Tech Field Day Podcast
Episodes
Change Your Password All The Time – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: The best way to keep passwords secure is to change them all the time. Changing your passwords frequently is the best way to keep accounts...
The Storage Array is Dead – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: The storage array is dead, dead as a doornail. The monolithic storage array used to be the standard of storage, but it’s time has c...
You Need Sensors for Analytics – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: In order to be an effective analytics company, you need a sensor. Tom Hollingsworth leads a discussion around how important sensors are f...
5G will Replace Traditional Networks – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: 5G is set to replace traditional networking. In this episode, the roundtable discusses what impact 5G will have on traditional networking...
Composable Infrastructure is Just Blade Server 2.0 – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Premise: Composable Infrastructure is just another iteration on blade servers. Stephen Foskett leads a discussion about how big of a change composable...
You Shouldn’t Run Your Own Website – On-Premise IT Roundtable
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett and the Roundtable discuss whether or not you should be running your own website. They weigh the pros and cons of each path and delve ...
It Doesn’t Matter Where Your Data is Stored – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: In our automated and disaggregated world, it doesn’t matter where your data is stored. The roundtable discusses if data localit...
BONUS: Phoummala Schmitt – IT Origins
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Phoummala Schmitt is a Senior Cloud Ops Advocate with Microsoft and the Co-Host of Current Status. You can follow her at her blog, Twitter, and Linke...
Networking Disaggregation Isn’t Ready – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: Networking disaggregation is not ready for the enterprise. The panel discusses where networking disaggregation is relevant in today’...
BONUS: Tomer Shiran – IT Origins
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tomer Shiran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dremio. You can follow Tomer on LinkedIn, Twitter, and GitHub. For this bonus podcast episode, we had the pr...
Leon Adato – IT Origins
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is post 33 of 41 in the series “IT Origins” IT Origins is an interview series looking at how IT professionals got their...
IT Burnout is Inevitable – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Premise: IT burnout is simply unavoidable. It’s a part of the gig. The discussion: Is burnout an inevitable part of IT? Is it part of the way IT...
Revisited: Security is a Dumpster Fire – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Cisco Live US happening this week in Orlando, we decided to share a throwback episode featuring Rob Rodgers and Mils Swart of Skyport Systems. Sk...
BONUS: Ted Dunning – IT Origins
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this bonus episode of the podcast. Ted Dunning is the Chief Application Architect at MapR and a board member of the Apache Software Foundation....
Enterprise AI Is Just a Buzzword – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: Enterprise AI is a buzzword slapped onto products and services without any technical merit. Let’s face it, AI gets thrown around a ...
BONUS: Patric Palm – IT Origins
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded a great interview with Patric Palm of Favro and decided to put it in the podcast feed as a bonus episode. Enjoy! Patric Palm is the Co-Fo...
Automation Will Kill Engineering Jobs – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Premise: The efficiencies of network engineering will decimate engineering jobs. The panel debates if this is true. They look at if this will happ...
All Your Networking Are Belong to NFV | The On-Premise IT Roundtable
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we’re discussing Network Functions Virtualization, aka NFV. The roundtable discusses what exactly NFV is, how it differs from S...
BONUS: Karen Lopez – IT Origins
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An episode so nice, we share it twice. Throwing in a bonus episode to the feed. Had a great conversation with Karen Lopez for IT Origins. If you have...
You Should Care Where SaaS Lives | On-Premise IT Roundtable
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this roundtable, we’re getting cloudy. The panelists discuss why it matters where your SaaS apps live, and not just depend on an SLA. This ca...
BONUS: Zachary Smith – IT Origins
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post April 10, 2018. Zachary Smith is the CEO of Packet. I had th...
Your Notifications Stink! The On-Premise IT Roundtable
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s face it, your alerts stink. If you’re finding lifehacks to deal with the amount of notifications you’re receiving, you’v...
Painful IT Language – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast that inspired it all! Today we’re sharing the pilot episode of the On-Premise IT Roundtable, looking at terrible IT language. Does ...
BONUS: Dong Ngo – IT Origins
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post March 13, 2018. Dong Ngo is an IT consultant and writer at Don...
Words Don’t Mean Things After All! The On-Premise IT Roundtable
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do words mean things? It depends on who you ask. Often the more technically minded IT folks like hard and fast definitions, while marketing tends to ...
The IT Differentiation Dilemma – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We dug back in the On-Premise IT Roundtable archives to bring you an episode originally recorded in 2016, but incredibly prescient today. The roundtab...
