Peter J. Welcher

Companies are adopting AI faster than they can train staff, creating a gap between what a certification says and what a technician can actually do in a live environment. AWS's decision to drop the paywall on its hands-on microcredentials targets that gap precisely: more AWS-accredited professionals means fewer friction points for enterprises considering the platform. Learn why practical validation is overtaking multiple-choice exams and what that shift means for cloud hiring strategies: zpr.io/YPs5NfsrRbap #AWS #CloudSkills #Microcredentials

ICYMI: Upscale AI Purpose-Built for AI Scale #NFD40 #TFDLive @TechFieldDay @NetworkingNerd @Upscale_AI_Inc #Networking #AINetworks #AIDataCenters #AI #Scalability buff.ly/sq38h41

New blog: NFD40: Netris Automates Huge AI Datacenter Deployments. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking #Netris #DatacenterAutomation Link: linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-ne…

New: Scaling the AI Network Frontier with Arista #NFD40 #TFDLive @TechFieldDay @NetworkingNerd @AristaNetworks #Networking #AINetworks #Etherlink #Scalability youtu.be/5LC-bnxHhvc?si…

New NFD40 blog about Nokia’s presentation: Nokia Networking for AI. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking #Nokia #NVD URL: linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-no…

What’s New with Arista networking for AI? Some highlights in NFD40: Arista Networking for AI. Including impressive high-capacity XPO optics. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking #Arista linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-ar…

What’s New with Cisco Networking for AI? I blog about some highlights in NFD40: Cisco Networking for AI. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking #Cisco linkedin.com/pulse/nfd40-ci…

[NEW BLOG] Rail-Optimized Networking for AI Training Workloads networkphil.com/2026/04/15/rai…

Good Telemetry Helps You Fix the Right Problem 📊 🔨 Tom Hollingsworth talks about immediacy bias in networking and how lack of visibility leads to fixing symptoms instead of real problems. #TFDPodcast #NFD40 #Telemetry #DataProcessing #Networking #NetworkData #Data #AI

Hey, #NFD40 just wrapped up. Here is my followup: Quick Take: NFD40 Summary. Tags: #PeterWelcher #CCIE1773 #NFD40 #NetworkingFieldDay #TechFieldDay #NetworkingForAI #AINetworking linkedin.com/pulse/quick-ta…

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Mike Witte’s community presentation on Networking for AI/ML. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with NetAI’s presentation. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Selector’s presentation. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Netris’ presentation. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Upscale AI's presentation. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Arista’s presentation. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Aviz’s presentation: AI NOC. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Cisco’s presentations. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re resuming at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40 with Lightyear’s presentation. You can find the live stream alternatives at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/. Edited videos will be posted a couple of days later.

We’re getting going at #NFD40 Networking Field Day 40. First presentations are by Nokia. You can find the live stream at techfieldday.com/event/nfd40/