Houston, We Have A Blogger Event. HP Blades Tech Day
February 23rd, 2010 | 
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Tomorrow I leave for Texas to attend HP’s Infrastructure Software & Blades Tech Day at the HP campus in Houston, TX. HPBladesDay is taking place on February 25th & 26th. This exclusive blogger event was outlined in the invitation email I received as follows:
“This day and a half deep dive about the blade server market, key data center trends and client virtualization will be with HP technology leaders and business executives who will discuss the company’s business advantages and technical advances. It will also include customers’ and their own key insights and experiences and provide demos of the products. You’ll get an insider’s tour of HP’s Lab facilities as well.”
So, for the rest of this week I’ll be tweeting, snapping photos, taking movies, and sooner or later blogging about my experiences and HP’s blades servers.
This will be my second HP blogger event. Regular readers will recall I was also lucky enough to get invited to the HP Storage Day event at the Colorado Springs HP campus last Fall.
Podcast Coverage
Greg Knieriemen, also a HPBladesday attendee and the infamous Infosmack podcast host, has asked me to record another Infosmack episode from Houston with him. GestaltIT’s fearless leader and blogger extraordinaire Stephen Foskett will also be joining us on the show as well as in Houston at HP’s event. I’m willing to bet that several other of the bloggers in attendance could end up on the podcast, so look for another great Infosmack talk next Monday when it is released.
HP’s own blogger (Around the Storage Block blog) Calvin Zito (@HPStorageGuy) will also be there. Since Zito has also recently started his own podcast, look for great coverage in all social media formats from him as well.
Twitter and Blogs
Knieriemen has already created a Twitter list.
Twitter / @Knieriemen/HP Blades Day
You can also follow HP Blade team (BladeNews) on Twitter
The official event Twitter hashtag is #HPBladesDay
Here’s a list of other bloggers attending, (but not a complete list):
- Kevin Houston
http://bladesmadesimple.com
@kevin_houston - Greg Knieriemen
http://www.storagemonkeys.com
@Knieriemen - Frank Owen
http://techvirtuoso.com
@fowen - Chris M Evans
http://www.thestoragearchitect.com
@chrismevans - John Obeto
http://absolutelywindows.com
@JohnObeto - Rich Brambley
http://vmetc.com
@rbrambley - Simon Seagrave
http://www.techhead.co.uk
@kiwi_Si - Martin McLeod
http://www.bladewatch.com
@martinmacleod
Some of the others have already started posting about attending the event too:
I’m looking forward to a great event from HP. Stay tuned to VM /ETC for my coverage!
FTC Disclosure – HP is covering my cost of travel, lodging, and providing select event meals.
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