About

The Strategic Business Summits division of CDM Media was derived from the need for face-to-face interaction between our technology solution provider clients, analyst partners and industry IT leaders across several verticals. While many business professionals’ days are consumed with online work and communication, the SBS Division of CDM Media puts the value of a face-to-face business meeting back into the ROI category.

SBS Division

Overview

The Strategic Business Summit division specializes in gathering top analysts and our associated community of top IT executives in order to build business relationships in a relaxed, yet focused setting. Our extensive experience in technology event planning and effective agenda development ensure that each technology conference is productive and valuable for all attendees. We set up vertical-based technology summits that center around one-on-one business meetings with high-level executives from Fortune 1000 companies.

When it comes to organizing technology events, CDM Media is second to none. Countless time and thought goes into selecting everything from the ideal venue to the most effective media partners and technology solution providers available to our VIP delegate audience at the event. We engineer meetings between preferred clients and vendors, and invite only the most appropriate level of IT executives to ensure not only exclusivity at the event, but also efficient business meetings.

All summits put on by the SBS division focus on a single vertical and are strictly invitation only to the highest level of our IT community contacts. Our events allow you to spend 30 minutes with CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, and others in some of the most incredible resorts in the world, to bring exciting technology business ideas to the forefront of the industry.

 

Case Studies

Qualcomm Returns to CommScope for True Network Intelligence Originally selecting another cabling provider over CommScope Enterprise Solutions, Qualcomm returned to CommScope and its SYSTIMAX brand products in 2003, with hopes of achieving true network intelligence. Qualcomm implemented the SYSTIMAX iPatch System and an entire network of intelligent cabling solutions.During the implementation, iPatch experts provided an education in technology value to 70 technicians on the capabilities of the iPatch System and ownership responsibilities.

CommScope Delivers World-Class Enterprise and Wireless Solutions to Dallas Cowboys' New Stadium in Arlington. Texas As the sport grew and stadium technology became an integral part of the game day atmosphere, it was time for the Cowboys to transition from their home since 1971. The new Cowboys Stadium found its home in Arlington, Texas incorporating elements of Texas Stadium, but leaving behind an outdated communications network. For a world-class stadium, the Cowboys were in need of a world-class network and turned to CommScope, a seasoned veteran in the communications infrastructure market.

Gore Mutual Insurance Company Gore Mutual Insurance Company needed to replace its legacy document generation system with a flexible solution that included the ability to integrate back end document processing with front office letter generation while improving consistency, efficiency and accuracy with automated processes.

Rio Tinto: Itergy Active Directory Managed Service Customer Case Study The challenge for Rio Tinto was selecting a directory services management solution capable of meeting their rigorous service level agreements at a reasonable cost. Itergy's in-depth understanding of Microsoft Active Directory was able to provide Rio Tinto with a Directory management solution of greater economic value.

North Shore Credit Union Canada's North Shore Credit Union implements HP Exstream software to create value-added documentation in support of business strategy

Whitepapers

Cloud computing insights from 110 implementation projects Over the past several years, IBM has gained valuable experience implementing cloud solutions within our clients' environments and within IBM. Now, as the cloud computingmarket matures, it is time to begin capturing the knowledge we have gained through these implementations. This white paper from the leadership of the IBM Academy of Technology represents the findings from 110 case studies of cloud computing implementations in a survey conducted in August 2010.

Achieving ROI From Enterprise Communications- A Revolutionary Approach Organizations across all industries, from financial services to the public sector, need to be able to demonstrate significant return on investment (ROI) for the money spent on technology solutions.This document is intended to provide a summary overview of how Thunderhead customers have achieved truly revolutionary ROI as a result of streamlining their communications processes through the implementation of the Thunderhead Enterprise Communications platform.

Taking an E-Commerce Webpage from Ticketpro.ca & RIM Consumers are shopping at record numbers online. If you don't make available what you're holding in stock, customers are going to walk right by. E-Commerce platforms deliver increased returns for online stores, as newer programs offer simplified set-up and added features.

How to Do Capacity Planning It is very common for an IT organization to manage system performance in a reactionary fashion, analyzing and correcting performance problems as users report them. When problems occur, hopefully system administrators have tools necessary to quickly analyze and remedy the situation. In a perfect world, administrators prepare in advance in order to avoid performance bottlenecks altogether, using capacity planning tools to predict in advance how servers should be configured to adequately handle future workloads. The goal of capacity planning is to provide satisfactory service levels to users in a cost-effective manner. This paper describes the fundamental steps for performing capacity planning. Real life examples are provided using TeamQuest Performance Software.

Next Generation Data Analysis for users of Microsoft Office When it comes to business success, few things are more important than access to good data. From sizing up the competition and understanding customer needs to driving innovation and reducing the costs of operations, the best decisions you make are the ones that are based on solid data.

 
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