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We start this morning with training sessions, then officially open Bloxfest in the afternoon with a keynote speech by Jesper Andersen, Infoblox president and chief executive officer.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a view of the main stage, all set and ready to go:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lia-media-image\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Bloxfest stage.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cixhp49439.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/597iCC1BDD7EDF905A93\/image-size\/large?v=v2&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"Bloxfest stage.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><i class=\"lia-fa lia-fa-search-plus lia-media-lightbox-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Behind the scenes, our technical wizard Peter Rizk set up an Infoblox DNS Firewall appliance to protect the Wi-Fi network at Bloxfest:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lia-media-image\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"DNSFW set up.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cixhp49439.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/598iE1AAB5664C8670E6\/image-size\/original?v=v2&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"DNSFW set up.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><i class=\"lia-fa lia-fa-search-plus lia-media-lightbox-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter and his team also laid out a lot of Ethernet cables to get ready for hands-on lab sessions coming Wednesday and Thursday:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lia-message-image-wrapper lia-message-image-actions-narrow lia-message-image-actions-below\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lia-media-image\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"HOL - before and after.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cixhp49439.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/599i6182407BAD05E441\/image-size\/original?v=v2&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"HOL - before and after.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><i class=\"lia-fa lia-fa-search-plus lia-media-lightbox-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\"><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stayed tuned to our company blog this week for continuing Bloxfest updates. 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