Mob Scene
While this weeks conference may have been lacking in new vendor initiatives, there were no complaints about low end-user turnout. Unlike the Storage Networking World conference in April, where at least one vendor threw a temper tantrum over the lack of actual IT buyers, Storage Decisions claimed that at least 525 high-level financial and IT decision-makers turned up for the show (see Three Days in the Desert).
"We got $1.5 million in business from last years show, but this year it could be scary," claims Storability Inc. CEO Tim Leisman.
He means scary in a good way: "These people all have huge budgets... Were shocked -- I mean, were overwhelmed." Leisman says that at least 250 people stopped by the Storability booth during the three hours the show-floor was open on Wednesday alone. Of course, the company is raffling off a really smooth sports car, which we suspect may have had something to do with it.
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