Advisory and analysis from Jason Gintert on peering, IX strategy, connectivity, network automation and AI inference at the edge.
Several vendors at NFD37 described their products as air gapped. The delegates had questions. A Tech Field Day Podcast on what the term should mean, why "isolated" is the better word, and how to hold vendors to it.
15 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
I had the opportunity to attend Networking Field Day 37 where BT delivered a fascinating presentation on quantum networking. As someone immersed all things networking, I've
11 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
The year 2025 marks my 26th in data networking as a profession and over 30 years since I started experimenting with networks. As I find myself between engagements,
27 Mar 2025 · 7 min read
Tech Field Day gave the USNUA a slot at NFD37. I walked the delegates through what it is, how the chapters run, how we keep sponsored events vendor-neutral, and Scott Robohn shared what year one of the Virginia NUG looked like.
24 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
Super excited to be a delegate again at Networking Field Day 37 March 19th & 20th 2025! Presenting will be Selector, BT & Versa showing off their latest
7 Mar 2025 · 1 min read
The network engineering world is seeing a major shift. Managed and professional services providers in the way of traditional value-added resellers (VARs), Managed Services Providers (MSPs), hardware
24 Feb 2025 · 8 min read
Phil Gervasi runs the upstate New York NUG, so he had Chris Kane and me on Telemetry Now to tell the origin story: why we started, how a NUG night runs, how we keep it vendor-neutral, and how to start one where you live.
21 Feb 2025 · 2 min read
BGP is the unsung hero (or villain, depending on the day) of the internet and is a bit like that coworker who typically kicks ass but occasionally causes
29 Jan 2025 · 4 min read
The week of November 18th 2024 in Denver, the Network Automation Forum Autocon2 conference offered a deep dive into the future of network automation, revealing both challenges and
9 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Who says data networking can't be fun? At the last US Network User Association (OH)NUG meeting at Brew Garden in Strongsville Ohio, the local network
10 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
There's a fair bit of confusion out there about what Network as a Service (NaaS) is and how it fits into today's ever-evolving
17 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Check out the new article that I worked on for Pipeline Magazine called "AI for Network Intelligence"
9 Aug 2024 · 1 min read