Real IT Video Blog - Don thinks it all rocks

Don takes a shot at expressing the wonder that is today's technology. With a hat tip to Louis CK. 

Real IT Interview - Jason Talks Network Management

Jason discusses his background and experiences with Network Management projects and associated tools. 

Real IT Video Blog - Joe Goes Over Performance Results.

In this video blog, Joe comments on the tech center results and how small optimizations can yeild big results. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Tackles Multitasking

In this video blog, Jason discusses how he load balances project tasks.  His algorithm isn't nearly as clean or effective as Big-IP's are, however.

Real IT Interview - Nojan talks CDNs with Jeff

Jeff got a few minutes to sit down with Nojan, one of our engineers here at F5, and talk about Content Delivery Networks.  They recapped what they are and how they work, as well as delving into some of the pros and cons and some other alternatives.  Nojan's experience dealing with CDNs in the past is interesting and quite valuable to the team.

Real IT Video Blog - Colin awaits test results

Colin takes a minute to talk some more about testing and his anticipation for the results that Dan's team has gotten from the initial testing in the Tech center. He also discusses his experiences with application tuning and his expectations vs. his hopes for what kind of results they'll see from Web Accelerator in front of DevCentral.

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Shifts Focus

In this video blog, Jason shifts focus away from acceleration to the point of the project: creating a Chinese version of DevCentral.

Real IT Video Blog - Don ponders Betas

Pondering the team's decision not to use a beta product, Don talks about the criteria and implications of using any vendors' beta code in your project - and why we chose not to.

Real IT Interview - Joe Hicks Talks About Best Practices With Enterprise CDNs

In this interview, F5 Senior Product Manager for Acceleration Joe Hicks talks about best practices when designing Enterprise Content Delivery Networks (ECDNs). He covers problems with web application delivery for foreign countries. 

Real IT Video Blog - Joe Discusses A Workaround For Testing ASP Logins

After meeting with Dan Wright and learning how the stress testing application we were using in the Tech Center couldn't handle a special character in the login sequence of the DevCentral application, a unique solution is discovered that didn't require changes to the client application or the server code. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Confronts Roadblocks

In this video blog, Jason takes a minute to discuss inevitable roadblocks encountered during a project and the necessity of effective communication in overcoming them.

Real IT Video Blog - Colin talks testing

Colin takes a second to comment on where the team is at with testing. He mentions the importance of this step of the process as well as how it feels to be on the side that's pushing for the app to get out sooner, rather than the side telling those people to hold on so they can make the code "perfect".

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Talks Data Access And Ownership

In this video blog, Jason goes over his concerns about access and ownership to data when dealing with multiple departments within an organization. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Ponders Technology Reuse

The DevCentral China project is driving the investment in acceleration technologies but sharing technology across business units benefits the organization as a whole. 

Real IT Video Blog - Joe Talks Code Deployment

In this video blog, Joe talks about the reality of running and deploying code into multiple locations. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jeff Discusses Localized Sites

In this video blog, Jeff reflects on the role of localized sites with a focus on our rollout of DevCentral Japan. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Reflects On GTM Topology

Jason reflects on making use of GTM and geolocation and it's influence on topology and the tuning needed to make it all work. 

Real IT Video Blog - Don Considers Big Projects

Don comments on the ups and downs of working on big projects with geographically dispersed teams. 

Real IT Video Blog - Colin Talks About Using The Tech Center

After getting an OK from Dan, Colin considers the steps needed to get all the pieces in place to start testing in the Tech Center. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Covers The Deployment Framework

Jason talks about the decisions we've made regarding the framework of our acceleration solution. 

Real IT Interview - Dan Wright Shows Off F5's Tech Center

Dan Wright gives us a tour of F5's Tech Center. 

Real IT Inteview - Joe Talks VMs

Joe discusses the ins and outs of running simulated data centers in a virtual machine environment. 

Real IT Video Blog - Jason Talks Acceleration

After Colin's talk with Dawn, Jason ponders the acceleration design and talks about some concerns he sees that the team should be aware of. 

Real IT Video Blog - Joe Reflects On Page Size and Caching In Dev

Joe reflects on his thoughts about the page load size for DevCentral and then gets into the effects of caching with regards to development testing.

Real IT Interview - Paul's Introduction

Paul gives us a rundown on his role as manager of the Network Engineering team and touches a bit on things that come up on a day to day basis for his team.