Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@coliver said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
This is so specialized too. What are they going to break out into?
Basically telling customers how they can spend more money on add-on vendors.
Sounds like another conference I've been to.
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
NOW the keynote is over...an hour late.
That's a significant run over. How will the breakouts work now?
Everything is pushed back an hour.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
NOW the keynote is over...an hour late.
That's a significant run over. How will the breakouts work now?
Everything is pushed back an hour.
No lunch for you.
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@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@scottalanmiller said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
NOW the keynote is over...an hour late.
That's a significant run over. How will the breakouts work now?
Everything is pushed back an hour.
No lunch for you.
I think I can afford to skip a few meals.
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What do I eat?
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Literally abandoned warehouse
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Wow, that's crazy empty.
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Dang. That's worse than the worst SpiceWorld.
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@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Dang. That's worse than the worst SpiceWorld.
I'm starting to compare it to SW London. Never went to the one in London, but I heard it was pretty bad in 2016.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Dang. That's worse than the worst SpiceWorld.
I'm starting to compare it to SW London. Never went to the one in London, but I heard it was pretty bad in 2016.
I was there in 2014 (I think?) at the roman wine storage place. That wasn't bad except for the pathing. The place was a maze.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Dang. That's worse than the worst SpiceWorld.
I'm starting to compare it to SW London. Never went to the one in London, but I heard it was pretty bad in 2016.
SW London was a tiny venue, though, and super classy. No comparison. Small, yes, but not sparse.
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@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
@Grey said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Dang. That's worse than the worst SpiceWorld.
I'm starting to compare it to SW London. Never went to the one in London, but I heard it was pretty bad in 2016.
I was there in 2014 (I think?) at the roman wine storage place. That wasn't bad except for the pathing. The place was a maze.
2015 was at a brewery and an excellent venue. Easy to get to, easy to use, really nice space overall.
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Every breakout session I've been to has been a sales pitch on why you should buy my product with no technical depth whatsoever.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Every breakout session I've been to has been a sales pitch on why you should buy my product with no technical depth whatsoever.
Sounds familiar.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Every breakout session I've been to has been a sales pitch on why you should buy my product with no technical depth whatsoever.
I think we've been to the same conference.
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Pure FlashStack is their foot into the hyperconvergence door.
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@NerdyDad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Pure FlashStack is their foot into the hyperconvergence door.
Not even kind of. It's a clear step in the opposite direction. It's as far from HC as you can reasonably get.
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FlashStack, from the info on Cisco's site, is nothing but a really low quality totally traditional "never do this" IPOD. Nothing is converged, nothing is hyper, nothing is special. It's just vendors you'd never want to use, with blades you'd never want to use, in the most generic IPOD you can imagine.
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Overall, are you having a good time? how are the drinks, food and parties?
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@StrongBad said in Pure Accelerate conference - Worth going to?:
Overall, are you having a good time? how are the drinks, food and parties?
Generally, yes. Lime some good adventures once in a while. I don't drink, so can't talk on the adult beverages, but the general kind are the same as in Texas.
Food was from a food truck as referenced before and was okay. All kinds of foods. Vietnamese fried chicken, philly cheesesteak w/ chicken, vegetarian varieties w/ tofu, all kinds of stuff.
The main party is tomorrow night and features Snoop Dog. Tonight is vendor's time to wine and dine prospect customers.
I'm out with the family sight seeing instead.
