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Tech Field Day 1

L-R: Greg Knieriemen, John Obeto, Carlo Costanzo, Rod Haywood, Rick Vanover, Stephen Foskett, Nigel Poulton, Bas Raayman, Ed Saipetch, Simon Seagrave, Chris Evans, Devang Panchigar, Greg Ferro, John Hickson, Robin Harris, Rich Brambley

Tech Field Day 1

November 12–November 13, 2009

Who: Tech

What: Field Day

When: Past

Location: Silicon Valley

The first ever Gestalt IT Tech Field Day has come and gone, and what an event it was! This page includes archived information about the first Tech Field Day, held on November 12 and 13, 2009 in and around San Jose, CA.

This unique event brought together innovative IT product vendors and independent thought leaders, allowing them to get to know one another. It was a forum for engagement, education, hands-on experience, and feedback.

Agenda

Two days of Tech Field Day in one overly-complex picture!

Two days of Tech Field Day in one overly-complex picture!

Coverage

Tech Field Day Roundtable Podcast

Subscribe to our Roundtable Podcast series on iTunes!

Now you can follow the action along with the Field Day delegates! We will be streaming live video from the event, and it will be liveblogged and tweeted as it’s happening. Here are more ways to follow along:

  • We are collecting all the major coverage in our page, Tech Field Day San Jose 2009: The Links
  • Watch video on Vimeo and YouTube
  • See photos on Flickr
  • Subscribe to the Roundtable Podcast on iTunes
  • Join the Facebook Group or LinkedIn Group

Supporting Sponsors

Although the following sponsors did not present, they provided support for other portions of the event:

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Truth in IT
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Presenting Sponsors

Delegate Panel

Delegates are selected by the Field Day Delegate community. For more information on our selection process, please see our page about becoming a Field Day Delegate.

Bas Raayman

@BasRaayman

Carlo Costanzo

@CCostan

Carlo is a NYC based Virtualization Consultant. He writes about whatever interests him at the time @ vCloudInfo.com

Chris M Evans

@ChrisMEvans

Chris is a UK-based consultant with an interest in all technologies, focusing on storage, virtualisation and cloud.

Devang Panchigar

@StorageNerve

Ed Saipetch

@EdSai

Greg Ferro

@EtherealMind

Greg is a freelance Network Architect and Engineer, host of Packet Pushers Podcast and semi-professional writer.

Greg Knieriemen

@Knieriemen

John Hickson

@StudioSystems

John Obeto

@2Obeto

I like SMBs and Windows

Nigel Poulton

@NigelPoulton

Nigel is a self-confessed tech-addict who works, creates IT training vids, hosts a podcast, writes a blog, and writes books.

Rich Brambley

@RBrambley

Rick Vanover

@RickVanover

Robin Harris

@StorageMojo

Rod Haywood

@Rodos

Simon Seagrave

@Kiwi_Si

Presentation Calendar

Most presentations are streamed live on this page, at TechFieldDay.com, and on the Tech Field Day LinkedIn page. After the event, the following pages contain video recordings of these presentations.

Thursday, Nov 12 MDS Micro Presents at Tech Field Day 1
Presenters: Karriem Adams
Thursday, Nov 12 VMware Presents at Tech Field Day 1
Friday, Nov 13 Ocarina Networks Presents at Tech Field Day 1
Friday, Nov 13 Drobo Presents at Tech Field Day 1
All dates and times listed are local time in Silicon Valley, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Claire Chaplais

@CChaplais

Claire Chaplais has over 20 years experience in business operations, marketing communication programs, and event management for the high tech industry. She worked for great companies like Wind River Systems, StorageTek, Common Sense Media, and Harris B …

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett

Stephen is the President of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group and focuses on AI, edge, and cloud


More Information

If you would like to sponsor or attend these events as a delegate, please contact Tech Field Day, [email protected].


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