TechWave 2008 Call for Papers... Now open
We are now accepting speaker proposals for the 60 and 90 sessions at the upcoming Sybase TechWave conference August 4 - 8th 2008.
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With Green Envy
An interesting email debate arose among my Evangelism colleagues today about whether "greening of the data center" was important to Sybase customers.
Opinions varied, some saying that "green" was a consideration that would only resonate with hardware and raised-floor types, and that it didn’t matter much to the software architects. Others argued that membership in the various green data center initiatives will help educate users about Sybase’s commitments to efficient infrastructures and raise visibility. Still others argued that Sybase servers, particularly Sybase IQ, are already "green" solutions and that we’re already reaping those benefits.
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IT and the Secret of Life
Often times, engineers here at Sybase ask me “where’s the market going”. I wish I knew. If I did, I could trade stocks for a few minutes a day and forego all this fun. But I’m a better evangelist than stock picker, so I’ll stick to that, for now at least.
The question of where the market is going, of what our users need next, always reminds me of the comedy film “City Slickers” in which Curley, a scarey old cowboy (played by the recently-departed Jack Palance) asks Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) if he knows what the secret of life is.
Mitch sets up the zinger by answering “No, what?”. Curley, never wasting a word, holds up a single index finger and says, “One thing, just one thing…”. Mitch impatiently asks what the one thing is, to which Curley replies “That’s what you’ve got to figure out.”
Curley was right, you have to figure out the one thing.
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Hello? Hello? Welcome to Bill Jacobs' new blog in data integration...
Hi, my name is Bill Jacobs and I'm an Evangelist.
Welcome to Evangelist's Anonymous. Ooops, that's another day - today, I am manager of Data Integration Evangelism Team at Sybase and hope to engage you in some critical thinking, undoubtedly some critical responding, and perhaps some fun.
But who am I? Click through for a quick backgrounder...
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TechWave 2007 Call for Papers... Still Open!
The TechWave 2007 Call for papers is still open until March 30. Its Sybase's Premier User Training and Solutions Conference
You can be sure that what happen's in Vegas, doesnt stay in Vegas!
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