Talking the HPE ProLiant Gen12 Server Launch with Kate Davis of HPE – Tech Talks
TFDx HPE ProLiant Deep Dive Event: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLinuRwpnsHaf_s_gvj87SY2wr0qqvsD-G
Senior Product Marketing Manager at HPE, Kate Davis, shared her role in having HPE participate in Tech Field Day to showcase the Gen12 server launch. She emphasized that a product launch is more than a press release—it’s about demonstrating the technology and engaging in deep discussions. She appreciated the presenters’ work and valued the interactive format, which allowed for evolving conversations and insightful questions throughout the day. Kate noted the importance of understanding customer needs and highlighted that security, in particular, is a complex topic that could easily fill an entire day of discussion.
Connect with Kate Davis, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at HPE:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katedavis3108/
Tech Field Day:
Website: https://www.techfieldday.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day
X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/techfieldday
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com
Transcript
Hi, I am Kate Davis and I'm part of the compute marketing team here at HPE. So I am, uh, the reason we had h HP compute tech field day to day, um, I was the orchestrator of our Gen 12 launch, and as part of that I wanted to have a tech field day because we needed to get a better view into the platforms and the technologies that we have. There's more to a launch than just putting out a press release, um, or talking about what's new.
You gotta see it. And Tech Field Day, I feel, is the best way to see and to dig into what makes a product. Yeah, it's always good to hear feedback or questions or just see what people pick up on.
Um, I think our, our, I was very proud of our presenters today, um, because they carried through the message very nicely. Um, but the nice thing about having a full day is you get to keep progressing on a topic and picking up on, on things and having a better discussion throughout the whole day. Mm-hmm.
And, and really, um, kind of dig into the details and I really appreciate all the questions that came in. Um, how people are thinking about products or thinking about questions or, you know, what it, what is a customer dealing with these days, um, and, and how we can, we can help them. I think so, um, it, it's interesting to watch other presenters and, um, get into topics.
Um, for the security section, I think you could do a whole day on security. And I, and I know there, there are days that focus on security 'cause there, there's a lot to, to unpack for that. Right?
Um, and you could go forever just digging into all the layers that come with, uh, a secure infrastructure and, and where it starts and what people are worried about.
