by Liem Nguyen, (former) Director of Communications and Social Media, Dell Storage — June 17, 2010
As you may know, over the past several months Compellent hosted a series of Twitter chats known as #SANChat. #SANChat first started in March, and through these chats we’ve generated some great discussions on important data storage topics, including virtualization, unified storage, and risk vs. reward. Funny how much you can fit into a tweet.
I’m happy to announce that #SANChat will be moving forward with a dedicated schedule of monthly discussions, the first Wednesday of every month from 3:00 – 4:30 pm CT. Please join us and guest experts, end-users, and others interested in today’s most important data storage topics.
Our next #SANChat will be Wednesday, July 7, 3:00 – 4:30pm CT with John Troyer (@jtroyer) of VMware and Craig Miller (@craigwmiller) of Bioware, to discuss Virtualization and DR. It’s the follow on to last month’s discussion on virtualization 101 issues. We hope to see you there!
Below you will find some FAQs about #SANChat.
What is #SANChat?
#SANChat is an open Twitter chat on enterprise storage issues and trends such as virtualization and unified storage. #SANChat is vendor neutral, and invites a variety of moderators and guest experts on different topics.
Who participates?
Everyone with an interest in (an opinion on!) IT is welcome to participate—vendors, solution providers, end-users, bloggers, reporters, analysts and other independent observers.
Is it all about Compellent?
No. While #SANChat is founded and administered by Compellent, the purpose of the chats is to provide a Twitter-based venue for fun, informative, real-time conversations about storage and its role in enterprise IT. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the effort to create a well-rounded look at current trends and a collection of different opinions. It makes for much more interesting discussions!
When is #SANChat?
#SANChat takes place on the first Wednesday of each month, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm CT. Each #SANChat topic and participants are announced in the weeks leading up to the chat.
How do I participate?
To take part in the conversation, we recommend using the TweetChat application, which can be easily accessed by visiting http://tweetchat.com/room/SANchat.
What if I missed the previous SANChats?
You can visit http://wthashtag.com/sanchat for up-to-date information on our upcoming chats and past dates. Here are our latest #SANchat transcripts:
Data Center Risks, March 24 (Moderator: @johnddias, Guest: @bencredible)
Unified Storage, April 27 (Moderator: @liemnguyen, Guest: @esganalysttmac)
Virtualization, June 2 (Moderator: @justinbraun, Guest: @dconnor)
Can I become a guest or moderator?
We are always on the lookout for new topic ideas, moderators, and guests. If you would like to participate or have an idea for the next #SANChat, please contact me at Liem[dot]Nguyen[at]compellent[dot]com or @liemnguyen. If you’re a good fit for an upcoming topic, chances are we can arrange for you to moderate or be a guest.