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<h2 id="notable-introductions">Notable Introductions</h2> <p>Every Field Day event includes presentations by hardware and software vendors, but some notable introductions have also occurred at these events: </p> <ul><li><a href="https://www.guardicore.com/">Guardicore</a> explains why traditional segmentation solutions are irrelevant and talk about software defined segmentation, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNuSPDE9_s">unveils User Identity Rules and FQDN rules</a> - at <a href="https://techfieldday.com/companies/guardicore/">Security Field Day 2 2019</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Data_Robotics/3YblBw4v">Data Robotics</a> introduced their <a href="/facts/Drobo_S/3YblBw4v">Drobo S</a> and <a href="/facts/DroboElite/3YblBw4v">DroboElite</a> models at the 2009 Field Day<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> as well as the <a href="/facts/Drobo_FS/3YblBw4v">Drobo FS</a> at the 2010 Boston event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nimble_Storage/0bu9wMMq">Nimble Storage</a> used the 2010 Seattle Field Day as their corporate launch event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Actifio/rKMWgp4m">Actifio</a> used Tech Field Day 4 as their corporate launch event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>Druva Software used Tech Field Day 5 as their American corporate launch event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zerto/PExz17lT">Zerto</a> and Embrane gave advance previews before their launches at Tech Field Day 6<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> and Networking Field Day 2,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> respectively.</li> <li>Exablox used Storage Field Day 3 as their launch event.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Also at that event, <a href="/facts/Fusion-io/W8JCht3L">Fusion-io</a> announced their acquisition of NexGen Storage<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a> first showed the next-generation MDS Fibre Channel platform.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/IT_Leader_Forum/HCr8jz19">IT Leader Forum</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://techfieldday.com">Tech Field Day homepage</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Justin Warren. "The Rise Of The Small Independent Conference". Forbes. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2015/08/24/the-rise-of-the-small-independent-conference/" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2015/08/24/the-rise-of-the-small-independent-conference/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Tapping into blogger communities". 31 March 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-30. <a href="http://blogstu.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/blogger-communities/" target="_blank">http://blogstu.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/blogger-communities/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"the gestalt are coming, the gestalt are coming!". The Storage Anarchist. April 6, 2010. <a href="http://thestorageanarchist.typepad.com/weblog/2010/04/2047-the-gestalt-are-coming-the-gestalt-are-coming.html" target="_blank">http://thestorageanarchist.typepad.com/weblog/2010/04/2047-the-gestalt-are-coming-the-gestalt-are-coming.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"On Gestalt IT's NetField Day". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2017-11-30. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101012024445/http://www.douglasgourlay.com/blog/2010/10/on-gestalt-its-netfield-dat/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20101012024445/http://www.douglasgourlay.com/blog/2010/10/on-gestalt-its-netfield-dat/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"DROBO S and DROBO Elite – Introduced 11/23/2009". StorageNerve. January 2011. <a href="http://storagenerve.com/2009/11/23/drobo-s-and-drobo-elite-introduced-11232009/" target="_blank">http://storagenerve.com/2009/11/23/drobo-s-and-drobo-elite-introduced-11232009/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Drobo announces their new Drobo FS". 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-30. <a href="http://basraayman.com/2010/04/06/drobo-announces-their-new-drobo-fs/" target="_blank">http://basraayman.com/2010/04/06/drobo-announces-their-new-drobo-fs/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Does Nimble dedupe?". IT Knowledge Exchange. Retrieved 2017-11-30. <a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/does-nimble-dedupe/" target="_blank">http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/does-nimble-dedupe/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"ACTIFIO TO DISCUSS DYNAMICS OF DATA MANAGEMENT VIRTUALIZATION AT GESTALT IT TECH FIELD DAY 4 IN SAN JOSE". Actifio Press Release. Retrieved 2017-11-30. <a href="http://actifio.com/press/pr/pr-11-10-2010.aspx" target="_blank">http://actifio.com/press/pr/pr-11-10-2010.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Why Druva is Like A Newborn Calf". Druva Software. Retrieved February 10, 2012. <a href="http://blog.druva.com/2011/02/16/why-druva-is-like-a-cow/" target="_blank">http://blog.druva.com/2011/02/16/why-druva-is-like-a-cow/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Zerto Offers Tech Field Day Delegates a Sneak Peek". Tech Field Day. 23 June 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. <a href="http://techfieldday.com/2011/zerto-offers-tech-field-day-delegates-sneak-peek/" target="_blank">http://techfieldday.com/2011/zerto-offers-tech-field-day-delegates-sneak-peek/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Scaling Virtual Appliances With Embrane". EtherealMind. 12 December 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. <a href="http://etherealmind.com/scaling-virtual-appliances-embrane/" target="_blank">http://etherealmind.com/scaling-virtual-appliances-embrane/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"New startup Exablox announced at Storage Field Day 3". Tech Republic. Retrieved June 3, 2013. <a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smbit/new-startup-exablox-announced-at-storage-field-day-3/1144" target="_blank">https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smbit/new-startup-exablox-announced-at-storage-field-day-3/1144</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Fusion-io, NexGen CEOs talk acquisition, integration". Silicon Slopes. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014184035/http://siliconslopes.com/beta/?p=142" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20131014184035/http://siliconslopes.com/beta/?p=142</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Building a Monster SAN with the Cisco MDS 9710 Director". Wahl Network. 6 May 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013. <a href="http://wahlnetwork.com/2013/05/06/building-a-monster-san-with-the-cisco-mds-9710-director/" target="_blank">http://wahlnetwork.com/2013/05/06/building-a-monster-san-with-the-cisco-mds-9710-director/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>