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Dell Storage Forum – the big fat review post

I’ve been holding off on doing my wrap-up post of the Dell Storage Forum because I wanted to wait until other folks finished posting about their conference take-aways. But you people are maniacs — the content just keeps rolling in! :)

I give up, here’s my wrap-up. If I miss something you posted, or if you post something after this goes live (ahem Mr. Lund…), please add a comment with your link!

Fluid data architecture

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The theme of the conference was Dell’s fluid data architecture. Everywhere you looked you could see the fluid influence. Every one of the big releases at the conference where about solidifying this architecture.

Folks in Orlando told us what fluid means to them in this video.

Where to find more information

There are still lots of tweets coming through on the #dellsf11 hashtag, and mentioning the @dellsf twitter account. You may want to follow the Twitter list from the event, to keep up with the community’s influencers. We’ve been posting all of the great content that you guys have been posting on the Dell Storage Facebook Fan Page. There are some great pictures and videos on the Dell Flickr account.

Here are blog posts and other content generated from the Dell Storage Forum:

Dell Storage Forum Day 2 – the virtual era is fluid

Yesterday was day 2 of the Dell Storage Forum (see this post for a recap of day 1). Day 2 was a continuation of information for the partner channels, as well as instructor-led training and hands-on labs for customers.

The first general session was led by Greg Davis (VP and GM of global commercial channels for Dell) and Brian Bell (executive director of worldwide sales for Dell Compellent). They talked to our partners about how to bring fluid data architecture to our shared customers.

The hands-on labs opened. There are labs for every Dell Storage product, everything from basic configuration of arrays to integrations with common applications and our partner’s software. Dennis Smith of the Dell Tech Center has a great post on these activities, complete with a video overview of the labs with Will Urban.

We’ve seen some great blog coverage from our customers and partners:

On tap for today? Keynotes by Darren Thomas and Phil Soran. You can watch the keynotes live by clicking this link.

There will be more hands-on labs. The Cube will be broadcasting live from the show floor. And we have a tweetup at Ragland Road.

For the latest in the very busy #dellsf11 stream, check out our Facebook page. It should be another busy day!

Dell Storage Forum – preview reviews, and what’s on deck for Day 1

I’m writing this from the Dell Storage Forum Fluid Blogger’s Lounge. We still have some set up to do – the hotel IT guys are here right now setting up some ethernet drops for us. We should be ready to rock and roll tomorrow morning!

I thought I’d take a minute to share some of the great posts folks have made as they are getting ready to come out to Orlando, and then let y’all know what we’ll be doing today, on the official Day 1 of the Dell Storage Forum.

Preview Reviews

Let me know if I missed your post!

Events on-deck for Day 1 – June 5

If you are here at the Dell Storage Forum today, you are here for training. Tonight from 6 – 9 is the Fluid Fix welcome reception at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney (don’t forget your badge!).

New events and general reminders

Dell Storage Forum Tweet of the Day – we need your help!

If you are in Orlando for the Dell Storage Forum, you are eligible to participate in the Tweet of the Day contest. Just do what you would normally do at a conference – tweet your thoughts, observations, etc. Use the hashtag #dellsf11. If we think your tweet is the best, you will win a $25 gift card. (check out the General Info section of your conference guide).

We need the community’s help to identify the best tweets. If you see a good tweet, please retweet it. Make sure the #dellsf11 hashtag remains intact, and add the hashtag #fav.

We’ll decide on the winner every evening, and let everyone know in our morning round-up posts.

The Dixie Chicks are Reuniting at the Dell Storage Forum

One of my big passions is building community. If you know me, or have read this blog for any length of time, you know I tend to wax poetic at times about the size and the importance of the storage community.

When I came to Dell, I didn’t leave that storage community. It did make me sad that there were things I couldn’t talk about anymore with close friends, because we worked for different companies.

One of the people I really missed working with was Christina Weil. She was an Commercial AE from New Orleans. We bonded not only because we are techies in storage who also happen to be women (there aren’t many of us…), but also because we were using social media for our jobs and we are both from the Gulf Coast. Someone started calling us the Dixie Chicks, and the name stuck.

So you can imagine how happy I was when I found out Chris had also moved on to a new role. She’s now the District Director for Centre Technologies. Centre Technologies is the largest Dell Compellent Partner in the South, so we can talk shop again! Chris is thrilled with her new role, and the responsiveness of her prospect base. She is hiring sales and technical staff, opening a new office in Louisiana, building their social media presence, and growing their cloud footprint! *whew*  Christina rounds out the leadership team that includes Chris Pace, Kelby Dennard, and Rich Martinez…shall we call them the Dixie Dudes?  :D

Our big reunion will be at the Dell Storage Forum next week in Orlando. I haven’t seen Chris since my wedding, and I’m really looking forward to it! In addition to being there for the partner sessions, Christina is there as a co-host of Infosmack to record a live podcast at the Dell Storage Forum Tweetup. It will be Tuesday night at the Ragland Road Irish Pub in Downtown Disney from 8:00 – 10:00pm. If you are coming to the Forum, there are still a few tickets left!  Also, don’t miss Chris Pace, speaking at 2:30 Monday on the partner panel.

I was looking for a good picture of Christina and I, and came across this one from the 2010 EMC World. Chris is the second from the left, then me, then another lady Dell Storage techie Cheryl Koenigsberg. I thought that was pretty interesting!

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Anyways, congrats Chris on your new position!! Great to be working together again, long live the Dixie Chicks!!!

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