We were all delighted when we found out that our sales colleague, Oliver Bender (age 35), reached the finish line at this year’s Frankfurt Ironman after a time of 11:03:02 hrs. The Frankfurt Ironman is a triathlon commanding everybody’s respect consisting of a 3,86km swimming event, 180,2km of cycling and 42,19km of running. That sounds …
A little while ago, the 9th Company Running Heat took place in Siegen. Almost 8.500 participants represented their companies, and this time I was one of them. I’m Wingman Sully, nice to meet you. My task as Wingman? Ambassador of cheerfulness Some of you already know me – I am Wingman Sully, the G&D mascot …
Are you often distracted by the constant buzzing and humming of computers under, next to or on your desk? Depending on the noise level, this surely can wreck your nerves. Especially when combined with the heat emitting from computers in use. If you’re alone in your office you might learn to ignore the constant noise. …
Don’t you like it that the weekend is near? Well, I do and that’s why I thought about what I might do on those glorious days of freedom. I’ve only just started my internship here at Guntermann & Drunck. Originally, I’m from another part of Germany. Therefore the approaching weekend offers a perfect reason for …
Today, we would like to take a closer look at what the three letters KVM actually stand for. What does KVM stand for? KVM is no trademark, no particular product and most certainly no company. It’s actually a technology, and one that needs thorough explaining. The abbreviation KVM is rather unexciting and simply stands for …
Maybe you’re familiar with the following: You read a job ad that sounds too good to be true. And at a second look rather suspicious. Of course, companies can promise anything in their job descriptions. That’s why we thought: why not let our new employees tell about why they applied here and how they experienced …
While reading your newspaper, have you ever thought about the long way the paper in your hand has gone through? No? Producing a piece of paper requires more than 60 steps. That’s what it takes Dutch manufacturer Crown van Gelder to produce its paper in a non-stop process. They are on the job day and …
Sometimes us developers receive crazy requests we often only shake our heads about at first. But then our ambition gets to us and we start tinkering. During this process, we often draw conclusions containing “basically”, “in principle”, “maybe” and “possibly”. And often that’s what leads our sales team to saying: “Fantastic! That’s what one of …
In the midst of springlike temperatures in March here in Germany (the beer for BBQs was already cold), G&D received a call from wintery Moscow, more precisely from our sales partner VMGRussia. They asked us to present our new hot KVM solutions to bring some warmth to chilly Moscow. Presenting new KVM solutions Conjoint customer …
If you followed our blog from the beginning, you already read about our trade shows, products and different applications. But who are the people behind our products? Those making sure our products are developed and work they way they’re supposed to work. In a new series of posts we will introduce those Gyro Gearlooses. Today, …