Blade Systems Insight Summit 2009
Attendee Testimonials

"Great opportunity to discuss issues with peers and take home implementable solutions."
-Scott Kilbourne, Data Center Manager
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

"A tremendous opportunity to mix and get information needed for planning.  I intend to make as many years as possible."
-Philip Larson, Asst Vice President,
Director ISD Enterprise Operations
American Fidelity

"Blade Systems Insight creates a unique synergy by bringing together a diverse group of IT professionals from many different public and private sectors, and exploring common challenges and opportunities presented by blade technologies."
-Gerald Lotto, Director HPTC
Harvard University

"The Blade Systems Insight conference gives me the opportunity to have a front row seat to current and future technology from the technology makers as well as industry trends from leading analysts and peers."
-Robert Ziemba, Director of Operations
NetworkIP

"Blade Insight has helped me future think computer room cooling and our application of Blade systems for the next 3 years.  Without attending this conference I would not have moved so quickly on our first purchase of Blades from Dell.  Nor, would I have purchased a Thermal assessment for our 50 rack computer room which showed several potential heat and cooling risk areas."
-Kris Knutson, Director, Infrastructure Services
Carfax

"Blade Systems Insight Summit is one conference that offers much knowledge in a compact time frame. The analyst panels are comprised of leaders in their field, making every minute of the conference worth it."
-Malik Rahman, CIO
Central Piedmont Community College

"An excellent opportunity to network with real people doing real implementations."
-Tim Lalonde, Director, IT
Manitoulin Transport

"Every year I go, I learn more each time as the vendors are not only staying abreast but taking our feedback to leverage their products for the premiums they provide."
-Joe Laugle, New Technologies Integration Project Manager
Thomson Technicolor

"The Blade Systems Insight event is a great opportunity to spend a few days with industry experts and peers to really focus on blade and infrastructure technologies."
-Ted Maulucci, CIO
Tridel Corporation

"The Blade Systems Insight is an event I certainly look forward to attending again next year. I accomplished more in two days than I typically would in two months. The ability to meet with all the industry leaders in one spot is truly valuable and could be described as a one stop infrastructure shop! And the ability to network with your peers in similar roles is very valuable - I made several contacts and learned I'm not alone in most of my struggles! Thanks again Blade Systems Insight!"
-Brad Barlow, Director of Network Infrastructure
Deltera

"The small groups and availability of one on one meetings with vendors helped provide us with the needed attention to answer our questions and helped us move forward in purchasing blade and virtualization technology. Great conference!"
-Justin Dempsey, IT Manager
Rural Telephone

"The Blade Insight event size and duration make it unique for getting a lot of information and one on one interaction with vendors and attendees."
-Mike Ritz, Sr. Enterprise Architect
Meijer

"No matter what your involvement with the data center, Blade Systems Insight is a "must see" event. The combination of industry analysts, end user organizations, and OEMS and vendors is excellent."
-Matt Wilkinson, Sr. IT Analyst
CP Kelco

"Blade Systems Insight shows the full gambit of technologies that are current and future.  If you need to know what is out there and what is coming, it is a must attend conference."
-Randy Reynolds, Sr. Network Analyst
Horace Mann Companies

"The Blade Systems Insight Conference provided the opportunity for me to catch up with the latest blade server technologies in 2 days and to network with other users! This was a great use of my time."
-Ellen Kraus, CTO
Sequitor Partners, LLC

"Blade Systems Insight is an excellent opportunity to find solutions for your data center issues and challenges."
-Piotr Kisiel, Director, CEIT
Douglas College