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Tip #10: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

May 3, 2012 By

Tip 10: Who Wants to be a Cloud Geek?

We have two exciting activities planned to test your Cloud knowledge. First, mark your calendars as May 9th will mark our first “Who Wants to be a Cloud Geek?” game show. The contestants representing “Integration”, “Monetization”, and “Partnership” will be looking to the audience for a lifeline. Be sure to be there to support your cloud contestant and find out who will reign as All About the Cloud’s official 2012 Cloud Geek.

Second, we have a very special guest joining us in the Cloud Showcase this year. IBM’s Watson will be at the IBM booth competing against attendees in Jeopardy fashion. Do you have what it takes to go up against this amazing analytic computing system? It is a rare opportunity to witness Watson in action so don’t miss this unique opportunity.

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

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Tip #9: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

April 25, 2012 By

Tip 9: Enjoy the City by the Bay

Wow, All About the Cloud is right around the corner. In just a couple of short weeks, executives representing the entire cloud computing ecosystem will converge on the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. While we have a number of activities planned to keep you busy, we want to make sure you make the most of your time in San Francisco. Leave it to us to make you feel like a local with some of our favorite San Francisco treats!

Best Late Night Piano Bar:
“Sing us a song you’re the Piano Man”! The dueling pianos at Johnny Foley’s at 243 O’Farrell Street is a favorite of our attendees. Get ready to sing your heart out!

Best Place to Satisfy a Sweet Craving:
You’ve been networking all day and now you need something sweet to carry you into the evening events. Specialty’s – Just a minute walk from the Palace Hotel (101 New Montgomery Street), they have the best chocolate chip cookies in town. If you don’t believe me just ask Brian Rosenberg who is a regular when in the Bay Area.

Best Place to Meet Your Next Partner or Customer:
ALL ABOUT THE CLOUD! Be sure not to miss the AATC agenda, full of great content and numerous networking opportunities.

Best Place to Experience Real San Francisco:
North Beach, San Francisco’s own Little Italy! Be sure to stop into Vesuvio, a historical saloon that opened back in 1948.

Best Place to eat at 2am:
You survived the Dell Boomi party and the late night piano bar and now you are starving. Lori’s Diner – with great food and a fun theme, Lori’s features counter service, all day breakfast and is open 24 hours. Located on Mason, Lori’s is just a few steps away from that notorious piano bar.

Best Place for a Cultural Experience:
Golden Gate Park – besides the parks trails and beauty it is loaded with cultural activities. The de Young Museum is a landmark art museum in featuring modern exhibits that change regularly. The Academy of Sciences, also located in the park, houses a natural history museum, planetarium, aquarium, and rainforest dome.

Best Place to Get Great Shopping Deals:
Jeremy’s on 2nd is a hidden treasure in San Francisco, where you can find great designer pieces at great prices.

Best Place to Enjoy the Ocean:
If you are lucky enough to tag on some extra time in the city and want to experience the Pacific Ocean head out to the historic Cliff House. Located right on the beach, on the edge of the Pacific, the Cliff House is a great place to grab a meal after a hike or stroll on the beach. Be sure to bring a jacket, I know it is July but I promise you will need it!

Best Route to Go for a Run:
You ate and drank a little too much last night at the various networking events and it is time to run it off so you can do it again today. Head right down Market Street to the beautiful Embarcadero where you can run along the water. If you choose to turn right you can head right up to AT&T park, turn Right on New Montgomery and be right back at the hotel.

 

If I can provide any additional information on the Bay Area, drop me a note rcollier@siia.net, I will be happy to help.

 

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

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Tip #8: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

April 18, 2012 By

Tip 8: Schedule Meetings Now

The All About The Cloud Online Community is now launched! It’s a fantastic tool to get started on your networking immediately.  Once you have registered you’ll receive an invitation to the community with instructions on activating your profile. I have no doubt you will find the platform a terrific tool to optimize your networking, as you’ll be able to view profiles of fellow attendees and arrange meeting times at the conference with your prospects. You can basically set up your entire schedule, ensuring maximum value for your time at the conference, and do it all three weeks ahead of the conference. We are giving you YOUR prospects at YOUR fingertips! We can’t do much more than that, it is up to you to take advantage of the opportunity.

