Spared by the TSA Jam and made it to Tech Jam! I have two sessions on the agenda if you want to learn where storage is heading in the Kubernetes and general ecosystem integration space. #HPETechJam

We're halfway there! 🏁 Great conversations and feedback from the field. #HPETechJam #Vienna

This is the office view for the next few days between sessions and speaking engagements. 👨‍💼 It was not easy going from +20°C to -2°C, let that be clear. 🥶 #HPETechJam #Vienna

Richard Litchfield, seated, holding a squeaky rubber chicken during a planning session

I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of multiple squeaky rubber chickens in various backpacks during the recent APJ #HPETechJam. On the other hand, they do make handy timekeepers!

HPE private cloud AI as a Service... Can we add any more buzzwords? Marketing - "Hold my beer." #hpetechjam

When the Juniper acquisition is completed, HPE sees themselves as a true competitor to Cisco #hpetechjam

$1B investment in US manufacturing by Intel #hpetechjam

Oh look another "impromptu" keynote chat. #hpetechjam

26:1 server consolidation from HPE ProLiant G8 to G12 along with up to 84% power savings. #hpetechjam

Gaudi accelerator from intel is showing off with better performance and up to 40% lower power consumption compared to competitors. #hpetechjam

A lot of it has to do with everyone needing networking now and limited resources. Architecture and engineering are shifting to consulting firms. #hpetechjam

AI for device profiling and Anomaly detection. #hpetechjam

AI powered optimization recommendations based on all customer telemetry and configuration in Central. #hpetechjam

There's a lot of hype around AI... You don't say. #hpetechjam

Creating a consolidated data lake for Aruba Central AI gives better results. #hpetechjam

Name that connector! If you are old enough to have used it please call your doctor and schedule a colonoscopy. #hpetechjam

HPE Aruba is saying that the Network Architect role is almost extinct in enterprises. Network engineers are in short supply. This leaves network administrators with limited experience. #hpetechjam

More Thunder for today's keynote. #hpetechjam

It takes a lot to impress me, but HPE Aruba being able to upgrade a switch stack with no data plane hit is impressive. #hpetechjam

Aruba Central is everything Meraki dashboard should be. Cloud or clip, not locked out of logs and debugs. #hpetechjam

Veeam is still not willing to commit to a date for hypervisor support for HPE VME. #hpetechjam

NaaS is trendy. Learning how to sell it though is key. #hpetechjam

Time for the Aruba Network keynote. He who must not be named is Juniper but maybe July. #hpetechjam

If you're going to do a demo at a keynote, it helps if the audience can read the screen. Display size and resolution matters. #hpetechjam

Days like this really make me miss the days of John Chambers and his Chief Demo Officer doing keynotes. Is this conversation really supposed to inspire me around HPE's products? #hpetechjam #grumpyoldman

Does anyone actually enjoy the interview format keynotes? #hpetechjam

Are you at #hpetechjam this week? Let's network!

I went through the session feedback and sometimes it feels good just receiving a receipt that the work you put in was worth the effort. #HPETechJam (PSSSST! HPE employees: my sessions are recorded and available on sharepoint!)

Join us in Vienna for the #HPETechJam!
Meet the Team on the Nvidia pavilion to discover how LightOn helps Service Providers generating GenAI revenue:
🧑‍💻 Enterprise-ready
⚙️ Fully customizable
🔒 Secure, sovereign & cost-effective
🚀 Effortlessly scalable to handle any GenAI workload with zero friction.

Repeat from Tuesday. Come talk shop! Morpheus, VME, OpsRamp, PCE/PCBE and Data & Storage. This is the smörgåsbord of Hybrid Cloud Kubernetes with ample time for Q & A. 11:40am in room 0.51, level 0. #HPETechJam