The excitement for MFD2 has been building for awhile now and I can tell you we are in store for a great couple of days. I have been looking forward to this event since I accepted the invitation to be a delegate a couple of months ago. After coming together for dinner tonight as our first time as a group, I am even more excited for all that is in store.
Here is the lineup:
Mist Systems – July 25, 2017 at 10:00 – 12:00 PST
I have had a chance to play around with one of Mist’s APs over the past couple weeks and I found it to be very intuitive and easy to set up. It took no time at all to get an SSID on the air and clients connected. The available data on the dashboard is very helpful/useful. I am looking forward to getting a deeper dive into the BLE features of the device.
Mojo Networks – July 25, 2017 at 2:00 – 4:00 PST
Mojo Networks, formerly AirTight, has gone through several changes over the last couple years. They have changed their direction and I am looking forward to hearing more about their plans going forward. They had an excellent presentation at WirelessLAN Professionals conference this past February.
Cape Networks – July 26, 2017 at 9:00 – 10:00 PST
Cape is a company that I am not real familiar with yet and I am very interested to see what they have lined up. I did see their presentation at WLPC but haven’t had a chance to work with their gear yet.
Nyansa – July 26, 2017 at 10:30 – 12:30
Another company that I am really looking forward to hearing more from is Nyansa. From what I have seen, they are able to take wireless client data and present it to an engineer in an easy to read format to get a better understanding of what is actually going on in the wireless network. You can find their presentation from WLPC here.
Netscout – July 26, 2017 at 2:00 – 4:00 PST
The AirCheck G2 is our go to tool in the field when a wireless problem is reported at work. I am excited to hear what they have in the pipeline for the future. I am also pumped that we get to see our good friend Kendall Hershey. A couple of us had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with her at Cisco Live 2016. Her and I both missed this year’s Cisco Live so it will be cool to see her again.
Being able to watch and listen to presenters at previous Wireless/Mobility Fields days and interact with the delegates was something I looking forward to. With this being my first MFD, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit nervous but I am with a great group of professionals so I am sure it will go great! I am very excited for the next two days as they will be packed from the beginning of the day until the end with all kinds of great information and maybe some surprises.
Please feel free to follow along on the Mobility Field Day page here.
Please also feel free to interact with me or any of the other delegates listed in the above link. Interacting with the delegates was almost as fun as listening to the presenters in my past experiences. If you have any questions you would like to see asked of the presenters, feel free to reach out to any of us delegates via Twitter. Make sure to also use the hashtag #MFD2.
In the weeks to come I will be releasing blog posts about the presentations so make sure to check those out when they are released.