BONUS: Matt Leib – IT Origins
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post February 13, 2018. Matt Leib is a Technical Sales Executive a...
Whitebox World – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth leads the roundtable in discussing the role of whitebox switching in enterprise networking. On-Premises for today...
Licensing Models Matter- The On-Premise IT Roundtable
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The On-Premise IT Roundtable has a bold premise for this episode: enterprise licensing models are interesting! The panel discusses why understanding ...
BONUS Interview Episode: Allison Sheridan – IT Origins
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Since we recorded this great interview for IT Origins, we’re including it in the On-Premise IT Roundtable feed. Allison Sheridan is perhaps be...
Intent-Based Networking Isn’t Just SDN – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Intent-based networking is the new hotness, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, the panel discusses how it differs from older SDN ideas. ...
2017 was the Year of… – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show, each of our roundtable panelists chose what was the hot ticket item of 2017. Tune in to hear their arguments why 2017 was the y...
Failed Startups – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, host Stephen Foskett talks with Mark May, Howard Marks, and Keith Townsend about what makes a failed startup. Are some concepts simpl...
All Storage Should Scale-Out – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Scale-out storage is great, but does it apply to all enterprise storage needs? The roundtable discusses the premise that all storage should be scale-o...
The CLI is Dead – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The roundtable discusses the premise that the CLI is dead, or at least terminally ill. They look at why this is the prevailing narrative in networking...
Security is a Dumpster Fire – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Security is a dumpster fire, or is it somehow worse? Our esteemed guests discuss whether it’s actually many dumpster fires or some other form of...
Technical Debt Really Isn’t All That Bad – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the roundtable discusses the idea of technical debt. They look into why technical debt occurs, why it isn’t always a bad thing,...
What Is Automation? The On-Premise IT Roundtable
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we’ll be talking about a hot topic in the networking space, automation. The panel discusses why organizations see automation as pro...
Managed Services from the 90s to Now – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we take a look at how managed services have changed from the 90s to today. Why was something so essential and pervasive in IT today s...
Cloud Lock-In: The On-Premise IT Roundtable
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cloud lock-in, sounds bad right? Well on this episode, the roundtable takes a detailed look at the actual impact of lock-in with public and private cl...
Cloud is More Than a Data Center: The On-Premise IT Roundtable
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With all the hyperbolic claims of what the cloud can do for IT, what the cloud actually means gets lost in the process. The roundtable looks at what c...
IoT Abandonware: The On-Premise IT Roundtable
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Internet of Things is already proliferating a number of connected devices into our lives. But as these devices increasingly become abandoned, they...
The Brave New World of NVMe: The On-Premise IT Roundtable
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The roundtable discusses how NVMe is impacting the storage industry. Is this just an iteration on what we’ve already seen with flash, or does it...
Is Kubernetes a Flash in the Pan? The On-Premise IT Roundtable
03 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is Kubernetes simply benefiting from the first mover advantage, or does it have the force to stay the dominant container orchestrator in the enterpris...
Managing Your IT Career – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
IT professionals spend years learning how to manage the complex infrastructure that organizations depend on. But they often spend far less time thinki...
Caching vs Tiering – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Caching and tiering have been abused by marketing in enterprise IT, often used interchangeably, or simply when not applicable. Luckily, we’ve go...
What is Big Data? The On-Premise IT Roundtable
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
To be clear, the answer to “what is big data?” isn’t the On-Premise IT Roundtable. Nevertheless, our panelists discuss what exactly ...
Intel and Network Functions Virtualization: The On-Premise IT Roundtable
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Intel isn’t known as a networking company, but they think they have a play in the network functions virtualization market. The round table discu...
Virtualization and Containers: The On-Premise IT Roundtable 4
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the light of the vSphere 6.5 release, moderator Stephen Foskett asks the roundtable about the impact of VMware integrated containers. This runs on ...
Locations and Beacons: The On-Premise IT Roundtable 3
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On tap for today’s roundtable, the panel discusses the state of locations and beacons. Moderator Stephen Foskett asks the panel to consider how...
Is DevOps a Disaster? The On-Premise IT Roundtable 2
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator Stephen Foskett poses a completely non-controversial question: is DevOps a load of crap? Does DevOps just turn into NoOps? What are these da...
SD-WAN: On-Premise IT Roundtable 1
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the inaugural On-Premise IT Roundtable podcast! This episode, we’ve gathered our esteemed panel to discuss software-defined wide area...