Cross-Channel Marketing in a Cloud-Driven, Digital World In his General Session at 17th Cloud Expo, Bruce Swann, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Adobe Campaign, explored the key ingredients of cross-channel marketing in a digital world. Learn how the Adobe Marketing Cloud can help marketers embrace opportunities for personalized, relevant and real-time customer engagement across offline (direct mail, point of sale, call center) and digital (email, website, SMS, mobile apps, social networks, connected objects). Speaker Bio Bruce Swann has more than 15 years of experience working with digital marketing disciplines like web analytics, social media, mobile marketing and email marketing, as well as marketing and CRM technologies, including marketing automation, predictive analytics and marketing resource management. At Adobe, Bruce is a Senior Product Marketing Man... (more)

In 2014 Big Data Investments Will Account for Nearly $30 Billion - Eventually Accounting for $76 Billion by 2020 End

DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Commvault's DX | @ExpoDX @Commvault @RDeMeno #AI #IoT #IIoT #API #SmartCities #DigitalTransformation

Download Slide Deck ▸ Here Download Slide Deck ▸ Here Download Slide Deck ▸ Here Data Management for the Cloud Era As data explodes in quantity, importance and from new sources, the need for managing and protecting data residing across physical, virtual, and cloud environments grow with it. Managing data includes protecting it, indexing and classifying it for true, long-term management, compliance and E-Discovery. Commvault can ensure this with a single pane of glass solution - whether in a private cloud, a Service Provider delivered public cloud or a hybrid cloud environment - across the heterogeneous enterprise. Download Slide Deck ▸ Here In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Randy De Meno, Chief Technologist - Windows Products and Microsoft Partnerships at Commvault, discussed how to cut costs, scale easily, and unleash insight with CommVault software, the onl... (more)

Aria Systems Named “Bronze Sponsor” of Cloud Expo and @ThingsExpo

SYS-CON Events announced today that Aria Systems, the recurring revenue expert, has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Aria Systems helps leading businesses connect their customers with the products and services they love. Industry leaders like Pitney Bowes, Experian, AAA NCNU, VMware, HootSuite and many others choose Aria to power their recurring revenue business and deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. For more information, visit www.ariasystems.com. Internet of Things and Recurring Revenue Recurring revenue models are great for driving new business in every market sector, but they are complex and need to be effectively managed to maximize profits. How you handle the range of options for pricing, co-terming an... (more)

Seasons Change

There are many exciting and innovative things happening out there in the technology, developer and software worlds. Everything now is about data, Big Data, and building next-generation systems and platforms, and developers and companies are doing things now that no one imagined possible just a few short years ago. I am a technology, B2B Marketing person, and have been fortunate to be part of this latest era of innovation. I’ve worked with all shapes and sizes of companies, and have always welcomed the fact that change is constant. I look forward to more projects that foster that spirit of innovation, working with people who truly enjoy building something new from bold ideas, challenging old assumptions and “that’s the way we’ve always done it” attitudes. And now, for me, the seasons are changing. It’s time to do something about one of those ideas – and I’m reminded... (more)

Taking big data to big business

CODE_n Contest for young companies - application deadline, October 31 Stuttgart, October 9, 2013 - The final countdown: still three weeks to go before the application period for the CODE_n14 Contest comes to a close. The global contest is offering 50 young startups the unique opportunity to present their innovative business ideas on a world stage. CeBIT 2014 in Hanover will provide the ideal backdrop for showing the public what is possible when it comes to big data. The contest is set to showcase application scenarios that are driving new business models - a reservoir of inspiring solutions for the future of digital business. "Anyone looking to benefit from big data will have to learn how to cope with it," says Ulrich Dietz, initiator of CODE_n and CEO of the GFT Group. "Companies have to start thinking about the possibilities for processing, evaluating and using vas... (more)

Security for Internet of Things - OASIS Google Hangout discussion 27 May with Dan Blum & Jonathan Rodriguez

