Dallas

Dallas

Dakota’s Steakhouse

Class of note: Restaurant
Recommendation: Recommend
Date visited: September 2026
Note: So unique. You take a small elevator, located on the edge of a park down to a unique basement steakhouse. Amazing steak, potatoes, drinks and the best bread I’ve ever had.

The Westin Dallas Downtown

Class of note: Hotel
Recommendation: Recommend
Date visited: September 2026
Note: Great location. Amazing suite that was super quiet. Walking distance to downtown events.

Derran Guinan
Field CTO · Americas

Field CTO for the Americas at Veeam. 30+ years in IT and cybersecurity. I write about data protection, security architecture, and AI from the field — honest takes for practitioners, not press releases.

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