Cabana night

I attended the Cabana night on Wednesday, hosted by Microsoft. A big thanks to Chris Pels and Thom Robbins for organizing it.

I moved around the rooms to get a feel for the different topics. I was impressed by the expertise, particularly Andy Kelly in the database room who had a good answer for every question whilst I was in the room. The most useful part for me personally was a section in the enterprise architecture room in which peoples favorite tools were discussed. There are too many tools out there to be familiar with them all and it is great to hear a variety of other peoples experiences.

This is a great format especially the smaller groups but the moderators have to keep on top of things and ensure that everyone gets some attention. What you get out of these meetings is largely determined by the attendees themselves which is very different from the more conventional speaker meeting.