter. Find out more on his blog or on the Tech Field Day website.
• Ryan Lambert is an Enterprise Network Architect and first time Field Day Delegate. You can connect with Ryan on LinkedIn or on X/Twitter.
• Dakota Snow is a Director of Network Operations and Host of The Bearded IT Dad on YouTube. You can connect with Dakota on LinkedIn or on X/Twitter and check out his YouTube channel.
• David Varnum is a Network and Data Center engineer, consultant, and blogger. You can connect with David on LinkedIn or on X/Twitter and learn more by visiting his website.

Gestalt IT and Tech Field Day are now part of The Futurum Group.

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/cfd22/

The network is, finally, the application in the public cloud. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, recorded before Cloud Field Day, features Jon Myer, Michael Levan, Larry Smith, and Alastair Cooke. Deploying applications across multiple clouds requires the network be the common connector to integrate applications across those clouds. Everything is an API, deploying networks on the cloud is software defined but every cloud has its own API and many on-premises networks have their own APIs. Observability across a multi-cloud application is far more complex than when everything was on-premises in our own data center, there are so many new places where issues might arise. The pace of change in modern applications makes analyzing and troubleshooting applications challenging too, when networks are built using a CI/CD pipeline the network configuration can change every day, with new software version deployment. Observability is vital; metrics, logs, and traces need to be fed into a single location where insights can be gained, without the insight there is no reason to collect the data. 

Host: Alastair Cooke: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke Panel: Jon Myer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-myer/Michael Levan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellevan/Larry Smith, Jr.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrlesmithjr/Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-dayX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcastX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod#TFDPodcast, #CFD22, #Multicloud, #hybridcloud,

The cloud operating model is everywhere these days, and just about everything is now called cloud. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded live at Cloud Field Day 20, includes Stephen Foskett, Jeffrey Powers, Alastair Cooke, and Steve Puluka discussing the true meaning of the term cloud computing. Cloud has evolved from its initial definition by NIST in 2012. The cloud concept is ubiquitous, adopted from personal devices to industrial IoT and data centers. The cloud operating model abstracts the complexity of underlying infrastructure, allowing businesses to focus on their core differentiators. But even though the cloud is everywhere, the panelists concluded that while the cloud is everywhere, not everything is the cloud.

Host:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panel:

Steve Puluka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spuluka/

Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/

Jeffrey Powers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekazine/

Tech Field Day: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.techfieldday.com⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday/⁠⁠

Podcast: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #CFD20, #Cloud, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @SFoskett, @TheFuturumGroup, @SPuluka, @DemitesseNZ, @Geekazine,

Enterprise IT has long been divided into silos. This is because of scarce resources and specialized knowledge required to perform some IT operations tasks. The world of today is much more focused on outcomes and the need for silos is waning. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Stephen Foskett, Alastair Cooke, and Tom Hollingsworth discuss how enterprise IT has moved away from silos due to increased resource availability and cross training. They also look ahead to new challenges from advances like AI and quantum computing.

Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd

Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/cfd21/

The IT industry’s reliance on acquisitions is a necessary driver of innovation, though they often seem to get in the way of competition and progress. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded during Cloud Field Day 21, features Ray Lucchesi, Jon Hildebrand, Ken Nalbone, and Stephen Foskett considering whether acquisitions in the IT industry are a necessary evil or a detriment to innovation. Acquisitions are often seen as a double-edged sword, with both positive and negative implications. On one hand, acquisitions can fuel innovation by providing smaller companies with the resources and market access they need to scale their ideas. On the other hand, they can stifle competition, lead to cultural clashes, and sometimes result in the disappearance of promising technologies or products.

Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Panelists: Ray Lucchesi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raylucchesi Jon Hildebrand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonhildebrand Ken Nalbone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennalbone/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #CFD21,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd5/

Although AI can be quite useful, it seems that the promise of generative AI has lead to irrational exuberance on the topic. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded ahead of AI Field Day, features Justin Warren, Alastair Cooke, Frederic van Haren, and Stephen Foskett considering the promises made about AI. Generative AI was so impressive that it escaped from the lab, being pushed into production before it was ready for use. We are still living with the repercussions of this decision on a daily basis, with AI assistants appearing everywhere. Many customers are already frustrated by these systems, leading to a rapid push-back against the universal use of LLM chatbots. One problem the widespread mis-use of AI has solved already is the search for a driver of computer hardware and software sales, though this already seems to be wearing off. But once we take stock of the huge variety of tools being created, it is likely that we will have many useful new technologies to apply.

