Tech Field Day Podcast

• 56. Wi-Fi is Fast Enough

  Learn More about Mobility Field Day 13Modern Wi-Fi connections rely on more than just raw throughput to measure performance. The complexity of wireless as a medium makes the user experience more varied and creates difficulties in troubleshooting. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Keith Parsons, Rocky Gregory, and Ron Westfall as they discuss the state of Wi-Fi and how performance works. They talk about the challenges with properly designed wireless networks and how data sheets make assumptions about the environment. They also discuss user expectations for performance and how workflows involve many moving parts that can impact overall user experiences.Host: ⁠Tom Hollingsworth, Tech Field Day Event LeadPanelists: Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum GroupRocky Gregory, Principal Architect at EVOTEKKeith Parsons, Managing Director at Wireless LAN Professionals ConferenceFollow the Tech Field Day Podcast ⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠on Bluesky⁠⁠ and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes ⁠⁠on the podcast page of the website⁠⁠.Follow ⁠⁠Tech Field Day⁠⁠ for more information on upcoming and current event coverage ⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠on Bluesky⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠.

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• SPOTLIGHT: Quality Data is the Foundation for AI with Qlik

  Register for Qlik Connect: https://www.qlikconnect.com/AI ought to be able to help businesses derive value from their data, but not all AI applications have a solid foundation. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast looks forward to Qlik Connect 2025, featuring delegates Gina Rosenthal and Jim Czuprynski discussing the importance of data with Nick Magnuson of Qlik and host Stephen Foskett. Last year Qlik introduced Answers, a RAG AI product that delivers intelligence from unstructured data. This year we expect to see much more integration with structured data, analytics, business intelligence, and agentic AI, as Qlik's customers seek to deliver innovative solutions. Mature organizations are focused on building a solid governance foundation for their data, ensuring responsible and ethical use in AI applications. The advent of agentic AI raises more concerns, as autonomous agents are empowered to take action without human involvement. Responsible use must include strict limits and human supervision to make sure AI agents remain controlled. We're looking forward to customer stories, technical takeaways, and maybe some new product introductions at Qlik Connect this year!Qlik Representative: Nick Magnuson, Head of AI at QlikHost: Stephen Foskett, President and Organizer of Tech Field DayPanelists: Gina Rosenthal, Founder of Digital Sunshine SolutionsJim Czuprynski, Chief Storyteller at Zero Defect ComputingFollow the Tech Field Day Podcast ⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠on Bluesky⁠⁠ and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes ⁠⁠on the podcast page of the website⁠⁠.Follow ⁠⁠Tech Field Day⁠⁠ for more information on upcoming and current event coverage ⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠on Bluesky⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠.

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• 54. AI Needs to be Boring

  Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 2Mature technologies deliver business value by integration into boring production applications, so AI needs to be boring. This Tech Field Day Podcast episode features Max Mortillaro, Guy Currier, Jay Cuthrell, and Alastair Cooke. AI has frequently been in the public news, many organizations are busy building AI infrastructure and pipelines, and vendors have tagged their applications with AI to ride the hype. Yet, business value is usually delivered in applications that serve customers rather than generating headlines. The first steps towards AI being a functional but boring part of production applications have emerged, with interoperability mechanisms like MCP and A2A are vital steps towards pervasive AI. Options for Small Language Models (SLM) are opening up more cost-effective use of generative AI, while predictive AI continues to be the standard boring production AI. Data and output safety are other areas for development; avoiding GenAI hallucinations, model poisoning, and data leakage is vital for AI to become boring. Eventually, Generative AI will be as invisible and valuable in mainstream business applications, leading to a return on all the current investments. Host: Alastair Cooke, Tech Field Day Event LeadPanelists: Guy Currier, Chief Analyst at Visible ImpactJay Cuthrell, Chief Product Officer at NexustekMax Mortillaro, Head of Research at Osmium Data GroupFollow the Tech Field Day Podcast ⁠on X/Twitter⁠ or ⁠on Bluesky⁠ and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes ⁠on the podcast page of the website⁠.Follow ⁠Tech Field Day⁠ for more information on upcoming and current event coverage ⁠on X/Twitter⁠, ⁠on Bluesky⁠, and ⁠on LinkedIn⁠, or ⁠visit our website⁠.

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• 53. Virtual Networks are Air Gapped

  Learn more about Networking Field Day 37The definition of traditional security technologies must evolve to meet new use cases. Networks that use virtual constructs to segregate traffic are just as air gapped as physical separation. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Carole Warner Reece, John Osmon, and Jason Gintert discuss why the standard for hyper secure systems has always been physical separation. They look at how the terminology is being changed to support new use cases with virtual separation and whether or not those new networks can meet the high standards of the older versions. They also discuss the need for precision in terminology and how to avoid falling back on marketing terms that can create confusion with unsuspecting consumers.Host:Tom Hollingsworth, Practice Leader at The Futurum Group and Tech Field Day Event LeadPanelists: Carole Warner Reece, Network Architect and ExpertJason Gintert, Cofounder and Board Chairman, US Networking User AssociationJohn Osmon, Network and Broadband Access ExpertFollow the Tech Field Day Podcast on X/Twitter or on Bluesky and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes on the podcast page of the website.Follow Tech Field Day for more information on upcoming and current event coverage on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on LinkedIn, or visit our website.

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• SPOTLIGHT: Servers Are Still Relevant in the Age of Cloud with HPE

  Event Page: https://techfieldday.com/event/tfdxhpegen12/Although we live in a world of software, server hardware still matters from datacenter to cloud to edge. This episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast features Scott Shaffer, VP and Chief Technologist at HPE, discussing the evolution of the server with Jack Poller, Vuong Pham, and Stephen Foskett. Although servers might appear to be commoditized, companies like HPE are building optimized designs for various purposes. Edge servers, for example, are a unique form factor and have special requirements for mounting, air filtering, security, power efficiency, management, and more. Datacenter and cloud servers have special optimizations as well, with efficiency, expansion, and cooling in special focus. As we turn to AI and HPC, servers have to support unprecedented levels of electrical power and cooling, with air cooling still very much in demand but incredible advances being made on liquid cooling as well. The Tech Field Day delegates will be on-site with HPE on the same day this episode airs, learning more about the ProLiant line. Tune in and watch the Tech Field Day presentations on YouTube.Host: Stephen Foskett, President of the Tech Field Day Event SeriesTech Field Day: https://techfieldday.com/people/stephen-foskett/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ HPE Representative:Scott Shaffer, CTO and VP of the Advanced Development Group at HPELinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-shaffer-4b93a22/Panelists:Jack Poller, Principal Analyst at Paradigm TechnicaTech Field Day: https://techfieldday.com/people/jack-poller/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/Vuong Pham, Senior Solutions Architect, Nth Generation ComputingTech Field Day: https://techfieldday.com/people/vuong-pham/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vuong-pham-digitalkungfu/Tech Field Day: Website: https://www.techfieldday.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-dayX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.comPodcast: Website: https://www.techfieldday.com/podcastX/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfielddaypodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfielddaypod.bsky.social

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