This week on the Gestalt IT Rundown, Stephen Foskett and Ken Nalbone are joined by Justin Warren live from Pure Accelerate. They talked about all the big news from the event and what you can see from the Tech Field Day Exclusive presentations.
Meet Field Day Delegate – Kati Lehmuskoski
Kati Lehmuskoski is heading to Cloud Field Day. Before you see her around the table with the delegates, be sure to read this interview with Gestalt IT to get a little more background. We can’t wait to hear what she thinks of the event.
Pure-Ly My Pre-Attendance Thoughts for Accelerate
Writer and Technologist, Becky Elliott, shares her anticipation about Pure Accelerate 2019. As a delegate and active community member, Becky explains why this is a FOMO-inducing event for her, as she covers her pre-attendance hopes, thoughts, and expectations of this year’s Accelerate. Follow Becky’s post series on Gestalt IT and on her blog.
Pure Accelerate 2019: What I’m Hoping to See
Matthew Leib will be a delegate at Storage Field Day Exclusive at Pure Accelerate 2019 in Austin, TX. In this post, he shares his thoughts as he anticipates the event. Follow Matthew’s series on Gestalt IT to learn more about Storage Field Day.
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128 Technology – The Best Voice Routing Platform You’ve Never Heard Of
Sometimes the best solution to a problem comes from an area where you didn’t think you’d find it. Tom Hollingsworth looks at 128 Technology and how their voice pedigree helped them built a quality WAN routing platform. Tom got a good look at 128T’s latest at their Tech Field Day Exclusive event over the summer.
Why Druva Is All About SaaS
If infrastructure can be moved partially or entirely to a cloud provider and free up IT resources, then Druva believes the same can be done for backup. This is a logical next step for backup practices and with an early seat at the backup as a service (BaaS) table, Druva is well positioned to become a leader. Ken Nalbone digs into some of the detail Druva presented at Tech Field Day earlier this year.
Securing Your Enterprise With VIAVI Observer Apex
What does the view from the top look like? Is it expansive? Or do you lose the details? Tom Hollingsworth reviews VIAVI Observer Apex and how their software can help you see both the vision of your entire organization and the details you need to ensure that you don’t miss any issues.
StorPool’s Strategy Rose to the Cloud—and Beyond!
Before buzzwords like “cloud” and “software-defined storage” (SDS) became part of our everyday vocabulary, software developers like Boyan Ivanov, Chief Executive and Co-Founder of StorPool Storage, already were hard at work devising ways to build extremely fast, reliable, and scalable storage solutions for public and private use cases. While the solution may not have had a fancy moniker, Stephen Foskett looks at what StorPool presented at Storage Field Day and how it aims to re-energize block storage, combining high-end storage area network (SAN) technology through software and the performance of local solid-state drive (SSD) storage.
Meet Field Day Delegate – Josh Fidel
We’re thrilled to have Josh Fidel joining the Field Day delegates at our upcoming Extra event at VMworld, as well as our Exclusive activities at Commvault GO later this year. Mel Zura spent some time getting to know Josh, and I think you’ll agree that the “bearded man with the sunglasses” has a lot going on!
vSoccer at VMworld 2019
VMworld US without vSoccer? It almost happened! Luckily Jorge Torres heard the calls of the community and is organizing the iconic sporting event for VMworld US 2019. They’ll be playing at the Beach Chalet soccer fields in San Francisco. The Tech Field Day staff is proud to support this great community building event!
Compose Your Next Infrastructure Masterpiece With Liqid
The overall promise of composable infrastructure is flexibility, and like many solutions the choice of vendor depends on how much you value simplicity vs. flexibility. Liqid is a providing a more flexible solution for customers in exchange for simplicity. Being able to choose from multiple hardware vendors and also select the fabric that is the best fit is very attractive for a large number of customers, even if it requires more thoughtful planning.
The Future of Networking: Bringing Developer, Network and Security Admins Together!
Networking is coming! And Future:NET Is coming to San Francisco to celebrate its 4th Year! In this post, Christopher Kusek makes the case why this should be an event added to your IT roster. Future:NET stands out because presentations can come from anywhere within the IT stack from Developer, to Security or Network Admin to general practitioner IT Jack of all trades. He takes a look at what is on tap this year.
Meet Field Day Delegate – Wences Michel
It’s not every day that you meet a mariachi singer at a tech conference, but that’s just what you’ll get with Wences Michel! Mel Zura spent some time getting to know him prior to our Tech Field Day Extra event at VMworld, and we think it’s worth your time too!
Stopping Network Blame With Kemp
How does you load balancing solution stack up? Do you blame the network when everything goes down? Or does the cloud make you anxious? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at Kemp and how their per-application solution can give you peace of mind and how it can be used in practical application with offerings demonstrated at Networking Field Day earlier this year.
Rooted in Security With Banyan
Any security solution you deploy today needs strong roots. But what if you need it to be distributed? Tom Hollingsworth takes a look at what Bayan Security presented at Security Field Day and discusses how they can build a strong root of zero trust just like their namesake tree does.
Meet Field Day Delegate – Jennifer (“JJ”) Minella
Mobility Field Day has a lot of new faces around the delegate table, including Jennifer Minella. We got to know her a little better in this interview before the event. Be sure to check it out and look for JJ on the event live stream!
Meet Field Day Delegate – Timothy Dennehy
Tim Dennehy is a first time delegate for Mobility Field Day, so we decided to get to know him a little better. In this interview, we found out how high school typing class got him into programming, and from there into the Navy and IT. He has a lot of great perspective over his career, and we can’t wait to hear that insight during the Mobility Field Day presentations.
Meet Field Day Delegate – François Vergès
The team at Gestalt IT decided to interview a first time delegate at Mobility Field Day, François Vergès. They discussed how he got into tech and IT, what was his first computer, and what are the current biggest challenges in IT.
Meet Field Day Delegate – Haydn Andrews
It’s always important to get new voices and faces around the table for our delegates at Field Day events. This year at Mobility Field Day, we have a number of new people attending, including Haydn Andrews. In this interview with Gestalt IT, they dig into his background and IT outlook to better inform where he’s coming from during the company presentations.