Monday, November 3, 2014 at 9:59AM Unfortunately I can’t make it out to Chicago for Steve Manos’s long over due Data Center Social.
If you find yourself in Chicago on Nov 20, 2014 here is information on the event.
If you can attend send your RSVP to stevemanos@canara.com or jason.okroy@saluteinc.com
Monday, October 13, 2014 at 9:35AM Here is an observation. What is the characteristic of content presented at a conference run by an analyst company? Out of all the ideas out there that could be discussed and presented at a conference you could create two groupings, one those that the analysts think they can make money on and the other ideas they don’t make money on. Oh, there is a third group, those ideas that not only don’t make money for the analyst company, they disrupt their business model.
What will be presented at the conference? Yep, those ideas that they make money on. I have way more fun discussing those ideas that are disruptive, and figuring out how to make money with those ideas. Don’t analyst present disruptions? Yes, after they have figured out how they will make money from the disruption.
Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 9:47AM 7x24 Exchange Conference Phoenix is coming up and now that it is two weeks away. I am checking in with some friends to see if they’ll be there. So far I am batting 100% of the people I am looking forward to see. Why are so many of my data center friends going to 7x24 Exchange Conferences? At 7x24 Exchange Conferences there is a critical mass of friends and ideas that support data center innovation. Almost every DC conference will claim it is driving data center innovation, but so many times the innovation is coming from the conversations not in the program.
I return to 7x24 to see friends and make news ones. Is this just a social event? No, there are good presentations which is the benefit of not using a “pay to play” presentation model. Some conferences, a Platinum sponsor means you get a keynote spot. Silver you’ll get a small breakout room. etc.
What ideas are discussed? That is constantly changing which is part of why you return, and have had value from past conferences.
Disclosure: In the past I would meet most of my friends at another conference that I am blacklisted from attending, so I have an incentive to help drive my friends to a conference where we will feel free to talk about anything we want. 7x24 Exchange has been supportive and open to feedback on what it takes to be a data center event that my friends find useful for so many reasons.
Friday, September 26, 2014 at 3:11PM The media picked up on 4 DCIM companies who made the Magic Quadrant.
Gartner has released its first Magic Quadrant (MQ) report on Data Center Infrastructure Management, laying out the market and positions for several DCIM providers across the four quadrants of leaders, challengers, visionaries and niche players.
I went to Gartner Data Center World website to see if the above are exhibitors.
Have you ever known a company who makes the Magic Quadrant not be at a Gartner event? So what came first being in the Magic Quadrant or being a Gartner Exhibitor? Or was it simultaneous? You get it. There I go getting myself Black Listed again. :-)
Monday, September 22, 2014 at 3:26PM I’ve gone to lots of data center events and a lot of technology events. It is time for some changes. Before change it is good to know what is frustrating to so many of us.
Here is list of 7 things that I find occur more often than I would like.
#1) Public Relations staff at the event and companies limit what is presented, therefore discussed.
#2) Event schedule is too dense.
#3) Venue is not set up for discussions, so the best place to meet is the bar.
#4) Too many presentations are not that good.
#5) What is called a presentation is a sales pitch.
#6) Conference is organized to service sponsors, not the attendees.
#7) The event is boring.
Now imagine an industry event that tries to address all 7 of these issues. That would be an event worth attending.
