Tech Field Day Podcast

129. Considering All the Costs of AI Oct 13, 2026 00:38:13 Learn more about AI Field Day 9 here.When deciding how to use AI, businesses must consider the full impact, not just the financial cost. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded prior to AI Field Day 9, brings together Ron Pagani, Jr., John Willis, Dave Nicholson, and Stephen Foskett to consider all the costs of AI. One of the biggest issues with AI is maintainability, since the techno

128. Data Center Networking Can't Keep Pace with AI Demands Oct 6, 2026 00:29:34 Learn more about Networking Field Day here.AI is driving data center networking into a high-speed arms race, but severe supply chain logjams and enterprise realities threaten to stall the momentum. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn and Andy Banta to debate whether data center networking can keep up with its massive AI-driven growth targ

SPOTLIGHT: Modern Identity Governance and Clean Recovery Can Secure AI Agents Presented by Commvault Sep 29, 2026 00:42:40 Learn more about Commvault Shift here. Too many organizations continue to take a traditional approach to security and identity, even as AI agents are invited behind the firewall. On this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Vidya Shankaran of Commvault joins delegates Karen Lopez and Shala Warner to discuss modern workforce security ahead of the November Commvault SHIFT event. It begins with ide

126. AI Safely Deploys and Tests Your Infrastructure Code Sep 22, 2026 00:27:30 Learn more about Cloud Field Day 26 #CFD26 here. Vibe coding and AI assistants promise to turbocharge IT infrastructure deployment, but can generative tools truly replace human discipline, rigorous testing, and engineering experience?In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Alastair Cooke is joined by industry experts Pete Welcher and Jens Soeldner to break down the realities of using A

125. You Really Don't Need Indoor Standard Power for 6 GHz Wi-Fi Sep 15, 2026 00:30:46 Just because you can turn on standard power for your indoor 6 GHz Wi-Fi network doesn’t mean you should.In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Wi-Fi experts Mark Houtz and Keith Parsons to debate whether indoor standard power is actually necessary. While standard power helps client devices transmit louder to fill coverage gaps, it requires Automated Freq

124. Solar, Batteries, and Electrification Can Make Grid Power Optional Sep 8, 2026 00:42:38 Solar and battery electrification has become remarkably affordable and compelling recently, and can easily replace utility service. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features delegates Andy Banta and Paul Braren discussing their own implementation of solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and EV charging. There are many reasons to switch away from grid power: Environmentalism, independence,

123. AI Costs Push Enterprise IT Toward Efficient Inference Sep 1, 2026 00:34:50 As artificial intelligence rewires enterprise IT, the industry is quickly pivoting from speculative hype to cold, hard economic realities. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to unpack the major drivers shaping technology mov

SPOTLIGHT: Sovereign AI Requires an Open Foundation Presented by CNCF Aug 25, 2026 00:26:00 Sovereignty in AI means having the ability to choose, to choose what is done with proprietary data, choose what model and choose where AI operates. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Jonathan Bryce from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) discussing sovereign AI with Ron Pagani Jr and Alastair Cooke. Sovereignty is often considered viewed as choosing which jurisdiction ap

SPOTLIGHT: Fibre Channel is the Bedrock of Modern AI Storage Presented by Cisco MDS Aug 18, 2026 00:29:44 We keep hearing about AI datacenters in space, and the incredible advances made with reusable space launch and solar power makes this seem feasible. On this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Ray Lucchesi, Scott Robohn, and Stephen Foskett discuss the challenges and benefits of orbital datacenters. The discussion begins with the various issues facing datacenters in space: Launch cost, communic

120. Making Space for AI in Orbit Aug 11, 2026 00:36:37 We keep hearing about AI datacenters in space, and the incredible advances made with reusable space launch and solar power makes this seem feasible. On this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Ray Lucchesi, Scott Robohn, and Stephen Foskett discuss the challenges and benefits of orbital datacenters. The discussion begins with the various issues facing datacenters in space: Launch cost, communic

