Gestalt IT Tech Field Day - Day 2 Liveblogging

9:43

John Obeto:

We are at Ocarina, where the CTO has got everyone's attention with their ECO system (Extract, Correlate, Optimize) #techfi... 2 minutes agoWe are at Ocarina, where the CTO has got everyone's attention with their ECO system (Extract, Correlate, Optimize) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:43 John Obeto

9:43

Nigelpoulton:

Is it just me, but the only time I ever used the word "rehydrate" was in relation to people recovering from diarrhoea.... now add dedupe :-S

Friday November 13, 2009 9:43 Nigelpoulton

9:44

3parfarley:

@johnobeto @chrismevans @edsai #techfieldday Inquiring minds need to know , what constitutes a dodgy file?

Friday November 13, 2009 9:44 3parfarley

9:45

edsai:

@3parfarley @johnobeto @chrismevans we can't reveal until the tests are complete #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:45 edsai

9:45

Nigelpoulton:

Ocarina only supporting limited number of video codecs as its complex compressing and rehydrating video. Dont want to spoil user experience

Friday November 13, 2009 9:45 Nigelpoulton

9:46

Kiwi_Si:

Lol --> RT @sunshinemug: @nigelpoulton Have you seen some of those algorithms? Lots of curves, in ALL the right places. ;-) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:46 Kiwi_Si

9:48

Kiwi_Si:

Will ask the question :) --> RT @vladan: @Kiwi_Si How about the speed with multiple VMs running? Roughly... #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:48 Kiwi_Si

9:48

3parfarley:

@stu hang out with Stephen Foskett, get deduped and free stuff! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:48 3parfarley

9:49

nigelpoulton:

Ocarina have so many compressions techniques and algorithms that its better to do in SW than silicon - apparently #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:49 nigelpoulton

9:49

edsai:

"discussing" with Greg Ferro on the posit that ASICs are always better than using commodity cpus to do processing like compression

Friday November 13, 2009 9:49 edsai

9:51

etherealmind:

Compression technologies keep coming back. Ocarina has some interesting ways of handling. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:51 etherealmind

9:51

BasRaayman:

@edsai "chips" performing a dedicated set of functions will usually just do better than cpu's that perform multiple tasks. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:51 BasRaayman

9:51

nigelpoulton:

Ocarina get great results from deduping VMs - but..... who would ever do that... EVER!?!?!? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:51 nigelpoulton

9:52

AndrewSharrock:

@nigelpoulton Cisco disagree... look at CEF. As do most vendors surely #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:52 AndrewSharrock

9:52

RickVanover:

Just had engaging overview on software-based deduplication and compression by Ocarina Networks at #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:52 RickVanover

9:54

sfoskett:

Look what the cat dragged in! @wcpreston at #TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 9:54 sfoskett

9:54

edsai:

@BasRaayman agreed but general cpus are getting "Good Enough" to do lots of work. why spend yrs developing inflexible asics #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:54 edsai

9:55

rodos:

Gou CTO of Ocarina : VMware disk IO is very hard on storage that is trying to dedupe. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:55 rodos

9:55

ccostan:

"VMware is very hard on a File System. " #techfieldday #Ocarina ->Very interested in how this plays in the Virtual Space.

Friday November 13, 2009 9:55 ccostan

9:56

BasRaayman:

Ocarina: "The first compression algorithm was the Morse code" #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:56 BasRaayman

9:56

edsai:

RT @nigelpoulton: @edsai @BasRaayman Nehlem-EX with so many cores and 64-bit OS are starting to make custom silicon look more dubious -IMHO

Friday November 13, 2009 9:56 edsai

9:57

rodos:

Ocarine : The first compression algorithm was Morse Code. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:57 rodos

9:57

storagenerve:

deep dive into ocarina technology and dedup algo's, CTO talking #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:57 storagenerve

9:58

johnobeto:

RT @nigelpoulton: @edsai @BasRaayman Nehlem-EX w/ many cores & 64-bit OS are starting to make ASIC look more dubious - IMHO #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:58 johnobeto

9:58

johnobeto:

RT @rodos: Ocarina : The first compression algorithm was Morse Code. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:58 johnobeto

9:58

Knieriemen:

Lack of VMware certification has to be a prob for Ocarina - if not supported by VMware, why would a VMware shop use it? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:58 Knieriemen

9:58

optimizestorage:

RT @StorageNerve: deep dive into ocarina technology and dedup algo's, CTO talking #techfieldday <-Goutham Rao

Friday November 13, 2009 9:58 optimizestorage

9:59

nigelpoulton:

Ocarinas approach to dedupe falls under the statistical form of compression. Dont know what that means yet #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:59 nigelpoulton

10:00

wcpreston:

Sitting next to @sunshinemug at #techfieldday after meeting her for the 1st time. We had @storagemojo btw us, but I think I offended him

Friday November 13, 2009 10:00 wcpreston

10:00

BasRaayman:

RT @Knieriemen: Lack of VMware cert has to be a prob for Ocarina - if not supported by VMware, why would a VMware shop use it? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:00 BasRaayman

10:01

sunshinemug:

@Knieriemen Ask yr question! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:01 sunshinemug

10:01

storagenerve:

Love the whiteboard sessions, no slides, Ocarina Technology #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:01 storagenerve

10:02

rbrambley:

RT @rodos Gou CTO of Ocarina : VMware disk IO is very hard on storage that is trying to dedupe. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:02 rbrambley

10:02

sunshinemug:

RT @StorageNerve: Love the whiteboard sessions, no slides, Ocarina Technology #techfieldday <=I know! I am so glad to see this too.

Friday November 13, 2009 10:02 sunshinemug

10:02

Nigelpoulton:

Ocarina are now talking about "mathematical meshes of floating point numbers" This where I have to stop tweeting to concentrate :-S

Friday November 13, 2009 10:02 Nigelpoulton

10:03

johnobeto:

How true--> RT @StorageNerve: Love the whiteboard sessions, no slides, Ocarina Technology #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:03 johnobeto

10:03

rbrambley:

RT @Knieriemen if not supported by VMware, why would a VMware shop use it? #techfieldday > I've never seen it in a VMware shop

Friday November 13, 2009 10:03 rbrambley

10:04

storagenerve:

Ocarina CTO seems to have a PhD in Neutral Networks / Advanced Algorithms, it a mathematical / statistics session, #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:04 storagenerve

10:06

sfoskett:

An @optimizestorage "factory worker" optimizes some storage at #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:06 sfoskett

10:07

sfoskett:

An @optimizestorage "factory worker" optimizes some storage at #TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 10:07 sfoskett

10:07

rodos:

Gou , CTO from Ocarina explains his subject matter very well, as you would expect. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:07 rodos

10:08

3parfarley:

@wcpreston up already?? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:08 3parfarley

10:08

johnobeto:

Application-aware algorithms are at the heart of Ocarina's engines #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:08 johnobeto

10:09

3parfarley:

RT @storagenerve: Ocarina CTO seems to have a PhD in Neutral Networks / Advanced Algorithms, it a math / statistics session, #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:09 3parfarley

10:09

optimizestorage:

RT @SFoskett: An ON "factory worker" optimizes some storage at #TechFieldDay

<=That's the challenge data!

Friday November 13, 2009 10:09 optimizestorage

10:09

3parfarley:

RT @johnobeto: Application-aware algorithms are at the heart of Ocarina's engines #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:09 3parfarley

10:09

johnobeto:

Ocarina CTO Gou is explaining dedupe. I feel I am back in a classroom w/ the professor #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:09 johnobeto

10:10

storagenerve:

RT @rodos: Gou , CTO from Ocarina explains his subject matter very well, as you would expect. #techfieldday <-- great work to explaining

Friday November 13, 2009 10:10 storagenerve

10:10

rbrambley:

RT @edsai @Knieriemen is compressing the VMs the goal or the data the VMs using? > same diff. VMs R files w/ encapsulated data #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:10 rbrambley

10:10

wcpreston:

@3parfarley @wcpreston is a professional. I go where I'm told when I'm told, even if I'd much rather be in bed. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:10 wcpreston

10:10

Nigelpoulton:

RT @StorageNerve: Ocarina CTO seems to have a PhD in Neutral Networks / Advanced Algorithms <-- and he looks young for a CTO

Friday November 13, 2009 10:10 Nigelpoulton

10:10

BasRaayman:

RT @johnobeto: Ocarina CTO Gou is explaining dedupe. I feel I am back in a classroom w/ the professor #techfieldday <== Oh yes, but good!

