Dell invited me to attend their Dell World conference in Austin, Texas last week, and it was an enlightening experience. Introducing Dell World Overall, the event was well attended, with many end-users and Dell personnel crawling the convention center. It was perhaps a little better than similar IT company conferences I have attended, though certainly not up to the high … [Read more...] about Dell World 2012: A Retrospective
Theron Conrey
VMworld US 2012, San Francisco
At the end of August, I'm headed to San Francisco for VMworld US 2012! I say this with quite a bit of excitement because VMworld is always a highlight of my year but also because of the fun stuff I have planned this year: A special Tech Field Day Roundtable discussion, fun meetups like VMunderground, and of course lots of great technical content! Bringing Tech Field Day to … [Read more...] about VMworld US 2012, San Francisco
Where Are They Now? A Tech Field Day Delegate Retrospective
Yesterday, I posted about the numerous companies that have been acquired after presenting at Tech Field Day. An obvious follow on question relates to the number of delegates to have "graduated" to go work for a vendor in their field. So I put together this follow-up, saluting these Field Day alumni. Contrary to popular belief, vendors aren't out there scouring Tech Field Day … [Read more...] about Where Are They Now? A Tech Field Day Delegate Retrospective
VMworld 2011, Las Vegas
Next Sunday, I'm headed back to Las Vegas (for my fifth time this year!) for another enterprise IT event. But this is a special event: VMworld always includes an amazing group of attendees and companies! And for the first time, I'm participating in the event, presenting to vExperts on Sunday. I hope I see you there! My VMworld Schedule I'll be arriving in Las Vegas on Sunday … [Read more...] about VMworld 2011, Las Vegas