SPOTLIGHT: AI is Calling in 20 Years of Technical Debt Presented by Broadcom Aug 4, 2026 00:27:42 Adding generative AI to enterprise applications is exposing up to 20 years of technical debt in enterprise IT infrastructure and applications. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Sabina Anja from Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation team discussing the impact of AI with Andy Banta, Ron Pagani Jr., and Alastair Cooke. The panel argues that the public cloud never eliminated technical d

SPOTLIGHT: Data Needs Some Help to Get the Most from AI Inference Presented by CTERA Jul 28, 2026 00:27:44 Unstructured corporate data needs some help to be ready for AI agents and inference. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Aron Brand from CTERA discussing unstructured preparation with Andy Banta, Barton George, and Alastair Cooke. The first challenge is to find data where it resides and understand what you have in your file shares and object stores. Unlike a data lake, CTERAS can y

117. Multi-Terabyte GPUs the Only Answer for AI Scaling Jul 21, 2026 00:26:31 Are multi-terabyte GPUs and massive frontier models really the answer to enterprise AI, or are we hitting a hard wall of soaring memory costs and power constraints? In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Alastair Cooke sits down with technical experts Ron Pagani Jr., Andy Banta, and Brian Martin to examine whether brute-force hardware scaling remains sustainable. The panel debates sca

SPOTLIGHT: Data Centers Need to be Multi-Tenant presented by Netris Jul 14, 2026 00:35:44 As the explosive rise of AI workloads brings massive GPU clusters back to on-premises environments and surging neo-clouds, the race to maximize hardware utilization has made multi-tenancy an absolute necessity.In this episode of the Tech Field Day Spotlight Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth sits down with networking experts Scott Robohn, Ed Weadon, and Netris CEO and Cofounder Alex Saroyan to dissec

SPOTLIGHT: Networks Need to Drive Themselves presented by HPE Jul 7, 2026 00:33:16 Imagine walking into the office, grabbing your morning coffee, and realizing your network dashboard is perfectly green because an AI agent silently resolved every issue while you slept. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Imagine walking into the office, grabbing your morning coffee, and realizing your network dashboard is perfectly green because an AI agent silently resolved every issu

SPOTLIGHT: Enterprise Networks Are Embracing Open Options Presented by Cisco Jun 30, 2026 00:35:35 Enterprises are increasingly turning to open networking and they need guidance to ensure the right choices are being made. A great partner can ease the transition. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by Cisco, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robon, Ryan Booth, and Cisco’s Surbhi Paul explore how AI infrastructure demands are pushing organizations to rethink their net

113. Optimizing Existing Hardware with Smart Software is the Only Way to Survive the AI Boom Jun 23, 2026 00:24:44 Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 5 here. Think you can just buy more GPUs to solve your AI infrastructure problems? Think again. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, recorded live on-site at AI Infrastructure Field Day 5, host Alastair Cooke sits down with industry experts Ray Lucchesi, Frederic Van Haren, and Brandon Whichard to discuss why the endless race for new hardware

112. Trillion Dollar AI Hype is Just Tech Groundhog Day Jun 16, 2026 00:30:07 Learn more about AI Field Day here.The massive promises surrounding artificial intelligence are just history repeating itself. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast recorded on-site at AI Field Day 8, host Stephen Foskett is joined by Jim Czuprynski, Kate Scarcella, and Jeff Ello to debate the explosive world of AI hype. They compare the current generative AI boom to past tech cycles like

111. Enterprise AI Will Fail Without a Dedicated Data Strategy Jun 9, 2026 00:27:03 Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 5 here. Think your expensive GPUs are the biggest factor in AI performance? Think again. Without a high-performance data storage strategy to keep them supplied with data, your AI infrastructure can become an expensive machine sitting idle. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Alastair Cooke is joined by industry experts Barton George and

110. You Can't Bet Your Company's Future on AI Jun 2, 2026 00:30:30 Learn more about Tech Field Day at Cisco Live US here. Is the AI tech bubble about to burst just like the dot-com boom did? On this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast ahead of Cisco Live 2026, host Tom Hollingsworth and experts Sam Clements, Ed Weadon, and Rob Coote look at the real state of enterprise AI. They discuss why tech giants are facing layoffs despite record profits, and whether compa