Friday November 13, 2009 10:10 BasRaayman

10:11

johnobeto:

Todays's Tech Field Day sessions are being liveblogged here http://bit.ly/J4fB All feeds #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:11 johnobeto

10:12

basraayman:

RT @Scobleizer: RT: @breakingnews BULLETIN -- NASA says it has found a "significant amount" of water on the Moon.

Friday November 13, 2009 10:12 basraayman

10:12

optimizestorage:

RRT @StorageNerve @rodos: Gou , CTO from Ocarina explains his subject matter very well, as you would expect. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:12 optimizestorage

10:12

sfoskett:

RT @johnobeto: Todays's Tech Field Day sessions are being liveblogged here http://bit.ly/J4fB All feeds #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:12 sfoskett

10:14

sfoskett:

Mmmmmmm chunky fingerprint hash! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:14 sfoskett

10:14

johnobeto:

@BasRaayman Ocarina CTO Gou: He's very good, and I *am* learning a lot. I like this guy! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:14 johnobeto

10:17

storagenerve:

Rest of the presenters at #techfieldday, please be ready for deepdive sessions, ppl are loving it, need tech discussion not just marketing

Friday November 13, 2009 10:17 storagenerve

10:17

johnobeto:

RT @SFoskett: Mmmmmmm chunky fingerprint hash! #techfieldday<-- With eggs over-easy and chipotle sausages

Friday November 13, 2009 10:17 johnobeto

10:18

rodos:

Um, maths symbols on the whiteboard, getting techy at #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:18 rodos

10:19

edsai:

I'm handing my resident ass-kicker baton to @etherealmind for the rest of the day at #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:19 edsai

10:20

johnobeto:

Rabin is a 'natural chunking algorithm' #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:20 johnobeto

10:20

jtroyer:

.@StorageNerve I want blog posts from everybody at #techfieldday on "How to Effectively Present to 15 Technologist/Bloggers"

Friday November 13, 2009 10:20 jtroyer

10:20

BasRaayman:

RT @johnobeto: Rabin is a 'natural chunking algorithm' #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:20 BasRaayman

10:21

chrismevans:

@edsai @johnobeto @3parfarley Gah, provided the *wrong* data for the compression challenge :0( #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:21 chrismevans

10:21

ccostan:

RT @rodos: Um, maths symbols on the whiteboard, getting techy at #techfieldday <- This session is worth 2 College Math Credits.

Friday November 13, 2009 10:21 ccostan

10:22

nigelpoulton:

@SFoskett I NEED the recording of this session. My limited ability to absorb this AND tweet means I missed too much :-( #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:22 nigelpoulton

10:22

BasRaayman:

@StorageNerve @jtroyer Actually quite simple. good preso boils down to knowing your sh*t and be passionate about it! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:22 BasRaayman

10:24

rbrambley:

We are talking about Object Chunking now. reminds me of some mornings in college :/ #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:24 rbrambley

10:24

rodos:

RT @edsai: I'm handing my resident ass-kicker baton to @etherealmind for the rest of the day at #techfieldday < LOL go for it guys!

Friday November 13, 2009 10:24 rodos

10:25

storagenerve:

@jtroyer @BasRaayman yea i am sure over the next couple of weeks we should see that reflect in post, in terms of technology #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:25 storagenerve

10:27

storagenerve:

i want the video of Ocarina CTO presenting and this deepdive session @gestaltit #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:27 storagenerve

10:27

sunshinemug:

LOL RT @Knieriemen @chrismevans please tell me you didn't give them your USB drive titled "personal videos"

Friday November 13, 2009 10:27 sunshinemug

10:28

rodos:

Ocarina story in a tweet : We find the best chunk size for dedupe & comprsn at the same time via object awareness. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:28 rodos

10:30

GestaltIT:

@nigelpoulton our awesome videographers are recording all #techfieldday sessions and we will edit and post it all in coming weeks!

Friday November 13, 2009 10:30 GestaltIT

10:32

etherealmind:

That's it! DeDuping at source saves on WAN Replication bandwidth - that's where Ocarina is interesting. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:32 etherealmind

10:35

SiliconValleyPR:

@sunshinemug Yapping on Twitter? As long as it gets the right information to the right people is all good. Following you, #techfieldday.

Friday November 13, 2009 10:35 SiliconValleyPR

10:42

johnobeto:

RT @gestaltit: @nigelpoulton our awesome videographers are recording all #techfieldday sessions ; we will edit & post it all in coming weeks

Friday November 13, 2009 10:42 johnobeto

10:43

storagenerve:

Nirvanix goes up next #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:43 storagenerve

10:43

sunshinemug:

For all of you at #techfieldday who were wondering where @3parfarley & I shot the video shown last eve: http://is.gd/4Umim

Friday November 13, 2009 10:43 sunshinemug

10:43

GestaltIT:

@Nirvanix takes the stage at #TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 10:43 GestaltIT

10:43

johnobeto:

Nirvanix is addressing the Tech Field Day delegates #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:43 johnobeto

10:45

kiwi_si:

Not enough ppl cn figure out wht it's abt, lol ->RT @atxtraveler: Disappointed in GoogleWave so far.not enough ppl on it 2 make it useful :(

Friday November 13, 2009 10:45 kiwi_si

10:46

sunshinemug:

Also, watch the Weird Stuff weirdcam: http://www.weirdstuff.com/sunnyvale/html/weirdcam.htm #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:46 sunshinemug

10:47

optimizestorage:

RT @Nirvanix: RT @GestaltIT: @Nirvanix takes the stage at #TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 10:47 optimizestorage

10:48

Kiwi_Si:

Nirvanix session here at #techfieldday - last deep-dive session by #Ocarina very good. Will post video of session.

Friday November 13, 2009 10:48 Kiwi_Si

10:48

John Obeto:

Nirvanix owns their stprage infrastructure,

SAS 70 Type II certifications

5 data centers globally, with 3 in the US of A.

Friday November 13, 2009 10:48 John Obeto

10:50

optimizestorage:

RT @StorageMojo: Ocarina's CTO giving a cogent explanation of compression strategies & dedup. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:50 optimizestorage

10:50

optimizestorage:

RT @StorageMojo We knew this 10 years ago - but CPUs couldn't handle the work. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:50 optimizestorage

10:50

LaurenEdwardsSV:

No slides = more happiness RT @sunshinemug RT @StorageNerve: Love whiteboard sessions, no slides, Ocarina Tech #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:50 LaurenEdwardsSV

10:50

RickVanover:

#techfieldday related blog post: Cloud storage provider Nirvanix has SAS Type II certification http://bit.ly/esmzD

Friday November 13, 2009 10:50 RickVanover

10:50

John Obeto:

Nirvaniz Internet File Services w/ APIs, SOAP/REST interfaces

Friday November 13, 2009 10:50 John Obeto

10:51

Nirvanix:

RT @RickVanover: #techfieldday related blog post: Cloud storage provider Nirvanix has SAS Type II certification http://bit.ly/esmzD

Friday November 13, 2009 10:51 Nirvanix

10:51

John Obeto:

What Nirvanix offers:

Offsite Data protection
Tiered Storage
Distributed Content & Collaboration

Friday November 13, 2009 10:51 John Obeto

10:52

sunshinemug:

3 use cases for @Nirvanix - offsite DP, Tiered storage, Dstrib. content & collab #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:52 sunshinemug

10:54

johnobeto:

Nirvanix owns their storage infrastructure, has SAS 70 Type II certifications, 5 data centers globally, with 3 in the USA. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:54 johnobeto

10:55

johnobeto:

What Nirvanix offers: Offsite Data protection, Tiered Storage, Distributed Content & Collaboration #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:55 johnobeto

10:55

Nigelpoulton:

Is that right that Amazon S3 use JBOD?

