Tom Hollingsworth

Network Engineers are Facing an Identity Crisis 🔌 🎙️

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@NetworkingNerd.net, @BridgeIsRoot.bsky.social, @ChrisGrundemann.com, and Nathan Nielsen discuss Network Engineers changing roles and the fate of the CLI.

#TFDPodcast #NFD38 #Networking #NetworkEngineering

Is it still an 800lb gorilla? What if the gorilla has been going to the gym? Eating healthy? Why can't it be a 600lb gorilla that looks great and feels even better?

Don’t Let AI Make You Circuit City

I have a little confession. Sometimes I like to go into Best Buy and just listen. I pretend to be shopping or modem bearings or a left handed torque wrench. What I'm really doing is hearing how people sell computers. I remember when 8x CD burners were all the…

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Southwest Gate Agent: We don’t have enough checked bags on this flight. You’ll need to check them.

Hmmmm. So instead of paying $50 for a bag you can just bring it to the gate for free? Wonder if Elliott factor this into their revenue projections

Fun new #NFD38 experience unlocked: Hotel gym is right above our presentation room and someone has decided to play catch with a medicine ball. #ThumpThumpThump

My view of #NFD38 this morning!

We Are Long Past Passwords 🔐 ⌨️

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@NetworkingNerd.net, Tony Efantis, @DataChick.bsky.social, & @FSMontenegro.bsky.social explore complexities & frustrations of long passwords for myriad online accounts.

#TFDPodcast #XFD13 #Cybersecurity

At Cisco Live US 2025, Tom Hollingsworth of Tech Field Day sat down with Thomas Scheibe, Chief Product Officer at Aviz Networks, to discuss how AI is reshapi... AI Meets Networking with Thomas Scheibe of Aviz Networks at Cisco Live US 2025 - Tech Talks

📺 Watch the full #TechTalks interview from #TFDx #CiscoLive25 here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXPt...

Bright side: "No useful results" also means no ads.

Pretty sure this is what lead to the Terminator dark future. Messing with AI and making it sell things at a loss.

Losing Control How tech became impossible to understand, and thus, impossible to control.

My latest newsletter is about the tech industry's desire for control over their customers, and how that, in turn, leads into worse products that are harder to understand.

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Here's an awesome idea for AI.

Ingest all data about the average length of a doctor appointment or a cable installer appointment and arrival time.

Make that the minimum window of time for scheduling something. Don't claim you can see 20 patients in a day if, on average, it takes an hour for 1.

I just told my son "I see where you're coming from but I'm not taking PC building advice from someone that's never dealt with a manufacturer's rebate".

Is Cisco Live Still The Place To Be

I look back at Cisco Live 2025 from the social side.

If you’re flying out of SAN today for #CiscoLive get there early. T
he lines aren’t messing around today.

My #CiscoLive fit plan is to get progressively closer to engineering chic by the last day.

Sunday was a dress shirt and slacks.
Thursday is a t-shirt and cargo shorts.

I'm blending in.

A tale of two mornings.

Yesterday: I feel like I've been hit by a truck. I'm too old to stay up late and have six drinks.

Today: I feel like I've been hit by a truck. I'm too old to wake up early and run six miles.

#CiscoLive

We’re rocking it with #TFDx at #CiscoLive!

Oh yeah? Well you’re a smeghead too! #CiscoLive #RedDwarf

#CiscoLive out of context:

“Tuna with a pulse is amazing.”

The more I hear about Vibe Coding, the more I feel like it resembles Ork magic in Warhammer 40k. If you believe the AI-generated code works then it works

I see your point. I will also point out that Steve Wilhite said that the pronunciation was designed to echo the peanut butter.

"Choosy developers choose GIF."

But I also think we're past the point of there being a "correct" way to say it.

If you pronounce Regex as "Rej-ex", then you should be saying GIF as "jiff".

If you insist on "giff" then it must be "Reg-ex" because is a Regular Expression.

#PedanticAndProud

Caffeinating before #XFD13.

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The best time to remind someone that they've made a positive impact on your life is right now. Let them know they matter, let them know they made a difference, and most of all let them know you love them.

Here’s Nile kicking off Day 3 of #MFD13!

Wow. @fortinet.bsky.social just announced at #MFD13 that they've acquired Everest Networks. That's big news breaking here!

Props to Arista at #MFD13 for having a backup recording of the demo ready to go when the demo karma wasn't karma-ing today.