Host:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panelists:

Frederic Van Haren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/

Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/

Justin Warren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#AIFD5 #TFDPodcast #AI

Tech Field Day Extra at SHARE Kansas City 2024 Event Page

Despite the hype about modern applications, the mainframe remains central to enterprise IT and is rapidly adopting new technologies. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Steven Dickens, Geoffrey Decker, and Jon Hildebrand talking to Stephen Foskett about the modern mainframe prior to the SHARE conference. The modern datacenter is rapidly adopting technologies like containerization, orchestration, and artificial intelligence, and these are coming to the mainframe world as well. And the continued importance of mainframe applications, especially in finance and transportation, makes the mainframe more important than ever. There is a tremendous career opportunity in mainframes as well, with recent grads commanding high salaries and working with exciting modern technologies. Modern mainframes run Linux natively, support OpenShift and containers, and support all of the latest languages and programming models in addition to PL1, Cobol, DB2, and of course zOS. We're looking forward to bringing the latest in the mainframe space from SHARE to our audience.

Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panelists: Steven Dickens, Chief Technology Advisor for The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenpdickens/ Geoffrey Decker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreydecker/ Jon Hildebrand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonhildebrand

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #TFDx, #SHAREKC24, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @StevenDickens3, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDayPod, @SnoopJ123, @GeoffreyMusik,

The expansion of wireless spectrum technologies is affording new opportunities for growth. Existing areas are becoming more crowded as devices become more prevalent. This includes not only user devices but Internet of Things (IoT) as well. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Cheryl Connell, Ron Westfall, and Jason Beshara as they discuss how the growth of IoT has caused contention in the current Wi-Fi spaces. They also discuss how the opening of the 6 GHz spectrum band has the potential to create more room for growth, provided device manufacturers adopt these new areas with the guidelines the bring.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists:

Ron Westfall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-westfall-b7679a/

Jason Beshara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-n-beshara-450505/

Cheryl Connell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-connell-2a4630183/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

#TFDPodcast,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/efd3/

Edge computing is one of the areas where we see startup vendors offering innovative solutions, enabling applications to operate where the business operates rather than where the IT team sit. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast focuses on the melting pot of edge computing and features Guy Currier, John Osmon, Ivan McPhee, and host Alastair Cooke, all of whom attended Edge Field Day in September. To accommodate the unique nature of the diverse and unusual locations where businesses operate, many different technologies are brought together to form the melting pot of edge computing. Containers and AI applications are coming from the massive public cloud data centres to a range of embedded computers on factory floors, industrial sites, and farm equipment. ARM CPUs, sensors, and low-power hardware accelerators are coming from mobile phones to power applications in new locations. Enterprise organizations must still control and manage data and applications across these locations and platforms. Security must be built into the edge from the beginning; edge computing often happens in an unsecured location and often with no human oversight. This melting pot of technology and innovation makes edge computing an innovative part of IT.

Host: Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Panelists: Guy Currier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guycurrier/ John Osmon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-osmon-2a5a421/ Ivan McPhee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanmcphee/ Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod #TFDPodcast, #EFD3, #EdgeComputing, @GuyCurriersFeed, @JohnOsmon, @IvanMcPhee, @DemitasseNZ, @TechFieldDayPod, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup,

New technology standards can’t anticipate how users will consume content and applications and revisions to the standards will be adopted to meet their needs. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Ron Westfall, Drew Lentz, and Rocky Gregory as they discuss where Wi-Fi 7 falls short. Even though Wi-Fi 7 is a new standard it is still based on older thinking and users have changed the way they consume content and applications. This episode discusses the difference between cloud-hosted applications and local software as well as the drive to increase performance on edge access points to include faster response times to things like AI assistants.