Security for Internet of Things is a hot topic. Just last week, our partner IC-Consult gave a talk about how BMW uses Secure APIs as a business enabler for the Connected Car. And tomorrow, I'm excited to be part of a Google Hangout discussion with Dan Blum and Jonathan Rodriguez about Security for Internet of Things. Today it seems everything is either already networked, or will be soon. Methods originally used to hook up office printers are now being applied to cars, wearable devices, building sensors and security systems and ... you name it. As more devices are added, we find ourselves questioning whether we are taking adequate security measures, using appropriate access control and privacy methods, and properly defining who owns the data. Every one of these emerging "intelligent networks" -- ranging from systems in a home (appliances, heating, cooling, communicatio... (more)

Infolob Solutions Announces the Promotion of Dana Love to President as Company Builds on Recent Enterprise Successes to Advance Growth and Market Penetration Over the Next Five Years

Infolob, a growing Dallas-based Oracle solutions provider and a Platinum member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced the promotion of Dana Love to President. Love joined Infolob in August 2012, and most recently was Senior Vice President for the company. Dana FI Love, PhD, appointed president of Infolob Solutions, Inc. Dr. Love is a recognized expert in advanced analytics, big data, and cloud computing systems. (Photo: Business Wire) “Dana’s experience complements Infolob’s strong capabilities in big data, cloud computing and managed IT services, and his strong leadership enhances our executive team in a time of record growth and profits. His promotion continues the expectation for even greater success and market share across the Americas,” said Vijay Cherukuri, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infolob Solutions. “Since Dana joined Infolob, he h... (more)

California's Shores Will See the Launch of GDS International's First Next Generation Insurance North American Summit in March

NEWPORT BEACH, California, January 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 11th to the 13th of March 2013, GDS International will host its inaugural Next Generation Insurance summit at the The Island hotel, Newport Beach, California (NG Insurance US1). GDS International is renowned all over the world for creating relevant, industry-specific summits that provide quality, exclusivity, and the high-level insight that is crucial to operational success in 2013. Combining an expertly-researched, content-rich program with an invitation-only delegation, the NG Insurance summit in about the most pressing end-user challenges, providing that quality, high-level insight that is so critical to the business. In attendance at this year's summit will be: Teresa Mencel, CIO US-PC for HCC; Mark McGillivray, SVP Claims for Allstate; Michael Fergang, CIO/VP for Grange Insurance; Nathan Martin... (more)

Global Data Center Services Provider CyrusOne Hosts Webinar on Accommodating Big Data

Global data center services provider CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) is offering a complimentary webinar Feb. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. CST. The webinar is titled “How IT Executives Can Avoid the Ultimate Gamble – A New Data Center” and is designed to help IT executives learn more about the top IT infrastructure challenges facing enterprise companies. The webinar is going to review two fundamental data center strategy options and the criteria one multinational firm used to select its option. Webinar presenters are Dr. Greg Smith, head of Portfolio Solution Design at T-Systems, and Kevin Timmons, chief technology officer at CyrusOne and formerly of Microsoft and Yahoo!. The webinar is geared toward CIOs, CTOs, IT directors and managers, as well as business owners. “As we look at 2013 and beyond, we know IT executives face numerous challenges dealing with IT infrastructure rati... (more)

The Green Grid Announces An All-Star Speaker Lineup At Forum 2013, One Of The Largest Resource Efficiency Events Of The Year

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, is pleased to announce the full event agenda and presentation topics for its Sixth Annual Forum and Members Meeting. The two-day event will feature sessions led by leading companies and organizations from around the globe, including eBay, EMC, the Environmental Protection Agency, Google, Microsoft and many more. The Green Grid Forum 2013 will be held March 5-6, 2013 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The event will be one of the largest gatherings of resource efficient IT experts in the country. For two days, representatives from government, industry, the non-profit sector and member companies of The Green Grid will exchange ideas, collaborate, discuss and debate ways to improve the resource effic... (more)