Tech Field Day Podcast

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The massive promises surrounding artificial intelligence are just history repeating itself.

In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast recorded on-site at AI Field Day 8, host Stephen Foskett is joined by Jim Czuprynski, Kate Scarcella, and Jeff Ello to debate the explosive world of AI hype.

They compare the current generative AI boom to past tech cycles like the dot-com era and early cloud com...

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Think your expensive GPUs are the biggest factor in AI performance? Think again. Without a high-performance data storage strategy to keep them supplied with data, your AI infrastructure can become an expensive machine sitting idle. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Alastair Cooke is joined by industry experts Barton George and Ron Pagani Jr. to discuss the indus...

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Is the AI tech bubble about to burst just like the dot-com boom did?

On this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast ahead of Cisco Live 2026, host Tom Hollingsworth and experts Sam Clements, Ed Weadon, and Rob Coote look at the real state of enterprise AI.

They discuss why tech giants are facing layoffs despite record profits, and whether companies should stick to selling hardwa...

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AI is changing the way we maintain and troubleshoot networks, offering suggested fixes and knowledge about issues. But we aren’t ready to trust it in fully autonomous mode yet.

In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Dan Ryan, Chris Reed, and Alan Wang join Tom Hollingsworth on-site at Mobility Field Day to discuss why fully autonomous networking still feels out of reach despite...

AI networking is quickly becoming a critical part of the enterprise. You need make the right choice about which hardware you want to use but you aren’t necessarily locked into a single choice. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by Cisco, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn and Richard Licon of Cisco as they discuss rapidly evolving landscape of AI networking, emphasizing that organizations n...

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Now that AI has enabled us to have an unlimited amount of content, generated on demand and instantly, we find ourselves questioning the quality of the output.

This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded prior to AI Field Day by delegates Barbara Roos, Guy Currier, Dave Graham, and Stephen Foskett, considers this common trade-off.

Large Language Models are fundamentally personal and res...

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AI is everywhere in networking right now, but the reality doesn’t always match the marketing. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast ahead of Mobility Field Day, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jennifer Huber and Megan Sorensen to break down what “AI-driven networks” actually mean in practice, where vendors are positioning AI across wireless, automation, and opera...

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Is Mythos the future of cybersecurity, or just the latest AI hype cycle? In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast leading into Security Field Day, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jack Poller, Karen Lopez, and Brett Wolmarans to break down the truth behind Anthropic Mythos model. The panel digs into whether Mythos is truly a breakthrough in vulnerability scanning or simply overhy...

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AI networking is driving innovation in the market like no other time in history. But the likelihood of all these advances filtering down into the enterprise is very slim. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth and a panel of IT experts debate whether high-performance AI networking will ever truly penetrate the traditional enterprise. The discussion cent...

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Keeping your AI applications waiting for data is not a technical problem; AI agents can help deliver the right data. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Stephanie Valarezo from IBM, who discusses Agentic data enablement with Karen Lopez, Jim Czuprynski, and Alastair Cooke. Organizations face many critical challenges in providing high-quality, secure, and well-governed data at scale ...

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Telemetry has become a critical component of modern networking, but organizations need better ways to harness the growing volume of data. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Scott Robohn, Jason Gintert, and Pete Welcher to discuss how telemetry provides real-time insights into network performance, user behavior, and system health. They explore ...

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The Internet is often characterized as full of cat pictures and manipulative social media, yet the Internet is home to thousands of websites and communities that deliver massive public benefit. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Denny Cherry, Lino Telera, Shala Warner, and Alastair Cooke, who all took part in Cloud Field Day in Santa Clara. The discussion highlights two ke...

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Generative AI is more connected to the world of business intelligence and data analytics than any other area of enterprise IT technology. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded prior to Qlik Connect 2026, features Brendan Grady of Qlik joining Brian Booden and Gina Rosenthal to consider how this market is advancing. Although we started talking about agentic AI over a year ...

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Data Protection is a critical component of security but it needs more features to meet the challenges of today’s attack environments. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth and Jack Poller discuss how data protection companies like Veeam, Commvault, and Object First offer solutions like immutability and identity protection as solutions to modern problems. They talk about the importance...

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The rising cost of memory and storage, driven by the massive AI build out, might make on-premises datacenters uneconomical, and drive more cloud adoption. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Ned Bellavance, Jim Czuprynski, and Alastair Cooke considering whether it is better to wait out the shortages or design for their effects. The core problem is the significant increase in ...

There’s more to security than AI models and keeping them safe. Identity and user security are sure to be hot topics during this year’s RSAC Conference. In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Jack Poller and Drew Conry-Murray as they discuss what’s hot in the non-AI areas of security. They discuss the importance of identity-based security and how it can be extended to include non-human employees. They also...

The rise and fall of MoltBot is a sign that AI Agents are being rushed to deployment. How much of your data can you trust to AI Agents? In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, Girard Kavelines and Aunudrei Oliver join Alastair Cooke to cast an eye over AI agent security and data security. ClaudeBot exploded into popular consciousness as an AI helper that could gain new skills and help organize and simplify your life. Followi...

The rise of AI tooling and agents in the enterprise has created a gap with identity security platforms. Addressing that gap remains challenging when so much is still unclear about how users and agents interact. In this episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, brought to you by 1Password, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Kate Scarcella, Jack Poller, and Sanjay Ramnath of 1Password.

The panel discusses the shift from client-server models ...

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AI has driven your datacenter designs and is now moving outwards through your whole network. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast features Lee Peterson from Cisco discussing AI and networks with Andy Banta, Jack Poller, and Alastair Cooke. The discussion explores how AI is "escaping the data center" and becoming pervasive across the network, necessitating a dual focus on &l...