Host: Tom Hollingsworth, Practice Lead and Tech Field Day Event Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists: Ron Westfall, Practice Lead at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-westfall-b7679a/ Drew Lentz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewlentz/ Rocky Gregory: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockycwne/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #MFD11, #WiFi7, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @TheFuturumGroup, @NetworkingNerd, @WirelessNerd, @RonWestfallDX, @BionicRocky,

Cyber Resiliency is a term that encompasses much more than simply protecting data. This episode features Tom Hollingsworth joined by Krista Macomber and Max Mortillaro discussing the additional features in a cyber resiliency solution and the need to understand how data needs to be safeguarded from destruction or exploitation. The episode highlights the shift from reactive to proactive measures as well as the additional integrations that are needed between development, deployment, and operations teams to ensure success.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth, Event Lead for Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists:

Krista Macomber, Research Director, The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-macomber/

Max Mortillaro, Consultant and Co-Owner of TECHUnplugged: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmortillaro/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #XFD11, #CyberResiliency, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @NetworkingNerd, @MaxMortillaro, @KLMacomber, @TheFuturumGroup,

In our AI-dominated world, data quality is the key to building useful tools. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Drew Clarke from Qlik discussing best practiced for integrating data sources with AI models with Joey D'Antoni, Gina Rosenthal, and Stephen Foskett before Qlik Connect in Orlando. Although there is a lot of hype about AI in industry, companies are realizing the risks of generative AI and large language models as well. Solid data practices in terms of data hygiene, proven data models, business intelligence, and flows can ensure that the output of an AI application is correct. The proliferation of Generative AI is also causing a rapid increase in the cost and environmental impact IT systems and this will impact the success of this technology. Good data practices can help, allowing a lighter and less expensive LLM to produce quality results. The Tech Field Day delegates will learn more about these topics at Qlik Connect in Orlando, and we will be recording and sharing content as well.

Host: Stephen Foskett, Organizer of the Tech Field Day Event Series: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett

Qlik Representative: Drew Clarke, General Manager & EVP, Data Business Unit at Qlik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdclarke/

Delegates: Gina Rosenthal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gminks/ Joey D'Antoni: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephdantoni/

Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod

Tags: #TFDPodcast, #QlikConnect, #Sponsored, #AI, @Qlik, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @SFoskett, @GMinks, @GestaltIT, @JDAnton,

AI Field Day 6 Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd6/

The increasing reliance on technology has led to a surge in energy consumption, raising concerns about sustainability. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, recorded live at AI Field Day in San Jose, California, Jim Czuprynski, Jack Poller, Andy Banta, and Stephen Foskett discuss the challenges of powering data centers and the environmental impact of AI and modern computing. They explore potential solutions, including nuclear power, solar energy, and small modular reactors, while also addressing the issue of heat dissipation from high-density computing. The conversation highlights the need for innovation in energy efficiency, with advancements in semiconductor technology and battery storage playing a crucial role. While concerns about power availability persist, the panel remains optimistic that technological progress and cross-industry collaboration will drive sustainable solutions for the future.

Host: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/Panelists: Andy Banta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andybanta/Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/Jim Czuprynski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jczuprynski/

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#TFDPodcast, #AIFD6, #AI,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd36/

Network engineers are notorious for doing whatever it takes to keep their customers and users happy. No reference architecture is safe from modification. However, these unique designs, commonly referred to as "snowflakes", create challenges when unforeseen consequences occur. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Dakota Snow, Steve Puluka, and Bob McCouch as they discuss the challenges behind snowflake design and operations. They talk about the best way to build better systems and prevent the challenges caused by uniqueness.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd

Panelists:

Bob McCloud: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobmccouch

Steve Puluka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spuluka/

Dakota Snow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dakota-seufert-snow-8a220764/

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Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

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Tags: #TFDPodcast, #NFD36, #Networking,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/adfd2/

Generative AI is transforming many industries where people create content. Software development is no different; AI agents are in almost every development platform. But is AI improving application development and software quality? This episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast looks at some of the issues revolving around AI and App Dev with Alastair Cooke, Guy Currier, Jack Poller, and Stephen Foskett. The ultimate objective of a software development team is to deliver an application that fulfills a business need and helps the organization be more successful. An AI that can recommend basic code snippets doesn’t move that needle far. More sophistication is needed to get value from AI in the development process. The objective should be to have AI handle the repetitive tasks and allow humans to focus on innovative tasks where generative AI is less capable. AI agents must handle building tests and reviewing code for security and correctness to enable developers to concentrate on building better applications that help organizations.

