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The transition from spring to summer brings a deluge of CONs, such as Stealthcon, PivotCon, and the upcoming DefCon. Most of these CONs have a decidedly Western-leaning, and you don't often don't see a representation of those from other parts of the world, so when I recently saw Shanghai's GeekCon with sponsorship by many Chinese Tech companies, I was admittedly curious. What I found most impressive was the presentation under the Honor Roll section: https://lnkd.in/gDh_i_rd If you are in a red team/purple team role, it might be worth spending some time here. BTW: if there are other notable CONs in other parts of the world, feel free to add them to the comments section

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In our latest #EmployeeSpotlight blog, we met with our new Channel Director – West, Jon Schlee, to learn about his background, his perspective on Arelion’s culture, and his vision of our continued #Channel expansion. Check out the blog here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d83CwQJj #channelsales #enterprisenetworking #ArelionBlogs

What I learned at this years GSX 1. Its “O.K.” That it was not super crowded. Better conversations, more time spent in booths without waiting or having to schedule or come back. 2. You flew your strategic leadership in, keep half of them in the booth at all times. I know there are super important meetings to have in private meeting rooms. But this is a great chance to engage the channel and end customers 3. Have some vegen choices at parties and booth events, (no I did not become vegen) but my colleague almost starved. 4. Its great to see how young the industry has become, and still how old we are all becoming 5. “Crushing it till 2AM and up @6am wasn’t fun when I did it, and was unnecessary “nothing good happens after 11 pm” 6. Know what you want to see, and the plan you spend time with. I can efficiently see the “must sees” day 1 7. The Event app is so much better than those old show programs 8. Yes New Orleans will be “cooler” but #5 will be back in circulation. 9. 1.5 days is the perfect amount of time, for GSX or ISC west. Get back in the game 10. There are definitely a lot of manufacturers “painting” over their “acquisitions” pretending it’s “a platform” . You’re not fooling anyone Honorable Mention: Verkada welcome to the ONViF game, we know it looks like you’re joining the rest, of the world (finally) but it was obviously a barrier to entry. So “we” were right all along (sorry)

Kelly Johnson is a legend amongst all manufacturers worthy of the name. He pioneered the „Skunk Way“, an approach proning the reach of a prototype as soon as possible in the serial manufacturing process, since data proved most of the costs incurred after the reach of prototype performance. This remains true today and is one of the fundamental concepts behind Lean and Agile. Kelly was a one-of-its-kind genius and is behind some of the most impressive innovations mankind ever produced, among which - you will have guessed it 😉, my all-time favorite the SR-71 Blackbird (_I think I love that plane as much as Jack Sparrow his Black Pearl, and for the same reasons probably (😁!!)_). Today the bird still holds speed records for serially manufactured planes (until NGAD comes out). Cheers to Kelly ! His principles are susceptible to enlight any Product Owner or Program Director who takes the job seriously and wants to get something delivered. I can only recommend to all my network the read, and the deep dive in Kelly‘s work. Far from any framework, he restates evident truth that go forgotten in the meanders of politics and egos. This was Lean-Agile long before its became Lean-Agile!

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Looking forward to an engaging and informational panel at DASpedia / MWC next week. Mega sports and entertainment events are leading the way in utilizing next-gen communications infrastructure on a large scale. Network owners and operators have a wide assortment of technologies in their toolbox, including mobile, fiber, edge, etc. The goal is to build and operate highly scalable, high-bandwidth mobility networks at these venues and events while maximizing the available spectrum to meet the needs of thousands of attendees. Our EVP and co-founder Leo Matytsine will be a part of this expert panel alongside Matthew Pasco - Las Vegas Raiders, Brandon Braunlich, MBA - T-Mobile and Carla Shaffer - Wesco Anixter. The panel will be moderated by Manish Matta. The panel has a proven track record of designing and building solutions to support mega events such as the Big Game, Taylor Swift concerts, and Formula 1 events, to name a few. This panel will discuss how various technologies serve as enablers, the rationale behind key technology choices, criteria used to design and build next-gen networks, and, ultimately, the importance of having a vision for what’s coming next to ensure a future-proof network. #lensantennas, #5g,

Maintaining a dual-use focus is important. Advice, thoughts and more on the Hypergiant experience in the podcast below - quick listen. Thanks Tim Chrisman, great talk. #dualuse #space #defense #criticalinfrastructure #DoD #sbir

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We have landed at IT Nation Evolve!🚀 We’re excited to connect and innovate with new MSPs! Ready to explore the largest tech trends in the industry? Talk to Greg and Vikram at ProVal! Let us know if you’re attending IT Nation Evolve in the comments below! #ITNationEvolve #ProvalTech