deal architect

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Let's face it - industry events are increasingly formulaic. Most research firm events tend to be siloed around their category definitions and what currently excites. Most vendor conferences are predictable - keynotes and product futures, rock bands, large partner booths.

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Partner Product 239

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JANUARY 23, 2014

I like to vary the events I go to each year to get more of a industry and geographic diversity and am looking forward to some new ones over next couple of months (or ones I have not been to. Industry Commentary'

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

I had flown to a similar event in Vancouver - first to Seattle, then taken a bus across. I was invited to an analyst summit on SAP's Data and Analytics portfolio of products. What a remarkable difference from last year!

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Analytics Software Review Seattle Portfolio 488

deal architect

JUNE 13, 2018

Readers know I prefer going to vendor analyst summits compared to user conferences. I feel like I am intruding on customer time and access to vendor execs at the latter. But in many ways, SapphireNow last week managed to bend.

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deal architect

MAY 2, 2013

I saw a tweet this morning about Salesforce sending its B team to an event in London. While rude to the presenters it made me wonder how many Salesforce events this person and others actually go to? You could make. Cloud Computing, SaaS'

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Cloud 207

deal architect

OCTOBER 19, 2012

I generally prefer industry events at hotels/resorts over those at convention centers. It means less wasted time on shuttle buses, and it usually means a somewhat manageable audience size. But it is also showing up in some hotel negatives I.

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Audience Management 275

deal architect

AUGUST 25, 2016

September to November brings many enterprise events – Oracle OpenWorld, Workday Rising, Salesforce Dreamforce and others. I am looking forward, this year, to updates on core ERP, HCM and CRM functionality, but also hope to hear more around: a) Use.

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MAY 23, 2012

I had a fascinating briefing with Scott Schenker, VP of Global Events last week as he walked me through some of the elaborate planning that goes into a massive event like SapphireNow. He talked nuances like “optimizing the linear frontage.

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Global 220

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JUNE 13, 2018

Readers know I prefer going to vendor analyst summits compared to user conferences. I feel like I am intruding on customer time and access to vendor execs at the latter. But in many ways, SapphireNow last week managed to bend.

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Management Customer Software 150

deal architect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This past long weekend my wife and I were at two restaurants and one hotel, each of which was planning to shut down for a week or two for maintenance, to give employees some needed time off. I turned to.

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Employee 199

deal architect

APRIL 12, 2012

We all go to way too many industry events that are product centric – launches, demos, speeds and feeds etc. So it is nice to go to events that focus on trends, strategies etc. It’s one reason I look forward.

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Product Software 218

deal architect

JUNE 30, 2013

A picture is worth a thousand words, correct? So, how much does a video translate to - exponentially greater number of words. With all the attention being given to Big Data, the realization is sinking in that we are creating. Industry Commentary'

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Video 268

deal architect

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Before he went to TechEd Madrid last week, I asked Dennis Howlett how many SAP in-person events/briefings he had been to this year. 7-8 he seemed to recall. He is a lot deeper man than I am. I am more.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Cognizant’s Insurance group in Toronto is hosting an event around The New Polymath on September 2. If you are in insurance, or broadly in financial services come meet and greet and also get to see their state of the art.

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Hosting 225

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MARCH 15, 2011

He had just finished a presentation at the Community event in Orlando yesterday. I ran into Don Tapscott, the best selling author, in the hallways. I shared power outlets and exchanged small talk with someone who turned out to be.

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Community 247

deal architect

JUNE 26, 2017

Oracle invited me and a few other analysts to Bermuda to witness a few of the races in the 35th America’s Cup. It is a vendor of many technologies to the US team and I was interested in all the.

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America Technology 170

deal architect

JANUARY 30, 2012

As I start to line up speaking later in the year around themes in my new book, I was reminiscing this weekend about the many industry events I have been fortunate to be part of. Plenty of gorgeous resorts and.

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225

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

I am fortunate to be invited to a wide range of industry events. But as in farming, have found “crop rotation” is important. This week I went to Lotusphere – I was last there almost 20 years ago while at.

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Cloud 256

deal architect

MAY 18, 2012

“Not who you are, John” Last week when George Clooney hosted President Obama at a swanky Hollywood gathering, I curiously went back to the section in Walter Isaacson’s book where Steve Jobs helped the legendary VC, John Doerr with his.