Host: Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/

Panelists: Guy Currier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guycurrier/ Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Stephen Foskett: Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

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Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd6/

Artificial Intelligence has risen from a plain technical challenge to become the leading geopolitical issue in 2025. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded in advance of AI Field Day, features Dr. Bob Sutor, Mitch Ashley, and Jim Czuprynski discussing the balkanization of AI globally. We have previously talked about data sovereignty, but AI is a technology seen to have international importance. From raw materials to chipmaking to systems design to model training, every nation wants to control AI. The United States recently introduced the AI Diffusion Framework to control not just access to chips but also sovereignty of the AI models themselves. We are really just starting to develop AI systems with large language models and yet companies and researchers are already recognizing that we need to move beyond words to spatial, temporal, and true understanding of the world. We are on the cusp of the next space race as regions and nations compete to be the center of the AI universe.

Host:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panelists:

Mitch Ashley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchellashley/

Dr. Bob Sutor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobsutor/

Jim Czuprynski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jczuprynski/

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Security audits are painful and often required for compliance but they aren’t adversarial unless you have a bad auditor or bad policy compliance. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth sits down with Teren Bryson, Skye Fugate, and Ben Story to discuss the nuances of audits. The panel discusses the discovery of technical debt, external versus internal auditing, the need for flexibility in procedures. and how good auditors can make for a more positive outcomes.

Host: Tom Hollingsworth, Event Lead for Tech Field Day: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panel: Ben Story: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benstory/ Skye Fugate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-f/ Teren Bryson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teren/

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Most people envision AI as a cool and orderly datacenter activity, but this technology will soon be everywhere. This episode of the On-Premise IT podcast contrasts the AI-based greenhouses of Nature Fresh Farms, as presented by guest Keith Bradley at AI Field Day, with the massive GPU-bound infrastructure many people imagine. Allyson Klein, Frederic Van Haren, and Stephen Foskett attended AI Field Day and were intrigued by the ways AI can process data from cameras and other sensors in a greenhouse environment.

AI networking is making huge strides toward standardization but Ethernet isn’t ready to displace the leading incumbent InfiniBand yet. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn and Ray Lucchesi to discuss the state of Ethernet today and how it is continuing to improve. The guests discuss topics such as the dominance of InfiniBand, why basic Ethernet isn’t suited to latency-sensitive workloads, and how the future will improve the technology.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panel:

Ray Lucchesi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raylucchesi/

Scott Robohn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrobohn/

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#TFDPodcast, #Ethernet, #InfiniBand

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The modern enterprise network automation strategy is failing. This is due in part to a collection of tools masquerading as an automation solution. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn, Bruno Wollmann, and special guest Mike Bushong of Nokia to discuss the current state of automation in the data center. They discuss how tools are often improperly incorporated as well as why organizations shouldn’t rely on just a single person or team to affect change. They also explore ideas around Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA), a new operations platform dedicated to solving these issues.

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/aidifd1/

There is a significant gap between storage companies and their ability to effectively support AI infrastructure. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded during the AI Data Infrastructure Field Day 2 in Santa Clara, host Stephen Foskett and guests Kurtis Kemple, Brian Booden, and Rohan Puri explore the evolving relationship between storage and AI. The discussion highlights a significant gap between storage companies' current capabilities and the demands of AI applications. While storage vendors are pivoting to support AI, many lack deep AI expertise, often focusing on cost and efficiency rather than offering integrated, AI-specific solutions. The panel emphasizes the need for storage companies to move beyond being mere data repositories and instead develop end-to-end solutions that address AI workflows, data preparation, and metadata management. They also stress the importance of education, partnerships, and hiring AI specialists to bridge the knowledge gap and drive innovation. The conversation underscores the early stage of this convergence, with a call for clearer strategies, open standards, and more cohesive integration between storage and AI to meet the growing demands of data-driven applications. Host:

Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/

Panelists: Rohan Puri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-puri-a210a516/ Brian Booden: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qlikluminary/ Kurtis Kemple: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtiskemple/

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Tags: #TFDPodcast, #AIDIFD1, #AIDataInfrastructure, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @SFoskett, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @Rohan_Puri, @_DigitalVandal, @Brian_Booden,

Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd35/

Network Engineering isn’t the hottest profession on the block and people have expressed concerns that the profession is going to be subsumed into other disciplines in the near future. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth joins Andy Lapteff and Remington Loose at the table to discuss the decline in network engineering roles. They also talk about changes in perceptions as well as the industry. They close out by discussing the future outlook for roles involving network engineering.

