At a hidden location in Fremont, California — known only to the nerdiest of the geek herd — exists a world that defies explaination. It’s filled with an army of networking geeks (most of whom are unpaid volunteers), a few million dollars worth of enterprise-level networking gear, a ton of snacks, and enough IT experience to make Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds and Steve Jobs seem like n00bs.

I am of course writing of the Interop Hot Stage: a grueling 2-week exercise in best-practices meets rapid deployment. For two weeks the elite of IT will gather at a stuffy warehouse to design, build and test the largest temporary network in the world with the latest and greatest IT gear from around the industry.

Stay tuned for more details… in the meantime, here are a few pics to set the scene…





Last 10 posts by Robert Ballecer