2009, San Jose
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!
Delegate List
The following industry thought leaders attended the first Tech Field Day event
| Rich Brambley | VM /ETC Gestalt IT |
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| Carlo Costanzo | VMware Info | CCostan |
| Chris Evans | The Storage Architect Gestalt IT |
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| Greg Ferro | EtherealMind Gestalt IT |
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| 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 |
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| Nigel Poulton | Ruptured Monkey | NigelPoulton |
| Bas Raayman | Renegade’s Technical Diatribe | BasRaayman |
| Ed Saipetch | Breathing Data Gestalt IT |
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| Simon Seagrave | TechHead | Kiwi_Si |
| Rick Vanover | Virtualization Review Tech Republic |
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Sponsor List
Presenting Sponsors
The following sponsors (in alphabetical order) presented their products at the first Tech Field Day event:
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Supporting Sponsors
Although the following sponsors did not present, they provided support for other portions of the event:
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