J. Dee Flamming is a vice president at Solid IT Networks (Solid IT), a Houston-based systems integrator and IT solutions provider. Solid IT was an Extreme Ultimate Warrior winner last year which enabled Flamming to attend Extreme’s East African Photo Safari last spring.  At the Safari, attendees got up close to wild animals and participated in local charity activities.

In the video, Flamming talks about the experience and encourages Extreme partners to compete in this year’s Ultimate Warrior Program where winners will go on an adventure in Iceland next April.  He also discusses industry trends and why security is so vital in an era of an explosion of devices.

“I’ve been on a lot of award trips in my career, but I’ve never been on anything like this. Extreme’s event was so top-notch, so perfectly done, and so well planned out.” – J. Dee Flamming, Vice President, Solid IT Networks

“One thing that’s been consistent is how much Extreme cares for their customers. That’s one thing I saw reinforced again at Extreme Connect. The customer-driven networking solutions Extreme has built that have been able to grow with them, protect them via policy and they’ve just been taken care of.” – J. Dee Flamming, Vice President, Solid IT Networks

This post was originally published by Global Channel Communications Manager Brian Schwartz.