Posts Tagged ‘ conference ’

Hostingcon 2009 - Day 2: The Calm Before the Storm

Aug 11th, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Hostingcon 2009

The 2nd day of Hostingcon saw the opening of the Exhibit Hall. This year’s Exhibit Hall is nearly the double the size of the previous year’s hall. However, both halls had the same amount of exhibitors. This translated to many vendors having bigger booths, more walking space, and a larger network lounge and presentation section. [...]



Parallels Day 2: Conference Sessions and Exhibits

Feb 5th, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Commentary, Conferences, Parallels Summit 2009

I got a chance to interview Jack Zubarev, President Service Provider Division of Parallels, and he told me that if you are loosing money or if your company is failing, the cloud is not going to fix the problem. I found this statement to be very satisfying because of how true it is. If your [...]



Parallels Day 1: Press Rooms and the Cloud

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Commentary, Conferences, Parallels Summit 2009

The Press Room made my cry. It was the single most beautiful thing I have seen in my 10 years of covering the Web host industry. Coffee, snacks, water, power sockets in the long table, coffee, comfy chairs, coffee, and did I mention comfy chairs? Journalist heaven, but I digress.
After a healthy breakfast (which sadly, [...]



Parallels Summit Day 0: Golfing, Drinking, and Men in Blue

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By Dave | Category: Commentary, Conference News, Parallels Summit 2009

In a departure form Parallel Summits of the past, 2009’s Summit is taking place in sunny Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
Monday was called Day 0 by event organizers for the fact that it was a day to unwind before the conference sessions and speeches.
The day started with an invite [...]