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

NSX-T Is Transformative For The Future of VMware

April 12, 2019

NSX-T 2.4 is out and the feature list is impressive. But it’s the feature that isn’t listed that has Tom Hollingsworth excited. Read on to learn why NSX-T is the vehicle that will power VMware success in the future.

Who Do You Trust In Your Community?

April 9, 2019

How do you build a community? You have to build Trust first. Ethan Banks gave a great talk on Trust at Security Field Day and Tom Hollingsworth gives some thoughts on what this means.

Gestalt IT Live Blog – Aruba HER Keynote Address

April 3, 2019

Join Gestalt IT live on April 3, 2019 at 10:30am Pacific Time as we cover Aruba HER, a premiere event coming to you from Aruba Atmosphere 2019! Tom Hollingsworth will be blogging about the keynote address from Mobility Field Day Exclusive delegate Zoë Rose!

Device Validation Security In Service Provider Networks

March 26, 2019

How do you know if you can trust your devices? What if they are the devices transporting data to you? Can you really know for sure? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at how Cisco is security and validating service provider devices on IOS-XR.

Drive Your Own Demo with Riverbed

March 21, 2019

Do you have the courage to let your audience drive their own demo? What kind of benefits could you get from letting people explore all on their own? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at the Riverbed presentation from Networking Field Day 19 and how Brandon Carroll did just that.

Making Way For The New With Cisco

March 19, 2019

How hard is it to maintain old code? Can you keep upgrading architectures from the last decade indefinitely? When do you need to cut over to something more modern and familiar? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at one such choice from Cisco in the realm of wireless controller software.

Kentik and The Negative Roadmap

March 15, 2019

Telling people “no” is hard. It’s extremely hard when you’re a company making products. But sometimes “no” is exactly what people need to hear to make them say “yes”. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at Kentik and how a Negative Roadmap is a huge positive for them.

Building Cloud SD-WAN Success with Koch

February 26, 2019

Building out your SD-WAN solution needs to include a look at how public cloud will impact your decisions. For large companies, like Koch Business Solutions, that choice is even more complicated. Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at how Koch is building a successful hybrid SD-WAN and public cloud deployment on Amazon AWS.

The Future of Sports Wi-Fi is Intelligent with Extreme Networks

February 12, 2019

Is your wireless network producing more data than you can manage? Is there a way to sort through it all to provide real information? And how does that all scale in a stadium? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at the new hardware and software releases from Extreme Networks and how they’re working together to build the next generation of wirelessly-connected stadiums.

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