CIO Testimonials

Here's what our past attendees had to say:

"A very impressive event, the whole thing was first class. Assembling senior leadership within the financial services sector, representing such a diverse cross-section of markets, is not an easy task. Kudos to your organization on such a successful event and my sincerest thanks for allowing me to be a part of it!"

VP Information Security

"Great forum for meeting other CIOs and validating hot topics in banking technology. Meetings were just the right length, and right to the point."

CIO

"I've already had follow up discussions with a couple of the vendors I met and I see promise for future business. The meetings were the perfect length of time and I learned a lot about some vendors I thought I knew. I was impressed by the event, it was very well organized and executed."

SVP & CIO

"The business partnership "speed dating" concept is great. I thought that the survey to target my time was valuable. The conference staff did a great job in orchestrating a valuable event."

CISO

"The most informative and thought gathering event I've been to- thanks to all my peers and the SBS staff for putting on a truly great summit"

VP

"I've developed relationships over the last two days that would've taken me ten years. My peers & partners that are here are first class!"

SVP

"Coming to this conference, I was a little dubious. However this has turned out to be the highlight of the year (in events)"

Executive Director

"Great topics, unbelievable attendance (at senior level) and great friends all under one roof... Thank you!"

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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.

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.

Asics America: Leveraging Value Management Principles to Support Mission This case study looks at how the SAP value management program helped ASICS assess both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of their projects to identify which ones bring the most value to the organization.

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.

U.S. Bank Creates Credit Card Reporting Solution for Small Businesses WebFOCUS provides a foundation for large-scale BI deployments at a relatively low cost by minimizing hardware, maintenance, and support requirements. WebFOCUS Reporting Server is a highly efficient reporting, query, and analysis engine that ensures optimum performance, even as the demands placed on U.S. Bank's ScoreBoard environment continue to grow.

Whitepapers

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.

Optimizing Customer Engagement Thunderhead changes the way companies engage with their customers, enabling measurement and learning from every interaction to drive greater loyalty and profitability. Our innovative software platform, Thunderhead NOW, enables business users to deliver a better experience to their customers-one that improves retention, and fosters advocacy.

Sungard: Enterprise Cloud Services SunGard offers more than 30 years of experience managing recovery and production of heterogeneous environments, including support for hybrid infrastructures.

Itergy: Active Directory Active Directory is the access and authentication apparatus, the electronic key that opens and closes, locks and unlocks,the virtual doors to most of the applications and systems that run on your network and drive your business.It is imperative that it functions with craftsmanship-like precision and rock-solid security.

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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