Union Square side of Westin St. Francis
with the Splunk flag waving
I just got back last night from the Splunk .conf2011 in San Francisco. The conference was fantastic! I've been to a few conferences before, mostly for training, but this was tops! Held at the Westin St. Francis in downtown SF, the opening atmosphere was electric, fueled by Led Zeppelin and people passionate for making new and better IT and business processes. I know, that sounds crazy and geeky, and to a degree it is. But I don't think it's any different than consumer previews held by companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
Splunk, for those who don't know, is a company that started out handling IT logs, providing an easier means to search and access those logs. It has grown into something more, something with security, something to streamline business, something to enable views of data in new and usable ways. It can even be used to see what's popular on Twitter and to track shipped packages. I am excited about the possibilities for the future and plan on working on some apps for home use as well as business.
Anyway, thanks to all those who made .conf2011 a great time of learning, networking, and making friends. I hope to see everyone again next year!
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