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,

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/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

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/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/ 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, #AIDataInfrastructure, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod, @SFoskett, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @Rohan_Puri, @_DigitalVandal, @Brian_Booden,

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/ 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, #NFD36, #Networking,

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/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/ 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, #ADFD2, #KubeCon, #CloudNativeCon, @TechFieldDay, @TechFieldDayPod,

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