Friday November 13, 2009 10:55 Nigelpoulton

10:56

rodos:

My brain has frozen. Its not from thinking, its just below zero in here! Us Australians like it warm! (he he) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:56 rodos

10:58

Jankovitch:

RT @sunshinemug: 3 use cases for @Nirvanix - offsite DP, Tiered storage, Dstrib. content & collab #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:58 Jankovitch

10:58

chrismevans:

Relying on my natural coating of body fat to keep warm (and forgot my coat). #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:58 chrismevans

10:59

wcpreston:

@rodos I think the temperature is fine. Should've brought a jacket, dude! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 10:59 wcpreston

11:00

John Obeto:

Nirvanix CloudNAS

Friday November 13, 2009 11:00 John Obeto

11:01

3parfarley:

RT @sunshinemug: 3 use cases for @Nirvanix - offsite DP, Tiered storage, Dstrib. content & collab #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:01 3parfarley

11:01

Nigelpoulton:

Nirvanix cloud solution works well with customers who do follow the sun. They have DCs in US, Germany and Japan.

Friday November 13, 2009 11:01 Nigelpoulton

11:04

BasRaayman:

RT @3parfarley: Just put up the @SFoskett tribute shopping video starring @sunshinemug on StorageRap #techfieldday http://bit.ly/1XvH6P

Friday November 13, 2009 11:04 BasRaayman

11:04

Kiwi_Si:

Same here. This is semi-tropical for us from the UK-->RT @chrismevans: Relying on my natural coating of body fat to keep warm. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:04 Kiwi_Si

11:04

storagenerve:

RT @3parfarley: Just put up the Stephen Foskett tribute shopping video starring @sunshinemug #techfieldday http://bit.ly/1XvH6P <- V. FUNNY

Friday November 13, 2009 11:04 storagenerve

11:06

sfoskett:

RT @3parfarley: Just put the Stephen Foskett tribute shopping video starring @sunshinemug on StorageRap #techfieldday http://bit.ly/1XvH6P

Friday November 13, 2009 11:06 sfoskett

11:07

sunshinemug:

RT @3parfarley: Just put up the Stephen Foskett tribute vid on StorageRap http://bit.ly/1XvH6P <- also starring @3parfarley as Crazy Eddie!

Friday November 13, 2009 11:07 sunshinemug

11:09

sunshinemug:

@StorageNerve Sorry--I checked and there's really no way to fix the temp. Hang in there! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:09 sunshinemug

11:10

Kiwi_Si:

I could lend you some of my extra "weight" --> RT @storagenerve: Quite cold, please turn the temp up #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:10 Kiwi_Si

11:11

chrismevans:

@StorageNerve @sunshinemug I knew years of overeating would come in useful eventually. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:11 chrismevans

11:11

RickVanover:

@sunshinemug @storagenerve - I think we are on datacenter HVAC. #techfieldday -> I have an extra jacket available for rent!

Friday November 13, 2009 11:11 RickVanover

11:11

3parfarley:

#techfieldday peeps, huddle together to fight the frigid conditions!

Friday November 13, 2009 11:11 3parfarley

11:13

Nirvanix:

#techfieldday delegates now getting an exclusive look at CloudNAS 2.0, to be announced on Nov 30!

Friday November 13, 2009 11:13 Nirvanix

11:13

edsai:

@3parfarley if Nirvanix or Ocarina made arrays, we could just roll one in here and shut off the fans. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:13 edsai

11:13

storagenerve:

@chrismevans @sunshinemug I will start preparing for the next #techfieldday, eat more, gather natural fat to fight the cold weather in room

Friday November 13, 2009 11:13 storagenerve

11:13

3parfarley:

@edsai seek the hot aisle, grasshopper #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:13 3parfarley

11:14

ThatFridgeGuy:

RT @3parfarley: #techfieldday peeps, huddle together 2 fight the frigid conditions! <- send some cold here, A/C probs in data center 2day

Friday November 13, 2009 11:14 ThatFridgeGuy

11:14

sfoskett:

Fire up a storage array. That'll heat it up quick! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:14 sfoskett

11:15

RickVanover:

#techfieldday related blog post: Nirvanix offers a 100% SLA for certain cloud storage configurations http://bit.ly/GETWb

Friday November 13, 2009 11:15 RickVanover

11:16

edsai:

via @RickVanover Nirvanix is the only cloud storage provider that has a 100% SLA

Friday November 13, 2009 11:16 edsai

11:17

storagenerve:

laptops come down to the lap from the tables, to heat individuals @edsai helping everyone #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:17 storagenerve

11:17

3parfarley:

RT @ThatFridgeGuy: - send some cold here, A/C probs in data center 2day. Can the cold and send it to Wisconsin? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:17 3parfarley

11:18

Kiwi_Si:

RT @RickVanover: #techfieldday related blog post: Nirvanix offers a 100% SLA for certain cloud storage configurations http://bit.ly/GETWb

Friday November 13, 2009 11:18 Kiwi_Si

11:18

ccostan:

RT @StorageNerve: laptops come down to the lap from the tables, to heat individuals @edsai helping everyone #techfieldday <-LOL

Friday November 13, 2009 11:18 ccostan

11:19

BasRaayman:

RT @RickVanover: #techfieldday related blog post: Nirvanix offers a 100% SLA for certain cloud storage configurations http://bit.ly/GETWb

Friday November 13, 2009 11:19 BasRaayman

11:20

3parfarley:

#techfieldday Hey Drobo peeps, turn on all units and close the windows, Foskett and crew will have hypothermia when they arrive.

Friday November 13, 2009 11:20 3parfarley

11:20

johnobeto:

Nirvanix CloudNAS attempts to use all available bandwidth by chunking files into 10MB pieces and fill the pipe with them #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:20 johnobeto

11:20

ThatFridgeGuy:

@3parfarley #techfieldday Can the cold and send it to Wisconsin? <- it's a tropical 55 degrees here 2day!

Friday November 13, 2009 11:20 ThatFridgeGuy

11:21

johnobeto:

Nirvanix CloudNAS *does not* throttle down upload/download sppeds #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:21 johnobeto

11:22

johnobeto:

RT @RickVanover: #techfieldday related blog post: Nirvanix offers a 100% SLA for certain cloud storage configurations http://bit.ly/GETWb

Friday November 13, 2009 11:22 johnobeto

11:23

Nirvanix:

RT @johnobeto: Nirvanix CloudNAS attempts to use all bandwidth by chunking files into 10MB pieces and fill the pipe with them #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:23 Nirvanix

11:23

Nirvanix:

RT @johnobeto: Nirvanix CloudNAS *does not* throttle down upload/download sppeds #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:23 Nirvanix

11:24

nigelpoulton:

Video of MDS Micro blades from #techfieldday - http://bit.ly/SGsJl These are not rebranded Dell, Dell actually rebrand these

Friday November 13, 2009 11:24 nigelpoulton

11:25

storagenerve:

@herrod totally agree, Melbourne coffee is better than Sydney, love the aroma, its called a FLAT WHITE (if you wanted creamer) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:25 storagenerve

11:25

etherealmind:

Now understand that dedupe/compression for Storage is important when you use Cloud Storage. It's obvious when explained to you #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:25 etherealmind

11:26

nigelpoulton:

Nirvanix does RAID6 on their storage to help with impressive 100% SLA #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:26 nigelpoulton

11:26

Nigelpoulton:

RT @edsai: @nigelpoulton unfortunately the new ones aren't as hot. the old ones made you sterile. <-- cheaper than surgery and less painful

Friday November 13, 2009 11:26 Nigelpoulton

11:27

3parfarley:

RT @nigelpoulton: Nirvanix does RAID6 on their storage to help with impressive 100% SLA #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:27 3parfarley

11:27

Kiwi_Si:

Don't see this sort of SLAoften --> RT @nigelpoulton: Nirvanix does RAID6 on their storage to help with impressive 100% SLA #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:27 Kiwi_Si

11:28

sunshinemug:

RT @nigelpoulton: @storagebod ah but Nirvanix offer 100% SLA (impressive) ..... so JBOD would open up concerns #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:28 sunshinemug

11:29

storagenerve:

FTC disclosure: Nirvanix offering 1 year free account to all the #techfieldday delegates

Friday November 13, 2009 11:29 storagenerve

11:33

3parfarley:

RT @storagenerve: FTC disclosure: Nirvanix offering 1 year free account to all the #techfieldday delegates Hey now, take them up on it!

