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Join IE, a Presidio Company, at OktoberTekfest 2025!

Bigger, Better, and Built for You!

This year, OktoberTekfest is bigger and better than ever! Now part of Presidio, we’re bringing together an even stronger network of technology leaders and experts—all in one place.

As an attendee, you’ll have direct access to the combined expertise of both the IE and Presidio teams, including supportive account & project managers, technical talent, and executive leadership. Whether you're looking for cutting-edge solutions, strategic insights, or connections to help drive your business forward, OktoberTekfest is your opportunity to engage with the best in the industry.

Don’t miss out—join us for this premier technology event and take advantage of the expanded resources and expertise at your fingertips!

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Agenda

NEW!! You asked, we answered! This year, we’re starting Tekfest earlier to give you more dedicated time for breakout sessions and the Tech expo hall.

Click below to expand the agenda at-a-glance. 

9:30 AM // Registration & Coffee

10:00 AM // Breakout Sessions

12:00 PM // Lunch & Networking

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM // Breakout Sessions

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM // Tech Expo Hall

4:30 PM // Networking and Biergarten

7:00 PM // VIP After Hours

Registration is open for #Tekfest25!

Please select the option that is applicable to you below. Business emails are required to process your registration.

Breakout Sessions

We're working hard to bring you the best breakout session topics for this year's event. Check back soon for updates!

What's on Tap in the Tech Expo Hall?

Discover cutting-edge Collaboration, Networking, Data Center, Cybersecurity, Cloud, AI, and IT managed solutions and services with Tekfest's live demos happening in our Tech Expo.

Info on this year's demos is coming soon!

2024 OktoberTekfest Biergarten

Tekfest Biergarten

Join us in the Biergarten for the best in local brews and bites! Stay tuned for this year's selection!

2024 OktoberTekfest Biergarten

Tekfest After-Dark Events

The fun doesn't stop at the Biergarten this year! Customers, staff, and select sponsor levels get a free pass to our VIP after-hours events. And it's all happening in the same building!

More details on our after hours events coming soon! 

New to Tekfest?

Since 2013, IE’s OktoberTekfest has been brewing up the best sessions and tech demos for Collaboration, Cybersecurity, Networking, Data Center, Cloud, and AI. We bring together over 300 IT professionals from across the Southeast to tap into technology, inspire innovation, explore the biggest trends in the industry, and connect over bratwursts & brews!

View our video of past OktoberTekfest highlights.

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Why I Attend Tekfest - Hear it from Your Peers

 

Tony Clark, Manager of Technology - MKAA

As an airport, rarely does our IT staff have an opportunity to attend “tech” driven events. We have so many “airport” driven events that seem to occupy most of our travel. So, there are many reasons, we enjoy attending OktoberTekfest. For our staff, we have a chance to meet “one on one” with various vendors face to face to discuss successes, failures, possible solutions, and to discover future opportunities to better our network. Tekfest actually introduced us to the Pure Storeage and Veeam teams, which later that next year we purchased and installed through to develop our new virtual environment. Also, we were able to network with other “techies” to find out what was working in their environments. During the after hours events, we sit around and discuss technology related challenges and brag about our successful implementations. Last year, we met with the Internetwork Engineering UCS/UCM team and discussed our goal to upgrade our phone system. Within the year, we had a purchase order to Cisco through IE to complete the upgrade.

I would say for our IT staff, the event provides an opportunity to get away from the office, in a relaxed environment, to learn and interact with other people from all over our region, who work in the same field as us. I am trying to invite another customer to join us this year."

People celebrating at OKTOBERTEKFEST EVENT

Who is Tekfest for?

Psst...it's for you!

If you're an IE/Presidio customer or prospect responsible for keeping your organization secure, connected, and competitive—OktoberTekfest is for you.

Whether you’re a hands-on Network Admin, a forward-thinking Systems Engineer, or a decision-making CIO or CISO, this event delivers the real-world tech insights that make stepping away from your desk worth it.

Join hundreds of IT pros and execs for a day packed with practical sessions, deep-dive demos, expert access, and meaningful peer conversations—plus local brews and Oktoberfest vibes.

It’s where strategy meets technology—Oktoberfest-style. No fluff. Just high-value content and connections. Prost to that!

People celebrating at OKTOBERTEKFEST EVENT

Why Attend OktoberTekfest?

What NOT to Expect at OktoberTekfest

Think all tech events are the same? Think again. Here’s what you won’t find at Tekfest — and why that’s exactly what makes it worth attending.

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