Given the diversity of the attendees, I wasn't sure what to expect at Intel^?Developer Forum (IDF) having never been to one before.

Now I'm very glad to have the opportunity to discuss our updated blade and rack servers with Intel's Xeon^?E5-2600 v2 series of processors (aka Ivy Bridge v2) with potential customers, analysts, and even competitors. It was a very good experience and I hope to participate again.

I won't reiterate the information we blogged about this week, but if you missed these IVB v2 blog posts, take a moment and catch up: Tick Tock Goes the Server Clock & New Intel Processors -Six New Cisco UCS Performance Records.

Next up on the trade-show circuit for me is Oracle OpenWorld where I will be giving a theater presentation onCisco Unified Computing System (UCS): Changing the Economics of the Datacenter. I hope to see you there!