Friday November 13, 2009 11:33 3parfarley

11:38

Kiwi_Si:

Look forward to checking it out ->RT @storagenerve: FTC disclosure: Nirvanix offering 1 year free account to all the #techfieldday delegates

Friday November 13, 2009 11:38 Kiwi_Si

11:43

storagenerve:

Can Ocarina give us a VM of the Ocarina Resource Manager, #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:43 storagenerve

11:45

ccostan:

@StorageNerve I spoke with Carter George and he says Yes. It is a reporting only VM. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:45 ccostan

11:45

johnobeto:

RT @StorageNerve: Can Ocarina give us a VM of the Ocarina Resource Manager, #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:45 johnobeto

11:51

storagenerve:

Creating an ISO of windows 7 with the help of @edsai @johnobeto @nigelpoulton, it took 3 people to help me to create one #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:51 storagenerve

12:12

xsigo:

Cool posts & tweets from from Xsigo morning at #techfieldday. Virtual I/O is HOT! bit.ly/2q604L

Friday November 13, 2009 12:12 xsigo

12:20

nigelpoulton:

Greg Knieriemen as Mr October at #TechFieldDay -

Friday November 13, 2009 12:20 nigelpoulton

12:20

Zims:

Hanging at #techfieldday at Ocarina @optimizestorage. Fun to see everyone playing with Ocarina's technology, lot's of interesting discussion

Friday November 13, 2009 12:20 Zims

12:24

3parfarley:

RT @nigelpoulton: Greg Knieriemen as Mr October at #TechFieldDay -

Greg should have been in zoolander!

Friday November 13, 2009 12:24 3parfarley

12:44

optimizestorage:

RRT @TechFieldDay: @nigelpoulton: Greg @Knieriemen as Mr October at #TechFieldDay -

<=Gorgeous!

Friday November 13, 2009 12:44 optimizestorage

12:52

sunshinemug:

RT @Cool posts & tweets from from @Xsigo morning at #techfieldday. Vbit.ly/2q604L <==Really interesting stuff from the attendees.

Friday November 13, 2009 12:52 sunshinemug

12:56

3parfarley:

RT @nigelpoulton: 3PAR array

& the same during minor earthquake -

#TechFieldDay LOL!

Friday November 13, 2009 12:56 3parfarley

1:00

RickVanover:

Ocarina had a challenge to #techfieldday attendees to maximize compression and deduplication! I stumped them with 0%!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:00 RickVanover

1:05

johnobeto:

Ocarina can product about 70% space savings in consumer/home environments. #techfieldday 70%. HP, please add Ocarina to Data Vault

Friday November 13, 2009 1:05 johnobeto

1:08

sfoskett:

@WCPreston is now unveiling his new company, @TruthInIT at #TechFieldDay!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:08 sfoskett

1:10

TechFieldDay:

RT @SFoskett: @WCPreston is now unveiling his new company, @TruthInIT at #TechFieldDay!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:10 TechFieldDay

1:10

BasRaayman:

RT @SFoskett: @WCPreston is now unveiling his new company, @TruthInIT at #TechFieldDay!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:10 BasRaayman

1:11

johnobeto:

Curtis Preston launches his new company, "Truth IN IT" on Gestalt IT Field Day! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:11 johnobeto

1:12

johnobeto:

Ocarina can produce about 70% space savings in consumer/home environments. #techfieldday 70%. HP, please add Ocarina to Data Vault

Friday November 13, 2009 1:12 johnobeto

1:12

sunshinemug:

RT @TechFieldDay: RT @SFoskett: @WCPreston is now unveiling his new company, @TruthInIT at #TechFieldDay!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:12 sunshinemug

1:13

rodos:

Curtis Preston - Consulting : If you can't be part of the solution there is good money to be had in extending the problem. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:13 rodos

1:14

rbrambley:

RT @johnobeto Curtis Preston launches his new company, "Truth IN IT" on Gestalt IT Field Day! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:14 rbrambley

1:16

Kiwi_Si:

Entertaining ->RT @sfoskett: @WCPreston is now unveiling his new company, @TruthInIT at #TechFieldDay!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:16 Kiwi_Si

1:16

nigelpoulton:

Check out www.truthinit.com #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:16 nigelpoulton

1:16

sunshinemug:

Talk by @wcpreston: He sez: "Just try getting an analyst that's getting paid by Company X to say anything bad @ Company X." #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:16 sunshinemug

1:16

rodos:

Curtis Preston presented in Sydney at the last SNIA conference. Great to see him again. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:16 rodos

1:16

stu:

@3parfarley @sunshinemug you had way too much fun, did you find me some HCA or SBUS adapters? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:16 stu

1:16

sunshinemug:

Cool! @truthinit partnering w/@techvalidate to validate company info.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:16 sunshinemug

1:17

sfoskett:

@TruthinIT is a community of verified end users plus subject matter experts on staff, starting with backup #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:17 sfoskett

1:17

sunshinemug:

Oops forgot hashtag. Add #techfieldday to my last tweet. :)

Friday November 13, 2009 1:17 sunshinemug

1:17

basraayman:

RT @sunshinemug: Cool! @truthinit partnering w/@techvalidate to validate company info.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:17 basraayman

1:17

RickVanover:

I have no idea what I ate for lunch today during #techfieldday but it was tasty.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:17 RickVanover

1:18

nigelpoulton:

www.truthinit.com *could* be a revolution. W Curtis Preston - Truth In IT #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:18 nigelpoulton

1:18

hashtager:

# Oops forgot hashtag. Add #techfieldday to my last tweet. :)

Friday November 13, 2009 1:18 hashtager

1:20

TechFieldDay:

RT @nigelpoulton: www.truthinit.com *could* be a revolution. W Curtis Preston - Truth In IT #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:20 TechFieldDay

1:20

johnobeto:

RT @BasRaayman: RT @sunshinemug: Cool! @truthinit partnering w/@techvalidate to validate consumer users.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:20 johnobeto

1:20

louisgray:

Floating from event to event. Left #defragcon this morning from Colorado. Now in San Jose at #techfieldday, surrounded by storage geeks.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:20 louisgray

1:21

djenningspr:

Truth, IT and @wcpreston, @TruthinIT kicks off at #techfieldday! http://bit.ly/1OXgmn <-check it out!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:21 djenningspr

1:22

rbrambley:

Truth in IT: pay fee as part of unique community of formal product research and testing, exchange info. http://is.gd/4UrNk #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:22 rbrambley

1:24

3parfarley:

RT @RickVanover: I have no idea what I ate for lunch today during #techfieldday but it was tasty. Glad it wasn't nasty.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:24 3parfarley

1:24

johnobeto:

RT @BasRaayman: RT @sunshinemug: Cool! @truthinit partnering w/@techvalidate to validate consumer users. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:24 johnobeto

1:25

TechFieldDay:

RT @louisgray: Floating from event to event. Left #defragcon this morning from CO. Now San Jose at #techfieldday surrounded by storage geeks

Friday November 13, 2009 1:25 TechFieldDay

1:25

Emulex:

Be sure you are watching the #techfieldday hashtag. Some of the sharpest storage bloggers are all in one place.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:25 Emulex

1:29

AceSage:

@Emulex #techfieldday with 1 or 2 notable exceptions...

