Tech Field Day Podcast
2 Seasons
The Tech Field Day Podcast brings together a group of IT technical experts from the Tech Field Day delegate community to discuss a single topic about key concepts in the industry from a variety of perspectives. Hosted by Tech Field Day event leads Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett.
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38. Technology Silos are a Thing of the Past - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 1
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 ...
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37. Acquisitions are a Necessary Evil - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 2
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 Fos...
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36. There’s a Gulf Between Storage and AI - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 3
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 R...
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35. Snowflake Networks are Built to Break - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 4
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 t...
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34. WiFi is Always the Best Solution - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 5
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 Hollingsw...
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33. AI Doesn't Make App Dev Any Better - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 6
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 is...
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32. AI is the Enabler of Network Innovation - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 7
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 Rob...
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31. Edge Computing is a Melting Pot of Technology - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 8
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 C...
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30. There are Too Many Clouds - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 9
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 Fi...
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29. You Don’t Need Post-Quantum Crypto Yet - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 10
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...
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28. Network Automation Is More Than Just Tooling with Mike Bushong of Nokia - Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight Series
Episode 11
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 ...
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27. Data Infrastructure Is A Lot More Than Storage - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 12
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 ...
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26. AI and Cloud Demand a New Approach to Cyber Resilience featuring Commvault - Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight Series
Episode 13
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 Ste...
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25. Hardware Still Matters at the Edge - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 14
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24. AI Solves All of our Problems - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 15
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 p...
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23. Etnernet isn't Ready to Replace InfiniBand - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 16
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 c...
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22. AI is Not a Fad - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 17
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 ...
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21. AI is Just a Fad - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 18
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. L...
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20. AI Helps Your Operations in Enterprise IT - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 19
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19. Network-as-a-Service is More of a Financial Model - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 20
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18. The Mainframe is Still Going Strong - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 21
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 ...
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17. Network Engineering is a Dying Career Field - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 22
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 ta...
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16. Open Source Helps Small Businesses Modernize Applications - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 23
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15. On-Premises Networks Need to Work Like Cloud Networks - Tech Field Day Podcast
Episode 24
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. T...