I have been fortunate to be invited by Hitachi to attend next week’s uValue conference in Tokyo, Japan. For those who aren’t aware, 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of Hitachi Ltd, the owning parent of Hitachi Data Systems, so this year’s uValue conference should be something special.
This event isn’t about Hitachi Data Systems, but rather the parent company that makes bullet trains, diggers, televisions and so on. Obviously I’m hoping the trip will provide some more insight into the workings of the storage division of Hitachi Ltd and the relationship between Hitachi, HP and HDS.
Joining me on this trip are some good storage friends (in no particular order); Greg Knieriemen, Devang Panchigar, Rick Vanover, Nigel Poulton and Robin Harris. I’ve never been to Japan before so I know the event will be fantastic just from the sight-seeing alone.
Look out for some blogging, video and podcasts coming out of next week. The Twitter hashtag for the event will be uValue. For now though, it’s “sayonara”….
