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NEW YORK, July 07, 2018 – Garland Technology, a leading provider of network and test access solutions, today announced the appointment of Erica Tank as President, joining the executive team in Garland Technology’s next phase of growth. In this role, she will be responsible for leading the sales, marketing and operations strategy.
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“Garland Technology is experiencing significant momentum, with record 63% sales growth in 2017, and we are expecting to double our revenue this year. As part of our strategic growth plan by increasing our global distribution and partner reseller programs, launching our TAP-IT Channel Portal and aligning with industry leading technology partners, we are poised to take the next step,” said Chris Bihary, CEO/Co-Founder, Garland Technology. “Building on this momentum, I’m excited to welcome Erica Tank as our new President.”
Erica Tank joins Garland Technology from NetApp, a global leader in data storage and hybrid cloud solutions. She brings a wealth of technology industry managerial experience at the vice presidential level in sales, marketing and business development, based on her prior experience working for a variety of technology companies in all stages of growth, from startups like Antenna Software and Network Critical to Fortune 500 companies, including IBM, Oracle and Informix. Erica’s proven track record of strong revenue growth and sustainable profit growth, while delivering a great customer experience, will be a tremendous asset to Garland Technology in accelerating our growth.
“I see tremendous growth potential for Garland Technology at this point in time,” said Erica Tank. “I am excited to join the leadership team as we begin the next phase in the company’s evolution.”
“Erica shares Garland’s vision of top quality customer service and product excellence. We look forward to her leadership and collaboration,” said Jerry Dillard, CTO/Co-Founder.
ABOUT GARLAND TECHNOLOGY:
Garland Technology is an industry leader delivering network products and solutions for enterprises, service providers, and government agencies worldwide. Since 2010, Garland Technology has developed the industry’s most reliable test access points (TAPs), enabling data centers to address IT challenges and gain complete network visibility. For more information, or learn more about the inventor of the first bypass TAP, visit www.GarlandTechnology.com or @GarlandTech.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
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Mark Lennon
mark.lennon@garlandtechnology.com
+1-716-242-8498
If the inline security tool goes off-line, the TAP will bypass the tool and automatically keep the link flowing. The Bypass TAP does this by sending heartbeat packets to the inline security tool. As long as the inline security tool is on-line, the heartbeat packets will be returned to the TAP, and the link traffic will continue to flow through the inline security tool.
If the heartbeat packets are not returned to the TAP (indicating that the inline security tool has gone off-line), the TAP will automatically 'bypass' the inline security tool and keep the link traffic flowing. The TAP also removes the heartbeat packets before sending the network traffic back onto the critical link.
While the TAP is in bypass mode, it continues to send heartbeat packets out to the inline security tool so that once the tool is back on-line, it will begin returning the heartbeat packets back to the TAP indicating that the tool is ready to go back to work. The TAP will then direct the network traffic back through the inline security tool along with the heartbeat packets placing the tool back inline.
Some of you may have noticed a flaw in the logic behind this solution! You say, “What if the TAP should fail because it is also in-line? Then the link will also fail!” The TAP would now be considered a point of failure. That is a good catch – but in our blog on Bypass vs. Failsafe, I explained that if a TAP were to fail or lose power, it must provide failsafe protection to the link it is attached to. So our network TAP will go into Failsafe mode keeping the link flowing.
Single point of failure: a risk to an IT network if one part of the system brings down a larger part of the entire system.
Heartbeat packet: a soft detection technology that monitors the health of inline appliances. Read the heartbeat packet blog here.
Critical link: the connection between two or more network devices or appliances that if the connection fails then the network is disrupted.