Brian Knudtson

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DEM with Fortinet: Enhancing Application User Experience with Automation

December 5, 2023

Fortinet’s approach to DEM allows customers to transition away from traditional monitoring tools to take a more user experience-focused approach. Over time, FortiMonitor can identify common issues, automatically collect troubleshooting data, suggest common resolution paths, and automate common resolution activities, thus dramatically minimizing the impact to the user experience. Consequently, companies can better maintain XLAs and ensure that users can easily access data, the very lifeblood of their business. While FortiMonitor solution is vendor agnostic, it is also integrated with Fortinet’s SD-WAN and SASE solutions for an additional layer of visibility for those customers. 

Storage Array Simplicity with Hitachi Vantara

October 31, 2023

In this article presented by Hitachi Vantara, Brian Knudtson discusses Part 2 of their video series Unbreakable? with Kari Byron and their overall goal of Simplicity in their Storage Arrays.As more and more business-critical data and applications move to cloud operating models, there is still plenty of need to operate on-premises data centers. But these on-premises systems need to adopt simpler operating modes that require less specialized knowledge. Providing this level of simplicity in a storage array requires a strong understanding of how customers utilize their arrays and how they fit into the broader set of data center systems. 

Dell & AMD Partner for Accessible High Performance Computing | Gestalt IT Rundown: September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023

Dell Technologies and AMD are at the forefront of high-performance computing (HPC), driving innovation in various fields, such as space exploration, wildfire prevention, and neuroscience research. Their HPC solutions are in high demand, revolutionizing industries by accelerating productivity, enabling faster market entry, and offering energy-efficient infrastructure modernization. Dell’s PowerEdge servers, equipped with the latest AMD 4th Gen EPYC™ processors, provide accessible and easy-to-deploy high-performance solutions for partners serving customers of all sizes, emphasizing optimization for maximum performance right out of the box. This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown.

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