Al Rasheed – A personal Blog about IT related subjects.
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Forward Networks made the trip from their Palo Alto headquarters to join the Tech Field Day delegates in Barcelona for Cisco Live Europe. The representatives from Forward Networks included Chiara Regale (VP, Product Management), Elyor Khakimov (Systems Engineer) and Andreas Voellmy (Engineer). Founded in 2013, Forward Networks has deployed thousands of network devices since 2016.... Continue Reading →
Before we begin, I'd like to thank the #vCommunity for your continued support! Most of you already know this but I'll go ahead and remind the audience how powerful your message is. Without you, none of this would be possible. You've provided me the hope and motivation to challenge myself in ways I never thought... Continue Reading →
I’ve been on the fence about this subject for months. Part of my indecision has more to do with how I may be portrayed after you’ve read this post. Like many of us, we’re expected to provide for our families and my concern all along is how this could be interpreted. The goal is to... Continue Reading →
Before we begin, I have to admit I'm super nervous, excited and just can't wait to experience this wonderful opportunity. It's been nearly 25 years since I've traveled abroad and my excitement continues to grow as we get closer to Cisco Europe Live in Barcelona. Tech Field Day is the gift that keeps on giving!... Continue Reading →
Based in San Francisco, Kentik is roughly 5 years old with 70+ employees. Of its 200+ worldwide customers, the percentage between enterprise and service provider customers is split evenly. Kentik is an analytics company focused on network infrastructure that turns your network traffic into an operational and business value. The #NFD19 Tech Field Day delegates... Continue Reading →
As promised, the news just keeps getting better! With great appreciation, I am happy to share with everyone that I've been accepted as a Cisco Champion for 2019. None of this would be possible without the wonderful support I continue to receive from Stephen Foskett and his team at Tech Field Day. Prior to joining... Continue Reading →
One of my goals for 2019 was to become more involved in the Nutanix community aka NutanixNation. I wanted to keep the momentum going after attending Nutanix .NEXT in New Orleans last year and having the opportunity to meet great people like Dheeraj Pandey, Angelo Luciani, Adil El Hajiz, Brandon Graves, Paul Woodward Jr., Jens-Henrik Soeldner, Keith... Continue Reading →
Riverbed has multiple global locations but our next #NFD19 stop for Tech Field Day took us to their office in San Francisco, California which included the following company representatives: Romain Jourdan, Director\Technical Product Evangelist Zee Kallab, Deputy CTO Brandon Carroll, Technical Evangelist Before we get started, please take a moment to read Romain's wonderful blog post Foskett's... Continue Reading →
Like a snap of a finger, 2018 has come and gone but before we move forward we should take a moment to look back. Below you will find the professional goals I set for myself going into 2018 from my 2017 Year In Review blog post: Pass the VCP6.5-DCV exam (Complete in February) Pass the Nutanix... Continue Reading →
