I am in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the HP Storage Tech Day 2009.

I am with an impressive group of storage experts, and HP staffers with a whole world of experience between them.

We have returned to out rooms from a meet-and-greet dinner where it was good to see some old friends, acquaintances, and new bloggers:

• Rich Bramley; VM/ETC; @RBramley
• Nina Buik*; 4th Source; @NinaBuik
• Stephen Foskett; Steve Foskett, Pack Rat; @sfoskett
• Robin Harris; StorageMojo; @storagemojo
• Greg Knieriemen; StorageMonkeys; @Knieriemen
• Ray Lucchesi; RayOnStorage; @RayLucchesi
• Frank Owen; TechVirtuoso; @fowen
• Davang Panchigar; StorageNerve; @StorageNerve
• Nigel Poulton; RupturedMonkey; @NigelPoulton
• Simon Seagrave;TechHead; @Kiwi_Si

From HP:

• Becca Taylor, @BeccaTaylor
• Calvin Zito, @HPStorageGuy

Ivy Worldwide:

• Tom Augenthaler
• Halley Bass; @IvyWorldwide

Tomorrow is already looking like a winner.

See you soon.

* Nina Buik is also President of HP CONNECT, HP’s global partner & user community

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