Friday November 13, 2009 1:29 AceSage

1:29

optimizestorage:

RT @Emulex: Be sure you are watching the #techfieldday hashtag. Some of the sharpest storage bloggers are all in one place. <=agreed!

Friday November 13, 2009 1:29 optimizestorage

1:29

Pranah:

RT @louisgray Floating from event to event. Left #defragcon in Colorado. Now in San Jose at #techfieldday, surrounded by storage geeks.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:29 Pranah

1:29

chrismevans:

@3parfarley @RickVanover It was a kebab. Not as greasy as a UK version though. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:29 chrismevans

1:32

BasRaayman:

RT @chrismevans: @3parfarley @RickVanover It was a kebab. Not as greasy as a UK version though. #techfieldday <== less greasy as NL or DE

Friday November 13, 2009 1:32 BasRaayman

1:33

dmacvittie:

RT @AceSage: @Emulex #techfieldday with 1 or 2 notable exceptions... <- yeah, I'm not there ;-). Some great stuff on the tag though.

Friday November 13, 2009 1:33 dmacvittie

1:36

sunshinemug:

Learned a new expression this weekend - "they're all muppets!" #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:36 sunshinemug

1:38

Kiwi_Si:

I just learnt the term "Cock-Block"(thanks Greg) ;) RT @sunshinemug:Learned a new expression this week -"they're all muppets!" #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:38 Kiwi_Si

1:40

Jaddie:

Is @drobo showing you guys its next 4- or 5-bay box? Does it feature faster rebuilds, iSCSI, LCD? When's it going to ship? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:40 Jaddie

1:43

sunshinemug:

@Kiwi_Si Cock-block? Is that kind of like "sausage fest"? Or ...? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:43 sunshinemug

1:43

johnobeto:

Truth In IT is a B2B play, targeting businesses who need the truth when planning & buying decisions are made. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:43 johnobeto

1:45

Kiwi_Si:

I think it could be, lol.. Greg? RT @sunshinemug: @Kiwi_Si Cock-block? Is that kind of like "sausage fest"? Or ...? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:45 Kiwi_Si

1:48

etherealmind:

www.truthinit.com I can see opportunities here - backup technology only for now - Truth In IT #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 1:48 etherealmind

1:54	[Standby] The host is placing this Live Event into Standby Mode.

1:56

xsigo:

Review of @Xsigo day on Virtualization Review: http://bit.ly/18lcES #techfieldday #virtualization

Friday November 13, 2009 1:56 xsigo

2:24

storagenerve:

At Data Robotics - drobo now - #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:24 storagenerve

2:25

RickVanover:

We have now arrived at Data Robotics for the last venue for #techfieldday.

Friday November 13, 2009 2:25 RickVanover

2:26

Kiwi_Si:

#techfieldday. Arrived at Data Robotics. Something under wraps in the corner of the room - new Drobo? http://pic.gd/47652a

Friday November 13, 2009 2:26 Kiwi_Si

2:27

rodos:

All very keen to dive into #Drobo this afternoon. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:27 rodos

2:28

storagenerve:

Data Robotics just said, yesterday during the gestaltit event #techfieldday, the website hits were up 100%

Friday November 13, 2009 2:28 storagenerve

2:28

storagenerve:

Looking forward to Drobo deepdive #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:28 storagenerve

2:29

optimizestorage:

Latest post - Tech Field Day - The Home Stretch #techfieldday http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Friday November 13, 2009 2:29 optimizestorage

2:29

Nigelpoulton:

Greg Knieriemen as Mr February -

Friday November 13, 2009 2:29 Nigelpoulton

2:29

BasRaayman:

RT @storagenerve: Data Robotics just said, yesterday during the gestaltit event #techfieldday, the website hits were up 100% <= Let's start!

Friday November 13, 2009 2:29 BasRaayman

2:30

rodos:

Incase you have trouble finding the URL, http://www.drobo.com #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:30 rodos

2:31

sunshinemug:

Retweeting @optimizestorage: Latest post - Tech Field Day - The Home Stretch #techfieldday http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Friday November 13, 2009 2:31 sunshinemug

2:31

storagenerve:

Hope i had a Drobo #techfieldday, the technology seems to be pretty kool, every desk at Data Robotics has a Drobo unit, FTC disclosure soon?

Friday November 13, 2009 2:31 storagenerve

2:31

Nigelpoulton:

RT @nigelpoulton: Greg Knieriemen as Mr February -

@Knieriemen

Friday November 13, 2009 2:31 Nigelpoulton

2:32

Kiwi_Si:

Hope we'll be allowed to say what it is. Not sure on NDA --> RT @vRobM: @Kiwi_Si haha, highly disguised #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:32 Kiwi_Si

2:32

edsai:

Arrived at Data Robotics (Drobo) and here's a pic of very new product they're launching #techfieldday http://pic.gd/c5393f

Friday November 13, 2009 2:32 edsai

2:32

BasRaayman:

Now at @drobo office, and they have something in the corner... #techfieldday http://mypict.me/1ugiz

Friday November 13, 2009 2:32 BasRaayman

2:33

kiwi_si:

What Drobo model is this ? --> RT @jimmymc: @Kiwi_Si I hope it's faster than the (in my experience) shit current one!

Friday November 13, 2009 2:33 kiwi_si

2:33

louisgray:

What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff.im/-bqw9o

Friday November 13, 2009 2:33 louisgray

2:34

etherealmind:

RT @nigelpoulton: Greg Knieriemen as Mr February -

<- #TechFieldDay is all work and no play!

Friday November 13, 2009 2:34 etherealmind

2:34

storagenerve:

THe Data Robotics show begans now. Have you considered purchasing a Drobo. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:34 storagenerve

2:35

nigelpoulton:

Looking forward to hearing from Data Robotics (Drobo) #techfieldday Contemplating getting one for the home lab

Friday November 13, 2009 2:35 nigelpoulton

2:35

RickVanover:

DataRobotics teasing us with something new at #techfieldday http://ff.im/-bqw9o via @louisgray

Friday November 13, 2009 2:35 RickVanover

2:36

RickVanover:

DataRobotics teasing us with something new at #techfieldday http://bit.ly/3pRkSc via @louisgray

Friday November 13, 2009 2:36 RickVanover

2:37

chrismevans:

Who is this guy? #techfieldguy

Friday November 13, 2009 2:37 chrismevans

2:38

libel:

What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff.im/-bqw9o (via @louisgray)

Friday November 13, 2009 2:38 libel

2:38

Nigelpoulton:

Greeted by this when we arrived at Data Robotics (Drobo) -

Friday November 13, 2009 2:38 Nigelpoulton

2:38

chrismevans:

Now at Data Robotics.... Drobo to you and me.... #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:38 chrismevans

2:38

ccostan:

Drobo + VMware Demo scheduled for today!

Friday November 13, 2009 2:38 ccostan

2:39

sfoskett:

RT @Kiwi_Si: #techfieldday. Arrived at Data Robotics. Something under wraps in the corner of the room - new Drobo? http://pic.gd/47652a

Friday November 13, 2009 2:39 sfoskett

2:39

rodos:

Drobo will be demoing VMware on their device later, interested in that. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:39 rodos

2:40

storagenerve:

Goeff - CEO from Data Robotics presenting - #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:40 storagenerve

2:40

ccostan:

Drobo + VMware Demo scheduled for today! WWW.Drobo.com

Friday November 13, 2009 2:40 ccostan

2:40

TechFieldDay:

RT @optimizestorage: Latest post - Tech Field Day - The Home Stretch #techfieldday http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Friday November 13, 2009 2:40 TechFieldDay

2:41

nigelpoulton:

most common question Drobo get is "how does the technology work", "whats the secret sauce". The answer will be forthcoming #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:41 nigelpoulton

2:41

RickVanover:

Me Too! -> RT @rodos Drobo will be demoing #VMware on their device later, interested in that. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:41 RickVanover

2:42

BasRaayman:

Drobe: "Core differentiator for Drobo is BeyondRAID" #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:42 BasRaayman