109. We Can’t Trust Networks to Fix Themselves May 26, 2026 00:25:28 Learn more about Mobility Field Day here. AI is changing the way we maintain and troubleshoot networks, offering suggested fixes and knowledge about issues. But we aren’t ready to trust it in fully autonomous mode yet.In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Dan Ryan, Chris Reed, and Alan Wang join Tom Hollingsworth on-site at Mobility Field Day to discuss why fully autonomous networking sti

SPOTLIGHT: You Don’t Have To Pick Just One AI Network Presented by Cisco May 19, 2026 00:29:19 AI networking is quickly becoming a critical part of the enterprise. You need make the right choice about which hardware you want to use but you aren’t necessarily locked into a single choice. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by Cisco, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn and Richard Licon of Cisco as they discuss rapidly evolving landscape of AI networking, emp

107. Mistaking Quantity for Quality in Tech and Life May 12, 2026 00:34:02 Learn More about AI Field Day 8 here. Now that AI has enabled us to have an unlimited amount of content, generated on demand and instantly, we find ourselves questioning the quality of the output. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded prior to AI Field Day by delegates Barbara Roos, Guy Currier, Dave Graham, and Stephen Foskett, considers this common trade-off. Large Language Models

106. AI Driven Networks are More Marketing Than Reality May 5, 2026 00:19:43 Learn more about Mobility Field Day 14 here. AI is everywhere in networking right now, but the reality doesn’t always match the marketing. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast ahead of Mobility Field Day, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jennifer Huber and Megan Sorensen to break down what “AI-driven networks” actually mean in practice, where vendors are positioning AI across wireless, auto

105. Busting All of the Myths Around Mythos Apr 28, 2026 00:30:04 Learn more about Security Field Day 15 here. Is Mythos the future of cybersecurity, or just the latest AI hype cycle? In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast leading into Security Field Day, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jack Poller, Karen Lopez, and Brett Wolmarans to break down the truth behind Anthropic Mythos model. The panel digs into whether Mythos is truly a breakthrough in vuln

104. AI Networking Will Never Make It To The Enterprise Apr 21, 2026 00:26:42 Learn more about ⁠Networking Field Day 40 here⁠. AI networking is driving innovation in the market like no other time in history. But the likelihood of all these advances filtering down into the enterprise is very slim. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth and a panel of IT experts debate whether high-performance AI networking will ever truly penetrate the traditio

SPOTLIGHT. Waiting for Data Is Not a Technical Problem Presented by IBM Apr 14, 2026 00:30:10 Learn more about IBM Watsonx here.Keeping your AI applications waiting for data is not a technical problem; AI agents can help deliver the right data. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Stephanie Valarezo from IBM, who discusses Agentic data enablement with Karen Lopez, Jim Czuprynski, and Alastair Cooke. Organizations face many critical challenges in providing high-quality, secur

102. Networking Needs More Telemetry Apr 7, 2026 00:27:38 Learn more about Networking Field Day 40 here. Telemetry has become a critical component of modern networking, but organizations need better ways to harness the growing volume of data. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn, Jason Gintert, and Pete Welcher to discuss how telemetry provides real-time insights into network performance, user behavio

101. The Internet Still Delivers Massive Public Good Mar 31, 2026 00:25:56 Learn more about ⁠Cloud Field Day 25 here⁠.The Internet is often characterized as full of cat pictures and manipulative social media, yet the Internet is home to thousands of websites and communities that deliver massive public benefit. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Denny Cherry, Lino Telera, Shala Warner, and Alastair Cooke, who all took part in Cloud Field Day in Santa Clar

SPOTLIGHT: Making Agentic AI Real for Business Intelligence with Qlik Mar 24, 2026 00:33:43 Learn more and register for Qlik Connect here.Generative AI is more connected to the world of business intelligence and data analytics than any other area of enterprise IT technology. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded prior to Qlik Connect 2026, features Brendan Grady of Qlik joining Brian Booden and Gina Rosenthal to consider how this market is advancing. Although we started ta

