Geek Day^TM is an all-day, private, Technology Event held annually in St. Louis, MO. 

 

The event concept was created by, is planned and hosted by Server Centric Consulting, an all-tech IT Professional Services firm specializing in Virtualization, Optimization and Access.  This year is the fourth annual event, and attendance has grown rapidly, each year, since the very first Geek Day^TM held in the old Missouri Athletic Club downtown in 2004. 

The genesis for the day came from a desire we had (back when we were in the field or in the cube) doing the jobs you are doing now.  We often wished we had a huge lab so we could test all the solutions we were researching...we wanted to fearlessly compare vendor products side-by-side...we wanted direct access to the techs and developers at a vendor - to ask them questions - pick their brains - ...we wanted some big wheel at the manufacturer to come up to the middle of the country and explain why their product or solution was best for us. 

Sure we had the tech shows - but it was all marketing and fluff and trick or treating for tech people. 

We wanted a real Geek Day...and that just didn't exist...

  So - we decided to make one...for our clients, partners, and associates.

The event is designed for the Business IT Professional from the Administrator position all the way up to the C-Level folks.  We hide your identity (so you don't get spammed out of existence) and you control who gets your information if you are interested in learning more.

There is no cost to attend Geek Day^TM, registration, survey and confirmation are required for admittance to the venue.

Geek Day^TM is unlike any technology event you have ever attended in that there is no 'showfloor,' no fancy vendor booths with do-nothing chotchkies and bags full of literature for you to drag around and then never read.  No; this is a primo tech event created for Geeks by Geeks.

Imagine a huge lab full of servers and SANS, lined with enormous and beautiful plasma screens, featuring all the newest ideas and solutions, actually running right there - just for you. 

White coated Tech Geeks from the hardware and software manufacturers are flown in for you, and await your every question.  Yes you can drive it - push it - try to break it -  in a lab made just for you.

Want to compare competing products side-by-side? - yes, you can.

Past vendors in the Geek Lab have been: Acronis, AMD, Citrix, DataCore, eG Innovations, EqualLogic, Intel, Kingston, Microsoft, Novell, PlateSpin, Provision Networks, rPath, RSA, Scalent, Softricity, ThinPrint, Tricerat, VirtualIron, Virtugo, Vizioncore, VMware, WebBots, Wyse, XenSource, and Xiotech.

We've had some really impressive speakers (like Mendel Rosenblum, Chief Scientist at VMware) and had some amazing product announcements (like the Vanderpool Chipset) and amazing prizes (like Wii, and SlingBox, and the ever-popular proximity protecting missile launcher USB cube defender) and at our little ole Geek Day.  But don't come just  for the prizes.  If you are there for drawings only - we  will be able to smell you and will prevent you from winning.  I am not kidding...don't think I am.

The day is also filled with heavy tech education from those same vendors.  There are 3 speaking rooms with break-outs running non-stop...all day - just for you.  The biggest criticism we get is that it goes too fast - that it should be 2 days long - but we just can't do that any more than you can afford to give up 2 days to do it.  So in order to get all the content into one day, we don't repeat any of the breakouts.  That means you need several people to attend if you want to get the information from every breakout.

During luncheon we will present the 'Excellence in Technology Awards' in the categories of Access, Virtualization, and Optimization to client companies pushing the envelope in ingenious and daring ways.  Following the award ceremony we will have a short 'ask the Experts' session where you can chat with your peers from all the Excellence in Technology winners and find out how they accomplished and achieved in their organizations.  Past award winners are AG Edwards, Whitfield School, Ameren, Washington University School of Medicine, and GEHA.

If you are located somewhere other than St. Louis, MO we invite you to register and attend.  It will most certainly be worth your time and travel expense.  Last year we had attendees from 3 countries, and 11 states.  Encourage your tech provider to contact us to find out about our Frienemy^TM Program.  We are happy to work with your partners.  We will gladly sign a no-compete and a non-solicitation so they feel comfortable in attending with you.  A more knowledgeable tech community is good for everyone.  Seriously - call Jeanne at 888 747-4700 to talk about the program and find out how easy it is to work with us.

Don't wait!  Register now.  This event will fill up and we will close registration prior to the date.