InterConnect 2015: What the Women of IBM Have to Say

March 10, 2015 Caitlin Long Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

When I first learned that IBM was combining their Pulse, Innovate, and Impact Conferences into one mega-conference, I was prepared for a week of learning, conversations with customers and partners, networking opportunities, and of course an egregious amount of walking around the Mandalay Bay and MGM Convention centers. InterConnect 2015 delivered on all accounts; however, the Women’s Networking Panel & Reception, hosted Tuesday evening at the MGM, stood out to me as a source of some of the more memorable moments and valuable takeaways that I received while at InterConnect.

I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing at IBM InterConnect

February 18, 2015 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

From my blog post title, you rock ‘n’ roll fans might have guessed I’m psyched about hearing Aerosmith play during IBM InterConnect next week at MGM Grand’s Garden Arena. But that’s not the only cool thing going on at InterConnect. The organizers of IBM’s self-proclaimed premier cloud and mobile conference that’s taking the place of – or more like is the result of melding three popular IBM conferences, namely Impact, Innovate and Pulse – have pulled out all the stops to keep their IBMers engaged next week.

Striking the Right Balance at AFCEA WEST 2015

February 5, 2015 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The theme of this year’s AFCEA WEST 2015 conference, “Lower Budgets and Higher Demands: How Do the Sea Services Strike the Right Balance?,” should come as no surprise to anyone even remotely involved with or aware of the goings-on of the nation’s armed forces and federal government.

How to Leverage the Top Seven Conference Tracks from IBM Enterprise

November 11, 2014 Caitlin Long Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As conference season winds down and the holidays approach, I can hardly believe it’s already been over a month since IBM Enterprise. As we move into the home stretch of 2014, what are you concerned with?

Building Business Capability 2014: BAs Report Challenges

November 10, 2014 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Just getting back from Building Business Capability 2014 and we had a great time meeting business analysts (BAs) from across the globe and other people who care about business transformation. It was the perfect opportunity to research workforce enablement solutions. Overall, the show was great, and it was really interesting to compare and contrast presentations; it was a great way to experience a slice of life of the BA across a wide range of verticals including insurance, pharma, finance and manufacturing.