99. Data Protection Needs To Do More Mar 17, 2026 00:32:41 Learn more about Tech Field Day at RSAC here.Data Protection is a critical component of security but it needs more features to meet the challenges of today’s attack environments. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth and Jack Poller discuss how data protection companies like Veeam, Commvault, and Object First offer solutions like immutability and identity protection as solutions to modern problems. T

Rising Memory & Storage Costs Make On-Prem Hardware Uneconomical Mar 10, 2026 00:30:29 Learn more about Cloud Field Day 25 here.The rising cost of memory and storage, driven by the massive AI build out, might make on-premises datacenters uneconomical, and drive more cloud adoption. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Ned Bellavance, Jim Czuprynski, and Alastair Cooke considering whether it is better to wait out the shortages or design for their effects. The core prob

97. Security Is More Than AI in 2026 Mar 3, 2026 00:33:19 There’s more to security than AI models and keeping them safe. Identity and user security are sure to be hot topics during this year’s RSAC Conference. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jack Poller and Drew Conry-Murray as they discuss what’s hot in the non-AI areas of security. They discuss the importance of identity-based security and how it can be extended to include non-human emp

96. Don’t Give Your AI Agent the Keys to Your Business Feb 24, 2026 00:28:29 The rise and fall of MoltBot is a sign that AI Agents are being rushed to deployment. How much of your data can you trust to AI Agents? In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Girard Kavelines and Aunudrei Oliver join Alastair Cooke to cast an eye over AI agent security and data security. ClaudeBot exploded into popular consciousness as an AI helper that could gain new skills and help organ

SPOTLIGHT: AI Tooling is Causing Identity Security Issues with 1Password Feb 17, 2026 00:32:33 The rise of AI tooling and agents in the enterprise has created a gap with identity security platforms. Addressing that gap remains challenging when so much is still unclear about how users and agents interact. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by 1Password, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Kate Scarcella, Jack Poller, and Sanjay Ramnath of 1Password.The panel discusses t

SPOTLIGHT: AI Has Escaped Your Datacenter Presented by Cisco Feb 10, 2026 00:30:05 Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 4 here. AI has driven your datacenter designs and is now moving outwards through your whole network. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Lee Peterson from Cisco discussing AI and networks with Andy Banta, Jack Poller, and Alastair Cooke. The discussion explores how AI is "escaping the data center" and becoming pervasive across

93. Billion-Dollar AI Headlines Obscure Real Business Value Feb 3, 2026 00:23:31 Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 4 here. The big headlines that we're seeing around the massive funding of large AI companies are a distraction from the reality that AI is being built and used in business applications. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Frederic Van Haren, Chris Grundemann, Brian Martin, and Alastair Cooke reflecting after AI Infrastructure Field

92. AI Needs Resource Efficiency Jan 27, 2026 00:33:40 Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 4 here. As we build out AI infrastructure and applications we need resource efficiency, continuously buying more horsepower cannot go on forever. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Pete Welcher, Gina Rosenthal, Andy Banta, and Alastair Cooke hoping for a more efficient AI future. Large language models are trained using massive farms of

91. Your Security Strategy Needs Graphs Jan 20, 2026 00:29:53 View upcoming ⁠Tech Field Day events here⁠. 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 helps bring this new security strategy to your environment.Th

SPOTLIGHT: Modern Data Mobility is Challenging the Laws of Physics with Hammerspace Jan 13, 2026 00:29:56 Watch the Hammerspace presentations from AI Infrastructure Field Day here. Learn more about Hammerspace on their website hereModern 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

89. 2026 Is A Bright Year for HPE and Juniper Jan 6, 2026 00:29:53 View upcoming Tech Field Day events here. 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 the future holds for the new combined company.They discuss ho

88. Tech Field Day Takeaways for 2025: Making AI Less Manic Dec 16, 2025 00:31:26 Check out upcoming Tech Field Day events on our website.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 Field Day grounded them all in practical real te

