Two of the most impressive technological advancements in recent years are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). But AI and ML workloads require vast amounts of storage and high-performance access from multiple servers. This is the ideal market for the WekaIO distributed storage solution, as demonstrated at Storage Field Day in February. It offers scale, performance, and compatibility with AI and ML workloads.
Nth Generation Symposium Keynote Live Blog
If you missed the Nth Generation Symposium Keynote, be sure to check out the Gestalt IT live blog to stay up to date on all the news and announcements.
Celebrating 10 Years of Pure Storage and Tech Field Day
Pure Storage has grown from a scrappy upstart to an established player in enterprise storage, and Gestalt IT and Tech Field Day were there the whole time. From their first Field Day appearance in 2011 to today’s Tech Talks and Exclusive Field Day events, we have grown together over 10 years.
It’s All About the Delegates: Tech Field Day at 10
Gestalt IT tapped into the power of a unique and growing community of independent IT influencers, and this remains our most valuable asset. We built Tech Field Day primarily to serve this community and have always kept their needs in mind. Our delegates make it all possible, and I will always be grateful for their friendship and support.
Wrap Up From Commvault GO 2019
Tech pro Markus Leinonen, attended his first Tech Field Day Exclusive at Commvault GO 2019 in Denver Oct. 14th-16th. He shares what he learned during the event and his take on Commvault’s exciting announcements.
Pure Storage: How Do They Do This?
Matthew Leib was a delegate at Storage Field Day Exclusive at Pure Accelerate 2019 in Austin, TX. In this post, he shares what he learned about Pure Storage and his thoughts following the big event.
Commvault Go Day 2 Live Blog
If you need the TL;DR on the Day 2 Commvault GO keynote, be sure to check out the Gestalt IT live blog. They break down all the news and provide the analysis about how this will effect Commvault and their customers going forward.
Malware Microsegmentation With Illumio
Are you worried that your patches are going to cause more problems than they solve? Wish you could just lock down the vulnerable systems until you know what’s going to happen? Tom Hollingsworth looks back at Illumio’s presentation during Security Field Day to see how microsegmentation can help you sleep soundly at night.
Pure Accelerates With Direct Memory Module
Alastair Cooke, discusses the new tier of storage for the FlashArray//X, Direct Memory Module, which was announced during Storage Field Day Exclusive at Pure Accelerate 2019.
HPE Storage at Nth Symposium 2019: What I Hope to See
Matt Leib has a long relationship with HPE, so he’s excited to be part of our special Tech Field Day Exclusive event with HPE Storage. Matt wants to learn more about Synergy, Cray, and the new Apollo computers for ML and AI. He also has questions about Multi-Cloud, Plexxi, Aruba, and much more besides. Being deeply into HPE, it will be interesting to see what he thinks of the new HPE Primera storage platform, cloud storage, and ML Ops. This special post at Gestalt IT is part of our Tech Talks series, which also features Becky Elliott.
HPE: Let’s See! TFDx Pre-Attendance Thoughts
Becky Elliott is attending our special Tech Field Day Exclusive event with HPE Storage and is excited to learn more about the Primera storage platform and GreenLake Hybrid Cloud. She’s also wondering what HPE is doing with Cray, MapR, and BlueData. This special post at Gestalt IT is part of our Tech Talks series, which also features Matt Leib.
Stephen Foskett Gets the Latest News From Commvault at Commvault GO 2019
Stephen Foskett is interviewing Commvault management to learn the latest news at Tech Field Day Exclusive at Commvault GO 2019 in Denver. Commvault recently acquired Hedvig, a software-defined storage company, and is enhancing its backup offerings with this highly-integrated, scalable storage solution. The company also announced Metallic, a new software-as-a-service offering.
Why You Should Consider Software-Defined Storage in Your Data Center
Datacenter architectures must meet the changing needs of many applications, while also supporting demanding workloads today. Datera’s design focuses on data movement, to allow flexibility for growth as requirements change. It uses commodity hardware and machine learning to create an optimal and cost-effective storage platform for the modern datacenter. Stephen Foskett breaks down their approach based on Datera’s presentations at Storage Field Day and Tech Field Day.
Pure Accelerate: Cloud Block Service
Keith Townsend, The CTO Advisor, attended Storage Field Day Exclusive at Pure Accelerate 2019 and in this post, he analyzes their latest solution, Cloud Block Service.
All-In on AI With Mist and Juniper
How will AI impact the future of administration of networks? Following his presentation at Mobility Field Day, Tom Hollingsworth sits down with Bob Friday of Mist, A Juniper Company, to discuss how software is going to change the tasks we do in our daily work.
Meet Field Day Delegate – Markus Leinonen
We love to grow the Field Day family by inviting new faces to our events, and we’re thrilled that Markus Leinonen joined us for Tech Field Day Exclusive at Commvault GO 2019 this year. Be sure to check out this interview with Gestalt IT to learn how he got his start in IT, and get some perspective on where he’s coming from.
GIT Pure Flash Array//C Returns to the Beginning
Alastair Cooke was as a delegate for Storage Field Day Exclusive at Pure Accelerate 2019. Here he shares a review of the capacity and performance of Pure Storage’s new array series. Pure provides lots of technical deep dives of all their big announcements at the event, be sure to check out our video coverage.
NGINX Reminds Me of Bo Jackson
In Enterprise IT, we often see technology vendors begin life with a singular purpose. They see a problem, create a solution, and do one thing really well. As the product matures and the company is focused on growth, additional products and features are added. Some of them are good and some of them…not so good. Rarely do we see a technology company iterate off their initial product and continue to excel with new products and features. Ken Nalbone explains how NGINX broke this pattern, based on their presentation at Cloud Field Day.
Automation Anywhere: Bringing Bots to Your Business
Automation has been mainstream for a long time when you think about it, however, the types of automation typically seen were machines and robots designed to perform manual tasks. Many of the repeatable tasks performed by humans today are done in software, so why not automate all the repetitive business processes being performed by task workers? As part of a digital transformation project, RPA from companies like Automation Anywhere can help companies realize greater efficiencies and better user experiences. Ken Nalbone digs into what they presented at Tech Field Day earlier this year.