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The Consumable Space Data Center Data centers? In Space? It's more like disposable compute satellites than you think.

The Consumable Space Data Center

Data centers? In Space? It's more like disposable compute satellites than you think.

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Mike & i recently tested 295 ft of uncoiled CAT6 for science TL;DR - the heat caused both coiled & uncoiled tests with the same cable to fail CAT6, but otherwise the results between them were so close we came to the conclusion that coiled vs uncoiled makes very little difference in performance 👍🏼

Is Indoor Standard Power The Fix You Need? 6 GHz Wi-Fi has lots of potential. But should you be deploying standard power indoors?

Is Indoor Standard Power The Fix You Need?

6 GHz Wi-Fi has lots of potential. But should you be deploying standard power indoors?

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I sat down with @scottrobohn.bsky.social to talk about a bunch of stuff! packetpushers.net/podcasts/tot...

TNO066: Tom Hollingsworth Before Tech Field Day | Packet Pushers

Tom Hollingsworth joins Scott Robohn to share his professional journey, the cyclical nature of networking hype, the delicate art of facilitating technical dialogue between vendors and engineers, and t...

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AI Isn’t a Genie, It’s an Intern Tell me if you've heard this one before. We build a super intelligent system and give it a specific goal like maximizing paperclip production. The system decides to do the job as well as possible by converting all available matter into paperclips. Everything. The…

AI Isn’t a Genie, It’s an Intern

Tell me if you've heard this one before. We build a super intelligent system and give it a specific goal like maximizing paperclip production. The system decides to do the job as well as possible by converting all available matter into paperclips. Everything. The Earth. The solar system. All of it. After the universe collapses the machine shuts down, content that it followed directions.

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Fixing Disaster Communications Challenges with Fortinet

Fortinet is changing this narrative by moving away from fragile setups toward standardized, ruggedized edge connectivity kits.

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One thing that never fails to amaze me about #ConferenceLife in Las Vegas is how I can be absolutely freezing in a conference room when it's 101 outside. #HPEDiscover

#HPEDiscover I know that people say that AI can solve network issues like a real engineer. But AI can't consume that much coffee.

#HPEDiscover Apstra? Now there's a name I've not heard in a long time.

#HPEDiscover I think @fsmontenegro.bsky.social and I are the new Statler and Waldorf of keynotes. And I'm totally here for it.

#HPEDiscover You know that Rami has to be happy to be able to talk about routing. After all that's where Juniper really shined.

#HPEDiscover If you like hearing Madani presenting on stage, make sure you check him out at @techfieldday.com too!

#HPEDiscover Ah, the old gem of "so easy a product manager/salesperson can do it". Yeah, it's easy. Narbik's grandma is a CCIE. But make it so simple that we don't HAVE to do it. That's the real challenge.

#HPEDiscover Okay, I have to ask. How often do you have an MTU mismatch outside of tunnels or weird token ring stuff (don't ask). Is a self-driving network that diagnoses MTU issues just adding features that won't get used often?

#HPEDiscover There is a lot of applause from the audience for Aruba CX switches and dual-personality APs being managed by HPE Mist.

#HPEDiscover I agree with Sunalini. Traffic spikes from people walking into a keynote area are a struggle.

#HPEDiscover Sunalini is on stage now. I'm glad because she is VERY good at this. Make sure you check out all her Field Day appearances!

#HPEDiscover "We have a football stadium. Perhaps you've heard of it. The Horseshoe. Not the casino. Because the house always wins at our horseshoe." Again, ask Baker Mayfield about that. He's so good he can make the Browns win.

#HPEDiscover Rami brings up the CIO for Ohio State University. Of course there's some banter about football at the beginning. I'll avoid mentioning Baker's flag plant because I don't want to draw a penalty. #BoomerSooner

#HPEDiscover HPE Networking has made more advances in the area of self-driving networks than anyone else. Given the heritage of Mist, Juniper, and Aruba I'd say they had a great head start.

#HPEDiscover AI for Networks, Networks for AI. It's the pitch now. Wanna know the difference? AI for Networks = AI Field Day Networks for AI = AI Infrastructure Field Day @techfieldday.com

#HPEDiscover The network is no longer mere infrastructure. It's the platform we build on for the future.

#HPEDiscover Rami starts off by talking about the Millenium Tower in SF and how the sinking and leaning happened because the foundation wasn't strong. I bet there's a lesson here.

I'm back at #HPEDiscover and it's networking time! Rami Rahim takes the stage to talk about the most important subject ever. Networking.

#HPEDiscover Of course managing thousands of agents is an easy task. Except I've programmed three of them to randomly tell you they need the day off because their dog/kid/grandma is sick. Now manage them like people.

#HPEDiscover HPE Networking CX switches are going to be managed by Mist AND Marvis Actions are coming to HPE Aruba Central! There's your line in the sand. Mist is everywhere.

#HPEDiscover What's this? Antonio is talking about the campus and branch? Why, with all this AI hype I think people forgot there was a network that they connected to!

#HPEDiscover Antonio is now talking about using SASE as a foundation for a security-first network architecture. It's easy to sleep at night when your apps and AI aren't constantly under attack.

#HPEDiscover Antonio on-stage says that HPE Aruba and HPE Juniper are combined to be HPE Networking. That helps with the messaging moving forward.