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We dug back in the On-Premise IT Roundtable archives to bring you an episode originally recorded in 2016, but incredibly prescient today. The roundtable discusses how IT companies can differentiate in an age of increasing commoditization. They look at examples like DSSD, Kaminario, and SimpliVity as ways to differentiate hardware, albeit at a considerable expense of time and resources. They then turn to software, and discuss the wave of SDS products that turned out to be features. The discussion is fascinating because many of the trends identified in this discussion have now played out in one form or another. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @SFoskett @ESignoretti @RayLucchesi @PenguinPunk @DarkkAvenger @ChrisMEvans @VMRick Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2018. | The IT Differentiation Dilemma – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview episode. Our regularly schedule podcast will post February 13, 2018. Matt Leib is a Technical Sales Executive at Connection.  You can follow him on Twitter, LinkedIn, and his blog.  I had the privilege to talk to Matt Leib about how he got his start in IT, how the industry has changed since his Radio Shack days, and why the hybrid cloud is here to stay. It was a great conversation, enjoy the audio! Music: “Inspired” by Kevin MacLeod  © rich for Gestalt IT, 2018. | BONUS: Matt Leib – IT Origins Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

In this episode, Tom Hollingsworth leads the roundtable in discussing the role of whitebox switching in enterprise networking. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @NetworkingNerd @stubarea51 @SharpNetwork @Eric_Stover Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2018. | Whitebox World – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

The On-Premise IT Roundtable has a bold premise for this episode: enterprise licensing models are interesting! The panel discusses why understanding licensing is vital for a modern data center as we move from CapEx to OpEx models. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @NetworkingNerd @ScottM32768 @802Tophat @FryGuy_PA @Eric_Stover Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2018. | Licensing Models Matter- The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

Since we recorded this great interview for IT Origins, we’re including it in the On-Premise IT Roundtable feed. Allison Sheridan is perhaps best known for Podfeet Podcasts, Technology Geek Podcasts with an EVER so Slight Apple Bias. Since 2005 her NosillaCast podcast has come out weekly without fail. Outside of her extensive podcasting career, Allison also has decades of experience in IT. In this IT Origins interview, we discuss her move from mechanical engineering to IT, the gradual departmentalization of IT throughout her career, what is IT’s role in business, and the liberating definition of waste. Plus, make sure to catch your humble interviewer give one of the most awkward definitions of DevOps! If you’re interested in the books Allison recommends in this interview, check out First Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths. You can follow Allison on Twitter, and find all of her podcasts here. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2018. | BONUS Interview Episode: Allison Sheridan – IT Origins Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

Intent-based networking is the new hotness, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, the panel discusses how it differs from older SDN ideas. IBN integrates an abstraction layer and orchestration into a system that identifies a single source of truth that isn’t the network itself. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @SFoskett @IOSHints @JTantsura CCIE #1026 Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2018. | Intent-Based Networking Isn’t Just SDN – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

On today’s show, each of our roundtable panelists chose what was the hot ticket item of 2017. Tune in to hear their arguments why 2017 was the year of SD-WAN, HCI, Net Neutrality, or Data Management! On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @MrAnthropology @NetworkingNerd @MBLeib @Ian0x0r Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | 2017 was the Year of… – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

On this episode, host Stephen Foskett talks with Mark May, Howard Marks, and Keith Townsend about what makes a failed startup. Are some concepts simply too early, or are there ideas whose time simply never arrives? They look at specific examples like Auspex Systems and Coho Data. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @SFoskett @CincyStorage @DeepStorageNet @CTOAdvisor Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | Failed Startups – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

Scale-out storage is great, but does it apply to all enterprise storage needs? The roundtable discusses the premise that all storage should be scale-out. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @SFoskett @EAbleson @AndyBanta @MerzDBA @MBLeib Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | All Storage Should Scale-Out – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

The roundtable discusses the premise that the CLI is dead, or at least terminally ill. They look at why this is the prevailing narrative in networking and the greater IT landscape. Is the death of the CLI a forgone conclusion, or merely a framing device for moving to better processes in IT? On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | The CLI is Dead – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

Security is a dumpster fire, or is it somehow worse? Our esteemed guests discuss whether it’s actually many dumpster fires or some other form of refuse conflagration. It’s an invaluable and inflammable discussion. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | Security is a Dumpster Fire – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

In this episode, the roundtable discusses the idea of technical debt. They look into why technical debt occurs, why it isn’t always a bad thing, and how to possibly optimize for when to incur it. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | Technical Debt Really Isn’t All That Bad – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

On this episode, we’ll be talking about a hot topic in the networking space, automation. The panel discusses why organizations see automation as prohibitively complex, what exactly they mean by automation, and why it isn’t coming for their jobs. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | What Is Automation? The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

On this episode, we take a look at how managed services have changed from the 90s to today. Why was something so essential and pervasive in IT today so hard to do a few decades ago? The panel has a wealth of industry experience from back then, and they share their stories from being on the front lines. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | Managed Services from the 90s to Now – The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast

Cloud lock-in, sounds bad right? Well on this episode, the roundtable takes a detailed look at the actual impact of lock-in with public and private cloud providers. They look at how this impacts business agility, innovation, and overall company strategy. On-Premises for today’s roundtable: Twitter @SFoskett @BenKepes @DaveHitz [/one-half] Follow us on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for more great coverage right in your inbox. © rich for Gestalt IT, 2017. | Cloud Lock-In: The On-Premise IT Roundtable Read more posts categorized as On-Premise IT Podcast