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Virtual Events Are Good Enough

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Lots of us are experiencing the joy of working from home right now and many people are also experiencing the fun of virtual events. How are these events working?

A quick non-official poll:
“I am never leaving my house again!”
“I despise virtual conferences.”
“An in-person interaction can’t bring more to the table than my computer screen and I can bring (to the kitchen table).”
“Events are a thing of the past and are being replaced with the almighty virtual option.”

Who’s right? Join us as we’ll discuss the various ways in which we can weigh a virtual vs in-person event, and why there are some things that just can’t be replaced.

VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Critical to Your WAN

The WAN landscape is shifting, primarily due to the widespread adoption of internet reachable cloud services. Rounding out his post series about SD-WAN, technologist Chris Grundemann discusses Gartner’s Critical Capabilities report and how VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud is critical to your WAN.

Networking on The Edge

In this installment of the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud series, Chris Grundemann examines the shifting landscape of the network edge giving you some perspective on why edge matters, how SD-WAN is helping, and what the near future of networking on the edge has to offer.

A SASE WAN

Chris Grundemann takes a look at how VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud stacks up to the five core characteristics of a SASE WAN, and how VMware is making security intrinsic to everything they do for the modern distributed enterprise.

VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Not your Daddy’s WAN

Technologist, Chris Grundemann, explores the new era of enterprise IT, starting with the basic building blocks and functionality, then digging into some of the key features and specific benefits VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud can bring to bear for you and your company.

A Brave New WAN; An SD-WAN

The SD-WAN market is still maturing and growing, and there are some exciting features, functionality, and benefits just around the corner. Some of these capabilities are already showing up in top vendors’ SD-WAN products. In this post series, Chris Grundemann explores the key differentiators of VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud™.

2019 Gestalt IT Wrap-Up

Happy New Year: Take a walk down memory lane with us as we recap our favorite posts of 2019.

Digital Transformation is a Myth – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

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There’s a lot of talk about digital transformation, but are organizations actually achieving that, or are they simply changing IT practices to keep up with changing infrastructure. Should we even view digital transformation into a means in and of itself. And can non-digital companies actually transform, or are industries just going to replace obsolete players over time? In this episode, the roundtable discusses a lot of the nuance often lost in grand visions of digital transformation.

SDN by NSX: Your Key to Visibility and Control

According to Network Engineer and Solution Architect, Chris Grundemann, NSX keeps getting better. In this series, he touches on many of the enhancements in NSX, and how it has raised the bar for Software-Defined Networking.