87. Generative AI Coding Tools Make Enterprise Applications Worse Dec 9, 2025 00:29:49 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 that up to 30% of the code Microsoft writes is AI generated, AWS is at about 25% AI generated code. We pon

86. Network Automation Needs Standards Dec 2, 2025 00:25:00 Watch presentations from Networking Field Day 39 here. Automation is the best way to scale network deployment and operations. But the lack of formal standards in the field cause delays and wasted resources. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Denise Donohue, Steve Puluka, and Kevin Myers. They discuss how some common things have emerged more from consensus

85. Simplification of IT is Really an Illusion Nov 25, 2025 00:27:43 Watch the presentations from Cloud Field Day 24 here.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 platforms offer simplified interfaces but also intro

SPOTLIGHT: Simplification in IT is really an illusion Nov 18, 2025 00:28:58 Watch Infoblox and more Security Field Day 14 videos here.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 Cricket Liu. They talk about the historical

83. Well Managed Kubernetes Means Infrastructure Finally Doesn’t Matter Nov 11, 2025 00:28:14 Learn more about Tech Field Day Experience at KubeCon here.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 infrastructure invisible, from virtualization through

82. NetAIOps Has Its Challenges Nov 4, 2025 00:27:41 Learn more about Networking Field Day 39 here.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 implementing AI into an operations workflow. They discuss li

81. Ready or Not, AI is Coming to the Enterprise Oct 28, 2025 00:35:45 Learn more about AI Field Day 7 on our website.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 state of AI adoption in the enterprise with host Stephe

80. Private Cloud is Not just Self-Service Virtualization Oct 21, 2025 00:28:14 Learn more about Cloud Field Day 24 here. 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 comprehensive, cloud-like experience, emphasizing the need for on-premis

SPOTLIGHT: Your Edge Projects will Fail Without Fleet Lifecycle Management with ZEDEDA Oct 14, 2025 00:27:42 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 unique challenges of managing edge deployments compared to cloud or on-premises environments. Focusing on b

SPOTLIGHT: Every AI Strategy Needs a Data Protection Strategy with Commvault Oct 7, 2025 00:32:39 More Information on Commvault ShiftEvery 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 applications with Tim Zonca from Commvault, frequent delegate Gina Rosenthal

SPOTLIGHT. Moving Enterprise AI Applications From Experiments to Production with NetApp Sep 30, 2025 00:34:10 More information on NetApp InsightRunning 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 Stephen Foskett. AI applications often start as experiments with a limi

76. Passkeys are the Future Sep 23, 2025 00:22:13 Learn more about Security Field Day here.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 Shimel and Kate Scarcella join Tom Hollingsworth to discuss the problems with traditional passwords and how passkeys overcome them. They als

SPOTLIGHT. Unified Flash Memory and Reduced HBM are Reshaping AI Training and Inference with Phison Sep 16, 2025 00:23:42 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 Language Models traditionally use GPUs with high bandwidth memory to hold entire data models and data sets.

74. Software is Automating Your AI Data Centre Infrastructure Sep 9, 2025 00:27:34 Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 3 here.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, TPUs, NPUs, XPUs all offload AI processing from CPUs

73. Agentic AI Spells the End of Dial Twiddlers Sep 2, 2025 00:28:25 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 infrastructure experts. The introduction of infrastructure as a service, then as code, and policy as code have sh

SPOTLIGHT: Networks Need Agentic AI with HPE Juniper Networking Aug 26, 2025 00:31:34 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 joined by Keith Parsons and Sunalini Sankhavaram. They talk about how agentic AI is driving new methods fo

SPOTLIGHT: SASE Makes Convergence Simple with HPE Aruba Networking Aug 19, 2025 00:32:05 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 issues.In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, brought to you by HPE Aruba Networking, Tom Hollings

70. Early Adoption of Generative AI Helps Control Costs with Signal65 Aug 12, 2025 00:25:48 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 businesses of all sizes, but significant evolution in models and technologies remains before maturity is ach

