Tech Field Day

Tech Field Day is an independently organized conference series centered on enterprise IT infrastructure. Organized by Gestalt IT Media LLC, the Field Day series is intended to bring together product vendors and independent bloggers,^[1] freelance writers, speakers, and leaders of online communities.^[2] The Field Day event series began in 2009 with a general datacenter event and expanded in 2010 to include an event focused on enterprise networking.^[3]

Notable Introductions

Every Field Day event includes presentations by hardware and software vendors, but some notable introductions have also occurred at these events:

• Data Robotics introduced their Drobo S and DroboElite models at the 2009 Field Day^[4] as well as the Drobo FS at the 2010 Boston event.^[5]
• Nimble Storage used the 2010 Seattle Field Day as their corporate launch event.^[6]
• Actifio used Tech Field Day 4 as their corporate launch event.^[7]
• Druva Software used Tech Field Day 5 as their American corporate launch event.^[8]
• Zerto and Embrane gave advance previews before their launches at Tech Field Day 6^[9] and Networking Field Day 2,^[10] respectively.
• Exablox used Storage Field Day 3 as their launch event.^[11] Also at that event, Fusion-io announced their acquisition of NexGen Storage^[12] and Cisco Systems first showed the next-generation MDS Fibre Channel platform.^[13]

Events and sponsors

The following Field Day events have been held:

• Tech Field Day (November 2009, San Jose) - 3PAR, Data Robotics, MDS Micro, Nirvanix, Ocarina Networks, Symantec, Xsigo Systems
• Tech Field Day 2 (April 2010, Boston) - Cisco Systems, Data Robotics, EMC, HP, VKernel^[14]
• Tech Field Day 3 (July 2010, Seattle) - Compellent,^[15] F5 Networks, NEC, Veeam, Nimble Storage
• Networking Field Day (September 2010, San Jose) - Arista Networks, Cradlepoint, Force10, HP, Juniper Networks, SolarWinds, Xsigo Systems
• Tech Field Day 4 (November 2010, San Jose) - NetApp,^[16] Aprius, Avere Systems, Actifio, Intel, SolarWinds, Asigra^[17]
• Tech Field Day 5 (February 2011, San Jose) - Symantec, Druva Software, Data Robotics, Xangati, NetEx, InfoBlox, HP^[18]
• Wireless Field Day 1 (March 2011, San Jose) - Aerohive Networks, AirMagnet, Cisco, Fluke Networks, HP, MetaGeek^[19]
• Tech Field Day 6 (June 2011, Boston) - VKernel, VMware, SolarWinds, Zerto, Symantec, Embotics, NetApp^[20]
• Tech Field Day 7 (August 2011, Austin) - SolarWinds, Symantec, Dell, Veeam, Truebit.tv^[21]
• Tech Field Day 8 (September 2011, San Jose) - Nutanix, Nasuni, Symantec, DataDirect Networks, Pure Storage, Arista Networks, SolidFire, Arkeia Software^[22]
• Networking Field Day 2 (October 2011, San Jose) - Brocade, Cisco, Embrane, Gigamon, Juniper Networks, NEC, Dell^[23]
• Wireless Field Day 2 (January 2012, San Jose) - Aerohive Networks, MetaGeek, Ekahau, Meraki, Aruba Networks, HP, Ruckus Wireless^[24]
• Virtualization Field Day 2 (February 2012, Silicon Valley) - Pivot3, Pure Storage, Symantec, Truebit.tv, Xangati, Zerto^[25]
• Networking Field Day 3 (March 2012, Silicon Valley) - Arista, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter, Infineta, NEC, SolarWinds, Spirent^[26]
• Storage Field Day 1 (April 2012, Silicon Valley) - Kaminario, Nimbus Data, Drobo, Coraid, Quest Software, Dell, Brocade, Tintri, Pure Storage^[27]
• Wireless Field Day 3 (September 2012, Silicon Valley) - Aerohive Networks, Aruba Networks, Cisco Mobility, Juniper Networks, Meraki, MetaGeek, Ruckus Wireless, Tanaza, WildPackets^[28]
• Networking Field Day 4 (October 2012, Silicon Valley) - Brocade, Cisco Borderless, Juniper Networks, Opengear, Spirent, Statseeker^[29]
• Storage Field Day 2 (November 2012, Silicon Valley) - Asigra, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, Nimbus Data, Nutanix, Riverbed, Tintri, Virsto, Zerto ^[30]
• Wireless Field Day 4 (February 2013, Silicon Valley) - Aruba Networks, Cisco Mobility, Juniper Networks, Meraki, Motorola ^[31]
• Networking Field Day 5 (March 2013, Silicon Valley) - Brocade, Cisco Borderless, Cisco Datacenter, Juniper Networks, Plexxi, Ruckus Wireless, SolarWinds ^[32]
• Storage Field Day 3 (April 2013, Denver, CO) - Cisco Datacenter, Cleversafe, Exablox, Marvell, NetApp, NexGen Storage/Fusion-io, PernixData, SanDisk, Starboard Storage^[33]

