NuCon 2012: Business Innovation Track

NuCon 2012 is a full day conference dedicated to helping organizations focused on "Getting Ready for Tomorrow."  Held on Feb 16, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, CA, attendees can choose from one of three role-based tracks (Developer, TDM, BDM), each consisting of four informative 1 hour and 15 minute sessions.   
Contact Kim Herman at 630-743-5646 or Kim.Herman@neudesic.com to apply multiple discounts. All discounts must be applied on or before February 15, 2012.  Registrations on the day of… Show more the event are not eligible for any discounts.
Deciphering SharePoint Workloads
9:45-11:00 a.m.
Jason Masterman & Jacob Wilson
General Manager, Information Worker Practice
Principal Consultant I
Keeping your company on course for success in the vast ocean of today’s business world requires a keen sense of direction. It also helps to have a good compass. The SharePoint 2010 platform gives you direction with capabilities that will enhance the operational efficiency of your business and create a more collaborative working environment for your people.
Simeon will guide you through the benefits of SharePoint 2010 and show you how to leverage them for greater success. Stops along the way include:
Sites – Tour the framework that provides template based solution delivery
Content – See how SharePoint 2010 addresses WCM and ECM in the enterprise
Search – Find information and expertise quickly in your organization using FAST
Insights – Discover how self-service business intelligence can empower the workforce
Composites – Let BCS and SharePoint Designer help you manage customers in a familiar user interface
Communities – Get to the heart of SharePoint 2010 with collaboration capabilities that will unlock your company’s expertise and best practices
 
The Future of Mobility
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Simon Guest
Director, Mobility Solutions
According to research firm Gartner, nearly one billion smart mobile devices will be in use worldwide by 2014. Chances are many of your customers have already gone mobile. So what opportunities does the mobile revolution present to your organization? What mobile applications make sense for the enterprise, and how do you extend existing solutions into the mobile space? And finally, what is realistic for mobile today, and what are the challenges for tomorrow?
In this session, Simon will answer these questions and show you what it takes to build an enterprise mobile application across multiple devices and platforms. You'll explore myriad solutions other organizations are building and learn successful mobile strategies to use in your own solutions.
 
Cloud Strategy
1:30-2:45 p.m.
David Pallmann
General Manager, Custom Development Practice
Cloud Computing can reduce IT costs, automate management processes, provide greater agility, and give businesses a competitive advantage; however, the cloud isn’t always the way to go.  
You should first understand the multi-dimensional aspects of the cloud, so you can develop a sound strategy that will employ the technology in ways that will maximize your business success.
In this session, Windows Azure MVP and author David Pallmann will explain the benefits and capabilities of the cloud, sharing a variety of cloud strategies in use today.   He will outline a process for assessing where cloud computing makes sense for your organization, including how to survey your IT assets to determine suitability and ROI.   You’ll leave with a roadmap for evaluating and adopting the cloud in a measured, reasonable way.
 
Social Collaboration in the Workplace
3:00-4:15 p.m.
Ramin Vosough
General Manager, Product Marketing
How we share and consume information in the workplace has fundamentally changed. Organizations are beginning to realize that employees need something better than email to stay connected, informed and productive.
In this session, you’ll learn how to take your business to the next level of social collaboration with tools such as Neudesic Pulse, which connects the workplace in powerful ways to keep your people better informed and your business more competitive.
Discover how Neudesic Pulse has helped organizations:
·          Generate ideas and answer questions
·          Create dynamic, social SharePoint My Site experiences
·          Surface knowledge locked in systems and processes
·          Build stronger relationships with customers and partners
·          Connect from anywhere with support for all major mobile clients
There’s no denying that trends in social software are creating a paradigm shift in enterprise communication.   Make sure you’re ready for the change.
 

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