Tech Field Day Extra returns June 10–11 with an exciting lineup of presentations, starting with Opengear’s demo of their Unified Digital Operations Platform, followed by Cisco’s hardware and software showcase featuring expert speakers. On June 11, VIAVI highlights advances in assurance and testin...

Modern networking is being disrupted in the data center but user-facing networking has largely stagnated. Users are getting slightly faster connections but everything feels mostly the same. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Sam Clements and Ed Weadon as they discuss innovation in th...

At Tech Field Day during Cisco Live San Diego, Opengear CTO Douglas Wadkins introduced the Unified Digital Operations Platform (UDOP), a new category of intelligent infrastructure built for AI driven network operations. UDOP builds on Opengear's Smart Out of Band technologies to deliver a central...

This session will feature live demos showing how Opengear's Unified Digital Operations Platform (UDOP) uses an Independent Data Management Path (IDMP) to overcome data silos, improve security, and reduce congestion. Attendees will see how UDOP enables resilient operations, enforces governance end...

Join Cisco as we introduce the Catalyst C9000 family of switches featuring Cisco SiliconOne. This new series represents a significant evolution from the highly successful Catalyst 9000, introduced in 2017, which has been widely adopted by hundreds of thousands of customers. 2025 presents new chal...

Tune in for this overview of the newest additions to the Cisco SiliconOne lineup, the A100 and the E100/K100. These new Network Processing Units (NPUs) represent a second generation of Silicon One ASICs specifically designed for campus environments, prioritizing features and high scale over just ...

See the future of Cisco's Cloud Delivered Campus Fabric in this preview. The presentation detailed Cisco's efforts to extend cloud management capabilities to more Catalyst platforms, particularly with the 17.18 release, which introduces support for the Catalyst 9500 and the rest of the Catalyst 9...

Learn all about the new Cisco N9300 Smart Switch and its role in the data center. Cisco has launched Nexus Smart Switches designed for data center environments, featuring a 24-port, 100-gig switch currently shipping and a new 48-port, 25-gig top-of-rack switch becoming generally available in Augu...

See the newest Industrial IoT Solutions from Cisco in this presentation. Cisco's Industrial IoT Business Unit focuses on providing consistent network architecture for connectivity outside traditional office spaces, covering rugged environments from manufacturing to mines. With two decades in the ...

Learn more about the latest routing and secure branch solutions from Cisco. Cisco is introducing a unified branch approach designed for deploying branches at scale with optimal reliability and security. This strategy emphasizes leveraging a cloud platform for consistent management, centralized in...

Is your network reliable? Answer the question with Cisco Network Assurance. Cisco's vision for network assurance is to unify experiences across Catalyst, Meraki, and ThousandEyes platforms, building smarter, end-to-end capabilities. The goal is to provide a consistent troubleshooting experience f...

Ensure proper network operations for your enterprise with Cisco Nexus Dashboard. Cisco Nexus Dashboard is being reimagined and rebuilt to unify and simplify data center network operations, particularly for diverse deployments of Nexus 9K switches that have evolved over the past decade. These depl...

Hear the latest updates on 6GHz indoors and outdoors and how to deploy it with Automated Frequency Coordination. The release of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use was a significant milestone for Wi-Fi, tripling available spectrum with 59 new channels and enabling higher speeds and capacities, whil...

See the latest in high-density Wi-Fi from Cisco with their newest outdoor wireless solution. Cisco is addressing the significant challenges of high-density Wi-Fi deployments in large public venues like stadiums and convention centers. These environments present complex issues, including environme...

As network environments grow in complexity, speeds, and feeds, packet analysis gets increasingly difficult. In this session, we'll look at how artificial intelligence can change the game, including automating anomaly detection, accelerating root cause analysis, and revealing patterns in network t...

As networks grow in complexity, speeds, and feeds, packet analysis gets increasingly challenging. In this session, we'll look at how Artificial Intelligence can change the game--automating anomaly detection, accelerating root cause identification, and revealing patterns in network traffic that mi...

At Cisco Live US 2025, Tom Hollingsworth shared that Cisco focused heavily on AI, industrial networking, and SiliconOne. Cisco introduced AgenticOps, using AI and conversational tools to improve operations and boost security with deeper Splunk integration. In industrial networking, they released ...