SPOTLIGHT: Datacenter Networking Needs AIOps with HPE Juniper Networks Aug 5, 2025 00:31:43 Enterprise networking is too large and complex, we need AI Operations. This spotlight episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Bob Friday and Ben Baker, both from Juniper Networks, with Jack Poller and Alastair Cooke. Modern enterprise networks reach far beyond the well-controlled walls of data centres and corporate buildings. The rate of change enabled by public cloud platforms makes an ent

68. Network Engineers are Facing an Identity Crisis Jul 29, 2025 00:30:16 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 question the future of their profession. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Ryan Harris,

67. Re-Imagining the Mainframe for the AI Era at SHARE Jul 22, 2025 00:30:34 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 mainframe with Stephen Foskett. Walk around the SHARE conference and you’ll see the same concepts and t

66. The DoJ Just Devalued Juniper Mist Jul 15, 2025 00:29:44 The proposed remedies for the HPE acquisition of Juniper Networks did a real disservice to Juniper Mist. The confusion around what’s going on with the proposed Juniper AIOps for Mist auction have professionals asking a lot of questions. In this episode, recorded on the eve of the close of the acquisition, Tom Hollingsworth sits down with Sam Clements, Jake Snyder, and Ed Weadon to make sense of it

65. Enterprises Shouldn't Be Outsourcing Their IT Anymore Jul 8, 2025 00:32:51 Enterprise networks are complicated but outsourcing all of the operations team doesn’t lead to better outcomes. It’s important to remember that enterprise covers a wide range of network definitions. In this episode, Ed Weadon, Chris Grundemann, and Jody Lemoine join Tom Hollingsworth as they discuss how businesses see the network and IT in general as a cost center instead of value generation. They

64. We Are Long Past Passwords Jul 1, 2025 00:33:41 Passwords have served their use in the enterprise. We need to start moving away from simple passwords as an authentication mechanism. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Tony Efantis, Karen Lopez, and Fernando Montenegro as they discuss the premise that we are long past passwords, exploring the complexities and frustrations of relying on them for myriad on

63. MLO is a Lie Jun 24, 2025 00:27:23 Watch the Presentations from Mobility Field Day here.One of the most anticipated features of Wi-Fi 7 isn’t ready for the public. Worse yet, it may never deliver on the promise of fast, reliable wireless connectivity. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Allyn Crowe, Peter Mackenzie, and Chris Reed as they discuss the way that multi-link operation (MLO) has been included in the specifica

62. A Different Type of Datacenter is Needed for AI Jun 17, 2025 00:22:08 Learn More from the AI Infrastructure Field Day PresentationsAI demands specialized data center designs due to its unique hardware utilization and networking needs, which require a new type of infrastructure. This Tech Field Day Podcast episode features Denise Donohue, Karen Lopez, Lino Telera, and Alastair Cooke. Network design has been a consistent part of the AI infrastructure discussions at Te

61. User-Centric Connectivity Has to Innovate Jun 10, 2025 00:26:31 Learn more about Tech Field Day at Cisco Live!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 the edge of the network. They talk about how companies like

60. Scaling Smarter Optimizes Cloud Costs in the Age of Data Abundance Jun 3, 2025 00:25:02 Learn More about Cloud Field Day 23Keeping every application and every scrap of data on the public cloud becomes very expensive; we need to improve our cloud economics. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Vriti Magee, Mitch Lewis, and Alastair Cooke. The belief that data is the new oil has led many companies to retain every piece of data they generate, often in object storage on pu

59. Compliance Does Not Equal Security May 27, 2025 00:25:46 Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/xfd13/Compliance reinforces the state of security in your organization. However, compliance in and of itself is not security. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jack Poller and Milou Meier as they discuss the nuance between securing your organization and ensuring compliance. They discuss the challenges with audit

SPOTLIGHT. The Unknown Unknowns of Cloud Providers with Catchpoint May 20, 2025 00:24:18 Learn More about Catchpoint at Cloud Field DayYour Internet Application is full of unknowns, which will affect its performance and availability for your customers. This episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast features Catchpoint CEO and co-founder Mehdi Daoudi, Eric Wright, Jon Myer, and Alastair Cooke. Internet applications are seldom self-contained, relying on other web services for specialized fu

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