Arrow on Point: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Arrow On Point! On this podcast, we will share some insights from two engineers who not only live IT, but also love IT. Yes, we are geeks who focused on getting people out of their comfort zones and exploring best-of-breed technologies to make your business be more effective and efficient.
We hope that this podcast not only gives you a view into the changing world of technology, but also some insights on how to stay ahead of the curve and remain relevant in an industry where today’s trend is tomorrow’s MySpace.
As the adage goes...it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. However, in IT, this gets a bit more complicated. Since technology is constantly changing and new things emerging, this means that those of us in the industry have to deal with not only a changing journey, but also an ever-evolving destination! On this podcast, we will provide you with the tools and resources to help map your course...no matter where your journey takes you!
Your hosts for Arrow On Point are Kevin Schoonover, director of engineering services for Arrow ECS and Adam Catbagan, manger virtualization and networking technical services.
In this episode of Arrow On Point, we will discuss the power of compute with Intel Cloud Marketing Manager, Enterprise Channels, Gerry Seaman. Here are some of the questions we will get answered:
- People say compute is a commodity- do you agree?
- How does Intel view software defined data center?
- Where is the industry today?
- Compute vs. power- is upgrading old servers worth expense?
- 3D Crosspoint - what does that mean for architectural shift?
- Hyper converged - how the compute end of the equation has brought to reality.
- With Intel Security, is Intel integrating security with semiconductors?
- April 19th we’ll celebrate the 51st anniversary of Moore’s Law. Intel announced the Xeon E7 v3 family of processors just about a year ago. The launched focused on Big Data and real time analytics. How have customers responded to the new product?
This time we meet with Steve Robinson, Arrow global vice president of Cloud. We discuss what resellers and end users should consider when planning cloud migrations as well as answering questions like:
- Bursting workloads to the Cloud seems like a popular way to use the Cloud. What does an end user need to do to have their current IT department ready to "burst" workloads?
- Now that companies have been using the Cloud for a few years, many are pulling workloads out of the Cloud. What does a user need to consider when determining if it makes sense to move a workload to the Cloud?
- More Cloud providers seem to be offering an enhanced service model, analytics, compliance, connectivity. What should users know before moving core applications to the Cloud?
- As businesses seem to have fewer physical locations, DR would appear to be a good opportunity for Cloud. What is Arrow offering for agnostic and vendor aligned solutions?
In this podcast, we will discuss the buzz around software defined...everything! What is it, why should you care and is it important to begin planning for software defined? In this episode, we will discuss:
- What are end users most interested in for software defined?
- What is a software defined data center
- What is needed to prepare for software defined?
- What is a container? Docker? OpenStack? Rancher?
- If I don't go SDX, will I be left behind?
- I am not a networking guy, do I need to have a full networking strategy to play in SD?
Join Matt Rochford, Arrow vice president of sales, and Jeff Lampe, Arrow sr. director of marketing, as we discuss what happened in 2015 and why our VAR's should care. We will also discuss some thoughts on what you should do to be even more successful in 2016.
- 2015 - converged, hyperconverged, software defined, IoT and more
- What certifications and technologies should partners be thinking of for 2016?
- What is the big deal about data scientists?
- What were the surprises of 2015?
- Advice to reseller for 2016 - what do you need to do to be successful?
- What do IT departments need to do to continue to be a part of the equation?
Every company produces and stores data but many companies aren't leveraging their own data. The biggest reason for this is the lack of skilled data scientists who can analyze the terabytes of data and find actionable insights for leaders to act upon.
- In this podcast we will discuss:
- Where is the best location for data scientists to reside inside of an organization?
- What is and should be the interaction between data scientists and IT departments?
- There are a growing number of products focused on data scientists and a number of colleges that jump in with data scientist programs. What is the best way to find and/or nurture these within your company?
- What is the path to becoming a data scientist?
- What about predictive analytics, how could this impact companies?
On Point discusses the benefits and considerations of converged infrastructure, hyperconverged and flash. In addition to learning all the players in the game, we will also discuss some best practices for technology resellers and end users when looking to implement one of these solutions.
Topics include:
- Planning a CI project
- Why you should be considering a converged solution
- What does integration of the CI or hyperconverged solution look like?
- When does it make sense to involve Arrow?
- What is hyper converged?
- Why should you care about hyper converged?
- How do I select the right technologies?
- What sort of strategy should you have around converged and hyper converged?
- What is flash and when does it make sense?
We sit down with William Pickard, applications engineer on Arrow's SAM car race team. We will discuss the impacts of IoT, big data and the ways technology can change lives. It's not always about creating new technologies, its about finding new ways to apply existing technologies.
What are the implications of BYOD on the IT organization? Can organizations achieve a true BYOD strategy and are IT departments ready? We will discuss with Davitt Potter, manager cyber security technical services and George Tackla, manager IBM software technical services.