IT needs application monitoring: Gauges alone won't get you to your destination! Remember what it was like to drive without a GPS? Sure, it’s possible, but a good GPS takes it to a whole new level. Need gas? A Denny’s Grand Slam? A detour around traffic? You’ve got it! And when the kids … [Read more...]
SolarWinds: Live From Tech Field Day San Jose
November 15, 2010 by 1 Comment
The Tech Field Day staff have been working behind the scenes to improve the quality and timeliness of video output from our event. We are pleased to present the first result of this work, in the form of live streaming from Tech Field Day 4 in San Jose this week. After fighting yet more networking … [Read more...]
Announcing Tech Field Day 4: This Week in San Jose!
November 8, 2010 by 3 Comments
Gestalt IT is pleased to announce our next Tech Field Day event. The Field Day delegates will convene this week in San Jose, CA, engaging some of the most innovative and interesting IT infrastructure companies. The unique Field Day℠ concept brings together as equals two groups that rarely … [Read more...]
A VMware Hypervisor For Networkers?
August 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
As my friend Stu Miniman pointed out, a recent VMware video suggests the company is about to jump into networking in a big way. Dubbed "vFabric," This new offering would be a generic hypervisor for virtual network devices, from load balancers to security appliances, and would presumably be … [Read more...]
Runt Packet – SolarWinds Orion NPMv10 With Head Geek Josh Stephens
July 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
SolarWinds Orion fanboy Ethan talks to the Head Geek at SolarWinds, Josh Stephens. The discussion is around Orion Network Performance Monitor v.10. If you haven’t checked out Orion in a few years, it’s all grown up now. Ethan’s implementing Orion NPM and loving it, and had a nice chat … [Read more...]