Art Fewell

Art Fewell started working full time with technology when he graduated from high school at the age of 15. Since that time he has worked for tech giants SBC Communications, Nortel, Cisco and is currently working as a Senior Fabric Specialist at Dell, where he helps businesses to use technology to become more efficient. In his free time Art enjoys spending time with his wife Dez and sons Benjamin and Ryan. The opinions represented in Art's posts are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of his employer.

Latest from Art Fewell

In-Depth Interview with ‘Best of Interop’ Winner NEC on NEC’s OpenFlow strategy

Today I had the chance to sit down with Don Clark, Director of Business Development for NEC, to discuss NEC’s launch of the first commercially available OpenFlow compliant products, @ Interop Las Vegas 2011 Art Fewell: So, if you wouldn’t mind just starting off telling the audience what NEC is announcing at Interop this year. ...

The future of OpenFlow: Interview with Big Switch co-founder Kyle Forster

I had the chance to sit down with Kyle Forster, Co-founder of startup Big switch networks discussing their presence at Interop, what to expect from Big Switch, and the future of OpenFlow. Art Fewell: I’m here with Kyle Forster, the co-founder of Big Switch Networks, at Interop 2011. Kyle, why don’t you start by introducing ...

Interview with InterNAP @ Interop 2011

I had the chance to sit down with Paul Carmody, SVP of Product Managment and Bobby Minnnear, VP of Engineering for InterNAP, regarding their announcement of IAAS services with 100% Uptime SLA, @ Interop Las Vegas 2011 Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:

Interview with ‘Best of Interop’ finalist NEC @ Interop 2011

Today I had the chance to sit down with Don Clark, Director of Business Development for NEC, to discuss NEC’s launch of the first commercially available OpenFlow compliant products, @ Interop Las Vegas 2011 Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:

Embracing Change: Highlights from Keynotes at Interop

In any technology conference keynote, the main message is always commentary on the latest advancements in technology, and the same is true of this morning’s keynotes. Beyond focusing solely on new trends and products, I noticed a strong underlying theme that was consistent among all of the keynote speakers this morning, and that is embracing ...

Interop Preview: What is all the Hype About Openflow?

I have been keeping tabs on OpenFlow for the past few years, and I am excited to see increased awareness and interest in this technology as we approach Interop. Despite the strength of the Open Networking Foundation’s industry partners, OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking have only really become well known among academics, researchers and industry ...

Will Microsoft Be Lapped in the Race for Tablets?

Tablet PC’s are coming and they will come in a grand fashion. Over time touch based I/O and tablet form factors will become perhaps the most common computing experience for the average user. Microsoft has been trying to popularize tablet based computing for years without any real success. In time I see tablet and hybrid ...

The Jury is Still Out on the iPad

There have been a lot of new disruptive technologies that have seemingly come out of nowhere and revolutionized entire industries.  These types of disruptive products often catch people by surprise, and so people often think there is some mystery to how they become successful.  This mysteriousness apparently allows consumers (and apparently even seasoned analysts) to ...

How the iPad Could Be Replaced by a Phone Doc and a Tenacious D Ditty

I am still a little drowsy from the effects of the global collective yawn that resulted from the announcement of the iPad. I had really hoped they would release a product that would help to accelerate tablet computing adoption, the general consensus from all but the most ardent Apple fans is that I was obviously ...

Why Isn’t My Netbook Just a Smartphone Dock?

I was thinking about all the devices that we need to purchase and maintain – it gets expensive. Beyond the fiscal concerns, one of things that turns me off about netbooks is the idea of having another device to maintain and try to synchronize. Obviously that will become easier with time and as cloud personalization ...