Host:

Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/

Panelists:

Remington Loose: https://www.linkedin.com/in/remington/

Andy Lapteff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylapteff/

Tech Field Day:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day

X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday

Podcast:

Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast

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Tags: #TFDPodcast, #NFD35, #Networking, @NetworkingNerd, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @LocalPref_Net, @AndyLapteff,

AI Field Day 5 Event Page: ⁠https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd5/⁠

The current hype about building massive generative AI models with massive hardware investment is just one aspect of AI. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Frederic Van Haren, Karen Lopez, Marian Newsome, and host Stephen Foskett taking a different perspective on the larger world of AI. Our last episode suggested that AI as it is currently being hyped is a fad, but the bigger world of AI is absolutely real. Large language models are maturing rapidly and even generative AI is getting better by the month, but we are rapidly seeing the reality of the use cases for this technology. All neural networks use patterns in historical data to infer results, so any AI engine could hallucinate. But traditional AI is much less susceptible to errors than the much-hyped generative AI models that are capturing the headlines today. AI is a tool that augments our knowledge and decision making, but it doesn't replace human intelligence. There is a whole world of AI applications that are productive, responsible, and practical, and these are most certainly not a fad.

Host:

Stephen Foskett: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠

Panelists:

Frederic Van Haren: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericvharen/⁠

Karen Lopez: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlopez/⁠

Marian Newsome: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannewsome/⁠

Tech Field Day:

Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day⁠

X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday ⁠

Podcast:

Website: ⁠https://www.techfieldday.com/podcast⁠

X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypod⁠

Welcome to the inaugural On-Premise IT Roundtable podcast! This episode, we’ve gathered our esteemed panel to discuss software-defined wide area networking, SD-WAN. In this emerging market, how do you compare the various offerings in the space? Is the market bound for consolidation, or will it remain full of vibrant competition? And how does the ease of use of SD-WAN impact the market for network professionals?

 
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Moderator Stephen Foskett poses a completely non-controversial question: is DevOps a load of crap? Does DevOps just turn into NoOps? What are these darn kids doing with our infrastructure? The roundtable debates all these questions and more.

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On tap for today’s roundtable, the panel discusses the state of locations and beacons. Moderator Stephen Foskett asks the panel to consider how location services factor into the greater enterprise mobility landscape. This goes from using beacons to give turn-by-turn navigation indoors to using location to cue print jobs. Often the backend of these application has been available for a while, but now new use cases are emerging.

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In the light of the vSphere 6.5 release, moderator Stephen Foskett asks the roundtable about the impact of VMware integrated containers. This runs on Photon OS , a lightweight Linux distribution that runs a single container. What is the impact of this integration, in terms of security, training, and administration? And more importantly, does the industry need vSphere butting into the container space?

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Intel isn’t known as a networking company, but they think they have a play in the network functions virtualization market. The round table discusses what future Intel has in the space, and how they compete with more historic players in the market.

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To be clear, the answer to “what is big data?” isn’t the On-Premise IT Roundtable. Nevertheless, our panelists discuss what exactly they mean when they use the term, why it’s the new hotness, and how they’ve seen it impact organizations.

 
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Caching and tiering have been abused by marketing in enterprise IT, often used interchangeably, or simply when not applicable. Luckily, we’ve got a table, it’s round, and surrounded by storage experts. They’ll explain the technical differences between caching and tiering, how to identify which is being used, and what are the performance implications of each.

 
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IT professionals spend years learning how to manage the complex infrastructure that organizations depend on. But they often spend far less time thinking about how to manage their careers. The roundtable takes on this topic, looking into dealing with imposter syndrome, knowing your own worth, and how to navigate these potentially problematic waters.

 
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Is Kubernetes simply benefiting from the first mover advantage, or does it have the force to stay the dominant container orchestrator in the enterprise for years to come? The roundtable discusses.

