Nothing Beats Meeting In Person

The Internet is responsible for the demise of many “meatspace” industries, from magazine publishing to CD sales, but there are some things it’ll never do: No matter how much time you spend interacting online, meeting in person is something else entirely. I’m not trying to advocate a return to the old world of tech conferences and user groups. Rather, I envision a new breed of connected events that reinforce online communities with real face-to-face communication.

Tech Field Day Boston: The Links

The Tech Field Day Boston 2010 Delegates: (L-R) John Obeto, Greg Ferro, Gabrie van Zanten, Edward Haletky, Devang Panchigar, Bas Raayman, David Davis, Simon Long, Carlo Costanzo, Simon Seagrave, Matt Simmons, Jason Boche, Stephen Foskett (not present: Robin Harris, Greg Knieriemen, Scott D. Lowe)

As usual, the Tech Field Day event received massive amounts of attention, generating thousands of tweets and dozens of blog posts and videos from delegates and bystanders alike. We will attempt to collect those links here for reference and review.

Gearing Up For Tech Field Day Boston

Gestalt IT Field Day Logo

Tech Field Day Boston is just two weeks away. The alumni delegates have put together two documents about what to expect, and we are preparing Twitter, Facebook, Slinkset, and Vimeo pages for the event!

Announcing Gestalt IT Tech Field Day Boston 2010

Gestalt IT is pleased to announce the first date of 2010 in our ongoing series of Tech Field Day events. Our next event will convene in Boston, MA on April 8 and 9, engaging some of the most innovative and interesting IT infrastructure companies in Massachusetts.

The Cry of the Grump!!

All providers of infrastructure need to understand the importance of requirements; nothing will destroy the credibility of Cloud Architectures quicker than the inappropriate and unplanned deployment of applications into the Cloud.

Cloud Curmudgeons

Although I will resist the obvious and hackneyed cloud metaphors and similies, it is painfully clear that the field of cloud computing remains ill-defined. As we (hopefully) near the apex of hype, just about every IT company is clamoring to be part of the cloud market. From data center build-out to storage arrays to server [...]

Netapp and Efficiency – Managing Perception

A quick discussion last night on Twitter got me thinking about the way technology is perceived in the industry at large. In particular, the discussion related to NetApp and in my usual facetious way I said I wouldn’t quote NetApp and efficiency in the same sentence (whoa, I just did!).