LinuxWorld San Francisco Report

Day 1: Tuesday, August 15

Found our real estate in the Novell booth. I hate pods, but at least we’re there in the mix. We had just put out a press release on the impressive demand for our open source releases since July. We have some great talks with partners and friends, including the 451 guys. We co-sponsored the PostgreSQL dinner at Destino, where I met Joe Brockmeier.

Day 2: Wednesday, August 16
It looks like several folks are stopping by after hearing about us the day before, which is a great sign. The day is spent giving demos to mostly potential customers and is much busier than Tuesday. It looks like people are really catching wind of our efforts and appreciate them. Later, it’s on to the MySQL party, where we corner the SugarCRM IT guy (thanks, Clint!), hobnob with Marten, and run into Nick Halsey, who has just left SpikeSource for JasperSoft. Then it was on to the IDG/OSDL reception, where I ran into old IDG co-workers and friends.

Day 3: Thursday, August 17

And the final day – the 3rd day is always the slowest. Ran into our head cheerleader, Stephen Walli. Seriously, every time I see Stephen, I’m always impressed at how well he sings our praises. Spent some time in the PostgreSQL and Ubuntu booths, where I run into old and new friends.

Final Verdict:

It was a good show. For the size of our real estate (tiny pod), the total preparation time (minimal), and the fact that we had no real presence (see “pod” references, above), we had a really good connection with attendees. Those that came by liked us, and apparently, they told others.

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