 

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

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Tip #7: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

April 11, 2012 By

Tip 7: Mingle with Innovation

The nice thing about All About the Cloud is every person you meet is a potential strategic partner, customer, and/or investor. Some of the most innovative cloud companies will be represented at the conference. In fact, 4 young cloud companies will be featured as the SIIA 2012 NextGen Companies. You will have an opportunity to hear their CEOs discuss growing a cloud business in today’s economy and meet directly with them in the NextGen pavilion taking place in the Cloud Showcase. You will surely want to check out their innovative products.

The 2012 SIIA All About the Cloud NextGen companies are as follows:

  • Indicee is an innovative cloud BI platform that’s leading the shift away from complex and expensive on-premise BI software, towards agile, cloud-based alternatives.
  • NuoDB is a 21st century operational database that addresses the challenges of Web scale applications for the cloud.
  • Real Status’ 3D modeling and visualization software, Hyperglance, reveals every dimension of inter-dependence between applications and infrastructure—all at the same time and on a single screen.
  • The Resumator is a SaaS recruiting platform that helps employers hire with confidence. Over 900 fast-growing employers across all industries trust The Resumator to save time, reduce cost, and build strong teams.

The fact is that every technology company out there today is focused on innovation to keep up with our rapidly evolving industry. All About the Cloud is the perfect venue to discuss your own innovative products with your peers, customers, prospects, and partners!

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

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Tip #6: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

April 5, 2012 By

Tip 6: Listen to Your Peers

For the past 5 weeks I have been giving you tips on how to maximize your time at All About the Cloud and make the most of your attendance. This week I have ask some of my friends, who have attended for many years, to provide their tips for leveraging the conference to do business, grow your network and have fun.

Feyzi Fatehi, CEO, Corent Technology – “Invest in preparation. Figure out who you want to meet at the conference and why. Set up your meetings in advance. Invest in follow up! “

Richard Dym, CMO, SpotlightTMS - “Enjoy the opening reception and blow out party, surprisingly you’ll find the after effects will force you to concentrate during the sessions and actually increase the value of the conference.”

Ralph Hibbs, Director, Marketing, Dell Boomi – “Be sure to attend the Networking Extravaganza on Wednesday night: food, beverages, entertainment, fun and networking all in one location.”

Eileen Boerger, President, Corsource Technology Group, Inc. – “In addition to attending sessions that discuss topics of importance to your business,  network with people who have similar situations or issues that can provide you with very valuable insights and advice.”

Jim Szafranski, SVP, Fiberlink Communications - “The speed networking session is a great way to create unexpected relationships with experts and leaders in our field and you don’t even have to submit a photo and profile ahead of time and be worried about a perfect match!”

There you have it. Don’t take it from me, listen to your peers!

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

 

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Tip #5: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

March 28, 2012 By

Tip 5: Let loose and Have Fun!

We know that your primary reason to attend a conference is to gather relevant information and making business connections. We also know how exhausting this can be so we have incorporated a number of fun activities where you can let loose, all the while, still networking and learning. The first “The Cloud is Right” game show is sure to be an interactive session where you see your peers face off in friendly competition. The game show is just a tee off for the annual Dell Boomi party. Some may say this party is legendary! Many fun memories and business connections have been made at the Dell Boomi party and you won’t want to miss the activities we have planned for this year. To make sure you leave the conference relaxed we are closing the conference with the 27th Annual CODiE Award presentations. While we are announcing the awards we will be filling you glasses and your bellies as you see who is selected as the best software products of the year. To maximize your time at All About the Cloud, leverage these activities to let loose and have fun. Some of the biggest business deals have been done over a drink at these types of events, yours might be next!

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

 

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Tip #4: 10 Tips to Maximizing Your Time at All About the Cloud

March 21, 2012 By

Tip 4: 25 Top Software Business Products

On Monday we announced the finalists for the 27th Annual CODiE Awards, our peer-reviewed awards program. The winners of the 25 Software Business categories will be announced at All About the Cloud on May 10th during a special awards presentation where you can network with the winners. It is no surprise that this year’s category with the most nominations was Best Cloud Application/Service so what a better place to announce the winner than All About the Cloud. You will want to be at the awards presentation, not just to see who wins, especially if you are a finalist, but also to meet the companies selected as having the best products and services of the year! A complete list of finalist can be found here. Kudos to all the 2012 Finalists! I should also mention that for the second year in a row, SIIA member NetSuite, received the highest number of finalists nods. That is a tremendous feat!

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA.

 

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