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Thanks to the growth of software-defined networking, a lot of network information that used to be unknown, is now known. But in order to get that information out of the network, you have to spend a lot of money on specialized hardware, software, and talent to program it all. Is it beyond the reach of most enterprises? Or is the cost of not knowing always greater? The roundtable discusses. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Network Analytics Is Too Expensive – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

Declaring the Death of Windows is always a great way to drum up some clicks. But today, the roundtable discusses whether Windows is just kind of beside the point for a modern Microsoft. The debate whether this means the end of Windows, the end of the beginning of the end of Windows, or just that Windows' role in Microsoft will fundamentally change.  © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Microsoft Is Done With Windows – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

Changing your passwords frequently is the best way to keep accounts secure, right? Or does frequently changing passwords cause users to lean on easily predictable patterns that ultimately make things less secure? The roundtable discusses what the best approach is, whether two-factor authentication changes your approach, and what changes when considering personal vs organizational passwords. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Change Your Password All The Time – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

The monolithic storage array used to be the standard of storage, but it's time has come and gone... or has it? The roundtable discusses what specifically we mean when we talk about storage arrays, why they are increasingly irrelevant, and if their decline is permanent, or a temporary reaction to recent IT trends. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: The Storage Array is Dead – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

Tom Hollingsworth leads a discussion around how important sensors are for analytics and data. Is network monitoring enough? What about something in software? Or is the added expense of a dedicated out-of-band physical sensor the price you have to pay? The roundtable is pretty evenly split on the subject, and discusses where each approach works best.  © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: You Need Sensors for Analytics – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

In this episode, the roundtable discusses what impact 5G will have on traditional networking. They dig into why wireless is a more finite resource than wired networking, the difficulty of service degradation, and how to justify rolling out 5G for fixed end points.  © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: 5G will Replace Traditional Networks – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

Stephen Foskett leads a discussion about how big of a change composable infrastructure is from the tried and true blade server. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Composable Infrastructure is Just Blade Server 2.0 – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

Stephen Foskett and the Roundtable discuss wether or not you should be running your own website. They weigh the pros and cons of each path and delve into the specifics of each. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: You Shouldn’t Run Your Own Website – On-Premise IT Roundtable

The roundtable discusses if data locality is important to storage administrators anymore. They discuss why it might matter for technological, regulatory, and organizational needs, and how those needs have changed over time. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: It Doesn’t Matter Where Your Data is Stored – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

Enjoy this bonus IT Origins interview in the feed this week, we spoke with Senior Cloud Ops Advocate, podcaster, and oenophile, Phoummala Schmitt. We discuss how she came into an IT career from the fashion industry, why we're already living in a multi-cloud world, and when high availability in the cloud goes beyond a SLA. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: BONUS: Phoummala Schmitt – IT Origins

The panel discusses where networking disaggregation is relevant in today's IT. Is it limited to just the largest organizations, or can even small IT teams enjoy its benefits? Or is scale less important than how an organization values the network itself? Join Tom Hollingsworth, Jordan Martin, Aaron Conaway, and Darrel Clute as they discuss. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Networking Disaggregation Isn’t Ready – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

For this bonus podcast episode, we had the privilege to speak to Dremio CEO Tomer Shiran. We discussed how he got his start in IT, compare the tech scenes between Israel and Silicon Valley, and look at the value of over delivering in your career. They also discuss the importance of coffee in being an entrepreneur. It was a great discussion, enjoy! © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: BONUS: Tomer Shiran – IT Origins

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. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Leon Adato – IT Origins

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. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: IT Burnout is Inevitable – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

For this bonus episode, enjoy our recent interview with Ted Dunning, Apache Software Foundation board member, and the Chief Application Architect at MapR. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: BONUS: Ted Dunning – IT Origins

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. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Enterprise AI Is Just a Buzzword – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

We recorded a great interview with Patric Palm of Favro and decided to put it in the podcast feed as a bonus episode. Enjoy! © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: BONUS: Patric Palm – IT Origins

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? © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Automation Will Kill Engineering Jobs – The On-Premise IT Roundtable

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. © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: All Your Networking Are Belong to NFV | The On-Premise IT Roundtable

An episode so nice, we share it twice. Throwing in a bonus episode to the feed. Had a great conversation with Karen Lopez for IT Origins. If you haven't already, be sure to listen to her appearance on the podcast with What is Big Data?  © Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: BONUS: Karen Lopez – IT Origins