 
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The roundtable discusses how NVMe is impacting the storage industry. Is this just an iteration on what we’ve already seen with flash, or does it represent a sea change that will fundamentally change IT?

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The Internet of Things is already proliferating a number of connected devices into our lives. But as these devices increasingly become abandoned, they turn into security liabilities. The panel discusses the causes, implications, and solutions for IoT Abandonware.

 
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With all the hyperbolic claims of what the cloud can do for IT, what the cloud actually means gets lost in the process. The roundtable looks at what cloud actually means in the modern enterprise. This includes the changes in workflows that need to happen to successfully migrate to the cloud. They go on to frame the cloud’s influences historically within other industries.

 
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On this episode, we take a look at how managed services have changed from the 90s to today. Why was something so essential and pervasive in IT today so hard to do a few decades ago? The panel has a wealth of industry experience from back then, and they share their stories from being on the front lines.

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Cloud lock-in, sounds bad right? Well on this episode, the roundtable takes a detailed look at the actual impact of lock-in with public and private cloud providers. They look at how this impacts business agility, innovation, and overall company strategy.

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On this episode, we’ll be talking about a hot topic in the networking space, automation. The panel discusses why organizations see automation as prohibitively complex, what exactly they mean by automation, and why it isn’t coming for their jobs.

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In this episode, the roundtable discusses the idea of technical debt. They look into why technical debt occurs, why it isn’t always a bad thing, and how to possibly optimize for when to incur it.

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Security is a dumpster fire, or is it somehow worse? Our esteemed guests discuss whether it’s actually many dumpster fires or some other form of refuse conflagration. It’s an invaluable and inflammable discussion.

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The roundtable discusses the premise that the CLI is dead, or at least terminally ill. They look at why this is the prevailing narrative in networking and the greater IT landscape. Is the death of the CLI a forgone conclusion, or merely a framing device for moving to better processes in IT?

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Scale-out storage is great, but does it apply to all enterprise storage needs? The roundtable discusses the premise that all storage should be scale-out.

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On this episode, host Stephen Foskett talks with Mark May, Howard Marks, and Keith Townsend about what makes a failed startup. Are some concepts simply too early, or are there ideas whose time simply never arrives? They look at specific examples like Auspex Systems and Coho Data.

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On today’s show, each of our roundtable panelists chose what was the hot ticket item of 2017. Tune in to hear their arguments why 2017 was the year of SD-WAN, HCI, Net Neutrality, or Data Management!
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Intent-based networking is the new hotness, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, the panel discusses how it differs from older SDN ideas. IBN integrates an abstraction layer and orchestration into a system that identifies a single source of truth that isn’t the network itself.

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Since we recorded this great interview for IT Origins, we’re including it in the On-Premise IT Roundtable feed.
Allison Sheridan is perhaps best known for Podfeet Podcasts, Technology Geek Podcasts with an EVER so Slight Apple Bias. Since 2005 her NosillaCast podcast has come out weekly without fail.
Outside of her extensive podcasting career, Allison also has decades of experience in IT. In this IT Origins interview, we discuss her move from mechanical engineering to IT, the gradual departmentalization of IT throughout her career, what is IT’s role in business, and the liberating definition of waste.
Plus, make sure to catch your humble interviewer give one of the most awkward definitions of DevOps!
If you’re interested in the books Allison recommends in this interview, check out First Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths.
You can follow Allison on Twitter, and find all of her podcasts here.

The On-Premise IT Roundtable has a bold premise for this episode: enterprise licensing models are interesting! The panel discusses why understanding licensing is vital for a modern data center as we move from CapEx to OpEx models.

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In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth leads the roundtable in discussing the role of whitebox switching in enterprise networking.

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Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post February 13, 2018.
Matt Leib is a Technical Sales Executive at Connection. 
You can follow him on Twitter, LinkedIn, and his blog. 
I had the privilege to talk to Matt Leib about how he got his start in IT, how the industry has changed since his Radio Shack days, and why the hybrid cloud is here to stay. It was a great conversation, enjoy the audio!
Music: “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod 

We dug back in the On-Premise IT Roundtable archives to bring you an episode originally recorded in 2016, but incredibly prescient today. The roundtable discusses how IT companies can differentiate in an age of increasing commoditization. They look at examples like DSSD, Kaminario, and SimpliVity as ways to differentiate hardware, albeit at a considerable expense of time and resources. They then turn to software, and discuss the wave of SDS products that turned out to be features. The discussion is fascinating because many of the trends identified in this discussion have now played out in one form or another.

