Tech Field Day

AI is all the rage right now, but how does that translate into your network? 🌐 We're excited to bring you the latest edition of our flagship enterprise networking event, Networking Field Day. This November 5th and 6th in Silicon Valley, we’ll explore how AI impacts the transport for your enterprise—from building networks to power GPU-driven workloads to using AI models for smarter insights and operations. We’ll kick off Wednesday with Graphiant, who will show how a secure, unified network is key to modern data governance. Next, our Tech Field Day delegate roundtable will discuss how to make your network a future-proof asset rather than technical debt, sharing real-world insights from practitioners on today’s toughest challenges. After lunch, Nokia returns with updates on their Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform—demonstrating how they’re accelerating agentic AI operations, automating back-end fabrics, and enhancing root cause analysis through AI. On Thursday, Cisco takes the stage to go all-in on AI networking and networking for AI. As enterprise workloads become more distributed and performance-critical, Cisco will showcase how they build AI-ready infrastructure with predictable operations and high throughput. Catch the entire event live on our website, LinkedIn page, and Techstrong TV, with full details and schedule available on the Networking Field Day event page. Join the conversation online using #NFD39—whether on X/Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky, or your platform of choice. We also have a great lineup of delegates, including some first-timers, so head to our site to meet them and learn about their expertise. Don’t miss Networking Field Day 39, where we’ll dive into how AI moves through, empowers, and evolves with the enterprise network. We’ll see you there! Moderator: Tom Hollingsworth Delegates: Denise Donohue, Dustin Demers, Ethan Banks, Jonathan Davis, Kevin Myers Michael Wynston, Mitch Ashley, Peter Welcher, Rita Younger, Steve Puluka, and Teren Bryson #NFD39 #EnterpriseNetworking #AINetworking #AIinIT #TechEvent #NetworkAutomation #DataGovernance #EventDrivenAutomation #CiscoNetworking #NokiaNetworking #FutureOfNetworking

Palo Alto Networks Expands AI Security and Automation Capabilities 🔸 Palo Alto Networks is expanding its AI tools with Prisma AIRS 2.0 and Cortex AgentiX to protect AI applications and automate security tasks. Prisma AIRS 2.0 secures AI models and agents throughout their lifecycle, while Cortex AgentiX lets teams build and manage AI agents to handle threat detection, response, and policy enforcement automatically. These updates help organizations stay ahead of growing cybersecurity challenges as AI use rapidly increases. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. #TFDRundown #CyberSecurity #AI #AITools #AIProtection #SecurityAutomation #ThreatDetection #CloudSecurity #AIInnovation

AI Field Day #AIFD7 Day Two ends with a live recording of the debut episode of #UtilizingAI, a brand new podcast from The Futurum Group exploring how AI is transforming different sectors of enterprise IT and other industries. This podcast is hosted by Stephen Foskett and Nick Patience, VP and Practice Lead for AI. Tune in now and catch new episodes every Wednesday. Moderator: Stephen Foskett Delegates: Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Carl Fugate, Dave Graham, Frederic Van Haren, Guy Currier of The Futurum Group, Ivan McPhee, John Willis, Keith Townsend, Malcolm Booden (CCDE), Nick Patience of The Futurum Group, Ray Lucchesi, Ryan Booth, and Scott Robohn #AI #GenerativeAI #EnterpriseAI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation #AIPodcast #FuturumIntelligence #FuturumSignal

The Metamorphosis of Trust: 1Password at Security Field Day 🔐 At Security Field Day, 1Password demonstrated how encryption and identity management are evolving from static passwords to context-aware, adaptive, and AI-ready systems. With features like Extended Access Management, Secure Agentic Autofill, and zero-knowledge architecture, 1Password bridges consumer and enterprise trust, securing human and machine credentials while reducing friction. By combining cryptographic rigor with usability, the platform reflects a new approach to cybersecurity—making secure practices intuitive, scalable, and future-ready as AI agents begin acting on our behalf. Read more from Kate Scarcella on LinkedIn #XFD14 #Cybersecurity #Encryption #AI #IdentitySecurity #1Password #DevSecOps #SecurityArchitecture https://buff.ly/sHKQPU0d

Rafay: Turnkey AI Cloud for Scalable Enterprise Adoption ☁️ At AI Infrastructure Field Day, Rafay demonstrated how its platform helps enterprises and emerging NeoClouds scale AI from pilot to production. By providing GPU-as-a-Service and Model-as-a-Service with multi-tenancy, integrated security, and governance, Rafay enables organizations to go from new hardware to a full AI platform in days rather than months. The platform addresses the challenges of managing hundreds of AI applications and models, automating deployment, updates, and compliance, so teams can focus on delivering business value instead of building custom infrastructure. Read more from Alastair Cooke here. #AIIFD3 #AIInfrastructure #TurnkeyAI #EnterpriseAI #GPUasAService #ModelasAService #AIPlatform https://buff.ly/DRIQRIW

