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Solo.io stole the show at Cloud Field Day 6

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I attended Cloud Field Day 6 this September and my favorite presentation hands-down was from Solo.io. There were other strong contenders, but Idit and Christian stole the show with their laser-precise product focus, infectious enthusiasm, and high-quality demonstrations. I overhead someone say that it was a masterclass in how to do a Tech Field Day presentation, which is especially impressive for a first-time presenter. I wrote a post about what I thought of Solo.io’s various projects before I went to CFD, here are my updated thoughts on their offering and the team behind it.

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Cloud Field Day – First Impressions on Hammerspace

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I am currently attending Cloud Field Day 6 in Silicon Valley. We are in the thick of it, just about to start the third day of presentations. Before I wander into the maelstrom of presentations and conversations that will leave my brain feeling like it’s been through a Vitamix, I thought I would jot down some initial thoughts about Hammerspace, one of the presenters from Wednesday.

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Cloud Field Day 6 Prep – Hammerspace and Solo.io

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This is part of a series of posts I’m writing as I prepare to attend Cloud Field Day 6. There are a total of eight presenters planned for CFD6, and I am going to cover two vendors per post. My goal is to have a basic understanding of each vendor’s product portfolio with a focus on cloud related products. Some of these vendors I am already familiar with, and others are new to me. In this post we are going to look Hammerspace and Solo.io.

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Cloud Field Day 6 Prep – Lucidlink and ExtraHop

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This is part of a series of posts I’m writing as I prepare to attend Cloud Field Day 6. There are a total of eight presenters planned for CFD6, and I am going to cover two vendors per post. My goal is to have a basic understanding of each vendor’s product portfolio with a focus on cloud related products. Some of these vendors I am already familiar with, and others are new to me. In this post we are going to turn to the networking side of things with a closer look at Lucidlink and ExtraHop.

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Cloud Field Day 6 Prep – NetApp and Dell Technologies

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This is part of a series of posts I’m writing as I prepare to attend Cloud Field Day 6. There are a total of eight presenters planned for CFD6, and I am going to cover two vendors per post. My goal is to have a basic understanding of each vendor’s product portfolio with a focus on cloud related products. Some of these vendors I am already familiar with, and others are new to me. In this post I am going to take a look at NetApp and Dell Technologies.

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