GestaltIT Tech Field Day
Im very fortunate to be one of the people invited to the first ever GestaltIT Tech Field Day and its going to be great. This is a short post but I think worthwhile so please read on
What the H*!! is this GestaltIT Tech Field Day thing?
The crux of the event is this - taking a handful of bloggers and a handful of smaller vendors, locking them in the same room for two days with only blogging and tweeting as their connection to the outside world………. And seeing who comes out alive!
Presentations will be given, demos will be done and most importantly, no holds barred hard questions will be asked, and asked, and asked…..
In fact, Stephen Foskett the event organiser, and industry legend, told me the other week that he had warned the vendors that the only way he could guarantee that we won’t say they suck, is if they don’t suck!
Why should you care?
Answer: Same reason I care...... It will be one hell of a learning opportunity.
Granted its an invite only event, so we cant all go, but I will be there and will be blogging and tweeting about everything I learn. So if you want to know more about the technologies and strategies of the companies who will be presenting, then stay tuned this blog and tune in to my Twitter account (@nigelpoulton).
I promise to blog and tweet about everything I learn. The good, the bad and the ugly.
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As everybody cant be there in person, feel free to drop me a line via any of the many means by which Im contactable, with any questions you want me to ask the vendors. If they are good questions then I promise to ask them.
Who will be there – Vendors
Who will be there – Bloggers
| Rich Brambley | VM /ETC Gestalt IT |
RBrambley |
| Carlo Costanzo | VMware Info | CCostan |
| Chris Evans | The Storage Architect Gestalt IT |
ChrisMEvans |
| Greg Ferro | EtherealMind Gestalt IT |
EtherealMind |
| Robin Harris | StorageMojo | StorageMojo |
| Rod Haywood | Musings of Rodos | Rodos |
| John Hickson | Studio Sysadmins | StudioSystems |
| Greg Knieriemen | Storage Monkeys | Knieriemen |
| John Obeto | Absolutely Windows | JohnObeto |
| Devang Panchigar | StorageNerve Gestalt IT |
StorageNerve |
| Nigel Poulton | Ruptured Monkey | NigelPoulton |
| Bas Raayman | Renegade’s Technical Diatribe | BasRaayman |
| Ed Saipetch | Breathing Data Gestalt IT |
EdSai |
| Simon Seagrave | TechHead | Kiwi_Si |
| Rick Vanover | Virtualization Review Tech Republic |
RickVanover |
Finally
I am genuinely excited about this event. Same kind of excitement I would have if my football team ever made the FA Cup final or England made the World Cup final (well….. may be not quite that excited). But seriously, this is a landmark event and a great opportunity to learn about some of the less well known vendors and technologies out there.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you would like me to ask…….
Nigel
PS. Im really looking forward to meeting all in attendance but in particular Xsigo, MDS and 3PAR.