On-Premise IT Podcast Archives

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Leon Adato – IT Origins

July 10, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:07 — 30.8MB)

This week on the podcast, we have an interview with SolarWinds Head Geek Leon Adato, recorded on-premises from our lovely Hudson, Ohio offices. We discussed how Leon went from Theater major to working in tech education, what exactly a head geek does, and finishes with some great career advice. This episodes is sponsored by SolarWinds.

IT Burnout is Inevitable – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

June 26, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:52 — 11.8MB)

The On-Premise IT Roundtable looks at the idea that IT burnout is inevitable. They discuss some of the underlying factors behind burnout, and why people attracted to IT might be susceptible. They also offer some insight into how they’ve coped with the issue, both from a self-employed consultant perspective, as well as working for a larger organization. Definitely an important discussion for any IT practitioner to consider.

Revisited: Security is a Dumpster Fire – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

June 12, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

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With Cisco Live US happening this week in Orlando, we decided to share a throwback episode featuring Rob Rodgers and Mils Swart of Skyport Systems. Skyport was recently acquired by Cisco in February. It’ll be interesting to see how Cisco uses this talent to address the security concerns raised in this episode.

BONUS: Ted Dunning – IT Origins

June 5, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

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For this bonus episode, enjoy our recent interview with Ted Dunning, Apache Software Foundation board member, and the Chief Application Architect at MapR.

Enterprise AI Is Just a Buzzword – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

May 29, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:53 — 10.1MB)

Let’s face it, AI gets thrown around a lot in the enterprise these days. It often gets conflated with Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and neural networks. But does the term actually mean anything? Are there solutions out there that actually qualify as AI? The roundtable debates.

BONUS: Patric Palm – IT Origins

May 22, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:37 — 25.3MB)

We recorded a great interview with Patric Palm of Favro and decided to put it in the podcast feed as a bonus episode. Enjoy!

Automation Will Kill Engineering Jobs – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

May 15, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:41 — 11.5MB)

The Premise: The efficiencies of network engineering will decimate engineering jobs.

The panel debates if this is true. They look at if this will happen across the board, if engineers will just become programmers going forward, or if automation will actually benefit network engineers down the road. And if automation does eliminate all these jobs, does it then become a pernicious form of support lock-in?

All Your Networking Are Belong to NFV | The On-Premise IT Roundtable

April 24, 2018 by Rich Stroffolino Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:10 — 13.4MB)

On this episode, we’re discussing Network Functions Virtualization, aka NFV. The roundtable discusses what exactly NFV is, how it differs from SDN, and if it’s going to eat all specialized networking hardware. The discussion then turns into how changes in network design principles make NFV even more viable in the enterprise.