References

1. ↑ "Tapping into blogger communities". Retrieved January 2011. 
2. ↑ "the gestalt are coming, the gestalt are coming!". The Storage Anarchist. Retrieved January 2011. 
3. ↑ "On Gestalt IT’s NetField Day". Retrieved January 2011. 
4. ↑ "DROBO S and DROBO Elite – Introduced 11/23/2009". StorageNerve. January 2011. 
5. ↑ "Drobo announces their new Drobo FS". Retrieved January 2011. 
6. ↑ "Does Nimble dedupe?". IT Knowledge Exchange. Retrieved January 2011. 
7. ↑ "ACTIFIO TO DISCUSS DYNAMICS OF DATA MANAGEMENT VIRTUALIZATION AT GESTALT IT TECH FIELD DAY 4 IN SAN JOSE". Actifio Press Release. Retrieved January 2011. 
8. ↑ "Why Druva is Like A Newborn Calf". Druva Software. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
9. ↑ "Zerto Offers Tech Field Day Delegates a Sneak Peek". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
10. ↑ "Scaling Virtual Appliances With Embrane". EtherealMind. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
11. ↑ "New startup Exablox announced at Storage Field Day 3". Tech Republic. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
12. ↑ "Fusion-io, NexGen CEOs talk acquisition, integration". Silicon Slopes. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
13. ↑ "Building a Monster SAN with the Cisco MDS 9710 Director". Wahl Network. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
14. ↑ "Gestalt IT Tech Field Day". vKernel Blog. Retrieved January 2011. 
15. ↑ "3 Questions for Tech Field Day's Stephen Foskett". Compellent Blog. Retrieved January 2011. 
16. ↑ "Gestalt IT Tech Field Day 4 at NetApp!". Virtual Storage Guy. Retrieved January 2011. 
17. ↑ "Gestalt IT – Tech Field Day Experience". Asigra Blog. Retrieved January 2011. 
18. ↑ "2011, Tech Field Day 5". Gestalt IT. Retrieved February 2, 2011. 
19. ↑ "Wireless Field Day 1". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
20. ↑ "Tech Field Day 6". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
21. ↑ "Tech Field Day 7". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
22. ↑ "Tech Field Day 8". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
23. ↑ "Networking Field Day 2". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
24. ↑ "Wireless Field Day 2". Tech Field Day. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
25. ↑ "Virtualization Field Day 2". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
26. ↑ "Networking Field Day 3". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
27. ↑ "Storage Field Day 1". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 1, 2012. 
28. ↑ "Wireless Field Day 3". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
29. ↑ "Networking Field Day 4". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
30. ↑ "Storage Field Day 2". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
31. ↑ "Wireless Field Day 4". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
32. ↑ "Networking Field Day 5". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
33. ↑ "Storage Field Day 3". Tech Field Day. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 

External links

• Tech Field Day homepage