Video: 6 year old installs Riverbed Steelhead appliance
Posted by bobegilbert on March 27, 2011
Riverbed has gained a reputation throughout the years for having a groundbreaking technology that not only performs great, but is also simple to deploy. I decided to put Riverbed's "it is simple" reputation to the test and asked my 6 year old daughter to perform an installation and configuration of Riverbed's flagship Steelhead appliance. 6 year-old Jasmine was not only successful at installing and configuring the appliance, she also tested it afterwards!
This is all caught on video. Enjoy!
The Riverbed Blog (testing) 
Matt said
Just awesome! She’s a natural presenter! Good to see a Procurve switch in the mix too. Looking forward to her Advanced QoS session. 🙂 Classic!
Dan Orchard said
Jasmine is now at the top of all Riverbed PS engagements! Who said child labour was dead lmao!
Boxes for Moving said
Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge, languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring.
Kelvin Cheah said
Can I replace my 6 year old with your 6 year old? What is maintenance like? =)
Bob Gilbert said
Hi Kelvin,
The maintenance is not too bad until she becomes a teenager. Then she will surely be considered high maintenance.
Did I say that?
LOL
Joel said
Adorable 🙂 Can’t wait for her QoS video.
Shipping a Vehicle said
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.