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Do words mean things? It depends on who you ask. Often the more technically minded IT folks like hard and fast definitions, while marketing tends to lend to a more “generous” interpretation of words. Do we need to rigidly enforce definitions, or are we resigned to an infinite regress into mutual unintelligibility? We’re no stranger to this debate on Gestalt IT, but the panel sheds new light and perspective on this often frustrating premise.

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Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post March 13, 2018.
Dong Ngo is an IT consultant and writer at Dong Knows Tech. From 1999 through 2017, he was an Editor at CNET.com, covering the storage and networking beats. 
This interview provided some fascinating perspective into what we assume is significant technology. Dong shares his journey from a small village in Vietnam to moving to San Francisco in the 1990s. After listening to his interview, be sure to check out this 2011 piece from Dong about revisiting his hometown.
You can follow Dong at Dong Knows Tech on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Dong’s Book Recommendations:
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik
Music: “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod 

The podcast that inspired it all! Today we’re sharing the pilot episode of the On-Premise IT Roundtable, looking at terrible IT language. Does the name of our podcast drive you nuts? Do you cringe when someone asks you to “double-click” in conversation? Do you have opinions on how to pronounce BPDU? This is the episode for you.

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Let’s face it, your alerts stink. If you’re finding lifehacks to deal with the amount of notifications you’re receiving, you’ve already lost the battle. On this episode of the podcast, the roundtable discusses why we’re drowning in notifications, how to better approach it, and why can’t we actually get actionable alerts.

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Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post April 10, 2018.
Zachary Smith is the CEO of Packet. 
I had the privilege to talk to Zachary Smith from Packet in our most recent IT Origins interview. We discussed how he went from majoring in the double bass at Juilliard to becoming an IT entrepreneur. We also discussed his two months in the Boy Scouts, the hip Australian coffee, and the benefits of innovating on the software layer.
You can follow Zac on Twitter, LinkedIn, and on the Packet blog.
Music by Kevin MacLeod

On this roundtable, we’re getting cloudy. The panelists discuss why it matters where your SaaS apps live, and not just depend on an SLA. This can impact not just business continuity and customer experience, but security and compliance as well.

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An episode so nice, we share it twice. Throwing in a bonus episode to the feed. Had a great conversation with Karen Lopez for IT Origins. If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to her appearance on the podcast with What is Big Data?
Karen Lopez is a Senior Project Manager and Data Architect. 
I had the privilege to talk to Data Architect Karen Lopez for this week’s IT Origins interview. We discuss how data hasn’t changed all that much since she started her career, but our ways of relating to it have. We also discussed the best and worst IT trends, got some book recommendations for the world, and walked away with some career advice.
You can follow Karen on Twitter, LinkedIn, and at InfoAdvisors
Music: “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod 

On this episode, we’re discussing Network Functions Virtualization, aka NFV. The roundtable discusses what exactly NFV is, how it differs from SDN, and if it’s going to eat all specialized networking hardware. The discussion then turns into how changes in network design principles als make NFV even more viable in the enterprise.

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The Premise: The efficiencies of network engineering will decimate engineering jobs.
The panel debates if this is true. They look at if this will happen across the board, if engineers will just become programmers going forward, or if automation will actually benefit network engineers down the road. And if automation does eliminate all these jobs, does it then become a pernicious form of support lock-in?
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We recorded a great interview with Patric Palm of Favro and decided to put it in the podcast feed as a bonus episode. Enjoy!
Patric Palm is the Co-Founder and CEO of Favro.
This week on IT Origins, we had the privilege speak to Patric Palm, the Co-Founder and CEO of Favro. We discussed how he started the company, his previous startup efforts, the importance of adaptability,  and his background in organization and process.
Book recommendations from the interview:

* The Art of Action by Stephen Bungay
* The Age of Agile by Stephen Denning
* Teeming: How Superorganisms Work Together to Build Infinite Wealth on a Finite Planet (and your company can too) by Tamsin Woolley-Barker, PhD

