Tech Field Day Podcast

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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  • 91. Your Security Strategy Needs Graphs - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 1

    Modern security needs more than checklists. Instead of working down a process you need to start thinking like the attackers trying to get into your systems. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Jay Cuthrell and Girard Kavelines join Tom Hollingsworth to discuss how Microsoft Sentinel he...

  • 90. Modern Data Mobility is Challenging the Laws of Physics Presented by Hammerspace - Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight

    Episode 2

    Modern data mobility is challenging the laws of physics; the speed of light is a fundamental limit for moving signals. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Kurt Kuckein from Hammerspace discussing data movement and management with Jim Jones, Jack Poller, Andy Banta, and Alastair Co...

  • 89. 2026 Is A Bright Year for HPE and Juniper - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 3

    2025 was a big year for both HPE and Juniper, but 2026 is the year when the real integration starts. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by wireless experts Jonathan Davis and Keith Parsons as they look at the acquisition of Juniper Networks by HPE and what ...

  • 88. Tech Field Day Takeaways for 2025: Making AI Less Manic - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 4

    2025 was the year of AI Mania. Everyone wants you to know where they stand with AI in their product. Tech Field Day has a different approach. In this special year end episode, Tom Hollingsworth, Stephen Foskett, and Alastair Cooke look back at the discussions and deep dives into AI and how Tech F...

  • 87. Generative AI Coding Tools Make Enterprise Applications Worse - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 5

    AI is writing a large proportion of modern software and Generative AI coding tools make enterprise applications worse. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast looks at AI generated applications with Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Jim Czuprynski, Jay Cuthrell, and Alastair Cooke. Satya Nadella says tha...

  • 85. Simplification of IT is Really an Illusion - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 6

    Simplification in IT is an illusion; increasing complexity outpaces every effort to simplify. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded on-site at Cloud Field Day 24, features Camberley Bates, Nathan Nielsen, Guy Currier, and Alastair Cooke. Cloud services and centralized management pl...

  • 84. DNS Must Be Secured Presented by Infoblox - Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight

    Episode 7

    DNS security is no longer optional. This service is not only being attacked by nefarious actors but it is also being leveraged in ways to compromise users and exfiltrate data. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by Infoblox, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jack Poller and...

  • 83. KubeCon Pre-Event Well-Managed Kubernetes Means Infrastructure Finally Doesn’t Matter - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 8

    In a world of well-managed Kubernetes, we hoped that infrastructure finally wouldn’t matter. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features John Willis and Guy Currier wishing that infrastructure didn’t matter, with Alastair Cooke. Every new infrastructure revolution claims to make infrastru...

  • 82. NetAIOps Has Its Challenges - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 9

    The industry has embraced AI for every possible problem. Operations will eventually embrace it as well but questions remain about how it will be implemented. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth sits down with Pete Welcher, Rita Younger, and Jonathan Davis to discuss the issues that remain with imp...

  • 81. Ready or Not, AI is Coming to the Enterprise - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 10

    Despite widespread skepticism, AI is already widely used in the enterprise, often in the form of so-called shadow applications outside traditional IT. This episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, recorded on the eve of AI Field Day, features delegates Ryan Booth and Dave Graham discussing the real...

  • 80. Private Cloud is not just Self-Service Virtualization - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 11

    Private cloud is not just virtualization 4.0, self-service VM deployment doesn’t fulfil the same need as the Public Cloud. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Mike Graff, Jon Hildebrand, and Alastair Cooke. Private cloud has evolved from simple virtualization to a more comprehensi...

  • 79. Your Edge Projects will Fail Without Fleet Lifecycle Management with ZEDEDA - Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight

    Episode 12

    Projects to deliver applications to edge locations will fail without comprehensive fleet lifecycle management. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Sachin Vasudeva from Zededa discussing the importance of long-term edge management with Guy Currier and Alastair Cooke. There are uniq...

  • 78. Every AI Strategy Needs a Data Protection Strategy with Commvault

    Episode 13

    Every company lives in fear of a ransomware attack, whether they have suffered one or not, and this is even more critical in the era of AI. This episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast looks forward to Commvault SHIFT in November with a discussion of the importance of data protection to AI applicat...

  • 77. Moving Enterprise AI Applications From Experiments to Production with NetApp - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 14

    Running enterprise applications in production is a lot different from the AI experiments many of us have been involved with so far. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded prior to NetApp Insight 2025, features Ingo Fuchs from NetApp along with Gina Rosenthal, Glenn Dekhayser, and St...

  • 76. Pass Keys are the Future - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 15

    Passwords create friction and therefore users find ways around them. New technology such as secure enclaves and PKI allow us to create better solutions like passkeys. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast. Alan Shimmel and Kate Scarcella join Tom Hollingsworth to discuss the problems with...

  • 75. Unified Flash Memory and Reduced HBM are Reshaping AI Training and Inference with Phison

    Episode 16

    AI will need less HBM (high bandwidth memory) because flash memory unification is changing training and inference. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Sebastien Jean from Phison, Max Mortillaro, Brian Martin, and Alastair Cooke. Training, fine-tuning, and inference with Large Lang...

  • 74. Software is Automating Your AI Data Centre Infrastructure - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 17

    Hardware always matters, especially in AI and now software is automating your AI data centre infrastructure. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Gina Rosenthal, Barton George, Andy Banta, and Alastair Cooke. Generative AI brought new hardware into enterprise data centres; GPUs, TP...

  • 73. Agentic AI Spells the End of Dial Twiddlers - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 18

    You aren’t in the business of twiddling the dials, even though the dials may still be important. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Guy Currier, Jay Cuthrell, and Alastair Cooke. Knowledge of all the dials and controls has historically been a defining characteristic of infrastruc...

  • 72. Networks Need Agentic AI with HPE Juniper Networking - Tech Field Day Podcast Spotlight Series

    Episode 19

    Agentic AI is reshaping the IT landscape and networking is no exception. Building upon the previous research into machine learning means we have a head start on harnessing that power. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by HPE Juniper Networking, Tom Hollingsworth is joi...

  • 71. Network Engineers are Facing an Identity Crisis - Tech Field Day Podcast Spolight

    Episode 20

    Converged networking is creating complexity with network operations and engineering teams. Ensuring that users are able to access resources and complete workflows means being up-to-date with the latest technology behind the scenes. You need a trusted partner to make it all happen with minimal iss...

  • 70. Early Adoption of Generative AI Helps Control Costs with Signal65 - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 21

    If you haven’t already, start working with Generative AI now and make sure to control your ongoing costs. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Russ Fellows, Mitch Lewis, and Brian Martin, all from Signal65, and is hosted by Alastair Cooke. Generative AI is delivering value to busin...

  • 69. Datacenter Networking Needs AIOps with HPE Juniper Networks - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 22

  • 68. Network Engineers are Facing an Identity Crisis - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 23

    Network engineers are the firefighters and knowledge bases of enterprise IT, however the role of a network engineer is rapidly evolving. With the rise of automation, orchestration, and AI, the familiar image of an engineer hunched over a command-line interface (CLI) is giving way, leading many to...

  • 67. Re-Imagining the Mainframe for the AI Era at SHARE - Tech Field Day Podcast

    Episode 24

    As Tech Field Day heads to SHARE in Cleveland, we are considering the many ways the mainframe has been re-imagined and re-built for the AI era. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Cynthia Overby of Rocket Software and SHARE, Derek Britton, and Jeffrey Powers discussing the modern ...