Tom Hollingsworth

About the Author:

Tom Hollingsworth is a networking professional, blogger, and speaker on advanced technology topics. He is also an organizer for networking and wireless for Tech Field Day.  His blog can be found at https://networkingnerd.net/

Articles by Tom Hollingsworth

Stopping vMotion Roulette with Virtana

December 12, 2019

Do you love vMotion? Would you like it better if it was smarter about making decisions to move your VMs? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at Virtana and how they stop the roulette wheel of vMotion movement.

Rethinking Networking Architecture with Arrcus

December 9, 2019

Is your network stuck in an old way of thinking about architecture? Is it starting to affect your applications? Maybe you need to take a fresh look with something new. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look back at Arrcus at Networking Field Day and how their fresh perspective is changing the way we build networks.

Tackling Troublesome IoT with Fortinet

November 26, 2019

Is your enterprise experiencing an explosion of IoT devices? Are you trying to figure out the best way to secure them? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at a new IoT-focused solution from Fortinet that can help you out.

The Value of Virtual Networks from Tesuto

November 20, 2019

If you need to build a lab and don’t have the hardware or the horsepower to make it happen, you need something different to help you. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at the Tesuto presentation from Networking Field Day and how it can help you meet your testing needs through the power of software.

The Name’s The Thing With Guardicore

November 12, 2019

Having trouble memorizing all the IP addresses in your network? Still trying to build security policies based on VLANS? Maybe what you need is to give a name to your pain with some labels and a little help from Guardicore.

Monitoring Cloud Network Traffic with ExtraHop

November 5, 2019

If you’re moving data to the cloud, you need visibility to ensure you’re secure. Tom Hollingsworth talks about ExtraHop Reveal(x) and how they can provide the visibility you need no matter where your data lives.

Building Better Policies with Machine Learning and Edgewise Networks

October 30, 2019

Security is all about the policy. So why not leverage your technology to help you create it? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at the Security Field Day presentation from Edgewise Networks and how machine learning is the key to building better security policies.

All-In on AI With Mist and Juniper

October 10, 2019

How will AI impact the future of administration of networks? Tom Hollingsworth sits down with Bob Friday of Mist, A Juniper Company, to discuss how software is going to change the tasks we do in our daily work.

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