Day Two of AI Field Day #AIFD2 continues with a presentation from first time presenter Digitate! Tune in now to learn more. Presenters: Rahul Kelkar, Rajiv Nayan Moderator: Stephen Foskett Delegates: Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Carl Fugate, Dave Graham, Frederic Van Haren, Guy Currier of The Futurum Group, Ivan McPhee, John Willis, Keith Townsend, Malcolm Booden (CCDE), Nick Patience of The Futurum Group, Ray Lucchesi, Ryan Booth, and Scott Robohn #AI #GenerativeAI #EnterpriseAI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation

Qualcomm Enters AI Chip Market to Compete With NVIDIA 🌐 Qualcomm is entering the AI data center market with two new processors, AI200 and AI250, launching in 2026 and 2027, designed for AI inference workloads. The chips support major AI frameworks and will be sold as part of integrated rack systems or individually, targeting cost-conscious enterprises. This move diversifies Qualcomm beyond smartphones and positions it to challenge NVIDIA’s dominance in AI infrastructure, a rapidly growing market driven by generative AI and large language models. The launch signals a strategic shift that could reshape Qualcomm’s growth and industry standing. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. #TFDRundown #AI #AIChips #TechNews #ArtificialIntelligence #Semiconductors #DataCenter #AIInfrastructure #GenerativeAI #MachineLearning #AIProcessors 

On the Tech Field Day News Rundown, major players are making bold moves across AI, cloud, and quantum computing. Microsoft and OpenAI deepen their partnership with a $135B deal, extending AI exclusivity and enabling independent AGI verification. Amazon Web Services (AWS) cuts 14,000 jobs as AI adoption accelerates operational efficiency. IBM Consulting acquires Txture, an IBM Company to modernize hybrid cloud systems faster and greener, while IBM and AMD achieve a quantum computing milestone using standard AMD chips. Qualcomm enters the AI data center market with new AI200 and AI250 processors to challenge NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks expands AI-driven cybersecurity with Prisma AIRS 2.0 and Cortex AgentiX. Meanwhile, the U.S. government considers investing in quantum startups through the CHIPS program, signaling strategic support for emerging tech. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. #TFDRundown #AI #QuantumComputing #CloudComputing #TechNews #Microsoft #OpenAI #Amazon #IBM #AMD #Qualcomm #PaloAltoNetworks #Cybersecurity #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #CHIPSAct #EnterpriseAI

The Role of Data Infrastructure in Powering Enterprise AI with Ingo Fuchs of NetApp As organizations work to operationalize Agentic AI, one thing is becoming clear — storage and infrastructure teams must take a leading role. In this episode of Utilizing Tech, recorded live at NetApp Insight in Las Vegas, hosts Stephen Foskett and Guy Currier from The Futurum Group sit down with Ingo Fuchs, Chief Technologist for AI at NetApp, to explore how modern data infrastructure underpins secure, efficient, and compliant AI operations. Ingo discusses the rising importance of data quality, governance, and control as AI agents begin to act autonomously with sensitive enterprise data. He also highlights how NetApp’s AI Data Engine and native integrations enable real-time data pipelines, enforce guardrails, and ensure consistent, reliable data delivery. This conversation reveals how the convergence of storage, infrastructure, and AI operations is reshaping enterprise readiness for the next generation of intelligent systems. #UtilizingTech #AgenticAI #NetAppINSIGHT #ArtificialIntelligence #AIApplications #GenerativeAI #AutonomousAgents #AIFD7

How can AI turn unstructured data into actionable intelligence while keeping it secure? 🔐 🧠 At NetApp INSIGHT 2025, Stephen Foskett sits down with Arun Gururajan, Ph.D., VP of Data Science at NetApp, to explore how the company is transforming storage into an intelligent data platform. NetApp’s AI Data Engine extracts semantic meaning from unstructured data, creating embeddings and context that make AI applications faster and more effective. With built-in classification, guardrails, and ransomware resilience, NetApp ensures sensitive data stays protected while enabling AI workflows across text, images, and video. By combining intelligent data management with cybersecurity and support for multimodal AI, NetApp provides enterprises a flexible, extensible foundation for modern AI and analytics workloads. #TFDx #NetAppINSIGHT #TechTalks #Interview #AIDataEngine #DataManagement #StorageAI #RansomwareProtection #EnterpriseAI #DataSecurity #IntelligentInfrastructure #MultimodalAI #CloudIntegration #ONTAP #AIStorage