We really enjoyed this QCon conference in London. It’s based on 5 tracks a day, covering resilience, scalability, architecture, monitoring, performance, management and all the subjects that speak to tech companies. None of these tracks are sponsored: they’re all about feedback, with no marketing whatsoever. There is a 6th track where sponsorship is permitted, and it’s the only one. There aren’t many sponsorship stands, and you go to this conference to talk to your peers first and foremost.