2:42

nigelpoulton:

Data Robotics BeyondRAID (tm) is what Drobo think RAID would be if RAID were designed today. Interesting #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:42 nigelpoulton

2:43

BasRaayman:

Drobo: 100% growth in 2009 over 2008, that even though there is a recession going on #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:43 BasRaayman

2:43

John Obeto:

We are at Data Robotics, manufacturers of Drobo & DroboPro

Friday November 13, 2009 2:43 John Obeto

2:44

storagenerve:

Drobo 100% growth in 2009 compared to prev year, 85K units shipped #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:44 storagenerve

2:44

nigelpoulton:

DroboPro is rack mounted business class unit with iSCSI interface - taken up well by businesses #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:44 nigelpoulton

2:44

johnobeto:

We are at Data Robotics, manufacturers of Drobo & DroboPro

Friday November 13, 2009 2:44 johnobeto

2:44

johnobeto:

We are at Data Robotics, manufacturers of Drobo & DroboPro #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:44 johnobeto

2:44

louisgray:

Coverage of #techfieldday can be found on this dedicated Twitter list: http://bit.ly/2jyOGm

Friday November 13, 2009 2:44 louisgray

2:44

sfoskett:

@drobo CEO Geoff Barrall introduces Data Robotics to the @GestaltIT #TechFieldDay delegates

Friday November 13, 2009 2:44 sfoskett

2:45

TechFieldDay:

RT @StorageNerve: Drobo 100% growth in 2009 compared to prev year, 85K units shipped #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:45 TechFieldDay

2:46

BasRaayman:

We will see a demo of Drobo with iSCSI later on using it as a primary data storage with VMware #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:46 BasRaayman

2:47

nigelpoulton:

A lot of people testing Drobo with VMware in lab and liking it so much starting to deploy as primary storage. #techfieldday Need 1 for home

Friday November 13, 2009 2:47 nigelpoulton

2:47

RickVanover:

New blog post: Storage-based compression and de-duplication overview from #techfieldday http://bit.ly/49n63w

Friday November 13, 2009 2:47 RickVanover

2:48

BasRaayman:

Drobo: Focus on sub $15K DAS + SAN attached storage market. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:48 BasRaayman

2:49

withinsight_LLC:

Louis Gray: What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday http://bit.ly/2RRFNA

Friday November 13, 2009 2:49 withinsight_LLC

2:49

RickVanover:

New blog post: Cool mobile technology for demonstration systems shown at #techfieldday at #VMware headquarters http://bit.ly/2Orya8

Friday November 13, 2009 2:49 RickVanover

2:50

nigelpoulton:

Drobo chief architect is here with us - good move Drobo! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:50 nigelpoulton

2:50

storagenerve:

Drobo deepdive now. No Camera session #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:50 storagenerve

2:51

BasRaayman:

Drobo: BeyondRAID takes into consideration what you might consider if you would redesign RAID now. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:51 BasRaayman

2:51

BasRaayman:

RT @nigelpoulton: Drobo chief architect is here with us - good move Drobo! #techfieldday <= Agree!

Friday November 13, 2009 2:51 BasRaayman

2:53

rodos:

How does a Drobo compare to an EMC IX4? Must look into that. If they are both on the VMware HCL. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:53 rodos

2:54

nigelpoulton:

Drobo has a "cleverness engine". Not official term but I liked it #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:54 nigelpoulton

2:54

TechFieldDay:

RT @RickVanover: New blog post: Cool mobile technology for demonstration systems shown at #techfieldday at #VMware http://bit.ly/2Orya8

Friday November 13, 2009 2:54 TechFieldDay

2:54

Kiwi_Si:

#techfieldday. Whiteboard session with Geoff Barrall at Data Robotics. Can't beat a white board sesh.

Friday November 13, 2009 2:54 Kiwi_Si

2:56

storagenerve:

The white board at data robotics is transparent #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 2:56 storagenerve

3:01

BasRaayman:

The Drobo zero management philosophy is one of the considerations why something like a "going to remove disk" option is N/A #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:01 BasRaayman

3:03

nigelpoulton:

Drobo understands NTFC, HFS, ext3 and one VMFS #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:03 nigelpoulton

3:03

sunshinemug:

RT @SFoskett: @drobo CEO Geoff Barrall introduces Data Robotics to the @GestaltIT #TechFieldDay delegates

Friday November 13, 2009 3:03 sunshinemug

3:03

mike_davis:

Just wrapped up our portion of #techfieldday...Not everyone's a domain expert, but sure are a very technically credible bunch of guys.

Friday November 13, 2009 3:03 mike_davis

3:04

BasRaayman:

Drobo: Don't use partitioning schemes like for example LVM. "You'd be mad to use them". #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:04 BasRaayman

3:05

sunshinemug:

RT @RickVanover: New blog post: Cool mobile technology ... shown at #techfieldday at #VMware headquarters http://bit.ly/2Orya8

Friday November 13, 2009 3:05 sunshinemug

3:08

BasRaayman:

@SEPATONJay They just say max size for a partition is 2TB. Lot's of common Linux FS have problem with larger partitions #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:08 BasRaayman

3:11

BasRaayman:

Currently dual parity array only on DroboPro, might be changing.... #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:11 BasRaayman

3:11

sunshinemug:

Just started using Tweetie on the iPhone. Liking the pop-up menu options, easy to see character count, & well just everything @ it!

Friday November 13, 2009 3:11 sunshinemug

3:11

chrismevans:

@SEPATONJay Haven't had a chance to ask that yet - but agreed, DroboShare is well behind the competition #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:11 chrismevans

3:11

Nigelpoulton:

Drobo BeyondRAID seems very intuitive, dynamic and can change on the fly

Friday November 13, 2009 3:11 Nigelpoulton

3:12

storagenerve:

didnt realize, Drobo pro supports RAID Double Parity #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:12 storagenerve

3:12

BasRaayman:

@SEPATONJay I'll ask if they plan on fixing the DroboShare. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:12 BasRaayman

3:15

BasRaayman:

@SEPATONJay @nigelpoulton Mimicking functionality of Drobo with LVM2/Linux is hard. Will blog on it later, need more chars. ;) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:15 BasRaayman

3:17

Kiwi_Si:

Will ask-> RT @jimmymc: @kiwi_si 'Why do I need a serial number to access the forums ie why is it not open to the public?' #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:17 Kiwi_Si

3:17

nigelpoulton:

Im impressed how Drobo understands NTFS, HFS+, VMFS.... how come everybody isnt implementing this FS awareness?? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:17 nigelpoulton

3:18

etherealmind:

RT @nigelpoulton: Drobo understands NTFS, HFS+, VMFS.... how come everybody isnt implementing this FS awareness?? #techfieldday <- me too

Friday November 13, 2009 3:18 etherealmind

3:18

BasRaayman:

@nigelpoulton Agree. Why can't array vendors use this same logic? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:18 BasRaayman

3:18

sakacc:

RT @StorageNerve: Hope i had a Drobo #techfieldday, the technology seems to be pretty kool, <-their larger unit is pretty cool IMHO.

Friday November 13, 2009 3:18 sakacc

3:18

ccostan:

#FollowFriday @nigelpoulton @gestaltit @StorageNerve @sunshinemug @rodos @drobo

Friday November 13, 2009 3:18 ccostan

3:19

ccostan:

DroboPro 16TB for around 3500 bucks! Wow.. That's a lotta space for not so much...

Friday November 13, 2009 3:19 ccostan

3:20

basraayman:

RT @SEPATONJay: @nigelpoulton @BasRaayman - Sure just give me a few minutes. I will code something up in Pascal - a piece of cake. :-)

Friday November 13, 2009 3:20 basraayman

3:20

Nigelpoulton:

RT @ccostan: DroboPro 16TB for around 3500 bucks! Wow.. That's a lotta space for not so much... <-- YEP and iSCSI if I heard right

Friday November 13, 2009 3:20 Nigelpoulton

3:22

ccostan:

VMwareInfo.com: Tech Field Day : Additional Notes http://bit.ly/42V6KW

Friday November 13, 2009 3:22 ccostan

3:22

johnobeto:

I agree--> RT @ccostan: DroboPro 16TB for around 3500 bucks! Wow.. That's a lotta space for not so much...

