Saturday, April 20, 2013

Inside InteropNet’s Hot Stage

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  Saturday, April 20, 2013
NWC Editor Inside InteropNet's Hot Stage
By Andrew Conry-Murray

InteropNet provides the technology infrastructure for the Interop conferences in Las Vegas and New York. This May in Las Vegas, InteropNet will provide wireless and wired connectivity for more than 10,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors for the week-long event. To ensure that the infrastructure is ready to go, the InteropNet team runs a hot stage deployment in California to set up, configure and test the hardware and software required to serve the conference. From there, the gear will be packed up and shipped to Las Vegas. It's a significant undertaking, and what makes it even more impressive is that most participants are volunteers. Check out the hot stage blog, which includes photos, to find out how it all comes together.

 
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