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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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Webinar: How to Develop Software in the Cloud – Securely

April 23, 2012 By

Companies look to develop their software and services in a Cloud-based environment for its convenient and flexible access.  However, this convenience and flexibility comes with its own risk.  Listen to this pre-recorded webinar as Grant Thornton and CloudPassage discuss how to develop software in the Cloud – securely.

Speakers:
Mitchell Simon, Managing Director, Grant Thornton
Rand Wacker, Vice President of Product Management, CloudPassage

Grant Thornton’s slides

CloudPassage’s slides

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SIIA Member Saugatuck: ISV Partnering for Innovation and Speed

April 20, 2012 By

New Saugatuck Thought-leadership Papers on ISV Partnering for Innovation and Speed

ISVs developing and/or migrating their business and offering portfolios to compete in today’s constant-innovation, Cloud-speed marketplaces may be interested in a series of thought-leadership papers just developed and published on behalf of Wipro Technologies.

Based on Saugatuck’s years of working with and guiding ISVs through the planning and transition from traditional software business to new, innovation-driven capabilities, opportunities, and offerings, each paper looks at an important aspect of what makes ISVs successful in today’s fast-changing, ultra-competitive markets, including the most important challenges faced by ISVs, and how these challenges are being overcome through new ways of approaching and resolving business and technology needs.

The bottom line: Successful ISVs rely increasingly on trusted technology and service provider partners to enable the most innovative and fastest time-to-market offerings and capabilities possible. Technology, business, and market innovation and success become more cost-effective than ever before.

Links to the three papers can be found as follows:

This blog post was contributed by Bruce Guptill, SVP and Head of Research at Saugatuck Technology.  More from the Saugatuck blog, Lens360.

Katie CarlsonKatie Carlson is Program Manager for the SIIA Software Division.

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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 #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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