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Hosting Software 256

deal architect

MAY 22, 2017

Over the last few weeks I have had a chance to listen to Oracle, Workday, Microsoft, NetSuite, Plex, SAP, Salesforce at conferences or their analyst summits. Here are some common threads: a) We have entered the era of intelligent and.

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Cloud Software 186

deal architect

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I seek out Denis Pombriant, a fellow analyst, at industry events. We hardly ever talk about enterprise software. He is a history buff and a foodie and I walk away always having learned something and happier given his cheerful disposition.

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Software Review Software 186

deal architect

MAY 12, 2023

Nice of her to take time out of a hectic week with last minute prep to provide us a curtain raiser on the Sapphire event next week. In the 88th episode of Burning Platform, we host Clare Henry of SAP.

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Hosting 370

deal architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

You know you are not in Kansas anymore when the morning keynote begins with Malcolm Gladwell and the state of oncology circa 1955, and the evening keynote by President Bill Clinton makes you ponder what astrophysics will teach circa 2055.

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Kansas 247

deal architect

MARCH 27, 2023

In the 83nd episode of Burning Platform, we host Sandy Lo and Pooja Mittal in the marketing team of Zoho and they talk about the elaborate planning and logistics it took to host the Truly Zoho analyst event in Chennai.

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Hosting Marketing 370

deal architect

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

I was taken aback by the modesty of Stan Swete’s question “Would you invest multiple days in a future Workday technology summit?” My answer was an easy yes. Workday, with a consistent track record of 3 releases a year and.

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Portfolio Technology 239

deal architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In the 77th episode of Burning Platform, we host Oliver Pilgerstorfer, CMO of IFS, a repeat guest of ours He provides a sneak preview of their upcoming Customer Event, Unleashed scheduled from October 10 to 14 in Miami. We discuss.

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Miami Hosting Customer 397

deal architect

MARCH 14, 2024

For the 115th episode of Burning Platform, we host Sivaramakrishnan "Siva" Iswaran, who heads the Finance and Operations Suite at Zoho globally At the recent ZohoDay24 event, I saw Siva present on Financial and Operational capabilities they have been investing.

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Operations Finance Global Hosting 170

deal architect

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Cognizant is a regular at the annual WEF event in Davos, Switzerland. I requested Alan Alper, VP Corporate Marketing, keep good notes on everything he observed during this year's event. Here's an excellent ground level report - you can feel.

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Switzerland Conversion Marketing Global 482

deal architect

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The Foreigner hit tells the story of a fan who could not get into a show, but even standing outside in the rain, was so inspired by the music that he bought a used guitar the next morning and went.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Have two big projects, several industry events, a list of video recordings and other items. As summer comes to an end – never feels that way in Florida, but I digress – I am looking forward to a packed Fall.

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Florida Video 284

deal architect

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A Workday executive does our readers a favor and shares a curtain raiser on their Rising event. It’s an annual ritual, or used to be till COVID interfered. This time it is Patricia Harris, Senior Vice President, Solution and Revenue.

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Revenue Software 293

deal architect

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I knew I had a conflict and could not be at the SAP Influencer Summit. So, I was pleased when Mike Prosceno of SAP emailed “its all being recorded so you can watch on demand at your leisure.”

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Demand Email 210

deal architect

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We recorded this 109th episode of Burning Platform at the Workday Rising event in San Francisco. We hosted Yolanda Redmond, VP Supply Chain, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Keith Lohkamp, Senior Director, Industry Strategy at Workday. VUMC in Nashville,

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San Francisco Nashville Hosting Vertical 170

deal architect

JUNE 28, 2023

Most vendors have software demos as part of their events. As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. SAP has taken that up a.

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Software Video Vertical Marketing 195

deal architect

MAY 18, 2023

At SAP’s Sapphire event in Orlando this week, ASUG kindly invited Peter Maier and me to present themes from the Business as Unusual book at their Hub on the show floor. We covered how the book came about, discussed some.

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Conversion 195

deal architect

MAY 18, 2020

It had originally been scheduled in Orlando as a companion to SAP's annual Sapphire event. SAP's event has been postponed till next. Tom Wailgum of ASUG interviewed me as part of the virtual edition of its Executive Exchange last week.

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Partner Cloud Software 300

deal architect

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Global Industry Directors for Manufacturing at IFS presenting a shortened version of a session they hosted at their Unleashed Event in Miami a few weeks ago. In the 82nd episode of Burning Platform, we host Maggie Slowik, and Andrew Burton.

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Miami Hosting Global Vertical 221