Travel blog. I’m going to see the world!
2022 begins! In March, we visited London SQLBits 2022, one of the major conferences for data professionals.My colleague Kevin and I had speaking slots on stage, and SolarWinds booked a nice-looking booth. But, before I was able to travel, something silly happened. I managed to burn both hands with boiling wax (don’t ask) just a …
English Version:https://thwack.solarwinds.com/resources/b/geek-speak/posts/do-you-remember-face-toface-events Gute alte Zeit:In den ersten sechs Wochen in 2020 besuchte ich Irland, Texas, Spanien und Deutschland.In den ersten sechs Wochen in 2021 besuchte ich den Supermarkt auf der anderen Strassenseite. Nebenerscheinung der Pandemie: Alle Veranstaltungen inklusive IT-Messen wurden zuerst abgesagt und später “virtualisiert,” wie unsere Meetings auf der Arbeit. Virtuelle Konferenzen kommen mit …
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From the disappointing experience in Nuremberg, I traveled straight to the next location: Dubai Gitex 2021. What happened was slightly unexpected. But first, I like Dubai. I do, and I enjoy each time coming here. But I did pretty much all the touristy things – well, the Safari is still on my to-do-list, so for …
We visited the IT-SA conference in previous editions, namely 2018 and 2019, as 2020 didn’t exist.In 2021, they tried it again, and it was a bit of an experiment for the organizers. So, here we go: IT-SA 2021 in Nuremberg. Was the time ready for a new face-to-face event, or is the pandemic still strong? …
In 2017, Veronica joined me on a business trip to Berlin, and she fell in love with the city. I also thought that it looks interesting, as it’s a Metropole, an international melting pot, and one of those cities that never sleeps, with never-ending culture. So, we talked about relocating a few times.In 2018, SolarWinds …
I don’t know, but somehow, the place looks familiar.This time, it’s the Cisco Live EMEA 2020 Barcelona. Yes, Barcelona again. I’m honest with you. Yes, it’s a great city, but I’m here twice a year, and it does get a little boring. Hence I’m spending less and less time outside, doing touristy stuff. Cisco Live …
Two months after I visited Stuttgart, I’m finally on the road again!It’s my third January in a row in Austin. I arrived Friday evening and went straight to our corporate apartments again. Austin Texas in January It’s always great having fun in the studio: And I discovered that my boss has a framed photo of …
A few days after returning from Barcelona, we invited a few customers to an event in Stuttgart.I’ve been to Stuttgart and considered it a very dull place.What could you possibly do there besides getting drunk with some of the oldest beers in the world and eating Spätzle? Well, I haven’t been to the Mercedes Benz …
A month after winning in Augsburg, my next trip started.Business as usual: VMWorld in Barcelona.Rinse and repeat from last year? Almost! I arrived late and was too tired to go anywhere for dinner, so I went to the hotel restaurant.It’s usually the worst possible option, but this time I was lucky. I found my beloved …
A famous publication house in Germany, Vogel, invites their readers to vote for the best products in IT in various categories. We were nominated as one of the best products in network monitoring, and the company sent me to the award ceremony. It took place in Augsburg, and I wasn’t there before. Even though I …
