We’re just one week away from VMWorld, to be held here in San Francisco Aug. 31-Sept. 3 and the storage blogo-tweet-osphere is lighting up like a Christmas tree. This blogger will be there with her trusty iPhone, ready to send out tweets on every imaginable topic, rumor, random thought, and food item she encounters.
We’re also hoping to make it to the VMWorld Tweetup on the first night of the conference, Monday, August 31. As with most such events, a major reason to attend is to sit around and gossip with industry folks. For me, this will also mean a chance to meet some people in person that I have so far only encountered virtually.
It’s obviously a big year for EMC, the majority owner of VMware and we expect to see many of its bloggers there, offering up plenty of blow-by-blows on what’s going on in each of the labs at the conference. We’ve already got word that Dave Graham will be in attendance at one of the EMC booths. We’ll see who else is on the ground.
We’ve also been told by HP’s Calvin Zito that he will be at VMWorld, and will be easily identifiable in his highly informative polo shirt. Let’s hope he has two or three of them or an in-room washer/dryer at his hotel.
On another topic, StorageRap’s Marc Farley has managed to turn the storage blogosphere into one big singing contest with his newest and goofiest video creation. See below for a screen grab–to watch the video you must visit his site:
Among other bloggers, yours truly makes an appearance (in avatar form), representing one of the few female storage bloggers. Still trying to understand the connection with former U.S. Presidents, but perhaps this is just my Monday brain. Thanks to Marc for starting the week out with a laugh. OK everyone, back to work.
Look for me at VMworld as well! I’m throwing together a Tuesday night Tweetup since I can’t make Monday’s. Aiming it at the storage-oriented attendees:
http://twtvite.com/q19mce
Hey Sunshine,
The good news is that I have two of the shirts! I’ll switch my alliance on Thursday and where my Boise State Bronco shirt (they have a big game that night against Oregon). So I’m short a shirt for one day! Anyone have some nice logo-ware you like me to show off for you?
Looking forward to seeing you. Also, I just saw that there is a storage Tweetup on Tuesday night that Stephen Foskett is organizing. Here’s a link to that: http://twtvite.com/q19mce. Since we’re both “maybe” for Monday night (because of early morning flights to SFO), and Tuesday night we should be recovered, let’s make it a point to be there! Storage Tweetup at VMworld! Yeah!