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(August 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Tech Field Day Genre Information technology Frequency 7 per year Locations Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, Seattle, Denver Years active 16 Founded November 12, 2009 (2009-11-12) Founders Stephen Foskett Organized by Gestalt IT Media, LLC Website TechFieldDay.com **Tech Field Day** is an independently organized [conference](/source/Business_conference) series centered on enterprise [IT infrastructure](/source/IT_infrastructure).[1] Organized by Gestalt IT Media LLC, the Field Day series is intended to bring together product vendors and independent [bloggers](/source/Blog),[2] [freelance writers](/source/Freelance_writer), speakers, and leaders of online communities.[3] 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](/source/Computer_networking).[4] ## Notable Introductions Every Field Day event includes presentations by hardware and software vendors, but some notable introductions have also occurred at these events: - [Guardicore](https://www.guardicore.com/) explains why traditional segmentation solutions are irrelevant and talk about software defined segmentation, [unveils User Identity Rules and FQDN rules](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNuSPDE9_s) - at [Security Field Day 2 2019](https://techfieldday.com/companies/guardicore/). - [Data Robotics](/source/Data_Robotics) introduced their [Drobo S](/source/Drobo_S) and [DroboElite](/source/DroboElite) models at the 2009 Field Day[5] as well as the [Drobo FS](/source/Drobo_FS) at the 2010 Boston event.[6] - [Nimble Storage](/source/Nimble_Storage) used the 2010 Seattle Field Day as their corporate launch event.[7] - [Actifio](/source/Actifio) used Tech Field Day 4 as their corporate launch event.[8] - [Druva Software](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Druva_Software&action=edit&redlink=1) used Tech Field Day 5 as their American corporate launch event.[9] - [Zerto](/source/Zerto) and [Embrane](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embrane&action=edit&redlink=1) gave advance previews before their launches at Tech Field Day 6[10] and Networking Field Day 2,[11] respectively. - [Exablox](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exablox&action=edit&redlink=1) used Storage Field Day 3 as their launch event.[12] Also at that event, [Fusion-io](/source/Fusion-io) announced their acquisition of NexGen Storage[13] and [Cisco Systems](/source/Cisco_Systems) first showed the next-generation MDS Fibre Channel platform.[14] ## See also - [IT Leader Forum](/source/IT_Leader_Forum) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Justin Warren. ["The Rise Of The Small Independent Conference"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2015/08/24/the-rise-of-the-small-independent-conference/). *Forbes*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tapping into blogger communities"](http://blogstu.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/blogger-communities/). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["the gestalt are coming, the gestalt are coming!"](http://thestorageanarchist.typepad.com/weblog/2010/04/2047-the-gestalt-are-coming-the-gestalt-are-coming.html). The Storage Anarchist. April 6, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["On Gestalt IT's NetField Day"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101012024445/http://www.douglasgourlay.com/blog/2010/10/on-gestalt-its-netfield-dat/). Archived from [the original](http://www.douglasgourlay.com/blog/2010/10/on-gestalt-its-netfield-dat/) on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2017-11-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["DROBO S and DROBO Elite – Introduced 11/23/2009"](http://storagenerve.com/2009/11/23/drobo-s-and-drobo-elite-introduced-11232009/). StorageNerve. January 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Drobo announces their new Drobo FS"](http://basraayman.com/2010/04/06/drobo-announces-their-new-drobo-fs/). 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Does Nimble dedupe?"](http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/does-nimble-dedupe/). IT Knowledge Exchange. Retrieved 2017-11-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["ACTIFIO TO DISCUSS DYNAMICS OF DATA MANAGEMENT VIRTUALIZATION AT GESTALT IT TECH FIELD DAY 4 IN SAN JOSE"](http://actifio.com/press/pr/pr-11-10-2010.aspx). Actifio Press Release. Retrieved 2017-11-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Why Druva is Like A Newborn Calf"](http://blog.druva.com/2011/02/16/why-druva-is-like-a-cow/). Druva Software. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Zerto Offers Tech Field Day Delegates a Sneak Peek"](http://techfieldday.com/2011/zerto-offers-tech-field-day-delegates-sneak-peek/). Tech Field Day. 23 June 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Scaling Virtual Appliances With Embrane"](http://etherealmind.com/scaling-virtual-appliances-embrane/). *EtherealMind*. 12 December 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["New startup Exablox announced at Storage Field Day 3"](https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smbit/new-startup-exablox-announced-at-storage-field-day-3/1144). Tech Republic. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Fusion-io, NexGen CEOs talk acquisition, integration"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131014184035/http://siliconslopes.com/beta/?p=142). Silicon Slopes. Archived from [the original](http://siliconslopes.com/beta/?p=142) on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Building a Monster SAN with the Cisco MDS 9710 Director"](http://wahlnetwork.com/2013/05/06/building-a-monster-san-with-the-cisco-mds-9710-director/). Wahl Network. 6 May 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013. ## External links - [Tech Field Day homepage](http://techfieldday.com) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tech Field Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Field_Day) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Field_Day?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.