Friday November 13, 2009 3:22 johnobeto

3:24

sfoskett:

RT @nigelpoulton: Im impressed how Drobo understands NTFS, HFS+, VMFS. how come everybody isnt implementing this FS awareness? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:24 sfoskett

3:24

TechFieldDay:

RT @ccostan: VMwareInfo.com: Tech Field Day : Additional Notes http://bit.ly/42V6KW

Friday November 13, 2009 3:24 TechFieldDay

3:27	[Standby] The host is placing this Live Event into Standby Mode.

3:27

edsai:

as drobo move upmarket, there won't be a focus on home NAS, seems direct attach will be the only focus.

Friday November 13, 2009 3:27 edsai

3:29

sunshinemug:

RRT @techfieldday: @ccostan: VMwareInfo.com: Tech Field Day : Additional Notes http://bit.ly/42V6KW

Friday November 13, 2009 3:29 sunshinemug

3:36

iljacoolen:

@chrismevans You have no time to wave, you're at #techfieldday. Complain next week :-)

Friday November 13, 2009 3:36 iljacoolen

3:59

chrismevans:

Devang just broke the Drobo by pulling *all* the drives - D'oh! #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 3:59 chrismevans

4:00

etherealmind:

Noted: Drobo Pro is actually silenced. Large fans, low revs, damped mounts means that six drives can hardly be heard. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:00 etherealmind

4:00

RickVanover:

The #techfieldday delegates just had a hands on demo of the Drobo (incl. Pro model). I want one, even #VMware ready.

Friday November 13, 2009 4:00 RickVanover

4:00

RickVanover:

@davidmdavis Here at #techfieldday - we just wrote "We heart Drobo" on the whiteboard :)

Friday November 13, 2009 4:00 RickVanover

4:01

iljacoolen:

@chrismevans Yeah, OK. Even I know you should not do that. There is no RAID yet to protect against that. Not even BeyondRAID. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:01 iljacoolen

4:01

storagenerve:

RT @chrismevans: Devang just broke the Drobo by pulling *all* the drives - D'oh! #techfieldday <-- found a way, it was really kool

Friday November 13, 2009 4:01 storagenerve

4:02

nigelpoulton:

Sunshine replacing a drive in a DroboPro -

#TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 4:02 nigelpoulton

4:05

rbrambley:

finally met a Drobo, and it blinked from red to green. I think it likes me :) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:05 rbrambley

4:06

chrismevans:

Robin Harris: "I remember Vampire Taps" - is that a new movie? #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:06 chrismevans

4:07

johnobeto:

RT @FSecure: Jailbroken iPhones just can't get a break this week -- another iPhone attack reported http://su.pr/2NidlR

Friday November 13, 2009 4:07 johnobeto

4:08

TechFieldDay:

RT @rbrambley: finally met a Drobo, and it blinked from red to green. I think it likes me :) #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:08 TechFieldDay

4:08

nigelpoulton:

They're here, the Drobos are here -

#TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 4:08 nigelpoulton

4:08

rbrambley:

Only minus to VMware on Drobo Pro is the single ethernet port and 2 host best practice #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:08 rbrambley

4:10

sfoskett:

RT @rbrambley: Only minus to VMware on Drobo Pro is the single ethernet port and 2 host best practice #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:10 sfoskett

4:12

robupham:

All those at #Drobo at #techfieldday - tell them they've a massive gap in range. Drobo = no use without NFS. DroboPro = overkill for SOHO

Friday November 13, 2009 4:12 robupham

4:12

ccostan:

@rbrambley I'm curious to see the performance on VMware. Hopefully they get to the demo. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:12 ccostan

4:13

rbrambley:

load a drobo with the biggest SATA drives you can find - now or future. Buy the disks from Frys, Ebay, or Walmart if u want. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:13 rbrambley

4:13

BasRaayman:

RT @nigelpoulton: They're here, the Drobos are here -

#TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 4:13 BasRaayman

4:14

sunshinemug:

RT @nigelpoulton: They're here, the Drobos are here -

#TechFieldDay

Friday November 13, 2009 4:14 sunshinemug

4:16

BasRaayman:

Drobo guys have a sense of humour... #techfieldday http://mypict.me/1uj26

Friday November 13, 2009 4:16 BasRaayman

4:17

sunshinemug:

Drobo fever at #techfieldday. I want one too! Go Sunshine's Dreamteam. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:17 sunshinemug

4:18

rootwyrm:

RT @BasRaayman: Drobo guys have a sense of humour... #techfieldday http://mypict.me/1uj26

Friday November 13, 2009 4:18 rootwyrm

4:18

nigelpoulton:

RT @sunshinemug: Drobo fever at #techfieldday. I want one too! Go Sunshine's Dreamteam. #techfieldday <-- COME ON!!!!

Friday November 13, 2009 4:18 nigelpoulton

4:19

storagenerve:

a short quiz #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:19 storagenerve

4:19

rbrambley:

@ccostan Reality ck: I wldn't expect Exchange, Sharepoint, Oracle and SQL VMs on Drobo. But dev lab in bread box sized, sure. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:19 rbrambley

4:20

storagenerve:

did you know @wcpreston (Mr. Backup) doesnt have primary data, only has backup data #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:20 storagenerve

4:20

ccostan:

@rbrambley you wouldn't want it if it took 10 minutes to cut a snapshot! :) Hopefully it delivers on reasonable performance. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:20 ccostan

4:23

sunshinemug:

RT @RickVanover: New blog post: Storage-based compression and de-duplication overview from #techfieldday http://bit.ly/49n63w

Friday November 13, 2009 4:23 sunshinemug

4:26

sfoskett:

Street price for a base @Drobo? I spent US$282! Well worth the money! http://j.mp/14PDId #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:26 sfoskett

4:26

optimizestorage:

RRT @sunshinemug @RickVanover: New blog post: Storage-based compression and de-duplication overview from #techfieldday http://bit.ly/49n63w

Friday November 13, 2009 4:26 optimizestorage

4:39

ccostan:

@Drobo runs their Exchange server on a DroboPro.. Feel free to shoot them an email. :) #techfieldday #EatYourOwnDogFood

Friday November 13, 2009 4:39 ccostan

4:47

johnobeto:

Drobo here, there, everywhere! More info soon. #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 4:47 johnobeto

4:47	[Standby] The host is placing this Live Event into Standby Mode.

4:50

whatsupandroid:

@johnobeto Yo WinMo Man. You still busy with #techfieldday?

Friday November 13, 2009 4:50 whatsupandroid

4:50

iljacoolen:

#techfieldday all this @Drobo exposure will ramp up sales bigtime. And it would be completely justified. Great product.

Friday November 13, 2009 4:50 iljacoolen

6:37

rodos:

I won a Drobo today at #techfieldday, just went to Frys for 3x1Tb drives. Will test and report when I get back home to Oz. Thanks Drobo!

Friday November 13, 2009 6:37 rodos

6:49

Kiwi_Si:

Good session at @drobo this afternoon to finish the #techfieldday. Won a @drobo whilst there - thank you @drobo. Look forward to reviewing.

Friday November 13, 2009 6:49 Kiwi_Si

8:10

markfuccio:

RT @ccostan: @Drobo runs their Exchange server on a DroboPro.. Feel free to shoot them an email. :) #techfieldday #EatYourOwnDogFood

Friday November 13, 2009 8:10 markfuccio

8:14

sunshinemug:

Updated version of my #techfieldday - Home Stretch post with corrections/additions: http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Friday November 13, 2009 8:14 sunshinemug

8:15

johnobeto:

Retweet @stardock Stardock is on Facebook too. Come join our fan page. [1] ^SS

Friday November 13, 2009 8:15 johnobeto

8:30

Knieriemen:

Wrapped up a great podcast recording with the #techfieldday gang. Now... On to tearing up downtown San Jose... Gotta find a Kareoke bar

Friday November 13, 2009 8:30 Knieriemen

8:33

sunshinemug:

Uh-oh--downtown SJ about to be invaded by #techfieldday-ers. Lock your doors. Cover yr ears. They're going to Karaoke!