Music: “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod 

The Premise: Enterprise AI is a buzzword slapped onto products and services without any technical merit.
Let’s face it, AI gets thrown around a lot in the enterprise these days. It often gets conflated with Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and neural networks. But does the term actually mean anything? Are there solutions out there that actually qualify as AI? The roundtable debates.
For another look at this topic, check out our conversation with Dr. Rachel Traylor on the difference between ML and AI.
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Ted Dunning is the Chief Application Architect at MapR and a board member of the Apache Software Foundation.
This week on IT Origins, we had a conversation with Ted Dunning, Apache Software Foundation board member, and the Chief Application Architect at MapR. We discussed Ted’s introduction to IT, his early involvement with the open source software community, and how AI advances quickly go from aspirational to blasé. We were also fortunate to have Ted’s colleague and co-author Ellen Friedman join in on the second half of the interview. Both were able to give some great career advice about how to stay relevant in rapidly evolving fields.
Books mentioned in the interview by Ted Dunning and Ellen Friedman:

* Streaming Architecture: New Designs Using Apache Kafka and MapR Streams
* Practical Machine Learning: Innovations in Recommendation
* Real World Hadoop

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With Cisco Live US happening this week in Orlando, we decided to share a throwback episode featuring Rob Rodgers and Mils Swart of Skyport Systems. Skyport was recently acquired by Cisco in February. It’ll be interesting to see how Cisco uses this talent to address the security concerns raised in this episode.

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Premise: IT burnout is simply unavoidable. It’s a part of the gig.
The discussion: Is burnout an inevitable part of IT? Is it part of the way IT roles are created? Maybe it says something about the types of people attracted to IT. Or maybe it has something to do with the incentives that causes work to become burnout. Our roundtable discusses why they’ve seen burnout happen and how they cope with IT stress to avoid or mitigate it.

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Tomer Shiran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dremio.
You can follow Tomer on LinkedIn, Twitter, and GitHub.
For this bonus podcast episode, we had the privilege to speak to Dremio CEO Tomer Shiran. We discussed how he got his start in IT, compare the tech scenes between Israel and Silicon Valley, and look at the value of over delivering in your career. They also discuss the importance of coffee in being an entrepreneur. It was a great discussion, enjoy!
Check out Tomer’s book recommendation: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

The Premise: Is Wi-Fi the Best Wireless Solution?
In a highly-connected world, we rely on our technology to stay online at all times. Almost everything uses wireless today, right? But what kind of wireless does it use? You might be tempted to say Wi-Fi, but as it turns out, WI-Fi isn’t always the best wireless solution for your needs.
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The Premise: Should you roll your own storage system?
As enterprise storage moves to commodity hardware and software, has the time come for businesses to consider building their own storage systems? In this podcast, we discuss the pros and cons of packaged enterprise storage solutions and consider how the market is changing. Many modern storage solutions, from VMware vSAN to cloud storage, are based on commodity hardware. And there are many instances where a production storage environment uses self-configured software too. But we still recommend sticking with a supported storage solution.
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The Premise: Networking disaggregation is not ready for the enterprise.
The panel discusses where networking disaggregation is relevant in today’s IT. Is it limited to just the largest organizations, or can even small IT teams enjoy its benefits? Or is scale less important than how an organization values the network itself?

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This episode is sponsored by SolarWinds. For more information go to https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/ 

Phoummala Schmitt is a Senior Cloud Ops Advocate with Microsoft and the Co-Host of Current Status.
You can follow her at her blog, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 
Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview in the feed this week, we spoke with Senior Cloud Ops Advocate, podcaster, and oenophile, Phoummala Schmitt. We discuss how she came into an IT career from the fashion industry, why we’re already living in a multi-cloud world, and when high availability in the cloud goes beyond a SLA.
Book recommendations:
Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella
The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford
It Architect Series: The Journey: A Guidebook for Anyone Interested in It Architecture by Melissa Palmer

The Premise: In our automated and disaggregated world, it doesn’t matter where your data is stored.



The roundtable discusses if data locality is important to storage administrators anymore. They discuss why it might matter for technological, regulatory, and organizational needs, and how those needs have changed over time.









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