Tech Field Day

The Independent IT Influencer Event

AI Infrastructure

Brian Martin

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As Vice President of AI and Datacenter Performance at Signal65, Brian boasts extensive expertise in security, AI, and datacenter optimization.

Before joining The Futurum Group, Brian held the title VP of Product Architecture at Gradient Technologies, where he played a pivotal role in securing the connected world by helping to define and deliver the next generation of authentication and authorization security.

His journey in the tech industry includes significant contributions to cloudless architecture at HPE and leadership of network management automation and integration teams at Plexxi (later acquired by HPE). Brian’s career also features notable roles such as Senior Director of Performance Engineering at VMware and Vice President of Advanced Development at Virsto Software (subsequently acquired by VMware).

With nearly 35 years of experience in IT product development and delivery, Brian holds 14 patents in distributed and scalable system design and actively contributes to CNCF SPIFFE, and SPIRE identity authentication projects.

Barton George

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With over 30 years in tech, Barton has held key roles at Dell, Sun Microsystems, and Sony. At Dell, he spent 15 years advancing cloud computing and open source initiatives, notably launching their developer laptop program. A Harvard Business School graduate, Barton frequently speaks at industry events and has been featured in major business and tech publications.

Kurtis Kemple

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A visionary tech leader with a diverse background spanning roles at major tech companies and startups, driving innovation in developer tools, APIs, and AI platforms. His journey from adversity to success in the tech industry has fueled a passion for creating opportunities and fostering inclusive innovation. With expertise in building developer communities and scaling technology platforms, he is now focused on breaking down barriers in AI development to unlock the potential of domain-specific knowledge across industries.

Brian Booden

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Official Qlik Media Partner, 7 x Qlik Luminary & Partner Ambassador, Founder of The Data Mix and WhatsApp for Qlik, Fantasy Basketball Champ x 2

Guy Currier

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Guy is Chief Analyst at Visible Impact and Research Director in the Ecosystems, Channels, & Marketplaces practice at The Futurum Group, responsible for positioning, go-to-market, and sales guidance across technologies and markets. He has decades of field experience describing technologies, their business and community value, and how they are evaluated and acquired. Guy’s specialty areas include AI, DevOps/cloud-native, enterprise applications, HPC, CPUs-GPUs-xPUs, application integration, Big Data, governance-risk-compliance, resource orchestration and automation platforms, and systems lifecycle management.

Guy started his technology career as a research director for technology media company Ziff Davis, with stints at PC Magazine, eWeek, and CIO Insight. Prior to joining Visible Impact, he worked at Dell, including postings in marketing, product, and technical marketing groups for a wide range of products, including engineered systems, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and mission-critical cloud services. He lives and works in Austin, TX.

Mitch Ashley

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Mitch Ashley is a renowned strategist and technology executive. Mitchell has led successful IT, SaaS, and cybersecurity transformations. He’s led multiple teams in developing and bringing successful online services, cybersecurity, and networking products and services to market. Mitch serves as Principal of Techstrong Research analyst research into cybersecurity, cloud, DevOps and SaaS. In this role, Mitch works with companies to align digital transformation and technology strategies to achieve disruptive goals and high-impact results. Mitch is in high demand as a speaker at conferences the world over, and his popular DevOps Chats podcast engaging with digital leaders is one of the most widely followed in the field.