Friday November 13, 2009 8:33 sunshinemug

8:48

johnobeto:

Flight delayed; other Tech Field Day delegates are having a fantastic dinner. Me, I'm eating a stale donut! Not fair!

Friday November 13, 2009 8:48 johnobeto

9:47

markfuccio:

Damn impressive! RT @BasRaayman: Drobo: 100% growth in 2009 over 2008, that even though there is a recession going on #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 9:47 markfuccio

10:27

frederickvan:

RT @louisgray: What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff.im/-bqw9o

Friday November 13, 2009 10:27 frederickvan

10:31

drobo:

RT @louisgray: What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff.im/-bqw9o

Friday November 13, 2009 10:31 drobo

10:36

tomloverro:

RT @drobo: RT @louisgray: What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff.im/-bqw9o

Friday November 13, 2009 10:36 tomloverro

10:37

Frewq:

RT @drobo: RT @louisgray: What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff.im/-bqw9o

Friday November 13, 2009 10:37 Frewq

10:40

rbrambley:

Some of the best discussions of #techfieldday are the table talks about what we saw during the day http://pic.gd/2859b9

Friday November 13, 2009 10:40 rbrambley

11:19

RickVanover:

New BLog Post: Tech Field Day 2 Recap http://bit.ly/8Tqju #techfieldday

Friday November 13, 2009 11:19 RickVanover

12:29

StudioSystems:

#techfieldday is complete. Had an awesome time - met a lot of great people - learned a lot - some great presentations - more to come.

Saturday November 14, 2009 12:29 StudioSystems

1:02

rodos:

New Post : Gestalt IT #techfieldday video summary for day 2 by Rodos. http://bit.ly/1tjfHo also see day 1 http://bit.ly/1jbv74

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:02 rodos

1:39

rodos:

See Stephen Foskett from Gestalt IT talk about the success of the first #techfieldday event http://bit.ly/4nEIWn

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:39 rodos

3:27

iljacoolen:

@rodos Nice video. Enjoyed it. Now I am even more sad that I could not be at the first #techfieldday ever. Must have been a grt experience.

Saturday November 14, 2009 3:27 iljacoolen

4:28

scoblefaves:

drobo: RT @louisgray: What does Data Robotics Have Planned? @drobo (At their corporate HQ) #techfieldday [pic] http://ff http://url4.eu/kr3Z

Saturday November 14, 2009 4:28 scoblefaves

5:42

kiwi_si:

Woken up about an hour ago (3:30am 'ish) by someone called 'T-Bone' and his party crew in the hotel room next door. Lucky still on UK time.

Saturday November 14, 2009 5:42 kiwi_si

6:00

kiwi_si:

New TechHead Poll: What brand of server(s) do you use for your work/home test IT lab? http://bit.ly/OzchF

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:00 kiwi_si

6:12

TechFieldDay:

RT @rodos: New Post : Gestalt IT #techfieldday video summary for day 2 by Rodos. http://bit.ly/1tjfHo also see day 1 http://bit.ly/1jbv74

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:12 TechFieldDay

6:12

sfoskett:

RT @rodos: See Stephen Foskett from Gestalt IT talk about the success of the first #techfieldday event http://bit.ly/4nEIWn

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:12 sfoskett

6:12

TechFieldDay:

RT @RickVanover: New BLog Post: Tech Field Day 2 Recap http://bit.ly/8Tqju #techfieldday

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:12 TechFieldDay

6:18

RickVanover:

Social Media events can work for you too! RT @rodos: See @sfoskett from talk about the first #techfieldday event http://bit.ly/4nEIWn

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:18 RickVanover

8:10

johnobeto:

Retweet @rodos See Stephen Foskett from Gestalt IT talk about the success of the first #techfieldday event http://bit.ly/4nEIWn

Saturday November 14, 2009 8:10 johnobeto

8:11

johnobeto:

Retweet @techfieldday RT @RickVanover: New BLog Post: Tech Field Day 2 Recap http://bit.ly/8Tqju #techfieldday

Saturday November 14, 2009 8:11 johnobeto

8:39

basraayman:

up early this morning. Need to do some more posting and writing when I get back. So much info and ideas!

Saturday November 14, 2009 8:39 basraayman

8:42

Kiwi_Si:

@storagenerve tests his self control at the Aztec Temple of Geek Heaven. #techfieldday http://bit.ly/nO7QD

Saturday November 14, 2009 8:42 Kiwi_Si

9:38

sunshinemug:

RT @randomdeanna: wondering if someday we'll look back on 140 character limits like we do on rotary dials...

Saturday November 14, 2009 9:38 sunshinemug

1:19

sunshinemug:

@rbrambley Glad to hear you're home safe. So great mtg. you at #techfieldday!

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:19 sunshinemug

1:36

optimizestorage:

[blog] A couple more updates & comments to our #techfieldday post! http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:36 optimizestorage

1:38

sunshinemug:

See what lists say about @sunshinemug - http://bit.ly/VIvXx

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:38 sunshinemug

1:39

sunshinemug:

RT @optimizestorage: [blog] A couple more updates & comments to our #techfieldday post! http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:39 sunshinemug

1:42

sunshinemug:

Off to see my old friend Nelly Reifler, who will be staying w/us and then giving a reading at the Jewish Theater in SF! http://is.gd/4V1Ny

Saturday November 14, 2009 1:42 sunshinemug

2:02

johnobeto:

I couldn't agree more-> RT @JoeDuck Using the Fort Hood terror tragedy as an anti-Obama ranting point sickens me.

Saturday November 14, 2009 2:02 johnobeto

2:33

rbrambley:

RT @optimizestorage [blog] A couple more updates & comments to our #techfieldday post! http://bit.ly/3bTu9M

Saturday November 14, 2009 2:33 rbrambley

2:35

rbrambley:

RT @Kiwi_Si @storagenerve tests self control at the Aztec Temple of Geek Heaven. #techfieldday http://bit.ly/nO7QD > worship the geekness

Saturday November 14, 2009 2:35 rbrambley

3:44

sfoskett:

Home from #TechFieldDay, now off to the daddy/daughter dance with my 2 princesses!

Saturday November 14, 2009 3:44 sfoskett

4:23

chrismevans:

In the airport now - relaxing in the BA lounge. Left @Kiwi_Si @storagenerve @edsai @rodos @basraayman @nigelpoulton at Pier 39...

Saturday November 14, 2009 4:23 chrismevans

5:23

rbrambley:

Forgot about #Hawks vs Hornets tix tonight. Was home a few hours b4 heading to Phillips Arena with family. http://pic.gd/e6c42e

Saturday November 14, 2009 5:23 rbrambley

6:10

sunshinemug:

Fantastic videos on Musings of Rodos for #techfieldday--super professional! http://vimeo.com/7606832

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:10 sunshinemug

6:27

johnobeto:

I'm with Jalen Rose: before retiring Jordan's #23, please retire Bill Russell's #6. And Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Magic, Bird... WTF 'Bron?

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:27 johnobeto

6:29

johnobeto:

Mad, mad props to the Green Eagles FC - the Nigerian National football team - for qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Oba A to kpe E!!!

Saturday November 14, 2009 6:29 johnobeto

7:12

TechFieldDay:

RT @sunshinemug: Fantastic videos on Musings of Rodos for #techfieldday--super professional! http://vimeo.com/7606832

Saturday November 14, 2009 7:12 TechFieldDay

7:12

johnobeto:

RT @PDC09 First time EVER - Channel 9 will broadcast live all day, Tues, Wed and Thurs from PDC09! http://bit.ly/3l5iqw #ch9live

Saturday November 14, 2009 7:12 johnobeto

9:16