The first ever IT Martini Hour took place on a sweltering hot June afternoon in Columbus - but that didn’t keep over 200 IT Pros from stopping by Spice Bar after work. It was a great turnout!

Columbus’ own Bruce Barnes provided the keynote for IT Martini Hour 1 to very boisterous crowd. Lesson learned: do the keynote earlier!

A great demo from Industry Standard Studio showed what we can expect from RFID, in retail stores, sometime in the near future. And a demo from InsightETE showcased their performance monitoring tool: built right here in Columbus.

One more thanks to our ‘top shelf’ sponsors for IT Martini Hour 1: Downtown Realtors Donna and Michelle from Coldwell Banker King Thompson and Quick Solutions. Martinis, beer, and pizza were all on tap thanks to them!

We also owe a thanks to our IT Martini Community Partners: Unicon International, PDM Technologies, Working IT Solutions, Bold Vision, CIO Solutions Gallery, Dream Seats, Cafe Apropos, Tony’s Italian Ristorante, Juan’s Gym, Spice Bar, Industry Standard Studio, InsightETE, EqualLogic, Platform Lab, C Magazine, and Motiondrift Films.

Hopefully everyone got a chance to meet some IT Pros outside their regular circle. We had a great time hosting, and we’re looking forward to IT Martini Hour 2 in the coming months! Please drop us a line or post a comment with your feedback.

PS: Look for IT Martini Hour 1 in July’s C Magazine and Columbus CEO.